Great place to experience Sri Lankan culture. Their new year eve Sri Lankan buffet was great and worth the price. Drinks should be bought separately. Calm ambience with huge trees.

Very attentive staff. Great selection of food, from starters to desserts. Very authentic Sri Lankan food. Great looking setting, with the village look and feel. Live music and entertainment.

Awesome place with Awesome Food.. Superb & Calming Atmosphere.. Genuine Sinhala Food... FOOD IS REALLY REALLY TASTY... Served deliciously, hot and great.. Awesome Friendly Crew lead by Keerthi, Ashoka, Dhananjaya, Wasalage.. Recommended 100% for Office, Casual, Family get togethers..

Its a hidden gem in Colombo.. Tasty foods and unbelievable varieties there at the dinner buffet..If you want to entertain your overseas friends, just go Nuga Gama on Mondays or Thursdays because they have a cultural show as well other than traditional music. The musicians also very talented and they usually play songs in many languages. Finally the service received from Dananjaya and Dilruk alomg with the other front line staff members is remarkable. Many thanks to Dananjaya for his recommendations about selecting items and... It is your time to visit and enjoy authentic srilankan dishes at Cinnamon Nuga Gama.

Where I am concerned, and after tasting foods from at least 45 different countries (and counting), there is no match for the vibrant, rich, flavorful, diverse and robust tastes of Sri Lankan cuisine. It is my absolute favorite and I like searching for new dining destinations that offer the same. One golden find is Nuga Gama, a buffet style Sri Lankan food restaurant at the Cinnamon Grand, in Colombo. What makes Nuga Gama unique is that it has a village vibe and an outdoor set up. There are real trees, vegetation as you walk in. Seating is in the middle amongst these beautiful nature rich surroundings. Or you can sit on the periphery, at well appointed tables (and when it rains). There is live, mellow Sri Lankan music to relax the senses. There are almost 100 different items spread over several well staffed stations. Hoppers are made fresh, and I started with the beet root hopper and requested for them to add an egg to it. The lightly colored maroon hopper does not taste like beets, but enhances the optics. I had two of these and they were prepared perfectly. I filled my plate with a little bit of different foods 3 times. Here is a sample of what I tasted (and you can see it all in my pictures): Egg roti bites, breaded and fried halmasso (sprats, fantastic), garlic pickle (a first for me, not over powering at all), pol sambol, katta sambol, seeni sambol (superb), kochchi sambol (a first for me), chicken curry, tempered beans, red rice, parippu (Dahl), kadala (garbanzo beans), 2 types of vadais and sting hopper biriyani. For dessert, I had the chocolate biscuit pudding. Unfortunately, no texture or layered mouthfeel. Seems they oversoaked the Marie biscuits. It tasted and textured more like a mousse. Finally, papaya slices, they melted in your mouth. Service was exceptional. I was so impressed, that I personally complimented both the Head Chef and the Executive Chef. They often joined me during my food selections, helping me to choose and even came to my table to make sure everything was okay. Overall, an amazing, one of a kind experience, in an unparalleled environment. A never to forget evening and an absolute treat to all the culinary senses.

Brilliant culinary experience of Sri Lankan foods. Restaurant itself was a beautifully set under the banyan tree, which gave the authentic vibes of traditional sri lakan village. Atmosphere was great with sri lankan live music. Food was great. Great selection of foods and desserts. It was our first dinner in sri lanka, and what a treat it was? Staffs were very kind and friendly. My wife even had a chance to learn with chef on how to make sambal. it was great experience.

Nice place to get a real sri lankan exposure. Designed as an old village. You can find all sorts of sri lankan cruisings just the way you like it. I loved the pork black curry. Dessert options are also so sri lankan starting from a curd station with all sri lankan fruits. They play music in the area and if you want you can wash your hand and enjoy the real sri lankan dining style. It doesnt feel like colombo at all, very calming envioronment. Since it is outside dining if it rains it creates a mess

Beautiful food buffet. I had a wonderful vegetarian meal and the buffet helped me discover a great many Sri Lankan recipes.

Well, this place is a pleasant surprise. I didn't expect to find such a place in the heart of Colombo. The atmosphere is truly delightful and exudes that distinctive Sri Lankan village vibe. The food is both great and tasty, and the staff is very supportive.

Unique village experience in the midst of Colombo. Highly recommended for the overseas visitors to taste the authentic Sri Lankan foods. Ambiance is superb..

