The Banana Leaf - Croydon Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "It is located just 15min walking from East Croydon Station."
• "Free parking for 1 hour just at the door - about 5 spaces."
• "A good South Indian restaurant in East Croydon and easily accessible."

Cons:

• "The road it is on has seen better days no doubt."

Service

Pros:

• "Amazing food, wonderful service and a relaxed atmosphere."
• "Thank you Mr. Chandran for the top class service and a great dining experience."
• "The service was good and quick."
• "Service is super friendly and the chef is lovely."
• "The customer service was excellent really helpful and accommodating well seasoned."
• "The service was great, and staff friendly."
• "Mr. Chandran was a really warm host and very polite."

Cons:

• "I won't go back and don't understand the good reviews."
• "The guy on a front desk was struggling with basic English- not very well managed."
• "Had to wait for more than 1 hour for the main courses."
• "Never going back ever again, we waited 25 minutes to get a drink, and after 2 hours, the main meal still hadn't arrived."
• "Service very slow on evening we went."
• "Trying to get a waiter's attention was ridiculously difficult."
• "The service was really slow which wasn't acceptable with only 8 people dining."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The vadas are crispy, the dosas are enormous, the coconut chutney adds a nice bit of heat and the chilli paneer was delicious."
• "This is one of the TRUE Authentic Indian taste restaurant out there in Croydon."
• "Fish curry is outstanding can feel that authentic flavour."
• "Everything was very flavoursome and the meat quality was great."
• "Perfect dosas and idlis!"
• "Most delicious saag paneer we've ever had."
• "My daughter enjoyed soft succulent paneer and chicken chettinad had the actual authentic flavors."

Cons:

• "Very expensive but not worth it."
• "Sambar tastes like yellow dal. Does not taste like sambar at all."
• "The pooris were not fluffy and had too much oil."
• "Tries to do work on the Indian curry house template, which doesn't say much for a authentic experience."
• "They were all badly cooked and after coming home my Son and my daughter both started to Vomit and been sick for almost a week now."
• "The south Indian Masala Dosai tasted like a North Indian dish."
• "The food was generally ok, however the food hygiene rating is low and is not displayed in the window."