Ceylon Cinnamon Restaurant
Authentic Sri Lankan and South Indian restaurant in Kingsbridge's Shambles, serving hoppers, dosas, koththu, curries and short eats inspired by a traditional Sri Lankan village shop in Jaffna.
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- sri lankan
- indian
- south indian
The Loft, The Shambles, Fore Street, TQ7 1PU
All opening hours
- Mon
- 09:30–23:00
- Tue
- 09:30–23:00
- Wed
- 09:30–23:00
- Thu
- 09:30–23:00
- Fri
- 09:30–23:00
- Sat
- 09:30–23:00
- Sun
- 09:30–23:00
Menu — 96 items
Nibbles
5 ITEMSChanna Dal Bites
Served with coconut chutney.
£5
Urad Dal Bites
Served with tomato chutney.
£5
Cassava Chips
Served with roasted seeds.
£5
Papadums (2 pcs)
Served with chutney tray.
£5
Roasted Chick Peas
Finely chopped onion and chili flakes mixed with boiled chick peas, coconut.
£5
Short Eats
13 ITEMSPepper Crusted Chili Chicken
Spicy marinated boneless chicken deep fried until crispy, served with chili mayo.
£8.95
Soft Shell Chili Crab
Crispy fried soft-shell crab tossed in mouth-watering chili sauce with coriander leaves.
£8.95
Okra Fries
Okra dipped in spiced gram flour batter, deep-fried, served with tomato chutney.
£7.75
Pakora
Vegetable battons dipped in spiced besan flour batter, deep fried and served with green chutney.
£7.75
Mini Pancake
Crispy thin savoury pancake made from fermented rice and lentil batter wrapped with potato masala filling, served with drumstick sambar.
£8
Crispy Isso Dal Cake (2pcs)
Popular street food called Channa dal cake, topped with a prawn, deep fried and served with tomato chutney.
£8.50
Jaffna Tuna Fish Patties (2pcs)
Ceylon spiced tuna fish with potato & leeks filling, served with curry leaves chili sauce.
£7
Soft & Crispy Urad Dal Doughnut (2pcs)
Cumin flavoured white gram dal dumplings, deep fried and served with coconut chutney.
£7.50
Minced Lamb & Potato
Home-style minced lamb & potato rolled in thin rice pancake, served with coconut chutney.
£9
Mini Idly With Sambar
Dal and rice dumpling served with drumstick sambar and chutney.
£7
Chili Paneer
Cottage cheese nuggets wok fried, served with soya and Ceylon spicy sauce.
- vegetarian
£9
Devilled Prawn
Prawns wok-fried with peppers, red onion, garlic and ginger in a rich, sweet and spicy sauce. Devilled mutton available on request.
£11
Mutton Rolls (2pcs)
Spicy Ceylon mutton masala rolled and served with hot Ceylon spicy sauce.
£9
Sea Food
7 ITEMSKing Prawn Curry with Green Mango
Prawn cooked in a ginger and coconut medium spiced sauce, paired with unripe mango to lift the sauce.
£16.50
Chemmeen Curry
Prawn cooked with ground coconut, Ceylon spices, new potato and aubergine.
£16.50
Kingfish Curry Jaffna Style
Kingfish cooked with coconut, shallot and rampa leaf — red curry.
£16.50
Catch of the Day Fish with Ginger and Green Chili
Catch of the day cooked in coconut milk with turmeric, ginger and tomatoes, in a Ceylon mild spice yellow curry.
£16.50
Jaffna Crab Curry
Aromatic Jaffna spices used for crab curry, adding murunga leaves and topped with crispy soft shell crab.
£17
Village Squid Curry
Cubed squid cooked with new potatoes and Jaffna spices.
£17
Fish & Chips
Beer battered fish, skin-on fries, crushed minted peas and tartar sauce.
£15
Bread
8 ITEMSFlaky Roti (2 pcs)
A butter layered Ceylon bread.
- vegetarian
£6
Pol Roti (2 pcs)
Grated coconut with shallot, green chili and curry leaf.
- vegetarian
£6
String Hoppers (5 pcs)
Ceylon steamed rice flour noodles.
- vegan
£5
Idly (5 pcs)
Steamed fermented rice and lentil dumpling.
- vegan
£6
Kal Dosa (2pcs)
Soft bread made of fermented rice and urad dhal.
- vegan
£6
Uttappam with Vege Topping
Onion, green chili or aubergine moju topping.
- vegetarian
£8
Uttapam with Non Vege
Curry-flavoured kingfish flake or curry-flavoured pulled pork.
£9
Shredded Flaky Roti Mixed with Egg and Aromatic Spices
£9
Red Meat
8 ITEMSCeylon Lamb Curry
Succulent pieces of lamb and new potato in thick medium Ceylon aromatic spices.
£14.50
Lamb Korma
Lamb cooked with a creamy nutty sauce with almonds & saffron.
£14.50
Lamb with Black Pepper and Coconut Chips
Lamb curry reduced to a thick flavoursome sauce, finished with black pepper.
£14.50
Braised Mutton with Garlic and Shallots
Home-made mutton curry cooked with sliced garlic and shallots, popular from Jaffna cuisine.
£14.50
Ceylon Beef Fry
Beef cooked down until dry, with cumin and crusted pepper added.
£14.50
Beef Stew
Mild spice with coconut sauce, coriander, potatoes and peas.
£14.50
Red Pork Curry
Diced pork cooked in Ceylon aromatic spices, finished with ground coconut.
£14.50
Black Pork Curry
Diced pork cooked in dark roasted spices, finished with ground coconut.
£14.50
Chicken
6 ITEMSCeylon Chicken Curry
A popular home-style red chicken curry cooked with mustard seeds and rampe leaves.
