Cinnamon Garden — Restaurant in London

The atmosphere was really good. The food was also good. The service was absolutely appalling!!! We came to cinnamon for a birthday treat for my mum, and it’s the owner that served us. We wanted to order the starters first then order the main dishes later but he said rudely that we should order everything together! This isn’t normal in any kind of restaurants. Also, we asked for ‘extra hot’ on specific dish but he done it for the wrong dish and when we confronted him, he laughed carelessly and gave excuses. The level of service is lacking in this place. We came here happily to enjoy the night but we weren’t really happy with the service which was provided. He did not take anything into account of what we said and behaved like he wasn’t responsible for anything. For the money we paid, I’d say -5 for the level of service. Finally, when we wanted to takeaway the leftover food, he only gave boxes and didn’t even think to give a carrier bag and we didn’t even want to ask him because he really made us feel unwanted there. If you want bad service...

I've ordered "Lamb Kothu" (£10.50), "Vegetable Kothu" (£8.50), "Mutton Rolls" (2 pieces for £4.99) and "Jaffna Vegetarian Roll" (2 pieces for £3.99) from this place. All of these items are more expensive than at other Sri Lankan restaurants I've visited. I was curious why the prices were so high and mentally taking a gamble when ordering. The "Lamb Kothu" was plentiful and the food was very good quality - which in my opinion balanced out the high price, and so I would recommend in future for people who don't mind paying it's price. The rolls however were physically smaller than at other Sri Lankan restaurants and more pastry than filling, so I personally would avoid these (although you might have a...

Tried a variety of dishes at Cinnamon Garden. The experience was a mix of hits and misses.

Standouts:

Seafood Puttu Pirattal and Kerala Porotta – both were flavourful and enjoyable.

Devilled Seafood – above average and nicely done.

Homemade Ice Cream – a pleasant way to end the meal.

Average dishes:

Chilli Mogo, Paneer Butter Masala, and Veg Idiyappam Kothu – could have been better seasoned or more balanced.

Cauliflower 65 – quite oily and lacked distinct flavour.

Overall, a decent dining experience with some strong seafood options, but a few dishes...