Located at: Astoria Building, 418 R. A. de Mel Mawatha, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka Visited on: 22nd November, 2023 Astoria is a Chinese-owned entity in the heart of Colombo. So, it comes as no surprise that The Emperor’s Den serves authentic Chinese cuisine. From their soups, we selected the Butterfly Prawn Soup for three persons (LKR…
Tag: Dumplings
Shang Palace (II)
Located at: 1 Galle Face, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 23rd October, 2023 This visit to Shang Palace happened to be exactly six years after our last visit. And if you’re wondering why (apart from the COVID-19 lockdown) it’s taken us so long to return, it’s because our last visit was far from impressive. We’ve…
The Coffee Craft
Located at: 55 St. Anthony’s Mawatha, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka Visited on: 13th July, 2023 Quite a charming find this turned out to be! The Coffee Craft is quietly tucked away on a by-lane off R. A. de Mel Mawatha and, contrary to what its name misleading suggests, serves up a variety of Vietnamese dishes. And…
Crystal Jade
Located at: Level 6, One Galle Face Mall, 1A Centre Road, Galle Face, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 12th November, 2022 This bustling Hong Kong Chinese restaurant, located near PVR Cinemas on the sixth floor, serves up quite an array of authentic dishes as well as beverages. We started off with a couple of varieties…
Noodles
Located at: Cinnamon Grand, 77 Galle Road, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka Visited on: 13 September, 2022 Noodles at Cinnamon Grand serves a variety of East Asian dishes that range from Singaporean to Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese. They do a pretty good job with their laksa, but today we were going to taste a few other dishes….
The Dubai Diaries: P. F. Chang’s
Located at: Dubai Festival City Mall / Mirdif City Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 25th and 31st March, 2022 This is a combined review of P. F. Chang’s at Dubai Festival City and Mirdif City Center – two of many of the chain’s locations across the Middle East. There were a couple of dishes…
The Eat Log 