Ayubowan Restaurant - Halifax

A restaurant worthy of a visit. The menu is definately a cut above the rest. Serving traditional Sri Lankan food, with great service and relaxing surroundings. There are plenty of cheap and cheerful places to get a sloppy curry in Halifax, but isn't this isn't one of those places. We had lamb patties with spicy chicken wings, both were excellent. Mains were Chicken Devil and Cod Curry with vegetable rice. The ingredients were fresh, everything was well cooked and the chef even came to check all was well and talked about the dishes! We had a traditional pudding at the end which was incredible. Drinks were reasonably priced and well served. All in all, a wonderful experience. We will be back. The photos ...well, we left with clean plates but managed to snap the deserts!

I should qualify my review as we went on buffet night on a Sunday. Now I dislike buffet - fubdamentally its food messed around by 50 'waiters and servers' of varying cleanliness and skill. There was no choice than the £20 buffet so we waded in. The starters were generally dry - not sure if thats their ususal texture but id go for left around a while. Some of the plates looked a bit messy - not particularly poked around with but the popadoms leaked over the bowl meaning fingers rather than tongs were needed. The main sin of the main courses were that they were luke warm. Veggie thankfully so less of a food hazard, very tasty, but the coldness left me thinking I was eating someone's left overs. We mentioned the food was cold and the staff went over to have a look and a bit of a fuss around. Too late. The currys tasted great and a good choice, so that was a shame. I didnt risk the lukewarm rice so we had the last of the chilling chappi strips to accompany. Sweets were lovely - the best vegan chocolate cake ive eaten. The place looked great by the way. Nice fresh decor. We had lashings of Cobra (well one of those big big bottles) but there was a well stocked bar although no real ale. Summing up, i probably would have enjoyed the meal had we come on a different night, friendly, smart, clean, nice veggie choices but as it was, it was dissapointing.

We had our first visit to this place yesterday and it was brilliant! The staff are so friendly and welcoming and the restaurant is nicely decorated. We had never had Sri Lankan food before and weren’t too sure what to expect. We were blown away with what was served up. The flavors were fantastic and we can’t wait to go back. We’ll be introducing this place to other friends. They have lots of veggie and vegan options, in fact they do a vegan buffet once a month.

The desserts and the food was DELICIOUS. The presentation of the food was so good x Lovely ambience, and friendly service. Would def go again :)

Visited with my family for a birthday celebration and it was a truly wonderful experience. The atmosphere was amazing and created the perfect setting for a family celebration. The food was absolutely on point—fresh, flavorful, and well prepared. A special shout-out to the parippu vade and the nasi, which were the clear highlights of the meal. Everyone in our family enjoyed the food and the overall experience. Definitely a place worth visiting again 🫶! Visited once , twice and forever ...