Lakruwana

Kevin Johan Wong

Well worth the long trek from anywhere in New York. The large golden doors and authentic exterior is just a hint of the experience you’re in for inside. Chaotic, colorful, and a bit mystically beautiful, the food and variety of south East Asian flavors are a highlight. Lakruwana pulls no punches and is worth every dollar. Be sure to get the buffet, you’ll be coming back for thirds!

K The Foodie

What a treat of a restaurant! It’s gorgeous on the outside and inside! The food is delicious too. Rohan is incredible. Thank you for recommending the lamprais! I highly recommend a visit!

M JAY

I’ve wanted to try out this restaurant for a while now but never seemed to remember the name or arrive when they open for business. Finally, I visited this restaurant with my cousin and we were blown away with the entire ambience such as the cultural decor, the therapeutic scent, music chanting and the delicious food. We had the opportunity to meet the owner of this business named Riuwan and his daughter Julia whom were attentive, sweet, inviting and fast with services. The entire ambience of this place really makes you feel like your in India 🇮🇳 from top to bottom. I love visiting Staten Island cultural restaurants that represents the owners country and what it means to them. For appetizers we had assorted vegetable and fish cutlets. For entree we had Shrimp Biryani, Fish Lamprais, and Sizzling Chili Shrimps. For drinks we had Mango and Passion Juice. The food was extremely flavorful with a burst 💥 of seasoning in your tastebuds such as tamarind, ginger, curry and spices. The overall pricing was extremely reasonable from the drinks, two appetizers, and 3 entrees we shared. I must say this is a must visit restaurant on Shaolin aka Staten Island, you won’t be disappointed if your into cultural dishes. We will definitely be visiting again. Thank you Julia and Riuwan for an amazing experience.

Josh Pesin

I've passed by this restaurant many times, but it wasn't on my radar enough for me to want to try it. Now that I have finally dined here, I feel like slapping myself across the face due to the regret of not having tried it sooner. This Sri Lankan restaurant is located in a neighborhood that is on the edgy side, but once you pass through it's unassuming doors, you enter a world fully immersed in Sri Lankan decor and ambience. After closing the front door, my visual senses were in overdrive experiencing all the details put into this space that made it feel as if I entered a sacred buddhist temple. As I was seated at the table by the waitress, I noticed a sign promoting a $15.95 buffet with a stack of clean plates at the end. I grabbed a plate and scanned the buffet from end to end. About one-third of the buffet offered meat options while the other two-thirds were vegetarian. There were three kinds of rices at one end and a plethora of many colorful and savory offerings going towards the other end. Everything looked so good that I just had to drop a spoonful of every item onto my plate. There were a huge pile of papadams which are a kind of Indian tortilla chips that can be eaten with your dish. With each different food item that I sampled, a burst of flavor shot through my taste buds. Some of the items were mild while others had a spicy kick to them. By the end of my visit, I had polished off three platefuls of food, a record at my tender age of 54. There was another area in the restaurant that was dedicated to Sri Lankan desserts. Again, I had to sample each dessert so that I could get the full Sri Lankan gastronomical experience. I was so enamored by the warmth of the overall ambience of this sanctuary and the tastiness of the food that I plan to visit this place again soon. For those who are sensitive to spicy foods, I recommend that you first try a small sample of each food item before committing to larger portions. Also, the vegetarian dishes are vegan and one of the dessert items is vegan too.