"Our main server Rodney was brilliant and friendly."
"Service was excellent and the food was delicious."
"Staff are here are super friendly."
Cons:
"Service was friendly, but not terribly good."
"Caution if your spice level is a rogan josh. You may have limited options."
"Took 50 minutes for someone to take our drinks order."
"We was waiting almost an hour for our food and when it arrived there was dishes missing."
"Great food! But sadly the atmosphere and service were awful."
"Highly recommend the chicken curry kotthu, it's absolutely delicious! However, our waitress was quite rude."
"Visited on a Friday so it was very busy, but drinks took very long time to come."
"Food was good but the staff were slow."
Food Quality and Variety
Pros:
"The food was amazing Sri Lankan street food which was extremely tasty."
"Delicious Sri Lankan dishes curated in a perfect manner."
"The dishes were bursting with authentic flavors."
"For food we had a plain hooper and an egg hopper, parippu and a fat sister, kale & cabbage sambol a bit of rice (vegan rice was really good)."
"The food that was coming out looked amazing il definitely be back for food!"
"Delicious and fresh tasting food, lovely staff and wicked cocktails!"
"Sri Lankan food is being served at the CTC."
"Amazing Street food! We were looking for tapas but the food here was more like Sri Lankan tapas."
Cons:
"Should have read the critical reviews first. Bland and cold are the main theme across their reviews."
"The menu consists of tapas style and you need about 3-5 to fill you up so it works out expensive."
"The only downside is the portions. If you have your main meal in the evening and you like a good feed then order several dishes."
"However all was sorted and it went ahead. Food was great and so where drinks, however there was a bit of a wait on the food."
"The food here is actually incredible! The only reason for four stars instead of five is that it was busy and I don't think they were well staffed enough."
"Was really not happy with the quality of food. Was full of oil and I mean drenched in oil."
"The only thing that was nice in the whole meal was the dhal."
"The food was excellent with a lot of care in preparation and the service was friendly, considerate and attentive."
Ambiance and Atmosphere
Pros:
"I was particularly fascinated with the bar counter top which was made with coins."
"The restaurant had a great atmosphere."
"Wonderful atmosphere, very close to the Utilitia Arena, comfy seating, nicely laid out, not too noisy."
"The place to get your tastebuds tingling! From a magnificent cocktail service."
"Lovely atmosphere, very close to the Utilitia Arena, comfy seating, nicely laid out, not too noisy, reasonably priced."
"The atmosphere is cool, really good for dates or families."
"Nice decor with Srilankan newspapers and art in the walls, tasty food that’s spicy enough to get you feeling the burn next morning."
"The atmosphere was great, with very friendly and helpful staff."
Cons:
"The only negative was the choice of music being played."
"The table was a bit sticky and the restaurant itself looked a bit tired."
"The service I got from Nisa was excellent and the friendliness was much appreciated."
"The atmosphere is the only thing which is slightly lacking because the venue is extremely basic."
"Waited 5 minutes directly in front of staff to be seated whilst no-one else was there."
"Very rude service. Arrived early evening to be greeted nicely by a bar staff member."
"Really nice food, and great service. The only downside was it was really dark so we couldn't see the menus very well."
"Sat on wobbly benches. Place was cold and souless, tucked away in a side room."