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The Exchange Restaurant

Restaurant Bar Pub

👍 Its a cool hangout spot for a small group. There is both indoor and outdoor seating (rooftop). The rooftop has some great views of colombo, especially the twin towers. It can get a bit crowded and loud and not the perfect place if you are looking for some quiet time, but staff seems really nice and... People often mention staff, service, good, view, friendly, great, card, hangout, prices, experience,


Address

39 Canal Row, Colombo 00100, Sri Lanka

Website

exchangepub.com

Contact

+94 77 089 1777

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (329 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Saturday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Sunday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Monday: 11 AM to 11 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: staff (15) service (14) good (12) view (11) friendly (9) great (8) card (8) hangout (7) prices (7) experience (7)
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  • 4/5 Thaveesha C. 1 year ago on Google • 370 reviews
    Its a cool hangout spot for a small group. There is both indoor and outdoor seating (rooftop). The rooftop has some great views of colombo, especially the twin towers. It can get a bit crowded and loud and not the perfect place if you are looking for some quiet time, but staff seems really nice and although the service take some time, food was above par and the prices were very reasonable. Loved the range of drinks they have. Overall it's a good experience and would recommend as a great place to hangout with friends for a long night.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kolitha P. 5 years ago on Google • 165 reviews
    Superb food. Very clean and neat. Excellent staff and service. Very cheap prices for beer. Carlsberg pitcher (1.5 liter) 900/- tower (3 liter) 1600/- best rates in Colombo. Live music. The roof top has awesome view of Colombo city. But cannot stay in bad wether. They serve orders very quickly.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Faatin L. 4 years ago on Google • 59 reviews
    An excellent place for a hangout with your colleagues, friends or family. The staff is quite friendly and helpful. I love the range of mocktails they have on offer, and the food of course. The view from the rooftop is AMAZING!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Nimesh G. 4 years ago on Google • 42 reviews
    If you are looking for a place to Drink, Eat, Dance till midnight on a Friday Night? This place is awesome. You can have Hard Liquor, Beers, Cocktails, Mocktails and can get get delicious foods.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lakmini J. 5 years ago on Google
    Superb place with to enjoy with friends... Excellent vibes and mouth watering foods... with reasonable prices given the premium location... Star level customer service and Defenetely visit thd place again..
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 sameera g. 4 years ago on Google
    Worst ever experience. The manager himself is a big here who doesn't know the ethics of hospitality and had a big mouth boasting about his ego on his service at the place. Also the management didn't provide the discount which was provided for the Amex cards which also a violation of customer rights
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 bimsara c. 5 years ago on Google • 34 reviews
    Nice pub with good atmosphere. We tried their pork stew and it was one of best pork stews I`ve tasted in Colombo. They have nice selection of cocktails and the beverage menu was presented in a Tab. Staff was friendly and prices were fair too.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Thinasha M. 4 years ago on Google • 219 reviews
    Great pub to get your drink on as there are two floors of pub space and both indoor and outdoor sections. Also has a nice view of the twin towers and the surrounding area. A bit confusing yet interesting menu where the prices change like the stock market which is a fun way to order your food and drinks. Prices are reasonable and the finger food is amazing too. Customer service is very satisfactory and it’s a perfect place for pre drinks if you are planning for a long night. Flip flops are not allowed but shorts are allowed as long as you are wearing shoes.

  • 2/5 Sakthivel P. 4 years ago on Google • 200 reviews
    Good for small groups. Not a quiet place, very busy after 7 pm. Roof top is nice place but if it rains no place to sit, need to move restaurant. Most of chairs are high chair. Service takes too long. We had cancel our items and settle the bill and come. Some times they mix up the orders. We ordered wedges and Hot batter cuttlefish. Got the wedges but hot batter cuttlefish did not received. So we canceled. They billed cuttlefish also. Be alert when setting the bills. Food are goods.

  • 5/5 Milinda B. 5 years ago on Google • 190 reviews
    This place is great for a hangout with friends.lovely atmosphere. it has 2 floors. indoor with ac and a rooftop. the view is awesome from the rooftop. staff is friendly. food is satisfying in portion and price wise. sometimes the place gets too louded bz live bad is playing in downstairs and music played in rooftop. definitely will go there again.

  • 5/5 Ayoj I. 4 years ago on Google
    This is a nice place with great cocktails and tasty dishes. Very friendly staff

  • 4/5 Chandima A. 4 years ago on Google
    Many varieties to drink. Average food. Because of the limited space band sound is echoing and unless you are drunk you cannot sustain for longer there....

  • 4/5 Nel C. 4 years ago on Google
    Roof top bar was amazing. Great setup and quick service. The best part was the food. Ordered a cheese and chiken kottu and a pork kottu both was amazing. The omlet was the same. Drink selection was a little limited didn't have any high end gin the rockland gin was still a good buy. Not sure if it was the night but the ambiance was a little off. The crowd was mainly male. The adjoining bar had louder music that made it less than ideal entertainment. Price was competitive. If I come back it will be just for the food.

  • 5/5 Chamithra K. 4 years ago on Google
    Great service and got 30% off on my credit card. Friendly staff. Highly Recommend

  • 5/5 Kasun B. 4 years ago on Google
    The best staff you could ever find in a PUB. Nice and clean place. And a great atmosphere. Thanks to the manager Mr. Gayan we got some credit card discounts. Highly recommended

  • 5/5 dimantha r. 4 years ago on Google
    This place is awesome!! I would give 6 starts to the staff. The best you could ever find at a pub. Gayan the manager was very kind too. "It's A Great experience over all. Till next time THE EXCHANGE PUB ❤️

  • 1/5 Rosen S. 4 years ago on Google
    The manager don't know how to show respect to a customer

  • 1/5 Pramodya M. 4 years ago on Google
    Restaurant manager is the one who is deciding about all the card offers. He didn't allow us to get Amex card offer which they have mentioned when we were arriving. Also he doesn't know how to treat customers.

