Tuesday, December 11, 2018

The Exchange Pub

The Exchange is a pretty unique theme restaurant in a crowded theme restaurant space. The premise is to make the transaction like it works at an exchange. Unfortunately, unlike a real exchange, the prices for the orders aren't really based on market dynamics of supply and demand, but rather, just the supply, but hey, what can you do? 😀

The unique pub is the work of former employees of MillenniumIT, the theme instantly familiar to those of the industry. The location is interesting too, just across the street from the WTC, housing the Colombo Stock Exchange, one of MillenniumIT's first clients. Naturally the CSE is there as the Fort, in the Commercial Capital of Sri Lanka, is the epicenter of financial activity of the country. The choice of location is inspired, in my opinion.
The decor is typical pub, but the screens displaying item prices like a stock market ledger interface is somewhat different. The effect is interesting.



I landed there in the company of some friends working closeby, the place suggested on whim. The prices are not cheap, but fairly normal for the area near Dutch Hospital. The portions seem pretty generous, specially on the rice my friends ordered. The food seems quite good too, worth a shot.

My Beef Burger with potato wedges. There actually is a patty in there, tho it seems like some cheese topped with a lot of lettuce 😁 It's not bad, even though I would have liked a bigger patty. Also, the burger bun got quite soggy quite quickly, but there was a decent mix of condiments and patty in there. Worth a try.