Dwaraka Indian Vegetarian Restaurant- Bambalapitiya — Restaurant in Colombo

(Edit: I no longer recommend this place for the reason mentioned below.)

Dwaraka is an Indian vegetarian restaurant located right at the end of Jaya Road, Bambalapitiya with access from both that road and the Marine Drive. It serves both North and South Indian cuisine.

I have eaten their North Indian thali (word means "plate") many times (available at lunch time), their highest priced single item (a little over Rs. 1,000 the last time I ate). The carbs consist of a bowl of long-grained rice mixed with vegetables and green peas and a freshly-made naan. This is accompanied by a tomato soup, which I love, and a selection of five different dishes served in small bowls, which are always invariable: paneer (my favourite), alu (potatoes), chick peas curry, raita (curd) and dhal. This invariability, which I like--because every time I go there I know what I am going to get- may not appeal to some others. A desert is included, which is not fixed. The quality of taste of the thali is good except the dessert, which is usually mediocre. Their South Indian thali, which is a little cheaper, is okay but don't order their chilli parotta--it is too hard and rubbery.

The restaurant is well maintained and clean. Reasonably clean wash room. The menu is varied enough and not too expensive. They claim to have all Indian chefs.

Dwaraka also has another branch in Mount Lavinia and there the prices of the menu items are a little cheaper while the quality of food is the same (at least judging from their North Indian thali).

Edit: I have now learned that the tomato soup given with their north indian thali is made using bottled tomato sauce, not natural tomatoes. This is a big disappointment and I...

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