Ministry of Crab

Ministry of Crab is a seafood restaurant Colombo located in Sri Lanka.

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8 / 10
350
ratings
  • Phone

    +94 112 342 722

  • Website

    ministryofcrab.com

  • X (Twitter)

    ministryofcrabs

  • Type

    Seafood Restaurant

Address

Old Dutch Hospital (Hospital St.) Colombo Sri Lanka

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Parking Street
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks Beer, Cocktails
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Comments / 99


Keywords:

crab kankun lively good for groups trendy chili casual spicy food great value curry street parking iced tea avocado salad garlic biscuits books peppers rice bread pudding
Gregory K.

Pretty great crab eating experience in general! Ice tea is one of the best I had (I'm a southern boy from US and it's pretty darn goood... Highly recommend the ice tea )

Bogdan D.

Shrimps were very good, along with garlic and fried rice ; the starter, clams matched perfectly with the sri lankan house bread ; pricey ; quick service ; historical location; free wi-fi; street parking ;

Namita D

Kankun Garlic , leek fried rice , dark chocolate biscuit pudding are excellent! So are the garlic pepper prawns and chili pepper crab . Passion fruit juice is fresh squeezed and add-your-own-sugar :)

Shayan Sanyal

Loved the garlic chili black tiger prawns . That sauce is so addictive. The Crab curries are fantastic too - you must have the leek fried rice with it. And that brioche bread to soak up the sauce...

Ghassan Alkharboush

Beautiful, vibrant place. Good service . Had the 1/2 kilo garlic chilli crap and was outstanding but ridiculously painful to eat. A warning to crap beginners but definitely worth the journey.

Stephen Best

Essential to have the clay pot prawn curry ! Get smaller crabs and dive in to this bowl to experience heaven in your mouth. Don't forget to sop up every last bit with extra bread .

Noah Weiss

Garlic chili crab for the win. One of the best meals we had in Sri Lanka.

Miki Shimizu

Great survive and classics atmosphere . The crab wasn't cheap but it's worth to it! Crab with Garlic chili and prawn rice was best combination. Beer is so cheap there only 190Rs.

Serge Chamelian

Every detail is handled by perfection..... I'm not a real fan of crab but the way it is presented and the taste is great... Anyway that explains why it is always full....

Jonathan Ang

The garlic chilli crab was top-notch - absolute class . An XL-sized crab (up to 1 KG) worked out perfectly for two of us. Service was excellent; reservations are a must.

???? Geoff Siddle ????

We ordered two medium chili crabs , one medium curry crab & a medium pepper (extra pepper ) crab & it was perfect for our party of four (medium crabs are more tender & juicy). Meal was EXCELLENT!!!!)

Neelabh Jha

The place deserved a waiting list, refreshingly unairconditioned, it let's you soak in the unique ambience. The crabs are to die for, don't miss the freshly baked bread as well !!

Josh W

Chili crab in the smallest size is perfect for one person. Savor the succulent, sweet meat and sop up the chili sauce with kade bread . Wash it all down with an ice cold beer . Pure bliss!

John Whenmohn

By Christ my large chilli crab lived up to its name in every way. And this is from a thai food lover and vindaloo specialist. It's was a physical, mental and financial battle which was well worth it.

Harkirat Singh

Black pepper and curry crab . Garlic chilli was good too but imo the other 2 are more flavourful. Def get the prawns ; best in SL!

Wannie M

The crabzilla unfortunately was not available. We had 3 small crabs made in pepper sauce , garlic chilli and chilli sauce . Garlic chilli one was exceptional. Love the taste of those fresh crabs

S M

Maybe the best crab I've had..? The miso butter sauce is amaazzzesssss. You definitely pay for it but I think it's worth the price.

Pruedence Pung

You need to make reservation before dinner . It's always full house. Crab is super huge and it can go as big as my head! Menu is limited. The crab worth the money thou. Other dish taste so so.

