Banana Tree Canteen
412-416 St John Street
EC1V 4NJ
Date of Last Visit: Saturday, May 16th
The Victim: Me
The Damage: £15ish
The Background: I was in need of a quick lunch. I always walk by The Banana Tree and it's always got a good crowd in it, so I thought I would give it a shot.
The Entrance: Whoever designed the entrance is not claustrophobic. Seriously, there is absolutely no space between the door and the host stand. I wasn't quite sure where to put myself. Luckily, I was seated quickly before I fainted.
The Service: Fine. Nothing exciting. I was waited on two servers and they were both polite and nice.
The Starter: I started out with some sort of prawns. Fried. Rubbery. Bland. Tasteless. And despite the red flakes in the dipping sauce, there was no kick. No kick at all. Next?
The Main: I really should have written the name down. It was noodles of some sort. With chicken. They were rubbery. Bland. Tasteless. Are you sensing a theme to my review here?
The Weird Part: I'm not quite sure how to classify this restaurant. It was a bit Thai and a bit Malaysian and God knows what else. So I'm throwing it into my other Asian category.
The Verdict: Skip it. Blah.
2 comments
Totally agree – I went here awhile ago and forgot about it until now! I found the food here to be totally disappointing and the whole place seems to be coming from the London circa 2000 school – e.g. looks nice but is bland and unauthentic in a chain ‘lets make money but we dont know what we’re doing’ way. SaSa Sushi a few doors up is a much safer bet. I think all the people are drawn in by the nice big windows…
If you ever go back, I recommend the laksa, the best one I have found in London to date. Rest of the food wasn’t great but the laksa makes me want to go back again and again!
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