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▪Food. 4/5

▪Price.3/5

▪Service.3/5

👍Likes: Quiet ambience

👎Dislikes: over priced items on the menu

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The Bayleaf sits in an old colonial mansion on Gregory's Road, Colombo  07. This restaurant specialises in authentic Italian fare and earned its reputation over years of good service. The decor of the dining room is quite classical, with antiques, wooden furnitures  and mirrors. Dinning can be done on the verandah overlooking the beautiful garden or upstairs in private dining rooms or else sitting on the scenic balcony on the first floor . We came for lunch, which features a creative menu covering everything from antipasti to dessert. Naturally, I had to start with my signature stawberry mocktail, Queen of Strawberry (450 LKR), a fine example of such made with freshly blended puree. Virgin Colada (450 LKR), which has become my favourite for it’s soft, smooth, just-sweet-enough coconut notes accented just a bit by the tartness of pineapple. A starter was a Risotto alla Marinara (1350 LKR), an italian rice featured mixed seafood, tomato and parmesan. The risotto was well-textured, with the rice coming out just firm enough that had absorbed just about the right amount of seafood broth.Last up came a Cassata alla Sicillana(575 LKR) an Italian sponge served with strawberry, cheese, ice cream,dark chocolate and nuts. The cake was light and airy as expected, with a delicate sweetness nicely countered by the tanginess of its berry filling and was quite enough to share with.

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All prices are exclusive of 10% service charge and around 10% vat and other tax. Remember that the VAT and service charge on products can increase the price considerably.

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My experience about the service at The Bayleaf left me a bit puzzled as to what I'd just gone through. The plates were taken away before even we literally finishes and courses were served unannounced. The table we were dinning was not fixed in a proper way and we had to go through some fuss while eating. Beside those, I had a fine dinning experience there. They do catering as well.

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