The Kandyan in Bristol, City of

Really enjoyed this!! we visited on Saturday night without a reservation. They were happy enough to squeeze us in and we had a really unbelievably pleasant meal with all the flavours of Sri Lanka cooked to perfection and lovely environment. We actually really enjoyed it. It was really good fun give it a try.

Fantastic food, very unique style, very delicious

The menu continues to evolve - the Buryani used to be a special - but has made it onto the main menu. The chilli squid is now chilli paneer. Both are decadent lusciousness. Top work Sam and crew. And a surprisingly small bill! :-)

Delicious , authentic, friendly and can not recommend it more. We stumbled across this restaurant and it really was fantastic, the staff friendly, atmosphere relaxed and the food freshly cooked and out of this world

Delicious food. I was pleasantly transported back to Sri Lanka (so very authentic).

We had an amazing time, booking out the pavilion at the back for an anniversary celebration. The atmosphere was very special and the food, served buffet style for our group, was delicious and a talking point for many of us not familiar with Kandyan's delights. Thank you Sam and team for making us welcome.

Absolutely fantastic! Amazing food and lovely staff. I wish I lived in Bristol. Thank you 🙏

Incredible food, the best Sri Lankan I've had outside of the country. Can't wait to go back!

Went for dinner here last night and it was by far the best Sri Lankan food I’ve had outside the country. It was very delicious and tasted so authentic. My friend’s first time having the cuisine and she was blown away. The owner Sam was really lovely and came to say hello to us as my friend had stayed in his hotel in Kandy, a pure coincidence! You can tell the place is the passion and heart of someone who knows good food. I will definitely be back!

First time we've eaten Sri Lankan food and Kandyan was first class. The food was delicious and a great atmosphere. A special thanks to our waiter Sameero for his advice on various dishes and spice levels. Have already booked another visit.

Fantastic food. Fantastic service. Highly recommended. We have had a lovely evening with amazing food. The house wine is excellent and an absolute bargain.

Never had Sri Lankan food before. We had the early-bird three curry option which was excellent, great flavours.

booked a table for 7 adults, last night staff we’re excellent, service great and the food was outstanding, will definitely use again, and a big shout to the owner Sam who went out of his way to accommodate us, thank Sam

This is my second visit to The Kandyan after a couple of years and like the first visit, it does not disappoint, wonderful food, great presentation and flavours also enjoyed the opportunity to sit outside in the back decked area.

This is such a great restaurant the food is unbelievably delicious and i love the open kitchen. Everything is freshly made and the staff are super friendly. Everyone should go and eat here! Thanks for a lovely evening

I had a lovely meal with my family here tonight - great service, friendly helpful staff and delicious food!

I ordered takeaway from the Kandyan around two years ago and I’m pleased to have found the quality is still just as good and the dining experience was great with friendly staff. I’ve been to Srilanka before and found the food here to be as good as anywhere in SL. It is also my joint favourite Srilankan food in Bristol and I’ve tried all of them. The meat is cooked perfectly and the curry bases are fantastically moreish. The food portions were perfect. It’s been a while since I have eaten well and had a beverage for £25!

Eat in the restaurant itself, alternatively an ideal outdoor garden space awaits guests. Cool in the summer, heated when needed. We enjoyed the outdoor setting of a summer’s evening which was very comfortable and the service was attentive and charming. Having spent 7 years of my adult life living in Sri Lanka I can say with absolute certainty the food served at The Kandyan is the real thing. The two of us enjoyed six very tasty vegetarian curries served with basmati rice. Perfectly delicious. The choice of food and range of drinks is exceptional.

Couldn't recommend this restaurant more. Staff were lovely, food was absolutely delicious and well priced. The garden is really cute too

Always a warm welcome and great service, food is fresh and delicious, excellent value for money, cant recommend enough!!

portion size too small and its expensive - im sri lankan myself and could make the dish for wayyyy less. however, it is nice. didnt realise id be spending nearly 100 for 5 adults

I go for the 3 curry deal, it’s always lovely and I get to try different curries. Perfect portion size for me.

