The Banana Tree specialises in food from southeast Asia, namely Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand etc. We decided to give it a go and went for dinner at their Soho branch.
Inside has exposed ceilings, stool type chairs and low hanging lights, reflecting the street-food/market style settings famed in the Indochina region which of course, wouldn't be complete without a container full of chopsticks in the middle. Overall, I liked the authenticity of it and casual atmosphere. We got there pretty early so there weren't many people, but it filled up quickly later.
Being a Friday night, we had to have an obligatory drik *ahem*. I went for the Dirty Thai Guy *double ahem*, one of their signature cocktails, whilst my friend had a Bellini. Both were nice, though the dirty thai guy was very strong !
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| Drinks: Bellini and Dirty Thai Guy |
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| Pork filo rolls |
Onto the mains, my friend ordered the chicken pho. It was ok, not the best, but definitely not the worst! I went for the mixed Laksa noodle soup. It was really good, nice and creamy from the coconut milk and a good amount of kick. The prawns too were really sweet and tender, not overdone at all. Unfortunately, near finishing, I saw what every diner dreads; a hair (not the same colour as mine). We told the waitress who looked as mortified as we, and she kindly offered another bowl of Laksa! Since it tasted so good (because of the hair or not), we gratefully accepted and ate mainly the meat and veg, but we were too stuffed to finish the noodles, even between us.
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| Mixed laksa noodle soup |
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| Chicken Pho |
Food = 7/10
Service = 8/10
Atmosphere = 7.5/10
Recommend? Yes
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