The Exchange Pub in Colombo

If you are looking for a place to Drink, Eat, Dance till midnight on a Friday Night? This place is awesome. You can have Hard Liquor, Beers, Cocktails, Mocktails and can get get delicious foods.

Location is super. It’s better if you call and reserve those balcony tables with the view before you go.

The food is okay. Has a awesome view and breeze. Our group went on a credit card offer of 30% off and we recheck the website as well. There arent any limitations. But when we were about to checkout the restaurant said the card offer is not valid for bills more than 23 thousand. Bit off a odd number and our bill is around 25000. We were truly disappointed

Nice view with cool atmosphere. Food is great!

Great pub to get your drink on as there are two floors of pub space and both indoor and outdoor sections. Also has a nice view of the twin towers and the surrounding area. A bit confusing yet interesting menu where the prices change like the stock market which is a fun way to order your food and drinks. Prices are reasonable and the finger food is amazing too. Customer service is very satisfactory and it’s a perfect place for pre drinks if you are planning for a long night. Flip flops are not allowed but shorts are allowed as long as you are wearing shoes.

Good place for a drink/ hangouts. Food is tasty but the portion size is little inadequate. Food and beverages are reasonably priced. You can order food food and beverages from.the tans they provide and its a new experience to Sri Lanka.Negative they dont have proper parking

One of the worst experiences when it’s coming to service. Ordered a bottle of water as soon as I reached there but never received it until I leave but I found that they have billed it on my bill. We ordered few drinks but one was missing when we got them and had to wait for another half an hour for it. Poor system to Order your food if you are on the roof top.

Roof top bar was amazing. Great setup and quick service. The best part was the food. Ordered a cheese and chiken kottu and a pork kottu both was amazing. The omlet was the same. Drink selection was a little limited didnt have any high end gin the rockland gin was still a good buy. Not sure if it was the night but the ambiance was a little off.The crowd was mainly male. The adjoining bar had louder music that made it less than ideal entertainment.Price was competitive.If I come back it will be just for the food.

This place is awesome!! I would give 6 starts to the staff. The best you could ever find at a pub. Gayan the manager was very kind too. "Its A Great experience over all. Till next time THE EXCHANGE PUB ❤️

The best staff you could ever find in a PUB. Nice and clean place. And a great atmosphere. Thanks to the manager Mr. Gayan we got some credit card discounts. Highly recommended

Worst ever experience. The manager himself is a big here who doesnt know the ethics of hospitality and had a big mouth boasting about his ego on his service at the place. Also the management didnt provide the discount which was provided for the Amex cards which also a violation of customer rights

Good food and good vibes .. friendly staff and Interesting way to make ordered using a tablet and its coolAbove is my first review (we never met manager previously), unfortunately I have to add below experience we had today.Today we had bad experience from the Manager. He showed his unethical by changing the Amex card offer. I think better he stay inside his cabin without facing customers without giving his boastful talk. Please enroll him for a hospitality training.BTW, Food is good kudos to the cook. But experience we had today is in disappointing level.

Came for a solo lunch. Relaxed, comfortable, affordable, good food, friendly staff. Could see this being a cool hangout at night, probably for expats or tourists.

Happening place.. Attracts decent crowd. Live music at night.Price based on Exchange rate.Mobile app available to check current prices.

I like the concept that they use here. Its different and make the place stand out from the rest of it. Place looks nice and well maintained.We were a group of 8, the default seating arrangement was for four people. On the terrace area they have on the front there were two tables, and we requested to merge those to so that 8 can sit. Then only a waiter brought the reserved sign and placed it on one table. Then we requested other table to be merged with another one and his response was the terrace wont be able to support that many people. :DWe ordered lagers and few ryders. Prices were competitive for drinks. I believe the food prices were a high given the portions. Value for money for food items were not there as I felt.They have offers for your office ID/ some other offers like Frimi. Do check before going. :)Update [25/10/2019]: Second time we visited here, we took two absolut bottles with us. We were informed there is no corkage but the bill value needs to be at least Rs. 8000 (per bottle if I am not mistaken). Also there was a 30% off on total bill for HNB card payments promotion was happening.Our bill came to Rs. 11, 759. And the staff rejected to give us the HNB promotion as stated. Ideally if it was two bottles, and if the requirement was min Rs. 8000 per bottle, the total bill would have been Rs. 16,000 from which if the HNB promotion was applied the final bill would have been Rs. 11, 200. But we ended up paying a price above that even.One good thing was their ambience and their pork kottu.

