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The Bake House

Restaurant Bar Pub

One of the Most Reviewed Bars in Katugasthota


Address

36 Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000, Sri Lanka

Contact

+94 812 234 341

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (1.2K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 7:30 am to 8 pm
  • Friday: 7:30 am to 8 pm
  • Saturday: 7:30 am to 8 pm
  • Sunday: 7:30 am to 8 pm
  • Monday: 7:30 am to 8 pm
  • Tuesday: 7:30 am to 8 pm
  • Wednesday: 7:30 am to 8 pm

Featured Reviews


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  • 1/5 Ebenezer L. 7 months ago on Google • 75 reviews
    Today we dined at this charming old hotel in Kandy, captivated by its antique-style interior adorned with vintage pictures on the walls. The ambiance was certainly appealing, reminiscent of another era. However, my experience was marred by disappointing food and hospitality. I opted for the bake house special chopsue mix rice, but to my dismay, I discovered a piece of plastic bag amidst my meal. This unsettling find prompted me to approach the manager with my concern. Regrettably, the manager's response was far from satisfactory. Instead of showing genuine concern or remorse, their reaction was unresponsive and detached. It was disheartening to witness their lack of empathy, as they casually inquired about our course of action මොක්කද වෙන්න ඔනේ? without extending any form of apology. While the decor of the restaurant holds an undeniable charm, it's essential to address the lapses in food quality and customer service that I encountered during my visit. The absence of accountability and the failure to address the issue with professionalism greatly overshadowed the restaurant's nostalgic ambiance. As a result, I find it difficult to recommend this establishment to others, given the subpar dining experience I encountered. Photos and videos were uploaded with this review. Hoping they will don't do this kind of mistake in the future.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rima619 1 year ago on Google
    # Night Out With My Friends for a business meeting.Delicious Fried Rice and french fries i enjoyed.highly recommend for anyone ... Thanks
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Iroshan R. 6 months ago on Google • 214 reviews
    Ordered 3 sandwiches but it took around 30 minutes to prepare which was way too long for that kind of meal. Food wasn’t that bad but French fries were toooo salty. Not quite the experience you would expect from “ the bake house”.

  • 5/5 Nadeesha P. 11 months ago on Google • 185 reviews
    The best part about eating here is the old world charm. The walls are adorned with pictures of old Ceylon and it's just a treat to go over them. I loved watching the vintage footage of age-old buses, cities and people of old Ceylon on a tv they had set up. However, the dining area downstairs could improve with some light and atmosphere. So much potential to do a whole "museum cafe" experience, seeing as how it's such an old place. We tried their rice and curry option and it was YUM 🥰

  • 5/5 Berta Musta Capdevila H. 2 months ago on Google • 110 reviews New
    Good service, fair prices and good food. We recommend it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Irshad J. 7 months ago on Google • 162 reviews
    After long walk around Kandy city we came here for a Brunch. The food is tasty and prices also reasonable. The staffs are friendly. There are somany historical pictures hanging on the floor. If you visited here ho to their 1st floor. They have old Ginger Beer bottle and a old camera in glass box.

  • 5/5 Sandeepa Y. 2 years ago on Google
    We loved the service and the food. Super caring staff.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dinesh S. 1 year ago on Google
    This is one of the oldest place with a nice atmosphere. You can see Sri lanka's old culture in the photo frames. They have vast area and customer service also really good. We ordered yellow rice with fruit juice both are excellent specially the food. and, they have fresh bakery items as well. This place is recommended.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Alice S. 2 years ago on Google
    We visited the pub to be able to have a nice relaxed evening with some simple food and a beer or two but the waiters were totally uninterested in having us there. No questions about how was the food, no smiles, no nothing. Not even a thank you for your visit when we left, just a get out of here hand gesture. We did not feel welcome at all. The food was decent. The prawns were alright. The set menu with rice and devilled pork was ok, quite spicy. The bathroom didn't have any soap or toilet paper, which in my book is quite odd, specially in a pandemic. We would have stayed for more drinks if the vibe of the place would have been welcoming and friendly. Here we couldn't get out fast enough. The balcony looked nice but the birds were really making a ruckus making it impossible to sit outside. Yeah, nah! Go somewhere else!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 POV Drive Sri L. 6 years ago on Google
    Good service, food is okay u had the mix rice and it was decent nothing special, drink was good and get free complimentary juice which is a nice touch. And foos is gernourously portioned
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Duminda K. 5 years ago on Google
    We went to this restaurant couple of times. once for lunch and dinner. Both occasions food was good. Nice restaurant upper floor newly renovated. Not so crowded and lot of interesting articles published on walls to read.... ♤♡◇♧♤♡◇♧♤♡◇♧♤ ◇<:::::::Kalupahanage::::::>◇ ♧<"Google Local Guide">♧ ♡◇♧♤♡◇♧♤♡◇♧♤♡
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Vimukthi Deergau W. 5 months ago on Google • 62 reviews
    Ordered a Ham & Cheese Omelette 👌 and Fried rice with pork and so tasty and also the place also clean and the service so good, They accept American Express cards too (Foreign) 👌

