The Japanese Kitchen
Katsu, donburi and sushi rolls. Akane’s recipes, in Ella.
Japanese food is the surprise of AK Ristoro, and for many guests the reason they come back. We adapt to what the hills can supply, but never the method or the balance.
Japanese Dishes
Sushi Rolls
What is it? Sushi rolls: maki rolls of seasoned rice and nori, cut into pieces for sharing.
Spicy Tuna Roll
Sashimi-grade tuna in house spicy mayo with cucumber, carrot and lettuce, rolled in seasoned rice and nori.
LKR 3,200Spicy Chicken Roll
Grilled chicken in a fiery spice blend with cucumber, carrot and lettuce, rolled in seasoned rice and nori.
LKR 3,200Teriyaki Chicken Roll
Grilled chicken in sweet teriyaki with a touch of spicy mustard, cucumber, carrot and lettuce, in rice and nori.
LKR 3,200Vegetable Roll
Lightly sautéed seasonal vegetables and crisp lettuce in seasoned rice and nori.
LKR 2,650
Donburi
What is it? Donburi (don): a bowl of hot rice with a topping simmered or glazed over it. Katsudon is the classic: the cutlet simmered with onion and egg in dashi-soy broth.
Chicken Katsu Don
Panko chicken cutlet simmered with sweet onion in dashi-soy broth, bound with soft egg, over hot seasoned rice.
LKR 3,050Tonkatsu Don
Panko pork cutlet simmered with sweet onion in dashi-soy broth, bound with soft egg, over hot seasoned rice.
LKR 3,250Karaage Don
Crisp fried chicken marinated in garlic, ginger and soy, drizzled with savoury tare over a bowl of rice.
LKR 2,850Yakiniku Don
Grilled beef in a sweet garlic-soy yakiniku glaze with toasted sesame, over hot rice.
LKR 3,350Vegetable Don
Seasonal vegetables sautéed and simmered in a sweet dashi-soy glaze, over steaming rice.
LKR 2,650
Premium Katsu Curry
Fried golden in panko and sliced, served with a velvety, slow-simmered curry of caramelised onion and carrot over fluffy short-grain rice.
What is it? Katsu curry: a cutlet coated in panko breadcrumbs, fried golden, sliced and served with rice and Japanese curry. Milder and sweeter than Sri Lankan curry.
Tonkatsu Curry
Juicy pork cutlet in crisp panko, sliced over short-grain rice with our slow-simmered Japanese curry.
LKR 3,250Chicken Katsu Curry
Juicy chicken cutlet in crisp panko, sliced over short-grain rice with our Japanese curry.
LKR 3,050Tofu Katsu Curry
Panko-crusted tofu cutlet over warm short-grain rice with our aromatic house curry.
LKR 2,950