AN EVERYDAY SRI LANKAN RESTAURANT
hotal colombo is inspired by the casual eateries that spill onto the streets all over colombo. often, these restaurants are given palatial names and called hotels, or hotals, the phonetic spelling of the local pronunciation. at these hotals, everyone is welcome.
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Hotal colombo is inspired by the casual eateries that spill onto the streets all over colombo. often these restaurants are given palatial names and called hotels, or hotals, the phonetic spelling of the local pronunciation. Many guests at these establishments will never stay at what most of us define as a hotel, but at the hotals, everyone is welcome.
SNACKS
chilli potato fry 58
spiced nuts 68
SHORTS EATS
pork rolls with sweet chilli sauce 78
chilli chicken fry 128
devilled shrimp 158
KOTHU
a typical sri lankan dish with shreeded roti, vegetables and egg.
chicken 108
pork 118
shrimp 128
crab 138
SAMBOL, PICKLE & CHUTNEY
a selection of traditional aromatic condiments.
tomato chutney 38
lunu miris 38
pineapple & mango pickle 38
pol sambol 38
raita 38
a trio of sambols, pickle & chutney 98
HOPPERS
hoppers are bowl-shaped pancakes made from a batter of fermented rice and coconut milk.
plain 48
egg 58
DOSA
a dosa is a thin crêpe made with a batter of fermented rice and lentils.
plain dosa with sambar & chutney 108
masala dosa with sambar & chutney 128
SIDES
all our sides are made in-house daily.
papadum 38
paratha 58
garlic paratha 68
coconut rice 58
brinjal moju 78
beetroot & cabbage mallum 68
KARI
the tamil word for curry.
pork 178
market fish 198
chicken 158
dhal 128
jaffna crab M.P.
Chef Gisela Alesbrook (Gizzy), a Sri Lankan native, showcases the underrepresented cuisine with a deep nostalgia and fondness for the food she grew up cooking and eating.
Her raw talent and local expertise shine as she instils all her love and admiration for Sri Lanka into the seafood-focused menu. Happiest in the kitchen, Gizzy’s cooking is influenced by fond memories of gathering with friends at tiny roadside shacks after evenings out, sharing kothu served on large platters and freshly-cracked crabs, prepared to order.