Very good place for Dine out ( Specially for who like typical Village experience ) Good Service. Food is 1st class! Recommend to anyone!!!

One of the best place to try Sri Lankan meals. I am pure vegetarian and I got lot of options to try here. Pros: 1) Ambience: Resembles a village and it has a 200 year old Banyan Tree around which dinner tables are arranged. We will forget soon that we are in a 5 star hotel. 2) Food options: It is a buffet and also for vegetarian, they had many options. Food is arranged in three huts. First one has a live counter for Hoppers with various options and curries. Second one has main course meals. Lot of curry and rice options. Third one is for dessert and one should try the native sweets (like Halapa). Drinks can be ordered to the table. My friends tried Toddy and it was good. I tried Home made Ginger drink. 3) Live Orchestra: Plays Sinhalese music and also some Indian music was played, maybe they would have seen some Indians in the guests. Cons: It was a very humid day, so can feel hot and humid sometimes. But, for the natural experience it offers, this can be tolerated :)

Nuga Gama is a Sri Lankan cuisine restaurant at Cinnamon Grand, a star hotel situated in Colombo 03. It serves Sri Lankan cuisine and is designed and decorated to depict a typical Sri Lankan village environment. It is a popular restaurant among locals and tourists due to its traditional Sri Lankan flavor. The restaurant is set around a 200 year-old banyan tree. The best place to have our own traditional food. The view of the place suits best for their food too bcuz the traditional look of that place very well suits the traditional food there. Highly recommended!!!

One of the best SriLankan style restaurant. This is in cinnamon grand hotel which is one of the main 5 star hotels in SriLanka. The special thing about the restaurant is we can have the food out door. And the food dishes will be clay pots and clay dishes. Very nice environment. They also play music to cheer people. Only disadvantage is if it’s rainy then they ll have inside only. Pre booking is better here too. I would recommend this for SriLankan food lovers.

This is the Sri Lankan Restaurant at Cinnamon Grand. The place is set up as a village with the theme Back to our Roots. The restaurant is in an open area with the center being a 200 year old banyan tree. The food is good however not as spicy as you would expect Sri Lankan food to be. The Hoppers were good and they had a good range of Sri Lankan sweets. The spread was not so vast but had all the elements of Sri Lankan cuisine. Overall an excellent place with a wonderful atmosphere.

The best place in town to try Sri Lankan cuisine. Great ambiance. Food was so delicious. Their milk hoppers is a must try. Ghee rice along with several Sri Lankan curries was exceptional. A must try place in Colombo if you are fond of Sri Lankan food.

Visited Nuga Gama with my family on 31st March 2022 for the dinner buffet. Beautiful open place under a huge Nuga tree with clay huts, dim lights and a cozy ambiance. We went on a Thursday and an oriental band was playing. Spread was ok. Cant say its splendid but good value for money. There were a good variety of Sri Lankan mains and desserts. There was one action center for hoppers. Since its an open environment might get muddy on rainy days. Overall the place is well recommended for those who love SriLankan food and who are seeking for a cozy homely meal.

Loved the live music and the entire ambience. Must try for the authentic Sri Lankan flavors

This is one place you can take your foreign friends who don't like spicy food, to try out Sri Lankan food like Rice and curry, Hoppers, Pittu and Pol roti. They even had a dish served with chicken kothu. Tea or coffee is served typically village style with juggery. However, we can request them to add sugar. Genuine Sri Lankan live music village style was available. At other times recordings of Sinhalese songs of yore by well known singers were played. Foreigners will be disappointed if they expected to listen to the typical koththu taka taka music. The hotel has ceased to provide that facility due to complaints from foreigners residing in the Hotel. I was very disappointed that even after independence, local people were allowing tourists and foreign guests to dictate how we can cook our food. The rice and curry was cooked and served village style. All the food varieties are available as a buffet including our very own sweet meats like kavum, kokis, athiraha, pani valalu, dodol etc. Unfortunately, the genuine Sri Lankan flavours were downgraded as they had heavily toned down the 'spicyness' of the curries to cater to western tourists.

The setting is beautiful. All tables are outside under a huge tree. The food unfortunately is mediocre at most. The quality is not the best. The mutton was extremely tough, the chicken curry was just bones with barely any meat on them. Even the fruit was not juicy and sweet. At some point someone put a kettle on our table without saying a word. Minutes later they took it away. We wonder what that was. You can get much much better food for less than half the price.

Super awsome Sri Lankan food.

