Matey Hut Ella Sri Lanka

Totally stacks up with the reviews. This place is brilliant and they were great with my coeliac child. The jack fruit curry, banana flower curry, Dahl… everything was delicious (some of the best we’ve eaten in Sri Lanka). The drinks are fresh and delicious too. Highly recommend Matey Hut

Honestly one of the best meals I’ve had in Ella. If I could go for each meal I would. The location is in quite a rustic set up with a view of the arch as you enter Ella. For the meals, we went for a garlic, cheese and egg paratha which was so tasty. The garlic was sort of caramelised and curry-like inside. We then had the crispy chicken which is a must have. The batter is sort tasty and uses desiccated coconut. We then went for a chicken curry with four veggie curries- okra, pumpkin, beetroot and dahl. All extremely tasty, in particular the dahl and chicken! On the side, we had a passionfruit juice which was also super refreshing and nice. Definitely a must when in Ella!

Great place for authentic Sri Lankan food in Ella at a reasonable price. The ambience is decent and comfortable. We tried Murdhabban Paratha and Rice with 4 Veg Curries—both were very tasty. Staff was polite and helpful. We didn’t have to wait for lunch, but it got crowded soon after, so calling in advance is recommended. Menu pictures attached for reference.

We did a cooking class with Matey Hut and it was amazing!! 6 curries, rice, papadam, coconut roti, and coconut sambal all in 2 hours. We loved the sweet and sour eggplant curry so much that we came back to have it at the restaurant before we left. At the restaurant, we especially loved the pumpkin and eggplant curries, and recommend both! Both the class and restaurant are very reasonably priced and delicious!! It gets busy at dinner so we opted to eat early at 4pm and didn’t need to wait in line.

This cooking class was undoubtedly one of the best experiences we've had so far in Sri Lanka! If you are in (or will go to) Ella, you definitely cannot miss this opportunity! It was a super complete and enriching experience, where we learned a lot about the culture and typical cuisine of Sri Lanka. The chef who taught us the cooking class was incredible, besides having a lot of experience and knowledge in the area (an authentic chef), he was super enthusiastic, funny, kind and cheerful! It was a pleasure meeting him and being able to have this cooking class with him! We were able to learn how to cook several typical Sri Lankan dishes from scratch. We were even able to make our own coconut milk, from the moment we cracked the coconut until we made the milk itself, super fresh and tasty. Then, we cooked a coconut roti, several different types of curry and also a delicious dessert with banana. And, in the end, we ate and enjoyed the delicious meal we cooked with our classmates. It was a really fun and amazing experience in Ella! Don’t miss it if you have the chance because it's really worth it! 😊

This place is definitely a popular spot—every time I walked past there was a massive queue, so I had to see what the hype was about. Had my last meal in Ella here and ordered the chicken and pumpkin curries. Honestly, they tasted so good. I’m definitely coming back to try their cooking class on my next trip. Worth the wait!

Very well organised, informative and funny cooking class. We made 10 different dishes and were able to dive deep into the Sri Lankan cuisine. Would definitely recommend :) Thanks a lot !

Upali was our server and his recommendation was perfect. Highly recommend this place for the hilarious show from the traffic down below and the food was the best so far in Sri Lanka. I recommend the pumpkin curry and the 4 vegetarian curries with rice. We added the chicken curry and the flavors were intense. Prices were very good too. Thanks to Upali for being kind and helpful to us and explaining everything. Ok it was soo good we came back for dinner. Again amazing!! They treat you soo kindly and welcome you when you return. This time I added a photo. The spinach and Dahl was ridiculously delish.