Mayura Hotel.

Mayura Hotel is an epic place to stop by for some of the best crab we’ve had in ages. Just step aside, Ministry of Crab, Yaal and Yarl, you’re no match for this little hole-in-the-wall inside Pettah’s marketplace.

The Food

They only serve rice and curry here – with whatever side you’d like, whether egg, chicken mutton or seafood. The prices are from Rs. 170 to Rs. 390 (the highest being for crab). It’s all served on a banana leaf, and though we just made a trip for the crab really (having heard of its fame in these parts), we were pleasantly surprised by how delicious the rice and curry itself was. Much fresher than rice and curry usually served in bath kades, and served with veggie sides, parippu and a nice omelet.

So let’s get to the crab! It arrives bright red and looking spicy as ever with a side of dynamite crab curry (my favourite part). Now usually crabs piss me off because they’re so delicious but you need to pick at them incessantly and I personally don’t feel like there’s ever enough meat in there to compensate for all the manual labour it took to retrieve it. This crab, though not jumbo or anything, an ordinary size, was loaded with meat.

Look at this fat guy. Whether at the center or at the claws, there was plenty of meat for a proper satisfying filling meal. The meat was extremely soft, spicy, and as authentic as Jaffna crab curry gets. Zero complaints about this meal, absolutely worth the trip. Plus, being so excellently prepared, you don’t have to sell your soul for a bajillion bucks to pay for the meal like at Ministry of Crab for example. Just a crab without rice costs Rs. 300.

Service & Ambience

Mayura Hotel is a little kade you would never suspect of containing such superb cuisine if you were just strolling by. It’s quite small, clean, but for obvious reasons, can get very crowded for lunch and dinner.

This is a crowded lunch hour. It’s loaded with men probably from nearby businesses in this Pettah hub. The tables and chairs despite the crowd are kept very clean and service was great (everything arrived super fast), with just a few Tamil staff running the whole show. You’ll see them walking around with big tins of steaming rice, ladling them onto banana leaves.

How you order is you just go to the end of the shop and tell the guy what you want and they’ve got a prepared batch of everything, though the omelettes come hot-hot. This is also where they pack it up for you if you want to take-away, like a lot of people do, if you don’t like the crowded atmosphere.

Conclusion

Mayura Hotel crab and rice and curry were pretty amazing. If you’re on the lookout for good rice and curry, and excellent crab, we definitely recommend take-aways from here.

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