The Coconut Tree launches 'Sri Lankan Summer Thursdays' pairing sparkling rosé with Sri Lankan street food favourites

Pioneering Sri Lankan street food restaurant The Coconut Tree is challenging thirsty diners to try a new drinks pairing this summer - matching its spicy street food favourites with a refreshing glass of chilled, sparkling rosé.

All day every Thursday (from June until the end of September), The Coconut Tree will offer ANY curry, ANY kotthu, ANY hopper with a glass of chilled sparkling rosé, for £20pp. The offer is valid on all advance bookings only, bookable through the website. 

This new summer twist for Sri Lankan dishes particularly is explained further by Operations Director, Rashinthe Rodrigo, ``We've always been big on our ‘Cocotails’ at The Coconut Tree, and these still make up the basis of our sweet & fiery signature drinks menu. But we also know that rosé - particularly sparkling rosé - is the wine of the summer, in Britain and beyond. 

Combining sweetness, acidity, bubbles and aromatics, rosé cuts through spicy food and essentially rests the palette; it’s the same thinking behind ‘beer goes with a curry’.

The light, fruity flavours and effervescence of sparkling rosé are a great match not just for the summer heat, but our food’s heat - particularly our aromatic island spices. 

We want to show everyone why pairing rosé bubbles with our favourite Sri Lankan street food dishes is where it’s at this summer!``

‘Sri Lankan Summer Thursdays’ will focus on pairing sparkling rosé with The Coconut Tree’s warmer Sri Lankan favourites; curries such as fragrant fish coconut curry or Black Pork curry; slow cooked blackened pork in a multitude of roasted spices; and hoppers (bowl-shaped coconut pancakes) served with Seni Sambol and a punchy Sri Lankan salsa.

The Coconut Tree delivers an authentic Sri Lankan experience through tapas-style small plates and sharers of vibrant street food, combined with an inviting, inclusive laid-back atmosphere. The crowd-pleasing menu is full of options for meat-eaters, veggies and vegans alike.

Sri Lankan Summer Thursday’s will be available at all the group’s nine UK restaurants, based in Cheltenham, Bristol, Oxford, Cardiff, Bournemouth, Reading, Bath and Birmingham.

For more information and to book a table, visit: https://www.thecoconut-tree.com