A Sri Lankan restaurant with a fine dining experience. They provide a degustation menu for RM 128/person if you would like to sample a variety of Sri Lankan dishes but with a minimum of 2 persons. We opted for a la carte instead. The kothu and crab curry was delectable. The prawn curry was very light and it went nicely with the kothu or rice. I enjoyed the brinjal as well. The service was timely and attentive, as it should be coming from a fine dining restaurant. It is usually packed during dinner, and reservation is highly recommended

A place where you will go to over and over again for their spectacular food. We enjoyed everything we ordered. Initially we thought we over ordered but it turned out fine. Thanks to the clever service staff who recommended the dishes. A little more attentiveness would have made our lunch a perfect experience. The signature crab curry is a must-have! Highly recommend the tiger prawns varuval and the sweet appam.

Had one of the most wonderful meals here. The staff at the restaurant are always attentive and would check on you from time to time. We had the Jaffna Curry Crab, and it was super delicious. Do remember to tell the waiter to adjust the level of the spice if you can't take anything too spicy. Overall, it was an amazing experience.

Crab cakes and fish cutlets as starters were yummy with a hint of good spice. I found the kulaiyal to be too oily but it’s quite nice, big chunks of veggies though. Mutton paal poriyal is boneless and to be honest it tasted like any other mutton you can find at a random blr store, it’s really nothing special and it’s very pricey at rm80. Okra paal curry was decent and creamy. Not a fan of their mango lassi, not much mango taste and it’s pricey. Sweet appam as a dessert was such a great delight! Reservations are recommended, and staff are friendly.

This is a famous restaurant for serving Sri Lankan dishes. The prices for food and drinks are on the higher side. Reservation is recommended. We ordered their Sunday special, Lamprais. It was delicious. So were the flaming appam( brandy added) and sweet plain appam.

Delicious Northern Sri Lankan cuisine. The food was authentic Sri Lankan and the flavours just perfect. The kids also enjoyed the kids meal of Fried Rice with popcorn chicken.

This place never fails to blow our minds-incredible flavours, such warm service, and an all round awesome experience. We had the set menu and loved everything on it. It was my first time trying the Apam dessert which was delicious! Thanks so much, we’ll be back.

Welcoming: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Atmosphere: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Customer service: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Food: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ + 0.5 Beverage: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Value for Money: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ease of parking: ⭐️ Revisit: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My first ever try of Sri Lanka food. This is really out of expectation, but at the good site. I don’t expect such a good quality of the food prior coming here, but i really like it. It is kind of spicy for every foods, but the spicy level is something normal people can take in. The only thing i don’t like is the chicken, taste normal, and the chicken breast is really kind of hard. But again, will absolutely revisit, and recommend everyone to try. Their servant is really welcoming, and i like their quality, they know what they are serving, and they explained each food for you well.

Came for dinner, good ambience . Service is good. The crab cakes are very unique , crab meat encased in black and white sesame. Fish cutlets was average . The tampered okra was nice . The roti and samboa went well together , samboa is dried coconut fried with spices. The Dahl is one of the nicest I had thick and good flavours of spices . Highlight was the appam , I got the sweet version , nice way to end the dinner.

Aliyaa has been on my list for the longest time, but circumstances always prevented me from visiting. Finally, I made it there, and while the food we ordered had were hit and miss , it was a mixed experience overall. We really wanted to try their famous claypot Lankan crab, but since it was lunchtime, we didn't want to get messy and dirty our hands. Perhaps next time we'll give it a shot. What we had : Fish cutlet Rm24 🌟 * This was my absolute favorite. It was incredibly tasty and packed with flavor. Each bite left me craving for more. Lankan crab cakes Rm24 🌟 The crab cakes were absolutely delicious . The sesame seed crust added a delightful crunch to each bite. Kuliyal lamb Rm40 * This was my first time trying kuliyal lamb, and while it wasn't as great as I had hoped, it was still an enjoyable dish. Chicken varuval Rm32 🤷🏻‍♀️ * The chicken varuval was tender and flavorful . However, considering the price, I've had better experiences elsewhere. Eggplant paal curry Rm20 🤷🏻‍♀️ * I personally didn't enjoy this dish at all. I was expecting it to be spicy and saucy unfortunately i didnt know what paal curry was. It tasted more like a dessert to me, which wasn't what I was looking for. Total : Rm162

One of the best Sri Lankan food in Malaysia. Best service. Great hospitality. Price is a bit high but its worth. Must try their Crab specialities. And not forgetting their signature Appam.

