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Royal Dutch Cafe

Restaurant Cafe Tea house Halal restaurant

😐 Delicious foods in there People often mention service, good, great, owner, Galle, cafe, shop, visit, coffee, delicious,


Address

72 Leyn Baan St, Galle 80000, Sri Lanka

Contact

+94 77 177 4949

Rating on Google Maps

3.80 (107 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 8 AM to 7 PM
  • Thursday: 8 AM to 7 PM
  • Friday: 1 to 7 PM
  • Saturday: 8 AM to 7 PM
  • Sunday: 8 AM to 7 PM
  • Monday: 8 AM to 7 PM
  • Tuesday: (Eid al-Fitr), 8 AM to 7 PM, Hours might differ

Featured Reviews


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  • 3/5 Suranjith N. 3 years ago on Google
    Delicious foods in there
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Ute Z. 4 years ago on Google
    Closed at Friday morning.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Mohamed Z. 5 years ago on Google
    Best tea in town (any time is tea time) this is what you will find in cafe wall
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Julia F. 5 years ago on Google
    My Curry was good, but the rice was charged extra, which surprised us and made the food 50% more expensive than we thought from reading the price on the Menu. Just something I don't like so much. Everything was a bit dusty and sticky.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Saral Israel S. 7 years ago on Google
    The food is okay. It definitely feels like something cooked at home. Good place to relax. Don't go there if you are in a hurry, the owner gets irritated if you are.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 stefano s. 7 months ago on Google
    Outstanding experience in a very original place in Galle! Food extremely fresh, homemade, and awesome. Fried seafood rice TOP! And the lassi was good too
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Pheles M. 4 years ago on Google
    Definitely a must visit! Good place!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Taryn 2 years ago on Google
    I really wanted to like this place. It looked like a place where the locals would hang out. Not the usual tourist place. I ordered a coffee, which was awful. I also ordered the egg and cheese Rotti. Again absolutely terrible. Overcooked and tasted like something from a fast-food restaurant. I am disappointed. Also, not cheap. 920 for that. Definitely a place to "miss" on your travels.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Janko B. 6 years ago on Google
    I just sit down to the terrace, after then I had an eye contact with the waitress. I checked the menu but after 15 minutes nobody got my order. So when I went in the restaurant the same girl told me, sorry we don't serve any food or drink, because, the owner, my father went away.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 shasika k. 5 years ago on Google
    Delicious Food Collection *****
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 GIVE NAZ A GUINEA P. 5 years ago on Google
    Amazing eclectic place with charming owner. Simple but delicious dishes and fine teas. Bonus for kids is the henna tattoo girl in the shop for some lovely designs.

  • 5/5 Anna K. 7 years ago on Google
    Awesome prawn masala curry, really great service and atmosphere!

  • 5/5 Suzy A. 6 years ago on Google
    Delicious food in quirky place. Don't be in a rush but we'll worth waiting

  • 5/5 Sameera V. 7 years ago on Google
    Good food, great coffee, reasonable pricing, friendly owners, eclectic environment. The cafe has a souvenir shop attached to it. Place with the most reasonable pricing.

  • 4/5 Chloe B. 5 years ago on Google
    Lovely little place to eat, I had the dhal curry with a chapati, very simple but very tasty! The shop looked cute too

  • 5/5 Steve 5 years ago on Google
    Charming local cafe! Mentioned in the rough guide, and rightly so, great selection of home made foods, great drinks. Lovely place to spend an hour (or longer) relaxing and taking in the surroundings

  • 5/5 Elena M. 6 years ago on Google
    Delicious food, great atmosphere, good service from hospitable locals. Definitely worth a visit in Galle fort.

  • 5/5 Prata do P. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) We ate here very well, local cuisine. (Original) Comemos aqui muito bem, cozinha local.

  • 1/5 Guy T. 7 years ago on Google
    Slow service. Currys lacked depth and flavour. It felt like late afternoon lunch was an inconvenience for the owners.

  • 5/5 Ajantha M. 4 years ago on Google
    Very Cozy place. A must visit place. Very good customer service and Handling.

  • 1/5 Konstantin K. 2 years ago on Google
    Don't like it. Not fresh salad with hair. Curry without rice. Slow cooking.

  • 5/5 Sammie G. 2 years ago on Google
    Mr. Fazal serves delicious teas and coffees, but he also does great walking tours of Galle Fort. He takes his time and has many stories to tell. A personal and interesting experience, and also well priced. Highly recommended!

  • 5/5 Steven van K. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice story tour with moonlight!

  • 5/5 Laura C. 1 year ago on Google
    This authentic family run cafe has a brilliant menu including tasty cakes & the best tea. It's a great spot to sit on the terrace & watch life go by. There is also a shop in the main building with jewellery, clothes & souvenirs. Fazal offers really insightful walking tours around Galle, 7 generations of his family have lived in his house and in much of Galle so every street you turn will be another tale of his families life.

  • 5/5 Merili V. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place with really good food. Waiting takes time but it is all home made cooking, very professionally, real Sri Lankan food made with love and care. And the owner is so friendly with lots of knowledge. I highly recommend this place!

