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“Great location, tasty food”

Mama's Galle Fort Roof Cafe
Ranked #55 of 247 Restaurants in Galle
Cuisines: Sri Lankan
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Good for: Local cuisine
Dining options: Breakfast, Late Night, Lunch, Reservations
Reviewed March 4, 2013

We had lunch on the roof terrace, really good location and the food was nice although they were sold out of a lot of things, a victim of their own popularity!

Date of visit: February 2013
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Thank Chris M
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Reviewed February 27, 2013

What a gem, as you wind your way up the staircase to the roof top don't be surprised If the tables are full. Very popular restaurant. The service was a little slow due to the number of patrons but the atmosphere was good fun, and the waiters ran to keep up with the demand. The food was delicious. We ate here several times and loved the views of the mosque and lighthouse.

Date of visit: February 2013
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Thank 987KathyS
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Reviewed February 22, 2013

Excellent views over Galle rooftops to sea. Recommend Mamas Jumbo Curry, enough for two people, includes seven veg dishes and a meat/fish curry for 950 LKR ($7-8 AUS).

Date of visit: February 2013
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Thank CanberraMichele
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Reviewed February 11, 2013

Popular restaurant, but extremely disorganized. We wanted to eat there, but they tooled us it was full so we could eat downstairs. After waiting 20 mins for the menu, and another 20 minutes for them to come back to us, they said we had to sit upstairs. So we went upstairs, got seated at a table with two other surprised guests that were finishing their desert. After waiting 10 more minutes they tooled us that they needed the table for 4 other guests, so we had to sit on another table, at which two other guests also was waiting for table. After one hour, we decided to maybe go elsewhere, so we paid our two soft-drinks. Of course they added 10% service charge on top of that. Don't think we will come back.

Date of visit: February 2013
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Thank snorerkid
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Reviewed February 6, 2013

Mama's galle has a great rooftop terrace, with a nice view over Galle Fort and the sea. Very nice and comfortable to have a drink and relax. We ordered the rice and curry one night, this was ok, but not very tasty, we've had much better curries in Sri Lanka, perhaps they listen too much to comments of Europeans not liking the strong tastes and spices.

Although the curry was not that amazing we joined the day after mama's cooking class. It was really nice to goand buy fish, meet the fishermen, go to the Dutch market and buy vegetables and then prepare it with mama Galle and her daughter. We didn't do too much ourselves, we mostly looked, but this was fine. Afterwards we ate our food, which was again rather tasteless with a bit too much salt. But it was a nice way to spend the morning in Galle.

Thank Jan-WillemMalin
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