Anton Demekhin

Book a table. Jumbo garlic cooked crab is absolutely amazing. Get some bread/plain rice to go with it and KanKun greens. Dip bread/rice in crab garlic oil .)

Megan Masters

Run in for a late lunch seating and you might avoid a need for a reason. And you might sit next to a sexy Bollywood star!

Marissa C

????????????! Pepper and chili crab were the best, highly recommend a stop here when in Colombo. Reservations recommended!

Fazal Fausz

The clay pot prawn curry and bread is the best here, its a little spicy thought.. Today we tried the garlic chili crab awesome flavor.. Love the place.. Enjoy..

Neli Parchik

The avocado salad , chili crab and garlic rice are excellent!!! ????

Mitchell Seaton

Tasty big crab , other dishes small portions and some confusion with the waiter/orders and unwanted add ons ie. bread . Otherwise nice ambience and friendly service .

Shayan Bardhan

the chilli crab is delightful with garlic rice , lots of patience and time for any crab size over a medium, and always ask for more than one finger bowl at the end

Ishan Malith

Best crabs in the Island .. Thats for sure.. And its a pleasure to dine at a place own by srilankan ceicket legends .. ☺☺

Jacqui Hillman

Curry crab , Kankun with garlic , peach tea and the arack cocktail all amazing!! Excellent service too :)

George Kravets

Nice experience. Sit at the bar and have small talk with the owner.

J

Medium (800g) crab is good for one person. Garlic chilli is amazing.

Stephen Best

I'm pretty sure my legs were on the menu sitting outside in the evening - highly recommend a spray of repellent before you dine! ????????????

Esimo

I was totally disappointed by my plate. It could be served with a nicer touch and its always nice to welcome the guests with a glass of water. The glasses are on the table, but empty! Whats the point?

Tai Khoosuwan

Best place for Sri Lankan crab . Chili sauce is the best

Annie H

Loved it! Fresh and delicious food (garlic chilli crab , grouper ) and great ambience.

Michelle

We had our New Year's Eve dinner here and it was sensational. Crab is great but lacking spice

Abeer Sultan

Chili pepper crab , pepper crab , and the clay pot prawns ... highly recommended!!! ????

Shayan Sanyal

The Oyster Bay Sauvignon blanc at 6k rupees is a safe bet here.

Anush Wijesinha

Have the butter and soy black tiger prawn as a starter to whet your appetite, and use the prawn heads to scoop up the extra sauce! Fantastic!

Hasitha Karunaratne

Love the atmosphere,Menu is Very Limited! but the food was o.k, Prawn Rice was really nice, Leek Fried Rice , not so much. Spicy crab and spicy Prawns dishes are not that spicy . ask fr extra spice

Bachene Adel

The place is nice and the the crab was out of this world, try it with garlic chili sauce

Nikki

Perfection! Try the fresh oysters with aged soy sauce & curry crab ❤️

Avanna

Crabs are really really fresh. Flavours were average. And it's quite pricey . I don't like the farmed prawns , but the soy butter prawn sauce was amazing.

Raci Murphy

Very tasty crab and lovely staff . Best meal in Sri Lanka

Lam Keiong Lee

Nothing special All dishes basically of same taste nothing special. Out of the number and types of crab available from the menu we were give one variety and 3sizes to chose from. It was dinner at 6

Julia

Crabs obviously! The best we had so far. Wonderful atmosphere

Thush

Prawn claypot curry and chilli garlic crab - recommended! Not a huge fan of the pepper crab .

Meshal Reviews 马沙尔

The best Seafood i ever tried in my life ,, specially the crab

Ghassan Alkharboush

If u can't reserve in advance, just show up an 30 min after seating time, u r bound to find an empty table.

Jan-Erik Bredfeldt

Crabs are good. Should reserve a seat for the evening. Fast wifi

Franzwa Roux

Crab was really cooked well and the sauce... AMAZING!

Mevan

Super food with great surrounding. Must go place if you're in colombo..........

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