Honey Bee Garden
Honey Bee Garden
5
07:00 - 22:00
Monday
07:00 - 22:00
Tuesday
07:00 - 22:00
Wednesday
07:00 - 22:00
Thursday
07:00 - 22:00
Friday
07:00 - 22:00
Saturday
07:00 - 22:00
Sunday
07:00 - 22:00
About
We expert for cooking classes,if you like to enjoy our foods come & see the difference.
Duration: 1-2 hours
Suggest edits to improve what we show.
Improve this listingWhat is Travellers’ Choice?
Tripadvisor gives a Travellers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travellers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor.
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Top ways to experience nearby attractions
The area
Address
Reach out directly
Best nearby
We rank these restaurants and attractions by balancing reviews from our members with how close they are to this location.
Restaurants
177 within 5 kms
Attractions
31 within 10 kms
See what travellers are saying
- Lizzie c1 contributionAn amazing experienceAbsolutely amazing class. Ruwini was so lovely and funny, and it was so interesting to learn how to make all the different dishes from scratch. You get to eat it all at the end too. We both really enjoyed this and was good value for money.Visited February 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 16 February 2024
- Epron O7 contributionsA great cooking class in EllaGreat Cooking Class in Ella. We took the Rice & Curry recipe step by step. It was a really nice moment with my friend. I without hesitation recommend this place to discover Sri Lankan cuisine! Bonus, we were able to enjoy the meal with a magnificent view.Visited February 2024Travelled with friendsWritten 17 February 2024
- Jenn DAustralia1 contributionGreat cooking experienceA fabulous morning spent learning traditional Sri Lankan cooking techniques. Our host was bubbly, happy and explained everything very well. The class was interactive and then we got to eat our feast which was delicious. Highly recommend this experience.Visited February 2024Travelled with friendsWritten 17 February 2024
- Lily Seabright16 contributionsBest cooking class in Sri Lanka!I was so lucky to stumble upon this wonderful home style cooking class! We made amazing dishes and had great explanations throughout the experience. I highly recommend this cooking class to anyone visiting Ella, it has been my favourite activity in Sri Lanka!Visited February 2024Travelled soloWritten 19 February 2024
- Emilie R8 contributionsGreat experience!!Great cooking class of almost 2 hours: rice and curries, lentil dahl, sampol, rottis, all the good little Sri Lankan dishes 🇱🇰 no longer have any secrets for us. We were in a small group and the explanations were very clear. And afterwards, the effort, the comfort since we eat everything we have prepared and it is delicious! Our hostess took into account our level of tolerance to chili so that everyone can enjoy themselves! Thank you again for this good time 🙏 Émilie and Romuald 🇨🇵Visited February 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 23 February 2024
- Beckibond19 contributionsAmazing experience10/10 would recommend this cooking class, we had such a great experience! We were a group of 3 and had 2 others in our class. The class was 3 hours including eating time and cost 4500 LKR per person which was so worth it, the class was so interactive and everyone got a chance to do abit of everything. We got to eat the food after and it was soo delicious! There was so much food we didn’t nearly finish it all. You won’t regret choosing this class, thanks for a great experience!Visited February 2024Travelled with friendsWritten 25 February 2024
- Julia K3 contributionsHoliday HighlightWe got to attend this cooking class "by accident" as the class we originally signed up for, was overbooked/not booked for us. Our guide managed to get a private cooking class for my boyfriend and myself REALLY short notice. It turned out as one of our Sri Lanka Holiday highlights and really was so much fun! :) Now we are waiting to receive the recipies via mail to cook those dishes at home!Visited February 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 28 February 2024
- Orlane F1 contributionGreat dining experienceVery good cooking class, on all points. The chef is very kind, puts you at ease and takes the time to explain the different steps to us! We then taste what we have cooked, a real delight! I highly recommend it to discover the secrets of traditional Sri Lankan cuisine.Visited March 2024Travelled with friendsWritten 15 March 2024
- Amy J1 contributionCooking classRuwinis class was 10/10 and the highlight of our trip to Ella. She is so knowledgable and took the time to explain how we could adapt each recipe once we returned home. What was most impressive was how each ingredient was used with no waste! We made a dhal, squash curry, sticky aubergine, green bean curry and a salad. The length of the class perfect - not too long but long enough (1.5 hours). We chose to do it at 5pm so we could eat the food for dinner afterwards. To book you can find the contact email address on the honeybee garden homestay Facebook page and she was very responsive. We would recommend this class to anyone visiting Ella! Thank you Ruwini!Visited March 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 23 March 2024
- Luca v7 contributionsGreat local cooking class, also gluten-free!Great local cooking class! We made some delicious food, with a lot of good explanations on how to make it when we're home. The owner understood glutenfree and she made sure everything we made was glutenfree. We even made glutenfree coconut roti, amazing!Visited April 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 1 April 2024
These reviews are the subjective opinion of Tripadvisor members and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Contribute
Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.
Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as waiting time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.
Popular mentions
We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
5.0
473 reviews
Excellent
456
Very good
14
Average
2
Poor
0
Terrible
1
These reviews have been automatically translated from their original language.
This service may contain translations provided by Google. Google disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to translations, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from forgery.
Robert Z
Lyndhurst, UK115 contributions
Apr 2022 • Couples
Wow. This was amazing. We did the cooking class and it was a great experience. Ruwini (the host) was so Knowledgeable but also enabled people to succeed in making delicious Sri Lankan food. She managed the people there brilliantly and everybody was involved all the time. We learnt loads and can’t wait to put this into action when we get back to the UK. I would highly recommend this and it was very reasonably priced, bear in mind that the cost of the cooking class (3000 Rupees in April) also includes a supper of 5 to 7 Curries. Can’t recommend it highly enough and if you are and Ella for a couple of days it is so worth it.
Written 19 April 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Claudia E
2 contributions
Aug 2023 • Friends
We went to do the cooking class by chance, and what a success! Ruwini was charming at all times, she explained the recipe perfectly and even gave us recommendations to adapt it with the food of our country. We had a very fun, pleasant and entertaining time. She has been very attentive and has even asked us for the email to send us the recipes. It is certainly an experience that you cannot miss! We would repeat without hesitation.

Written 31 August 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Thanks 🙏
Written 6 September 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Lily P
2 contributions
One of our favourite experiences during our time in Sri Lanka. Ruwinis love for cooking was infectious and made the experience even better !! Some of the best food we’ve eaten during our time here - we can’t wait to cook for our friends and family when we get back to Australia !
Written 25 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
KhanQuest
2 contributions
Nov 2021 • Couples
Double check the prices with her before hand.
This lady makes no sense, we recorded our experience and after the class she charged us 14000 for one persons cooking class and said we were sponsoring her cooking class so we had to pay extra for that? I’m pretty sure it works the other way around. I was on TikTok live and have over a 1k people watching non-stop with 40k+ viewers in total over the spam of 1 hr.
She has no idea how much business she has lost for acting so unprofessional towards her clients just to make few thousand extra.
There are sooooo many other cooking classes in town, do yourself a favor and book some place els.
This lady makes no sense, we recorded our experience and after the class she charged us 14000 for one persons cooking class and said we were sponsoring her cooking class so we had to pay extra for that? I’m pretty sure it works the other way around. I was on TikTok live and have over a 1k people watching non-stop with 40k+ viewers in total over the spam of 1 hr.
She has no idea how much business she has lost for acting so unprofessional towards her clients just to make few thousand extra.
There are sooooo many other cooking classes in town, do yourself a favor and book some place els.
Written 3 December 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Road558682
1 contribution
Jan 2025 • Friends
I had never been to a cooking class before and I was nervous about it but Ruwini explained all the steps in a simple and easy-to-follow matter. We went as a group of friends and we all got to try cooking real Sri Lankan food. Despite the fact that none of us are particularly skilled cooks, the food turned out amazing and we had our fill of tasty food in the lovely outdoor space.
Ruwini has also sent us the recipes of what we made so that we can try to recreate the dishes when we get home.
Would highly recommend it for a fun night in Ella!
Ruwini has also sent us the recipes of what we made so that we can try to recreate the dishes when we get home.
Would highly recommend it for a fun night in Ella!
