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A spread of Sri Lankan curries on a dark table
Cooked to order

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40 dishes across 5 sections. Prices in Sri Lankan rupees, inclusive of taxes.

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Starters

8 dishes

Short-eats and sharing plates built for the first ten minutes at the table — crisp, hot and generous.

  • Isso VadaiSignature

    Crisp lentil fritters crowned with whole prawns, served with a green chilli sambol.

    LKR 950
  • Fish Cutlets

    Golden-crumbed spheres of tuna, potato and pepper. Six to a plate.

    LKR 780
  • Mutton Rolls

    Thin pancakes wrapped around spiced mutton mince, crumbed and fried to order.

    LKR 820
  • Devilled CashewVegan

    Roasted cashews tossed with curry leaves, dried chilli and a squeeze of lime.

    LKR 690
  • Ulundu VadaiVegetarian

    Black-gram doughnuts, crackling outside and pillowy within, with coconut chutney.

    LKR 540
  • Pepper Crab ClawsChef pick

    Lagoon crab claws cracked and wok-tossed in black pepper butter.

    LKR 1,650
  • Gotu Kola Sambol

    Pennywort finely shredded with coconut, lime, shallot and Maldive fish.

    LKR 480
  • Kottu CroquettesNew

    Leftover-kottu croquettes — our kitchen joke turned bestseller. With garlic aioli.

    LKR 760

Curries

9 dishes

Slow-simmered gravies finished with our house-toasted curry powder and, always, a bay leaf.

  • Bay Leaf Chicken CurrySignature

    The house curry. Free-range chicken, roasted spice, coconut milk and three bay leaves.

    LKR 1,450
  • Jaffna Crab CurryHot

    Whole lagoon crab in a fiery northern gravy heavy with roasted chilli and tamarind.

    LKR 3,200
  • Fish Ambul Thiyal

    Tuna cured dry with goraka until black, sour and dense. A southern classic.

    LKR 1,680
  • Polos CurryVegan

    Young jackfruit simmered until it pulls apart like slow-cooked meat.

    LKR 980
  • Black Mutton CurryHot

    Bone-in mutton in dark roasted spice, cooked four hours until it slides off the bone.

    LKR 1,890
  • Kiri HodiVegetarian

    A pale, turmeric-yellow coconut gravy with onion and green chilli. Comfort in a bowl.

    LKR 620
  • Tempered DhalVegan

    Red lentils, coconut milk and a final crackle of mustard seed and curry leaf.

    LKR 650
  • Coastal Prawn Curry

    Tiger prawns in a thin, sharp red gravy built on tamarind and coastal chilli.

    LKR 2,150
  • Beetroot CurryVegan

    Sweet, earthy and deep magenta, softened with coconut milk and cinnamon.

    LKR 590

Rice & Noodles

8 dishes

Rice and noodle plates cooked hard and fast over open flame, the way a street cart does it.

  • Chicken Kottu RotiSignature

    Godamba roti chopped on the griddle with chicken, egg and leeks. Loud by design.

    LKR 1,250
  • Cheese Kottu

    The indulgent one — kottu folded through molten cheese until it ropes.

    LKR 1,480
  • LampraisChef pick

    Ghee rice, frikkadels, ash plantain and three curries steamed inside a banana leaf.

    LKR 1,750
  • Ghee Yellow RiceVegetarian

    Fragrant turmeric rice with cardamom, clove, pandan and fried cashew.

    LKR 720
  • Seafood Fried Rice

    Prawn, cuttlefish and crab meat fired hard in a carbon-steel wok.

    LKR 1,690
  • String HoppersVegetarian

    Fifteen steamed rice-flour nests with kiri hodi and coconut sambol.

    LKR 890
  • PittuVegetarian

    Steamed cylinders of rice flour and coconut, served with curry of your choice.

    LKR 840
  • Noodle Kottu

    Egg noodles chopped with vegetables, chilli paste and a fried egg on top.

    LKR 1,150

From the Grill

8 dishes

Marinated overnight, grilled over local coconut-shell charcoal until the edges catch.

  • Charcoal Seer FishSignature

    A thick seer steak rubbed with chilli and lime, grilled over coconut-shell coals.

    LKR 2,280
  • Bay Leaf Tandoori Half Chicken

    Overnight yoghurt marinade, twelve minutes on the coals, finished with butter.

    LKR 1,780
  • Garlic Grilled PrawnsChef pick

    Six butterflied tiger prawns with garlic, curry leaf and clarified butter.

    LKR 2,450
  • Spiced Lamb Chops

    Three chops crusted in cracked pepper, fennel and coriander seed.

    LKR 2,890
  • Devilled CuttlefishHot

    Grilled then tossed with onion, capsicum and a sticky chilli glaze.

    LKR 1,720
  • Grilled Paneer SkewersVegetarian

    Paneer, pineapple and capsicum, brushed with tamarind and honey.

    LKR 1,290
  • Black Pepper Pork Belly

    Twice-cooked belly — braised soft, then grilled hard for the crackling edge.

    LKR 1,950
  • Charred Chilli CornVegan

    Whole corn charred on the coals, rolled in chilli salt and lime.

    LKR 550

Desserts & Drinks

7 dishes

Treacle, jaggery, coconut and cold-pressed juice — the quiet, cooling end of the meal.

  • WatalappanSignature

    Steamed jaggery and coconut custard, scented with cardamom and nutmeg.

    LKR 690
  • Buffalo Curd & Kithul TreacleVegetarian

    Clay-pot curd with dark palm treacle poured at the table.

    LKR 620
  • Toasted Coconut Ice Cream

    Churned in-house, scattered with caramelised coconut flakes.

    LKR 580
  • Rice Aluwa PlateVegan

    Diamond-cut rice flour sweets with cashew, cut fresh each morning.

    LKR 460
  • King CoconutVegan

    Served whole and cold, straight from the shell.

    LKR 340
  • Wood Apple JuiceVegan

    Tart, creamy and unmistakable. Blended with a little jaggery.

    LKR 480
  • High-Grown Ceylon Tea

    Single-estate Nuwara Eliya leaf, brewed by the pot. Milk on the side.

    LKR 390
BayLeaf

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128 Galle Road
Colombo 00300
Sri Lanka

Hours

Monday – Thursday — 11:00 – 22:30
Friday – Saturday — 11:00 – 23:30
Sunday — 11:00 – 22:00

Contact

+94 77 123 4567
hello@bayleaf.lk

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