We had dinner at the Mangrove seafood restaurant and it was delightful.
If you are for a treat come here! There are water tanks with fresh lobsters and crabs for you to choose. We were served Prasad who was very professional, explained about the place and the area and suggested to have the crab curry… we were not disappointed. Both the crab and the lobster were delicious!
DO NOT COME HERE FOR THE BOAT SAFARI. I wish I had seen the reviews for this place earlier. The safari prices are 30 USD per head. From what I could learn is that your guide, supposedly, gets a free lunch. That’s why he/she will ask you to come at this place and tell you that the prices are the same everywhere. Do check the prices of nearby boat safari.
The mangrove route is probably 5-10 meters. The route is quite average. May be good for someone who hasn’t taken a boat ride in their entire life.
We went as group for lunch , buffet was good. There's another dining for ALa cart, it has live sea food counter, it had verity of sea foods, didn't taste it . Found a 2 or 3 groups of Chinese and Europeans having their lunch.
We went for lunch with our group, it was excellent. We had some set menu for the buffet, there are other restaurant which h provides you live sea food counter.
Have lunch here and catch the boat to the islands called Madu river Island. Limited options for vegetarians. It does have good options for non vegetarians and alcohol.
We went for restaurant to have lunch - being vegan along with elders and kids... Mr. Dilan served us well and we enjoyed the food. Indian rice and curry along with rasam and curd.
Not recommended. We came here for lunch. The seafood platter is not that tasty. Within the platter, it exposed to have 2 crabs but we only got 1 crab and the server insisted that they served us 2 crabs. We just paid and left.
We came here for boat ride. They charged a bomb for it. They said restaurant is good. So we opted for it. But what a bad choice we made.the service is pathetic. Spoiled our day. Wasted our time. No customer service.. If you don't order live sea food. You are neglected as a customer.. Such bias professional behavior.. these people want to pass off anything as srilankan food.. One cannot fool every tourist this way.
We booked the boat ride and enjoyed it to the maximum. They gave us a room to change as well for 4000rs. The boat rider was very friendly and supportive. They provide life jackets, and overall, I am happy about safety. Fish therapy, 2 visits to mangrove caves, cinnamon tea place with introduction to cinnamon production, and a visit to a temple in an island are included in the boat ride. ( The prize of the boat ride was 6000 Rs for our group and it is worth it) You can buy stuff from the shops in the middle of the river. The hotel has a restaurant and a bar.
