We stopped by for dinner and were not disappointed. The kathi rolls were delicious and prepared as per your ask. The staff is nice and warm. Plenty of parking available and you could eat in your or outside. The place has nice wall art and is kept clean. Food- 8/10 Ambiance -8/10 Service- 8/10 Value for money- 8/10 I shall return and you need to go check this spot out! read more

Great Shrilankan food, variety of dinner options!! Thanks a lot! Would visit Vegetable Rice and Curry recommended!

my first time trying Sri Lankan food and I was not disappointed! This small hole in the wall spot brings a homey vibe and a home cooked meal feel with the friendly owner as the server. We ordered crab curry, chicken lamprais (the banana leaf dish), mutton rolls, and hoppers (appas). Everything was flavorful and delicious but hands down my favorite was the lamprais and I can't wait to go back just for it! read more

Sigiri - Chicken Lamprais - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Delicious food and generous portion size. I tried the fish cutlet and chicken lamprais. Both were delicious. The fish cutlet was just the kind of "little bite" appetizer I wanted. I came at 8 PM for a late-ish dinner, knowing they were closing at 9 PM. Service was fast and very friendly and there was interesting Sri Lankan reading material nearby to familiarize me with the country a bit. Great restaurant! read more

I really enjoyed the food and the portion size that this restaurant puts out! I ordered the deviled prawns and lamb curry and both were a 10 on the flavor meter! read more

Sigiri was our first taste of Sri Lankan cuisine. When you step inside this unassuming restaurant in a tiny strip mall, you are immediately hit by the enticing aromas of the food that awaits. We went on a Saturday night, and we were the only people eating in the dining room. Normally, this would make us apprehensive but there was a very steady stream of orders being picked up. Maybe because this seems to be a predominantly takeout restaurant, the service wasn't really the best. However, he was very pleasant which makes up for a lot. We ordered much more food than necessary, but when trying a new place I like to really sample a menu. We ordered chicken lamprais, spicy crab curry, string hopper with lamb, and aappa. The chicken lamprais comes wrapped in a steaming banana leaf. Inside are very tender chunks of chicken, flavorful rice, hard boiled egg, and eggplant. This was divine. Highly recommend. The crab curry was delicious, but a little hard to eat. I thought that the shells would be a bit smashed to get to the meat easier but they were not. Still really tasty. The string hopper was very good and unique. It is like broken pieces of rice vermicelli sautéed with vegetable. We chose lamb for our protein. The lamb pieces were generous and I'm a sucker for any noodles. Aappa were like a crepe cup. They were light and delicious, particularly with the coconut sombal. One cup comes with a nice runny egg. Finally, I strongly recommend the hot fresh ginger tea. It comes in a small pot with milk and sugar on the side. The ginger left a lovely tingle on the palate. I definitely recommend this restaurant. read more

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Sigiri is a Sri Lankan restaurant in Edison, NJ showcasing flavorful and spicy traditional cuisine. For dinner we had the Kotthu roti with lamb, chicken lamprais, lamb curry, and pol roti with lentils. Everything was packed full of robust flavor, and even though we got everything mild, spicy enough to enduce sweat. For dessert we enjoyed the Watalappam, a coconut custard pudding spiced with cardamon. Overall the meal was excellent, and there wasn't one dish we didn't love. The service was also incredible as the waiter brought over educational materials to teach us about the history of the restaurant's namesake historical site of Sigiriya, an ancient palace /monastery in Sri Lanka. Sigiri is a gem of a family owned restaurant and can't recommend it enough. read more

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The lamprais here is really good. Possibly the best that I've had in N America. It has a generous amount of ingredients (most other places that I've been usually consist mainly of rice). Each of ingredients was flavorful too. The chicken was quite juicy. I did end up eating the whole thing, but was pretty stuffed after. Price is fairly reasonable @ $15. Accept credit card. Parking lot available in front. read more