  • 1/5 INNOX S. 4 years ago on Google
    Manager is a jerk who doesn't know how to talk to customers. Very poor customer service.

  • 5/5 Minod R. 5 years ago on Google
    Amazing ambiance and view. Drinks were awesome, prices were very fair. Food portions were somewhat small and chewy but overall pretty great.

  • 1/5 Milinda P. 4 years ago on Google
    Good food and good vibes .. friendly staff and Interesting way to make ordered using a tablet and it's cool Above is my first review (we never met manager previously), unfortunately I have to add below experience we had today. Today we had bad experience from the Manager. He showed his unethical by changing the Amex card offer. I think better he stay inside his cabin without facing customers without giving his boastful talk. Please enroll him for a hospitality training. BTW, Food is good kudos to the cook. But experience we had today is in disappointing level.

  • 1/5 malaka g. 4 years ago on Google
    Manager doesn't know how to treat people. I don't know whether he is a new guy or not. They have rejected to give the credit card discount as well.

  • 5/5 Shayne S. 4 years ago on Google
    Came for a solo lunch. Relaxed, comfortable, affordable, good food, friendly staff. Could see this being a cool hangout at night, probably for expats or tourists.

  • 5/5 Kanchana Surangika R. 4 years ago on Google
    It was interesting

  • 3/5 asiri r. 4 years ago on Google
    Ok place to grab a beer with your colleagues after a hard day of work

  • 4/5 Asanka Godamuna V. 4 years ago on Google
    Food was good, comparatively expensive though. Located infront of WTC with good view

  • 5/5 Harani S. 4 years ago on Google
    Such a lovely place to have gatherings. Reasonable prices.

  • 5/5 Malith R. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place to chill

  • 5/5 Gayathri N. 4 years ago on Google
    Good ambiance. Enjoyed my time with friends. Good place to hangout

  • 3/5 Walter K. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice place to have a quick bite and a beer. Don't expect something fancy. It's not romantic or quiet. The view from the terrace is nice. The staff friendly but don't expect them to understand everything you say. Just make sure as usual that they got your order.

  • 4/5 Sachira W. 5 years ago on Google
    I was visited this place 3 times as of now.Nice and decent place.Staff is very helpful.Foods are very tasty and portions are worth except hot butter cuttlefish portal. You can hear good music in this place. Guys you should clean ur cups and dishes well.one time serve the cup with lipsticks mark for my friend. BTW I like this place and surely visits again and again.

  • 5/5 Gihan D. 3 years ago on Google
    Friendly staff

  • 4/5 Thimira G. 4 years ago on Google
    Location is super. It’s better if you call and reserve those balcony tables with the view before you go.

  • 5/5 Hirusha G. 4 years ago on Google
    superb place.

  • 5/5 Thamali R. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent service, ambience and food.. try their special pork curry and roast paan. Amazing!!

  • 5/5 Anushka B. 4 years ago on Google
    Perfect place for evening gatherings. Nice view around the area. Foods also delicious 😋 good service. Recommended

  • 4/5 Gayathri K. 4 years ago on Google
    Foods good, cocktails are not boozy enough though. Also the music could use a change

  • 2/5 Rahal K. 4 years ago on Google
    The food is okay. Has a awesome view and breeze. Our group went on a credit card offer of 30% off and we recheck the website as well. There aren't any limitations. But when we were about to checkout the restaurant said the card offer is not valid for bills more than 23 thousand. Bit off a odd number and our bill is around 25000. We were truly disappointed

  • 5/5 Erandi G. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice view with cool atmosphere. Food is great!

  • 4/5 Laksh B. 4 years ago on Google
    Delicious food

  • 4/5 lasintha c. 4 years ago on Google
    Good food and price

  • 5/5 Damindu P. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent place to have a cocktail and hangout with your bestiess🍹👌

  • 5/5 Sang Ho L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It's comfortable (Original) 편한해요

  • 5/5 Anthony Dilshan T. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent place for catching up with friends. Super staff

  • 5/5 shanaka a. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing ,delicious food,service,location and friendly staff........... Dying to visit again.

  • 5/5 Osuka K. 4 years ago on Google
    Good place for a drink/ hangouts. Food is tasty but the portion size is little inadequate. Food and beverages are reasonably priced. You can order food food and beverages from.the tans they provide and it's a new experience to Sri Lanka. Negative they don't have proper parking

  • 4/5 Hasith T. 4 years ago on Google
    Too small portion for two. it was hard to find pork pieces in pork curry.

  • 5/5 dinuka s. 4 years ago on Google
    Best service,quality food ,good and friendly staff .highly recomended .will be coming back defdefinitely.

  • 2/5 Rasika chandimal A. 4 years ago on Google
    Not value for money

  • 5/5 Ziad M. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing customer service

  • 1/5 Uditha M. 4 years ago on Google
    One of the worst experiences when it’s coming to service. Ordered a bottle of water as soon as I reached there but never received it until I leave but I found that they have billed it on my bill. We ordered few drinks but one was missing when we got them and had to wait for another half an hour for it. Poor system to Order your food if you are on the roof top.

  • 5/5 Rahul S. 4 years ago on Google
    Superb food, drinks and amazing people! Had a great time 🙌


Call +94 77 089 1777 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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