Delicious food, but the three curry meal is a little on the small side. you only get a tablespoonfull of each curry

Absolutely delicious, as good as in Sri Lanka! Authentic food, great service and good prices! Will for sure be back on my next visit to the UK.

Food was on-time and absolutely delicious, but stone cold and needed to microwave

This is our second time in the Kandylan and we will definitely be back soon. We love it here! The food is excellent, as are the traditional Arrack cocktails. It is great value. We love speaking to the owner Sam about recommendations for visiting Sri Lanka as he has great tips. We also love how the vegetables are grown locally in St Werburghs Allotment. 5 stars!

We had the 3 curries for just under £15 which was like a thali that came with rice, chutney and sambal which was all delicious. The cashew and pea, brinjal and pineapple and beetroot were our favourite. Just as good as we remembered them from our recent trip to sri lanka! The service was brilliant and everyone very friendly. We can't wait to come back!

Had a fabulous meal at the Kandyan. The food was a great mix of traditional dishes with some delicious twists, which where the inspiration of the chefs. Lovely place for us to celebrate my wife’s birthday. Sam and his team really were fantastic hosts!

The food from here is consistently flavoursome and a cut above the rest, I want to come and eat in the restaurant sometime. The delivery wasn’t showing up on my app so I was surprised when it arrived as it was earlier than the original estimate, it was not a problem, but it helps to be able to see on the map. The driver was polite and efficient, thank you.

ordered the 3 curry, Food was incredible, so many flavours. my favourite was the brinjal and pineapple. Will definitely buy again.

Lovely atmosphere, Thank you for hosting a meeting for us.

Had this from UberEats last night and very impressed - one of the best takeaways we have had in a long time. Will have to come to the restaurant.

Really great food. Fantastic alternative to an Indian.

We have been here about 4 times now over the past year and the food is always delicious and the staff very friendly. We especially enjoyed the Lamb curry and Lamprais dish, which is a plate with lots of different curries and rice.

Absolutely delicious! Great range of food, and everything we ordered was divine - YUM

, I had the 3 curries meal, it came wrapped in leaves, the flavours were delicious. One of the curries was very spicy, the whole meal balanced out well and I will definitely order again. Not sure what dessert I was sent though, I ordered the wattalapen but received a cake, it was delicious but didn’t fit the description.

Four of us visited on a quiet monday evening. Background music very unobtrusive. Cool, but not cold. Very friendly staff. Super menu and superb food, cooked 'open plan'. The fried jackfruit seeds are very tasty, not seen them before. Well worth a visit.

Lovely food. Flavours were subtle and delicate, ingredients clearly fresh. Service was awful. They left the door open so it was cold and kept walking back and forth with deliveries from outside on a trolley, squeezing past the table. Despite booking and the restaurant saying it opens until 11, they brought the mains before I’d finished the starter and actually turned the light off at 9.15! Then they presented us with the bill - about a minute after happily serving my friend another glass of wine - and said ‘can you pay now. We’re closing early’. Neither of us were drunk or noisy. They just didn’t feel the need to be respectful.

Great Sri Lankan food and a wide variety of vegan/vegetarian options. Definitely will come back soon

Traditional Sri-Lankan food (delicious curries, tasty kotthu and of course amazing hoppers!!) served in a nicely decorated place with a very friendly service. One of the best Sri-Lankan restaurant I have been, definitely worth it a stop!

Such a tasty meal which took us back to Sri Lanka 😍 (although this was definitely spicier 🥵). We had to sit in their outdoor awning as we brought two dogs. The atmosphere wasn't ideal out there as their speakers weren't working and their heater was very loud 😂 We did get forgotten about a couple of times, but the food made up for it 👌 The homemade roti was 💯 The order: Vegetable rolls - £5.80 Egg hopper - £5.20 Pol roti - £5.40 Godhamba roti - £5.40 Chicken thigh rascal - £6.40 Devilled chicken - £13.60 3 curry deal - £14.25 (suchhhh good value) Caramelised pineapple - £6.50 Chaminda - £6.20 Visited March 2024

The kothu is one of the best things I've ever eaten. Love it here.

