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Samud Gunasekera
at 2023 Oct 20
Samud Gunasekera
at 2023 Oct 20
This is the main restaurant inside Cinnamon grand hotel. Good food! Indian food , Japanese food 🍱, Italian food and Sri Lankan food available for the buffet. Good salads and desserts 🍮 🍨 . Great selection of wines🍷 , beer 🍺 and hard liquor 🥃. Truly five star restaurant with fabulous service 👍
Food very delicious and affordable prices
Insaf Sheznil
at 2023 Oct 18
Insaf Sheznil
at 2023 Oct 18
This definitely the best buffet I've ever seen. It has so many varieties and is so colourful! There are many cuisines to try out and each of the cuisines have multiple dishes to enjoy. This is one way to taste the food around the world without even travelling. It is around 6000 per person but considering the number of delicacies compared to other buffets which charge the same price, it is definitely worth it. Other than the food and their varieties, the atmosphere was pleasant and the staff were very helpful even though they were busy, they punctually refilled our glasses with water, not like most hotels where the staff only refills at the start and not seen for the rest of the buffet. I mostly have these types of mini inconveniences like this but at plates, I had no issue at all!
Went for dinner buffet. I would say it's one of the best buffets that has something for everyone.

Indian Corner and Sushi Corner are highlights of the day.

They have a variety of meats and seafood items including whole crabs.

Dessert Corner got a good collection, chocolate fountain, Rum pudding, Cheesecake, Curd, ice cream and the usuals.

The buffet is worth the price here in my opinion.

We ordered a variety of Mock Tail and the Pink Angel gives you the best experience, highly recommended.

Service is good.
Crinosh Fernando
at 2023 Oct 06
Crinosh Fernando
at 2023 Oct 06
The dinner buffet was top notch, and seconds only for the Shangri-La Dinner buffet. I really loved the Japanese cuisine section, it was exquisite. The dessert section was fairly okay.

The chocolates were nice, but all the chocolates in different shapes tasted the same. It was nice to see, but I was not a fan of the taste. "With all due respect, I loved the chocolate sticks, but not the liquid filled once😬."

To be honest, I have never seen chocolates on a dinner buffet at any five star hotel in Sri Lanka other than Cinnamon Grand. I loved the plain chocolate sticks, trust me!!!But it was finished and I never saw it coming again, so make sure to finish the main course fast to have those, or it may run out of stock😂😂😂

The food was great overall. I loved it so much. Definitely, no offence 😑, but it was better quality than the Waters Edge dinner buffet.

Take a visit!!!
We had a tranquil experience at the restaurant. The food was authentic indian. We went to celebrate our sisters b'day. Though we went there without any prior reservation, they provided us a scrumptious cake to surprise her. All in all we had a memorable moments there..
Delicious food 🥝
Vivian Jey
at 2023 Sep 14
Vivian Jey
at 2023 Sep 14
We love this place. If you're looking for a Sri Lankan and American buffet, this is a perfect spot.
Lota of options for desserts.
They have appam, kothu, rice, meats, pastas, seafood, soups, all kind of breads, large options of desserts and more.
Servers will take your orders and bring food to your table if the line is too long. Which is very nice.
Everyone is genuine and great family vibe.
Highly recommend for tourists.
The store will be opened 24/7 is really great. The food tastes amazing the manager is helpful and kind the waiters are great but the only thing that bothered me was personally that atmosphere. If you are going to dine in I won't recommend it to you
Great place, excellent food.
I had the Beef tenderloin and it was prepared to perfection...
It doesn't look like much from the front, but a pearl is hidden in the back with tables on the beach.
Darshani Madushani
at 2023 Sep 05
Darshani Madushani
at 2023 Sep 05
We had a get-together there having separate places for those events as well like London Grill Hall, which had a nice interior and cosy setup. When it comes to the buffet it contains quite a lot of variety of foods and is delicious as well.
Located on the Brown's beach, with seating both indoors and outdoors. Went there for lunch and had devilled chicken and smoked chicken pizzas. Both tasted really good with ample toppings and value for money. The service was quick and friendly too. Highly Recommended.
Wezza M
at 2023 Aug 27
Wezza M
at 2023 Aug 27
Good quality restaurant with Professional presentation . Wide variety of western and eastern dishes that is regularly replenished during buffet service . Staff are helpful and are available for table service when required. We stayed at the hotel for 4 nights and had most of our meals at the restaurant. Service levels and food quality was highly consistent over our stay.
I was suprised with this small Italian restaurant.
The setting is nice (ask to be seated on the beach).
The service is calm and friendly.
The food is suprisingly good. We had salads, tuna tartar, pizzas and pasta and they were all really good.
Also good value for money.
Good variety of meals for hunger.
Worst fried squid I had in my life. It included tartar souce in the menu, but I received spicy ketchup. Bartender offered mayo instead but never brought it to table.

