The Flying Hamilton at Waterland

Located on the Hamilton Canal, The Flying Hamilton highlights classic dishes of the island. To make the cuisine approachable for all our guests, we do not cook with chilies. All prices in US dollars (USD). 10% service charge is added to all food, drinks, and massages.

Breakfast

Served from 8:00am - 10:00am in the dining room patios. Live action cooking with a daily special. Guests leaving before 8:00am may order a take-away breakfast. Please order take-away breakfast before 5:00pm the previous day. Guests also have the option to have breakfast in their pool on a floating tray for a supplemental charge. All prices in US dollars (USD). 10% service charge added to all food and drinks.

Full Breakfast

Full breakfast includes: - Main course - Fruit - Juice - Coffee, tea, or espresso

Floating Breakfast

Enjoy breakfast in your pool on a floating tray. Floating tray is for 2 people. Cost per floating tray is 10 USD.

1 Floating Tray (For 1-2 people)

2 Floating Trays (for 3-4 People)

Paper Dosa (Monday & Friday)

A live action cooking item prepared on Mondays and Wednesdays. A thin crepe with a filling of potatoes, onions, turmeric, and curry leaves. A paper dosa reflects the influence of Tamils on Sri Lankan cooking.

Vegan

Wheat

Coconut Roti with Dal (Tuesday & Saturday)

A live action cooking item prepared on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Coconut roti (pol roti) is a classic Sri Lankan dish. You can think of it as a savory coconut pancake. The batter is made of flour, coconut, chopped onions, and water. Served with side dishes including lentils (dal) and sweet tempered onions.

Vegan

Coconut Roti with Dal (Tuesday & Saturday)

Sri Lankan Pancakes (Wednesday)

Batter is made with flour, turmeric, and eggs. Filled with coconut honey and grated coconut. We give our French Toast a distinctly Sri Lankan flavor by making it with coconut milk, Ceylon cinnamon and kithul treacle. Kithul treacle is made from the sap of the jaggery palm.

Vegetarian

Eggs

Egg Hoppers (Thursday & Sunday)

A live action cooking item prepared on Sundays and Thursdays. An egg hopper is uniquely Sri Lankan. It is a lace-like crepe. The batter consists of rice flour, coconut milk, yeast, and sugar. A fried egg is embedded in the batter.

Vegetarian

Eggs

Gluten free

Coconut & Banana Porridge

Prepared with oats, coconut milk, and bananas. We give our coconut porridge a distinctly Sri Lankan flavor by adding Ceylon cinnamon and serving it with kithul treacle. Kithul treacle is made from the sap of the jaggery palm.

Dairy free

Gluten free

Vegetarian

Fried Eggs

Like so much of our food, our eggs are sourced locally and delivered by bicycle. Served with toast, butter, and specialty jam. Our jam is made by a German who settled in Sri Lanka and makes preserves with exotic tropical fruits.

Vegetarian

Eggs

Scrambled Eggs

Like so much of our food, our eggs are sourced locally and delivered by bicycle. Served with toast, butter, and specialty jam. Our toast is made from freshly baked bread. Our jam is made by a German who settled in Sri Lanka and makes preserves with exotic tropical fruits.

Vegetarian

Eggs

Sri Lankan Omelet

Fluffy omelet spiced with turmeric and curry leaves. Like so much of our food, our eggs are sourced locally and delivered by bicycle. Served with toast, butter, and specialty jam. Our toast is made from freshly baked bread. Our jam is made by a German who settled in Sri Lanka and makes preserves with exotic tropical fruits.

Vegetarian

Eggs

French Toast

Our signature French toast begins with freshly baked bread. The bread is dipped in a batter of milk, coconut milk, sugar, and cinnamon.

Toast, Butter, & Jam

Our toast is made with freshly baked bread. Our jam is made by a German who settled in Sri Lanka and makes preserves with exotic tropical fruits.

Vegetarian

Fresh Fruit

A bowl of fresh, seasonal fruit.

Vegan

Gluten free

Fresh Juice

Each day, we make a juice of the day using fresh, seasonal fruit. Ask your waiter about the fresh fruit juice of the day.

Vegan

Gluten free

Coffee (Pot)

The freshest coffee you will ever have. The coffee is grown locally and roasted over a fire here at the hotel. The coffee is served in a coffee pot and serves up to 2 people. Our coffee pots are made locally at a porcelain factory across the river.

Vegan

Gluten free

Dilmah Tea (Pot)

Dilmah tea is world famous. The founder of Dilmah - arguably the best tea producer on the island - was a neighbor and created a bespoke tea menu for Waterland. Ask your waiter for the tea menu/tea box. The tea is served in a pot and serves up to 2 people. Our tea pots are made at a porcelain factory across the river.

Vegan

Gluten free

Espresso

Made with imported espresso beans

Vegan

Gluten free

Blue Tea (Pot)

Vibrant and refreshing blue tea made from the butterfly pea plant flowers in our garden.