Chose this venue for a birthday dinner and it surpassed all expectations! If you love a bit, or rather, a lot of spice on your life, check them out ASAP! We opted for both the Aliyaa experiences menu (one was vegetarian) and they were equally fantastic. Every dish was flavorful and our favourites included the crab cakes, fish cutlets, mutton curry, and shrimp curry. Fantastic service and a perfect ambience for an entertaining night out. We'll be back! Follow my adventures IG @blingless

So many reviews about crab curry so we ordered, unfortunately it wasn't fresh and kinda disappointed for RM170 crab. The rest of the food are great, we ordered 4 dishes (chicken + mutton, crab + vege), 2 type of rice, 2 coconut apam, and 3 drinks, totalling to RM400+ for our final bill. The portion is very small. You may not choose the table in front of the bar, staffs are over attentive, they will be eyeing from every corner and keep waiting to clear every cutlery as soon as you put it down, even we were still eating. The dining experience is very subjective based on personal preferences; it's not something we will return for, hope it helps for your decision.

Other than the delicious food I would like to say they have excellent staffs! They just made our dining experience even better. Thank you for your kind hospitality.

We tried the lamb kulaiyal and mutton curry with roti and they were delicious. The curry had a lot of flavour with a tinge of spiciness. The mango lassi was pretty good too. Parking in the area is a bit difficult though. Service was great. Overall a wonder experience dining here.

Nice ambience and great service from the servers. Good food, especially the crab meat, it’s a must order. Mutton varuval should not be missed too.

My first Sri Lankan cuisine! Food portion is great, taste is amazing. Towards the end, the team even surprised me with a birthday cake. Hospitality at its best!

This place is nice and quite posh. The waiters are very attentive and even though there were some Sri Lankan dishes we were not familiar, they explained well to us. The dishes were really quite nice but different from the usual Indian food I'm used to. Maybe we're not used to the breads. The mutton curry is good. Crab curry is OK but on the pricey side. Rice was nice. Veg dishes good especially the spinach dhal. You must try the dessert apam, it's so so good!! The coffee came only after 3 times we reminded them and they felt so sorry that they did not charge us for it.

First time trying out SriLankan food. Tbh it’s like Indian food to me. So I ordered the Aliyaa First Timer Experience Smtg. Love the crab samosa as appetizer. As for the main, the mini dishes was decent but not impressive. The real impressive highlight of the dish was the dessert actually. The Appom texture and flavour matches up w the sugar they sprinkled on it was superb! Maybe they can train their staff to be more professional. A lot of staff standing around but only 1-2 can explain or knows something about the themself. And maybe they can be more attentive on catching the fly that flies around annoyingly near us.

Do not let the seemingly expensive menu prices stop you from giving Aliyaa a try. A premium Sri Lankan dining experience with delectable dishes and a comforting ambience. Their seafood kulaiyal was full of flavour and the abundant cashews give a sensational texture. It would be a crime not to try their deliciously milky sweet appam.

Food: Great. I recommend the crab curry. Fish, okra, rice and bread are also nice. Can't really taste the dhal. Overall presentation is nice. Drinks are ok. Desserts are interesting especially the flaming Apam. Price: Fine dining price Ambience: There're two floors. It's a nice ambience with creative elephant paintings. Parking: Roadside

Great place to have Sri Lankan cuisine. Love the ambience.Service was great. Price was expensive given the location. Waiter can be a little pushy.Just know what you want and can eat.

Tried their Aliyaa experience set. Tastes great. Something that I never had before

Amazing lamprais i have ever ever had. Best out of sri lanka I have tried in malaysia.the murton was to die for.great food and great ambiance #aliyaa #aliyakl #lamprais #bestinKL

Come to Aliyaa for wonderful Sri Lankan cuisine. This is my second visit and the food is flavourful and well prepared. We liked that the wait staff are both knowledgeable and not pushy. Ask for recommendations and you won't be disappointed. For lunch we had rice cooked in banana leaf with chicken, eggplant and plantains (I make it sound way simpler than it is!) which is a Sunday special so if you are dining here on a Sunday, I'd recommend it. We also had cashews for starter and a fried ladies finger dish. All were delicious! Oh, and paired with a glass of Pinot Noir (thank you for the recommendation Aliyaa) which went really well. We ended our meal with the sweet apam which is not to be missed!

Went for a dinner date with boyfriend on Saturday night, the restaurant is not too crowded but we still called to reserve just in case. The restaurant atmosphere is very nice, love their lighting and decoration. Both of us are first time here so we order their “Aliyaa Experience” to try out their food. Very nice to have this kind of set menu for a new customer. Food is very very nice, portion is just right for 2 person. Both of us like the dessert so much even we are so full from the main course. Price is reasonable, very nice experience here, would definitely come back again

Really satisfied with the quality of the food here, definitely one of my go-to places for Sri Lankan food in KL!! And the quality is very consistent too! Personally don’t like eggplants but their Amma’s eggplant salad is awesome!