Squid had a taste of arabian oil factory, while the chicken salad had more pepper than salad.

Very disappointed.
Efficient team. Clean and tidy place. Beach is at your doorstep. Beautiful and calm place for a nice and relaxing beach break.
FreshfromKenneth
at 2023 Aug 14
FreshfromKenneth
at 2023 Aug 14
great breakfast experience after 3hrs of flight from Singapore. variety of breakfast options catered to international and local cuisine. looking forward to sharing more experience of my stay in this hotel
Thilini Nadeesha
at 2023 Jul 30
Thilini Nadeesha
at 2023 Jul 30
I just had an unforgettable experience at a Hilton Colombo Residences Friday Dinner buffet. The dinner price included a cocktail as well. The ambience was enchanting, with elegant decor and warm lighting setting the perfect mood.

Dinner consists of my favourite sushi dishes, dumplings and enough seafood and meat options. I'm thoroughly enjoying every morsel of the dishes. They had action stations for Hoppers, Pasta and BBQ. The chefs' artistry was evident in the impeccable presentation and exquisite flavours.

Creamy cheesecakes, watalappan, and ice cream kottu are just some of the mouthwatering dessert options.

The attentive staff made us feel like royalty, and our needs were promptly attended to. It was an evening of pure indulgence and a culinary journey that will stay with us forever.
The setting outside is lovely but unfortunately the neighbouring restaurant started very loud music with a dj after half an hour or so so not so lovely anymore. The food was okay but steeply priced. The pizzas are enormous, big enough for two
Good experience 🔥🔥
charitha udeshani
at 2023 Jun 07
charitha udeshani
at 2023 Jun 07
We got a satisfied meal for a reasonable price. Buffet is available and a large number of people can seat at once. Wash rooms are clean. A crowded place at day time.
Went for the lunch buffet priced at approximately LKR 5490. The food was adequate, nothing extraordinary. They had a variety of cuisines such as Chinese, Indian, Sri Lankan and Japanese. However, each cuisine had a limited selection. For example, the Mongolian section only had rice. In comparison, the dessert section had more to offer in terms of flavour. The staff was very helpful and friendly. Checked on us like thrice.
Seren Dixon
at 2023 May 21
Seren Dixon
at 2023 May 21
Cheap, tasty, busy and friendly. Great place to grab some lunch!
Good place for dining in. Staff members were very friendly and helpful. Highly recommend this place 👌
Thilina Liyanage
at 2023 May 18
Thilina Liyanage
at 2023 May 18
We had dinner on 19th of April at flow restaurant. The place was not crowded. There was a calm live music performance at the premises. Dinner buffet is available from 7 pm - 11 pm.

Service was beyond the expectation. The special thing at there was the high number of live stations. More than 6 live stations were there with different food categories including hopper, meet, pazta, pizza & ice cream koththu.

Buns corner - 7/10
Soup corner - 7/10
Cheese corner - 7/10
Salad corner - 6/10
Sea food corner - 5/10
Meat corner - 5/10
Indian - 5/10
Sri Lankan - 🤔
Pizza station - 🤷🏽‍♂️
Pasta station - 6/10
Chinese - 8/10
Japanese - 🤢
Western - 6/10
Dessert corner - 7.5/10

Buffet is not much large, limited varieties actually not worth for the price.

