By Dimithri Wijesinghe
Commenced on 11 April this year, Coffee Club is a relatively new contender in the ring of the ever-increasing coffee joints in Colombo.
Coffee Club started with a passion to provide Sri Lankans with an authentic experience – something the owners themselves would have appreciated having in the Island without the need to step out of the country.
The two directors – Thivanka Lakshan and Inusha Malinda – are two enthusiastic guys with a refreshingly idealistic view of elevating Sri Lanka’s food and beverage industry with what little contribution they can make.
Speaking about spicy food, they were both quite eager to talk about their relationship with “nai miris”, to a point that one was tempted to suggest if they could, they’d include it in their coffee.
Inusha added with the greatest confidence that in comparison to other coffee shops in Colombo, Coffee Club offers items at a considerably reduced rate, only because they are not too concerned about margins and customer satisfaction has been their primary concern. The food remains the quality you would expect, but Coffee Club “is keeping a margin of course, it is a business; but we try not to make it too steep despite using a majority of imported items.”
The place may be new, but we felt quite at home from the moment we stepped inside with their more secluded space, providing ample privacy and interior décor with plenty of warm lighting; the venue is quaint and quite adorable.
Here’s what we tried:
Considering their vast range of products and their more affordable prices, we opted to try out a number of beverages and dishes, here is a few of what we tried.
The chicken carbonara with kochchi was bursting with creamy flavour and it was a considerable portion packed to the brim with shredded chunks of chicken.
Considering our positive experience at Coffee Club, we can say without a doubt that we would be returning quite soon, if not for the mind-blowing coffee, for the cosy comfort of their venue.
Coffee Club is open till midnight and the kitchen closes at 11.30 p.m.
Facebook: @coffeeclubcmb
Address: 15, Fife road, Colombo 5
Hotline: 011 7 021703