We ordered a selection of foods to try as it was my first time in an authentic Srilankan place. I enjoyed all of them. The flavours were new and interesting. The food was warm and delicious. I will say, the portion size is on par with the ones in Mowgli - a restaurant known for tapas style meals. So for the very small size of the dishes I felt the prices on the menu were a bit high. But our experience with the service and the taste of the food itself was very good. We may be going back again.

The food was delicious.runs by Sri Lankan guys and It has authentic Sri Lanka food and there are plenty of options to choose from on the menu.chef janitt made a lamb biriyani for us it was so delicious. i have tried many Indian biriyani's and wanted to check the different. me and my wife really love the biriyani and cashew and pea with their authentic red rice. service is ok but need to improve as food was waiting long time on the front of the kitchen.

I lived in Sri Lanka for five years and this place reminds me of my favorite restaurants back in Colombo.Excellent, especially the biryani, kottu and the eggplant dish.

We had a wonderful morning at one of cookery courses run by the manager Sam who was very interesting and interested in us. A wealth of knowledge and great patience. Sam was generous with his time and the amount of food. Highly recommend the cookery course -we ended up sharing the ample food with our family. The dishes were delicious and we will be back to sample more of the food in the restaurant. Look forward to spending time at the Rangala hotel in Sri Lanka in March .

Enjoyed a delightful dinner complemented by outstanding customer service from DK and a wonderful team. Strongly recommend this place for anyone seeking authentic and delicious Sri Lankan flavors.

Wonderful food, can't wait to go again!

Food was good and seemed like an authentic Sri Lankan place. There was an item which we ordered which wasn't available and the space itself is also slightly small and crowded but apart from that, would highly recommend trying this out!

I only got a takeaway but will definitely be back to eat in! Delicious food, relaxed and efficient service. Would recommend.

Great food and friendly service.

Food was really tasty but portions are tiny and expensive! Don’t go if you’re hungry

I dropped in without a booking and was made to feel really welcome. The person with me said how he would recommend it to his friends locally. He could tell and appreciate the difference between the Sri Lankan cuisine and the more northern Indian food he would have enjoyed otherwise. It's well worth a visit. Thank you Sam!

Ordered the chicken biriyani and it was very nice and the chicken was nice and soft but there was one negative which was that it was very oily but still nice. Service was nice and friendly staff. Atmosphere was great it was an open kitchen which was nice aswell. The smell was great because of the open kitchen which was also great. I recommend giving this place a go.

Having visited Kandyan many times previously and always loved the food and atmosphere, we booked on to Sam's cookery course on a Sunday morning. It was amazing we ended up cooking everything we had eaten previously in the restaurant (and more) all from scratch. Sam was patient, knowledgeable and so friendly. Wouldn't have any hesitation in recommending Kandyan for a meal or the cookery session, was well worth it. Next on the list hoping to book a stay in Sam's hotel in Sri Lankan in the future. Try this restaurant you will not be disappointed!! 5 stars from us.

Great authentic Sri Lankan food. Friendly staff. Affordable. Definitely worth a visit! Great for vegetarians and vegans.

Absolutely stunning, walked past it, while with my parents who visited for the weekend and this place caught our eye. Manager Sam managed to squeeze us in despite not having a book. Swift service and cannot fault the food, absolute perfection, would happily recommend to anyone!

Fabulous food and service, great flavours and textures freshly cooked, we enjoyed everything. Generous portions too, good value for money, would highly recommend and we will be back

Amazing food. Superb chefs and dishes Starters n main served together :( annoying n unnecessary. 2x Front of house staff dreadful. Had to ask to order as did two other tables. Left chef ready food on side going cold. Chefs need a bell to let them know. Had to ask for bill and wave card when ready to pay. But excellent meal fresh different delicious dishes.

