Papaya Restaurant

I cant believe I hadnt discovered Papaya for the 20 years I have lived in London. The standard of food is excellent and the clean restaurant makes it a delight to eat in.

Service is excellent and Papaya is a restaurant you cannot keep to yourself, you just feel compelled to share it with the rest of the world.

There is no other Sri Lankan Restaurant that compares and the food has yet to be frowned upon by any of my friends or family.

Keep up the good work Papaya and make sure you dont go anywhere!
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Joel
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, April 02, 2009

having been to sri lanka numerous times and i love asian food.. i have to say that this place is the only place in west london were the food tastes just like the food in columbo..

when the food is being cooked.. the spices is exactly the same smells as when im over there.. i just close my eyes and apart from the english weather.. its like being back there

for anyone whos unsure about this place.. trust me.. its excellent... the people are friendly, the bill is acceptable.. its not the cheapest or madly expensive.. but after your belly is full.. you know why you have eaten there..
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paul louis-taylor ruislip
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Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 6
Friday, March 27, 2009

My housemates and I live close enough to Papaya to be able to see into the restaurant every day. We moved into the area in February 2008 and go to Papaya regularly. Since discovering Papaya, we have all brought numerous friends with us to the restaurant and most of the time when these friends come back to visit, they want to go to Papaya for dinner!

We have never been disappointed with any meal we've had there - the only hard part is ordering too much cause we have so many favorites! The restaurant is often busy after about 7:30 and is always busy on weekend evenings – it is very popular for good reasons!

We love Papaya - the food, the atmosphere and service is fantastic and we couldn't recommend it more.
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April
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The first time we visited Papaya in Ealing we were blown away; we never expected the dishes to be that good. I am originally from Sri Lanka and I have tasted dishes from almost all Sri Lankan restaurants in and around London. Papaya wins hands down, in terms of food quality and service, compared with many long-standing Sri Lankan restaurants. We are pleased about their dishes too which are authentic Sri Lankan and as a result we visit Papaya quite regularly.
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Yasiru
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Monday, May 19, 2008

We went to the Ealing branch last night (on Northfields Avenue) - top notch food, service and atmosphere, and didn't break the bank. The house red was lovely, too. Highly recommended.
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Simon
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, April 03, 2008

My wife and i popped in for lunch as we live in the area and had never been to a Sri Lankan restuaraunt. The food was outstanding, the venue has been very well decorated and first class service at affordable prices. This is a place where you really do get value for your money. I would recommend it to anyone. AAA+++
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John
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

We first moved to Northfields 10 years ago and on several occasions visited the Sri Lankan restaurant, Sigirya, mentioned by Mrs Carey in her review but stopped going as slowly the service and quality of the food there lost its edge - which was visible by the lack of customers - the restaurant was always empty. When it eventually closed and we were not surprised. Then, Papaya opened! We were one of their first customers and have been back regularly since. We have also recommended it to friends who have also fallen in love with it. Service is always friendly and efficient and the food is excellent - having visited Sri Lanka on many occasions can vouch for its authenticity. As the good reviews by far outweigh the bad I can only think that Mrs Carey is either very hard to please or has been going to the wrong restaurant!
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Jan
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, March 07, 2008

I am one of the regulars who goes to Papaya for simply the quality of the food and the service that they provide. As to Mrs Carey's comment on Papaya in Ealing, I believe you are bit of short minded and whom never experienced an authentic food of Sri-Lanakan as a whole. Just for your information its not a typical Sinhalese restaurent, I must say they trying to provide variety of dishes which covers the country itself not for particular ethinic group.

You must have gone for the wrong dishes which wasnt your kind, what about the devils and Kothus.

I must say I was very much dissapointed to see such a comment where they were trying to provide and excellent food.
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Mrs Thevakanthan
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Went to the Papaya restaurant on February 19th for the first time. We were so impressed by the food and service that we returned again the next evening. We have eaten in good restaurants all around the world and this is one of the top in its category; £20 a head including drinks. Unlike most restaurants in this price range Papaya had it all; fresh ingredients, pleasant service, and warm and arty atmosphere. This is the first time I have been compelled to write a restaurant review. The people who have given it a bad review obviously know nothing about food!
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Ms Joseph
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, February 22, 2008

We had a meal in Papya resturent and was very diserpointed with the food. Before Papya took over that venue there used to be a nice little resturant named Sigiry which my husband and I used visit at least three times a year, we enjoyed the hospitality and the tasty food . It is sad to say Papya cannot be even closer to Sigiri resturant and should not call them self a Sri Lankan resturant as the food is more South Indian than the original Sinhalese food.

The food was horrible and service was Poor!! I will not site there again.
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Mrs.Carey
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Food 1 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 1
Saturday, February 09, 2008