But surrounding, live stations and service quality was great.

Can’t recommend for all, flow restaurant would be great for someone who is seeking a lovely, calm n quality atmosphere for a dinner.
Before I start, This is an Indian Cuisine but the main items they have are Rice items and Bread(Naan, Parota, Roti) items. Don't expect to get Idly, Dosai and Puri here. But you can find many intersting items from the menu.

You will be served with Tomato Rasam amd Papadam soon as you have arrived. That Tomato rasam is great.

We had Several varieties of Naan and some starters which are kind of a Yoghurt/Curd fries. That fry is called some sort of Kebab is something new I tried and tasted good. Naans are exceptional but smaller than what I expected with my experience with other places I tried.

The atmosphere is great, they have a large seating area divided into 2 parts. Service is exceptional.

Prices are expensive but you cant expect less from a restaurant thats inside a Hotel.
There will be 10% service tax and 20% government levy tax.

Recommended if you want to celebrate a day to remember with your loved ones.
Some of the staffs are rude to answer when we ask about the food. But food portion is good tasty thank you.
I want more chicken for your kothu
It can be reserve for only Sri Lanka police officers only.
The owners sat us up directly on the beach. Do not expect luxurious experience, this is a rustic place. The food was ok or a bit below average, a bit overpriced for the quality. The staff was nice though.
fatema biviji
at 2023 Mar 23
fatema biviji
at 2023 Mar 23
We ate breakfast here everyday for all 10 days of our stay and surprisingly never tired of the various offerings. Chef Rohan introduced himself on the first day and took special requests. He took really great care of us everyday!
We enjoyed the buffet immensely - from the soups and South Indian, to the grilled tomatoes and scrambled eggs on toast, freshly made passion fruit juice and so much more.

They provided a kids activity area on the weekends too. We also enjoyed their room service offerings.

Cannot recommend this place enough!
Excellent food, excellent service - we had a lovely evening. The food was delicious🔥🔥👏👏
This’ll be my favorite restaurant. It was my first time to visit there for our anniversary dinner and the food, staff,service were amazing. It’s an international buffet with different cuisines. I loved the dessert options and mostly the red velvet ice cream. We got a complimentary cake as it was our anniversary. Overall vibe is really nice and highly recommended.
Ein perfekter Ort zum Essen und Verweilen, sehr gute Küche, hervorragender Service mit Buchen von Ausflügen
Ajith Kumar
at 2023 Feb 25
Ajith Kumar
at 2023 Feb 25
Food was fresh and tasted great. Highly recommended if you need to try Authentic Indian food in Colombo. The restaurant is very spacious too.
Маленький семейный ресторанчик. Очень понравились соки. Без лишней воды. Вкусный салат, супчики. Все очень просто. Мелкие креветки в супе по спинке не чистят, если что)) да, и по сравнению с окружающими очень недорого!
I was wondering where to eat delicious pizza and i saw this resturent. The view was beautiful and the resturent was superbb! The pizza was great and mocktails tasted good. I will go to this place with my family for sure👌🏼
Simply marvelous the room was amazing the staff are helpful. Very peaceful and quiet, the food here is amazing too if you are looking to kick back and relax this is definitely worth looking into.
Terrible customer service, under seasoned food. The seafood isn’t even fresh. The prawns were actually shrimps. The cuttlefish tasted like anything but that. Everything had a pungent taste. The soup was sour, when was cream of mushroom soup sour? When asked to speak for the manager (we had actually asked the manager) kept us waiting for 20 minutes to speak to a guy who said he in fact not a manager. Afterwards proceeded us to ask to pay for overpriced sprite named as a mojito, since we drank it. Obviously had to wash down the absolute repulsive taste in our mouth with something. If you’re a local this may not be the restaurant for you.
Cool beach vibe, really nice Thai and Chinese style food. Cocktails could be improved, coz found them a little too sweet, although presentation was great! Lovely place for a date night!
Very good food and pleasant service. Totally recommend this place! Reasonable prices.
Serving wrong order and forcing us to accept it.
The food is not worth the price. There is no pleasantness in the food. Very disappointed. Not recommended. Very bad service
Sea Shells is what you get when you put people before profits, the food was excellent and the staff was very accommodating. 10/10 its a whole experience built on the human connection.
Every Saturday Night this Place will be Beach Party
With DJ Music
Sea foods
BBQ
Fire Works
Big Lager fires
Tabs on the Beach
Chilling with Sunset
Saheel Mohamed Fay
at 2022 Nov 21
Saheel Mohamed Fay
at 2022 Nov 21
One Of Worst Hotel And
Poor Hospitality
Vere Poor taste Hotel
Went for dinner. Had cheese naan, plain paratha ,Thantoori roti with Navaratna dhal. While our experience was pleasant and food was ok. I feel the quality of the breads should have been even better.

