A bustling, wood-panelled homage to Sri Lankan roadside shacks that serves bold, spicy food in a tight, energetic setting.
Ordering Strategy
Order a hopper or dosa per person as your carb base, then share the bone marrow and mutton rolls as starters. The black pork is the essential main curry to share.
What to order
Egg Hopper
A "beautiful object" that is "friable at the edges" and "irresistible" for tearing pieces off to mop up sauces and chutneys.
Black Pork Kari
Hailed as the "standout" among the karis; it is a slow-cooked, fragrant dish that critics suggest ordering extra hoppers to scoop up.
Bone Marrow Varuval
Featuring "thick logs of sawn-off roasted bone" in a coconut-flavored sauce, this "definitely try" dish is "impossible to eat politely" and served with a "fragile and buttery roti."
Hot Butter Devilled Shrimps
A "great night out all by itself," these prawns come in a "thick, punchy sauce" that makes "pristine seafood taste slightly bad for you, in a good way."
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Signal Score
Signal score reflects how strong and consistent the review coverage is, not a star rating.
Top critic: Jay Rayner (90%)
Editorial Weight 62 pts
Authority + depth + recency
Agreement 9 pts
How aligned the critics are
Coverage 10 pts
How many real review signals exist
Public Signal 0 pts
Google rating + volume
Boosts 0 pts
Manual boosts + hidden gem
Review signals
2 Elite · 0 Editorial · 5 total signals
Public signal
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Good to know
Historically a queue-only spot, they now accept bookings, though it remains tight and busy. Be prepared to eat with your hands.
Trust signals
- ○Not yet visited
- mediumConfidence level
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