65 CWW Kannangara Mawatha (Town Hall), Colombo 7
Open 11 AM to 11 PM, till Midnight on weekends
Upali's does affordable and tasty Sri Lankan food.
Upali's is the go-to place for a satisfying and authentic Sri Lankan dining experience which doesn't break your bank. Yes, the price tag is way more than you would pay for a pol-sambol or chicken curry elsewhere, but the difference here is that this is a nice restaurant with good service, and not a roadside joint.
Sticking to a purely Sri Lankan menu, you know what you're getting here. With everything from sambols, rottis, soups and curries to dedicated vegetarian options, there's a spread that would satisfy any spice lover. They've even got roast paan. We got that along with a side of pol sambol with our Elumas Kaluwata Uyala, (black mutton curry), which was one of the more expensive items on the menu at Rs. 900 but with enough curry for two people.
The boneless version of this mutton curry is around Rs. 1150, but even the one with bones barely had any. The meat was soft and packed in a lot of flavour (both the meat's own flavour and the spice rubbed in it), and had a decent amount of delicious fatty bits in as well.
I got a Temperadu Buth (Rs. 230) with Kukul Mas Mirisata (Rs. 350) and a Gotukola Sambolaya (Rs. 250) (tempered rice, spicy chicken, and a gotukola sambol). You have to order the rice and curries separately, but the curries are enough for about two or three people. The food isn't inventive because it's your regular local cuisine, but it is brilliantly prepared and unpretentious.
No frills and feathers or unexpected twists: the pol sambol is fresh and zesty with plenty of maldive fish, the chicken is how your mother would make it, the gotukola is what makes you love greens. Only gripe I have with is the tempered rice, which was a tad too dry and undercooked.
On the other hand though, the Set Menu rice was incredibly fresh off the stove and moist. It was hot-hot and perfectly complimented the condiments it came with. For Rs. 340, you get a portion of pappadams, fried and dried chilli, dry fish, and three vegetable curries of your choice (beetroot, kos, beans, or whatever is available). It's a pretty good deal.
For Drinks, we got Chandra's Thirst Quencher (Rs. 320) and a Fresh Lime and Soda for Rs. 270. The thirst quencher combines thambili, passionfruit, and a touch of honey, and is quite superb to beat the heat; thambili has that effect anyway. The mix of lime and soda in this was very well balanced, with neither flavour overpowering the other.
A shoutout to their Kiri Pani (curd and treacle) because of how incredibly good the curd was. If the curd is edible on its own without sweeteners, it's pretty darn good curd. This was creamy, lightly sweet, and had just the right amount of sourness. Presented in a small clay pot with a layer of non-sugary golden treacle syrup, this was the perfect dessert to end our lunch with.
The ambience is unchanged from back when they started; very simple, plenty of seating and natural light. The staff are a bit slow to come and take your order, but soon after you get their attention things flow pretty smoothly. Food arrives within 15 minutes, and tables are cleared soon as your plates are.
Upali's is definitely one of our favourite Sri Lankan restaurants out there. While you can find great local fare all over the island, these guys pair it with a lovely family-friendly space and service in the heart of the city!
One of the few restaurants that executes great Sri Lankan cuisine.
Upali's is probably the most successful new restaurant in Colombo, because they occupy an obvious niche. Good Sri Lankan food in a comfortable setting at an affordable price. We love it.
Sri Lankan food in Sri Lanka should be a no-brainer, but Upali's are the first to do it successfully and well. They offer good renditions of classic dishes in a comfortable (and busy) environment. The prices are reasonable as well.
Upali's is a welcome new restaurant near the Nelum Pokuna junction. It does affordable Sri Lankan food in an Indian style location with excellent service.
සිංහල උපාලිගේ ලංකා කෑම ටිකක් ගණන් තමයි, ඒ වුණාට අපි හිතන්නේ ගානට වටිනවා. ගිනි ගණන් නෙමෙයි, අනික හොඳ වාතාවරණයක ඉඳල කන්න පුළුවන්
Address
65 CWW Kannangara Mawatha (Town Hall), Colombo 7
Directions
Upali's is on the road to Town Hall past the Alexandra Roundabout (where Horton Place and Nelum Pokuna meet).