  • 5/5 harsha d. 5 months ago on Google
    Wow its amazing historical place with a good history. It provides delicious food items. Kottu Fried rice in many varieties are marvellous. Amazing. Very friendly environment with better service. Thank you very much for the kindness.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dinushka J. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the only limited places available for dinner after 9. Atmosphere is good to chill.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sandya B. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice atmosphere for the family. Friendly service. Quality food. For a long time I am experiensing this place (Since 1989) Today we got a plant of Pepper as a complement.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 vijai h. 1 year ago on Google
    Delicious food, nice staff ,one of the very old place.. pub nice
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Kavindya G. 1 year ago on Google
    Discrimination 100% and inhuman service When we came a couple was enjoying a nice cup or tea, so me and my husband decided to go for the same also because it was raining. Then the first steward came and said it would time to serve tea. We agreed thinking we would have a smoke until our tea arrives. Then another steward came and asked what we wanted and when we repeated our order they said they dont serve tea and forced us to drink milkshake in the pouring rain. When we refused he walked away muterring to himself. Then after like 45 min we finally decided to ask whether our order is arriving since the first person asked us to wait. The third steward walked and towards us and said they dont serve tea and i decided to ask how come the couple next to us gets tea and we dont then he explained that the other couple ordered lunch so they got tea and since we ordered only tea we dont. It is sad how our locals are still discriminating between locals and a different treatment to locals. Shameful service.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Ignatius F. 1 year ago on Google
    The out look and the service is good and looks like a modern restaurant but there is no such quality in the food. Nothing special to tryout. Tried a brownie and a hot chocolate, the brownie is fully dried and seems like they have never tried a real brownie before. Also the hot chocolate is not that recommend
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Dimantha w. 1 year ago on Google
    After long time pefiod this place made me so unhappy. Even if the foods are not nice must give a good service. That also zero. First thing about customer service is giving some water. Nothing is worth for the money we spend. Zero.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Rohitha W. 4 months ago on Google • 45 reviews
    One of the Best atmosphere in kandy. This is a very heritage place and has a history. Delicious meals and a very good service. They have a bar too, in the 2nd floor. it has a very good view to the kandy street.

  • 3/5 Ahilan S. 3 months ago on Google • 32 reviews New
    Food is average at best, and the service can be a bit confusing at times as our waiter brought our order in phases. Having said that, the space is really cool. I would not recommend the iced coffee, it’s weak coffee with ice cream. Very gross!

  • 3/5 Grazeradinfinitum 1 year ago on Google
    I don’t know if it was miscommunication or service was lacking but when I entered I stated “table for one” gesturing ☝️with my finger, and the server seemed flustered and led me to the tea house next door! I really wanted to try their kalupol pork dish so I went back. He sat me at one of those high tables with stools, which is fine, they were busy. I ordered the yellow rice and pork kalupol curry which came out quickly. I have to admit, the dish itself was really yummy like 4.5/5 the service was more like a 2 so I averaged to 3. Despite the service, I’d go back to try their other dishes.

  • 4/5 Anushka R. 1 year ago on Google
    I often visit to this restaurant to eate egg roll and drink papaya drink with nutmeg. So delicious and love it. Today(Janusry 1st) got compliment. A pepper plant from bake house. Appreciate that. Highly recommended to all. Who r visit herein can get colonial experience. There are huge collection of fotoes and films of Kandy city in colonial period.

  • 4/5 Sarah H. 1 year ago on Google
    This place seems to have been stuck in a time warp. Would be great if the staff looked a little more enthusiastic. Price wise it is still economical to go for drinks here.

  • 5/5 Iresha U. 11 months ago on Google
    Best place to visit in Kandy. Highly recommended. 😍🥰💖

  • 4/5 Aditya J. 1 year ago on Google
    The beer was cold and superb! Their balcony , music group and arrangements are really nice! Nice place to hang out and chill! At night it is pretty much crowded but no worries it wont ruin ur mood!!! Friendly staff!