Great place to get all the Sri Lankan delicacies in the heart of colombo

We had dinner at nuga gama restaurant in Cinnamon Grand colombo. Really nice place to get sri lankan exposure. yummy foods and great customer service. special thanks to chef. Sujith, Ashoka, Dilruk, Nilmini, Tharush and Dinusha. good luck😍

Actually this is the best buffet for Sri Lankan Cuisine. Food was so delicious. All Sri Lankan food varieties were there and you can enjoy the real Sri Lankan Taste. Can't imagine this type of place were there at Colombo town. Beautiful sorrounding with sinhala music enhanced the experience of delicious buffet. Staff was friendly and so helpful . We met nice people there Mr. Wasalage, Ms. Nilmini & Mr. Ashoka. Thanks for your kindness. Keep the good things up. All the best. We hope to visit this place again.

Amazing experience with traditional Sri Lankan village in the heart of Colombo. Dinner buffet with very delicious Sri Lanakan cuisine along with live kottu and hoppers station. Good range of food and desserts to eat. Ambiance is so nice and live Sri Lankan music give and additional touche for it. Since it is a buffet it worth for that price. There is a separate drinks menu containing both alcohol and non alcoholic beverages. Highly recommend this place to foreigners who like to experience authentic Sri Lankan food and Sri Lankans who are coming back from overseas for vacation. Staff is friendly and humble. Highly recommend.

A very relaxing and a nostalgic peak into a Sri Lankan rural village in the heart of Colombo. Atmosphere is wonderful. Food is very authentic and staff is amazing.

Nuga Gama is a refreshing escape from the busy hustle bustle of the city. In a short time, this place became one of our favorite restaurants from Srilankan cuisine. Not only is the buffet great, the vibe of the restaurant is like being in a Srilankan village, lots of greenery and authenticity. Definitely a must try for anyone visiting Colombo.

If you want to try all of Sri Lankan food in one go, then this is the place. It’s a full buffet of hoppers to curries to pickles to traditional desserts I’ve never encountered all in one place. It’s such a traditional and natural gem in the middle of Colombo. The vegan and vegetarian options are abundant, juices are fresh, cocktails are refreshing and the ambience takes you to Sri Lankan village. It’s easy to feel completely stuffed after trying everything so highly recommend doing a walk or a bit of exercise to do the buffet justice.

The best ever food and service. So many options for vegetarians. Best food we’ve had so far!!

They serve authentic Sri Lankan cuisine in a rustic village atmosphere. The food is excellent, with plenty of vegetarian curries as well. They accommodated special dietary needs of our baby too. Excellent service by Dilruk. Must visit if you want to experience the native cuisine.

Great place for your sunday lunch with your family

One of the best place to have a traditional meal.

Beautiful food beautiful surroundings.

Authentic Sri Lankan food Best in town

The spread here was lovely..brings out the best of Sri Lankan cuisine. So much of attention to detail, the manager pays so much attention to all tables. Well done Cinnamon!!

The best place to try classic Sri Lankan cuisine! The atmosphere is amazing. We especially loved the live music. The service was spectacular - special shout outs to Kushmal, our incredible waiter, and Asoka, Wasaloge, Fhorusha, Dinudsha and the rest of the team for making our meal unforgettable. 100/10 would recommend!!!

(Translated by Google) Very nice and special place to taste traditional Sri Lankan cuisine. (Original) Posto molto carino e particolare per degustare la cucina tradizionale dello Sri Lanka.

Delicious and authentic Sri Lanka food. Highly recommended.

Nuga Gama - Cinnamon Grand, Colombo. A rustic haven in the middle of an urban environment, a superb restaurant with delicious traditional Sri Lankan cuisine and a unique village experience. It was a wonderful experience for two diplomats who were looking forward to enjoying the authentic rural taste of Sri Lanka. The service provided to us by the entire staff especially the restaurant manager - Mr. Ashoka Chandanathilaka, the Head Chef - Mr. Sujith Ariyaratne was very friendly, pleasant and very professional. The welcome and service we received was amazing and we will definitely be back. Every day they host a happy hour for local brews and their delicious food, desserts and local music are always enticing. Thank you Nuga Gama team for the Excellent Service !!!

Situated inside Cinnamon Grand hotel, it is a unique restaurant where one can get an experience of Sri Lankan culture - with an authentic way of having Sri Lankan cuisine. Food is very tasty. Staff is helpful.

Great selection of srilankan food buffet. Price is a little steep, but it’s meant for a tourist spot anyway. Food was great and everything was set up as authentic as possible (including the napkins).