The place is good, but I dont like the pricing system. They have a special app that decides on the price of the beverages. How can the price go up so much when more people are buying it, its from the same pub, so the economics should work differentlyAnyway the atmosphere is nice. Except if you are at the rooftop you hear both music from Exchange and from Colombo City Hotel 😂

They have a very nice ambience including a rooftop surrounded with good view of the city. speaking about their food it was really superb in terms of taste and presentation. The people who work there are very friendly and makes you feel comfortable. you must try their Shirly temple mocktail. do visit and share your experiences too.

Another great place to hang out with friends. very friendly staff. Specially the manager ( Gayan). Delicious foods too. Reasonable prices. Love this place. Live band on Thursdays n Fridays.

Visited with friends and had a wonderdul gethering @ pub, service rendered were satisfied and we had some delicious plates too. Pleased to see some IT backed menu cards and ordering system which much easy for the clients.

We had a great lunch at The Exchange Pub. The food is great and the menu gives a lot of delicious surprises. The service was brillant and very friendly. Specially I want to thankz to the manager. We will come back! Thank you again 😊

Superb atmosphere (especially the outdoor seating upstairsand great concept of pricing drinks based on demand. U might be able to catch some really good deals if u go in during a less crowded time. Their food menu is really great too. Try their calamari rings. Thats super good.

We ordered several items on a busy day and some items did not arrive at our table. When we asked about it from the waiter, he quite rudely told that the items must have arrived indicating we are trying to steal from them. Very bad experience on the first day of trying them out.

One of the best place for a drink with your friends. Small place but cozy. There’s a live band plays on Friday’s. No shorts allowed for men.

Good for small groups. Not a quiet place, very busy after 7 pm. Roof top is nice place but if it rains no place to sit, need to move restaurant. Most of chairs are high chair. Service takes too long. We had cancel our items and settle the bill and come. Some times they mix up the orders. We ordered wedges and Hot batter cuttlefish. Got the wedges but hot batter cuttlefish did not received. So we canceled. They billed cuttlefish also. Be alert when setting the bills. Food are goods.

A very good establishment located right across the road from the WTC. Their menu consisted of an impressive range of food items, as well as drinks. I was looking forward to try out a mixed grill platter, but couldnt as I unfortunately lacked the appetite. So instead, I had to settle with a dish of battered chicken and deviled prawns, both of which were great. All items are very reasonable priced as well, and I can recommend anyone apart from young children to try it out.

Excellent food, drinks and very helpful staff. But the extremely loud music killed everything. Its not that the music was bad or anything.. but it was too damn loud. If the music was turned down... then I would give it 5 stars.

Food was delicious, but the waiting time was pretty long (25 and 35 minuteseven though we were the only one in the restaurant. You can expect 10% service fee.

Cool staff, and even cooler beer. Best place to hangout in the fort dutch area.

Loved the outdoor space at the pub enjoyed gulping down a beer with the view of World Trade Center.

Good ambiance. Enjoyed my time with friends. Good place to hangout

An excellent place for a hangout with your colleagues, friends or family. The staff is quite friendly and helpful. I love the range of mocktails they have on offer, and the food of course. The view from the rooftop is AMAZING!

Interesting place where you can bid for your drink like stock market. Not a big discount or bargain though 😁 good bytes very reasonable and have a good environment over the roof top though its bit cramped for spaces you have to book in advance before proceeding will make your life easy. Prices of the alcohol are at the market price and you can take your own bottle for which they will charge you a nominal fee

Perfect menu,yamee foodsHappy hour normally will start 6pmMonday Tuesday there is no rush

Real value to money. U can have casual dining or drinks there. Price is bit expensive, but the service and foods are really valued for money spend there. Really love this place and recommended for having family gathering or hanging out with mates

Good concept for a pub. Viewing the menu/order placement is done through a tablet they provide. Prices might go up when the demand is high according to the Exchange pricing mechanism. Nice and cosy small pub sort of a place. Roof top is nice. Has a good view of the World Trade Center. Very small washroom and there is a person outside it with tissues. Prices for food is a bit high considering their portion sizes. Good for a hangout.

