From our family to your family
Our place is where we combine Sri Lanka’s diversity of cooking styles and techniques and its hospitality. The name ‘Citrine’ represents our motherland, ‘Ratna Deepa’ – the island of gemstones.
From the family behind Cress 8, our approach is recognisable: Friendly service, honesty and the use of quality local fresh produce.
Our menu celebrates the authenticity of Sri Lankan cuisine, a cuisine that is influenced by its neighbouring countries, silk road traders and even from past rulers, yet holding on to its uniqueness. Memories of mum’s best home cooking and indulging on Sri Lankan street food led us to present you with what we love to eat the most.
Snacks
Wade GF DF VE
Uludu wade
Parippu wade
$2
$2
Pan Rolls DF Contain eggs
Sri Lankan version of panko crumbed spring rolls filled with curried filling.
Chicken or Egg
Vege
$3
$2.5
Pastry DF
Chicken or Egg
Vege
$3
$2.5
Meals
Kottu DF
Chicken with a side of chicken curry
$15
Lamb with a side of lamb curry
$16
Cheese with a side of potato curry
$14
Egg with a side of potato curry
$13
Vegan with a side of potato curry
$12
Fried rice GF DF
Chicken with a side of chicken curry
Lamb with a side of lamb curry
Egg with a side of lentil curry
Vegan with a side of lentil curry
$14
$15
$12
$11
Rice & Curry Meal GF DF
Chicken curry + 3 vegetable curry + rice
Lamb curry + 3 vegetable curry + rice
Four vegetable curry + rice VE
$13
$13
$13
Curry
Chicken curry
Butter Chicken
Lamb curry
Prawn curry
Lentil curry
Potato curry
Weekly vege curry - Green bean curry
Weekly vege curry - Eggplant and chickpea curry
* Sauteed kale with onion, coconut and chlli.
$15
$16
$17
$19
$12
$12
$12
$12
Sides
Steamed rice
Naan
Garlic naan
$3(650ml) $6 (1090ml)
$2.5
$3
Weekly Specials
Wednesday: Biryani GF
Fragrant rice mixed with layers of curry (nut free)
Chicken biryani + boiled egg + mint chutney + raita
Vege biryani + boiled egg + mint chutney + raita VG
$15
$15
Thursday: Dosa Meal GF VE
South Indian savoury pancakes most popular in Sri Lanka is served with sambar, mint chutney and potato masala.
Best enjoyed with a ‘Wade’
$2
Friday: Hoppers Meal GF DF
Hoppers – Sri Lankan style crispy savoury pan cakes Seeni sambal – Spicy caramelised onions
Chicken curry + egg hopper + 4 plain hoppers + seeni sambal
Lamb curry + egg hopper + 4 plain hoppers + seeni sambal
Lentil curry + egg hopper + 4 plain hoppers + seeni sambal VG
Lentil curry + 5 plain hoppers + seeni sambal VG
$14
$14
$14
$14
Saturday: Lamprais DF - $15
Sunday: String Hoppers GF DF
String Hoppers – Similar to steamed rice noodle cakes
Chicken curry + potato curry + coconut sambal
Lamb curry + potato curry + coconut sambal
Lentil curry + potato curry + coconut sambal VE
$14
$14
$14
Dessert
Watalappan GF DF - $5
Pumpkin Pudding - $5
Mum’s Pumpkin pudding made with eggs and cashew and aromatic spices
Chocolate Biscuit Pudding - $5
Pani Kadju VE GF - $2
Sri Lankan peanut brittles
Milk Toffee GF - $2
Sri Lankan fudge with cashew
Cress 8’s favourites
Caramel slice (Nut free)
Walnut Brownie
$2
$2
Beverages
Soft drinks
Elephant House cream soda
Elephant House orange barley
Elephant House ginger beer
$3
$3
$3
Fruit drinks
Smak mix fruit (200ml)
Smak woodapple (200ml)
$3
$2.5
Pre House made
Faluda
$3
Iced coffee
$3
Our Menu
Our everyday menu includes Sri Lankan staple, rice and curry and the street foods – kottu, fried rice and snacks. Kottu is Sri Lankan’s favourite fast food and is a fun dish to make. You want miss the sound in making.
The weekly specials menu to is to keep things interesting. Every day, you get to enjoy a delicious special meal. Your trouble will be to pick the day.
Rice being the central item, most meals in the menu are free from gluten. Also, there are lot of options for those who follow a vegetarian or a vegan diet. Unfortunately, onion, garlic and chilli are inevitable.
Catering
Whether its a birthday party with your family or celebrating a milestone with your friends, a year end Christmas party with your teammates or just a weekend gathering, our authentic Sri Lankan cooking will leave your guests with a unique culinary experience that is guaranteed to leave a lasting impression.
We have put together some menus, with items to complement each other with a service from a drop-off to hiring tableware but we are flexible to change to suit your vision of the event.
Get In Touch
Opening Hours
Wednesday – Sunday
5.00pm– 9.00pm
Monday – Tuesday
Closed
Our Address
79A McNamara Avenue
Airport West Victoria 3042
Phone
03 9939 7106
Email
info@citrinesrilankancuisine.com
Opening Hours
Wednesday – Sunday
5.00pm– 9.00pm
Monday – Tuesday
Closed
Our Address
79A McNamara Avenue
Airport West Victoria 3042
Phone
03 9939 7106
Email
info@citrinesrilankancuisine.com