CURRY LEAF LANKAN TO THE LAST BITE
The Curry Leaf at the Hilton Colombo is an everyday hit. Serving up a combined buffet of freshly prepared seafood and authentic Sri Lankan cuisine, you can be guaranteed to have a fabulous culinary adventure, abundant of flavour, character and a touch of Sri Lankan hospitality. The restaurant attempts to recreate a comfortable village setting that blends delicately with its urban surroundings. As we enter the restaurant, hoping to indulge in an array of spectacular Sri Lankan specialties, we are greeted by a cornucopia of sights and sounds that swiftly transport us back in time, where the pleasure of dining surrounded by nature and good company seemed the best way to pamper your soul. The buffet spread, which entices you with all good things Sri Lankan, offers mouthwatering local specialties like hop- pers, pol mallung, kiri hodi, pittu, godamba roti and of course the crisp, smooth hoppers. Alongside this, are two varieties of rice, chicken, mutton and fish curries to go along with it, and three vegetable curries that change routinely. For those who can’t do without kottu, there’s also hot hot kottu that come in variants such as chicken, mutton and vegetable, made a la minute, to your liking. The extensive spread of curries and accompaniments will not fail you and we have no qualms in stating that at the end of a wonderful night of tucking into Sri Lankan delicacies, your tummy will be for ever grateful for the experience.
Seafood, we nod in agreement, is the best part of this culinary voyage. Pick your choice of seafood, which even include lobster, jumbo prawns and live crab (for an additional fee) and dive into your favourite dish prepared just the way you dreamed it would be. Vegetarians do not be disappointed. The buffet also features a wide variety of vegetarian curries to appease your taste buds. Do look out for the two types of yams that can be eaten with scraped coconut and lunu miris. The tempting dessert spread include tropical fruits, local sweetmeats, and an interesting pick which is the spice ice cream, an unusual combination of cinnamon, cardamom and bibikkan. This is an exclusive treat only available at Curry Leaf, so be sure not to miss it.
Chef Karunaratne at Curry Leaf speaking to Food Factor noted that one of main attractions at the restaurant is the fact that the buffet option includes unlimited seafood that provides guests the opportunity to savour the famous chilli crab, a specialty that has drawn rave reviews from many of their regular patrons. According to the amiable chef, many of their discerning clients have vouched that Curry Leaf’s version of Chilli crab, is better than anything they have tasted in Singapore. He also mentioned that the restaurant does not serve pork and uses Halal ingredients to prepare their meals. THE CURRY LEAF IS OPEN FROM 7PM-12 MIDNIGHT
EVERYDAY FOR DINNER. IT IS ADVISABLE TO MAKE A RESERVATION IN ADVANCE TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT. CALL ON 2492376 AFTER 4PM TO
RESERVE YOUR TABLE.
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