Absolutely delicious food and wonderful experience. Our waiter, DNK was amazing. Would 100% recommend 😋

Really nice place. The food is pretty decent and the staff were very friendly. The lamb curry I ordered for my was slightly too fragment for my taste but still pretty nice. I had chicken tenders for a starter which were banging. I tried my all of my mates meals too and they were all really nice. They sell nice cold beers too

Overpriced, but good taste. I would consider going back if the prices were a bit better. Being vegetarian, our options were few, we spent £20 per person & still felt hungry at the end. The staff were very accommodating and served with a smile.

Fantastic restaurant with amazing food and incredibly friendly staff! will be back for sure

My first time trying Sri Lankan food was a few days ago at The Kandyan and I will definitely be back!! The menu was super varied and their summer deal of choice of 3 curries,choice of rice, sambol and poppaddom was incredibly presented, wonderfully delicious and afterwards I was so stuffed and satisfied (I had to ask for the rest in a takeaway box and thank chef Nuwan for his recommendation)

Everything was incredible. Will most definitely be back. So tasty, fresh and massive portions. Thanks to chef Nuwan for a great evening and friendly, fast service.

A wonderful restaurant for a vegan so many options me and my friend shared 6 different vegan curries between us which were all fantastic. Great service, one of the best restaurants I have been too in Bristol.

The food here is so delicious. There's loads of veggie and vegan options and a great variety of choices on the menu. The staff are very attentive and friendly. I had the deep fried treats for starter and tried the venison curry, the spicy chicken curry and the kotthu which were all amazing. Would 100% recommend. They also have a meal deals before 6.45pm and frozen curries to take home which all look great value.

Delicious food, lots of options. Been here twice all the different dishes and each time every dish has been delicious. The gentleman who served us I believe he might be one of the owners or the owner was super friendly and welcoming!

Delicious food! Some of the dishes were a tad bit on the salty side but tasty nevertheless and definitely went down easy. Will come back!

Best curry and service in bristol!

Went to try their evening meal deal (which is huge and amazing value for money!) The service was great, the guys there are really friendly and helpful as is the chef Sam. The food was crazy good, really authentic and full of flavour. Left feeling totally stuff after the 3 course. Good value for money too. Looking forward to our next evening there!

We got a takeaway from the Kandyan and were really impressed. Delicious food, generous portions and plenty of choice on the menu. Will definitely be returning!

Had a fantastic meal in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The food was excellent and reminded us of our visit to SL with authentic spices and friendly service. The sambol in the hopper to start was warm and smile inducing and the dishes we got for our main were full of flavour - The devilled pork sausage was a real highlight. We took a couple of frozen curries to go to enjoy another night. Thanks for a lovely evening

Delicious food and very friendly staff. Authentic cuisine which takes you right back to Sri-Lanka if you’re lucky enough to have been before. They do Deliveroo too!

Amazing food, attentive service and great atmosphere! Sam and the team are the best. Highly recommend :)

relaxed atmosphere original menu De

Absolutely stunning food, wonderful service, lovely setting. Absolutely the best Sri Lankan food we've had outside of Sri Lanka!

Stumbled upon this restaurant on a Monday evening when the one we were heading for was closed. Lucky find. Superb flavours and a great choice for veggies (non veggie also available). Familiar with various Indian cuisines, but Sri Lankan is definitely something different and the spices used are so interesting and tasty, Reasonable price and very attentive service. Will definitely be going back.

Delicious food! Nuwan’s Kotthu and hopper were both amazing! Came here with my dad and had a great experience

Amazing authentic Sri Lankan restaurant, lovely food, great variety and lovely people who run the place. Go and eat here!!

So delicious and lovely service, can’t wait to go back!