  • 5/5 Øystein K. 1 year ago on Google
    Enjoyed the tea, coffee, and food we had here. The owner is very friendly.

  • 5/5 Matías N. 4 months ago on Google
    We had a nice chai with cake in this charming place. The owner was really friendly and explained us about the history of The Fort. Would recommend to all visitors to enjoy a good coffee or tea when visiting the fort

  • 5/5 Tery W. 6 months ago on Google
    This place is hidden in muslim part of Galle and might not look perfect from outside however you MUST go there! Local restaurant & shop with a huge selection of drinks and food. We had Chai Masala and Royal Dutch sandwich which was perfect for a small lunch, fresh and tasty. The owner is a very nice and good man who really cares about his customers. Also the shop inside is worthy to look at. Prices are friendly.

  • 5/5 Siddiq F. 6 months ago on Google
    Go here for hsotry and stories. FAZAL who runs the place with his family is 6th generation living in the same house. He has lot of stories to share while you sip away on delicious cinnamon late and munching on homemade ginger cookies. Their homemade cakes are also very good. Def a place to stop on your walks. Fazal also offers a great historic waking tour of the old city.. Our family really enjoyed our time there

  • 5/5 Rushdi M. 5 years ago on Google
    Delicious food

  • 1/5 name n. 3 years ago on Google
    Slowly service,small portion and expensive.Additional I really dont like when staff take extra fee for service.Extra fee for waiter service must pays menager not customers!!!

  • 3/5 Neville T. 5 years ago on Google
    Hit or miss some meals very good others very ordinary ,serve very slow , there are better places to eat in the fort.

  • 3/5 Damien F. 5 years ago on Google
    Expansive like other restaurants in galle. An extra is needed for rice

  • 5/5 afham84 3 years ago on Google
    Cozy place

  • 5/5 Aleksei F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The food is simply divine! Real jam! Roti's Tortillas with Butter - Fun! I recommend to visit! Prices are more than normal for this level of service and food quality! (Original) Еда просто божественная! Пальчики оближешь! Лепешки Роти с маслом - объедение! Рекомендую к посещению! Цены - более чем нормальные для такого уровня сервиса и качества еды!

  • 2/5 Leo Dan N. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice. Cozy place. But how can a "Royal Dutch" place possibly be proud to say they are Halal?.. 🤔

  • 3/5 Warren A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Questionable hygiene (Original) Hygiène douteuse

  • 4/5 Naja M. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice place

  • 4/5 Константин �. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Pleasant cafe, took only green tea, about the kitchen so I will not say anything. Tea is delicious (Original) Приятное кафе, брал только зелёный чай, про кухню поэтому ничего не скажу. Чай вкусный

  • 1/5 Selva M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Bad service, I won't be back for coffee either (Original) Servicio malo, no volvere tampoco por el cafe

  • 5/5 Nalin K. 7 years ago on Google
    Apparently this is the oldest cafe in galle fort.

  • 5/5 James G. 5 years ago on Google
    Small restaurant which can sit 6-8 max in outdoor terrace setting. Quite unique. We had the veg masala curry and fish masala curry. The former particularly was excellent. Entertaining Arabic storyteller owner Fazal who does cookers classes is a great source of local info. Definetely worth a visit.

  • 5/5 Stéphane M. 6 years ago on Google
    Great food!

  • 5/5 Rizmy M. 6 years ago on Google
    Very Cozy place. A must visit place. Very good customer service and Handling.

  • 5/5 Laura M. 6 years ago on Google
    Great cinammon iced coffee!

  • 1/5 christophe l. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Turn back or push a little further. However, there is no shortage of restaurants in Galle. It's hard to make a worse choice. Service cookie cutter, deplorable hygiene, ridiculous portions .... And even if the food is made minute (so slow service) the addition is absolutely not justified. If you want to experience a tourist trap, book now! (Original) Rebrousser chemin ou pousser un peu plus loin. Ce n'est pourtant pas les restos qui manquent à Galle. Difficile de faire pire choix. Service à l'emporte pièce, hygiène déplorable, portions ridicules....Et même si la nourriture est faite minute ( donc service lent) l'addition n'est absolument pas justifiée. Si vous voulez faire l'expérience d'un attrape touriste, réservez dès maintenant !

  • 1/5 Ren B. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Dusty terrace, very slow service. We ordered 2 different dishes but we had the same thing. The portions were tiny but we still had a big addition. To avoid absolutely! (Original) Terrasse poussiéreuse, service très lent. Nous avons commande 2 plats différents mais nous avons eu la même chose. Les portions étaient minuscules mais nous avons quand même eu une grosse addition. A éviter absolument !

  • 5/5 Gilli z. 7 years ago on Google
    Good food and a great view excellent

  • 5/5 Petr F. 4 years ago on Google
    Great cosy place with beautifull souvenier shop. They made us perfect Tea pot. The food was just So much delicious.

  • 3/5 Fazlan N. 7 years ago on Google
    Good service

  • 4/5 Faisal I. 7 years ago on Google
    Food was good. Their seafood was delicious


Call +94 77 177 4949 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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