A LI YAA – Kuala Lumpur

Had a great experience. Food was fantastic. Especially the bittergourd salad. Did not expect that to be one of our favourite.Portions are quite big though. Would have been good if they mentioned that to us.Overall. Really really good

We had dinner with some great friends here. They absolutely loved it. The starter was fried vegetable cutlets which was crispy and tasfully done . We had the vegetarian set which came with a variety of perfectly cooked items from beetroot, drum stick sothi, onion and garlic with fenugreek curry, coconut chambol , mango rasam, bitter gourd , Amma’s eggplant pal curry and leek stir fry. The Jaffna crab curry and the mutton poriyal was excellent too, we also had the chicken curry . For dessert we had the best appam ever and wattalapam was very good too . The set came with rice and red rice string hoppers. We had the soft red rice Puttu with the coconut chambol which complemented the dining experience. For drinks we had the lychee watermelon juice and blended coconut which was delicious. The waiters were very hospitable and the ambience was superb too

Beautiful atmosphere, professional and friendly staff, phenomenal Sri Lankan food. Our highlights would be the lamb meatballs, the spinach dhal, and the watalappam

Very tasty n auténticoLove the crab meat curry v juicy & tender!Butter gourd curry was slightly bitter but still goodEggplant dish was good and interesting.Good to know many plant based vegetarian optionsThanks heaps👍

My partner and I had high expectations when dining at Aliyaa, especially after learning that they were featured in the Michelin Guide. While there were some highs, there were plenty of lows that left us feeling underwhelmed and quite disappointed.We were excited to experience Aliyaa, but when we were ready to order, we were informed that they were only serving the Christmas set menu. This should have been communicated earlier, ideally when we made our reservation. Nonetheless, we decided to proceed with the Christmas set menu.So, what stood out? High praise goes to the drinks, the shrimp and scallops with pappadum, and the grilled red snapper, which were definite highlights. For dessert, we tried the Sri Lankan love cake and the appam. The love cake was dense, sweet, and nutty, but unfortunately, the flavors felt somewhat confusing. The appam was good, but the way it was served puzzled us: we initially thought only one appam was provided, but then the second one arrived after we had finished the first. This staggered serving seemed unnecessary and a bit disorganized.Overall, the dinner was okay, but the service definitely needs improvement. It was especially disappointing because my partner had been wanting to visit this place for a long time, and it didn’t live up to our expectations.