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Serendipity Arts Cafe

100 Pedlar Street, Galle, Sri Lanka
0779525602
Ranked #9 of 31 restaurants in Galle
4.0 of 5 stars 31 Reviews
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dubai
Contributor
13 reviews
3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2012

Hi, we walked in here for lunch last week and although the place had everything going for it we waited for 10 minutes to be looked at, we asked for menus and they gave them to us, but almost looked at us with disgusted as they didnt even want to serve us. maybe they were being polite giving us space... More

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FarbsLondon
London
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12 reviews
6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012

Bit different, quirky, nice roof area and has entrances both on Leyn Baan Street and to the ramparts side. Good food, local and foreign - great pancakes. More

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didiandgogo
Sydney, Australia
Senior Contributor
26 reviews
15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2012

Anywhere where the pet rabbits bounce in from the garden to the restaurant is a good place by us! That kind of sums the place up: low-key, slow-paced place with great local food and chilled, smiley staff. Enjoy going somewhere that isn't afraid to be itself. We went 2-3 times. More

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RicardoRego
Porto, Portugal
Senior Contributor
40 reviews
19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012

OK, the night we passed in the Serendipity Arts cafe was one of those moments you have once in a lifetime, twice if you really, really behave. We had had lunch there and the owner invited us for diner that same night. So we went. The food was delicious, the service extremely nice, the ambiance very good but the best... More

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Ingridpali
Shanghai, China
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012

We had a great surprise why the quality of the food as well and the quantity served. Petty we didn't manage to finish our plates. Definitely the best food we got in Galle. More

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EKhan
Bangalore, India
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18 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 January 2012

We stopped here for some tea and we pleasant greeted by bunny rabbits hopping around. We did enter from the back entrance, which is unlike the front entrance where an eye-catching gallery is exhibited. The art we had the chance to see was a welcome modern expression of Galle which is on the other end of the spectrum from the... More

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Currypow
Contributor
11 reviews
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2012

This was an interesting experience (I would say meal but our food never arrived). We tried Serendipity after not being able to get into Mama's. We came across the restaurant and had read a good review in the Lonely Planet so decided to try it. Admittedly we entered from the back (closest to the Fort wall) though were pointed upstairs... More

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JohnK2
Daejeon, South Korea
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12 reviews
4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 December 2011

Th food here was excellent, and the prices were not out of the ordinary for Galle. The service was very slow, though friendly here. I would return. More

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Sundae B
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 December 2011

Well worth a visit. Lovely vibe and beautiful food. More

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schaffer1971
Hanoi, Vietnam
Top Contributor
54 reviews
22 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2011

It is an art cafe so you get slightly expensive food, but you are surrounded by arty stuff which makes it interesting. Diet coke was very expensive but it always is in Sri Lanka More

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