48 Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 1
Open 6 to 10 AM (Breakfast), 11:30 AM to 3 PM (Lunch/Brunch), 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM (Tea), 6:30 PM to Midnight (Dinner)
The Kingsbury buffet is pretty good. It's the best in terms of salads and veg, highly competitive in seafood, and good for everything else. It's Rs. 3,500 all in. We think it's good value.
Address
48 Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 1
Directions
Take the Galle Road north until it ends (past the Galle Face Green) at a roundabout. That giant building you're looking at is the Kingsbury. Go inside and proceed towards the ocean till you get to the restaurant.
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Thanks for the suggestion, Adameve, you're right. We're currently working on a new version of the site and will definitely include that feature.
Indi-Compared to Cinnamon Grand brunch how would you rate this? Have had neither so some suggestions would be helpful!
I would say the dessert and sushi isn't as good as the Cinnamon Grand brunch, but the salad, cold cuts and vegetarian selection are far superior at Kingsbury. Mains are about the same for both.
In your last review Kingsbury was the worst hotel in colombo. Overpriced, bad service… Since they started advertising on Yamu the hotel and everything is good?
Noticed that suddenly for Yamu all the places in colombo are good. What happened to "We don't do review's if we are invited or take free food, we pay" Now who ever pays gets a good review?
wow… ure review of Kingsbury is sooo out of the world! are u sure that u are talking about KIngsbury :) well i have been to the Kingsbury buffet quite a few times ( Most not by Choice but by Invitation) and its the crappiest Buffet in Colombo!
The Staff are not poliete at all and u need to wait for AGESSSSS to get a glass of water!
ure revview about Kingsburry Harbour court buffet really is not true…….
Hello Rehan. Responded to your comment on FB I think. We've reviewed the Kingsbury multiple times, once as a preview, once for Yue Chuan, Sky Lounge, etc. Treating the buffet as a separate thing, we honestly think it's pretty good. They've focused on seafood and veg and done that well. Regarding the comments on service, it's a buffet and we didn't really encounter that issue, but it could be there.
They do advertise and we're aware that this financial relationship can affect reviews, even subconsciously. Our value (and personality) is in being independent so we try to 1) separate advertising and editorial as much as possible in a small company 2) be transparent, which I suppose we could do a better job at, maybe noting on each post that someone advertises 3) be OK with losing advertisers.
We have lost advertising, distribution, etc over bad reviews and we're OK with that because the strength of the YAMU brand is more important. We're lucky to have advertisers that understand that and users that keep us honest.
For sure, Kingsbury's buffet is good. The salads section is excellent. The sea view and ambience are excellent. Generally, stewards are very friendly. One supervisor or manager can be arrogant at times. Certainly, they have increased the buffet price to around 3,000rps, but with HSBC promotion, it is a good deal. If the buffet is "the crappist in Colombo" as mentioned above, you will never find good buffet in Colombo then.
I was there on last Thursday for dinner and i cant quite agree with the comment "the crappist in Colombo". The salads corner was excellent and action stations were much better compared to Cinnamon Grand. one thing i hated was the excessive usage of oil to cook the meet.
Very overrated buffet. There seems to a wide choice, but you hardly get anything that tastes any good. It also is very crowded which kind of kills the ambience. Service is very indifferent and they clearly can’t handle the crowd. They didn’t even have parking. The valet parking staff politely asked us to go park at the WTC car park.
A positively awful experience. The Cinnamon Grand Taprobane buffet is way better.
5/5
BaileyDar
Their dinner buffet is amazing! So many dishes and the buffet is so long. Loved the desserts! Not that pricey either.
5/5
Minura Perera
Rated 5/5