The foods here are mediocre. When I looked at the menu and one of the dish is called Bun Bo, but the ingredients have zero "Bo", which mean beef, that must be a clue. The pad Thai lack palm sugar and tamarind flavor. The texture is good. The color is good. The presentation is good. The flavor is lacking. The beef Rendang is ok. Good tender meat. Could use a tad more flavor. But it's not bad. read more

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We have ordered delivery from this restaurant a few times and finally ate in. It has never failed to please. For our vegetarian family, the menu offers lots of choices and we have tried them all. They are all beautifully prepared, presented and seasoned. The quantities are very ample for the price. Of course, we have our favorites--Blackened Monk's Noodles with Sweet Corn Fritter Balls, Vegan Singapore Laksa Tofu, Vegan Satay Sticks, and Veggie Gyoza to name a few. The restaurant itself is very clean and attractive and the staff was helpful and congenial. We're looking forward to going there for their 2 for 1 happy hour soon. read more

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Had the most over salted, dry, inedible tamarind fish dish here. Service was also nonexistent, because they include the tip in the bill. Corn fritters were ok. read more

Located between Notting Hill and Bayswater, Banana Tree is the home of Pan-Asian Cuisine in the hearth of London. This award-winning restaurant it's all about exceptional quality food. Come and thirst-quenching oriental cocktails in a relaxed atmosphere! Chef William Chow opened his first 36-seater 'Indo-Chinese' cafe in West London twenty-seven years ago. The cafe was born out of his great passion for the different dishes in this specific Southeast Asian region, including Singaporean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Malaysian and Thai cuisine. Banana Tree strives to bring us exotic flavours that are often not available outside of this Southeast Asian region. I wanted to start the meal trying the crispy vegetable dumplings with spicy, sweet and sour sauce. Believe it or not, that was the first time I had fried dumplings instead of steamed ones. I was surprised by the crunchiness of the batter in contrast with the warm and soft filling made of cooked vegetables. Their sauce was quite spicy, I have to say, but real Thai food is actually super spicy! My main was a Bun Bo Vietnamese salad with chicken satay skewers. It's called salad, but it's more like a Buddah bowl in my opinion. The dish looks like a large bowl of rice noodle garnished with fresh vegetables, crumbled nuts, crispy sautéed spring onions with a huge shrimp chip and mini spring rolls on top, all seasoned with delicious Nuoc Cham sauce. It can give you the impression it's a nonsense dish, but I give you my word that works! I started with crispy rolls because nobody likes cold-eaten spring rolls! I continued with the chicken skewers (they offer a seitan option as well). After that, I could easily mix all the remaining ingredients with the sweet and slightly spicy Nuoc Cham sauce to give them flavour. The dining experience was something new and fun to me, completely different from what my conception of food is! At the end of the meal, I decided to spoil myself with dessert. I ordered the "Frotiteroles" that apart from having a lame name was a complete disaster. They tried to make profiteroles out of bananas. A sort of battered and fried chunks of banana, moistened with sweet chocolate syrup; needless to say that both taste and consistency made me sick, they gave me the impression of eating a way too mature splattered banana. Fortunately, I had a scoop of mango sorbet that saved me from this infamous dessert! read more

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中文点评在下面 The tofu laksa was awesome, would really recommend that dish. My girlfriend specifically went back for that dish. I had the Bo Bun Salad which I also enjoyed but was gigantic. Was very happy, and not too pricey for what we got. They probably should get another waiter working there however. The staff were very busy and we had to ask a few times to get served. They were great however. 在伦敦想吃到亚洲菜，这一家店还是有一点点小惊喜。Laksa加豆腐泡很好吃，在雨天的伦敦吃一碗热腾腾的汤面。我的男朋友吃了一个Bo Bun 鸡肉沙拉，分量很足。这一家的食物很好吃但是服务很慢。只有两三个服务员，还要处理外卖订单。要等得稍微久一点。但是服务态度很友好 read more

Banana Tree - Halal Near Me - London, XGL

Decent food, reasonably priced, good presentation. Food/drinks: We ordered the satay, laksa, and the tamarind crispy fish combo. All were good, but the laksa definitely stood out. For drinks we had the lychee and lemongrass mocktail ad since it was happy hour, we got another one free! Overall, not bad! read more

Banana Tree - Halal Near Me - London, XGL

Stopped by here for a quick lunch, they were pretty empty, a few people were seated. Was presented with a drinks, veggie and a la carte. They have a happy hour from Opening time till about 7pm, bargain!! I liked that they have a separate veggie menu, its quite diverse, and some pretty good options, with or without egg. I wasn't so overly hungry, just peckish, read through the menu, there were so many things I could have eaten, in the end I chose the Kajang Satay Sticks - authentic recipe from the shrine of Satay, the town of Kajang in Malaysia. These barbecued chicken sticks are served with palm leaf sticky rice, cucumber & mixed pickle to lap up our delicious secret peanut sauce. The chicken satay sticks were really nice, not dry at all, had a slight char which was nice, the overall seasoning on them was nice. The peanut sauce was delish, it had some chilli oil on top which you just mix in, and goes really nice with the chicken. The pickled salad and the chicken mixed together is even better, you get the sweet, tangy, and charry flavours. The rice wrapped in the palm leaf is a big no no! I hated that actually, they looked cute, but flavour wise, just made the chicken feel dry, didn't really go well with the peanut sauce either. You get a choice of 5 or 9 sticks. 9 is more for sharing. 5 is enough for one person, and for those who aren't so hungry..... Food came out quickly, service is also good, they are attentive to your needs. read more

