Ceylon Junction in Southampton

I went today but closed this restaurant. I inquired at the shop next door and he said it was closed for a few months or two 😑

Had a nice time at this great restaurant. It had a nice ambiance with soft Sri Lankan music playing in the background and attractive interior deco. The staff was extremely helpful and friendly, and made sure we had a good experience. We tried the beef fried rice, Negombo Pork, and the fish cutlets. All of them had the authentic taste and tasted very good. They are happy to adjust the spice, salt, and sugar levels for your need as well! Which is a big green flag for a restaurant. Would 100% recommend it for an authentic Sri Lankan culinary experience.

Strange rude owners bland food. Good if you never visited Sri Lanka or tried authentic proper Sri Lankan food tastes like it’s been frozen for weeks overpriced highly from experience in different Sri Lankan restaurants in the UK

What a lovely little place, we had amazing food my partner is Sri Lankan and he felt like he was home when eating here, the flavours were amazing too too marks to the chef. Very good prices as well would definitely come back again.

Gorgeous food. Very impressed. Will order again 👍🏼

We ordered vegetable rolls, fish cutlets, roast paan with soya curry, pol roti and crab curry. Food was tasty and authentic so we ordered a couple of lamprais to go. We were told that they didn’t have banana leaves when they handed us the lamprais so they wrapped them in foil. We have already paid for our food at point. I wish they told us when we ordered so we could order something else. Other than that, it was a lovely dinner.

Visited with daughter who had just come back from Sri Lanka. She was so pleased to eat lovely Sri Lankan food again. A quiet restaurant with great choice and service. Food very well cooked.

Such a hidden gem! Every time we have gone we have been blown away by the quality of the food! Would highly recommend this place to anyone. Cannot emphasise enough how good the food is

Finally a Sri Lankan restaurant in Southampton. Good food and Lion beer. What's not to like?

The food was excellent and the restaurant phoned me twice to keep me informed when the delivery was late. Just Eat failed to allocate a driver who could turn up. They found another, and when the food arrived, the lid of the dhal had had weight put on it and caved in, spilling dhal into the carrier bag. I assume this happened during the delivery process rather than at the restaurant. Next time I will order direct with the restaurant who can supply their own delivery service.

Great welcome! Excellent food that is different from most Indian food. Much more subtle blends of different spices. Beautifully done. Friendly and well informed team who are passionate about bringing their wonderful food to all of us. Strongly recommended.

I absolutely recommend this place if you like spicy food! They also have a great variety of vegetarian options. Delicious food, great service, friendly atmosphere. 10/10

We spent our wedding anniversary evening at this absolute gem of a restaurant. From the moment we entered we felt very welcomed. It is an authentic Sri Lankan place to eat and the food was excellent. Thank you for your hospitality, service and beautiful cuisine. A memorable lace to celebrate and we will be back. Greg.T

Interesting food options on the menu. My wife and I both liked what we ordered and we would certainly visit again. Quite quiet in the place, hope it picks up.

Had a wonderful experience at Ceylon Junction, exceptional food and service. Surprisingly they were super quick with the food. Great service. Ideal location about 5 car parking space. Ample space for dinning. Bit on the chep side but believe me its not a trick. True tasty experience in England.

very rude and deceiving people avoid at all costs. food is terrible never again

Mutton rolls were incinerated. Surprised any chef thought they were appropriate to send. Beef by Colombo was nice after I added some salt. Kiri Pani was OK, wouldn't have again.

Food was tasy however my chicken curry had more bone than chicken so I left hungry, others in the group left fuller . If going again I wouldn't get chicken and get a starter. Main issue was service, we pre-booked and arrived 15 minutes early but were told to come back which was fine and we just went for a drink. Going back 30 minutes later we found the door locked and a customer needed to let us in, it seemed the restaurant forgot we'd already been in and asked if we'd booked. We were then made to feel an inconvenience as they had to clean and set a table up, I felt quite uncomfortable and almost left but a friend visiting wanted to try the food so we stayed. Service was very slow and it took 1 hour to get our food. We were brought gin balloon glasses for the wine (one was dirty and had bits in it) and the cutlery set up was wrong so had to ask for this to be changed along with the glasses. The lady who had set the table up and made it seem we weren't welcome left abruptly, at the end the gentleman was clearly on the phone talking about us and as soon as we left he was out of the door. It's a shame as had been before and recommended it to our friend due to quality of food but this visit has put me off going again.

