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Serves meat, vegan options available. Cafe offering vegan dishes including salads, rice dishes, noodle dishes, curries, fried rice and more. Open Mon-Sun 8:30am-12:00am.


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26 Reviews

First Review by PernilleFrandsen

Charly0993

Points +1487

Vegan
22 Nov 2024

Would give 5 ⭐️ if I could

I had a pot of tea and the vegan lamprais, which was very delicious! Staff is super nice and very attentive. Vegan options are clearly labeled.
I‘ll definitely come back😄

Updated from previous review on 2024-11-22

dairyfreesweetie

Points +94

Vegan
12 Nov 2024

Big portions!

While it’s clearly a tourist specialty place there are a couple of local dishes on the menu - one I hadn’t yet tried -Lumprais- and they did a vegan version with jackfruit! The portion sizes are absolutely massive so brace yourself.

Pros: Big portions , Clearly labelled vegan options , Doggy named Benja 😍

ScherylHay

Points +535

Vegan
06 Aug 2024

Great Burger 🍔

A really fresh Jackfruit burger 🍔 with awesome chips 🍟
Very busy restaurant with amazing staff! Even though it was extremely busy the drinks and food came quickly.

Pros: Great atmosphere , Fresh Jackfruit burger 🍔 and salad , Staff were great 😊

Klaud

Points +811

Vegan
11 Apr 2024

Decent!

It is more modern place that cater tourists🙂

I ordered jackfruit burger and it was ok - could use more souce, but the taste was alright. Nevertheless the potatoes chips... they were very dry and did not taste like potato at all in my opinion 😅

gypsy_soulⓋ

Points +1665

Vegan
09 Mar 2024

Really good vegan options

Loved this beautifully designed hip and buzzing restaurant and bar, and so I was delighted to find a good range of vegan options. The lamprais came recommended and I can see why!

Pros: Good vegan options , Great vibe and atmosphere , Centrally located

naturelloyd

Points +423

Vegan
25 Feb 2024

Great for vegans!

Good selection of well presented vegan options, accommodating and friendly staff and great restaurant aesthetics. Thoroughly enjoyed the dinner, brunch and coffee (coconut milk)!

Had the Shrishwarama, jackfruit burger and a flat white with coconut milk.

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-25

Pros: Good coffee, Tasty food

andrewainger

Points +43

Vegetarian
13 Jan 2024

Lots of options

Lots of options on the menu. Very busy and mainly aimed at tourists. Had the vegan curry which was nice, not piping hot but did the job!

Suzieg

Points +677

Vegan
07 Jan 2024

Great vibes and decent food

There are a few vegan options, we tried the vegan lumprais, comes served in a banana leaf. It was tasty but not the best curry we have had on our travels.

Good cocktails and when we were there they had a DJ/party which was fun. Very westernised/touristy and the staff were a little overrun so service for drinks was slow and not that friendly.

MerikWesterveld

Points +817

Vegan
19 Dec 2023

Great touris restaurant

It's a very good tourist restaurant with a lot of vegan marked dishes on the menu. The service is good and the food is delicious. A little pricey for sri lankan standards.

pichapraew

Points +198

Vegetarian
25 Nov 2023

Good but very touristic

The food and dessert were absolutely good and tasty but very tourist-oriented. However, it is actually very touristic in Ella so it is probably unavoidable.

Friendly waiters and nice atmosphere.

Updated from previous review on 2023-11-25

RavenChalk

Points +22

Vegan
17 Aug 2023

Sooooo bad

Staff are really unfriendly and coffee was really bad (tiny, coconut milk was lumpy and separated and staff just told me to stir it and walked off which didn’t help). They kept pressuring us to leave and took some drinks away half finished. I don’t usually write reviews but I really wouldn’t recommend this place.😒

ElisaOki

Points +765

Vegan
16 Jul 2023

Internationale Küche

Die Location ist schön und sehr beliebt, daher voll. Mit traditionellem Essen auf Sri Lanka hat es aber nicht so viel zu tun. Wenn man sich allerdings nach europäischem Essen sehnt, wird man hier fündig. Es gibt einige vegane Möglichkeiten: Bürger, Pasta, Salate, Wraps, Bowls,….
Das Essen war in Ordnung, jedoch verhältnismäßig teuer. Aber das erwartet man ja bei einem Touristenmagnet.

tbilou

Points +24

Vegan
08 Mar 2023

Amazing food

We had dinner there twice in March 2023. We tried the vegan lumprai, veggie stir fry, jackfruit burger, penne arrabiata, pappadam and curry and lots of fresh juices. Every thing was amazing. The staff was super friendly and the place is awesome. Good vibes and great food.

