140, Thimbirigasyaya Road, Colombo 05,
Open 11.00 AM-3.00 PM & 6.00PM -11.00 pm
Besides one dish, Moon River gave us nothing to be happy about. We honestly cannot recommend it with all the new alternatives in Colombo.
Besides one dish, Moon River gave us nothing to be happy about. We honestly cannot recommend it with all the new alternatives in Colombo.
Besides one dish, Moon River gave us nothing to be happy about. We honestly cannot recommend it with all the new alternatives in Colombo.
සිංහල ඒක වෙලාවකට හිතෙනවා කොළඹ කොච්චර චීන අවන්හල් තියෙනවද කියලා. වායුසමීකරණය කරන ලද වාඩිවෙලා ආහාර ගන්න පුළුවන් අවන්හල් ගණන් කරලා බැලුවොත් චීන අවන්හල් තමයි අනිත් ඒවාට වඩා වැඩි වෙන්නේ. ශ්‍රී ලාංකික අවන්හල් වලටත් වඩා චීන අවන්හල් තියේවි. මම හරියාකාර සංගණනයක් කරලා නැහැ. ඒත් අඩුම තරමේ චීන අවන්හල් 100ක්වත් කොළඹ නගරයේ ඇති.හොට් බටර් කට්ල්ෆිෂ් පිඟන් මිලියනයක් කාලා බැලුවට පස්සෙවත් හිතෙන්නේ නැද්ද ඇයි ඔබ වෙනස් තැනකට නොයන්නේ කියලා? අපිට තායි අවන්හල් තව ටිකක් තිබුණොත් කොහොමද? කියුබන් අවන්හල් කොහොමද? මයන්මාර් නැත්නම් සෙනෙගාල් අවන්හල් කොහොමට ඇද්ද? ඒත් කොළඹ ජනගහනයෙන් විශාල කොටසකට චීන අහාර තමයි හුරුපුරුදු.
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140, Thimbirigasyaya Road, Colombo 05,
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Head down Thimbirigasyaya Road, pass Sen Saal, its on your right before the turning to Fife road.
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2/5
I've been here twice before, ages ago. On the most recent visit the food was very bland (fried rice, a veg dish and a supposed spicy chicken dish), one of the dishes had peanuts in it but this was not mentioned on the menu (given it's a commonly allergy-inducing food, that's crazy), the service was poor too as we were not served water till we had finished the meal and there was no welcome or warmth.
Somehow this place is consistently packed for dinner service though, but it seems to mostly cater to the tourist crowd.
You guys really need to stop taking too much liquor with your food intake. Either its a stale tongue or high intoxication or just maybe your reviews lately are full of horse manure. Seriously what in the blue hell are you on about? The Chicken, are you kidding me. Maybe you got the chinese joints mixed up, they all do look the same….not the people the places. Bottom line the food especially the Chicken isn't that great, awful to be precise. You people really need to get some pros to do this kind of work.
Interesting opinion Bari. I suppose you're a pro who can judge authentic Chinese food then. Glad to have a pro give an opinion about how unprofessional a review is out there. Please send through your own website or blog with reviews, as I'm not from here and I can indulge in your professional insights.
I think moonriver is the best place for authentic Chinese food, they actually have some really great dishes. For those of u who fancy the boring srilankan Chinese stuff, this place wouldn't do.
We got dinner delivered from moon river yesterday and it was really good. Much better than 88 and even peach valley for that matter. The pork dumplings were heavenly with that authentic taste you get in China. The chilli chicken was also really good. We ordered Indonesian fish and some pork thing (can't remember the name) but it was all great stuff. We regret ordering the Mixed fried rice coz this stuff actually tastes better with plain rice (thank God we got a portion of steamed rice too - which was sticky and a good base for the dishes). I recommend this place for Chinese food lovers with a SL touch.
This placed is really good…friendly atmosphere …really worth for the price …Can recommend :))
I think 88 is excellent in comparison or even peach vally or flower drum for that matter! The thing is the food here maybe good but their service is crap.Friendly is an over statement, The owner is one big douche.True,good food, but not worth getting attitude from a foreign douche bag!! LOL
Despite the fact that the food is good, I should say that the owners are bloody crooks !!!! 10 of us were mislead by the waiter at the begining stating that we had to order 3 large portions of each dish that we ordered, each of the extra dishes were sent back to be packed to go. There were some left overs from the dishes that were already left , We requested for them also be packed to go. Suddenly all the dishes that were sent back initially to be packed to go had vanished but the bill included them anyways, when inquired about it the waiters and the asshole of an owner started to take apart the already packed left overs in front of everyone to show that the sent back portions were also put together with the left owners , There was 1 large rice dish, 1 Mixed vege, 1 eggplant and one other which we could not remember. Either all of the portions had suddenly shrunk in quantity or they had served it to someone else. It was not my treat else I would have thrown a tantrum there . I tried to talk some sense into the bastard but my buddy who was giving the treat said its not worth it and the fact that his parents were also there.