Best Srilankan buffet in colombo .reasonable price .

If you go on Monday's you can witness the cultural show. Wide variety of food items. Good place to hangout with friends. Friendly staff..

Loved the food and the atmosphere. Worth trying

Sensational Sri Lankan buffet spread. Absolutely top class. Ambience is fabulous too under the Banyan tree. But it is not cheap by Sri Lankan standars (it is a 5-star hotel restaurant after all).

Great place to eat local food buffet style. Even though it's at a hotel, you still get a nice country side feel in the city.

Excellent food and good ambience!

Live music under a hundreds year old tree, Sri Lanka buffet full of flavor. Try it all. Amazing experience.

Such a cool place! The food was top notch and the staff were so sweet and helpful, explaining everything I was eating cause I certainly had no idea. It's all located in a beautiful courtyard that you can enjoy along with local live music for maximum atmosphere. Wish I could hang around here all day.

Great place for gatherings. For Nature lovers this is great.. To get village feeling inside colombo

Feel like you are in a village, but is in middle of colombo city.

We went there to have a family dinner and I must tell that it was a totally a winner. Ambience is nice and the service is superb. Such a good place to dine and enjoy a srinlankan meal. Been coming here for a while and the food and staff have always been on point :D authentic as it gets and with an amberella juice to die for!

The place and atmosphere were all good and the foods were also tasty. The place gave a village vibe with Sri Lankan cuisine, from all spicy curry to desserts. The welcome drinks and starters were all fresh and delicious. It was a very good experience for a memorable dinner along with music.

Nice Authentic Sri Lankan restaurant offers many nice Sri Lankan cuisines.

The restaurant, set under a banyan tree, provides a unique village vibe, complemented by live Sri Lankan music. Their menu caters ample selection of vegetarian options, with all dishes from spicy curries to desserts being fresh and flavourful. Highly recommended for an authentic Sri Lanka food experience.

Ruwan's service is highly appreciated , we were given an excellent service .Food was fantastic .Staff was really friendly . During the pandemic situation Nuga Gama customer service is commendable. - Sunethrani Amaratunge -

The atmosphere of the place is very nice, with a beautiful setting and music. The food was nice but honestly it was a bit below expectations especially considering the price. I would have liked more vegetarian options like chickpeas or more vegetables, etc. The Hoppers were really good as well as a very nice variety of dessert and fruit.

Good Atmosphere, great experience. Started raining in the middle of our dinner, which made it even more memorable.

Enormous variety of local food in a beautiful garden. Friendly and prompt service. I would go again.

Great. We couldn't have any experience other hotels. This is amazing

Huge all you can eat buffet with all outside seating. Vast selection of Sri Lankan cuisine, lots of veggie options and reasonably priced, relative to street options. Accessed through hotel.

Good sri lankan food friendly staff thank u for d great experience 🙂

This is an excellent Sri Lankan cuisine restaurant inside Cinnamon Grand hotel. The setting is authentic, open air. The food is delicious, staff is friendly and good!!

Fantastic.. We can entertain very well. I am living like a village, I felt in this place visited

Butiful! Authentic Srilankan food

Indeed one of the best srilankan restaurants in Colombo.

Really Sri lankan food.very nice

(Translated by Google) Cafe on an all-inclusive basis - pay for entry and eat as much as you like. Menu of local Sri Lankan cuisine. Meat, fish, vegetables in all kinds. Kari, rice, gravy. Fresh fruits and sweets. Drinks and alcohol for a fee. Entertain with live music and dancing. Located at the Grand Cinnamon. We could hardly find it, you won’t find staff without prompting, although the place is indicated on Google maps. (Original) Кафе по принципу все включено -платите за вход и едите сколько хочется.Меню местной Шри Ланкийской кухни. Мясо, рыба, овощи во всех видах. Кари, рис, подливы. Свежие фрукты и сладости. Напитки и алкоголь за отдельную плату. Развлекают живой музыкой и танцами. Находится на территории отеля Grand Cinnamon. Мы еле отыскали, без подсказок персонала не найдёте, хотя на Гугл картах место указано.

not good service provided on our party day

I take pride in accepting scents and teaching scents

Great location hidden behind a big hotel. The buffet has a wide variation and is very tasty. One star less as it is way more expensive than what you would normally pay for the food buuuut it is still cheap compared to European prices ;) services is super friendly!

