The only place that has an open kitchen until 3am around here, so I definitely loved that. The food quality was good and the prices were normal.
The only issue I had was that a drunk fisherman, who seemed nice at first, and I invited over to chat, started getting pushing about me buying him a cigarette when I went to pay my bill.
Normally, I wouldn’t blame the business for this, but this guy was clearly a regular.
I quickly paid my bill and hopped into the “regular” taxi driver’s tuk who waits at this place so early in the morning, and I told him to “Drive. Just go.” He didn’t. He waited for this drunk guy to attempt to push his way into the tuk with me, but I blocked him at the door. He was using physical force. I gave him some time to think about what he was doing, and told the driver to go, but the fisherman didn’t relent and the driver didn’t go.
Instead of punching a guy cold on my second day in Sri Lanka, I jumped through the window of the other side of the tuk, knowing he would be incapable of following, and started walking.
The tuk driver drove this guy in front of me, and the guy got out and was looking for a fight to lose. I didn’t give it to him and kept walking past, telling him to stay away. The tuk caught up to me and I hopped in, to my destination, while the driver kept saying that the guy was a bad guy and that I should avoid him . . . really? I guess me jumping out the window didn’t convince this old driver that I should avoid this drunk guy 🤔 The driver still tried to extort me for a few more rupees at the end. I gave him an extra 100 over what he deserved.
Summery:
Can I blame the whole city of Colombo for this one? . . . no. There are some great things here, but this experience wasn’t one of them, except for the food at the wee hours of the morning, which was great. I would have gone back to the restaurant a couple more times while I’m here, but the drunk guy ruined it for me.
We found this little restaurant/bar because it was open really late. The food was very tasty and the prices were very reasonable. Moreover, the staff/owners at this restaurant, especially the chef (unfortunately, I cannot remember his name) were truly awesome people. Not just because of the great service, but we got a chance to chill and talk (we were a bit lost, as we had missed our plane) and boy did these guys made us feel better. Love & Respect.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
really nice restaurant with fly street ambiente, nice people and nice food. best was fried cashews and fried garlic. we could choose our own music and sat there for many hours, snacking drinking and dancing outside :)
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Very good place if you are concerning about your budget. You can request small portions of bites if you want. Very budget friendly restaurant. Not recommed for family getherings. Recommend for drinking hangouts.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3
The most local bar you can find in Negombo and very reasonable prices with absolute delicious food
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
Rs 2,000–2,500
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
If you are looking for quick food, better customer service, and a lower fare for food items, this is the place you must visit.
Payments can be made through Visa and Mastercard. Liquor and beer are available until 3 a.m. Motorbikes can park in front of the building, but there is no space for cars. But you can manage yourself. People and culture are so friendly, and I highly recommend them!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Other
Price per person
Rs 1,000–1,500
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Late night liquors with small raise of the price
Foods are ok, mainly for the people who taste some alcohol
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
Rs 500–1,000
Food: 3
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 2
I ate at Aroma three times. The folks working there are incredibly friendly. The patrons there are fun and overall the atmosphere is what you want for a great night out. I tried their fried fish, their chicken curry and their beef. The food was very yummy and very spicey, which I loved. The only caveat was they tend to overcook. Their fish, chicken and beef were all overcooked. They need to train their cook a bit on this. Otherwise I would give them 5-stars. But I do recommend them. Maybe having a chat on how the meat should be tender and moist would help.
Aroma is a great place. We came from the airport and wanted some dinner at 23 or later and they were serving. We met amazing people and the staff was great! The prices are good too and the walls show messages from previous customers from all over the world!