Another complaint was that I had to go to the washroom to wash my hands. Which is outside the restaurant bit far. Given the fact Indian food is meant to be enjoyed by hand I wish there should have been a wash basin nearby.

The restaurant is also small that makes it bit noisier .

The overall experience was ok just pointing out shortcomings.

Although it doesn't match with what we ate complimentary papadam was really good
Umesh W
at 2022 Nov 09
Umesh W
at 2022 Nov 09
This is my second time being at the Hilton Residence. The first time I was so impressed, we decided to stay here again.
The food here, the breakfast buffet is excellent with a large variety of items; Sri Lankan, western and a few Indian options. The food is very delicious.
I can’t say enough about the staff, they truly provide perfect service, from the time we got there and while we were enjoying the food.
They make hoppers fresh and have an option of different Sambol to go with. Of course, this is my favourite.
Food is reasonably priced. Rice and curry, fried rice and biriyani available. Prices are cheaper compared to the other places. Lot of seating capacity available. And the waiters are quite friendly. Premises is clean and well maintained. Food is also fresh. Parking is freely available. Lot of working crowd visit here for lunch. Takeaway and dine in both available.
Pavitran Mahesh
at 2022 Oct 04
Pavitran Mahesh
at 2022 Oct 04
Food was not that much tasty but it was ultra expensive when It is compared to the other star hotels in Colombo. Perfect Ambience and we can allocate specific closed private rooms for our family or friends with free of charge where we can play songs and dance. As far I know, this is the only luxurious restaurant in the city with private rooms inside for free of charge.
Reasonable price, Chicken, veg, beef, saman all kind of cutlet and samosa same 50rs each. even its veg or non veg price same.
This Indian cuisine restaurant located at Taj Samudra is one of the worst Indian restaurants in Colombo.

To start with the service was pathetic. We were a group of 20 including children. And although we were specific that we would like the children's order brought first it came last.

The waiters seem to be running pillars to post and seem to be lost as if they did not know what to do.

When the food finally came they were unable to serve everyone and several of us did not get what was ordered utter chaos.

Even a simple thing like serving drinking water could not be carried out correctly as a few bottles of water were randomly placed at the table which was not in the right ratio.

When portions of Chicken Tikka were served no one bothers to check if they wanted the onion salad which was part of the dish.

The food (whatever we got) was nothing great.

The average cost per person was LKR 8000 which was exorbitant considering we never ordered anything other than the main course.

Overall a very disappointing experience and I would not like to return again.
1st visit, You can find authentic Indian cuisine here. A fabulous 5 star restaurant with fine dining. Tried several bread options in naan and mutton stuffed kheema. Non veg and veg side dishes are also exceptional and quite mouth watering.