Should chase these assholes out of the country if they cannot carry out a fair business !!!
Food was good but we were misled, too, by the owner. We ordered a 790-rupee chicken dish and he recommended duck, instead. Little did we know (because he didn't mention it at the time) that the duck was almost 3700 rupees! We found out when it was time to pay, by which time, of course, it was too late. When the waiter went to ask, he explained to them. When he later walked past our table, he did not deign to even stop and explain or apologize for the "misunderstanding." This after warmly taking our order (perhaps because my wife speaks fluent Chinese?) when we first sat down. Frankly, no matter how good the food was, I will not go back and give my business to a crook. I hope he enjoys his ill-gotten gains. But I do not think you can stay in business for too long when your reputation is for dishonesty. It will, I hope, catch up to him. As well it should. There are other places in Colombo to go for a good Chinese meal, such as Min Han.
Went there yesterday(08/05/2014) afternoon for lunch at about 2.45pm. The waiters were going past me but nobody was coming for my order to be taken, and there was like 5 or 6 customers. However after about good 20 to 30 minutes , one local guy showed up and took my order. While i was just about to have my food , one came with my bill and said i have to pay early because the cashier is going out. I considered it to be very rude. Anyway i obliged. Then some chinese guy in a red shirt was hovering around me and was switching off the surrounding lights , except where the customers were. Since we were spaced with a fair distance, it was like eating alone in a dark hall. And the behaviour of the staff is also pathetic.
30th Aug, Sat i went to Moon River with a freind of mine to experiance my 1st dining experiance at this place. It was one of the worst and horrible experiance i've ever had in a resturant that is managed by a chinese. Food was also not so great and what was served is not as described in the menu card. Secondly service and customer attention is extreamly poor & is also in a very low grade!! We were kept waiting for our order for nearly 45minutes++. And when we addressed it to the chinese owner he didnt care at all and also the manager who took our order did not have the courtesely to say sorry for the delayed meal. Their simple answer was, the order was mixed up which they expected us to accept. And we evident the hospitality difference extended to the chinese customers and the locals which is totally unacceptable! We are highly disappointed of this place & people's attitude and will not recommend to any Sri Lankan due to difference in their treatements.
The last comment sounds correct about the staff and attitude.
I went to the restaurant last Saturday (30th August) in the mid- afternoon (3.15pm) to book a table for dinner for me and my wife, for the first time we would have had out in years. The one waitress who was there was too busy taking money from mainland customers (paying in Renminbi) that, other than a bored glance in my direction, I was completely ignored. None of the other staff, who appeared to be all leaving this nearly empty restaurant, paid me any attention either.
After 4 minutes of being ignored, I simply walked out.
The only person seemed to be interested that I was there, and that I might want to do business with this place, was the security guard outside! He was certainly the most attentive and helpful.
Instead, I had a nice night out at the Cinnamon Grand. Drinks at the Breeze Bar, followed by a lovely dinner at the Tao restaurant, with brilliant food and apleasant atmosphere.
In the end, avoiding Moon River seemed a better choice, even though it is right around the corner from where I live. I'll make continuing to avoid it the rule in future, and instead try out some of the other Chinese restaurants in the area instead.
Just had a great meal at Moon River. The Village style pork and Fried prawns with red chilli which were both fantastic. The size of the pork dish was average. The prawns however, was a massive portion! Huge jumbo prawns fried to perfection! The portion which was 788 would have generously fed 3 hungry people. I really don't mind paying about 1500 per head when the food is this good!
Placed an order and about half an hour later waiter comes and says that dish is not available so we had to order something else and wait ahain. Service is extreamly poor but good food.
Went For DINNER Today Ordered Sizzling Seafood N Clay Pot Chicken, Food IS Definitely Lack In Seasoning, Tasted Same Or Rather No Taste At All, Vegetable Fried Rice WAS Just Steamed Rice drizzled wz tasteless green peas n carrots, be ready to pay so many taxes which is not worth at all will not visit again.
It's petty no comments from gust after 2014…We six. of us visited for dinner. .what a horrible service. .We were half done by 10.55 pm…The manager or the owner chinese guy went on and off all the ACs …and they almost chese us out…
5/5
shadow
Very tasty, relatively less oily.
There are some very good dishes here, you have to be a bit adventurous to try :)
I was surprised to find this rated so low because leaving aside other things, the food is pretty good hence the place is pretty crowded mostly by Chinese tourists.
5/5
nishu112
Rated 5/5
1/5
Shaxrina
If you wanna kill your tastebuds or if they are already dead, this is the best place to have your food. Chicken doesn't taste like chicken and there's no flavor in any of the dishes we ordered. Don't bother spending your cash here.