Food was absolutely delicious. I felt like I went back to Sri Lanka for an hour. Spice level was a little high for my liking. But it was kinda my fault as I didn't ask for mild. However great food. Great staff. Lovely set-up.
My wife and I had a great dinner at Upali's! It was so lovely to see the restaurant full of people, even better to see that it wasn't only Sri Lankans but all different nationalities enjoying the great Sri Lankan cuisine on offer. Everyone in the restaurant was having a great time, there was laughing coming from every table, it was great to be in that environment! The service staff we all fantastic as well, always happy to help with anything and very efficient! I highly recommend if you are looking for a great to visit Upali's. If you're wanting to go on the weekend however it's probably best to book early since the place is completely full, once you come in and experience Upali's you'll see why!
Thank you for a great dinner Upali's!
This was my first kottu experience outside of Sri-Lankan and this tasted better than back home. So generous with their portion as their prices are on the higher side.
I'd wait eagerly for a place to top this taste.
I have been to this place twice. Once with my family and once with my colleagues. My colleagues enjoyed it and appreciated me to taking them to such a place. Cricket lovers will like the ambience for sure. The food is good. Their appam is a must try and I also loved the lunch menu. I didn’t liked their kothu once we went for dinner. The ambience for dinner is great. Looks like fine dining and reasonably priced for the experience.
Staying in the local area and literally stumbled on this place, the FOOD WAS VERY GOOD. We walked in without a booking and were told they had a table for us if we were out by 8:30, fine with us, we had had a big day of driving and were not looking for a late night. Strange though that it then took the a while to take our order. Everything we ate was very good, I would happily go back and experiment a bit more with the menu, because there is plenty to experiment with! Given the quality of the food we ate, I suspect that most things on the extensive menu are pretty good. Also, the number of people who look like they are from the Sri Lankan area that are eating in this place suggests that the food might be a very good representation of good Sri Lankan food.
Planned for Upalis with lot of excitement and trust me UPALI’S added more to our excitement with the choice of food they had to serve. Lot of options to choose and dine, we were confused as there were variety of dishes.
We finally ordered jackfruit ball in entree, signature Upali platter, Pittu (must try) and dessert to end with.
While I am writing the review I am still drooling 🤤
Everything we ordered was delicious. Staff were friendly and the ambience was good surrounded with some famous cricketer’s(Srilankan team) signatures. Cricket lover can spend some time until your food is served 😃
We, a group of 6 had dinner at Upali’s over the weekend. Undoubtedly one of the best Kottus ever had. Flavours were spot on. Reasonable price and good size portions. A professional staff and definitely recommend for families with young kids. Only downside was hoppers which had some kind of sourness. Otherwise it definitely deserves 5 starts.
Summary
A modern Sri-Lankan diner offering a wide cook to order range and an excellent lunch deal
Background
I’ve been to Upalis a few times over the last year
Keynotes
1.The lunch deal is excellent provided you like the choice of vegetables available on the day (this is largely a preference thing)
2.Offers a choice of red-rice which isn’t common and is great
3.Curries seem to be a little less viscous and spicier than equivalents, with less oil/thickness; I’m personally a big fan of this style
4.Servings are modest
Beef kothu rotti - pretty authentic tasting, very doughy rotti texture as usual and the meat was well cooked and chunky. Serving portions are really generous, and the spice of the beef version has the perfect amount of kick.
Service was very considerate but a tad slow given that there was pretty much no one else in the restaurant on the Tuesday night.
Upalis you got me again! It's the only place where I feel like I'm back in Colombo. The food is yummy authentic and delicious. For the price vs portion size it was worth it. Great spice level!
Love the delectable authentic Sri Lankan cuisine. We always leave with happy and full tummies. Great portion sizes too. The service and vibe are wonderful. Very inviting! I would love to hear nice Sri Lankan songs while we enjoy the lovely food, not English songs as it's a Sri Lankan restaurant. Hope you take the feedback on board and do something about the music.
Love this place. If you're into spicy food, this is the place to try out!
Had a chance to order different Lankan food which is quite authentic.
Will definitely come back again :)
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