Written 2 January 2025
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Teejay
Johannesburg, South Africa12 contributions
Dec 2024 • Family
WOW WOW WOW
This was an amazing experience! Ruwini knows how to run a kitchen especially with 7 inexperienced foreigners on board.
Learning to cook the Sri Lankan way was both eye opening and incredibly educational. Ruwini’s English is impeccable which makes everything that make easier and allows for a deeper understanding of the dishes being created.
All in all we created 6 curries, rice, poppadoms, roti and coconut sambal. Bearing in mind that we did this in the middle of a torrential downpour and everything was set up to cater for this.
This cooking class has become a highlight of our trip and I would recommend anyone thinking about booking this to stop hesitating and book the class!
This was an amazing experience! Ruwini knows how to run a kitchen especially with 7 inexperienced foreigners on board.
Learning to cook the Sri Lankan way was both eye opening and incredibly educational. Ruwini’s English is impeccable which makes everything that make easier and allows for a deeper understanding of the dishes being created.
All in all we created 6 curries, rice, poppadoms, roti and coconut sambal. Bearing in mind that we did this in the middle of a torrential downpour and everything was set up to cater for this.
This cooking class has become a highlight of our trip and I would recommend anyone thinking about booking this to stop hesitating and book the class!
Written 13 December 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Yvonne
6 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
Best cooking class! Ruwini welcomes you at her home, starting with a cup of tea before starting the actual cooking class. She speaks English very well, learns you all about the ingredients and spices and guides you very well through the cooking. Together you make rice, multiple curries and extra's. It was a wonderful experience and we were very glad we found her! If you want to learn how to make Rice & Curries the Sri Lankan way (home made style) this is a must visit in Ella! After the cooking you get to eat all the delicious food you just prepared, it was awesome! You even get the recipes afterwards to try it at home yourself.
Written 12 October 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Bobbi_Gwinn
Dallas, TX9 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
My husband and I loved this experience. We did it on a rainy day but would recommend it rain or shine.
Everything was delicious and Ruwini is very pleasant to work with. This must be one of the best meals in Sri Lanka. It was very cool to crack open coconuts and make coconut milk :)
Will definitely be making some of the recipes back home.
Tip: the heat level can be reduced by lowering or cutting out the red chilly powder. It is still soooo… delicious and way easier on the digestive system.
Everything was delicious and Ruwini is very pleasant to work with. This must be one of the best meals in Sri Lanka. It was very cool to crack open coconuts and make coconut milk :)
Will definitely be making some of the recipes back home.
Tip: the heat level can be reduced by lowering or cutting out the red chilly powder. It is still soooo… delicious and way easier on the digestive system.
Written 4 January 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
S Schmidt
Vojens, Denmark471 contributions
Jul 2024 • Family
Super good experience from start to finish.
The host was good at explaining, involving everyone and reminding to take pictures. We clearly got the feeling that we were cooking.
The food was adapted to Scandinavian tastes, so it was not strong.
Really cozy, educational and definitely worth a visit.
The host was good at explaining, involving everyone and reminding to take pictures. We clearly got the feeling that we were cooking.
The food was adapted to Scandinavian tastes, so it was not strong.
Really cozy, educational and definitely worth a visit.
Automatically translated
Written 28 July 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Mariona P
3 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
We had a wonderful time with Ruwini. We booked for 2 people and ended up having a private lesson. We learned so much and had all of our questions asked. The lesson was relaxed and good fun as we made jokes along the way. We made 7 dishes and learnt the building blocks for cooking sri lankan food at home. Amazing experience would recomened to anyone even if you are not a fan of cooking!
Written 16 July 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Hi - how do one book this experience? The homepage is not working and can't seem to google any information.
Written 26 June 2024
Bonjour de France 😉
Quel est le tarif par personne en 2024 ? Merci pour votre réponse.
Written 28 February 2024
Au Sri Lanka, les prix ne sont pas vraiment fixés. La réponse est que cela dépend. Vous devez négocier. Nous voulions des plats végétariens donc peut-être moins chers que la viande ou le poisson. Mais vous aurez un bon déjeuner à la fin. - coût global, je pense - environ 22 à 30 euros par personne
Written 29 February 2024
Hi, How do we book & find out pricing? Thank you
Written 9 March 2023
Showing results 1-7 of 7
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
*Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listing