Visited The Kandyan with my family for my mum's birthday dinner and had the best experience EVER. The food was completely sublime - we each ordered something different, and every dish had a completely unique taste, all equally delicious. I'd definitely recommend the kothu!! We were extremely well looked after by Sam, who was an outstanding and caring host. We really couldn't have asked for more. Also a special thank you to Jay, who on his first shift did an extremely good job of looking after us, and also the chef Noan, Farhana, and and Ishala, for the incredible food and friendly service. Visit the Kandyan on Gloucester Road, the best Sri Lankan in Bristol by far!!

Well, the owner Sam was great from start to finish . I love the fact he puts so much passion and thought into his food . His place is one of a kind and genuinely unique ! If you’re a foodie this is it! Very friendly owner . Very down to earth and calm … nothing is too much for his customers . I hope your restaurant gets the credit it deserves and I hope you stay open forever … I mainly like the unique fresh ingredients and blends of Sri Lankan spices . Like I say one of a kind ….this is some place special ! thanks Sam.

Amazing tasting food, something a little different and good value. I would definitely go again the hopper was great, also the chicken with celeriac. Treat yourself

Superb food and lovely staff. What a gem of a place, super fresh food and a great range of flavours. I will be coming back!

The food here is super fresh and absolutely delicious - in my opinion, it’s far superior to other Sri Lankan restaurants in the area. The staff here are very friendly and hospitable. Service was prompt and the food was served quickly from an open kitchen. Nuwan is a brilliant chef and a great asset to the restaurant. We’ll definitely come again. Thank you very much!

Very tasty lamb dish! Portion was too small for the money in my opinion, but I did enjoy the food

Very good food and wine friendly staff have been here before and hope to go again, would recommend to all

A lovely place for a relaxed and easy meal with friends, the staff are great and the food is fabulous, Really delicious and unusual selections and especially good for vegetarians who don't feel short changed by the choices!

Amazing meal here - friendly staff and every dish was tasty and fresh ! The egg hoppers, chicken kotthu and cucumber pineapple salad were particularly good. Will definitely be back to taste more of the menu!

Delicious authentic Sri Lankan food and run by a lovely man called Sam who introduced himself. Dishes are fairly small but great to get a selection and share. To have proper Hopper outside of sri lanka was a real treat. A little pricey if wanting a selection of dishes to share, but worth it. But there is also Lamprias which is a combo dish for one. I will be ordering for my next take-away! Highly recommend

Lovely people, great food, reasonably priced, would recommend

We just returned home from having the most wonderful Sri Lankan breakfast at this restaurant. Sam the owner is a good calm chef. The food was tasty and the fresh fruit platter served being plenty and tasty with yoghurt and honey. We would come back again as the experience was good and tummy filling. Keep up the good hard work.

Delicious! Authentic and very good value. Staff are v helpful and friendly.

Came here for breakfast/brunch on a Saturday morning. Ordered the fruit bowl with honey and yoghurt and the Sri Lanka omelette. We were served by Sam the owner of the business. Everything was delicious and the service from Sam was second to none. I'd happily return.

Absolute gem of a resteraunt. The service was very thorough and prompt. Food was excellent. I had the venison curry and it was brilliant. Portions were just where you want them to be and the owner Sam even came over at the end and chatted with us. (Beats the coconut tree down the road 😳).

I had a good food and a good service from Nuwan!!!!!

We went in early sunday morning for breakfast and the owner welcomed us so well. Very friendly guy. We ordered Sri Lankan breakfast and it was delicious. The fresh fruit platter was a pleasant surprise too. Fresh fruit cut and served with yogurt and honey. Well worth a 2nd visit for mains. May be lunch or dinner next time.

Sam at the Kandyan is the best chef going, and has just started a breakfast hopper bar. Absolutely delicious food and adorable service. This place is amazing and you should go there right now.

Great service and Authentic Sri Lankan food, beautiful flavours in every dish!