  • 4/5 Mr D. 1 year ago on Google
    they don't have strong beer. mostly you can buy lager

  • 1/5 Lily M. 1 year ago on Google
    Assumed the place would be good, the staff seemed friendly but the food was horrible! We ordered spring rolls which came in cold as if heated in a microwave, the batter fried prawns the same... The only thing that felt freshly fried were the chips. Which remained warm for a good half and hr or so. It's sad as it's in a good location. The management should be more responsible for what happens in the kitchen.

  • 5/5 Gamini S. 8 months ago on Google
    Wonderful location I was been with my family for dinner. Really good atmosphere and good service with delicious foods. Price also good.can recommend anyone who love to enjoy foods with nice location

  • 5/5 Waruna M. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice place to feel the taste of delicious foods. The staff is friendly. Highly recommended.

  • 1/5 Ravindu R. 4 months ago on Google
    My friend and I went to Bake House for lunch today, and it didn't quite live up to our expectations. The service was a bit of a downer. We had to wait for quite a while, around 10 to 15 minutes, before someone came to take our order. To make things worse, getting the menu took an extra 15 minutes. This slow start didn't set a good vibe for the rest of our meal. We decided on biryani and soft drinks from the menu. The drinks finally showed up after a long 20 min. wait, adding to our wait time. The real letdown, though, was the biryani. It took an additional 15 minutes to arrive, and when it did, it wasn't as exciting as we hoped. The biryani was kind of bland and didn't have the tasty, aromatic flavors we were expecting. Even the presentation was nothing special. Considering the long waits and the overall mediocre biryani, it felt like we didn't get our money's worth. The slow service and the not so great biryani overshadowed any good parts of our visit. I hope Bake House takes this feedback to heart and works on improving their service and food quality for the next customers.

  • 5/5 Chalana D. 1 year ago on Google
    If you visit here you can have a clean and delicious foods for affordable price. They are giving exceptional customer service 🤍👌

  • 5/5 Rohan D. 1 year ago on Google
    Did visit the bake House in kandy after a gap of 30 long years. They have maintained quality for generations. Reasonably priced and generous portion s

  • 4/5 Adrian C. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the better known bakeries abs cafeterias in Kandy Town. Reasonably priced.

  • 5/5 Tishan D. 1 year ago on Google
    Clean and calm place.. Food was really good, had good customer service..👍

  • 5/5 Saji A. 2 years ago on Google
    Great place to have food and drink and watching the world go by on the street below. The butter fried prawns were delicious.

  • 5/5 Dilan R. 3 years ago on Google
    Lovely experience!! lunch time live music play.. Affordable prices... Tasty foods and friendly customer service..

  • 5/5 Carly E. 2 years ago on Google
    They have really nice tea and the staff is kind. It's a quiet atmosphere, and they have a good wifi connection. They also play great music!

  • 5/5 Darshana D. 3 years ago on Google
    I ordered a birthday cake over the phone. They made it without an advanced payment and it was really testy. That is good point of customer care and they know the value beyond the money. I recommad the place and go there ordered your birthday cake as you wish.

  • 4/5 lakshman i. 4 years ago on Google
    Good food , friendly service , serve beer and other drinks

  • 5/5 Prabhash 4 years ago on Google
    Many memories lies here. Really good place for a nice beer with a friend or hot meal with girlfriend. Inside is kinda hot for me but balcony is amazing. You can just stay and go through the heart of kandy just buy sitting. Sometimes dust from road is kinda high, in those times its better to stay inside than balcony. Nice meals available. Good service. But slow.

  • 5/5 Tim S. 4 years ago on Google
    12 of us rocked up here for a few! drinks. Had a great night, good food and superb new friends. One of our party was on a birthday night, once the staff found out a specially made cake from the bake house arrived compliments of the manager. Highly recommended.

  • 3/5 Hasith 4 years ago on Google
    Good bites and good service. Need a few more fans as it was quite warm in some areas. Only issue was parking.

  • 4/5 Supun B A. 5 years ago on Google
    The place looks beautiful and cosy. You can select from balcony seats to that of indoor seats. Indoor seating is with air conditioning. The place looks unorthodox but beautiful. Prices are quite high of that of food. Liquor ranging from beer is available at the property. Food is delicious and the portion sizes are generous.

  • 5/5 ASHAN F. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice place for a chill out in the heart of the Kandy town

  • 5/5 Akhila R. 4 years ago on Google
    A great place for a chat with a booze. The Kandy city center is right in front of you. Very reasonable and delicious. Love this place.