Food was tasy however my chicken curry had more bone than chicken so I left hungry, others in the group left fuller . If going again I wouldn't get chicken and get a starter. Main issue was service, we pre-booked and arrived 15 minutes early but were told to come back which was fine and we just went for a drink. Going back 30 minutes later we found the door locked and a customer needed to let us in, it seemed the restaurant forgot we'd already been in and asked if we'd booked. We were then made to feel an inconvenience as they had to clean and set a table up, I felt quite uncomfortable and almost left but a friend visiting wanted to try the food so we stayed. Service was very slow and it took 1 hour to get our food. We were brought gin balloon glasses for the wine (one was dirty and had bits in it) and the cutlery set up was wrong so had to ask for this to be changed along with the glasses. The lady who had set the table up and made it seem we weren't welcome left abruptly, at the end the gentleman was clearly on the phone talking about us and as soon as we left he was out of the door. It's a shame as had been before and recommend it to our friend due to quality of food but this visit has put me off going again.

Amazing authentic food in a nice little unassuming place

Great food and lovely service, I will definitely come back to try more excellent and unusual dishes 🥰

Food was fantastic. Curry was spicy as requested, and the restaurant service was great. Will be ordering again.

A lovely little gem on the outskirts of the town centre. I was visiting a friend in Southampton and we popped in spontaneously for dinner on a Saturday night. Saturday evening is a buffet with a good selection of delicious food, which is kept hot in large pots and regularly refilled. The chicken and goat curries were absolutely delicious. The restaurant is small (probably seats 15 - 20 people max), but the atmosphere is lovely and the help yourself style buffet definitely encourages conversations between patrons. I think there is a at table menu on other nights, which I was told was equally delicious. Great value for money, with a warm, friendly service and relaxed atmosphere. Definitely worth a visit.

We visited on Saturday evening and they were serving a buffet which was delicious and reasonably priced at £16.99. There were a number of options available both meat, vegetarian and vegan, this also included desert. The food was full of flavour and tasted very authentic. The atmosphere was relaxed, the waiter made us feel very comfortable and was attentive. The website could do with being updated to make it more clear when there is a buffet and when the a la carte menu is available and also what the price of the buffet is. Other than this everything was excellent and I look forward to returning soon.

Lovely dining experience at Ceylon Junction. Food delicious with a diversity of spices and coconut flavors. It is a family run business so food took longer than expected, but would highly recommend viewing menu below and ordering ahead if you’re in a hurry. Otherwise enjoy the atmosphere with a drink and anticipate exceptional home cooked Sri Lankan cuisine. Recommend: egg hoppers, pol sambol, green beans (off menu), mutton curry etc

Amazing experience at Ceylon Junction, the food and service were brilliant

Fantastic Sri Lankan food. Mutton rolls, Lamprais and Kottu were all delicious, and the owner was very friendly. Look forward to going back in a bigger group so we can try more dishes.

7 of us visited this restaurant last night for a birthday celebration for my wife who was raised in Sri Lanka. We are used to eating out in curry houses but found the menu here confusing and it took some time to order. The starters were miniscule with no garnish or attempt at presentation. The drinks were expensive. The mains were, again, meagre with little flavour and a disappointment to all. I got the impression that the restaurant was failing and the owners trying to rake in as much as possible before closing down. . When we arrived home we were still hungry and ate again. Will never come here again and I would advise others to give it a miss.

A place for an experience. The main thing that bugged me was when we ordered starters, mine arrived but my partners omellete did not arrive for 10 minutes later, so really not good. The main course was very good. The sweet course I had two was also very good. Thank you for the Valentines drink. Overall worth a try but expect on a mixed wait

Great food and drinks, good portion size and reasonably priced. Staff were friendly and eager to help. The restaurant itself is relatively small, but it's nicely decorated and has an immersive atmosphere.

Lovely authentic Sri Lankan restaurant located near Bitterne triangle in Southampton. Everything was perfect! The food, ambiance, staff and service.🙌 Owner and other staff was very friendly and welcoming. Great and fast service. Specially we love the care given by the owner, he was always asking “is everything ok”, what else we want and some extra tea or green tea for free. And specially we loved the little bowl of chickpeas which served while we were waiting for our food. Food was fresh and delicious 😋 Reasonable prices and large portions. Personally I love the decorations and the ambiance. Very calm and relaxing environment. On tv they were playing some traditional cooking programs which you can get an idea about the traditional Sri Lankan cooking styles and recipes. Very thoughtful. We had a lovely time when we came for dinner last night. We will definitely come back, and we wish this lovely restaurant every success!