Vegan

Gluten free

Lunch

Served from 12:00pm - 2:00pm in the dining room patios or in the private dining area of your villa. All prices in US dollars (USD). 10% service charge added to all food and drinks.

Floating Lunch

Enjoy lunch in your pool on a floating tray. Each floating tray is for 2 people. Cost per floating tray is 10 USD.

For 1 or 2 people (1 Floating Tray)

For 3 or 4 people (2 Floating Trays)

Asian Noodles

Prepared with soya sauce, sesame seed oils, and local spices. Served with a a side of peanut sauce, an influence of Sri Lanka's connections through the spice trade with Malaysia and Indonesia.

Vegetables

Chicken

Fish

Prawns

Chicken Satay

Chicken Satay on a bed of rice of the day with a side of coleslaw. The highlight of this dish is a sauce of peanuts, mild spices, and coconut milk.

Kottu

Classic Sri Lankan dish made with chopped paratha. Paratha is a flatbread made of wheat, wheat flour, butter, and water. Listening it the preparation of kottu is like listening to the percussion in an orchestra. Serving size is for 1 person.

Vegetables

Chicken

Cheese

Fish

Prawns

Vegetarian

Wheat

Toasties

Sautéed with egg, green onions, fresh ginger, soy sauce, and passionfruit mayonnaise. Sandwiched between freshly baked bread. Coated with sesame seeds and cooked on both sides. Served with a side of Cole slaw.

Vegetables

Chicken

Prawns

Vegetarian

Pasta with Olive Oil and Garlic

The beauty of this dish is in its simplicity: pasta garlic sautéed in olive oil, and Parmesan cheese.

Vegetables

Chicken

Prawns

Vegetarian

Pasta with Cream Sauce

Topped with Parmesan cheese.

Vegetables

Chicken

Prawns

Vegetarian

Chocolate Smoothie Bowl

The smoothie bowl begins with buffalo curd, a rich, creamy concoction similar to yogurt. Mixed with chocolate sauce. Topped with bananas and muesli.

Vegetarian

Fruit Smoothie Bowl

The smoothie bowl begins with buffalo curd, a rich, creamy concoction similar to yogurt. Topped with seasonal fresh fruit, muesli, and kithul treacle. Kithul treacle is made from the sap of the flower of a jaggery palm.

Vegetarian

Appetizers & Snacks

All prices in US dollars (USD). 10% service charge added to all food and drinks.

Mushroom Soup

Our mushroom soup begins with home-made chicken broth. Sautéed mushrooms, garlic, onions, butter, cream, and herbs enhance the flavors.

Coconut Soup with Lemongrass

Home-made chicken broth prepared with turmeric, lemongrass, and coconut milk.

Chicken

Prawns

Vegan

Gluten free

French Fries with Curry Leaves

Prepared with oil, curry leaves, and salt

Vegan

Garlic Bread

A loaf of freshly baked bread. Prepared with olive oil and generous amounts of garlic.

Vegan

Dinner

Served from 6:00pm - 8:30pm. All prices in US dollars (USD). 10% service charge added to all food and drinks.

Kottu

Vegetables

Chicken

Cheese

Fish

Prawns

Vegetarian

Wheat

Nasi Goreng

Sri Lankan style fried rice topped with a fried egg. Served with a slice of pineapple and papadam. Nasi Goreng reflects Sri Lanka's connections with the Dutch East Indies.

Vegetables

Chicken

Prawns

Chicken Satay

Served with a peanut and coconut sauce.

Grilled Chicken

Grilled Fish

Grilled Jumbo Prawns

Grilled Vegetables

Vegetarian

Dessert

All prices in US dollars (USD). 10% service charge added to all food and drinks.

Fresh Fruit

A bowl of fresh, seasonal fruit.

Vegan

Gluten free

Grilled Pineapple with Vanilla Ice Cream and Caramel Sauce

Made from only the most succulent parts of the pineapple. Glazed with sugar, lime juice, and Ceylon cinnamon.

Vegan

Gluten free

Grilled Pineapple with Vanilla Ice Cream and Caramel Sauce

Sautéed Bananas with Vanilla Ice Cream

Vegetarian

Gluten free

Poffertjes (Dutch Pancakes) with Vanilla Ice Cream

Small round pancakes topped with confectioner's sugar. Served with kithul treacle ice cream and kithul treacle. Poffertjes reflects the influence of the Dutch on the island. The Dutch ruled over much of the island in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Vegetarian

Poffertjes (Dutch Pancakes) with Vanilla Ice Cream

Vanilla & Treacle Ice Cream

3 scoops of vanilla ice cream blended with kithul treacle and Ceylon cinnamon. Topped with caramel sauce. Served in a coconut shell.

Vegetarian

Gluten free

Affogato

A shot of espresso poured over vanilla ice cream.

