The Coconut Tree Oxford

We had a pleasurable experience at dining in coconut tree. Special compliments to staff who were amazing and very hospitable. Positives: Great ambience, lot of spaces to seat, great staff and overall a nice atmosphere! Negatives: Food, don't know why but food served was on bit colder side. Recipes are great, but taste are similar. We ordered egg hoppers, they were great. Jafna Mutton curry was underwhelming, cold and even bit undercooked. Devilled Prawns were okay. Decent Drinks. Total bill: £60.5 (for two people), Including food, drinks and services.

Reccomend the bottomless brunch. Such good value for money. We were a big party of 19 people this weekend and everything was great. The food is absolutely delicious, the cocktails are brilliant and some theatrical ones too. All made to order. Our waiter was so attentive (despite being asked 55 questions everytime he came to the table) and absolutely made our day. We were probably such hard work as a group as a lot of us but the experience was amazing- thank you! We will be back (in smaller groups 🤣)

Yummy food. I know it’s sharing plates but wish the portions of the sides like rice were a bit bigger. Prawn curry was so yummy and the fried rice too. Roti was great too! Got the lamb as well, but it wasn’t my favourite

Visited for family dinner and we were craving some curries as we were on a spree of trying local cuisine. The service was great, the owner was really Witty and made us feel really welcome. We ended up over ordering but surprised ourselves when we finished what we ordered. My have, Prawn Curry, their sambhals were really amazing and authentic, I tried both plain and egg hopper, would recommend the plain one as the one with egg was a bit thicker. The mocktails too were good.

Upon arrival, a reserved table was ready for us. The staff is very friendly and knows the entire menu well. The atmosphere is pleasant with good music and an interesting interior. If you like spicy food, then this is definitely the place for you. We liked everything, but for me, Egg hooper and chicken Kotthy are top, I highly recommend. Mocktels look beautiful and taste even better than they look. The choice of desserts is not large, but the amazing pana kota simply blew my taste buds. Thank you very much for a wonderful evening!

Never had Sri Lankan food before but this was a lovely experience. The employees are very kind and the food is truly delicious. The portions look small-ish in the dish but there’s actually quite a good amount of food in them. It’s all seasoned very well; some a little too spicy for me but you can always ask and I still found it delicious (and I suppose it may be quite authentic). In addition the prices are very good.

Booked here for my mum's birthday. Our booking was for 5:30pm and upon arrival were initially given a table right in the middle of the restaurant which we didn't want. As the restaurant was mostly empty we requested a table with some more privacy in the a corner which the waiting staff oblidged for us. After getting settled at our table, the waiter explained the menu to us going through how much to order and the spice levels and that dishes could be tweaked to our tastes upon request. We ordered our drinks (my parents went for the 2 for 1 mocktails and I copped out with a lime and soda). Nothing to complain on as far as drinks are concerned. Tap water we had to ask for (5* service is tap water without asking and glasses being filled for us IMO). When it came to ordering food we ordered a wide variety of dishes; a plain hopper, an egg hopper, chickpeas, cashew curry, chicken kottu, chicken curry, rice, parotti, aubergine pickle and the mixed chutney. All the dishes arrived pretty quick, probably due to lack of diners. Remember, as this is a 'small plates' / 'tapas' style eatery, there are no courses, the dishes arrive when ready do be aware of that if you decide to come here. Going back to the food, all of it was amazing, the hoppers had a wonderful fermented flavour and paired extremely well with the condiments. The chickpeas had a spicy kick, the chicken kottu and curry were incredibly hearty and went down well with the rice and parotti. My only criticism is that the cashew curry could've had a bit more oomph and the peas could've been cooked a bit more. In our opinion it lacked flavour and was underwhelming. Other than that everything else was delicious. Overall, I am giving this place a 4* as the food and service wasn't absolutely perfect. However, this is still a place you should visit if you want something different to the usua South Asian fare on offer. Also to not that for the amount we ate and how satisfied we were after the meal, it was extremely good value for just over £22 per person including serfvice charge. But remember we did have soft drinks so that probably contributred to the cheapness of the meal. So yeah, I'd generally recommend this place and anothing thing to mention was that there was a really good sleection of vegan and veggie options which was particularly good for my mum who is veggie. Annoyingly though, they didn't have anything appropriate as far as desserts are concerned that they could put a candle in to act as a small cake for my mum. They offered to put a candle in their panna cotta but they warned me it had gelatin in :(

Wonderful food, enchanting service. We went there spontaneously. We had never tried Sri Lankan cuisine before, but we were very impressed. We had previously assumed that the cuisine was strongly influenced by Indian cuisine, but we were proved wrong. We had the very tasty Cheesy Colombo and the Plain Hopper. Also highly recommended are the Beetroot Baduma and the Coconut Cabbage Sambol. The prawn curry and black pork are also highly recommended. Somehow, however, our eyes were too big or our stomachs too small. In any case, all the dishes were sumptuous and we took the leftovers home with us.