The Walawwa

This was my first time in here . Good vibes . Friendly service . You must hoppers combo meal which includes meat curry , egg hoppers and plain hoppers . One of the Sri Lankan fine dining restaurants in Auckland . Hope to go back soon.

We visited the Walawa restaurant with friends for a dinner. The ambiance of the restaurant was good, even though the space is small, tables are ordered in a proper way. The staff is helpful. We ordered pol rotti meal, veg chopsey rice, chicken kotthu and string hopper seafood kotthu. Stand out dishes were pol rotti and veg rice. The chicken kotthu was not up to the standards and taste was not that expected might be on that day.. the average cost per meal is around 18$ to 25$… .. will visit again to try other srilankan food….

We came by for a lateish dinner after playing futsal nearby since it was now of the few places open on a Tuesday night. It is located on Basin View Lane, just off Queens Road. The menu looked quite interesting and we ordered a few things to share. We did ask for mild since there were some people who weren't a fan of spicy food.nMost of the items came out spicy. I thought the level was ok though. Out of all the items, the kottu rotti was the most interesting since I hadn't come across something like it before. It was almost like a noodle dish with the roti cut into strips with the meat and sauce all over. It was quite tasty and the spiciest of the lot. Their curries were also quite nice, particularly the potato curry with the flavoursome curry. The biriyani was a pleasant surprise since it came out with fried chicken and deep fried egg. The string hoppers were also quite interesting. We had the lamb curry and it also had a lentil curry with it, both tasty and a little spicy,nI thought the food was quite flavoursome and the curries had different flavours which were nice. It was also spicy so probably not the best place for the spicey adverse.

Might not be ideal for people like me that are not good with spiciness. All the dishes tasted good though. I'd recommend the biryani, string hopper and yellow curry.

The food was well prepared and enjoyed some authentic Sri Lankan food after a very long time. Compliments to the chef and the staff. Loved the food we ordered.

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