Kothu Rotti Restaurant

Not a safe place to eat, the old man try to kill me in February 2022.I don't want to give a bad review because I don't want to destroy their business. For everyone safety I would like to share my experience in this location. Every time when I see this picture, I thank God I'm still alive, I thank God that I didn't swallow 1 inch of nail tool in my stomach while eating the Dosa.Every time when I see the picture of tool nail in my Dosa my hair stands up and my stomach gets sick. I came here once, the Dosa was really really good, so decided to came back in February 2022. The old man was doing the Dosa for me.After eating 3 bites, I saw the tool nail inside the Dosa, so I showed it to the old man, the old man told me that we never have that nail, it's not our nail. I was so angry that I don't even know what to say, I didn't say a word. The old man think I would eat a big bite. his plan was not successful.I really wish he would did it to another bad customer and the bad customer would show him a lesson.The old man should have thanks to me, he's very lucky that I didn't call the police, the Ministry of Health and the media right away.

As a fellow Sri Lankan I'm all about supporting sri lankan businesses. This definitely wasn't the best food I've had but also not the worst. I ordered the mutton kothu which was a tad too salty but otherwise was okay. The deviled chicken was also not bad and isn't as hot as I was expecting. The mutton rolls were a let down, as it was way too much bread. I would not order them. Portion sizes were good and the service was very courteous. Definitely mom and pop vibes here.

The few Sri Lankan establishments in the heart of Ottawa offering a choice of ethnic foods. The chicken kothu rotti is highly recommended although I would stay away from the butter chicken kothu rotti as it does not taste anything like butter chicken and is in fact sweet and creamy with chicken sausages used to make it.The restaurant owners are very courteous and represents a mom and pop style of an establishment. Lassi was a bit watered down. Given a options in Ottawa, I would still recommend the establishment if trying a cultural food is on your bucket list, although better options of other cultural foods maybe just around the corner.

The older man who prepared my food was very kind, both over the phone and in person. I ordered the chicken biryani and unfortunately it was not typical biryani at all. More like a type of fried rice. Not enjoyable. Perhaps other dishes are better but not the biryani.

OMG, ONE OF OTTAWAS BEST KEPT SECRETS.The food that we had last night was epic.Price, flavor and service. From a montrealers perspective I wish Ottawa had more hidden gems like this.I will be back sooooo much more to try. Thank you again for a wonderful meal

Worst restaurant. I felt like some road side shop. I tried their paruppu vada (tasted like one rupee vada). Chicken kothu rotti is the worst. Coconut chutney was made of dried coconut and tasted awful. I will never visit again.

I was so happy to find this place years ago. One of the only Sri Lankan food places in Ottawa, the other one being Ceylonta on Bank and from what I understand the present owner of Kothu was a cook there?? The first year I was a frequent regular, indulging in their vegetable Kut Rotti. The owner/cook made it to perfection, to my liking. He was always generous with his portions and gave me a complimentary coconut chutney on the side which was a small gesture that kept me coming back! He was always happy and smiling! Now, years later I can see how tired and worn out he is. He has no more smile on his face, the portions are still bigger than standard but less than his usual, the complimentary chutney is gone ( his wife made sure he charges me) and the perfect kut rotti is now imperfect. My last few trips there were disappointing, rotti was cold . He re cooked it in front of me but rushed through it. The time prior to that, something in the dish ( rotti or some of the pre made curried vegetable he added in) was tasting moldy and sour! Clearly I can see that this poor man is working himself to death and although I love his food I'm actually at the point that I feel so uncomfortable making him cook my order since he looks so tired and burned out. There is no doubt about it that the food is delicious but the owner/cook looks like he can use a holiday. There are only a few chairs to sit down and the place is always hot like an oven but somehow that never seems to bother me. I only hope the quality of his food doesn't go down.

Very delicious!!! Had the beef kothtu roti, and it was great. A little spicy but the perfect late night snack.

Ordered two Kotthu Rottinfor take away . Well made. Wonderful flavours and perfect spice level ( had asked them to bump it up a bit ). We will definitely be ordering again from this place.

Got Chicken kothu rotti and Sambar vada. Kothu rotti was good and spicy. Sambar vada was different from expected. It's hot inside and won't recommend for dine in. Only street parking.