My husbands passion for cooking led us here. The locals recommended it as a great place to learn more about Sri Lankan cuisine. While I myself did not attend the two-hour class, I showed up at the end with a bottle of wine to reap the benefits. The food was absolutely wonderful, and the family -- delightful and informative. Like... More

Interesting but not a lot to see as some spice and other plants do not grow in this region More

I came here by chance during a walk. The hospitality is very good. The garden is small and there are many plants because it is very recent. The guy who has guided me through the visit was very good and offered me a cooking course. This experience was one of the most interesting experience in Sri Lanka. An evening to... More

Its new place so may be in future you will see a great spice garden. More

I was recently travelling with friends in Sri Lanka. In Ella we stumbled across the Ella Spice Garden which was offering cooking classes at night to which we eagerly signed up. The Sri Lanka boys who ran it were 2 cousins - one who cooked and one who taught us. They were so enthusiastic about their food it was an... More

We spent a few lovely hours here learning how to make some delicious and relatively straightforward Sri Lankan favourites. The family were lovely, welcoming and easy goin (we never experienced a hard sell that other reviewers have mentioned). They even came and collected us from our guesthouse as a scheduled start was in the middle of a huge storm. Highly... More

We got to the place randomly after getting tipped from a local guide. In order to inreach our knowledge in another type of food we were very glad to get toElls's spice farm. A very welcoming and kind family showed us the "secrets" of the sri lanken kitchen and hosted us to a great dinner at the end of it.... More

Two young local boys are working hard to make this an interesting spice garden. They have worked hard and the landscaping is very pleasant to walk around and peaceful. However, they are still trialling many spices and of course not having success with quite a few due to the altitude and temperature in Ella. Think it will have established much... More

Grandmother Lizzie (see Lizzie Villa Guest house) tought her grandson how to cook the rice and curry in the traditional Sri Lankese manner. You can experience the making of this honest and delicious food and eat it afterwards at the Ella Spice Garden. We enjoyed both the learning and the eating. Thanks! More