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Report InaccuracyOpen 11 AM to 11 PM, till Midnight on weekends
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5/5
First time I went, I loved the food! The atmosphere was laid back and homely. Almost as if you went to your grandparents bungalow and the appu cooked up some wonderful curries and filled your tummy with authentic Sri Lankan home cooked food. I had the mutton black curry (superb) cuttlefish curry ( good), pol roti and katta sambol (great), godamba roti (good) and was stuffed to the brim. The server was very friendly and his service was excellent. Went there again with my boyfriends family and his little nephew and was extremely satisfied with the food. Loved the whole experience. This is defiantly home away from home.
2/5
we experienced a fried worm in today's lunch. they accept the issue and the reply was "we cook more than 15 kg a day so there can be a worm".
the restaurant manager was missing in action, after we reported the issue and we called the chef to complain this. These kind of irresponsible behaviors cannot be accepted by these kind of restaurants.
Seems like a good business strategy by Nawalaoka, eat from Upali's by Nawaloka admit to Nawaloka hospital 😤😤
5/5
Classic chicken Kotthu ,non of that cheese beese and milk ,rotti platter was warm n not heavy ,Pol sambol was Dope
5/5
Went in recently on a recommendation and found the place really good. Portions were decently sized, two of us had one cuttlefish dish with the set lunch and we were full. They don't give the typical mountain of rice which all the kades give which was a welcome relief. Well done!
4/5
If you have any feedback or complaints, please be sure to email it to us: upalis@nawaloka.lk and send us a message and keep in touch via our FB page https://www.facebook.com/upalisbynawaloka
Would appreciate if words like "godacious" and "amazeballs" are avoided to maintain professionalism. Please take this as constructive criticism.
Great service, tasty food, value for money, very accommodating and friendly attitude from David and Kathy and their staff.
Very disappointed with the attitude of the manager. After making a reservation for dinner and going they gave us a private dining room. The table was full of dead and half dead flies and Mosquitos. When we complained to the manager the way he handled the situation was pathetic!!! According to him one Mr David ( the manager of the restaurant) this is a tropical country and it was inevitable that there would be flies and mosquitos. If that was the case we would rather have gone to a roadside kade rather than going to a Colombo 7 apparently posh restaurant!!!
Very disappointed with the attitude of the manager. Made a reservation and went for dinner. We were given a private dinning room, the table was full of dead and half dead flies and mosquitos. When we complained to the the manager ( one Mr David) he said that this was expected since Sri Lanka is a tropical country. If we knew this in advance we would have gone to a road side kade where such thing are expected rather than to a Colombo 7 apparently Posh restaurant!!!
Checked it out on Saturday…was warmly welcomed and shown a table downstairs but I asked if the terrace was free, since it was, went up there which was far more pleasant and had a nice view of the street and the park. Waiters were there in a flash with the menu and best part is there is a british lady (guess the manager's wife) who guided us with the table and asked us further what we want… was sort a wieired feeling as I knew I am in for some local sri Lankan food but being ushered in like that gave a sense of me walking into a posh restaurant.( not saying this isnt but still…)Anyways the menu was pretty basic and of course everything was all too familiar …ordered some juice, soup and the Upali's combo…basically a mini short eat platter…taste was good but still at the back of my mind i was thinking if i walk into sensal or Perera and sons I can get much bigger pieces for almost half the price!(400)
Mains was --err… Rose paan, mutton curry, fried prawns and pol sambol. there were three of us so we ordered 3 portions of bread and one portion of curry each, well basically curries are meant for two the most…yet did manage. Tastewise all good,nothing to complain about. THEN… there is this feeling again…its rose paan and the usual fare…and I am spending much more having it here in this ambience… Well I guess its a matter of trying out a new place… would I go back again…well not too soon…unless I have to take out a foreigh client who might want some typical local fare apart from the hilton curry leaves, nuga gama or raja bojun. But indeed, a welcome addition
After Seeing the place on Yamu and reading lot of negative reviews I Went for lunch @ Uplai's which I would say the place that every city folk and most of expats who love Sri Lankan food were desperately waiting for.
Nice place , yummy food ;they have carefully chosen the curries that we usually don't get to eat.
staff was polite and attentive ,
I hope they will improve whatever the shortcomings that others have mentioned on Yamu.
Wish them all the best as a Sri Lankan who like good healthy Sri Lankan food.
Don't forget to check out the Big Old Radio ( or the record player )placed in the ground floor ;0
Checked it out on Sunday for lunch. was disappointed by the choices for the vegetarian set menu. the taste was good, but nothing out of the ordinary. I suggest that you call and ask what's on the set menu before going.