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I was in Edison on Labor Day visiting my gf's family. They wanted a taste of Sri Lankan cuisine. So, we decided on the mutton and the dude inside suggested the lamprais. It had a funny odor and distinctive taste but I never shy away from anything from other cultures, especially knowing the the proximity of Sri Lanka with regard to India and Pakistan. Columbo said it was a delicacy. We were dying to try it 'cuz it was wrapped in banana leaf with big tooth picks. Looked like something bushmen in Australia would dig into. The next day my stomach intestines went into labor!! I suffered a severe stomach ache. I thought it was food bacteria. Luckily I had the day off on vacation. But my gfs family cursed for going there. Bro stick with the stuff on Oak Tree Rd. Lincoln wouldn't approve of this.... read more

Very homestyle ambiance and non-heavy offerings at half decent prices. Had a good time and will be back for more.

Stoped over for lunch as we were driving through NJ. Small space for dining in. Authentic Sri Lankan food. Lampris was ok. Definitely loved the vegetarian string hopper kottu. read more

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Small restaurant specializing in Sri Lankan food. We ordered fish & meat cutlets as appetizers. I ordered the Lampries and my wife ordered the crab curry. The appetizers were great and the crab curry was excellent. The person at the order counter was very courteous. We had a good time but next time it will be takeout. It feels small and cramped. But the food is excellent. read more

We have been to Sigiri in east village a couple of times before but this is our first time here. We had the Chicken lamprais and chicken kothu roti. The food is a good as the one in east village.It is spicy and very flavorful.We have a very good tolerance for spice but felt medium spicy was very spicy for us.So it is better to go mild.No problems with the food. However we were seated in a corner table and mot comfortable at all.I would like the place to be a bit cleaner.The service is very very slow and you have to keep reminding them every ten minutes or so.The people working here are not attentive at all. read more

Sigiri - Kothu roti - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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I honestly don't know if Sigiri is authentic but I'm going to say the food is pretty good regardless. String Hopper Koththu and the Fish Rolls are great dishes that I would order again for sure. I also enjoyed the Chicken Lamprais and the Curry Crab as well but a little less so. The String Hopper Koththu is a delightful dish with soft textures filled with veggies and protein of your choosing. It has a slight heat. I like this dish so much that I immediately ordered another for the next day given that Sri Lankan restaurants aren't numerous and I wasn't sure when I'd be back in the area. It kept nicely for lunch the next day. The fried wrapped Fish Rolls were equally delightful. I did enjoy this and would probably make sure I got this the next time I visited. The Curry Crab was filled with much crab and looked great but I found the curry to be slightly watery. The crab was good although it was a bit messy to eat at the table. I needed like 4 napkins to cleanup afterwards. This is definitely a dish to be eaten with your hands. I also like the Chicken Lamprais mostly. It was slightly under seasoned. I didn't really feel need to order this dish again. My waiter was super friendly and helpful. He did spend some time talking to us about the Manhattan, NY Sigiri restaurant which we were told is owned by a different owner. Overall, an enjoyable experience I'd try again. read more

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Great food. We had stopped for lunch and had their food, it tasted really good and gave the feels of a home cooked meal. All the dishes were prepared fresh and tasted good. read more

We went to sigiri to taste some Sri Lankan food. Since we had some snacks before arriving here from couple of Indian places on oak tree, we decided to share 1 dish. Ordered the kothu without egg. It took 15 mins for the dish to come out and it was piping hot. It comes with a side of coconut curry which I slurped away like a soup. The Kotthu Roti was very tasty. Loved the flavor. Definitely a comfort food. Will be back next time I'm around to taste other items. read more

Loved the food! Crab curry is the most delicious. Chicken Lamprais is very unique, cooked in banana leaves. The dessert is a variation of flan cooked with jaggery and coconut milk. Tasty blend of spices is absolutely worth trying! read more

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Wonderful Sunday lunch buffet with family and friends! The buffet is constantly stocked with fresh hot food with multiple varieties. Today they had 2 types of rice, lentils, beans, chicken curry, crab curry (so good!!!), and so many more. Above all the service was impeccable. Our server, Suren, was super friendly and made our meal so enjoyable. He cleared away the plates quickly and always topped off our water. The only thing they should do is expand! read more

