12, Flower Road, Colombo 07
Open until 11:00 PM
The old classic at a brand new spot.
The Cricket Club Cafe is a favourite among both food lovers and cricket lovers alike. The food is good, the service is fast and they've got the theme down to a tee.
The Cricket Club Cafe is a tribute to all things cricket and nothing conveys this better than their menu. Each dish is named after current and retired cricketers like Murali's Mulligatawny, Pollock's Paella and Mahela's Matriciana. The menu is very extensive with a number of salads, pastas, and whole bunch of meat dishes to choose from. The prices are also not as high as you would expect for a restaurant of this standard, with the total coming to around Rs. 3500 for two. [Editor's Note: it still ain't cheap].
We had the Dilhara's Drover pie (Rs. 995), which is a lamb pie with a puff pastry served with fries. This one is really all about the lamb filling which tasted good with a well cooked strips of lamb, a thick gravy and good balance of spices. The puff pastry was baked golden brown with a nice crunch. Note that you can get mash on top as well.
The Miller's mixed grill (Rs. 975) was also quite good for the most part but there were a few things we weren't crazy about. It comes with a beef fillet, chicken sausage, chicken breast, beef liver, mashed potatoes, sauteed mushrooms and chicken bacon. We were happy with the beef fillet and the chicken breast which were cooked and seasoned well. The beef liver was interesting, I personally liked it but I can see it not being to the preference of some. It tastes somewhat like chicken liver but the meat is denser, kind of like a pate. What we didn't like was the chicken bacon, which was leathery and hardly had any flavour to it. If it isn't pork it isn't bacon. All in all it's still definitely worth the money.
We'd heard good things about the pavlova (Rs. 295) so we gave it a try and we were very impressed with it. You can choose from a combination of pineapple, mango, papaya along with passion fruit. We really couldn't find any fault in this one with just the right sweetness, a generous dollop of whipped cream and fresh fruits. It's very refreshing, and a great way to end a meal.
The Bradman special (Rs. 295) was the other dessert we tried. It comes with two buttermilk pancakes, bananas, peanuts, ice cream and a drizzle of sweet syrup. The pancakes were soft and fluffy with the contrast of the warm syrup and ice cream working brilliantly together along with the crunch of the peanuts. The bananas while fresh, were not fried as well as we would have liked and had a slightly soggy texture.
The Cricket Club Cafe is a cricket lover's paradise with cricket memorabilia adorning every wall and corner of the club. You'll find everything from signed bats, to photos, to framed newspaper cut outs and even the holy grail of local cricket history which is a '96 World Cup jersey. The club actually has way more seating than you would expect and the wooden furniture was surprisingly comfortable. The soft lighting is easy on the eyes and works brilliantly with the wooden interior, which gives a very premium club feel to it.
The service isn't the fastest we've come across but even on a pretty busy day the food came to the table in about 20 minutes, which we were fine with. The waiters while young, were very professional, well spoken and attentive.
The Cricket Club Cafe is a solid choice for a hearty meal, with good service and a unique setting. If you're looking to have good meal and watch a cricket match, we can't think of a better place.
The decades-old Colombo classic, now in a new and refreshing new location on Flower Road.
Founded in 1996 by two cricket-crazed Australians, this long-serving cornerstone of the Colombo cafe scene is still batting o
සිංහල වටපිටාව වගේම මෙනු එකත් තනිකරම ක්රිකට්: සංගක්කාරගේ සී ෆුඩ්, මහේලගේ මැට්රිෂියානා, ගවස්කාර්ගේ ග්රීක් සැලඩ්, නොටවුට් නිෂ්වාස් වගේ කෑම ජාතිවලින් තමයි මෙනු එක පිරිලා තියෙන්නෙ.
Open until 11:00 PM
Cuisine
Price Range
Dish Types
Pasta Vegetarian Beverages Beef Pork Chicken Fish And Chips Burgers Wraps Iced Coffee Milkshakes Alcoholic Beer Wine Bites
Ratings Breakdown
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What a Unique place? Every thing is perfect. If its…
1/5
Worst service ever!
We went and ordered for two very basic dishes which took us 1 hour and 15 mins to find that they had not even plated the dishes. We ultimately walked out (post paying for the drinks with a service charge which weren't worth paying at all)
Only advice… don't even think of going there…. It's an utter waste of time and money.
5/5
The food is well worth the money and the ambience is great for a meet up with friends :)
I think Yamu could've written more about delicious food and friednly service this lovely restaurant has in offer…the location is very cozy n ideal for fine dining with your partner…I love their fish n chips n its a very generous portion of food for the price they charge.
One of my favourite eateries in the city. Love the Cairnes Cabonara with a chilled lion beer.
One of those places that offers really great burgers. Highly recommended if your in a beerbuger mood. lol
the best ever burget in town… DICKIE BIRD BURGER… You will never go wrong with its selection
Very accurate review. Such a good place to eat. Great food and lovely ambiance. Affordable prices. Good service as well.Been there quite a few times and never fails to impress with the food :D looking forward to going again soon
Their chilli baked crab is excellent. And also they do an amazing toblerone cocktail
If you want to have the best burger try Dickie Bird burger or De Silva Burger……. they are amazing!! can't go wrong with this selection.
Very good place. Good ambiance also. One of the few places in Colombo which offers quality service.
I had the Dickie Bird chicken burger(645/= menu price without tax. About 6 SGD)) with extra cheese (75/=): Very good. You should try this.
Carlsberg big bottle cost 595/=(Around 6 SGD).
3.5/5 STARS.
Hey! Chickey! What is with this lamissi's calling us people who enjoyed that World Cup, Uncles? That's just not cricket!
And more to the point, parking?
Very accurate review. The staff are very enthusiastic and eager to please. Very accommodating to most requests of changing, adding etc of the components and ingredients.
I have been visiting this place often and can recommend the Border Burger with extra cheese. They also have a very value for money mixed grill. The desserts are limited but are all good and very reasonable.
Their long island iced tea is excellent and you can ask the bar staff to have it done to your liking.
I will definitely be back again.
Accurate review indeed. The ambiance is best enjoyed at night with the lighting that makes it an ideal spot for date nights. Avoid the rainy days and get yourself a seat in the open air bar area and you won't be disappointed! Cocktails and the food were great. So were the enthusiasm in the staff to serve the guests. It's lovely to take a walk down the memory lane of cricket. Although you're not a cricket fanatic, the chances are that you'll really enjoy the experience.
5/5
Dinu Horadugoda
Great
1/5
Shafraz 1
Worst service ever!
We went and ordered for two very basic dishes which took us 1 hour and 15 mins to find that they had not even plated the dishes. We ultimately walked out (post paying for the drinks with a service charge which weren't worth paying at all)
Only advice… don't even think of going there…. It's an utter waste of time and money.
5/5
Dinithi YAMU STAFF
Rated 5/5