Breakfast and brunch near Hiriketiya, by the sea

We serve breakfast from 08:00 to 11:00 at Turtle Beach in Dikwella, less than five minutes by road from Hiriketiya. It is a slow breakfast: eggs the Yemeni, the Mexican and the Sri Lankan way, toast on our own sourdough, smoothie bowls, platters for two, and coffee with the sea in front of you.

What is on the breakfast menu?

The kitchen cooks to order, so nothing waits under a lamp. The sourdough is made here. Some of the plates:

• Yemeni Shakshuka, 3,250 LKR. Two soft poached eggs on a warm tomato sauce with cumin and paprika, under a spoon of schug, Yemen's green chilli relish. This one is spicy.
• Huevos Verdes, 2,900 LKR. Mexico for breakfast: fried eggs in a salsa of green tomatoes and chilli, on warm tortillas with avocado and our labneh.
• Tomato, Labneh, Soft Eggs, 2,950 LKR. Cool labneh, jammy eggs, dressed tomatoes, za'atar and olive oil. Nothing spicy here.
• Sri Lankan Omelette, 2,400 LKR. Eggs with turmeric, red onion, green chilli and curry leaf.
• Avo Toast, 2,900 LKR. Poached eggs over avocado and spinach on griddled sourdough, with a few chilli flakes. The vegan way, without the eggs, is 2,400 LKR.
• Fitness Omelette, 2,800 LKR. A bright green omelette with spinach, folded around warm labneh and pumpkin seeds.
• Milk Rice, 1,850 LKR. Sri Lanka's dish for new beginnings: red rice cooked in coconut cream, with a layer of caramelised coconut inside.

Food at Ohana is not spicy unless the dish says so. The full menu marks every spicy dish and lists the allergens.

Something sweet, something cold

• Tropical Smoothie Bowl, 3,200 LKR. Papaya, banana and pineapple blended thick with coconut milk, under fruit, our kithul granola and seeds.
• Cocoa and Nut Smoothie Bowl, 2,400 LKR. Banana, cocoa and our own peanut butter.
• Papaya Curd Bowl, 2,300 LKR. Thick curd in half a papaya, with granola, lime and mint.
• American Pancakes, 2,400 LKR, and Kithul Waffles, 2,100 LKR. Both come with kithul treacle, the island's palm syrup, in place of maple.

Which platters are made to share?

A platter is the easy way to do brunch: one order, many plates, and they arrive at your pace. The first plates come now, the rest when you are ready.

• Ohana Morning · Fit & Fresh, 14,900 LKR for two. Avo Toast, Fitness Omelette, a Tropical Smoothie Bowl, a Papaya Curd Bowl, our three Ayurvedic elixir shots on a board, a Watermelon Lemonade, a Passion Fruit Iced Tea and two cappuccinos.
• Ohana Morning · For Foodies, 13,800 LKR for two. Yemeni Shakshuka, Tomato, Labneh, Soft Eggs, Milk Rice, Kithul Waffles, two Watermelon Lemonades and two Caffè Shakerato.
• Bestie Brunch, 12,400 LKR for two. Avo Toast, American Pancakes, a smoothie bowl with two spoons, a Glow shot each and two Watermelon Lemonades.
• Ohana Family Breakfast, 21,900 LKR. For two grown-ups and one or two children, with nothing spicy on the table. It comes with a jug of iced tea.
• After the Swim, 7,400 LKR, and Green Morning, 8,100 LKR, are smaller boards: a plate, a bowl, a shot, a juice and a hot drink. The second is plant-based from the bread to the cup.

What about coffee and matcha?

Coffee starts at 08:00, when the kitchen does. Our beans are from Damn Fine, a dark roast.

• Espresso, 800 LKR. Cappuccino, 1,000 LKR. Flat White, 1,100 LKR. Latte, 1,200 LKR.
• Cold Brew Coffee, 1,200 LKR. Steeped for twelve hours and served over ice with a twist of orange.
• Coconut Cold Brew, 1,500 LKR. Shaken with coconut milk, kithul and coconut ice cubes.
• Caffè Shakerato, 1,250 LKR. Espresso shaken hard with ice, the Italian way.
• Matcha Latte, 1,400 LKR, hot or iced, made with oat milk.
• Iced Matcha Mango, 1,700 LKR.

If you do not drink coffee, there is Ceylon Tea in a pot for 700 LKR and fresh watermelon juice for 1,500 LKR. For the little ones there is a Babyccino, warm frothy milk in a small cup, and it is free. Filtered water is on the house for everyone.

And after breakfast?

Stay. The breakfast menu ends at 11:00, so for a late brunch, order before then and take your time at the table. Nobody will hurry you.

The bay in front of us is calm and round, with a reef on the horizon where wild sea turtles often feed. We lend snorkel masks free. Walk in where the sand is clear, because sea urchins live in the rocks.

Then there are sunbeds, hammocks and two swings under the palms. A sunbed is free for the whole day once each person has spent 10,000 LKR on food and drinks, and a platter for two goes a good part of the way. You can read more about the garden on our beach club page and about the kitchen on the restaurant page.

Good to know

• Breakfast is served from 08:00 to 11:00. Lunch and dinner follow from 11:00 to 21:00. We are open every day, with no closing day.
• Prices are in LKR, plus a 10% service charge.
• Sunbeds are free for the whole day, one for each person, when each person spends 10,000 LKR on food and drinks; otherwise they cost 1,000 LKR an hour each. A towel comes with every sunbed.
• We are at Turtle Beach, Dikwella, less than five minutes by road from Hiriketiya.
• You can book a table on our booking page, or write to us on WhatsApp at +94 76 016 4768.