Sigiri - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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We've passed this place so many times but on the way home from the hospital one night we stopped in and we were pleasantly surprised. I have to agree with other reviews - this place gives off a homey vibe and a home-cooked meal. We ordered the Chicken Lamprais (fabulous) and a Goat dish. My husband and I love SPICE and we asked for it to be truly spicy - not American spicy. Just then, one of our Tamil-speaking friends came in to pick up his take-out order. We chatted with him and the owner noticed. We received a truly SPICY, Wonderful meal! They didn't hold back like most places. What a delicious and memorable introduction to Sri Lankan food! read more

Highly disappointed. Waited one hour and fifteen minutes for my order of 3 items. One of the dishes we ordered was veggie kottu, when I picked up the order I asked for the veggie dish to be put in a separate bag. At that point they didn't know which dish out of the three was veggie so the lady at the counter checked and confirmed that the box labelled "mild" is vegetarian and one other person from the kitchen also confirmed that it is vegetarian. I opened to eat and it had chicken in it, turned out it was not vegetarian. Literally disgusting and disappointing to experience as a vegetarian. The lady at the counter was nice enough to refund me and kindly handle the matter by remaking it (which only took 10 mins?) but in the first place she should not have given the food to me saying it is vegetarian after she herself checked (plus one other person) and it clearly was not. Would not recommend vegetarians to eat here as they simply do not care for your needs and will not ensure your dietary preferences are met. read more

Really nice find. Have been craving southern Indian or SE Asia Indian dishes for a long time, and while Sigiri is Sri Lankan, it hits a lot of the familiar notes yet is distinctively from the more mainstream Indian fare. Dishes were all tasty and rich, with friendly service. read more

Sigiri is a good restaurant for Srilankan food. We got mutton Kottu and Chicken Lamprais. Both these dishes came out pretty quickly and tasted okay. Their portions were decent and go for a person. Overall a good restaurant to try if you wanted to try a new cuisine. read more

Sigiri - Mutton Kottu - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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I am the owner of JNS Glass on Main Street in Metuchen NJ which is in close proximity to Sigiri. I also am a big advocate of traditional foods from other countries being operated as a small business and not a chain. So when I passed by Sri Lankin Cuisine & got really excited. I only stopped in for a menu to go but saw they had patties so I went right back in and got fish and mutton. After getting in the car and tasting the fish first, mind was blown. So blown that I went back after I closed my shop for the day and got 8 more patties. I will seriously be back tomorrow to taste more because right now I am thinking about how good it was read more

Sigiri - Fish & Mutton, just forgot to take a pic from the start. I was 5 when I thought picture - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Food was good, few of the menu items are authentic, such as Pittu and Aappam. Some of starters like Fish Patty and Mutton Rolls tasted like pre-made frozen ones. Overall, food taste and quality is great, staff is friendly. Time they took to serve the food was above average, especially they gave a lot of gap between starters and main course. I am definitely going back to taste some other dishes. Probably try their Sunday lunch buffet also. read more

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Sigiri is a pleasant, small establishment where you can get some delicious Sri Lankan food! I came here for lunch with my Sri Lankan coworker, who suggested coming here to try some of his home-country's cuisine. I will be honest and mention that I am not really familiar with this cuisine but my friend and the server were very knowledgeable with the dishes. The place itself is pretty small with just a few tables inside but it has a nice interior and ambiance, showering you with the culture from Sri Lanka on the walls. I started off with a popular appetizer dish called hoppers. Take the idea of a pancake, flatten it out more, and extend it to cover the entire pan. These definitely look like it takes careful preparation and they taste great. I got the Aappa Hoppers, which includes four plain and one egg hopper. The egg is contained in the middle or flat part of the hopper. It comes with Chutney that was a nice complement to the hoppers as well. As for my main dish, I got the String Hopper Kotthu with beef. This dish reminds me of a Filipino dish called Pansit due to the thin rice noodles they use. The overall platter had great flavor and it is something I would enjoy having again. However, I have to diversify myself and try more dishes in the future, which I shall due once I return here! read more

