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The Commons Coffee HouseCOLOMBO: With its unique features and warm, friendly atmosphere, "Commons" (as it's known) has created a new dimension in Coffee Houses. With sofas, tall stool tables, a cozy room with lounging sofas and garden tables, your choice of seating will determine your time at the Commons. The Food & Beverages and Coffee Menu caters to every palate, including vegetarians.
Commons has a wide market spectrum. From young, adults to businessmen and women, expatriates, tourists, intellectuals, creative persons, housewives meeting for coffee or a meal, the Commons hold a place for everyone. The cafe lunch pulls in a business clientele; a quick business lunch or a long quiet one, or even a take-away. Commons is now a Wi-Fi hot spot enabling customers to relax, listen to music and browse the Internet. Commons, at Flower Road, Colombo 7, is opened throughout the day and throughout the week, thus enabling customers an opportunity to patronize at any time of the day or week. Due to the fact that most restaurants in Sri Lanka have a time limit for lunch the Commons has no such barriers.
Commons menu is extensive with over 120 items, that the customer has a great choice of food, coffees and beverages to choose from. The milk shakes are the favourite among most customers. The sandwich bar serves different varieties of bread with over 15 different fillings. Commons Melt sandwich is a Commons specialty. Health conscious customers have a choice of soups, salads and grilled items. Some of the other sumptuous dishes are waffles, choice of burgers, choice of hot dogs, choice of pastas, rice dishes, wraps, pies, variety of crab dishes and many more. There are Special menus introduced from time to time. For those who have a sweet tooth there is a choice of desserts. The venue is available for private functions such as cocktail parties, birthday parties. The Commons Coffee House is Managed and Operated by Harpo Productions, and is celebrating the first anniversary under the new Management on May 4. A 15 per cent discount will be offered to all customers on May 4, 5 and 6. Commons has lined up some exciting promotions for the customers which will commence in June. First visit to Lanka impresses donors: UK tourists on mission to help tsunami childrenPAMUNUGAMA: David Hucker and Peter Hucker, two Britishers who are involved in missions to help poor children around the world, arrived in Sri Lanka for the first time, last week.
They were accorded a warm welcome at the Villa Palma Beach Resort, Pamunugama, by the Hotel's Manager Eric Rodrigo. During their stay here, they will build a community centre at a cost of over Rs. 5 lakhs, and distribute clothing, school requirements, toys, etc. to tsunami affected children. "We were highly impressed by the warm hospitality given to us by Manager, Villa Palma Beach Resort Pamunugama and his very friendly staff," David Hucker said. "We selected the Villa Palma due to its superb location, overlooking the beautiful beach of Pamunugama", David said. "Since we arrived in your beautiful country, all we saw was friendly and smiling people, wonderful beaches, greenery all around us, and the typical climate we need for a perfect holiday. Lanka is certainly a 'paradise' for tourists," David said. A base to visit the Cultural Triangle: Polonnaruwa Rest HousePOLONNARUWA: Built in 1870 as a circuit bungalow for British Government Agents, it was taken over by the Ceylon Tourist Bureau in 1954 and named Polonnaruwa Rest House.
The Ceylon Hotels Corporation (CHC) took over the rest house in 1968, after which there has been a marked improvement in the services offered to tourists. The rest house now has 10 star class guest rooms including the 'Queen's Room' built in 1954 to mark Queen Elizabeth's visit to Sri Lanka. In 1954 a tastefully designed restaurant, overlooking the Parakrama Samudra, was built to offer guests a panoramic view of the blue waters of the Samudra. The rest house now has two restaurants which could accommodate over 150 guests. All guest rooms have been refurbished with beautiful interior decor.
Polonnaruwa Rest House is popular with foreign tourists and Sri Lankans as a base to visit a host of tourist attractions in the Cultural Triangle. The main attraction is the Parakrama Samudra which overlooks the rest house. The rest house organises safaris to Minneriya and Wasgamuwa National Parks and cycle safaris to Polonnaruwa ancient ruins. The museum adjoining the rest house and the Nissanka Latha Mandapaya - Nissanka Council Chamber - with ruins of King Nissankamalla's palace, are also tourist attractions at Polonnaruwa Rest House. CHC opens 'Avanhala' at Leisure WorldKURUNEGALA: The newest addition to the Ceylon Hotels Corporation (CHC) portfolio is an 'Avanhala' at the Leisure World in Kaluaggala. It was opened last week by CHC Chairman Lakshman Samarasinghe and Director Operations, Harsha Thewarapperuma. "CHC, a leader in the leisure sector, is committed to offer the general public quality food at affordable prices," Director, Operations, Harsha Thewarapperuma said. He said that the 'Avanhala' at the Leisure World will offer mouth-watering pastry items, hot dogs, hot and cold sandwiches and different varieties of cakes. To wash these goodies down, hot and cold drinks which will be 'easy on your purse' are served at the 'Avanhala' at the Leisure World. Most of the products are made in-house and will be dished out hot-hot," Thewarapperuma said. "After the take over of the Ceylon Hotels Corporation's major share by the Galle Face Group, quality and standards of both the products and services have improved tremendously in all rest houses, hotels, motels and outlets owned and managed by the CHC. The vision of the Group Chairman, Sanjeev Gardiner is to provide quality food at a reasonable price and provide comfortable room facilities in the CHC chain of hotels and rest houses," Thewarapperuma said. -LJ |
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