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Always a fan of some good Asian food, I thought I'd go have a look at this restaurant. I liked the atmosphere when I got on around 4 because it was quiet but by the time I left around 5.30 it had become crowded and noisy. The service in general was a bit slow, no matter whether there was one other table or 10, but the food came out quickly which was good. I ordered their special curry and made it a combo to get rice and salad with it too. The combo is a lot of food and will fill you up but the curry on its own is not nearly enough so you do have to order something extra with it. To be honest I do not think the curry is worth the £10 price tag, especially considering that you have to spend another £5 at least to get enough food so I'd say you'd be better using a tastecard to get a discount or look for another restaurant. I can't see myself going back to this place again as there is much better Asian food out there for much better prices. read more

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Not bad, spiced noodle is actually quite fushion not really asian style. But other than that, the place is legit, quality food. read more

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This seems to be the only branch that serves totally halal everything - I did email them via their website to ask about the other branches but was full blown ignored, shame really, they lost a star in that process. I had their veggie duck the first time I ever came - "the hell is that?" You ask? Well, it's not meat but it tastes like meat so vegetarian friendly too and man does it taste goooooooood! I don't think I've ever had a bad experience here which keeps me coming back. Nice mocktails (Lychee! Woop woop!), cool atmosphere, quirky low lighting as if you're in the East and simply great service (in the branch that is). read more

Good Pan Asian Cuisine I haven't been to Banana Tree for quite a while. It is known for its pan Asian cuisine with rich tamarind sauses with fresh salads. My favourite is the fish they used to serve. They now have a fried Talipa, I think that's a fresh wster fish, lightly fried with a coating of Tamarind sauce, peanuts, coriander and slices of chilly. This comes with a salad, quite a bit of it. You can upgrade to a combo so you get a single prawn cracker (lol), two delicious corn fritters and rice. The meal is quite big and I was stuffed by the end of it. Luckily I had the happy hour 2 for 1 cocktails that helped to settle it down. Banana tree is a nice place to get a bite to eat. It is a fast food cafe with good choices for drinks and food. I would recommend it if you want to have a quick and tasty bite and want to go about your day. read more

The Asian fusion is a chain restaurant but each had a warm and welcoming environment, it's good for groups and takes reservations.. The starters are portioned for 2-3 The mains curry is a good size but rice needs to be ordered separately They have deals throughout the week and on meals with sides so that can help with the cost The portions are full and filling The cocktails are great as well as the sodas and fruit juices I ordered the Laksa soup This is nice and filling with a variety of ingredients perhaps you may wish to order a side of rice to make a meal more filling.. read more

Banana Tree - Halal Near Me - London, XGL

All 3 entrees order were a miss. Meat are not tasty or it's too dried. Will not return. Appetizer papaya salad was mediocre.

Hovered between 3 and 4 stars. Pleasant surprise just around the corner from Queensway near Bayswater tube station. Sparse, minimalist 'asian' decor, and high quality food at a decent price. Menu clear indicates vegetarian options and distinguishes vegan, though that does end up revealing how few vegan options there actually are. I had the Nyona Sauce with Chashews stir fry (with Tofu), and Sweet Corn Cakes appetizer. The Stir-Fry was competent, though nothing special but the Sweet Corn Cakes were perfection - I should have just had three orders of that side for dinner. read more

Bland food and soulless environment. I went to this restaurant with a friend for lunch. This is a canteen style restaurant not dissimilar to Wagamama. I rather like the busy atmosphere and set up at Wagamama, but here it just didn't work. The restaurant itself felt fussy and crowded and it smelt slightly odd as if the cleaning staff had used too many chemicals to clean, or stagnant water. I ordered a meal that was basically Ramen, this was watery and did not have a lot of flavour, I think this is because they had used so many plain powdery noodles of which there were plenty, however this dish lacked pretty much anything else. It was reasonably cheap and the portion size was very large. However this does not make up for the quality. I would personally suggest that you avoid this restaurant as there are so many nicer alternatives in London. read more

I like it. Good prices, very consistent and service is usually good. Love the laksa!!! Might be a bit plastic and chainy for some, but you can always rely on the Banana tree! read more