Sigiri - Hoppers! - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Chicken Lamprais was delicious. It was a bit spicy, a little light on the chicken, but the meat and veggies w/ the rice in the leaf were yum. Mutton Roll and Fish Roll were really good. I prefer the mutton roll, minced and spiced. The fish is minced fish too, but is also pretty good. The Aappas or hoppers were pretty good. Slight amount of taste but good mixed with other stuff. They were very light, the one with the egg was the best. Usually 1 egg and then 4 plain ones. There was also some salty savory coconut stuff that was good w/ it as well. read more

Surprise find delicious food with sumptuous quantity. Everything is made to order so order ahead. Lumprice, Briyani was delicious!

Whoa!! If you want to try Sri Lankan food, Sigiri is the right place, specially on Sunday buffet. I went to sigiri multiple times but never went to Sunday buffet, so I went there with my friends for lunch buffet on a Sunday. They had verity of food items, staff is very friendly. Usually it gets crowded on Sundays but it's worth going there. They had Sri Lankan crab curry which is so delicious, so many vegetarian options. read more

I mean where do I even start. The food was unexpectedly good! We literally were in the area and decided to pop in and it was well worth the decision. We were greeted by Sureness who is probably the nicest human ever. He walked us through the menu - we are Sri Lankan newbies - and everything he recommended was delicious! My sister is a vegetarian and Suren literally helped customise her meal. The chef and staff make this place and the food is well worth the drive too. Definitely coming back for some delicious, decadent, spicy Sri Lankan food experience. read more

Sigiri - Lamparis - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Had dinner here last week and found it to be excellent. A small BYOB restaurant, which I like, and a friendly and attentive wait staff. Food was very good - similar to Indian cuisine - well prepared and moderately spiced, although for those who prefer otherwise I'm sure the kitchen could accommodate. Would be happy to return and experience another meal. read more

I picked up the Lunch special yesterday and I wasn't disappointed. For the price you pay, they have a good portion of rice, three vegetables, dal and curry. It tasted good too. read more

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Treated to a belated birthday dinner, me and two of my cousins decided to try out Sigiri as we've never tried Sri Lankan food, and it was a very interesting food experience. For starters, we ordered a Mutton roll, a vegetable roll, and the 4-piece Dhal Vade. The skin of the rolls were a tad thick, but each was cooked to a nice crisp. The ground/minced mutton meat inside was so reminiscent in flavor to the filling of the Tower Isles Jamaican beef patties, as I could taste curry and thyme being very prominent ingredients. The veggie filling was okay, as it was seasoned nicely, but it was so similar to a normal Chinese egg roll. Dhal Vade was something new to me, and a search revealed they are ground lentil patties that are fried. Their flavor was very pleasing, with a mild curry and noticeable sharp ginger taste, but my one observation was that they were quite hard. So much so that trying to split one open with the edge of my fork resulted in it bouncing off the fork tines and being thrown off my plate. Two dipping sauces were provided; one green and one reddish-orange. Both had a nice level of spice, with the green one either a mint & cilantro blend that had a nice cooling sensation. My entrée was the Mutton Curry (which I ordered extra spicy) and it was quite good. The Mutton was lean, but tender, as it soaked up a good amount of the slightly rich and tangy curry. I found the spice level of extra spicy pleasing and not at all uncomfortable for my high tolerance for spicy food. Though, be warned, extra spicy would probably be way too much heat for the majority of palettes. One of Sigiri's side dishes caught my attention and it was the Pol Sambol (Coconut Sambol). The shredded coconut medley with diced onion was so addicting; providing a crunchy texture and floral richness from the shredded coconut, and a contrasting tartness from the onion. Coconut's taste can be too assertive as many dishes tend to be overly rich or oily, but not with the addictive Pol Sambol. It was a great accompaniment, spread and mixed into the white rice. We ordered other dishes based on eating them family style, and we started with the "Devil Grilled" Beef dish. It tasted exactly like a Chinese stir fry dish; everything from the ingredients used (green peppers, white onions, etc.) to the style of cooking (definitely a high-heat pan or wok) was Chinese-esque. So this enjoyable dish tasted like something you could get in a normal Cantonese style restaurant, or even a Cantonese household. My only minor gripe was the beef itself, as while tasty (assertive ginger and soy sauce flavors), it was lean and barely tender enough to render it neither tough nor chewy. We added a Chicken String Hopper Koththu, and again this was so evocative of Chinese flavors and cooking techniques. It was like a Cantonese fried rice but with the addition of a finely shredded rice vermicelli noodle. I tasted staple Chinese ingredients of ginger, soy sauce, scallion, and shredded egg. I swear I could also taste a nutty element; maybe in the form of sesame oil. We finished off our meal with an order of the Aappa "Hopper" bread after seeing an adjacent table order it. These crepe-like bowls were light and fluffy with one of the Aappa Hoppers nestling a poached egg inside. I don't like poached eggs, so my cousins enjoyed that Hopper. Oddly there was one Aappa Hopper with what looked to be a layer of cheese or butter at the bottom, and I found out later it was actually a coconut blend. Ultimately, I felt Sri Lankan food's flavors were neither foreign nor exotic to me, but they were just different enough to make the food very distinct and engaging. I would liken the flavors similar to Malaysian food, as many Malaysian dishes are a wonderful melding of Chinese and Indian flavors. Really worth a try! read more

