Banana Tree Chelmsford Reviews Summary

Food Selection and Quality

Pros:

• "The variety of dishes they offered was impressive, and each one was a delightful fusion of flavors and textures."
• "Food tasted fresh and hot, which was a good sign because we got to enjoy it more."
• "I haven't had the main dish as yet but am really impressed with the service as well as the quality of food."
• "I have been eating out at this place for a good part of 5+ years. Food has always been its strong point."
• "Absolutely lovely food. The char-grilled beef was perfectly cooked."
• "The food is absolutely delicious to the smallest detail. Each item contributes to its tastiness."
• "Enjoyed a delicious meal about a week ago. Banana tree is one of our favorites when visiting Chelmsford."
• "Great food! We ordered the papaya salad (would recommend it!) and the sweetcorn fritters for starters followed by chargrilled duck and Indonesian rice, which was amazing!"

Cons:

• "For dessert, I got the chocolate fondant with coconut ice cream which tasted gorgeous but the fondant could have been warmer and runnier; it felt a bit stiff."
• "Food good value and tasty. Only small criticism was too much soy with the chicken dumplings."
• "The only con I would say is that their tofu portions have been on a downward slide besides the higher drinks price point."
• "The name of this restaurant has changed to turquoise, its now a Turkish restaurant."
• "Poor quality of food. Have ordered take away many times blackened noodles which came with 2 corn fritter balls and special crackers with black seeds - now corn fritters excluded and cheap horrible prawn crackers."
• "The woman (Romanian) who served me today (Thursday late lunch) was terrific. Positive, bubbly energy and great eye contact. Attentive & her aura simply captivating."
• "The Legendary Rendang Beef: The menu states this has been slow cooked for 4 hours and it shows. The beef just so tender and almost fell apart as you tucked in."
• "Taste of other half’s meal (The Legendary Rendang) wasn’t flavourful, whereas mine crispy chicken mango and lime was much better."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Moreover, the service at Banana Tree was exceptional. The staff was attentive, friendly, and knowledgeable about the menu."
• "Everything was 10/10. Saving the best for the last was the service, I was shown options and deals that was very cost effective."
• "Amazing experience, really enjoyed the food and Liviu who served us was super friendly and so helpful with understanding everything about the dishes they had available."
• "I haven't had the main dish as yet but am really impressed with the service."
• "Service by Daisy was really lovely, very bubbly and friendly also very welcoming."
• "We come here now and then but are never disappointed with the experience and food. Love coming here every time and always welcomed with smiles from entry to finish."
• "Absolutely lovely food. The char-grilled beef was perfectly cooked. Even the Vietnamese coffee was perfect, it had the right amount of coffee and sweetness. Service was super friendly and very attentive."
• "Daisy was amazing with her service. She was very attentive in understanding my requests and was extremely responsive as well as pleasant in her demeanor."

Cons:

• "Just popped in to collect a takeaway. Never again. £16 for this and then I said could you pop some prawn crackers in to take away please (free if you sit in and order any food ). £3.50 extra."
• "Our first venture out into the semi-free world took us to Banana Tree Chelmsford who clearly had it all together with observing the latest COVID guidelines."
• "Popped in here for some lunch today with a friend and our 7 month olds. I’d been here a few years ago and loved it but today was just next level."
• "We had good & professional service from our host - Liviu, who was pleasant & gave us all the required attention. Meals were served promptly, in adequate portions & every bite was delicious too."
• "I have just had the bottomless brunch with a group of friends. The food was decent and the drinks were lovely. But most of all the service from Liviu was absolutely excellent, would recommend for his service alone."
• "We had a lovely time here... food was amazing and the staff was really nice.. this is the second time we have been here, and it definitely won't be the last."
• "Just went to Banana tree with some friends. Amazing service and great food. Pete was the waiter and he was absolutely brilliant. Really friendly and helpful."
• "I took my wife and our young daughter (2 years old) for dinner today, and I’ve got to say the food was the usual great standard, but the service provided by Andreea our hostess was fantastic."