We visited Virundhu for Lunch on Sunday 25th June 2023 (impromptu decision since Lahore next door wasn’t open). We ordered Fish cakes, Jackfruit curry and Aubergine chickpeas curry with Paratha & plain appam.
We were thoroughly disappointed.
Here is why.
1. Only 1 of 4...draught beers on the menu was available. Several food items were unavailable too example Lamb chops.
2. The curries arrived room temperature - when we complained server’s attitude was quite callous, his words were 'I am not responsible, but I apologise'. No effort was made to offer to replace or heat up the curries; Fish cakes were OK.
3. The Jackfruit curry was made from chewy pieces of jackfruit from a tin, rather than fresh one. The chilli sauce with fishcakes was from a bottle not made in kitchen. Aubergine curry and breads were OK. So, if you are looking for authentic Sri Lankan food with homemade flavour, look elsewhere.
4. The young lady server started clearing up the table even while we were still eating – just been in the restaurant for 30min or so. And the whole restaurant was empty except for 3 tables so not sure what was the rush.
5. Towards the end we were told we should order any final orders well in advance since kitchen is busy – with what? 3 tables 😊
Frankly the restaurant seems to be run like a hobby at least for Sunday lunch, missing items from the menu, cold food made from tinned ingredients and callous attitude of the servers.More