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Refresh Beach Restaurant

Restaurant Seafood restaurant

One of the Most Revieweds in Hikkaduwa


Address

384, Galle Road, A2, Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

Website

www.refreshhikkaduwa.com

Contact

+94 912 277 810

Price rating

$$$ $

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (1.8K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 7 am to 11:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 7 am to 11:30 pm
  • Thursday: 7 am to 11:30 pm
  • Friday: 7 am to 11:30 pm
  • Saturday: 7 am to 11:30 pm
  • Sunday: 7 am to 11:30 pm
  • Monday: 7 am to 11:30 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (30) seafood (18) service (17) view (16) restaurant (15) fresh (12) friendly (12) great (10) beach (10) staff (10)
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  • 5/5 Kamelia R. 2 years ago on Google
    This is an amazing restaurant with great view and good food! Located right infront of the hikkaduwa beach, it serves such great dishes. I tried their Chicken curry since I was craving for one, and my heart was satisfied to the core. Loved it! Also the behaviour of the staff and owner is worth mentioning!
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  • 5/5 sameera d. 5 months ago on Google
    Food was delicious. Service provided by Shenal was excellent.
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  • 5/5 Mrinalini L. 4 years ago on Google
    Delish food, excellent service and super ambiance
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  • 4/5 Ville J. 4 years ago on Google
    Me and my wife both had pizzas, which were good. Nothing phenomenal, but really good basic pizzas. Waiters were constantly running from table to table, but still the service was quick enough. Beautiful view to the sea and no noice from traffic at all. Restroom was really clean and fresh. A solid 4/5. Thank you Refresh!
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  • 5/5 Jorge J. 7 months ago on Google
    We came on the recommendation of our TukTuk driver, pleasant surprise, Jumbo Prawn Srilankan style curry and Crab Singapore style picked by ourselves . We enjoyed it. We were chatting with the manager after we finished eating, very nice guy. Good place to eat seafood.
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  • 5/5 Ann M. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice Location, Huge variety of tasty food. friendly staff, and worth for money comparing to other restaurants near by.
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  • 5/5 Ahamed Asfak's L. 3 years ago on Google
    Very pleasure to have a lovely dinner with family. So delicious food. Thank you . Little costly .
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  • 5/5 Ally M. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice food and staff, quality food at reasonable prices. Thank you

  • 5/5 AG 2 years ago on Google
    This restaurant is right on the Hikkaduwa beach! It is a large and well established place. The place was clean and very welcoming. This is one of those places where you get a local Lion beer, sit and relax and watch the ocean and veg and enjoy some great tast food!! The experience I had here was amazing! They mostly cater to the tourist taste. The food was really tasty, and the service was friendly and fast! The prices too were reasonable. When I visit this area, I plan to stop at this place and have a few meals. I highly recommend this restaurant.

  • 4/5 Asim N. 2 years ago on Google
    Pros: good variety of sea food. Very fresh and flavourful. Staff is courteous. Cons: Fans doesn’t cover the entire seating area which makes it unpleasant to sit in humid conditions.

  • 4/5 Joseph T. 4 years ago on Google
    Just had drinks at this place right in front of the beach. Good place with reasonable prices. Great place to watch the sunset. Looking at the menu, they seem to have a wide variety of options for local and international dishes.

  • 5/5 Marzena B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A charming place in a fantastic location with very good food and friendly service. I would recommend. (Original) Urocze miejsce w fantastycznej lokalizacji z bardzo dobrym jedzeniem i sympatyczną obsługą. Polecam.

  • 5/5 richard c. 4 years ago on Google
    Extra

  • 5/5 Deesara De S. 4 years ago on Google
    great restaurant, with amazing food and very good service. I would definitely recommend this place to my friends.

  • 5/5 wishwa m. 4 years ago on Google
    Very good sea food restaurant but working people need good training

  • 3/5 Lahiru V. 2 years ago on Google
    Located right in-front of the hikkaduwa beach and has an amazing view.But not satisfied with the food and beverages.Chocolate Milkshake was not tasty at all.Didn’t worth the money.Dishes were over priced.Staff was friendly and helpful.

  • 4/5 Hermann P. 4 years ago on Google
    Good good, good sevice

  • 4/5 Natacha Le D. 4 years ago on Google
    Good food and nice view.

  • 5/5 Sashko S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Human, delicious, a great choice on the menu Prices are generally average, sometimes cheaper places can be found (Original) Людяно, смачно, великий вибір у меню Ціни загалом середнві, інколи можна знайти дешевші місця

  • 5/5 Vilma B. 4 years ago on Google
    The best seafood ever! Staf very friendly and the view is very nice.

  • 4/5 Alex D. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I ordered Sri curry seafood - the portion is huge, ask for something not spicy. The fish was fresh and tasty. Prices are in moderation. Of the small cons: Wi-fi did not work. 10% service included. Long service. (Original) Заказывал Шри curry seafood - порция огромнейшая, просите обязательно не острую.Рыба была свежая и вкусная. Цены в меру. Из небольших минусов: Wi-Fi не работал. Обслуживание 10% включено. Долгое обслуживание.