Vegetarian

Dessert Wine (Marcel Martin Muscadet)

Refreshing sweet dessert wine with aromas of citrus and apple.

Vegetarian

Gluten free

Cold Drinks

All prices in US dollars (USD). 10% service charge added to all food, drinks, and massages.

Sparkling Water / Soda

Vegan

Tonic

Vegan

Ginger Beer

Sri Lankan ginger beer has a sharp, robust taste. Highly recommended for those who like ginger.

Vegan

Soft drink

Sprite and Coca Cola

Vegan

Juice of the Day

Fresh juice made with seasonal fruit

Vegan

Fresh Lime Soda

Sparkling water with lime juice and sugar syrup.

Vegan

Watermelon Cooler

Fresh watermelon juice topped with fresh cucumber juice and Sprite. Served over crushed ice.

Vegan

Banana Lassi

Curd, milk, salt, bananas, and sugar syrup.

Vegetarian

Vanilla Milk Shake

Vanilla ice cream and milk.

Iced Turmeric Latte

Prepared with coconut milk, turmeric, ginger, sugar, and Ceylon cinnamon. Served over ice.

Vegan

Barista

All prices in US dollars (USD). 10% service charge added to all food, drinks, and massages.

Cappuccino

Made in our cappuccino machine with thick foam.

Gluten free

Espresso

Made with imported espresso beans

Vegan

Gluten free

Coffee (Pot)

Vegan

Gluten free

Affogato

A shot of espresso poured over vanilla ice cream.

Vegetarian

Dilmah Tea (Pot)

Vegan

Gluten free

Blue Tea (Pot)

Vibrant and refreshing blue tea made from the butterfly pea plant flowers in our garden.

Vegan

Gluten free

Experiences

There is lots to do in and around Waterland. Details about experiences including videos and photos are on our webpage: www.waterlandvilla.com All prices in US dollars (USD). 10% service charge added to all Experiences.

Watch Bats Migrate Over the River

Waterland is fortunate to be on the flight path of hundreds of fruit bats. At sunset, watch hundreds of bats fly over the river. If you are staying in the Elephant Villa or Peacock Villa, you can watch the bats from your villa. Guests of other villas can watch from the riverside dining pavilion.

Bicycle

Explore the neighborhood by bicycle. We offer bicycles free of charge for guests. Contact the front desk staff to reserve some bicycles.

Play Billiards

Play billiards on a piece of history. The teak billiards table was originally on a colonial tea estate.

Read

Our library is located in the reception area and includes books on various aspects of Sri Lankan wildlife, architecture, and history. There are also many novels for guests to take free of charge.

Swim

Take advantage of the luxury of a private plunge pool by relaxing and refreshing in and around the pool.

Boat Safari

Explore the surrounding mangrove jungle on a festively decorated boat. Safari departs from our private dock. Among the many animals you will see on the tour are bats, eagles, egrets, kingfishers, and water monitors (the 2nd largest reptile in the world). Includes the an English-speaking/Sinhala-speaking guide, boat captain, life jackets, and plush seat covers.

Per Villa (Group of up to 6 people)

Cooking Class

Learn how to make rice & curry, Sri Lanka's national dish. Includes lunch and a drink. Generally available between 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Reserve in advance

Per Person

Flying Dress Photoshoot

A flying dress provides a fun, unusual, and glamorous way to showcase your beauty and celebrate the natural setting. We take the photos using your phone so you have instant access to the photos.

Wear a Traditional Outfit

Wear a traditional outfit similar to those worn in the Kingdom of Kandy. Historically, these clothes were only for those with aristocratic status. We acquired 4 of these dazzling hand-embroidered outfits. Especially fun for children.

Per Person

Spa

Spa treatments are done by your private pool. Please reserve in advance. All prices in US dollars (USD). 10% service charge added to all spa treatments.

Back Massage

Back massage with lotion or oil. Massage is done by the pool of your villa. Please reserve in advance. 30 minutes.

Foot & Leg Massage with Lotion or Oil

Foot & leg massage with oil or lotion. Massage is done by the pool of your villa. Please reserve in advance. 30 minutes

Head, Neck, and Shoulder Massage

Head, neck, and shoulder massage with oil. Massage is done in the sitting area outside your villa. Please reserve in advance. 30 minutes

Pre-Flight Massage Package

Designed to relax and rejuvenate before a flight. Includes: - Head massage with coconut oil - Back, neck, & shoulder massage with coconut lotion - Foot & leg massage with coconut lotion Massage is done by your private pool. Please reserve in advance. 90 minutes

After Flight Massage Package

Designed to restore nutrients to the skin after a long flight and to promote a relaxed feeling. - Head Massage with Herbal Oil - Arms, Head, Back, & Neck Massage with Herbal Oil - Leg & Foot Massage with Herbal Oil Massage is done by your private pool. Please reserve in advance. 90 minutes