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Paiva's Restaurant

37 Yatinuwara Vidiya, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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Ranked #13 of 24 restaurants in Kandy
3.0 of 5 stars 17 Reviews
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Bath
Top Contributor
56 reviews 56 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

Visited on a Sunday and we were the only people in there! Ordered two curries and although mine was fine my girlfriends Paneer curry had no paneer and potato instead! Curries were ok, reasonable but with no atmosphere I would suggest there's better places to visit. More

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See 5 more reviews by TucksBath for Kandy
Montreal, Canada
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

Was there recently and even though the place is ordinary as many others in this country;the grub is good and reasonably priced.In general in Sri Lanka food will never be a great chip in your walllet. More

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See 2 more reviews by Gohabsgo1954 for Kandy
Kendal, United Kingdom
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

we had a great Kuthu Rotti here but it isn't on the menu (!!!) we asked the waiter what Sri Lankan food they do as the menu is just Chinese and European. Very tasty and very well priced. More

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See 7 more reviews by David A for Kandy
London
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4 reviews 4 reviews
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2012

I had a Paiva's special. It was the stinking dinner I ever had in my life. Service is also very poor. Don't ever go... More

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See 3 more reviews by Ashi E for Kandy
London, United Kingdom
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2012

After a good review in the guide book we went here, what a mistake the indian food was just awful, nothing like authentic, just terrible. I cannot recommend this place for dinner. More

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See 5 more reviews by Pinheadplanet for Kandy
Hemiksem
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2011

if you don't mind being stared at a bit this is a nice place to eat in the city center. Locals clearly are not used to seeing too many tourists here and tend to stare at you a bit but the staff do everything to make you enjoy your visit. As this is clearly not purely a tourist spot food... More

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See 4 more reviews by AxelLinsay for Kandy
California
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 December 2011
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We have been traveling for several months and eat at food stalls, basic restaurants, cafes and 5 star establishments. For us its all about the food! We also know better than to eat somewhere which is empty, doesn't have several menu items available, advertises tandoori food but doesn't have a tandoor and where the menus are dirty and sticky. Quite... More

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Ghent, Belgium
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 November 2011

good quality food/small prices safe place to try Kottu Rotti More

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Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 August 2011

Had one meal here after we found they served Tabdoori Chicken & had to reminisce the India travels. The hoppers at the start of the meal were very tasty but the main (tandoori chicken) was reheated and felt like rubber. I could not easily get it of the bone and the tandoori experience was average. The chef at the front... More

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See 4 more reviews by journey_lad for Kandy
Kandy
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 August 2011
1
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Just got home and I've never written a review for a restaurant before but as I've been using Trip Advisor a lot for this current journey I felt compelled to write a review. We were given a menu and half of the dishes we attempted to order were 'unavailable' - no reason why. We ordered a biryani described as 'spiced... More

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