The Relaxed Get-Together Hub
The Dinemore Lounge and Café is a testament to the art of design and functionality, an aesthetic that fuses warmth with luxury and elegance.
Words Jennifer Paldano Goonewardane.
Photography Sujith Heenatigala and Dinesh Fernando.
The Dinemore Lounge and Café at the corner of St Alban’s Place, facing Marine Drive, is a corral of many aesthetics: chic, spacious, and seamlessly obtrusive, boasting an organic color palette and inviting glow. It expands on the famous restaurant’s focus on creating happy moments around good food, and its latest outlet delivers that commitment with great vivacity. It is stylish and minimal but creates utmost comfort with velvet upholstered dining chairs, leather sofas, bistro, and booth-style seating with enough space between tables to ensure easy and smooth foot traffic flow and privacy for patrons. With seating for 170, Dinemore’s latest addition is their most extensive and luxurious, serving patrons from eleven in the morning until half past one the following day. Behind its creation is a mission to lure families and friends into a lavish space that ensures freedom, an uncluttered lucidity, and coherence between the various elements in the vast space, making it intimate and informal for everyone.
Inside the venue are two spaces, with the doors opening to the spacious dining area and to the side; at the entrance, somewhat tucked away in a cozy corner, is the coffee and dessert bar. Just as much as the restaurant basks in the details, where fine dining meets brunch and more, the menu is eclectic. Dinemore delights in the quintessentially ‘timeless’ menu they have served since its 1997 inception, a carefully crafted cookbook that blends many tastes and cuisines, from subs to clubs to grills; there is much to choose from. Begin the sit-down with some entrées, maybe fries or garlic bread, and bite into the trickling goodness of burgers and pizzas, or settle for succulent salads or grilled chicken and beef chops drenched in sauce to the awesomely aromatic dum biryani to masala infused popular Indian relishes of tandoori to tikka and many rice options to drinks and desserts. Sri Lankan rice and curry are a staple, too. Adhering to their constant philosophy of serving the requirements of every segment in a meaningful way, their new vegetarian menu includes paneer submarine and pizza, butter masala, and chili paneer. It demonstrates the management’s ethos of inclusivity and caring for diverse tastes and needs. The pleasures of eating out have to end with a post-meal sweet treat, and Dinemore Lounge and Café doesn’t disappoint. The kitchen, visible to patrons, is constantly buzzing with activity. It adds to the restaurant’s ambiance and commitment to quality and taste, corresponding to its mission to give value for money. Background music transforms the mood, complimenting the overall vibe of the restaurant.
At Dinemore, every dish fulfills a craving for semi-fast food at an affordable price. Dinemore is about inclusivity, about reaching a multitude who desire the pleasure of tasting a checkered food palette.
If you’re looking for a coffee spot to chill out, kick back with friends or relax with family or to pick up a cup on the go, a hot cappuccino, latte or mocha, or a cold or flavored coffee, or a frappe with a wrap or sandwich or feed the sweet tooth with a delectable dessert, walk into the Dinemore Lounge and Café and know you’re in the right place. The tucked-away coffee shop is nonchalant and boasts a laid-back color palette, taupe wallpaper, and a touch of ceiling metal accents that exude a mix of unfussy compactness to enjoy some heartwarming food and beverages in a relaxed and comfortable environment. Their baristas display artistry, making the coffees with impeccable mastery to offer taste and texture.
The stylish elements and organic color palette complement the bistro and booth-style seating.
Lavish space for families and friends to unwind with delicious food and chic ambiance.
Adding to the pleasurable dining experience are comfortable seating, soothing music, and delectable cuisine.
As the first home-grown restaurant to introduce the submarine sandwich to Sri Lanka, Dinemore has grown exponentially with a chain of restaurants in Colombo, the suburbs, the Hill Capital of Kandy, southern Galle, the Maldives, and is on a mission to expand its overseas presence. Their novel menu, notably the iconic submarine sandwich, was created twenty-seven years ago by its founder M S M Rishard, who carefully crafted and curated the range to create a lasting impact on the Sri Lankan palate and, to this day, the impression that he made in the native food landscape continues to thrive. At Dinemore, every dish fulfills a craving for semi-fast food at an affordable price. Dinemore is about inclusivity, about reaching a multitude who desire the pleasure of tasting a checkered food palette. Dinemore embarked on just giving that experience and more. So, step into the Dinemore Lounge and Café for elevated experiences. To connect and unwind.
Dinemore Lounge and Café
St Alban’s Place, Colombo 4;
+94 112 556 557;
Opening hours: 11am to 1.30am daily
The coffee shop has an exciting selection of desserts, coffee, sandwiches, and wraps.
The Dinemore Lounge and Café at the corner of St. Alban’s Place, facing Marine Drive, is the latest addition to their chain of restaurants.
