We treated ourselves to a more expensive meal, which is a luxury given we’re travelling, but this place really disappointed.

The calamari was covered in a tomato sauce similar to what you would get in a tinned pasta sauce like Dolmio. There were a few dishes on the menu in a tomato sauce so I sincerely hope they’re not all like this.

The red snapper was decent which is why they get the extra star; however, we had to argue to have the red chili sauce as apparently the chef thought because my girlfriend was Italian she couldn’t handle the spice (why have a red chili and green chili dressing as options if you’re then going to say no and push people to have the coconut or the lime dressing options?), and for the price of almost 7000rs was definitely overpriced.

I treated myself to the arrack cocktail which was disappointing as it just tasted cheap and sweet. We paid the same price for a cocktail at the posh Galle Fort Hotel which was phenomenally nicer.

Our waiter was a bit manic which can be funny and quirky at times, but was just a bit tiring on this occasion. When he brought the bill he was speaking chaotically about how they hadn’t added on the service charge and if we could do that. I just said yes to shut him up and even did the maths for him. Looking back, I’m not sure if this was all part of the show just to charge us more.

I wasn’t sure whether to write a review as I don’t want to damage people’s livelihoods but felt they really needed to know how disappointing this was. Our bill came to 16,200rs (£40) which is a hell of a lot for Sri Lanka and was not worth it; especially given in a lot of places along the coast you can get delicious rice and curry buffets for 1000rs… I’ve seen the reviews that they add bits on to the bill and am wondering now if they did that with ours, as when I left I couldn’t work out how it had been as much as it was, plus reflecting on the odd tirade about adding the service charge.

They need to up their game if they’re charging this much. If you’re planning a nice meal in Galle, I’d suggest looking elsewhere.