2nd visit , Went on a Sunday around 11:45 and they said it's opening at 12:30. Hence better make a reservation prior.
Pahan Chathuranga
at 2022 May 27
Pahan Chathuranga
at 2022 May 27
June 10 2022 - Revisit
Again decided to have lunch there. This time we wanted to try a rice dish. We got lamprais. But to be honest, it wasn't like Lamprais. The taste was not that good.
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Decided to have a kottu for lunch and hoped in to Ruhunu foods since the place is serving kottu for lunch.

The place gets crowded in lunchtime. We ordered kottu from the cashier and had to wait around 15mins to get our foods. A chicken kottu is priced at 580LKR at the time of this review.

There were good amount chicken in the kottu and had a appetizing look. But unfortunately the kottu was not good. The chicken was so dry and so greasy. Salt taste was too much.

My friend said that the place has good food usually. But unfortunately at our latest visit the kottu wasn't good and can not recommend.
I do not recommend this shop because it does not offer quality food at affordable prices (example chicken fried rice 🍗and the price not worth it for food
I do not how people rated it at 4.1 stars. Let me tell you the facts.

I went to Navartna on the 16th May 2021. Price wise its ok for a 5star resturant but the food was terrible. They did not had Dosa ... i cant believe Taj being an indian brand. They hd briyani , to say it was good but there were no proper condiments to eat it such as a spicy gravy and a proper raita.

They offer free rasam which is horrific. Since i have tried rasam from chutneys and grand hotel nuwaraeliya. You can use it to wash your plates from it no worth at all. All in all what i would suggest is that try other resturants such as chutneys at cinnamon you will feel the difference.
Nice place to hangout with your wifey and friends. There food is tasty as well. Highly recommend this place who are seeking for Italian 🇮🇹 cuisines .. 💯 and also the guy who served us very helpful and friendly.

