Taste of Ceylon Wallington — Restaurant in London

Taste of Ceylon has been a wonderful find for us. All our regular takeaways had already closed for the night so we took a chance on this place one Friday and we're so happy we did. The Kili biryani is different to anything we've tried before, it's beautifully presented wrapped in banana leaf and the crispy mutton bites are delicious. Separately we bought the Friday Thali, which was a feast and seemed to comprise of lucky bag mix of, I'm guessing, whatever they had lots of to spare. The only did side was that this part of the order arrived completely cold and it difficult to work out what was intentionally cold and what needed heating up - normally we'd deduct a star for this service but we enjoyed the novel experience so much (a change from the bog standard Indian dishes we usually have to choose from) we didn't mind too much. The paratha and the samosas are also tasty and moreish. We'd recommend to anyone who fancies trying something a little different. And as an extra sweetener, the prices are very inexpensive, although so much so we're concerned these are not sustainable and would rather the restaurant charge a bit more if they can so the business remains...

My first time trying Sri Lankan food! I ordered the Sri Lankan Chicken Curry which was great.

It's different to other curries, the sauce wasn't thick like an Indian or Chinese curry and the chicken came on the bone, which this wasn't an issue for me, just mentioning this so people are aware. It was great though, the chicken was cooked well and was easy to take off the bone.

I also had a mutton roll which was my first time trying this and was great. It looked like a massive fish finger (it has orange crunchy battering around it), I thought was going to taste strange but it was lovely.

Another thing I tried was their banana fritter (vaipan) which was tasty and it was a lot like a festival that you get from a carribean takeaway but in the shape of a ball.

Overall everything was great and the prices I think were pretty good, I paid less than £20 and I also ordered other items such as pilau rice, a lamb samosa, coconut parata and a fish bun (I was so full I never got to try the fish bun).

The food also arrived on time.

Definitely recommend this place, I forgot to take pictures as I had so much food around me I was just...

We had a really disappointing experience here. After placing our order, we waited 40 minutes before checking in with the staff—only to be told they were missing mushrooms and had to prepare them. Why couldn’t they mention that upfront when we ordered? It would’ve saved us a lot of frustration.

Despite asking multiple times, the food finally arrived after a full hour. Unfortunately, the wait wasn’t worth it. Every dish was over-salted, making it hard to enjoy anything. My family joined us for the first time, and we were hoping for a pleasant meal together—but this left a really bad impression.

Poor communication, long delays, and disappointing food. Definitely not what...