Lihiniya - Menu

This is not a common restaurant, this is the ideal place to get a Sri Lankan experience and to get to know the Sri Lankan culture. When you step inside you feel like a member of the family and you are served an authentic Sri Lankan meal. The place might be a little small, but it's a cosy environment and it is decorated with pictures of Sri Lanka and typical objects. The owners are very friendly and kind.

I went to the restaurant with my family for the Sunday buffet. The food was delicious, authentic Sri Lankan cuisine, made with fresh ingredients and bursting with flavor. There was a wide variety of dishes and accompaniments. The decor was authentic and the atmosphere was very relaxing. The service was impeccable and we were made to feel very welcome. This place is a hidden gem that deserves to be discovered.

Been going there for years nearly always ordering takeaways. The food is freshly prepared hence I'm a little surprised by the previous review. I know as I usually ask for my meat to be prepared a particular way, and it often takes a little while to get this and other dishes prepared. The lady who cooks is lovely, as is her husband. It's really a takeaway place rather than someone to eat, although if you want something like hoppers you'd be better off eating in albeit surroundings aren't very glamorous.

We visited this place recently and spent about £30 for horrible pre prepared food which was heated. I am a Sri Lankan and I know how our food are being processed. There was only two middle age people, person who served us was wearing a scarf with a winter coat. The service was very poor and fortunately I did not use the toilet before the meal, according to my wife it was disgusting. I feel sorry for those two individuals but as a customer we all expect decent service, after all I felt very disappointed to take someone from different background to show what we have. Why are we still very poor in customer service.,.,.

This place is authentic. I lived in Sri Lanka for over a year. Lihinya is like stepping into any very, very good local restarant in Sri Lanka. All the food is prepared and cooked from scratch so the service takes ages, maybe a hour. The walls have cute posters exactly the same tourist board ones of the Candy Perahera and all that stuff that you see on the restaurants in Sri Lanka. The staff are a small family and they are real and friendly. The food is amazing. Everything is delicious. The kind of tastes you just can't get in English cuisine. It's like entering a less stressy tropical oasis. I am in love with it, I even spent my Birthday there. Go there, go there, go there.

Noticed this place on my way home from work, my family is Sri Lankan so was keen to try this place. Went on a Friday night and was shocked to be the only ones there. Very nice food with good seeni sambol. Sri Lankan Lion lager too. Food was so tasty Me and my soon to be brother in law got a second main to share. My wife was vegetarian so they did her a fish curry which she really enjoyed. Food didn't take long but could have been a little hotter temperature wise but was still very tasty. Family run place and at the back of the restaurant was the owners grandkids who were very fun. Very nice atmosphere very friendly and glad we went was £39 for five main meals and two large beers. Money well...

We popped in on a Friday evening at about 8pm to find the restaurant completely empty. The charming lady running the kitchen that evening asked us if we wanted to try some Sri Lankan food. We weren't offered a menu but were happy to be told what was on offer and try it out. We each had a large plate of light fluffy rice with some vegetables, dahl and beans, chicken and a couple of sambals and a hard boiled egg. This was accompanied by a jug of a delicious coconut curry gravy. We ordered a third portion to take home to our son and my wife an I shared a large bottle of Sri Lankan beer while we waited for our food to be cooked. The whole bill came to £20 which is fantastic value in this day and...

Passed this restaurant the previous night and it seemed as dead as a dodo. Night two (Wednesday) same issue. However I ventured inside. The tables still had a few glasses on them from previous visitors and I wondered if the place was closed. Mepali the lady inside assured me that it wasn't and asked if i wanted to eat. Soon after I realised the restaurant doubles up as a store. Unfortunately string hoppers were off the limited menu so I asked if Mepali if she could make me a mixed meat Kothu with traditional spicing. Off she went and duly home cooked me the aforementioned. When it arrived it was a decent version and priced competitively. Accompanying Lion beer could have been a tad colder, h...

I am a Sri Lankan who has been coming to this restaurant for years. I usually get takeout, and Mepali is very accommodating if you want any changes in the preparation. She and her husband are very friendly. We have served many of Mepali's meals to our friends over the past 13 years, and they have always loved it. Some of our friends find the food too spicy for their taste, but many of them end up ordering from Lihiniya themselves. The restaurant itself is quite basic, so dining in may feel more like a street food experience rather than a fancy restaurant. However, this is typical of local restaurants in Sri Lanka, where the focus is on the food rather than the ambiance. I saw a negative revi...