All's good, but the portions were really small. We had to keep reordering as they served in tiny tiny dishes.
as suggested by the kamu.lk we tried veg set menu for lunch, it was indeed a good deal
they served,polos,mushroom, beans,and pol sambol and deep fried dried fish and rosted chilli as side dishes. it was a good combination and we ordered fish red curry as well. on request they served us some more rice without any charges. all in all, it was a good deal in nice ambiance.worthe trying this. our next visit will be for dinner. will update once done.enjoy upali's -sri lankan style !
I think this is the only decnt place in Colombo which sells affordable authentic clean Srilankan food…the customer service is really good…I was suprised to see that this place has been compared to Sensal and Perera and Sons… I'm not a Srilankan so we don't cook these items at home and I have been living in this country for a while and I have to say I have never been able to find a place which serves tasty Sri Lankan food unless we get someone to cook for us and none of our friends here have been able to reccomend a place here. Being a fan of Srilankan food I'm glad that there is a place like this and we eat from this place atleast thrice a week…!! I sincrely hope that they maintain the quality…!!!
Very good service and everything was reasonably priced… Food was great authentic Sri Lankan. We felt that the outdoor seating was not appropriate for dining, more of a cafe style atmosphere. Service was excellent, even though they were really bc! We'll definitely visit again
Very good service and everything was reasonably priced… Food was great authentic Sri Lankan. We felt that the outdoor seating was not appropriate for dining, more of a cafe style atmosphere. Service was excellent, even though they were really bc! We'll definitely visit again
Today was our second visit after having a great experience last time. Food was great, but we were disappointed with the service of the guy who took the order. We did not understand his attitude. He was so high headed and was not happy to serve and keep a stiff face and was in a mighty hurry to finish taking order. The guy was in light blue shirt, I was not sure what he is there. When we asked about some item on the menu he was rude and answered abruptly.
We were all eagerly waiting to try this place after reading all the good reviews BUT IT Was a very disappointing Sunday Dinner for me and 8 of my family and friends. Service was good. but the food sucked big time The cutlets and patties had no taste, the SO CALLED SPECIAL BIRIYANI OF THE DAY had nothing much to talk about I have eaten better at Banana Leaf. The kottu was bland and when we asked for a portion of chicken curry we basically got water n chilly mixed this i would expect from pillawoos, to add to all that when we got to the car park we had to stay there for 30 mins standing outsides cos other vehicles had to be taken out and they had not got the keys from the owners. The next day got very bad for all of us cos we all learned that we had a BAD BAD STOMACH I was in EXCRUCIATING pain, two had been food poisoned and 1 down with fever and the rest were all plagued with a bad tummy bug. Well once bitten twice shy. NEVER AGAIN UPALI WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN. Today been Tuesday we are still not fit enough to do our daily routine. To think it's been done by a well reputed Hospital which is Nawaloka i would have expected the hygiene levels to be at its utmost and to be very honest I would have preferred the food at the hospital which i think i might have to visit.
We were all eagerly waiting to try this place after reading all the good reviews BUT IT Was a very disappointing Sunday Dinner for me and 8 of my family and friends. Service was good. but the food sucked big time The cutlets and patties had no taste, the SO CALLED SPECIAL BIRIYANI OF THE DAY had nothing much to talk about I have eaten better at Banana Leaf. The kottu was bland and when we asked for a portion of chicken curry we basically got water n chilly mixed this i would expect from pillawoos, to add to all that when we got to the car park we had to stay there for 30 mins standing outsides cos other vehicles had to be taken out and they had not got the keys from the owners. The next day got very bad for all of us cos we all learned that we had a BAD BAD STOMACH I was in EXCRUCIATING pain, two had been food poisoned and 1 down with fever and the rest were all plagued with a bad tummy bug. Well once bitten twice shy. NEVER AGAIN UPALI WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN. Today been Tuesday we are still not fit enough to do our daily routine. To think it's been done by a well reputed Hospital which is Nawaloka i would have expected the hygiene levels to be at its utmost and to be very honest I would have preferred the food at the hospital which i think i might have to visit.
Dear Fabrizio, We were very disappointed to read your comments after dining at our restaurant. Upali's has worked very hard over the past several months to produce high quality, tasty food at affordable prices,served in pleasant surroundings. We have had to undertake very limited advertising due to our clientele increasing each month mainly due to word of mouth and repeat patronage.
