Cinnamon Grand, Colombo 03
Open 12PM TO 3PM, 7PM TO 11PM
Chutneys serves good South Indian fare, with a menu neatly divided between the four Southern states' vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisines. The food is quite authentic, with brilliant quality and questionable quantity.
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The Cinnamon Grand is on the Galle Road between Galle Face Green and Kollupitiya Junction.
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Report InaccuracyOpen 12PM TO 3PM, 7PM TO 11PM
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Portions are too small and not very tasty as well. Curries like mutton or vegs are very small and one portion is not even enough for a single person. Portions are filled with gravy but no pieces. Veg buriyani is okay with the price you pay for it. Maybe its a good place to try indian food like thosas and naan but certainly not worth it to try other stuff.
I hate the dress code requirements at some SL hotels. I can understand if they want to have a dress code at a nice place like London Grill.
But once I was staying at Hotel Riverina and heading to the dinner buffet. At the door they mentioned that I needed pants (no shorts allowed). Really…. first of all it's a beach resort where you go to relax, not Ritz-Carlton. Secondly it's a fu**ing buffet, not a sit down meal.
Love their food in general but the Thali's are nothing to write home about and Shanmuga's do a much better version for half the price.
The fact that they have non veg is a definite plus cos Colombo really needed a South Indian place that does good meat and seafood.
Go for the seafood cos I have found it to be better on the whole.
Love their food in general but the Thali's are nothing to write home about and Shanmuga's do a much better version for half the price.
The fact that they have non veg is a definite plus cos Colombo really needed a South Indian place that does good meat and seafood.
Go for the seafood cos I have found it to be better on the whole.
We went there twice. I like authentic SL curry and rice myself. But, it was a different experience. It's South Indian and my pallet didn't enjoy the food 100%. Flat breads were good. Its an experience for people who place Sinhalese food and south Indian food in the same bucket!! Because there is a significant different manner of flavor in Sinhalese rathu kakulu bath with lovely kiri hodi, abul thiyal and maldive fish sambal. Just my opinion.
Disagree with this review. Their dosas and curries are no where as good as some of the other South Indian restaurants in Colombo notably Shanmugs. Have been to Chutneys thrice and all three times, left disappointed.
The Food here is the BOMB !! "portions are small" i didn't really care when it tasted that Great !!
No Shorts concept is fine, if you are going dine at a good restaurant you gotta dress decent. (coming from a person who loves to be in shorts).
This review is righ on. Great food but the quantity was irritating. Four people came to Rs 90,000 and two split a main course . No booze just water and tea. The Chowhound Hound can't call this a Chowhound find, it lacks value. Best dish was an appetizer, called Prawn Andra Pradesh. I am not sure I can be as generous with four stars. Perhaps, if I got the other half of the meal we ordered.
A good place to have south indian food. I tried nandu rasam after reading this and yap it was good :) well, when it comes to size of the portion ofcourse it is not that big, but still it is worth the price. I love the at,osphere and the friendly service too.
I took my mother here for her birthday (lunch) last year. Made a reservation - everything went smoothly. It wasn't crowded, we were seated quickly and service was OK.
LOTS of choices on the Menu! We ate well, and they even packed up the leftovers in a nice paper bag for us to take-away. Kind of on the high side price-wise, but wonderful atmosphere, and we did eat a lot… so that's fair.
Overall, a very calm and satisfactory eating experience.
I would recommend, perhaps if you're looking for Indian food on a special occasion. :)
4/5
Malinthe
Enjoyed it for the most part. Service was a tiny bit iffy but the food was great. Massive selection too. The menu can get a bit tricky to navigate. Desserts were underwhelming.
5/5
Tyjo
Well, I love this place. I have tried mostly everything from dosas to appams, rotis to paranthas. In love with their salted lassi.
4/5
Nazar
great food… only if they could work on their preparation time… I.e reduce it from 40 mins to about 20.