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Galle Face Hotel Restaurant

2, Galle road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Ranked #33 of 201 restaurants in Colombo
Price range: ₹576 - ₹864
Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Groups, Business, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
Restaurant details
Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Groups, Business, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
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Colombo, Sri Lanka
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews 6 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 June 2013 NEW

This is a kind of place you have to visit in your life to enjoy some good foods in a kind of romantic environment. If you go one time there, you will definitely think to go for the second time as well.

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Colombo, Sri Lanka
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2013

First and foremost, this restaurant provide a great variety of food. To be more precise,you can eat Scrambled egg with Tomato, Fried Prawns, Chicken Salad, Pot Sticker and so on. Every local citizens go into rapture at the mention of these particular dinners.

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Gurgaon, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 June 2013

Great heritage property right on sea. evening sit out is great. Ambiance of Morning breakfast looks great.

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Colombo, Sri Lanka
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123 reviews 123 reviews
33 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013

Galle Face Hotel is famous for its delicious food. Always enjoyed my meals there and specially the Sea Spray restaurant by the sea. Their buffets and the high teas are also very well recommended for a quite dinner/lunch.

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Castricum, The Netherlands
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12 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 47 cities Reviews in 47 cities
46 helpful votes 46 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

The setting at the ocean front is wonderful. There are several choices for dinner. We had some very tasty snacks at the terrace of the bar while enjoying the tropical evening. The hotel has a lot of old world charm.

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Bangalore
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2013

Great food and amazing view. The buffet spread was amazing with wide rang of choices. The view of sea along with great food was unmatched. The decor was grand and has a list of celebrities who have been there.

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Delhi
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6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2013

The service is good, buffet quality is average but probably the best place in Colombo to have meetings or just sit back and have a beer, watching the waves come in.

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Oslo, Norway
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22 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 28 cities Reviews in 28 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2013

Large and very popular outside seating area, in a nice garden, giving on the beach. We were here several times, and enjoyed every session. Cold beer & drinks in the garden overlooking the ocean. Great snacks, OK wine list. No street noise.

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East Sussex
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97 reviews 97 reviews
42 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 39 cities Reviews in 39 cities
43 helpful votes 43 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2013

We went with some friends for a few beers in the evening and sat in the garden near the sea. It's a beautiful old colonial building, fabulous setting and great ambiance. Iconic place and cool breezes off the beach. It was very busy on a Friday evening, but service wasn't too bad. Very enjoyable.

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Villers-la-Ville, Belgium
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18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2013

In February this year, with friends, I visited the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka to partake of one of their High Teas, in the afternoon. The choice of food available is amazing - hot, cold, sandwiches, savory, desserts, Western & Sri Lankan. Certainly memories and traditions of old Colonial times!There was such a choice that it was extremely... More

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