Lamb kulaiyal, brinjal theeyal and cashew nut curry were all pretty good but the stars of the show were the fish poriyal and the sweet appam for dessert. The fish poriyal my the be the best fish I've had in years.

I had an exquisite dining experience filled with a delightful array of flavors. From the tantalizing Jafna-style crab meat curry to the aromatic bitter gourd peratal and succulent mutton paal poriyal, our taste buds were treated to a symphony of tastes. Accompanied by the fragrant yellow rice, the meal was a perfect portion for two. And oh, the dessert! The flaming appam was an absolute must-try, leaving us in awe of its mouthwatering deliciousness. Truly a culinary adventure that I highly recommend.

Perfect Sri Lanka cuisine. Gentle staff and well made dishes. It’s on the pub street - one beer at any pub, come here for great dinner, comeback to a pub, sounds like a name of the night life here. Still, important thing is good food and you’ll get it here!

We had our Valentines lunch there today, and I must say, I really love the food! The taste is definitely authentic. We loved the experience and the ambience. We got a chance to speak to the Chef himself too. The service by Sue was exceptional. She was hospitable, polite, friendly and very well versed. Thank you, Sue for making it a wonderful experience for us.

Tried the Aliyaa Experience. Crab samosa served as the starter turned out to be the better dish. Attukal rasam. Curry is nice and spicy enough, but lacks flavour. The bits of chevon in the curry was tough. Some were tough to chew. For the main meal, the fish sothi was good too. Not good good but what you'd expect of a fish curry. In other words, normal or slightly better than average. Prawn varuval was ok. It could be better if it wasn't fried before adding into the varuval because it was dry and not juicy. Deviled Chicken was a disappointment. The chicken was hard and the curry was sweet like how mamaks tend to add yesterday's unsold fried chicken into today's sambal. It's just bad. Hard and dry. Mutton curry. Firstly, it's not mutton. It's chevon. And boy is the chevon tough. Every single piece of it was tough. The curry was so so. Below what you'd expect from a banana leaf shop. Cashewnut paal curry. It's just cashew in curry. Brinjal moju. Didn't like it. Nei soru, nethili sambol, vallarai carrot sambol - I'm not used to them here but I get the same in Maldives and they're so much better in Maldives. The rice I would say was brilliant. Fluffy and slightly fragrant. However, I somehow bit into a small stone in the rice and that kinda ruined my experience as the next bite onwards, I was trying to chew very carefully. Dessert was sweet appam. Nice but overly sweet. Don't finish it unless you want to get diabetes. Had mango lassi for drink. Mango used was overly riped and felt kinda not fresh. Overrated? Most definitely. You'll enjoy your food better from most banana leaf shop. Would I come again? Maybe. Just to try the crab curry. But I'll avoid the same food I had today because I wouldn't want to eat something that's consistently bad.

I love love love this place! Every dish was made with so much of thought. The uniqueness of each dish really pack a punch. If you do decide to visit Aliyaa, you have to try their Crab Cakes, Cutlets, Kothu ( Vegetarian with Puttu), Prawn Curry, Apam and Curd and Treacle. 👍🏻💚 Please note the dishes are very spicy I ordered level 5 and it was still spicy. So if you can’t handle spice maybe tell them level 1-2.

We tried their gastromonth curated menu and it did not disappoint. The spices were on point and each dish was delicious. We added on some dishes too. Fish cutlet was so good. We dined with kids and they have a kids menu too. Recommended to take the popcorn chicken fried rice. Dessert was yum!

A wonderful experience and one of the best Sri Lankan cuisine in Malaysia. All dishes are perfectly cooked especially the crab meat and tiger prawn. The meal started with their papadam and with 4 different sauces and small dishes which are perfectly match with the papadam. The crab meat (House Special) and tiger prawn are fresh and is flavourful. Of course, both dishes are pricy … The eggplant and other dishes are surprisingly good. The meal ended with a sweet appam but is the only disappointing dish.

