Kolamba East - Sri Lankan Restaurant Liverpool Street

The food was absolutely delicious. I had the Hot Butter Soft Shell Crab and Lamb Osso Bucco with Roti bread, both were exceptional. The service was excellent, and the ambience and atmosphere were fantastic. The staff were attentive and welcoming throughout. Highly recommended.

A fantastic lunch at Kolamba East in Shoreditch. Authentic Sri Lankan food, where every dish was incredibly tasty and well spiced. The accompaniments were great too. Although we ate off the set lunch menu, we added the soft shell crab and changed up the desserts to try some more plates. Friendly service in a lovely dining room, this place deserves to be busier. As for the price, 2/3 courses for £25/£30 at lunch (including a glass of wine) makes it superb value. Yet another easy recommendation. We will be back.

We enjoyed the Saturday Island Feast, and the portions were incredibly generous. The dishes perfectly suited both my carnivore diet and my friend’s vegetarian preferences. We ended up taking home nearly three-quarters of the food! Emile was a fantastic host — he went above and beyond to accommodate us, even though the restaurant was meant to close between lunch and dinner service. We never felt rushed; he took the time to explain each dish in detail and made thoughtful recommendations and adjustments to fit our needs. I’ll definitely be back to try more of their dishes!

This was our first time visiting, and we were all so impressed. It was also my first time trying Sri Lankan cuisine, and I honestly loved it. The food was incredibly tasty — everything we ordered was full of flavour and perfectly spiced without being too spicy. The staff were so friendly and attentive, which made the whole experience even better. We really enjoyed ourselves, and I’ll definitely be coming back. Highly recommend if you’re looking to try something new and delicious!

We enjoyed the food very much, the soft shell crab and prawn biryani were amazing. The prawn biryani was special as it's made of vermicelli instead of rice. The biryani pot was huge though so be mindful if only sharing between two people. We couldn't finish it at the end as we also ordered chicken curry and two rotis. Felt it would have been more helpful if the staff explained the portion or the menu a bit more so we know what to expect! Loved the food regardless and we took the rest home. It is on the pricer side but worth it for an occasion.

Excellent Sri Lankan food! Food menu is not very long but each meal is high quality, nicely served and very tasty! Staff is very friendly and efficient. I'll come back at some point.

We had the Feasting menu at Kolamba East, where we pretty much got to try most items in the menu. I loved the unique flavours in all the dishes, especially the roasted pineapple, soft shell crab and the hopper and white pol sambhol combination. Loved the caramel pudding in desserts and the ginger root lemonade. Prawn biryani without the rice was unique. Tomato sambol was a let down. At £75pp, we felt the feasting menu was expensive for the price, compared to other similar places, but their tasting menu didn’t have many of their favourites. Staff who served us were kind and helpful.

Very good restaurant. Great food and lovely staff. The best dishes were the fish and soft shell crab, the least tasty surprisingly were the okra and the papaya salad- but the level of everything was great. Have to say the staff were the best part. They were thoughtful, helpful and wonderful.