Banana Leaf Chinese Buffet

Great seafood and quite any kind of huh from which they can think. really good buffet overall. good service, very courteous staff. would be 5 stars if there was some more variation in the seafood selection.

Went today for something to eat and it was ok. It seems that it was taken over by new management which was nice to actually see a manager about. However the food didn't seem to taste the same in the sense that it is the same on offer but it tasted worse than before. The Ribs which usually are nice were dry and not very tasty really. Other than that the staff were nice and I actually preferred the music choice now. Overall I would give it a 7 out of 10.

I have been going to the Banana Leaf for many years and have enjoyed it, normally rating 4 stars due to the quality of food, service and value. I have knocked a star off because some of the food seemed to have been left too long and was dried out, the fried rice and particularly the banana and pineapple balls. This was after 3:30 on an mid week afternoon before the teatime price hike, so this might explain it, but cheap side dishes like rice do not have to suffer. The service staff should be checking this. I should have told one of the two staff, but I was having one of those days were I just didn't want to comment. I still say if you have not already been, go, but maybe early afternoon or after 5pm.

Alright, so the value is there, but if youʻre looking for truly Chinese food and flavors, this probably isnʻt your place. I get theyʻre catering to the English palate and maybe many people in the area havenʻt had real Chinese food, so itʻs best to give this place the benefit of the doubt. If youʻre from out of town and have had Chinese food, even from a local chippy, then go with that. If youʻre just looking for some bulk to fill your tummy for cheap, then this will do.

Positives: polite staff and clean tables. Negatives: poor turn around of replenishing the food, I had soup but no prawn crackers. I went for duck but no pancakes. I got sweet and sour chicken and not one piece of chicken in the tray to scoop out. I thought to top it up with the nearest chicken which was salt and pepper chicken and it was extremely dry and hard. The veg in the source, carrots peppers and onions were rubberized. Fruit for dessert didn't look freshly prepared and cakes all very cheap, dry and tasteless. We visited at 6:30pm on a Saturday evening so would have expected better food at such time of day. Hopefully just an unlucky one off as in such prime location and was chosen as had good star value!