Places to eat - Kingfisher and Hot Rock and Banana Garden

Food,cleaniness and service can be a bit hit and miss in Sri Lanka. Having been to Unwatuna twice within 2 years we would recommend the following places to eat: Kingfisher an excellent place to relax and enjoy your meal some unusual dishes on the menu such as hot prawn spicy soup and green thai green curry soup fabulous ! The waiters are two very pleasant lads that speak good english we understand that the establishment is Swiss owned and would highly recommend a visit. Second place, more-or-less next door is Hot Rock owned and run by a Sri Lanka family, once again superb food at a very good price -the kitchen can be seen from the seating area looks clean and well organised. Banana Garden is still good although service has slipped whilst the owner%26#39;s wife has been away, good clean food but they need to watch the tables more rather than natter in the corner ...........perhaps its time the wife returned............

Places to eat - Kingfisher and Hot Rock and Banana Garden

Thanks.Will visit when I go to Unawatuna in March!Anymore tips would be very welcome X

Places to eat - Kingfisher and Hot Rock and Banana Garden

what do you want to know - we know Unwatuna quite well

hi,

We are going to Unwatuna in march. Do you think we would be better booking half board or just B/B.

Also have you any suggestions for clean ,homely guest houses.

Thank you.

Chris and John

Hi

We are spending 9 nights in Unwatuna July/Aug after a tour around the island. Thanks for your recommendations of places to eat. We will probably want to chill most of the time.Any localish trips wsorth doing-we will definitely look at Galle.Any other comments on restaurants.Many thanks.

We think the best guest house to stay is Villa in Paradise if you search the internet they have a website. The guest house is owned and run by a couple from Yorkshire. I have already posted a review on here concerning our latest stay. The owners are only there until the end of March but the guest house is actually open 12 months of the year the staff left in charge are more than able. It is important to note that the guest house is on the hill and not on the beach but this offers a number of advantages from staying on the main road (not withstanding what happened there 4 years ago!) We like this guesthouse/Villa because it is not crowded they have about 9 rooms on 3 floors which invariably means that you usually have the whole floor to yourselves. Bed and breakfast is enough you dont want to be tied down and besides the tropical heat plays havock with your appetite. It is important to realise that Unwatuna is a sleepy place with little going on at night, which is just what we enjoy - we often are in bed by 1030pm and up early to catch the sunrises. Good trips are Galle Fort best in the morning before the harsh afternoon sun, a trip to Tangalle is well worth while, book in to a cheap guesthouse and watch the crashing waves it takes 3 hours by tuk tuk and we felt more than safe, although the buses need to slow down a bit. A trip to Mirissa beach is well worth a visit excellent safe swimming. Shopping in Galle not as good as Colombo take a look rich or Manjari. Tuk Tuk to Galle about 300 SLR and no more. No trip to Unwatuna is complete without dinner at the Lighthouse House expect to pay between 拢50-拢100 for 2 people.Don%26#39;t swim in the sea a Welligama the sewage pipe is near by and the water is full of bacteria. Watch out for touts in Galle Fort, take a torch if going to Unwatuna its dark and not very well lit, approach any dogs with confidence and they wont bother you, as in all of the west coast watch yourselves whilst walking on the road the driving skills of Sri Lankans need some attention. Welligama has a snake farm inland which is quite interesting. Try and stay in Colombo at the end of your holiday its well worth a look. If staying in Unwatuna why not try a few nights up the coaat at Hikkadua best hotel Asian Jewel. Have fun, please bear in mind also that the 拢 is week and 25% more expensive than the last time went 2 years (just returned Jan 2009) Best regards anything else please ask.

Going to Unwatuna in July / August if the weather is bad don%26#39;t hesitate in getting to the east coast - I wouldn%26#39;t bother booking a hotel, perhaps book one for a couple of nights and then look around there will be plenty of rooms, nothing worse than boooking a guest house for 2 weeks only to find out there is a better cheaper one around the corner - relax theres plenty to choose from you wont be without a roof over your head.

Hi

Many thanks for your great tips. Looking forward to it. We have actually booked with Reddot tours so we have accommodation at Thambapanni Retreat. 2 rooms one for us and one for our teenage sons.Regards

H

I am not able to contact Banana Garden in Unawatuna. Can somebody help? I am going there in March, and all my e-mails are coming back!

Thank you!

Hi Sonia,

Contact:

Banana Garden

Unawatuna, Sri Lanka

Tel : +914381089

Email : mail@unawatunabanana.com

Give them a call.

Hans