Banana Tree (Soho)

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Banana Tree (Soho) Address 103 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1F 0UQ
Banana Tree (Soho) Phone 00 208459 2135
Banana Tree (Soho) Opening Hours Monday - Thursday : 12noon - 11pm
Friday & Saturday : 12noon - 1am
Sunday : 12noon - 10:30pm
Banana Tree (Soho) Food Price £5 - £10 per pax
Payment by Cash,Cards

What people say about Banana Tree (Soho)

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4.1
113 reviews
  • The ambiance is uniquely modern and has not pretense about it they clearly want you to focus your attention on the food

  • Main course don't forget to try the Char grilled chicken jawa the chicken pieces are worth their price in gold

  • I went there for a birthday's dinner with friends and it deserves respect for its quality food

  • Banana Tree is a really good restaurant

  • Banana tree boasts a really nice atmosphere and is nicely decorated

  • The service when i went was very kind and patient which i really appreciated

  • Banana trees food is really delicious and very generous portions are served

  • The prices are to be fair decent and unsurprising for the area

  • An industrial setting (again something which seems to have a fan following) with factory pipes and an overhead pulley made me wish that food on the long communal tables be served by the pulley

  • That was not to be but the servers were efficient and all smiles

  • The Nem Noung Coriander Meatballs as appetizers and Crispy Chicken with Mango &

  • I am loath to go say that Banana Tree (Soho) is an absolute must

  • The place is a fast food restaurant with a posh price tag

  • There are few things to cheer you up The restaurant is almost always packed on weekends and the service is slow and inefficient

  • The least you would expect is a helpful advice from the waiters unfortunately that was not the case there

  • The starters were superb but for mains

  • Most dishes we ordered were a let down

  • The menu is quite a nice departure from the Thai / Chinese restaurants (thousands of these are in London anyway)

  • Also my wife is pure vegetarian

  • A long queue was just waiting to be seated

  • We not only had a hard time explaining our orders to them but to ask for a simple glass of water was a task in itself

  • My vegetarian friends were surely disappointed

  • We ended up sending a few dishes back to the kitchen and were not even offered an alternative

  • Paying off the bill was another headache

  • I can testify that SOME dishes are pretty authentic

  • The place was bustling but there were one or two tables free

  • I didn't even know that this is a chain restaurant

  • Both of them were quite tasty

  • What matters to me is that the food was good

  • I ordered the pudding with the coconut ice cream which was absolutely delicious and recommended

  • Ginger Stir fry with Beef with the combo patter

  • We went at Sunday lunchtime (one of their quietest times I was told on the phone when making my reservation and again on arrival)

  • More people arrived while we were having lunch

  • So although it was not buzzing we did get a idea of the type of clientele that were attracted to the restaurant

  • The restaurant with its distinctive Urban Chic design focuses on food from the Indochina region and the menu is certainly inviting with some appetising sounding dishes

  • The Aubergine with Aromatic Caramel sauce was by far the most interesting of the dishes we sampled nice flavour combinations

  • The self assembly Vietnamese lettuce wrap with spiced lamb didn't work for us

  • It was a bit dry and we felt it was missing something to bind the ingredients together although the pickled vegetables were nice

  • The Pad Thai was unfortunately bland and lukewarm

  • Wardour Street is a tough location for a restaurant

  • A quick visit to Banana Tree was perhaps a misguided choice when looking for a quick and cheap pre cinema meal

  • My beef rendang was overloaded with flavour

  • The atmosphere is a gentle break from bustling Soho outside

  • Would recommend it as a place to go with for group outings

  • The food was also very nicely prepared with great flavour (and it's halal bonus

  • I was pleased with the portion size for how much I was paying

  • I had the chicken laksa as a starter and a pad thai with tofu for my main

  • Accompanied with the mix fruit with a twist

  • The staff were friendly but were not very good at clearing up empty plates and glasses

  • All in all it was an alright experience

  • Banana Tree is a restaurant situated on Wardour Street offering Pan Asian cuisine