One of the best high-end Sri Lankan dining experiences in town. High quality ingredients are used, presentation was upscale in a sharing setting, and I was immediately captivated by the vibrant elephant artwork by the late Yusof Gajah. The Aliyaa experience is a must try - for rm 128 (min. order 2 sets), the portion is enough to feed 3-4 pax. It gives a good range of signature dishes from Aliyaa that showcases the complex and alluring taste of Sri Lankan food. The rice, cooked in ghee with cashews and fragrant fried shallots, will make you involuntarily add seconds and thirds to your plate with no care of calories. This accompanied with the various meats and vegetables cooked in different styles (dhal, curry, sambal etc) is such an explosion of flavours. The set comes with a mutton rasam and we ordered another blue swimmer crab rasam (rm34). Personally, I don’t think the crab rasam is worth it as the taste is similar (cos of the spices in the rasam) and while mutton can be tasted in the Aatakkul rasam, the milder crab taste was lost in the Nandu rasam. Other side dishes we had: Crab samosa (comes with set) - nice crab filling, thin samosa Lankan crab cakes (rm24 for 3 pieces) - nice but overpriced for me as it’s really small, the filling is same as the samosa so can skip this if you’re having the set Leek varai (rm20) - love this dish, this is stir fried leek with grated coconut, super fragrant Pol roti (rm12) - Sri Lankan flat bread, a bit like naan Lastly, the meal is ended with a very satisfying sweet appam, with sprinkles of gula Melaka and coconut at the top. Although our stomachs were full to the brim by this point, we still managed to finish the appam which was done perfectly and not cloyingly sweet. Certainly one of the best Sri Lankan restaurants in town. Though the price point is high, it’s a great choice for special occasions or once in a while splurge.

The crab cakes and the sweet appam were divine. As usual, good Sri Lankan fare with good service. Try the mutton bone peratal as well, you won’t be disappointed.

Good authentic Sri Lankan food. Highlights were the mutton paal poriyal, crab cakes, cashews curry n crab curry Amma style. A nice not too sweet dessert is Wattalappam

Great environment, good services, a little pushy on expensive item on menu. Cracker rm16 and no refill. Soup is no good. Very diluted. Not much taste. Main dishes was awesome however. Mojito is too sour. Not up to my standard.

The Grand Dame of Bukit Damansara, its been on my list for years and finally got around this place. Positioning itself as a fine dining Ceylonese cuisine. Most dishes centers around the main ingredient which is coconut, the spices used are mild and not as aggressive as the neighbourly Indian cuisine. I've ordered some individual dishes to try out from fried, stew, and banana wrap dishes. Overall it is nice, the quality of the proteins can be improved and sourced differently, the tiger prawn for example at RM76.00 before tax per piece needs to have the 'wow' factor, the Sabah ones don't cut it, looks big but texture is like rubber after cooking. The alcohol beverages were ok, there was a bug in my house wine but only noticed it till the end. They do have Sri Lankan brewery beers which are interesting, I quite like the stout, it taste like alcoholic coffee. The service is thunder quick, very attentive and friendly staff's.

Mind Blowing Food. Absolutely loved it. Nice ambience for a night out with loved ones.

Amazing Food. The Lamb Varuval and the Crab is Out Of This World.

Had an excellent lunch here. The food is really good and delicious. Their dishes contains a lot of herbs and spices. The service is excellent too. Staff are polite and attentive. I had the set meal, which contains a little of all their popular ala carte dishes.

Basically this place serve Sri Lanka foods. The Crab Curry is must try 👌 dish here. The rest dishes was good. Parking is main problem here if u r not lucky enough 🤭 Possible do your reservation before head to this place.

Ohhhhh yesssss! So so good. I usually don’t like strong curry food, but Aliyaa spices are just perfect. Crabs are fresh and so tasty. I went there twice already and both time the level of amazing service and the yumminess of food are consistent. Highly recommend. Stop checking reviews and just make a reservation alrreadyyyyy! 😂😂

Pros: 1. Excellent preparation with minute care of spice mix. Superb taste and aroma. 2. Have both dining and bar options. The drink menu has a lot of options from mocktail, cocktails to age ols wines, champagne, rum, beer, whisky to fruit juices or Lassi. 3. Seating is nice and service is very good. 4. They have "Amma" preparation style which is the recipe of owner's mother. We loved this recipe. A must try. Authentic Sri Lankan preparation. 5. Very courteous staff. Cons: 1. I wont calculate as a con but need to mention that the prices are a bit on higher side as it is a fine dining. 2. Need to reserve beforehand as it is usually rush. 3. Very difficult to get a parking. Suggested to use grab to visit here.

Worth for money Best of Sri lanka food Recommended 100/100 (ps. I have been there since April)

Superb Sri Lankan restaurant. Great cuisines and service. The selection of dishes and curries of choice to go with the meat is excellent. The Lankan crab curry is a must try. Highly recommended if you like curries and spices. The apam with egg is delightful , crispy shell with soft egg in the middle. Only the vadia cracker was bit hard to chew.

The food is good, flavorful, tasty and enough spices, but it is a bit pricey. If you had them take out, the food will be well packed and some even comes with Claypot which you can keep them. Prefect for special occasion like Mother's day/ Father's day or birthdays, when you can't visit them during the MCO period.