Nice food enjoyeed well 😋 keep up ♥️

Cost 2600 per person, the food is not very good and the selection is small. Better spend 2600 in a regular restaurant you'll get much more for your money.

Seating is a lively place, but sometimes insects creep to your food from the trees above.

Tasty Food

Great Sri Lankan food set in a traditional village style setting. Bring a big appetite as they have a very large buffet of traditional sri lankan food

This is an excellent Sri Lankan cuisine restaurant inside Cinnamon Grand hotel. The setting is authentic, open air, depicting village ambience. The food is delicious, staff is friendly and the cost is approx 2500 in local currency (usd 14). Definitely recommended.

I really prefer this over a western buffet. Super food and really tasty. Has a really good Verity of awesome Sri Lankan food ❤️ and taste authentic 🙈 just what you expect. On poya days they focus more on sea food since other meats are not available but its not bad. Love the live music and other dance performances. Nice vibe good price. Totally worth it 🔥

Nuga Gama is a Tipcal Rural Village in Sri Lanka with all you could find in a rural village inside a 5 star hotel in the middle of the Colombo City. You can find all sorts of food and deserts you could find in a tipical village are in Sri Lanka. So its a unique expirence and one of a kind restaurant which you would never find in a city. No only that you could also listen to authentic slow and calming music played by the musicians which will create a party like atmosphere so its happening and you won't feel boring at all. Its literally a 100% village and they serve beer and toddy which will definitely add that missing ingrdiant. Nice Restaurant and friendly and traditionally dressed staff will make the place live. Highly recommended if you want to chill out at night. l

Nuga Gama is one of the finest restaurants in Sri Lanka serving authentic Sri Lankan cuisine. What makes this restaurant stand out from others is the wonderful hospitality extended to customers. The food is absolutely phenomenal and the vast array of dishes available capture every flavor and are representative of truly traditional cuisine. I encourage anyone who would want to have a novel dining experience to dine at Nuga Gama. It truly provides a very organic and bona fide village experience. It’s a spectacular restaurant not only for the quality of food it serves but also for the very homely service. A special shout out to Dharshana and his team for always being helpful, attentive and caring towards their customers. A massive thumbs up for all the wonderful service and I hope you continue the great work !

Very good staff. Pleasent experience. Very good and tasty food.

Great place to enjoy traditional Srilankan cuisine

A taste of tradition. Over 30 dishes inspired by Sri Lanka's rich culinary heritage. Nuga Gama's concept was good. It’s like a 1970’s Sri Lankan drama. Highly recommended for the traditional taste lovers. One of the best traditional foods in the city.

Very nice place for an evening outing with dinner. Delicious food, comfortable location. The music provided was excellent. The group played some beautiful old Sinhala classics.

It's a wonderful place where you can experience the authentic Sri Lankan food, and some cultural events as well. Must visit.

Really great food and atmosphere. If you want to try Sri Lankan authentic food this is the place. As per improvement, pleas consider about rainy days. Guests have to be soaked when arriving to buffet area because there is no shelter from rain on the way to Nugagama from Cheers pub exit.

Great place for local village food at heart of colombo. Nice and quite atmosphere.. Delicious local meals.. Quality country music.. If its possible for incorporate SL cultural events that would be great..

Great semi fine-dining Sri Lankan restaurant that caters to both locals and foreigners. Food here is absolutely delicious and tastes like homemade. Staff is friendly, helpful and would go an extra mile to serve customers' needs. An ideal place to experience some truly local cuisine.

Best place to experience the pure SriLankan cuisine.

An amazing selection of local Sri Lankan food hidden away behind a hotel. Great for vegetarians and vegans with plenty of super tasty curries and sambals. The staff where super friendly and took great care of us. It's 2000 rupees for lunch. In our opinion totally worth it for the quality and selection of food.

Authentic Sri Lankan food and its a buffet.Great ambiance. Can't believe a huge Nuga tree is there in the heart of colombo. There were couple of tourists with us who went to the restaurant and they were amazed by the place. They said they will stay at Cinnamon grand when they visit Sri Lanka next time because of Nuga gama. Food also tasty. Excellent customer service.

Authentic Sri Lankan experience you can get in the heart of Colombo.  Food was brilliant and amazing staff. Dhananjaya, Ashoka, Wasalage,Keerthi and Krishmal hosted us. The "Hiru" band was just brilliant and entertained the night!

Very best village setting , if you went inside you will feel that your in old Sinhala village , food taste is average but worth to try ,

Delicious food. Relax atmosphere. Good service by staff.