The Shack is within the Taj Bentota Hotel. We ate at several of the top TA rated restaurants in Bentota, Vintage, Nova, Rana & Happy Garden but this trumped them all for the setting, service and freshness of the food. The concept is simple. You...choose your fish and / or seafood from the display. It’s weighed so you know how much you’re going to pay and the price also includes a starter and desert. On both occasions we chose the Para fish, a lovely meaty fish native to Sri Lanka. The first time it was accompanied by new potatoes & veg and the second, fries & veg. Both meals were excellent. The nearby Bentota restaurants front the railway line which is quite charming. The Vintage is next to a drainage ditch. The Shack gives you wonderful sea views at candle lit tables. No contest in our view. A big shout out to Thorepathi, Amila, Roshan, Chinthaka & Lakshman (hope I’ve got those right!) for 2 superb meals.More