Authentic Sri Lankan Food

Moonstone has an extensive vegetarian selection as well as delicious meat, fish and seafood dishes. Our wonderful aromatic curries are tasty but not necessarily hot!

Moonstone dishes are freshly cooked with spices from Sri Lanka and a combination of flavours that are a treat to the taste buds! All the dishes can be made to your specification depending on how hot (or not!) you like it, the staff are all happy to help you with your selection.

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Starters

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Vegetabable Samosa

With yoghurt dip

£5.50

Vadai with Sri Lankan Yoghurt Dressing

Deep-fried lentil dumplings with curry leaves, dhal, onion and seasoning with Sri Lankan yoghurt dressing

£5.50

Mango Salad with Chef’s Special Dressing

Tangy mango and tomato salad with fresh lime, coriander, chef’s special dressing – a cross between sour and sweet

£5.50

Paratha Flatbread

Served with 3 dips – House special hummus, coconut sambol and yoghurt dip

£5.95

Fish Ball with Sri Lankan Pineapple Chutney

Three tuna and potato balls cooked in aromatic spices with home-made pineapple chutney

£5.95

Warm Sardine Salad

Two deep-fried seasoned crisp sardines, served with salad and chefs dressing

£6.50

Chicken Roll with Sri Lankan Sweet & Sour Sauce

Chicken roll filled with chicken and savoury vegetables

£5.95

Vegetable Curries

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Come and indulge in the unique variety of vegetables that we offer….

Each of the following curries are cooked in a similar way, with spices and fresh herbs, tomato, onion and coconut milk. The flavour and textures are unique, depending on the main ingredients used.

Lentil

£10.50

Sweet Potato

£10.50

Chickpea

£10.50

Okra

£10.50

Beetroot

£10.50

Spinach and Lentil

£10.50

Potato and Cabbage

£10.50

Jackfruit

£11.50

Aubergine

£10.50

Cashew Nuts, Peas & Garlic

£11.50

Leek & Carrot

£10.50

Aubergine & Capsicum Sri Lankan Ratatouille

Aubergine and capsicum slowly cooked with red onion, cinnamon, cardamon and tomato with aromatic spices to seal the flavour

£10.50

Chickpea, Cabbage & Cauliflower Tempered

These curries are prepared with less sauce and are tempered in a blend of Sri Lankan spices fused with herbs, mustard and garlic.

£10.50

Lentil & Savoy Greens Mallum

A unique style curry dish cooked with fresh grated coconut, mixed with light traditional spices.

£10.50

Jackfruit Devillled

Special Sri Lankan style stir fried dish with onion, capisum and tomatoes, cooked in garlic and ginger sauce

£11.50

Fish & Seafood

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Seafood Curries

Cooked in herbs and a delicious aromatic sauce with fresh coconut to seal in the unique flavours

Squid

£11.95

Tuna Steak or Kingfish

£14.50

Mixed Seafood (Squid, King Prawn & Tuna)

£14.50

King Prawns

£13.95

Devilled Dishes

Special Sri Lankan style stir fried dish with onion, leek, capsicum and tomatoes cooked in garlic and ginger sauce

Squid

£11.95

Tuna Steak

£14.50

Mixed Seafood (Squid, King Prawns & Tuna)

£14.50

King Prawns

£13.95

Grilled Seer Fish Steak (King Fish)

Served with garlic and lemon rice and aubergine and capsicum ratatouille

£17.50

Moonstone Special Red Snapper

Marinated in selected spices and served on a bed of spiced squash/sweet potato mix and special rice

£19.95

Meat Dishes

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Traditional Meat Curry

Meat cooked in a unique blend of home-made spices and herbs in a cinnamon and coconut sauce

Chicken

£12.50

Pork

£12.50

Lamb

£12.95

Beef

£12.95

South Coast Special Dish

Meat marinated in selected spices to seal the flavour with a twist of freshly squeezed lime and cardamon, slowly cooked with a dash of sauce

Chicken

£12.50

Pork

£12.50

Lamb

£12.95

Beef

£12.95

Devilled Dishes

Special Sri Lankan style stir fried dish with onion, leek, capsicum and tomatoes, cooked in a garlic and ginger sauce

Chicken

£12.50

Pork

£12.50

Lamb

£12.95

Beef

£12.95

Noodles

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Sri Lankan Style Noodles

Gently steamed noodles tempered in the traditional Sri Lankan way with shredded vegetables and a dash of exotic flavour

Vegetable Noodles

£4.50

Egg Noodles

£4.95

Chicken or Pork Noodles

£5.95

Seafood Noodles

£8.50

Mixed Noodles

Egg, meat and seafood

£8.95

Rice Dishes

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Plain Steamed Rice

£2.95

Garlic & Lemon Rice

£3.95

Vegetable Fried Rice

£4.50

Egg Fried Rice

£4.95

Chicken or Pork Fried Rice

£5.95

Seafood Fried Rice

£7.95

Mixed Fried Rice

Seafood, egg and meat

£8.95

Special Rice

Cooked with vegetable spread, herbs and authentic Sri Lankan spices, garnished with fried onion and raisins

£4.50

Rotti

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Paratha

Unleavened flatbread

£3.95

Savoury Rotti

Rotti cooked with tomato, onion, pepper and coconut with a touch of spice.

£4.50

String Hoppers

Fine strings of rice flour dough steamed in lacy circles

£3.95

Side Dishes

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Lentil Curry

(same as vegetable curry)

£4.50

Spicy Potato

Potato with onion and tomato, a hint of chilli

£4.50

Coconut Sambal

Shredded coconut mixed with chopped onion, tomato, a hint of chilli

£3.95

Sini Sambal

Cinnamon and chilli flavoured caramelised onion

£3.95

Parsley & Carrot Salad

£4.95

Tomato & Onion Salad

£3.95

Sri Lankan Omelette

Egg pan fried with tomato, onion, black pepper and a hint of green chilli

£5.95

Papadam (2 pieces)

£1.00

Sauces for Papadam

Yoghurt Dip, Pineapple Chutney or Sweet & Sour Chilli

£0.50

Sweets

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Wattalappan

Traditional Sri Lankan pudding, made with egg, treacle and coconut mixed with cardamon

£5.50

Sri Lankan Pancake

Caramelised coconut with aniseed wrapped in Sri Lankan pancake

£5.50

Home Baked Coconut & Malibu Cheesecake

£5.95

Melon & Strawberry with Grand Marnier

£4.95

Ice Cream

Selection available

£4.50

Dessert Wine

Bottle (375ml)

£19.50

Glass (100ml)

£5.50

Glass (50ml)

£3.50