Banana Leaf Thai Cuisine

06/10/09

Good food, bad manager

by Annathomas at Citysearch

I've been going to Banana Leaf for a couple years now and I really love them.

the food is fantastic, but we were quite disappointed.

I went to this restaurant Tuesday 9th, and I was really up sad with one guy

I think he is a manager of the restaurant. My kids was crying and he asked me not to let

my kids cry in the restaurant. I can't stop them in that moment because they are kids.

I just want to let you guy know that I like the food, I like the service

but i don't like the people talk be hide me the same as that short, dark, and

not friendly guy. And I won't come back to that restaurant any more- as long as he

still working there. very disappointed. I wrote a note for the owner

I believe that the owner should tell him to change the way he did to the customer.

09/05/07

Everything is Too Sweet

by gandakris at Citysearch

After I moved to Dallas for college, I thought I would try Banana Leaf, since it was nearby my school and supposedly it was the #1 Thai restaurant in Dallas. My boyfriend and I ordered the cream cheese rolls for appetizer. These are supposed to taste like salty cream cheese, but it tasted as if they had added some kind of sweet chutney or something into the filling. For entree, I ordered the Massaman Curry. Though this curry is supposed to be a little on the sweet side, their version was entirely too sweet. Being Thai, I can be a little picky, but atleast I know what authentic Thai cuisine is. I have been eating it my entire life. I know there are people who judge restaurants depending on how they make Pad Thai and all, but it is the most Americanized Thai dish. I rarely see anyone eating Pad Thai in Thailand unless they are foreigners. Most of the Thai restaurants in Dallas are Americanized anyway, but I think Tamarind Thai Cuisine in Plano is one of the few authentic Thai restaurants in the area. Thai Samba (formerly Tuppee Tong) and Nandina were also good restaurants until they changed management/ownership.

• Pros: decor
• Cons: dishes are too sweet, small restaurant (fewer tables)

07/21/07

4 Stars service 2 stars food

by samprst at Citysearch

This place is way over-rated. The price is a little on the high side. I would say most of the food flavor has Chinese influence. Fish cake is very greasy, and a little crispy. Pad Thai is average. For the curry you still can see chunk of coconut milk in it. I have to say the owner is very professional and provides a personal touch to the customer. It hard to find Thai restaurant that have this type of service.

• Pros: Service
• Cons: Food

06/05/07

Too expensive for what you get.

by kattail at Citysearch

My best friend and I discovered this place about 2 years ago, and we would go there once a month, until one time this last January we went and ordered the same food as always. Only to find the bill about $10 over what we usually spend. When we took a closer look at the menu. I found my chicken dish is has gone up by $3 and my friends dish had gone up from $11.99 to $15.99 we were very ticked off. I would understand $0.75 cent to a $1 increase especially for a lowkey place like this is reasonable. But when the price increases by %30 or so over night that's just plain rip off.

• Pros: good food.
• Cons: Inconsistant service and food. Too expensive for the food and setup.

09/16/06

People have overated Banana Leaf

by ejan888 at Citysearch

After reading all those positive reviews about Banana Leaf Thai Cusine Restaurant. We decided to try it out.

We ordered fish cake ($5.99), pad tai ($11.99), and the special of the night, crispy duck in the green curry ($18.99). We thought fish cake and pad tai are the signature dishes of Thai cusine. If these 2 dishes are great, then we are sure Banana leaf is really an authentic Thai restuarant.

The conclusion, fish cake is so-so, very greasy. Pad Tai, ... very dissapointed, too sweet and salty. The crispy duck in green curry was okay, and not worth the price at all.

Banana Leaf is indeed over-rated. We personally don't like it very much. And won't recommend it to anyone.