Note - Service charges and corkage’s added.
Faten R
at 2022 Mar 03
Faten R
at 2022 Mar 03
The food is very delicious
The staff is respectful and cheerful
Came here for lunch today after a hot first day in Colombo. Super helpful young man serving. Although all the local people were eating traditionally he gave us forks and spoons and gave my husband a variety of dishes to try. I had the chicken and biriani which was very tasty. Along with my husbands large serving of various curries and large bottle of water came to R1200 (£4.36). Highly recommend
ioana i
at 2022 Feb 02
ioana i
at 2022 Feb 02
Very tasty food and good ambient. Amazing seafood choices at good prices. Lobster, prawns, fresh fish & fresh tropical fruit juice (mango, passion fruit, papaya etc) 😋 I appreciate that they are able to prepare non spicy food when asked. I had a lot of trouble with this in Sri Lanka, most places with local food will consider non spicy a food that is 🌶️🔥 to me and can't eat it. It's really annoying especially when you're hungry. Never had this problem at Sea Shells, totally recommend it
Good are good. Especially crabs, they serve two big crabs with rice and salad, and passion fruit juice. Don’t expect much from exterior and be calm while waiting, you will definitely enjoy food
Lanil Marasinghe
at 2022 Jan 16
Lanil Marasinghe
at 2022 Jan 16
Went to a Weekend Dinner Buffet here. Staff was kind enough to arrange a complimentary birthday cake piece as we went for a birthday dinner. The place was crowded but the staff cared about the customers very well. The buffet had a good selection including Indian, Continental, Sri Lankan, Italian sections and a salad bar. Food was great but not exceptionally tasty. The desserts were even more delicious. Overall I can recommend this place for a meal at an expensive price tag.
Ewa Zmysł
at 2022 Jan 12
Ewa Zmysł
at 2022 Jan 12
Very tasty local flavours, we had to wait a bit, but everything was fresh and tasty. Good service. Overall worth visiting.
Отличная кафешка. Можно столики на песке поставить и самые демократические цены.
Nice environment by the side of the sea. Great options for seating; 1. Inside the bar which is calm and quiet, near the drinks and close attention by the staff, 2. Garden which is green, a bit noisy but pleasant environment, 3. Close to the beach which is nice breeze, a bit to yourselves or group and nice views. Overall fantastic experience. Super friendly staff and wonderful food and drinks. Many many options to choose from. Parking was easy as well. Reasonable price.
Good place to dine with delicious foods at pettah area.
Rice and curries, biriyani, Fried rice, kottu, noodles and many more foods varieties available.
Delicious seafood and good prices. Interior is quite simple.
Very beautiful calm and quiet place just in front of Moragalla Beach.. clean and friendly staff specifically kids friendly villa..
Good food. Nice staff. Good service. Good prices. Recommend.
While visiting Sri Lanka and staying in Wadduwa last week I walked into this restaurant with a group of locals. The staff proceeded to turn us away as they refused to serve locals (despite having zero customers anyway). Thankfully nearby restaurants (e.g. Green Lobster) weren't discriminatory and served excellent food
The Cod Father is a discriminatory establishment that does not serve Sri Lankan locals / local-looking people. Cannot review the food itself as they informed us that we could not dine there. It is absolutely disgusting (and unlawful!) that places like this continue to operate in this way.
We were rejected service at the restaurant because we were categorised as locals. Disappointed that places like this are allowed to operate in Sri Lanka, that discriminate on nationality and skin colour.
The COD Father refused to serve us because we are locals/look like locals. Would not recommend going to establishments with discriminatory policies of this nature.
Great food. Cheap, so do not expect a lot from interior. though food cost less, but tastes even better than in a close by better looking restaurants
My last holiday in Sri Lanka for 2019 was celebrated there during presidential election day night.love the sea just front of the property. Thanks to SLP department, keeping it good.special mention about caretakers of the bungalow. The police officers.
Great view by the beach side
Delicious healthy buffet and reasonable prices for Breakfast dishes. A good place to bring kids for having foods. But they are not provided table service facilities,. And also they are offer good tea options.
SANKHA WIJAYASINGHE
at 2019 Jun 16
SANKHA WIJAYASINGHE
at 2019 Jun 16
Nice place to have a lunch. Buffet is served for reasonable prices. Food is tasty and delicious.
Good buffet you can feel. But less meals too.
Good wash rooms available ,
Super service is there. Renovation still there please be careful.
550/- the buffet net price per person..
Nell Vasilečková
at 2019 Mar 16
Nell Vasilečková
at 2019 Mar 16
We tried this place for late lunch and the food was the best we had in Sri Lanka. If you want to get the real experience of the cuisine you are on the right place!!Very typical. Staff very nice and friendly. The cleanliness is doubtful but we love it anyway! Super cheap and hot! (Not like tourist version hot) . real Sri-Lankien food! Thank you!
This is restaurant and they were offering buffet in lunch time. The price was 495 per one for food and drink. But they serve very sweet drink only, then staff came to me and ask do you wanna have a bottle of water? Then they were saying that it's separate charge. Actually the score is not only by this. Food was not really good and the price is not for it. And lastly, they brought "normal water" Lol. They don't put the normal water on the table. Anyway Lol.
Really good. You can see the seafood set for 2 (before and after).
Decent pricing, nice service.
Worth coming back

Maybe the music is too loud but that can be easily changed.
Chairs are very comfortable in this hotel.
But inside of the hotel too hot and no good ventilation. Service is not perfect. I ordered the food, but servants got very much time to serve.
Great restaurant! Always fresh and tasty food. I can recommend seafood. Owners are really nice and friendly people.
Good food. Cozy atmosphere. Wonderful beach and a good service given by a wonderful team.
Great restaurant! Fresh seafood well and tastefully seasoned and prepared by the sister of the owner Sampath, who also organizes beautifull tourist trips in Sri Lanka.
BARRACUDA is the best SEAFOOD RESTAURANT in WASKADUWA.... GREAT DEAL. SUPER CLEAN SERVICE. DELICIOUS FOOD. ASIAN. WESTERN.EUROPE. ALL TYPE OF FOODS.
A refreshing change from our hotel catering to the needs of the whole family from spag bol for kids to delicious fish for mama. We returned over and over again. Lovely to support local trade. Service relaxed. Don't come if your in a hurry!