Colombo Kitchen - Hopper & Kottu Bar Reviews Summary

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The ambiance of the restaurant was warm and inviting."
• "The atmosphere is best."
• "We truly felt like we were being taken care of."

Cons:

• "The restaurant was very dark."
• "The area we sat in were still dirty with bits of food on the floor."

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

• "Every dish we ordered was bursting with flavor and cooked to perfection."
• "The food was just amazing: starters, main course, and of course hoppers."
• "The food was tasty/delicious, especially the Devilled Mutton + the hoppers were nice and crisp."

Cons:

• "In terms of taste, 3.5/5 because not original taste of Sri Lanka."
• "The food here was unfortunately quite lacklustre."
• "The hoppers, despite being authentic, are however way too crispy."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff was brilliant and provided exceptional service throughout our meal."
• "We were given options on levels of spiciness (heat) in our dishes."
• "The staff were all so friendly, and the food was delicious, we loved literally everything we ate."

Cons:

• "Service was friendly but quite slow and it was difficult to catch the attention of servers."
• "The staff were okay but only focused on non-Sri Lankan customers."
• "Service was good but the staff seemed to be untrained."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Price is okay."
• "Very filling but perfect portion sizes."
• "The food had so much flavour, will definitely try the dine experience one evening."

Cons:

• "The bill came to about £75 which was steeper than we had anticipated."
• "Portion sizes were quite small for the price being charged across the menu."
• "The food is very very expensive and the portions are very small."

Authenticity

Pros:

• "Many Sri Lankan restaurants in the UK adjust menus and ingredients to suit British taste pallets, here you have unfiltered authentic Sri Lankan dishes."
• "Absolutely loved this Restaurant. The food was 10/11. Have tried so many restaurants but, this was very authentic, full of right of flavours and freshness."
• "This is the best Sri Lankan food I've had in the UK, much better than stinky Hoppers."

Cons:

• "The food is nice and fresh, but it's quite adapted to the English pallet."
• "The food was bland and expensive to say the least."
• "The food is worse than any Sri Lankan I've been to."