What a great find.. amazing service, fantastic food. Authentic Sri Lankan food. Perfect combination of spice and flavour. Will definitely be returning..

Been there for dinner on Saturday night. They were only offering buffet. Totally disappointed with food, chicken had bad smell as well. Both of us had upset belly and diarrhoea that night and next day.

Tasty food and happy to support a new family run restaurant with an interesting and authentic menu. It loses a star as we felt the portions were small for the price and there was also quite a long wait for food. Friendly service

An absolute flavour explosion. Hands down the best Sri Lankan food I‘ve ever had.

Excellent food & service-wd defo recommend👍🏼🤓

We went with our niece who lived in Sri Lanka for a year. She assured us that the food was authentic - and much better than she'd had in a better known London restaurant. The service was great - friendly and helpful. And the food was absolutely delicious.

Very tasty, authentic and unique food - different to any other ‘curry’ or south Asian style eatery in Southampton. Relaxing environment and friendly/ attentive staff. Dish was a little on the hot side for my wife but the owner provided a free lassi on the house! Well recommended and will be returning. Thank you Ceylon junction!

Had a lovely dinner here. Good size portions, great price and excellent service. From previous reviews we were expecting the food to be a little slow, but it all came really quickly. Definitely coming back

This is such a precious gem of a restaurant. The service is friendly relaxed and very pleasant. The atmosphere is relaxed and happy. The food is absolutely delicious! It’s a bit of an adventure to eat here in some ways as there are recipes and ingredients neither of us had tried before but if you enjoy beautifully seasoned fragrantly spiced and really really good food you can’t do better. It’s also very reasonably priced. Highly recommended.

We had an excellent meal, but when we attempted to return with friends, we found the place shut, despite the hours advertised on the door and online. There was no mention of this on the answerphone message and no response to my attempt to make an online booking. I would recommend that, if you don't get any answer on the phone first, don't rely on them being open. It's a shame we had to take our party elsewhere.

Dont be deterred by the location or setting of Ceylon Junction. The fact that we didn’t know the names of anything on the menu was exiting for a group of people that think they know about Asian food. It definitely didn’t dissapoint. Between the four of us we had the rice and noodles set menu, aswell as the crab. The food was great. The spicing was perfect even for those in our party who don’t like hot food. Ceylon Junction is a hidden gem, I would thoroughly recommend.

Delicious food and friendly staff Can be highly recommended Feel like home

Delicious foods like home made..good place to have an experience like home.. Can be highly recommended..👌

Had a meal with two friends last night. Service was good and food authentic. Lovely starter, main and desert. Overall a pleasant evening. Thank you.

Delicious food, helpful staff who assisted us in choosing our dishes, will visit again!

Food was Absolutely delicious we’re 12 of us everyone enjoyed every bite Thank for great dinner

Absolutely fabulous Will definitely go again

The food was fantastic. Really tasty authentic Sri Lankan food. Everything was so tasty. The service was friendly and attentive. We will definitely be back

Basmati rice over priced, mutton rotis over cooked and dry, beef stew no gravy beef over cooked and dry , would never order here again, a total waste of £ 23: 70. Spend your money somewhere else.

Very nice restaurant service really good Very clean and good restaurant I like Sri Lankan style crab curry

Very disappointing after all the advertising on facebook. Expecting a real treat. Sadly, this establishment has a long way to go to get to an acceptable standard. The service was shambolic - first 2 starters arrive and then the third. After these three were finished eventually the fourth arrived. The first three starters appeared very dried out as if they had been kept warm for a long period of time. Cutlery was not available and had to be requested. The mains also arrived with long waits to get everyone served. The meat in the beef dish and the meat in the pork dish was extremely hard although the sauces were very tasty. Again, we had to ask for plates and serving spoons - the service seemed to be done by young family members. My chicken curry was ok and my son's jackfruit curry was actually delicious. Altogether this restaurant may have potential if the service is of a professional standard and that the food is served to all in the party at the same time and properly cooked - not overcooked and hard or obviously cooked so much earlier and kept hot for too long. It is a great shame, we were given a warm welcome and felt uncomfortable about complaining in the restaurant. The price was also quite high - working out at £25 per head. I am really disappointed as this was to be a treat for us and our adult sons. Our two course meal took one hour and 40 minutes to be served. There must be improvements otherwise this restaurant will inevitably fail.