We understand everyone has their own particular taste and if our food is not to your liking that is your prerogative and we respect your opinion.
At Upali's we practice the highest standards of food safety and hygiene. We were extremely surprised to read members of your family fell ill. No approach has been made to the restaurant and no one has been in contact with us. A post such as this in a public forum, that has no name or contact details leaves us at a slight disadvantage. Please contact us if you wish to discuss your grievances.
We at Upali's take any constructive criticism seriously as we continue to strive and build our business into an enjoyable experience for our customers.
Cathy Cruse
The concept of better quality srilankan food escapes most people as the various bath kades, saivars, and fast food joints serving up MSG ladened junk has just eroded our tastes buds to a point where we cant appreciate nor recognize good SL food.
There is a place for well priced higher quality SL food now and Upali's is it! Lets say that each restaurant has its strengths & weaknesses and you dont go to eat kothu & briyani at a joint like this….You should seek those specialties elsewhere…
Fortunately we went with people who knew how to order food and knew how to create a great dinning experience.
We had the fish head curry - phenomenal and highly recommend! The gravy was unreal.
Mutton was full of bones so it was more abt the gravy. Great flavor - spicy.
Mutton stew (came sizzling) didnt deliver….fell short of expectations.
the oyster mushrooms with koonisso (micro prawns) was very fresh and nicely done.
The hoppers were the best I've had in Sri Lanka over the last 4 years…perfectly done with the egg nice and fluffy in the centre - far from the rubbish street fare people accept as 'hoppers' doused in salt and pepper with the yolk broken for expediency. The crust was crisp and browned nicely - not the white underdone street hopper.
The seafood kothu was ok - however this is not a highlight I would say…and it was a mistake to eat that (risk of sharing from a mix of orders…).
The kiri pani was unreal as well and served in a little clay pot. (all dishes were served in clay pots)
Service was very fast for hoppers especially - compared to BARS cafe where you will wait till you turn grey to see your first batch of hoppers (and BARS will not take reservations either so you go at the risk of zero seating/hoppers!)
I would not hesitate to take anyone here seeking great sri lankan food and would choose it over nuga gama (overwhelming), raja bojun (fly covered).
I hope as is the case with many establishments which start new that they keep the standards high for food and service and seek to improve more with feedback. I would hate for this joint to fail due to incompetent management and poor HR skills.
Very good service and everything was reasonably priced… Food was great authentic Sri Lankan. We felt that the outdoor seating was not appropriate for dining, more of a cafe style atmosphere. Service was excellent spl thanks for chelvan, even though they were really bc! We'll definitely visit again
On a second highly anticipated visit to Upalis with a group - I am sad to report the standards have already slipped - hoppers not as good any more and saltiness of food items being amiss - had to send a dish back infact. Dishes are served cold to top it off…
Dishes ordered in past times came in a different (unrecognizable) format meaning a change of the chef or was it simply due to Awurudu break low staffing?
Consistency is the Achilles heel of sri lankan joints and Upali's hasnt proven to be immune…
Will try again in a few weeks time - again really hoping it was an Awurudu no chef situ…
I love this place. Went twice last week as my first experience was so good; I'm a foreigner living in Colombo and was made feel really welcome; the staff are great, very helpful and chatty waiters, and the food is, in my opinion, fantastic. I'm looking forward to my next visit which will be very soon!
Went here a few days ago, food is not bad, but then again it is nothing special. You can get the same thing at a small joint too, or even better make the food at home! They serve what we eat everyday after all!
The waiters are quite friendly yes but that was the only highlight of my visit yesterday for lunch. I didn't really like the taste of the curries, the set menu items of the day did not complement each other and the awful fruit salad (the bananas was totally squished up) was totally overpriced. Way too much for the simplest combination of rice and curry.
Nawalokaya -- not worth for money… small potions and there catch is this … more you order its costly… good for a 5 year old child to go and eat…
As it is really the first "authentic sri lankan" dining restaurant, its fair to say it fulfilled all my expectations. with an affordable menu and really delicious food. its a place you would take people to try out the authenticity of sri lanka. Really scrumptious and nice. Even though the upstairs may not be ideal for dinning, it is best to go during lunch. and i guarantee you will not leave without a disappointment. love and enjoy my meal every time and i will continue to come. The chicken curry is to die for. highly recommend this place.
Went there for lunch today. Its a really good place to have a meal if your looking for Sri Lankan food. Healthful staff and pleasant environment. However I you are really hungry, think twice about ordering the set menu. The quantity of rice is very small and an additional portion of rice costs LKR 200 while the set menu itself costs LKR 250.