  • 5/5 G N. 2 years ago on Google
    Such beautiful scenery 😍. Spend 3 hrs there and love every single minute of it. Tourists are usually civil, some can get a bit rowdy but overall very good place. The staff is very friendly and the food is amazing.

  • 5/5 Doug 2 years ago on Google
    Nice seafront location, excellent seafood menu and well priced, definitely worth coming back too as the food choice is good. The sizzling calamari was lovely and the portions are huge.

  • 5/5 Parul B. 2 years ago on Google
    Had lunch here with exceptional views of the Indian Ocean. The food was terrific! Everything was super fresh and well cooked with great flavours. Would highly recommend this place.

  • 4/5 Dmitriy G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cool cook fish. Stunning sea view (Original) Классно готовят рыбу. Потрясающий вид на море

  • 5/5 Marek B. 2 years ago on Google
    Big portions, very tasty, spicy as I requested. The only things that food came after waiting cca 30min (but because most probably it was fresh made), nothing what you would not cover with 2-3 daught beers ;)

  • 4/5 Arjun V. 1 year ago on Google
    It’s a good portion of good , sea facing beach Restuarant , the crab was little disappointing , devil prawns , rice and curry was amazing , the service was quick

  • 2/5 karl h. 1 year ago on Google
    The location is an okay place. We had a sea food pizza and pork with bamboo sprouts. At the beginning we got the menu by ourselves, since the staff ignored us. I had a bad feeling, but the location is nice and the view on the ocean quite beautiful. The pizza was okay and 3/5 stars, nothing special but okay. The quantity of the topping was very rich and better as at other places. Unfortunately the pork was chewey, and tasted a bit like too much Maggi. The fries (who serves fries to pork with bamboo sprouts?) were old and stale. Maybe I did not read the menu carefullybut I expected rice. The house wine was okay, but do not expect European quality.

  • 5/5 Alastair J. 1 year ago on Google
    We had a beautiful lunch at the front of the restuarant with a view of the river and sea. The friendly owner was very helpful and accommodated our requests for a slightly different menu and the Galettes we had were perfect. We can definitely recommend this restaurant and would love to return one day.

  • 5/5 Gayani N. 1 year ago on Google
    Fabulous New Year’s meal for our group of people of different ages and with different requests. Crab curry won our popular vote abs then jumbo prawn curry and oysters! Definitely a fit for celebration meal.

  • 5/5 Saran M. 7 months ago on Google
    Need to try the jumbo prawns. A few tourists stop by here. Limited sea view especially when windy. Seafood on view. Had the grilled seer fish which was nice and simple. Spicy devilled pork curry was very hot but delicious. Chili garlic prawns also good. Jumbo chili prawn was epic. Comes with chips salad and fresh coconut. Kancun was spicy also. Will adjust spice if you ask. Clean toilets. Women’s is the first toilet - odd signage :) Driver’s get a free meal here.

  • 4/5 Hashan M. 3 months ago on Google New
    Honestly one of those places that serve good food in hikkaduwa. While the food was good, service was bad. Our order took about 30 minutes to be processed. Portions were very good. Worth the prices ? Flavor- yes, portion - yes Also the restaurant has alot of a Space and the end overseas the beach. At night there are candelit tables which are very romantic😍

  • 5/5 Dasuni W. 4 months ago on Google
    Everything from food to service was perfect. There wasn’t much waiting time for the food and the portion sizes were great.

  • 5/5 Gareth C. 10 months ago on Google
    A nice pit stop on the way down south to Galle. The restaurant is along the beach and I would recommend a table right alongside it as you get to enjoy the fresh sea breeze while enjoying their delicious seafood.

  • 5/5 Bas J. 6 months ago on Google
    Great place for seafood but also plenty of other food is available here. Really nice view, quick service and a very kind owner.

  • 1/5 Charith de S. 9 months ago on Google
    One of the worst sea food experience in Sri Lanka - Hikkaduwa. It is not good to fooling people for money. I ordered seafood choupsey and chicken choupsey and see what it is look like. Shame on you Refresh Beach management.

  • 4/5 Chamudi W. 3 years ago on Google
    It's ok but felt the food is slightly overpriced. We ordered a mixed seafood noodles which is just a basic looking, basic tasted noodle but was priced at LKR900+. For breakfast it was an english breakfast with two skinny sausages, 2eggs which were done okish (had the option to choose from scrambled, fried, poached) 2 slices of tomato and a slice of cheese (cheese slices) and slices of bread. Everything tasted ok but the first impressions weren't good.

  • 5/5 Prasun M. 5 years ago on Google
    Loved the food. Very fresh. Delicious preparation. Had lobster, prawn and crab. All of the dishes were delicious. The restaurant has ample seating. A part of the restaurant is next to the beach. You can enjoy the view with the food.