A brilliant family run, authentic Sri Lankan restaurant-eating here brought back great memories of my time in Sri Lanka. It’s really refreshing to be able to find something like this in Southampton. The service was excellent-very friendly and accommodating staff, and we loved the little bowl of chickpeas which were served while we waited for our food (which didn’t take long and was very fresh). I recommend the cheese kotu. Be aware that Sri Lankan food is quite different to Indian food, although there was a selection of curries on the menu alongside the more uniquely Sri Lankan dishes. We hope to come back, and wish this lovely little restaurant every success! :-)

We had a lovely dinner at Ceylon Junction. The food was beautifully cooked, well presented and very reasonably priced. The owners were hospitable and friendly. We will definitely be back!

This was our first visit and it won't be the last! Great fish, mutton and chicken curries. Hoppers tasted as good as in Sri Lanka 38 years ago. And with Lion stout, a bottle conditioned world class beer, this is a great new restaurant. A friendly courteous welcome.

Great. Very good food. All the other customers at the time appeared to be of Sri Lankan origin, you can't get a better recommendation than that. One unusual point it they sell bottle conditioned Lion Stout. Which, is a seriously good beer.

Delicious meal. Very authentic and distinct from a British Indian curry. Well worth the price with good portions providing some nice leftovers. Fiery Sambal with plenty of fresh chilli was a highlight, along with an excellent fish curry.

New experience for me and honestly best choice I’ve made. Been wanting to visit Sri Lanka for a while now and after this experience just made me want to go even more now. The atmosphere was amazing had Sri Lankan tradition music and Sri Lankan cooking show on the Tv. The decor was said to be bought straight From Sri Lanka. The food as amazing and had great flavour and spice to it. Would definitely recommend a visit and try out the desserts. I know im coming again thank you once more

We visited this restaurant last night and had a great meal. Everyone was really friendly and helpful. Will definitely go back to try more dishes. Highly recommended.

Very disappointing after all the advertising on facebook. Expecting a real treat. Sadly, this establishment has a long way to go to get to an acceptable standard. The service was shambolic - first 2 starters arrive and then the third. After these three were finished eventually the fourth arrived. The first three starters appeared very dried out as if they had been kept warm for a long period of time. Cutlery was not available and had to be requested. The mains also arrived with long waits to get everyone served. The meat in the beef dish and the meat in the pork dish was extremely hard although the sauces were very tasty. Again, we had to ask for plates and serving spoons - the service seemed to be done by young family members. My chicken curry was ok and my son's jackfruit curry was actually delicious. Altogether this restaurant may have potential if the service is of a professional standard and that the food is served to all in the party at the same time and properly cooked - not overcooked and hard or obviously cooked so much earlier and kept hot for too long. It is a great shame, we were given a warm welcome and felt uncomfortable about complaining in the restaurant. The price was also quite high - working out at £25 per head. I am really disappointed as this was to be a treat for us and our adult sons. Our two course meal took one hour and 40 minutes to be served. There must be improvements otherwise this restaurant will inevitably fail.

Good customer service. Anyone with a love for spicy ceylon food can enjoy a decent meal in this modest and very clean roadside restaurant.Good range of foods. Loved it 😁😁😁

Very nice food, Very good service

Had a take away and it was delicious. Buttered cuttlefish, sweet and sour salad and a hopper meal with soya curry. Staff we really nice and place looked really nice inside, will go back and eat in another day.

Bit of a different review, but I believe it should be noted that the owners of this restaurant are very rude individuals. I say this as they took it upon themselves to knock my door before their restaurant had even began trading to ask me if they could have some banana leaves off of my plants in my front garden to use as decor for their grand opening. The lady offered me £1 for every 3 leaves (they have been growing for 15 years) so of good size and this would be an going thing. Now I didn’t even second guess it and agreed. It wasn’t until I told a few people and they made me look up the prices that I messaged her to suggest instead I would just rather have a couple of dishes of food when they opened (this would have cost them no more than £5). The lady agreed to this and the next day a man arrived at my door to collect the leaves. When he arrived he demanded me to cut two more leaves off, as he wanted those instead and I had already cut off 6 for him. Now I told him no that’s not possible to which he became very rude threw me £2 and walked off laughing with the leaves. I closed my front door not realising his wife had now got out of the car and started banging my door to tell me they were no good because they had a few splits around the edges but every leaf has those? She then told me they were for cooking and she normally gets her leaves in London. To which at that point I left her too it and closed my front door. Now if you have read this far, I hope your experience is better than mine.