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Ceylon Seafood Cafe

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😠 Disappointing on many levels. Beer served warm. After over 1hr wait, food served cold. After complaining, the piece of fish was then put back on the pan and re cooked. The meal then came back different, now with chips and the whole plate covered in a sauce. It was not understood that re cooking fish... People often mention nice, good, crab,


Address

96, Alex Gardan, Varothyanagar Uppuvelle Thuwarankadu Road, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Contact

+94 77 933 5858

Rating on Google Maps

3.30 (68 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: Open 24 hours
  • Wednesday: Open 24 hours
  • Thursday: Open 24 hours
  • Friday: Open 24 hours
  • Saturday: Open 24 hours
  • Sunday: Open 24 hours
  • Monday: Open 24 hours

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: nice (7) good (7) crab (7)
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  • 1/5 Grace R. 5 years ago on Google
    Disappointing on many levels. Beer served warm. After over 1hr wait, food served cold. After complaining, the piece of fish was then put back on the pan and re cooked. The meal then came back different, now with chips and the whole plate covered in a sauce. It was not understood that re cooking fish to make it hot is not acceptable. Sizzling vegetables platter was simply a rip off. Prices were expensive compared to other restaurants in the area and is at a lower caliber.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ryan P. 5 years ago on Google
    This is a nice restaurant in a really good location overlooking the water. The food was really tasty and we both enjoyed it. It takes a little longer to come out as they say it is all freshly prepared. Wait staff are friendly and efficient. Price is a bit more than what you’ll pay for other eateries around town. Overall it’s nice to go for the pleasant surroundings and tasty food.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Guillermo L. 5 years ago on Google
    Careful as they will try to scam you. They will agree with you a price, and then charge 20% extra on the bill with the excuse of the taxes. They said all places do it but was not true, we stayed several nights in Trincomalee and this only happened here. In addition, be ready for a long wait. Service is super slow. The food was OK, but no better than the other restaurants around, so I wouldn't recommend this one at all. Price seems OK but with the 'hidden' charge it actually ended up being the most expensive in which we had dinner the entire week.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Claudia P. 5 years ago on Google
    Everything I order was amazing. The spot is nice and have some good view. Prices are good for the quality of the food. Would love to comeback on my next visit to Trincomalee.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 luckmillan r. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious meals .. good effect to take different expenses for customers ...

  • 2/5 Andrew G. 5 years ago on Google
    In my view, this restaurant has charged a bit unreasonable. I ordered a live crab, they brought me a basket of live crab ..and I asked how they decide the price . He ask me to point which one and decide he price!!! I said you have to weight the size so you know how much per kg but they don’t have it but will tell me this is 1500 LKR and another 2000LKR! Ridiculous small crab cap st me 2000! Order a jumbo prawn for 2000LKR and come with the king size prawn! 6 pieces of fried calamari also cost 1100LKR? I think a bit ripping off and also we have to pay 10% service tax! I need to check and can be a scam. Please do think twice when you come again. However the crab taste nice but not worth to pay! Prawn is not fresh at all and calamari is way overly fried.. so hard..have a small fountain not make me pay this money. Worst is this place has stray cats , lizard dropped on me and lots of mosquitoes!!

  • 5/5 Jay T. 6 years ago on Google
    Great fresh seafood, absolutely delicious. Not the cheapest in town but nice for a treat and a fantastic atmosphere.

  • 4/5 Billy M. 6 years ago on Google
    Was pretty expensive but we ordered the biggest lobster from the fresh fish counter so to be expected really. The food was absolutely delicious. Came out sizzling on the stone. Had two portions of gigantic prawns too. However they started playing extremely loud club music at around 21:30 as we were about to eat which if we were sat closer to the main bit would have been unbearable. The toilets were pretty gross, and the drinks menu had a small selection.

  • 5/5 Johanna D. 6 years ago on Google
    Food was amazing. Fresh fish, very simply and well prepared. Delicious drinks and good service. Not always fast because they are very busy, but always attentive and friendly.

  • 2/5 Caleb 6 years ago on Google
    Charges 500 rupees for beer (you can get them for 300-350 at almost any other restaurant in the area). Ordered the crab curry and were disappointed to find four small claws/other parts filled with the combined crab meat to fill maybe a tablespoon in the entire dish which is disappointing when it's the most expensive curry on the menu. Otherwise the music and atmosphere was ok, and the staff was friendly. Next time I would stick to prawns or something that can easily be seen and quantified as it seems we got a reduced portion on the crab based on the minimal amounts they caught that day.

  • 5/5 Rohan W. 7 years ago on Google
    Great time at CSC good fresh seafood food grilled with pineapple, chips and salad. Wonderful setting with a large pond. Great vibes with good jazz and blues music. Friendly staff and splendid ambience for dining.

  • 5/5 Natalia I. 11 months ago on Google
    We took the seafood platter and it was delicious, Fresh and super tasty! The stuff is very friendly and nice! Strongly recommended

  • 5/5 Klaudia S. 11 months ago on Google
    The staff is realy nice, Food excellent🫶

  • 2/5 MINDAUGAS �. 5 months ago on Google
    Nothing special. Fod medium. Drinks need wait till dellywery from shop. Atmosphere its booring. No customers.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Drive-through
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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