Also the 2000 year old recipe hathmaaluwa is a fake. The portion is very small and not worth the price.
Overall its a good place to go once in awhile to enjoy a Sri Lankan style lunch or dinner, however be careful of what you order. A good place to take your foreign clients out for a meal.
"White lady at the door" sure adds status in a post colonial society such as ours. It didn't particularly impress me nor did it offend me when I went there. Its just someone's job and I don't know how the door-woman's skin colour deserves special mention in a food website. But oh well, yamu isn't a democracy but I sure "LOLed".
Queen's Cafe does a nice Sri Lanka rice and curry lunch buffet now. 295 LKR I think. Cheap and cheerful.
We happen to dine often at Upali's and definitely because of the great place, nice service and food is also quite good. However I noticed that there are slight variations in the quality and taste of the curries such as Chicken Curry and Crab Curry. Perhaps the different chef's are cooking for different shifts? Hope they will try to make the food taste most even throughout.
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Upali’s Restaurant Busted…!
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Upali’s restaurant was once the place to be for all the crooks of the former regime, boozing & Boasting of how they swindled the tax payer off their money, fellows like Gotabaya, Namal, sajin even had their favorite spots … but guess what ? the colombo 7 restaurant never had a liquor licence for the last 3 years :)
the arrogance of Upali Dharmadasa is such that he thought he could play it like the cricket board and never even applied for one, but the long of the law finally caught up when the place was busted on friday night.
A special squad attached to the Excise Department that conducted the raid had confiscated over 400 bottles of foreign liquor.
According to Deputy Commissioner and media spokesperson of the Excise Department, Prabhath Jayawickrama, the raid was carried-out at the Upali’s restaurant in Colombo 7.
Jayawickrama said that the establishment had not obtained a licence to sell alcohol and that among the consignment there had been bottles worth Rs 35,000 to Rs 40,000 each.
The Excise Department said that they suspected the bottles were imported without paying duty.
The poor bartender and the manager of the restaurant were arrested, while Upali is probably trying to bribe someone somewhere
It was also reported that there had been over 40 top businessmen at the restaurant at the time of the raid.
We went there for dinner yesterday with one of our client form Australia and food is really tasty and service was quick and friendly too. You might find it little too expensive but still a good place for a real Sri Lankan taste.
But certainly the language skills of waiters needs to be improved as our guest find it little difficult speaking with them ;)
Today we went to coffee shop but they told us it's only for take away and asked us to go to the restaurant. Restaurant asked us to go back to the coffee shop. Crap service, dissapointing. Would like to know why they opened a coffee shop only for take away.
Sri Lankan food has some good authentic taste when cooked by good chefs or even your grandma when you visit them in the village. I was expecting the food to taste really authentic at Upali's, however the food we ordered, mostly vegetarian dishes, did not taste anything better than what we cook day to day at home. Place could be maintained better than how it is done now. I noticed cobwebs on the walls and the tables were not clean enough to the appearance they try to portray. Not a place I would visit twice.
Excellent overall ! Authentic Sri Lankan food you get at an affordable price. Decent ambiance and central location. Anyway, I have two problems: First, I miss my glass of beer here. They served beer and wine for some time but then it was stopped all of a sudden since the management had a problem with the licence I heard. This is typical hypocrisy on the part of authorities. In a country where any thug, drug dealer or rapist could enter the parliament and participate in law making for the people the decent educated middle class is deprived of their innocent glass of beer or wine in many a restaurant in Colombo. Second, it would be nice to have at least a few 'very spicy' curries for the people who are fire eaters. Though tasty the curries are little too mild for many who prefer 'dynamite'.Offering a wider choice will make the fair more balanced.
"ඒ වෙලාවෙ උපාලිස් එකට ඇවිල්ල හිටිය අය අතරෙ විදේශියකන් කීප දෙනෙක් හැරුණාම ඉතිරි අය හැමෝම වගේ ලාංකිකයින්." - විදේශියකන් සහ ලාංකිකයින් හැරුනු විට, තවත් මනුශ්යයන් සිටීද? :D
Are there people who are neither locals nor foreigners?
