Café on the 5th, Colombo 03.

Are you looking for an affordable restaurant in the heart of Colombo where you can take your friends to a lunch-out or a dinner? Then Café on the 5^th could be exactly your kind of place!

Although it is not a very famous or extravagant restaurant, it seems always fairly filled, mainly due to its affordable prices and open atmosphere. Café on the 5^th is quite known for its delicious fruit juices and large meal portions. Specially this is quite popular among the university students and similar crowds.

Getting There…

If coming along Kumarathunga Munidasa Mawatha (Thurstan Road) from Thummulla Junction:

1. Continue about 800 m, until you pass the Thurstan College Swimming Complex.
2. Right on the bend, turn left to the 5^th Lane. (It is right across the Royal College Playground.)
3. Continue another 200 m. Café on the 5^th should be on your left.

If coming along R. A. de Mel Mawatha (Duplication Road) from Liberty Junction, Kolllupitiya:

1. From Liberty Junction, continue about 900 m passing Mahanama Vidyalaya etc.
2. Turn left to the 5^th Lane right before Indra Regent Hotel.
3. Continue another 300 m. Café on the 5^th should be on your right.

Contact Details

	Postal Address	No. 108, 5th Lane, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka.
	Telephone No.	+94 (0) 11 471 3261 +94 (0) 11 257 3765

Travel Notes

Following are based on the visit to Café on the 5^th for a dinner for around 10 guests, on 2011-10-12.

• Credit/debit cards are not accepted here! So remember to have cash ready.
• Even though, almost all the meal portions were exceptionally large, taste was quite dependent on the selection of dishes. Therefore, in general not everybody could enjoy.
• Fruit juices and other soft drinks were quite good and plentiful.
• Any liquor whatsoever (including beer) was not served.
• In general, the service was not excellent, but acceptable considering the charges.
• This place cannot be recommended, for an example if you are looking for a place to have a corporate dinner with your foreign colleagues. Do not expect that level of service or surrounding here.