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I had just finished up a very rewarding yoga experience at my gym and decided I needed a reward. What better way then with FOOD? I had walked by the Banana Tree Canteen several times and decided to give it a try after taking a gander at their menu outside. I opted for take out since I was in my sweaty yoga clothes (Yum!) but while waiting and looking around thought it would make for a good dinner or lunch spot as well. The gentleman that took my order was more than helpful and courteous, which goes a long way with us yanks missing the home where "the customer is always right". I got my food really quickly as well and was on my way! I ordered: Lamb Lettuce Wraps - Now if you've ever been to P.F. Changs in the states you know that I was expecting a bit of minced meat and too many lettuce cups to fill. I was pleasantly surprised when we opened the box to find (1) lettuce cup filled to the BRIM with wonderfully marinated Lamb pieces! This could have easily been a meal by itself. If you're sharing I'd suggest asking for a few more lettuce cups. . . Pad Thai with Chicken - Pad Thai is pretty standard but I can be picky considering I used to live in Thai Town (in L.A.), but this I enjoyed even more because the chicken was obviously white meat and was also grilled perfectly. Nice big chunks of chicken! (no mystery meat here!) Chargrilled Beef (I forgot the name) - This was heaven. It was one of the specials at the end of the menu, I'll make sure to update this after I go back, because I will be! All of the above was 22 pounds! It was more than enough food for two people and definitely made me feel rewarded after my yoga sesh. I will be going back to the Banana Tree! read more

Decent food. Smells awesomely fresh. Happy hour lasts till 7:30pm were mocktails are buy one get one free for approximately £5/6. Lychee mohito is lovely. read more

Banana Tree - Halal Near Me - London, XGL

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The best halal indo-Malay food in bayswater so far. I tried the chicken satay and beef rednange with steamed rice and I would recommend both. The rednang had a lot of beef pieces which is good for the price. read more

Banana Tree - Chicken satay - Halal Near Me - London, XGL

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The food arrived in a timely fashion. The lunch menu was disappointing, the Pad Thai is a little bland but if you have Soy sauce to hand you can get through it. The duck rolls were really good, so were the chicken dumplings. The restaurant itself was clean and the staff were helpful and attentive. read more

3 stars although there is nothing 'wrong' with this place - They have a great deal where you get a mixed platter of starters for an extra £2.95 with your main and my vegan friend was actually stuck for choice for once which is usually unheard of when you just wander into a place off the street. The staff are very friendly (if a little absent-minded when I was there), the prices are decent, the food is decent. There's just nothing that particularly warrants any more stars unfortunately. read more

I go here quite often since this is close by. The food is good and nothing much to scream about. The location is convenient and service is good. Please don't have the pho here and then blame the place since this place is not known for its pho. Their chargrilled chicken is good and so is the beef rendang. If you happen to be in a place where you are not very sure about where to eat and find a banana tree then do go in there. It would be a safe option. read more

Never never never again. Bland and icky. I'm being nice with the second star, for the friendly service.

We were visiting London and were looking for a restaurant with strict vegetarian options, and tasty, spicy food suited toward Indian taste. The spring roll appetizers were very tasty, and creative. There was an entirely separate vegetarian menu which was really diverse and interesting! My parents and cousins loved it as well. The atmosphere was fun and festive, and accommodated the 10 month old that was in our party too! Definitely would recommend this place! read more

We stayed at an air bnB in the area and found his place. It was amazing! I had the pho and it was the best I've ever had and my husband had the chicken skewers. So good! Highly recommend. read more

This place is rarely disappointing me, even after years going there... I find most of the dishes amazing. Today tried the Singapore noodles, that were less amazing but still 4 star good. Good choice of drinks. read more

Amazing experience Waiters are so nice too .. Chicken satay and shrimp soup were amazing , I recommend this restaurant to every one who wants to try Asian food read more

Nice atmosphere and good service. Tasty food, beautifully presented, though the options were limited compared to other restaurants of the same type. The prices weren't unreasonable, but still a bit high for the portions offered. The desserts menu was more impressive and the actual desserts tasted as good as they looked! Four stars for the overall experience. read more

Our first trip to London. We were staying in the neighborhood, and after a full day of Harry Pottering, came to Banana Tree after 10:00PM. Staff were incredibly helpful, friendly and engaging! We love Malaysian and most Asian cuisines, and we were not disappointed! Had green curry, crispy chicken sweet and sour, and chicken rendang -- fast, delicious, super fresh! Would highly recommend! read more

Great restaurant. The selection is terrific and diverse. We tried pho, lemongrass stir fry and chicken. The service was friendly and attentive and the atmosphere was lively. We'll definitely go there again. read more

Food is OK and the atmosphere will draw you in. I would have given 4 stars for the food. Unfortunately like many other London restaurants waiters are rude and cocky. Second time i went i thought i would get a gift voucher. The waiter asked me if i wanted a table. When he learned i wasnt there to eat he said he would get the metre'd for me. A few minutes later he still hadnt done anything. When finally Metre'd arrived he first laughed and then casually said he didnt have any and i should come back tomorrow. Instead i went down the street to Carluccio's and got my gift vouchers. Professional and friendly service! read more