Booked the upstairs terrace outside for dinner at 730pm for 15 for a family get together. The service was atrocious to say the least. We very soon realized that the upstairs terrace meant we were in the "forgotten zone" of the restaurant. On multiple occasions, many members of the party had to go in search of waiters to take drinks and food orders. The floor manager himself attended to the drinks order and when it did arrive, it was 1hour late! To top it off , he managed to spill an entire contents of a sprite bottle on to our elderly aunt, who was drenched from head to toe. That was just at the drinks - Not at all impressed!!!! No dry towels (only wet!) were at hand and staff seem to have disappeared soon after. Following on we constantly had to remind them to serve us food as it was 915pm by the time it arrived. The food was excellent but what we just could not comprehend was why the place was at a shambles when it came to service. This was especially given the fact that they had prior warning (and a Rs 5000 deposit) of the party's arrival 2 days ahead. We previously hosted a party of 40 people for dinner at the same terrace in July 2015 and it was top class service to match the food served. So you would expect servicing 15 people to be a breeze. Last night it seems, the service had lost its sense altogether. Following the failures in service as "a good will gesture" , we were offered a discount of 2 deserts only. A bit pathetic given the experience. We won't be coming here again in the future.
We have been going to Upalis quite frequently and have reviewed the location positively before.
Our recent visit however was an utter disaster!
The food quality has dropped significantly - over-salting of dishes to hoppers that are now Saivar glass box grade… Upali's has completely lost it's edge in quality Sri Lankan cuisine and I suspect a change in the chef is the cause of this.
Sending back a dish means it will not come back out again so if you do require it please ask and be prepared to wait as another reviewer mentioned it takes a long time…However, I would advise you to go somewhere else rather than chance this place until another 3-4 months has passed as of this review date and Mr Upali D himself hears of the complaints and decide's to take action.
The pol sambol which we always thoroughly enjoyed at Upali's for its high quality is now made of 2nd hand coconut so its not moist but completely dry - its basically a cost cutting effort that is obvious. At 100rs a serving I wish they would charge the 150rs and give us the real thing…
Not charging for bad quality food as a response to a complaint is the bare minimum one can do in popular Colombo establishments - however it should be accompanied with an apology for ruining a dining experience as well. Dropping the quality of ingredients to save cost also filters into the food quality - this is common sense.
Beware of the kiripani - as my stomach turned right after eating this - I would say this was the proverbial last nail in the coffin for me in terms of going back to Upalis any time in the near future or recommending it to anyone for that matter.
Upali you need a quality control person at your restaurant who answers only to you! His salary is worth it when you are running a highly rated establishment in Colombo and wish to retain the position.
Went on Friday after a long time, and came out extremely disappointed.
Food was stale, lifeless and bland.
We went for lunch last week… and were completely aghast by the attitude of the staff.
Place was quite busy but they had a few tables available. We were directed to a table in the far corner and once seated, it was quite obvious the way the table was set was obstructing the movement of the staff… And the problem is one person was so rude - as if we insisted on being seated in that place in that way! When my husband said may be the chairs should be set the other way around to allow space for them to move… his response was "yes, you should move the chair"… when my husband got up to let him move the chair… he just shoved the chair aside in a very rude manner and just went on his way leaving my husband standing…!!
That was an extremely poor way to handle a paying customer who had just walked in to enjoy lunch!
I do not understand why the staff behaves in such a high handed way…?? No apologies. Nothing!
I've even sent a message via their facebook page on this incident - I can see the message was read but no feedback what so ever!
I guess it speaks for itself about the level of customer service and attitude of the place!
We won't ever go to Upali's agian and will not recommend to anyone either!
Set menu is Rs 350 for a small potion of rice n 2 vegies n pol sambol. You buy the meat of fish separately. With tax and service cost pp was more than 1000 bucks. Not worth it! Was there for lunch. Felt ripped off!! Yamu is not correct in your write up.
5/5
AdamG
Proper Sri Lankan food. I've been to Upali's a few times. They have maintained their standards.
5/5
Maheshika
First time I went, I loved the food! The atmosphere was laid back and homely. Almost as if you went to your grandparents bungalow and the appu cooked up some wonderful curries and filled your tummy with authentic Sri Lankan home cooked food. I had the mutton black curry (superb) cuttlefish curry ( good), pol roti and katta sambol (great), godamba roti (good) and was stuffed to the brim. The server was very friendly and his service was excellent. Went there again with my boyfriends family and his little nephew and was extremely satisfied with the food. Loved the whole experience. This is defiantly home away from home.
3/5
Amila Wijesooriya
Rated 3/5