£13.50
Spicy Chili Chicken
Boneless pieces of chicken chunks cooked in spicy red chili and tomato sauce.
£13.50
Green Herbs Chicken
Succulent pieces of chicken cooked with green herbs and spices.
£13.50
Devilled Chicken
Marinated chicken with pepper, red onion, garlic, ginger and a sweet and spicy sauce.
£13.50
Chicken Butter Masala
Marinated chicken cooked with smooth caramelised nut sauce.
£13.50
Roasted Ceylon Chicken Biryani
Authentic, simple, tasty dish served with papadam, mango chutney, boiled egg and raita.
£16
Duck
1 ITEMDuck Masala
Duck breast cooked with rich tomato and masala sauce.
£17
Egg
1 ITEMCeylon Boiled Egg Curry
Ceylon spiced shallot, green chillies, goraka cooked with coconut milk.
- vegetarian
£11
International Dishes
4 ITEMSBeef Burger
Homemade burger served with triple-fried chips.
£15
Steak & Chips
£10
Caesar Salad & Grilled Chicken
Lettuce leaves, croutons, egg and cheese mixed with a homemade salad dressing.
£15
Sea Food Pasta
Linguine pasta with lemon butter, garlic and white wine sauce.
£15
Vegetables
10 ITEMSAubergine with Tamarind Pulp
Aubergine with tamarind pulp and spices, finished with coconut milk.
- vegan
£10
Paneer with Peas
Cottage cheese cooked with rich creamy nut sauce.
- vegetarian
£10
Root Vegetable Curry
Potato, cassava and seasonal root vegetables cooked in turmeric and tamarind water, finished with coconut milk.
- vegan
£10
Squash With Spinach
Sautéed with garlic, ginger, green chilies, cooked with turmeric, finished with thick coconut milk.
- vegan
£10
Cashew Nut Curry
Tender, buttery cashew nuts simmered in a creamy coconut base, seasoned with aromatic Ceylon spices and fresh herbs.
- vegan
£10
Okra Butter Masala
Okra, red onion cooked in tomato creamy butter Ceylon mild spice nutty sauce.
- vegetarian
£10
Butter Mushroom
Tender mushrooms simmered in a rich, creamy butter-infused curry blended with aromatic spices and a hint of garlic.
- vegetarian
£10
Tempered Potato
Potatoes tempered with crunchy onions, curry leaves, tomatoes, chili flakes and Ceylon spices.
- vegan
£10
Drumstick Sambar
A robust lentils and vegetable curry with mild spices.
- vegan
£10
Beetroot Curry
Sweet beetroot strips cooked in a creamy coconut sauce, infused with aromatic Ceylon spices and fresh herbs.
- vegan
£10
Side Dishes
5 ITEMSRed Split Lentil with Greens
Lentils cooked with spices, roasted geera and pepper, finished with coconut.
- vegan
£9
Black Dhal
A simple and nutritious dish, slow cooked and finished with cream.
- vegetarian
£9
Beetroot and Cabbage Vara
Beetroot and cabbage tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves, finished with grated coconut.
- vegan
£9
Spinach with Greens
Sautéed spinach and greens with coconut milk, finished with red chilies.
- vegan
£9
Skin-On-Potato Fry
Steamed potato triple fried until crispy, sprinkled with pepper and salt. Add cheese for £2.00.
- vegan
£5
Chutneys and Sambols
7 ITEMSCoconut Chutney
- vegan
£4
Tomato Chutney
- vegan
£4
Coriander And Curry Leaf Chutney
- vegan
£4
Maldive Fish Sambol
£5
Pol Sambol
- vegan
£5
Kiri Hodi
£5
Beetroot Raita
- vegetarian
£4
Rice
12 ITEMSBasmati Rice
Steamed rice.
- vegan
£4.50
Kiribath
Red raw rice and mung dal cooked in medium heat, adding coconut milk.
£4.95
Coconut Rice
Rice tempered with mustard seeds, red chili, curry leaves, garnished with cashew nuts.
- vegan
£4.95
Lemon Rice
Tangy yellow rice.
- vegan
£4.95
Tempered Rice
Sautéed pearl rice tempered with shallots and flavoured with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and finished with turmeric. An island favourite dish.
£6
Ghee Geera Rice
Basmati rice sautéed with mustard seeds, red chili, curry leaves, geera and ghee.
£4.95
Mushroom and Peas Pulao
A delicious tasty pulao with mushrooms and garden peas.
- vegetarian
£6
Sambar Rice
Rice and lentil risotto with seasonal vegetables garnished with nuts and raisins.
- vegan
£6
Vegetable Biryani Rice
Fresh mixed vegetable with a hint of Ceylon spices.
- vegan
£6
Egg Fried Rice
Spring onion mixed with curry leaves and garlic.
£6
King Prawn Fried Rice
Diced king prawns with shallots, green chilies and curry leaves.
£9
Double Boiled Red Rice
Par boiled Ceylon red rice.
- vegan
£4.95
Desserts
9 ITEMSRice Pudding with Roasted Nuts
£9
Tapioca Pudding
£9
Lemon & Berry Possets
£9
Fruit Crumble (Seasonal Fruits) with Custard or Ice Cream
£9
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Custard or Ice Cream
£9
Watalappam
A rich and silky Sri Lankan coconut custard infused with jaggery, cardamom and nutmeg, topped with crunchy cashew nuts.
£9
Choice of Ice Cream
Coconut, mango, ginger or vanilla.
£9
Mango Lassi
Puréed mango with yogurt and cream.
- vegetarian
£6
Falooda
Rose water basil seeds milk jelly topped with ice cream.
- vegetarian
£9
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