Colombar | Richmond

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Closed nowOpens 9amSunday: 9am - 3pm, 5pm - 10pm
1 Palmer St, Richmond VIC 3121

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Sri Lankan-led Richmond hideaway with live music, cocktails and a Thursday buffet

Warm, stylish and upmarket-casual, with soft lighting, colourful textiles and live music that lifts the evening. By day it shifts to a quiet, cosy cafe feel for coffee and breakfast.

Live music and violin on many nights, a cocktail and wine list, a Thursday all-you-can-eat buffet, and a chef who checks in on celebration tables with surprise desserts.

Menu centres on Sri Lankan staples (kottu, lamprais, fish cutlets, roast bread with pol sambal) with a Western twist; many Sri Lankan diners praise authenticity, others feel the menu has become more fusion.

Most reviewers call portions generous and prices reasonable for the quality, though the Mother’s Day buffet and some post-menu-change dishes were judged poor value.

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1 Palmer St, Richmond VIC 3121

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Richmond

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