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Restaurant in Andheri (W)
Rated: Average
based on 17 reviews
Banana Leaf
Subhan Chs, Near Four Bungalows Market, Versova, Andheri (W), Mumbai
26289999, 26709999, 26289090
| Locality | Versova,Andheri (W) |
|---|---|
| Landmark | Near Four Bungalows Market |
| Place Type | Restaurant |
| Food Type | South Indian |
| Price |
  Moderate
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- Additional Information
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Kid friendly
Pure vegetarian
Credit cards accepted
Air conditioned
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first reviewed by deapubhi
- User Reviews (17)
Dec 18, 2008
Good Food, Pushy Waiters
More like a 3.5/5, I'd say. Now I am no expert in the nuances of authentic South Indian vegetarian food. What I know is that I like dosas and utthapams, so if they taste good to me, the place is going to score high on taste. Banana Leaf may be such place, where a pucca South Indian foodie might chide them for their commercialization of the forgotten recipes, but your general eating-out families continue to flock to this place in throngs on any day of the week. Be prepared to wait at least one hour for a table of 4 or more if you are eating during peak dinner hours.
Went in a large group and the waiter immediately started getting pushy about doing 2 idli dishes, 2 utthapam dishes, 2 dosas, etc. so we get a representative spread of their menu. While I appreciated the suggestion, he kept insisting even after I told him no many times. Ironically, he kept telling us that ordering one item per person would be too much food for the table, so when we cut some things out of our original order, he went back to suggesting other items we could tack on. WTF!? I didn't know if this guy was a used car salesman in his daytime job, or what, but he got progressively annoying until he finally left the table.
The food was enjoyable. We pretty much finished everything, ordering mostly safe bets. The stars were a Chettinadu Spicy Masala Dosa and the Pudina Paneer Dosa. All in all, would come back here for my South Indian vegetarian fixes, even if it meant swallowing large doses of salesmanship.
Nov 28, 2008
Nothing but an upmarket udipi!
Going by the food and service, Banana Leaf seems to be nothing but an upmarket udipi.
Our first visit few weeks back was on a saturday lunch time and we ordered appams to go with veg malabar curry, paneer gassi and buttermilk. While we enjoyed the veg malabar curry and appams the paneer gassi was like a forced north indian entry on a south indian banana leaf.
The buttermilk was spiced with ginger and green chillies masala which was not mentioned in the desciption of the menu so one expected plain buttermilk as the one which is spiced should be known as masala buttermilk.
The next visit happened last week when we were again passing by and just wanted to grab a bite. As my partner was fasting it was just me left to order and i decided to have just tomato rice and buttermilk. This time i asked for the buttermilk to be kept plain and not to be spiced which is how it came. I had also ordered for the tomato rice to be not spicy and was assured that it would be minimum spices that would be used but when i took the first bite it was hot and spicy! The tomato rice was full of small pieces of green chillies alongwith whole red chillies too despite the request and the assurance that it would come non-spicy.
We asked for the captain who had taken our order all the time sniffing and asking for tissues to wipe down the spicy flow of tears! After asking 4-5 people there was no sign of the captain and after 10 minutes or so we ultimately asked for the bill and that is when he appeared.
We left the place without eating and the only solace was that the captain agreed to waive off the bill when we told him the problem and showed him all the chillies in the tomato rice!
Never going there again...
Nov 07, 2008
Unsure
For a carnivore to a core, who was to a South Indian family born, I had mixed reactions to this place.
For one, I was told it was child friendly. But I did not find anything so dramatic when it came to child friendly utilities.
But that apart, I was boggled by the variety they offered. We were a party of 15 and decided to sample as many of their offerings as is possible. So we ordered for a kanchipuram idli, which was nice. I loved the rasam which was a tad spicy but had the right tanginess to it.
The neer dosa was good and so was the semiya, something that is cooked at most Mangalorean houses. So no novelty there for me.
The paneer gassi was a creation in confusion though. I wish they had offered something more authentically close to gassi.
Besides this, we also ordered bondas, the South Indian equivalent of a vada, but it was tasteless.
The medu vada though is highly recommended. Do try this for sure. Ditto for the paneer spinach dosa.
Oct 19, 2008
South Indian food in good ambience"
Good ambience, well located, valet service, above average food taste, great variety, reasonable prices.
Poor service, Slow and unattentive, unreasonable waiting time,
food-unlike south indian food the dal is sweetened, youghurt rice is sweetened, the promise of a chettinaad meal on banana leaf remains unfulfilled.
worth a try
Oct 12, 2008
rasam ........yummm
chic south indian place..... sounds weird na.... well ..... we were pleasantly surprised ...... the rasam was mouth watering..... a perfect blend of spices and tomatoes....
idli came next.... BIG ones though..... try and share the items so that u can taste more of it:)
tad overpriced..... but wont mind..... a must try for all sout indian foodies,,,,,,,,,,,,