Authentic Jaffna Style Catering & Restaurant

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Signature dishes that built our name

A handful of plates we've been perfecting for decades. Slow-cooked, deeply spiced, and served the Jaffna way.

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Signature

Jaffna Crab Curry

யாழ் நண்டு குழம்பு

Mud crab simmered in fire-roasted Jaffna curry powder, tamarind & thick coconut milk. The dish that put us on the map.

Rs 2,500 Order

Hot

Nandu Varuval

நண்டு வறுவல்

Whole crab tossed in cracked black pepper, curry leaves and shallots. Hot, dry, addictive.

Rs 2,200 Order

Popular

Chicken Kothu Roti

கோதம்பை கொத்து

Shredded godhamba roti chopped on a hot griddle with chicken, egg, leeks and Jaffna spice — the soundtrack of the north.

Rs 800 Order

Chef's Pick

Goat Brain Fry

மூளை வறுவல்

A Jaffna delicacy — silky goat brain pan-seared with green chili, ginger and crushed pepper.

Rs 1,500 Order

Popular

Mutton Biryani

ஆட்டிறைச்சி பிரியாணி

Long-grain basmati layered with marinated mutton, saffron and fried onions. Served with raita & boiled egg.

Rs 1,400 Order

Family

Jaffna Wedding Platter

திருமண விருந்து

A 12-item banana-leaf banquet — rice, curries, varuvals, vadai, pickle, payasam. Serves 4.

Rs 6,500 Order

Since 1998Three generations

Our Story

From Amma's stove
to your celebration.

Jaffna Virunthu started as a small home kitchen on Stanley Road in 1998 — Amma cooking for weddings on the weekend, the family eating leftovers all week. Twenty-seven years later we still cook in copper pots, still pound our spices fresh every morning, and still treat every order like a wedding.

Spices roasted & ground in-house, every dawn
Seafood landed at Point Pedro, same morning
Recipes unchanged for three generations
On-site chefs & banana-leaf service for events

More about us Visit our kitchen

Catering Packages

From an intimate dinner to a 500-guest wedding.

Wedding Banquets

Full-spread Jaffna wedding feast with banana-leaf service and on-site chefs.

Items 15–22
Per guest Rs 2,800+
Min. guests 50

Birthdays & Family

Curated platters for at-home celebrations — set up, serve, and clean up.

Items 8–12
Per guest Rs 1,800+
Min. guests 15

Corporate Events

Office lunches, conference catering and live cooking stations.

Items 6–10
Per guest Rs 1,200+
Min. guests 25

Daily Meal Boxes

Office-friendly Jaffna meals delivered hot — biryani, rice & curry, kothu.

Items 3–5
Per box Rs 650+
Min. boxes 10

Kind Words

"It tastes exactly like
my grandmother's kitchen."

A few of the messages we treasure.

★★★★★

"We catered our 250-guest wedding with Jaffna Virunthu and the elders couldn't stop talking about the crab curry. Service was flawless."

PR

Priya & RaviWedding · Colombo

★★★★★

"The kothu roti reminds me of evenings at Stanley Road. We order weekly for the office and the team fights over the last piece."

AS

Anushan S.Corporate · Jaffna

★★★★★

"Real Jaffna spice, no shortcuts. The pittu and sothi was so good my mother asked for the recipe — that's the highest compliment in our family."

MK

Mohan K.Family event · Vavuniya

The taste of Yaalpaanam,
plated with love.

Signature dishes that built our name

Jaffna Crab Curry

Nandu Varuval

Chicken Kothu Roti

Goat Brain Fry

Mutton Biryani

Jaffna Wedding Platter

From Amma's stove
to your celebration.

From an intimate dinner to a 500-guest wedding.

Wedding Banquets

Birthdays & Family

Corporate Events

Daily Meal Boxes

"It tastes exactly like
my grandmother's kitchen."

Talk to a chef, not a call centre.

The taste of Yaalpaanam,plated with love.

Signature dishes that built our name

Jaffna Crab Curry

Nandu Varuval

Chicken Kothu Roti

Goat Brain Fry

Mutton Biryani

Jaffna Wedding Platter

From Amma's stoveto your celebration.

From an intimate dinner to a 500-guest wedding.

Wedding Banquets

Birthdays & Family

Corporate Events

Daily Meal Boxes

"It tastes exactly likemy grandmother's kitchen."

Talk to a chef, not a call centre.

The taste of Yaalpaanam,
plated with love.

From Amma's stove
to your celebration.

"It tastes exactly like
my grandmother's kitchen."