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Love this place. Incredibly authentic Sri Lankan food. Love the hoppers with King Fish curry. Kothurotti is very good. But for me, it is all about the hoppers, seeni sambol, and pol sambol. read more

Sigiri is the only Sri Lankan restaurant in NJ to my knowledge. It at one time had 3 locations, one in NYC, Staten Island (where there's a sizeable Sri Lankan population), and Edison. The location in Staten Island went out of business, and the original owners of the chain have passed on the Edison location to new managers as of 2013 (https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/nyregion/a-review-of-sigiri-sri-lankan-cuisine-in-edison.html) They offer a Sunday Brunch Buffet for $14, and while it has a slightly smaller selection than Aarzu in Freehold, it surely makes up for it in food quality, presentation, and the opportunity to try unique Sri Lankan dishes. When I was there, the selections were: white and red rice, daal curry, chicken curry, mutton curry, deviled fish, paratha bread, beets, green beans, sides of coconut chutney / sambal. For dessert, chocolate cake for dessert and kiri pani yogurt and treacle. The a la carte menu is short and sweet, focusing on typical Sri Lankan specialties such as rice and curry, hoppers and string hoppers, chicken lamprais, deviled dishes. A caution if planning to come for the Sunday buffet is that the restaurant is very small, so it's best to come close to when they open (noon) to ensure a spot. read more

The best srilankan place I have ever been to. Food was out of spec. Everyone should try this place. I heard the review from my friend and drove here from my way to New York. I'm glad I made the right choice to go here. read more

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Very good spot with reasonable prices. When you walk in, you get welcomed by a plethora of spices lighting up the space. In my book, this is always the start of a great meal. Food is delicious but be careful if you're not used to Indian spice, they can crank it up! read more

Sri Lankan cuisine. Chicken lamprais has different kind of curry wrapped in banana leaves. Kottu Roti (parata) is stir fried roti bread. Crab curry is not fresh. read more

Stopped in after a wedding in the area! We usually go to the location in NYC, but since it's closed we were excited to come here. Great service and food as always. I was disappointed we missed out on the fish cutlets that day ! read more

DO NOT TOUCH THEIR TAP WATER - OR ELSE!!!! Pestilence and plague will be set upon you. Partner and I are still recovering and that was a month ago!! It tasted tainted if there was ever a taste to taint- we soldiered forward to our peril. Do Perrier, run over to the package store, wait for heavens nectars or snort saliva BUT do not, I repeat, do not, touch that deadly plastic jug. read more

The food was authentic and the service was good. We especially loved the mutton rolls and fish rolls. We also ordered chicken lamprice but I was disappointed at the freshness of it. The eggplant curry in there also was not like what we had at other places-fried and heavy-tamarinded. read more