INDIAN KITCHEN — Restaurant in Colombo

It's a themed restaurant and the experience of the seating and ambience was different in a good way. But, the chairs (barrells with cushion) is not very comfortable to sit on for a long time. Consider the comfort of you're taking any elderly or children. There was a lot of variety in the menu but, unfortunately only about half of the items will be actually available in the kitchen. The vegetarian dishes are just fine but, the non vegetarian dishes are really good. Please check the spice level before ordering. They have some authentic dishes from India in the menu which you can't find in any others restaurants here. I could not try them as they said they were not available when I asked. Drinks menu was the same. They had lot of varieties to pick from but, it won't be available in the kitchen again. The taste was good. I personally liked the latcha paratha and butter chicken. I would recommend their naan basket. Do check with the waiter about the dishes before ordering. Biryani was good too. They have the bamboo biryani which is basically the same dum biryani steamed in bamboo stick. They seem to prepare it only after the order so if you are very hungry, this is not recommended. It took more than 40 mins for us to get the bamboo biryani ( not sure if they forgot the order because we had to remind them twice for it). I made a reservation so they got the tables set which was appreciated but, the staffs were not that welcoming. There was a man who seemed to be the manager who appeared to be rude while treating the customers. Check your orders at least twice before they place the kitchen order ticket. Price was reasonable and the place is almost always crowded so it is advisable to make reservations beforehand. Also, make the order as early as possible because it takes a while for them to bring it. And I wish they had more options on desserts. Overall, it is a good place to try out. If you're an Indian cuisine lover you would...

Indian Kitchen - Duplication Road, Colombo 3

Location : On R.A. De Mel Mawatha, on to the left passing Mahanama College

Parking along duplication road. Might find it problematic during weekdays

Ambience : A small place with seating for about 40. The place is designed to a ‘street theme’ and seating to lighting to deco, are put in place to fit the theme. For an example, Barrels used as seats, street light type lights and zebra crossings drawn on the floor. Downside is though, seats aren’t comfortable to sit and enjoy a long meal.

Service : ‘Inexperienced’ if to say in one word. Gives out a ‘Pilla’ vibe when it comes to service.

The starter we ordered came after the mains and the drink we ordered never arrived until we were done with the food. But some tried to offer good service in patches. We felt they were genuinely trying and will get better.

Food : Ordered a boneless chicken biriyani, A Kozhi (chicken) chukka as mains and chicken 65 for starters.

The Biriyani had more chicken than we expected. A generous portion which was enough for the two of us with a lot of chicken in. Tasted good but lacked a wee bit of punch.

Kozhi chukka was really good. Had the right amount of seasoning and it is a dish that you wont regret ordering.

The Chicken 65 dish, had around 10 pieces of batter fried chicken served with lime and onion rings. Tasted okay and nothing much to write about it as we got it mid way through the mains and couldn’t enjoy much (nor take a picture)

VFM : A small place with good food with good portion sizes. Needs improvement in the servicing side, but if you are only concerned about the food and looking for a decent enough place, might as well try.

Total bill inclusive of taxes - 2172 (This including a mountain dew)

Kota rating - 3’ 5” (Out of 5 Feet)

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Visited Indian Kitchen in Colombo, Sri Lanka, last Monday with my family, was really looking forward to trying their biryani after missing out last time I visited, had high hopes, brought my wife and kid expecting a good experience, the place looked nice, clean setup, friendly staff, all good on the outside,

The waiter recommended the Eid Special Menu priced at 3,750 LKR per person, said it was their best offering for lunch and dinner, so we trusted the suggestion, the menu included: Tender Coconut Chicken Soup, Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani,Baingan Ka Katta,Egg Bhurji,Kodi Vepudu, Meethi Seviyan, Sulaimani with Ginger.

Now the reality, the Coconut Chicken Soup was absolutely terrible, worst soup I’ve ever tasted, no flavor at all, just confusing and unpleasant, the Hyderabadi Biryani didn’t taste like biryani at all, lacked flavor, texture, totally below average,

Egg Bhurji was the only thing that was okay, nothing special, but at least edible, Baingan Ka Katta was the worst, weird texture, zero taste, Kodi Vepudu also terrible, dry and flavorless, Meethi Seviyan – don’t even know how to describe it, dry, felt like eating old leftovers, definitely not a dessert, And the Sulaimani with Ginger? Seriously, it was just plain hot water, no flavor, not even close to real Sulaimani, just one sip and I was done, absolutely shocking,

This entire menu felt like a scam, nothing “special” about it, worst food experience I’ve ever had in my life, not worth the money at all, don’t ever, ever try this special menu, I usually don’t leave reviews, but I couldn’t ignore this one, came with family hoping for a good time, left feeling completely disappointed,

Hope they seriously improve the food, otherwise just remove this...