Banyan Bar & Kitchen Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was great."
• "Can’t beat a decent club sandwich and that’s exactly what I got! Filled to the brim and very tasty indeed."
• "The chicken schnitzel was absolutely gorgeous, cooked to perfection."
• "Had a lovely 3 course meal, crispy kingprawn rolls, followed by firecracker chicken salad."
• "The food here is simply outstanding."
• "Food was amazing. Thai Curry was fantastic and chicken skewers!"
• "The portion sizes are amazing, the food tasted incredible."
• "Steak was perfect and lovely sticky toffee pudding."

Cons:

• "Only 4 out of 5 as it was pricey, 2 of us for lunch came to £88."
• "Mine did not taste authentic."
• "Pre-booked table for 4. Had to wait 45 minutes for a second round of drinks, an hour and a half for food order to come."
• "Waiting 40 minutes for the food when the place was quiet and the chips arrived cold."
• "The mocktail was ridiculously sweet. The worst food ever."
• "Starter was lovely but main average. Was meant to have salsa on but was just the smallest bit of tomato. Quite dry and a bit tasteless."
• "Food is ok, but you're basically paying for the atmosphere."
• "Shocking.. well over priced, the staff keep coming to your table asking if everything is ok whilst you're eating your average meal."

Service

Pros:

• "Really friendly staff working hard too."
• "The service was really quick."
• "Service was spot on too, the server was extremely polite and friendly."
• "Greeted by friendly polite staff."
• "Staff were excellent. Quickly shown our seats by the girl at front of house."
• "Staff were really welcoming and helpful."
• "Really beautiful interior as well and friendly waiters who were very attentive."
• "Great place to meet on match days or entertaining business guests."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately, this restaurant has lost a star due to having to go looking for the waiter to pay our bill."
• "Pre-booked table for 4. Had to wait 45 minutes for a second round of drinks, an hour and a half for food order to come."
• "Service was shocking, no one took notice of us."
• "Waited for minutes on my seat, but the waitress never threw a glimpse."
• "Atmosphere was ecstatic mate reminded of sinners back in the day! Love that from the banyan quality stuff mate happy days mate aright mate I’ll be back soon mate love ya mate hope your kids are well mate."
• "We were invited on the opening day. Stunning bar and great service."
• "Service did not meet our expectation. Our food was taken to another table before being redirected to us."
• "Second time been to this restaurant, first time lovely this time awful."

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "The inside had a great decor too."
• "The vibes are amazing, they have some nice booths you can sit in, a disco ball that isn’t too bright, and even some good funky lighting."
• "The atmosphere was also good."
• "Beautiful on the inside and has an amazing view looking out into Newcastle city centre."
• "Great vibes here for 2 for 1 Cocktails and food."
• "Brilliant music, great cocktails, and delicious food."
• "Nice big space for mates and couples. Done out in a trendy style - flowers, dark colors, neon lighting."
• "The interior is absolutely stunning and is matched by high-quality food and drinks."

Cons:

• "Very noisy as a large group of lads in."
• "Food on menu looked basic pub grub at a high price."
• "Went for brunch. No coffee available."
• "Nice meal ....and cocktails on at 2 for 1. Had trouble pre-booking on the website."
• "Disappointing birthday lunch. We went for lunch for a friend's birthday last Saturday."
• "We were invited on the opening day. Stunning bar and great service."
• "Not family-friendly. Called in on a Sunday morning 24/11/19."
• "The restaurant was clearly empty with many empty booths."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Standard price for central Newcastle but the food was great."
• "Lovely food, great prices, atmosphere was also good."
• "The food here is simply outstanding."
• "Food is amazing, really good variety, reasonable prices (~£25 for 3 courses for what I ordered)."
• "Very reasonable price and Sunday lunch deals for two courses."
• "Had food twice once on Saturday for lunch could not fault either meal it was so good we went back on Sunday."
• "Excellent place to celebrate with relaxed atmosphere and great service."
• "The food is exceptional. The drinks are too delicious. They don't skimp on the alcohol Pina colada is my favorite."

Cons:

• "Only 4 out of 5 as it was pricey, 2 of us for lunch came to £88."
• "Service was shocking, no one took notice of us, asked how the food was, and they got our order wrong."
• "Waitresses did not know what they were doing or serving and it was very overpriced- £9 for 1 dry duck bao bun is a joke."
• "Bottomless brunch is £30pp for 1.5 hours, well below market average for bottomless brunch (£20pp for 2 hours)."
• "Could do with better menu as the food served is a little overpriced for what it is and portion sizes."
• "Shocking.. well overpriced, the staff keep coming to your table asking if everything is ok whilst you're eating your average meal."
• "The staff keep coming to your table asking if everything is ok whilst you're eating your average meal."
• "Cocktails good but are expensive even on 2 4 1."