Great atmosphere. Great drinks. Great music. Loved it

This place is great for a hangout with friends.lovely atmosphere. it has 2 floors. indoor with ac and a rooftop. the view is awesome from the rooftop. staff is friendly. food is satisfying in portion and price wise. sometimes the place gets too louded bz live bad is playing in downstairs and music played in rooftop. definitely will go there again.

Amazingly good drinks and food at an affordable price. One of the best places in Colombo.

Going for a stock exchange experience, but with drinks! Hence the name The Exchange Pub. Went there on a Wednesday evening early Jan. On arrival, you get a tablet with the drinks list with the current price along with the lowest and highest price for the day on an app. Unfortunately you dont get the trend line for the day to see how the prices fluctuated. You just select the drinks you want, and enter the table no. and just like that your drinks order is placed! For food of course you need to see one of their friendly staff members. There is indoor, outdoor and rooftop seating. Food and drink prices were reasonable and tasted good as well.There was barely any parking available outside the pub and the entrance was not well sign posted. The staff needed a little more training on what they offer on their menu. And the app needed a little tweaking in terms of adding a description of their cocktails (you could ask for their physical drinks menu to get the description, but then the whole point of the app is lost)

Alchol orders work on a stock exchange stimulation with a high and low prices. You would be billed on the current price of when u purchase the drinks. Beautiful ambiance with a view. Pretty packed on weekends so the sooner you get there the better.

Nice place to have a quick bite and a beer. Dont expect something fancy. Its not romantic or quiet. The view from the terrace is nice. The staff friendly but dont expect them to understand everything you say. Just make sure as usual that they got your order.

Superb place with to enjoy with friends... Excellent vibes and mouth watering foods... with reasonable prices given the premium location... Star level customer service and Defenetely visit thd place again..

Nice pub with good atmosphere. We tried their pork stew and it was one of best pork stews I`ve tasted in Colombo. They have nice selection of cocktails and the beverage menu was presented in a Tab. Staff was friendly and prices were fair too.

I was visited this place 3 times as of now.Nice and decent place.Staff is very helpful.Foods are very tasty and portions are worth except hot butter cuttlefish portal.You can hear good music in this place.Guys you should clean ur cups and dishes well.one time serve the cup with lipsticks mark for my friend.BTW I like this place and surely visits again and again.

Very disappointed. We ordered two mocktails Blue Moon and Mango Mule. We had to basically tell them were leaving and to cancel the order to get our drinks served. Their excuse was that there was another table with the same number which we found difficult to believe since we later found out our drinks were just lying there. The blue moon was basically a coloured lime juice. The Mango mule had no mango in it and it was also pretty much a lime juice. One of my friends also ordered a smirnofff with orange juice. The orange juice was basically orange cordial. Will probably not come back here again. Also by the way it was too noisy with a band playing so loud in the small area.

Its one of the cooler bars in town. Where the price keeps changing as per customer orders. The more beers you order the expensive they get!! Definitely a fun bar to go with a crowd!! They have some delicious bites too. A must try is the pepper beef and the fried seafood.

Amazing atmosphere and great prices. Packed on Friday night and live music

One of the decent Restaurant & Pub space in town. Good Ambience and has some good views. Food is great and prices are comparatively good.

Amazing ambiance and view. Drinks were awesome, prices were very fair. Food portions were somewhat small and chewy but overall pretty great.

Superb food. Very clean and neat. Excellent staff and service. Very cheap prices for beer. Carlsberg pitcher (1.5 liter900/- tower (3 liter1600/- best rates in Colombo. Live music. The roof top has awesome view of Colombo city. But cannot stay in bad wether. They serve orders very quickly.