  • 5/5 Ilse W. 5 years ago on Google
    Menu with wide variety. Food was great great..its easy to see that this is a popular restaurant with visitors and locals. Fish can be chosen fresh and the views on the see is worth a visit. A must try for everyone visiting Hikkaduwa. We had a lovely meal that was good value for money. Thanks again.

  • 4/5 Heeran L. 5 years ago on Google
    Excellent place for a fresh and well prepared seafood feast. But on the pricey side but well worth it. The seafood platter is amazing. Including a lot of the heavy hitters and some specials. Fresh seafood always in stock. Simple yet well maintained decor with an old Lankan charm to it. As well as it being a being side property the view plus sea breeze ads to the experience.

  • 4/5 rosemary m. 3 years ago on Google
    Takaway pizzaz are good

  • 5/5 Damsara R. 3 years ago on Google
    Best place to eat at Hikkaduwa. Food is really tasty and no complaints whatsoever. Very friendly staff and there is a bar too.

  • 1/5 Dharmendra T. 4 years ago on Google
    One of the most pathetic place visited in Lanka. Start from service to food quality is worst. Being om hospitality business they were hostile to group of 10 and indirectly asking us to go back by saying it will take minimum of 2 to 2.5hrs for food to serve you on table. Quality of food is average but they are charging bomb and adding 10% of service charge for giving us bad treatment. I would like to appeal everyone to share their honest review about the place. Their are more than half dozen options available near this place. Please have a look at the way they served halfed cooked rice. #shameful

  • 4/5 Gihan P. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice location, friendly staff however the overall quality of food has come down compared our last visit. And the I personally feel they are way too expensive than a star class hotel in the area.

  • 5/5 Praditha P. 3 years ago on Google
    A good place with perfectly taste foods & the prices also reasonable. Friendly staff with great atmosphere.

  • 4/5 Tharindu G. 3 years ago on Google
    Good and friendly place.

  • 5/5 Pasan Parakrama K. 3 years ago on Google
    Pizza ❤

  • 3/5 Raveen J. 3 years ago on Google
    Place is very good and nice view. But price is very high.

  • 5/5 Thanuskaran R. 3 years ago on Google
    The seafood here is to die for. Been here multiple times since I was a child and still love it. Personal favourites are hot garlic lobsters and hot butter cuttlefish.

  • 5/5 Sanjaya A. 3 years ago on Google
    Had lunch at the Refresh Restaurant yesterday afternoon, must say the food was terrific! 🍲🍴😍💓 Excellent service!! Out of words to explain the seafood platter well presented and the taste was amazing! Food was fresh literally the best seafood spot to dine in for!! Highly recommended this place to any foreign or local guest! Exotic beach view from the restaurant calm and quiet place to enjoy your day with your friends and family! 10/10 for this amazing place!

  • 5/5 Achira H. 3 years ago on Google
    Delicious food and nice place. But price bit high..

  • 2/5 Nuwan P. 3 years ago on Google
    No parking, friendly staff, food ok, but quantity poor

  • 3/5 Аля �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) good place but there is a lot of spice in the dishes, sometimes it is simply impossible to eat. (Original) гарне місце але в стравах дуже багато спецій, часом просто неможливо їсти.

  • 4/5 Thanuka P. 3 years ago on Google
    Tasty food

  • 5/5 martin h. 3 years ago on Google
    It's a lovely place with fresh food and friendly staff who provide a good service.

  • 1/5 Smart A. 3 years ago on Google
    Very high price and very small potions.

  • 5/5 Antonina D. 3 years ago on Google
    Sea view is perfect and service is very good. Prices are touristic as in all restaurants here, near the beach.

  • 5/5 Chamath Anupama A. 3 years ago on Google
    Lovely place ,delicious foods and good staf👌👌👌👌 price is good..... Super

  • 5/5 Olga Y. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very tasty. Pleasant restaurant. Beautiful sunsets. (Original) Очень вкусно. Приятный ресторан. Прекрасные закаты.

  • 4/5 Енотик �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great hookahs, delicious seafood (Original) Отличные кальяны, вкусные морепродукты

  • 4/5 ととちゃん 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I love seafood! very delicious! ! (Original) 魚介大好き!とても美味しい!!

  • 5/5 Thamira M. 4 years ago on Google
    Great restaurant with tasty foods

  • 5/5 Travel W. 4 years ago on Google
    this is the one of the best seafood restaurant in Hikkaduwa . Fresh and delicious seafoods you can enjoy in this place with nice atmosphere 😊

  • 5/5 sampath s. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Wandarfull (Original) Wandarfull

  • 3/5 Юлия �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Unreasonably expensive (Original) Необоснованно дорого

  • 4/5 Vincent P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good curd (Original) Très bon curd

  • 5/5 kirill_manukov21 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Tom Yam (Original) Том ям

  • 5/5 chamika s. 5 years ago on Google
    Amazing food & The best service 👌👍


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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