Pros: Several vegan options, The staff is very friendly and nice, Nice architecture and good vibes

mariabmm

Points +1519

Vegan
24 Jul 2022

Should be a last resort option

I visited the restaurant in December 2021. I ordered the potato wedges which were good. I also ordered the manioc burger which was a huge disappointment. I regretted visiting this place, for the prices they have, the food is not up to it. There are other much better places in the same area that I highly recommend, you can skip this one. I would only eat here again only if it would be the only place available and there was no place to buy fruits. I gave it 2 stars because the potatoes were ok.

The staff seemed nice.

Pros: The potato wedges were good., Staff seemed nice

Cons: Expensive, Sad food

JenVeg14

Points +366

Vegan
19 May 2022

Lots of vegan options

I only tried the smoothie bowl but it was really good. Fresh fruit on top and proteins like pepitas and chia. They had lots of vegan items on the menu so I wish I'd been able to try more items. No issues confirming the bowl would be vegan with the server.

Pros: Good food, Nice vibe on the main street, Lots of veg items on the menu

Nieve

Points +4247

Vegan
16 May 2022

Not great

I would not recommend the jackfruit burger, it was not good. Real mushy. There were some clearly marked veg/vegan options on the menu, so maybe some other options would be better. Prices are high for Sri Lankan standards.

AnniDidde

Points +140

Vegan
03 May 2022

Very good food and drinks

They have many vegan choices, like for example Burgers, Sri Lankan Curry, Sandwiches, Wraps, Salads etc. I had Curry & Rice one day and a Falafel sandwich the other day. Both was very delicious! The cocktails are also very good and the staff was very nice. I really liked the atmosphere.

Updated from previous review on 2022-05-03

Pros: Many vegan options , Nice staff , Good atmosphere

patkrass

Points +198

Vegetarian
25 Mar 2022

Nice place, good food

Very nice place, especially the balcony on the first floor. Large variety of food, many vegan options. Reservations possible and recommend if you want to sit on the balcony.

Pros: Many options, classics and local, Nice balcony , Welcoming staff

Cons: Busy=long waits

DianaGazimova

Points +64

Vegan
05 Mar 2022

Большое кафе с растительными опциями

Взяли рис с карри и блюдо в банановом листе (по сути, тоже рис и с овощами).
Вполне вкусно и не очень дорого.

Veganforthewin

Points +3259

Vegan
04 Mar 2022

Best restaurant in Ella

This was recommended to us by a local and it didn't disapoint. Fresh food and cheap cocktails

Yoganick

Points +1300

Vegan
20 Feb 2022

Very chilled place with great vegan options

We loved this place and it’s food

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Chilled place, Friendly team

DavidKrásný

Points +24

Vegan
05 Feb 2022

There is nothin’ to doubt about. Big up for Rumesh! Lovely place!🖤✊🏿

There is a lot of veg. options!

Updated from previous review on 2022-02-05

Pros: Lots of veg. options, veg. burgers, veg. appetizers

Cons: tasy, great, yummy

lokalvegan

Points +1643

Vegan
10 Jan 2022

Touristy

An always crowded place in the center of Ella. They have some vegan options clearly labelled on the menu. I had a jackfruit burger, that was okay but nothing special. The waiters were busy all the time and not really attentive. Slow service.

Pros: Vegan options, Cozy, Accept cards

Cons: Slow, Food is average

Klangflod

Points +182

Vegan
14 Mar 2020

Vegan lamprais

Very big and touristy. Good food, friendly staff and strong wifi.

tereza.dasgupta

Points +36

Vegan
17 Feb 2020

Lots of vegan options!

Really nice chillout cafe with a great vibe and great tasting food. Lots of vegan choices!

PernilleFrandsen

Points +24

Vegan
16 Oct 2019

Amazing!

VERY Good service and amazing food. They really stepped up comparison to all other Sri Lankan restaurants. The owner is local and have been traveling in Europe and has the eye for what’s good, new and trendy. The most popular restaurant in Ella. Affordable and beautiful made dishes.

Pros: Vegan breakfast, dinner and coffee, Great service , Healthier options




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