  • The only downside being that the service was quite slow

  • Dishes you might not be familiar with all of which are tasty as

  • Whilst the place was not too busy

  • So his beef rendang was served with rice

  • The laksa broth was the coconut based curry type of broth

  • The portion was actually pretty huge

  • What took the cake was the Vietnamese spring rolls which came with an instruction card about how to have them

  • The redang curry is one of their specialities

  • The green curry is great for all kinds of pallets

  • Jasmine rice with most mains

  • Mains seafood Kari sentan melayu (prawns and tilapia fish fillets gently cooked with aubergine and tofu in a traditional Malaysian blended red curry sauce)

  • Steamed to perfection with lemongrass and Thai basil ) and Banana tree spiced noodles

  • Having been to Banana Tree I can rightfully say I do know what it is and it is brilliant

  • Also rude staff with poor service time

  • This restaurant is a good overall experience

  • I personally prefer the Watford branch more but since that branch is no more the Soho one is the next closest to me

  • I drank Tiger which is Singapore beer

  • Prawns and extra prawns instead of meat balls( Cus I didn't choose to eat pog this night ) the waiter boy was so good in hosting and service

  • Ambience is super important to these guys lighting is kind of dim

  • I think I'm used to the prawn crackers back in Asia which are white/almost translucent and mild tasting

  • Laksa itself was really nice

  • Knocked a few points down because service is pretty weak

  • Not sure if it was because the restaurant was busy or because I was a solo diner

  • Whatever it was I wasn't too impressed

  • With a brilliant array of veggie and vegan options which are clearly labelled on the menu

  • It also helps that all there restaurants are indeed halal

  • My favorite dish on their menu is their Laska which is a rich coconut broth with vegetables

  • The serving size is very big and it is not the most graceful dish to eat but it's so worth it

  • I've also tried their Beef Pad Thai which was equally good

  • The serving size for the drinks is way too small for the actual price so paying half price seems more reasonable to me

  • Usually the lunch meal serving size is much smaller than the normal one but in Banana Tree you get your large serving size which I greatly appreciate

  • Their desserts are also amazing

  • I have also tried the Chocolate Fondant with Coconut Ice Cream and Passion Fruit

  • The fondant is very heavy and the tart fruit cuts perfectly through it when paired with the ice cream

  • So we went here for lunch and got were directed to a table

  • Even though we were there early and ordered before many of the tables nearby

  • Worth mentioning is that the people around were getting their food before us which is strange

  • The restaurant is known for being a fusion of Asian cuisines Malaysian

  • Banana Tree is a small chain of restaurants serving food from Indochina

  • They have a separate vegetarian menu with an excellent range for non meat eaters

  • We got here on lazy Saturday afternoon and were really hungry

  • So of course this was my choice during dinner in Banana Tree

  • Carrot and broccoli) and the chicken was great very juicy and soft

  • Size of the serving is just enough to feel full

  • Greencurry alone was perfectly spicy and aromatic

  • The only thing I'd change is to add more curry itself I prefer it when curry is more liquid

  • Anyway it was a really tasty visit

  • Banana Tree Soho is one of seven branches in London specialising in Indochinese cuisine

  • I visited on a Monday and it was fully packed with a nice atmosphere

  • The curry was fantastic with plenty of meat and vegetables &ndash

  • Could just do with slightly more sauce

  • The buy one get one free offer is so gooooooood that I end up drinking so much

  • The mains I ordered the legendary rendang (chicken) combo which is a huge portion I was struggling to finish

  • Fried corn balls and salad which was a good balance

  • The restaurants featured on the program are largely chain based

  • So this is my first experience with that in hand

  • BananaTree is located in the heart of Soho making it an ideal spot to catch up with a friend from the office

  • Money bags along with our mains of the beef rendang curry and the pad thai

  • The rendang was just above average

  • The first store opened a staggering twenty one years ago and now its eight stores it may have traded that authenticity with domination

  • Vibrant atmosphere and this is only completed by the size of the crowd

  • The waiter was rude and not welcoming at all

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