Restaurants in Dambulla are not so much. More precisely, you can eat almost anywhere the Gasthus and even more so the hotel. Most of the restaurants are focused along the road from the bus station and north to Aladin Hotel Dambulla. In general, here is a list of best accommodation options in Dambulla.
Sakura
(420 / a Palwehera, about 5 kilometers from the temple)Srilaksky's restaurant, where a buffet is organized for about 6 dollars. Excellent curry, about 10 or 12 types of seasoning to rice or noodle. Everything is pretty tasty and fresh - many believe that curry is the best in the whole Dambulla. The hosts are extremely welcome, ready to immediately show and tell me about what can offer a restaurant (this is, of course, very impressive). And I also advise you to try a cocktail with Maracuy, very tasty and refreshing. By the way, the restaurant is very large, there at the same time can be accommodated up to 150 people, and tourist groups often visit here. Also available vegetarian lunches. Very good place for lunch!
"CAFE KACHCHAN"
(at Hotel Heritance Kandalama, on the eastern shore of the reservoir)A wide variety of dishes, including Western and Srineanian dishes (approximately equally). Stunning atmosphere, very friendly and caring staff. Be sure to try tasty salads with special sauces and desserts. Prices in the restaurant are slightly higher, but for the general impression you can make a visit. And very very, very impressive species opening in front of diners: on Lake Kandalam and the fortress of Sigiriya. All this, in combination with the exciting spirit of architecture and traditional interior decor, it turns out a fantastic and calm atmosphere. Amazing experience (and if you are a guest Hotel Heritance Kandalama, then you are generally lucky).
"Kamu Restaurant"
(TRINCOMALEE ROAD-INAMALUWA, 6)Inexpensive decent restaurant Lankan and Asian cuisine. Good food, friendly staff, excellent atmosphere. For about 15 dollars for two, you can dine to the dump. Excellent seafood, delicious Freasha. There are even dishes for children. The restaurant is clean and with a pleasant decor. Of course, to a greater extent, he is tourist, and the locals here do not dine not so often, and therefore prices are higher. But you can look at the time.
"Mango Mango Restaurant"
(641 Anuradhapura Road, near Food City and Electronics store SISIL WORLD)Perhaps this is one of the best cafes not only in the city, but in the whole Sri Lanka! Maybe exaggeration, but emotions are the most positive. In the restaurant, very nice staff, European service, restaurant clean and cozy, with air conditioning - just like in the most decent Russian restaurants (or European).
Food selection - from Western dishes to standard Lankansky (also there are mexican and Chinese dishes). The ratio of price and quality is amazing, plus insanely please the decent size of the portion. The traditional Srineansky food is about 300 rupees in this restaurant, which is not expensive at all. Alcohol in the restaurant is not sold, keep in mind. But the cafe is offered exclusively cheap coffee, compared to other establishments of the city. True, of course, capping is not the best - something like Nescafé, but it is only 180 rupees.
Be sure to try delicious cupcakes and fresh juices. In general, the restaurant offers up to twenty different options for cakes, and many within 60 rupees. One lack of a restaurant is a small number of free tables. That is, in total in the hall 6 tables, so that tourists are often sitting at the tables to strangers. If this is not a problem for you, then feel free to walk in Mango Mango onto a satisfying and cheap lunch. Must-Visit Dambulla.
"Athula Restaurant"
(you need to get away from the main road leading from the temple)A small family restaurant was away from the main road where Srilasky and Indian dishes are preparing. As it should be, excellent rice and curry (5 different types of curry, including not very sharp). The choice of food is not very big, but served very cute - in ceramic pots. For dessert - mostly fruit. There are vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. A place for a very relaxed lazy dinner in a wonderful calm atmosphere. The owner and his wife are very friendly, ready to answer all questions regarding the city and excursions. In general, in Dambulle, you can find a cheaper curry, but here, at least, there are no special collisions of tourists and problems with purity.
"BENTHOTA BAKE HOUSE"
(Kandy - Jaffna Hwy, across the road from Tinaya Hotel, right away from the bus stop)The Asian cuisine restaurant can also be ranked at one of the best in the city. This is a good place to eat calmly and delicious. It is quite calm here, without fuss. You can go here from an early morning until 10 pm - at this time in Dambulla, by the way, most of the institutions are closed. You can ask for a removal (naturally, traditional), for example, fish in Curry (Ambul thiyal), Birini and something simpler on the basis of rice or noodles.
Prices in restaurant Reasonable - Rice and Curry for 2 people with drinks costs about 550 rupees. But the service can be quite slow from time to time. In general, the restaurant is ideal for tourists forced to save. In this institution, by the way, the locals dine more often (and this is definitely a good sign), however, on the first floor. On the second floor of the restaurant you can dine in a more relaxed atmosphere. At the same time, it is very recommended to dine on the first floor - foreign tourists are always very happy here, and strangers often sit behind the same tables (a great chance to chat with local about being, about the s).
"Gimanhala"
(Gimanhala Hotel, 754, Anuradhapura Road)The restaurant likes primarily the fact that after a whole day of excursions and the mass of impressions here you can relax a bit from the local color. The place for these purposes is perfect. Dinner is about 1200 rupees per person - this is a salad for choice, soup, second, dessert, tea / coffee. European food, not very sharp, tasty, therefore prices are higher. Service good, tips are already included in the price. The perfect establishment for those tourists who have already had time to try local cuisine and now wants to break a little.