  • 5/5 Mahesh N. 3 years ago on Google
    One of the best places to hang out

  • 5/5 Ryan W. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice location with good service

  • 4/5 Tariq K. 4 years ago on Google
    Cosy place, balcony over looking the street

  • 5/5 Justine D. 1 year ago on Google
    This is one of the oldest restaurants in Kandy. The interior stayed the same on its classic old setting. The people are accommadating. The food options are nice but on the time we visit, nit all are available. But all in all, they have variety of breads and pastry which is a sold out to the public.

  • 4/5 Juha-Matti S. 2 years ago on Google
    Good old reliable place. Good food and good service. Outside terrace very noisy from traffic and birds sometimes. This is good quality place. Will visit here every day when in Kandy. They have big screen for cricket etc back of building. Just ask from them.

  • 5/5 sadie s. 2 years ago on Google
    Brilliant hour or so watching the busy street below whilst drinking a cold beer. Great spot.

  • 1/5 Elma A. 2 years ago on Google
    Very slow and unhelpful service. Took more than 40 minutes to bring a simple breakfast of eggs, sausages and bread and butter. The eggs were overdone and the bread tasted stale. The sausages were the size of a pinky and fried to a toast, it had to be washed down with water. The butter served with the bread was horrible quality and tasted of vegetable oil and the jam was just chemical. The servers tried to charge us extra for a tea we never took. Overall extremely horrible experience.

  • 2/5 Alex B. 2 years ago on Google
    Not all menu items available: no espresso, no cappuccino, settled for black, pot coffee - here's proof something so simple can be made so badly - think office coffee, diluted and masked with pre-mixed sugar. **Hard gulp required** Ordered a cheese and ham toasted sandwich, keeping with the simplest menu theme. Maybe they're inspired by an inflight, airplane sandwich but deemed it too fancy for a kitchen on the ground to achieve. One star, but the extra star is for the server doing his job well.

  • 2/5 Thiranka A. 2 years ago on Google
    Took more than 400min to prepare meals.

  • 5/5 Pascal I. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice place to have a drink. Good atmosphere and kind staff. They have a nice balcony where they have some music playing. Most of the times it's pretty crowded, which we like. After a day of sight seeing it was a great place to end the day and drink some beers. Food was OK, had the chicken kottu, which was a little too spicy and had lots of bones in it. But tasted great.

  • 3/5 Karel O. 2 years ago on Google
    Very good food and beer. But the time for the food preparation is unacceptable.

  • 5/5 Chetan S. 2 years ago on Google
    Great place for a drink and sitting on the veranda you can enjoy the busy street of Kandy. Lucky to get some trio playing music and had Kottu as a snack. it has still got the colonial look

  • 1/5 DVD 2 years ago on Google
    Had food poisoning. Fried rice was flooding with some kind of food flavor powder. Battered prawns looked like they were pre fried and tasted old and very raw. Had food poisoning after eating here. Also prices are super expensive for what it is. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Sad, this place used to be legendary almost and a go-to for decades.

  • 5/5 Ha T. 1 year ago on Google
    We ate here a few times on our trip to Kandy and it was good. There cookies are amazing! The pub on the second floor is alright as well.

  • 2/5 Sonia Richard J. 2 years ago on Google
    Not ideal for locals. They flock to you if you look like a tourist otherwise expect slow service. The staff were right in front of us. We've been staring at them for 10 mins but they're either chatting or staring at the screen. Food and drinks were alright but I wouldn't come back again.

  • 1/5 Rakitha B. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was so dry they were the worst short-eats I've tried. I also tried a coffee shake and a iced tea they were so sweet I didn't taste anything else but sugar and water. No doubt worst place to eat in kandy!

  • 4/5 Yasangi R. 1 year ago on Google
    Good place to have a quick snack or a tea. Had breakfast here and the food was delicious.Place is to upto the standards.Recommend this place.

  • 4/5 Sam The G. 3 years ago on Google
    A good olden family owned restaurant still maintains the same standards. Very nice & clean specially known for its sri lankan short eats & bakery products. Prices are reasonable & very good customer service food is served in quick time.

  • 3/5 Uvindu R. 3 months ago on Google • 1 review New
    The pastry items are good and worth for the price. But when we come inside and ordered some beverages, they served us in very bad way.

  • 1/5 akila d. 1 month ago on Google • 1 review New
    Ordered a bake house special and waited 45 minutes. Suddenly a guy comes up and said they have sent the order to the downstairs and trying to convince me to buy a noodles. Please be aware when you visit bake house next time and management please be ethical about your practices.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Difficult to find a space
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ All you can eat
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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