Pearl

We visited this restaurant to celebrate our wedding anniversary, and everything was absolutely top-notch. My husband and I are both Sri Lankan, yet the food still managed to surprise and impress us. The highlight was the Woodapple Mocktail, which had a beautiful smoky cinnamon touch that was simply amazing. We ordered the Coconut Roti with Pork Curry and Lunu Miris, Seafood Kottu, and Watalappam for dessert. Every dish was delicious and full of flavour. A special mention goes to the fried crab served with the Seafood Kottu. It was unlike anything we had tried before, similar to KFC-style fried chicken, but with crab instead. The outer layer was warm and crispy, while the inside remained incredibly soft and tender. The atmosphere of the restaurant was also wonderful and added to the overall experience. The only suggestion I would make is to add some ambient background music, which would elevate it into a perfect fine-dining experience. Overall, we had a fantastic anniversary dinner and would highly recommend this restaurant.

It's a good spot for either a casual catch-up or a professional meeting. The menu offers both modern and traditional Sri Lankan cuisine. I'd recommend making a reservation, as I'm not sure whether walk-ins are accepted. Reservations are limited to 1.5 hours. We visited on a Sunday afternoon, and there were plenty of empty tables, which may have been due to the 10% weekend surcharge. There's also an additional fee (about 1.6%) for card payments, so weekdays might offer better value. The prices are on the higher side(little bit). One thing that stood out was how quickly the food arrived. It was served warm (not hot) . Five plates were delivered within 5-6 minutes.(verryyyy quick) The vegetarian kottu is served without any gravy, so it may suit those who prefer a drier style of kottu. We ordered five dishes, one tea, and two desserts, and the total came to around $190. Unfortunately, the desserts listed on the menu were unavailable, but alternative dessert options were offered at about $15 per serving. Plates were presented very well. Specially the dessert.

Pearl by P and D was such a beautiful experience. The ambience and whole set up was stunning — loved the ocean theme they had going on, especially the gorgeous pink shell-themed plates. We tried the bone marrow, which seemed to be a crowd favourite, but surprisingly it ended up being our least favourite dish of the night. The real star for us was the corn on the rib — SO flavourful and the sauce was honestly magic. The chicken kothu with chilli oil was absolutely delicious too. That chilli oil was so good we literally asked the waitress if we could buy some. For drinks, we had the Ceylon Sunset and the Smoked Wood Apple Sour, and both were amazing. Ended the meal with the wattalappan, which was the perfect dessert to finish everything off. Such a great experience overall and would definitely go back again.

Came here for dinner and ordered a number of dishes to try: - Ceylon chilli calamari (full size): the stir fried squid was tender, coated with a fragrant chilli and a familiar sweet and sour flavour which was tasty - Garlic popcorn chicken: the chicken was battered and fried, served with fried curry leaves, fried garlic cloves, and chilli aioli dip. Flavour was good especially with the garlic cloves but the meat was a little dry - Lankan lime softshell crab: the crab was pretty big with a nice crispy batter that didn't feel greasy. Not sure if I enjoyed the sauce which taste diluted - Chilli garlic prawn pasta: the pasta included a few prawns and cherry tomatoes with grated cheese on top. Linguini was cooked well, not too soft and the sauce was creamy with a bit of heat - Crab and crust: a whole blue swimmer crab is included in the curry. The curry was mild but fragrant and paired well with the thick cut crispy bread brushed with garlic butter and some coconut sambol which was sweet and not too spicy - Pork pol roti: pork meat was tender but the spiced gravy was too salty and the coconut roti was hard and dense rather than having a crispy exterior and soft centre. The side of sambol chilli was very spicy - Beef kotthu: the kotthu has a similar texture to stir fry rice noodles, also quite salty but tasted pretty good with the diced beef and a little bit of chilli paste. The chilli oil on the side was very spicy Overall a pretty decent meal; enjoyed some dishes more than others. Highlights were the crab and crust, chilli garlic prawn pasta, and the ceylon chilli calamari.