The Banyan Tree Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Men who served me meals was professional and very kind and attentive."
• "All waiters and waitresses were attentive."
• "The staff are Amazing and I was impressed with the service 10/10 all the way ..."
• "Good service good food and fantastic host."
• "The staff were helpful when asking about the menu"
• "The service throughout was very attentive and we were asked for drinks at appropriate intervals without us having to look for a waiter."
• "Staff are incredibly friendly and professional."

Cons:

• "Had to wait 20 minutes for a table and when we finally sat down the rest of the room was empty."
• "We was there for over an hour yet they couldn’t deliver the food."
• "Once we finished our food we had to wait 35 minutes to get the bill."
• "Service was just okay – nothing particularly outstanding"
• "Staff were rude and everyone was unhappy with their meal."
• "Service pushing drinks a little hard."
• "Then took order which wasn’t deliver even on time."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "amazing dishes and probably one of the best lamb chops I've had as starters."
• "Some dishes like Mysore Chilli Chicken, Lacha Paratha and Paneer Reshmi cannot be found at most other restaurants"
• "The food is absolutely delicious."
• "Each dish was bursting with individual flavour."
• "The food was DELICIOUS!!"
• "The food was served quickly, was delicious"
• "The food was sooo deliciously fresh and tasty with a decent menu that caters well for veggies too!"

Cons:

• "The Bombay aloo was tinned potato’s in some kind of sauce."
• "Biriyani would have been made better."
• "Bland.. Plain. More substance from a supermarket microwavable meal."
• "Food quality was barely ok, the taste was not great, just like any cheap takeaway but with doubled prices."
• "honestly so disappointing and massively overpriced."
• "The prawns where cheap frozen from a supermarket in a spicy sauce withe a few peppers and onions thrown in."
• "Most of the dishes came out almost puréed."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "It's clean, nicely decorated, relaxing, welcoming."
• "With the lack of restaurants offering good quality food in Peterborough, I can honestly say that Banyan Tree is one of the few that actually provid great quality food with an absolutely beautiful vintage Indian atmosphere!"
• "Very warm pleasant atmosphere with excellent hosting skills."
• "Definitely a great place to go to."
• "The other great thing about this restaurant is that it has a nice bar area. To chill and relax before you dine."
• "The ambiance is lovely. Along with 90s Bollywood music in the background it gets the feeling of being in India."
• "The place interior decor is combined between European and Far East (India) and works well."

Cons:

• "The decor and ambiance were rather average, lacking that special something"
• "Atmosphere was more modern than the Bombay Brasserie, and had a more authentic food feel."
• "The real of the restaurant was lively the front quieter but a little cold and lacking atmosphere."
• "It is a bit cold, but this is true for whole England, so just be prepared."
• "This place may be good for small groups but not for big ones as the staff is quite unwelcoming and there is no orderliness in the arrangements."
• "Visited today after a long time for a get-together with friends and families. It was a pre-booked event. The ambience looked like we were tucked into a corner of the place."
• "A little spoilt with a rowdy birthday celebration - very rude chanting."

Value

Pros:

• "All at very reasonable price."
• "we found it was reasonably priced for the quality and standard of service and the food presented"
• "Such an exhilaration experience and friendly to the pocket too."
• "Highly recommended place to go to surprise someone or even to eat by yourself."
• "affordable prices."
• "With the lunch special menu we found it great value for money also."
• "Good quality, reasonable price."

Cons:

• "slightly overpriced for what was offered."
• "honestly so disappointing and massively overpriced."
• "Drinks were expensive also"
• "Ordered a curry quite hungry and the portions are tiny."
• "The prices too, looked reasonable first."
• "A bit overpriced."
• "Only 2 reasons I'm not giving it 5 stars are, the menu is too big and hard to choose from and slightly over priced!"