Pettah Road - Restaurant & Beer Garden Hawthorn

About Pettah Road - Restaurant & Beer Garden Hawthorn

Sri Lankan restaurant and beer garden on Burwood Road in Hawthorn at 549 Burwood Rd (former Penang Coffee House site). Executive chef Geethan Bandara leads a menu of shareable Sri Lankan street food and curries: hoppers, lamprais, string-hopper and crab kottu, devilled chicken and prawns, hot butter cuttlefish, rice-and-curry plates, and desserts such as watalappan (OpenTable, res-discover, EatClub May 2026). Indoor dining, outdoor beer-garden seating, full bar, and marked vegan options on the dine-in menu (HappyCow). Dine-in bookings via the official Square site; takeaway and delivery also run through Uber Eats and OzFoodHunter. EatClub and First Table list active Hawthorn dine-in offers with verified May 2026 guest visits. Pettah Road Drums at Queen Victoria Market is a separate brand and not this Hawthorn venue.