Golden Mango Indian - Anuradhapura

Wish we had not ventured inside. Scruffy and dull. Tables sticky . The waiters rather abrupt and surly. The papya juice was warm and thick. The curry was glutinous and odd tasting.

8.32084°, 80.38663° Golden Mango, formerly known as Mango Mango, is a patisserie with delicious-looking pastries and a Sri Lankan restaurant on Jayanthi Mawatha on the western edge of Anuradhapura. It is a Lonely Planet favourite, full of locals who don’t ask for Wi-Fi and beer. Some tourists find their way to Golden Mango. Afterwards we found out that Golden Mango showed us an incomplete menu with pages missing. They have much more on offer. In March 2024, we ordered egg and cheese kothu (Rs.1200), a well-known dish in Sri Lanka. Round flat bread, made of stoneground whole wheat flour, it chopped and mixed with curry of beef, mutton, seafood, chicken or pork, topped with scrambled eggs, cheese, onions, carrots and/or chillies. The egg and cheese gave the roti a creamy flavour. The kothu dish was well prepared, but the flavour did not impress us. It will not become our favourite Sri Lankan dish. We finish our dinner with coffee and a piece of Black Forest pastry from the patisserie (220). The pastry chef excelled: very good pastry. The service was good. Golden Mango offers good Sri Lankan food, but they are surpassed by their pastries. Recommended.

The curry’s lacked flavour and were so disappointing. The garlic naan was nice but you could barely taste the garlic. I would not return.

I read Rave reviews, so maybe I have them in one night? The main problem with eating was incredibly salty. I had the hot buttercut fish with roasted rice, the Tandoori chicken and the garlic butter-nut. The turtle was so salty that I couldn't enjoy the fish taste. The Tandoori chicken was decent, but definitely not what you get in India. I don't want to comment on the rice because I'm not a rice lover anyway. I just wanted to try. It was also a bit salty. But the garlic butter? Overall, I felt like the prices were too high for the quality and quantity of food. I say there's a café in the same restaurant that has great cakes, cookies and bread. Sandwiches and snacks, but I tried the cupcake. A cookie and some bread. They were all very attractive! And the ladies who worked there were very helpful to explain things to me! Anyway, the restaurant was nice and very clean, so give it a hot tub if you want.

Delicious food. Appropriate prices. Per person part also acceptable. Foods are not very oily. Satisfied with the service. Juice options also acceptable and tasty. Can be recommended to get meals.