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Open daily 8.30am – midnight
Pink Elephant

Eat & drink

Seafood & Sri Lankan curries

Order takeaway WhatsApp +94 76 489 1400
Two whole crabs with chips, lime wedges and garlic sauce on a blue-patterned plate

In short

Pink Elephant is a seafood and curry restaurant on Yaddehimulla Road in Unawatuna, near Galle. Guests come for whole red snapper with chips, crab, tuna steak, seafood platters and Sri Lankan seafood, chicken and dambala curries with rice and roti, served for lunch and dinner every day.

  • Whole fish, cooked to order

    Red snapper and crab come out whole, with chips, lime and our own sauces.

  • Real rice and curry

    Coconut seafood curry, chicken curry and dambala (winged bean) curry with rice, poppadoms and roti.

  • Something for everyone

    Mixed groups can share a seafood platter while vegetarians pick from falafel, salads and vegetable curry.

  • Two whole crabs with chips, lime wedges and garlic sauce on a blue-patterned plate
  • Whole red snapper with chips, lime and a dipping sauce on a white platter
  • Creamy seafood curry with white rice, poppadoms and a small bowl of chutney
  • Six plates of whole fried fish with chips lined up on the kitchen pass, ready to go out

How it works

Three simple steps

  1. 1

    Choose your seat

    Walk in for lunch or dinner. For larger groups, call or WhatsApp first so we can set tables together.

  2. 2

    Ask what's fresh

    Our team will tell you which fish and seafood came in that day.

  3. 3

    Share and stay

    Plates come out as they are ready. Stay on for cocktails, the bar is open until midnight.

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Questions

Seafood & Sri Lankan curries: your questions answered

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01

What seafood dishes does Pink Elephant serve?

Popular seafood dishes include whole red snapper with chips, crab with garlic sauce, tuna steak, raw tuna with avocado, a sharing seafood platter and a creamy coconut seafood curry with rice. Ask our team which fish and seafood are fresh in that day before you order.

02

Do you serve Sri Lankan rice and curry?

Yes. We cook Sri Lankan curries including seafood curry, chicken curry and dambala, a winged-bean curry from the south. They come with rice, poppadoms and chutney, and you can add freshly made roti on the side to mop everything up.

03

Is the food very spicy?

Sri Lankan curries can carry real heat, but the kitchen is used to cooking for visitors from all over the world. Tell your server how much spice you enjoy when you order and the dish will be adjusted for you.

04

Can we come as a large group?

Yes. The dining room has long wooden tables that seat big groups of friends and families. For groups of eight or more, call or WhatsApp +94 76 489 1400 before you arrive so the team can push tables together and have them ready.

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Hungry yet?

Open every day, 8.30am – midnight, on Yaddehimulla Rd in Unawatuna. Walk in, call ahead, or order takeaway on WhatsApp.

Order takeaway +94 76 489 1400