Apollo Banana Leaf in Wandsworth

Great value BYO curry house in Tooting. BYO places are becoming more of a rarity in this area, so it was great to find somewhere still offering it. Yes, the decor is old fashioned, but you don't come here looking for good decor, you come here for a delicious feast and that's what we got. Lovely flavours, decent portion sizes and excellent value. Can't go wrong!

Another place in Tooting where you can get really nice Tamil food. The price is slightly better than other Tamil restaurants in Tooting with perhaps better atmosphere. Mutton Kothu is so nice here and the normal Mutton Curry. It’s also BYOB and they provide glasses but not mixers but still staff are very accommodating and friendly. Must Try

Recommended by my hairdresser for a great dhall. Got there early, greeted warmly and given plenty of time to think. BYO allowed but alcohol available. Best onion bhaji. Dry and delicious. Ordered 3 veggie sides and pilau (excellent) . Loved it all and took a bit home for lunch. Old school decor and fantastic waiters. Marvellous

Recently visited Apollo banana leaf it was very pleasing environment inside the restaurant. The menu consists of all my favourite srilankan dishes chicken 65, kothu rotti, fried rice and briyani. It was so delicious and aromati. I would love to visit again. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

Loved this spot. Don’t come here without tucking into some fish curries

5th time coming here, speedy friendly service with a really laidback atmosphere and you won’t get nicer food anywhere in south london for the price - mutton roll and deviled chicken are a must

Delicious, freshly prepared food. Really rate the stringhopper fry, the spicy masala dosa and the aubergine curry

This is a must try! The food is absolutely delicious. We've eaten in which has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, and also takeaway. It's so good and you should try their recommended dishes from something different from a regular curry house. The devil mutton, kathdu, stringhopper fry and cashew padkora are highlights

It’s just great. About to order my 60th meal from them without hesitation

What a lovely lovely place. Food so tasty and a menu you can explore with confidence. Highly recommend.

Having just returned from Sri Lanka I was craving a proper Chicken Kothu. I found it here with some amazing samosas and tasty treats. Definitely worth a visit. I'll be back.

Arrived exactly on time. Very smiley driver. Wonderful food

Authentic food, only distraction is slightly trippy decor. Food is generous with portion sizes but also taste and care that went into preparing it. Staff are friendly and happy to help you make right (heat) choice. Great value plus own alcohol allowed without bottle charge. Highly recommend 👌

Staff were so rude, while we are eating, they told us that the table were reserved and asked us to leave

Still the best curry in town! And BYOG too!

The best tasting curries at an extremely good value I've had for a while, unpretention restaurant with a great selection of dishes. Friendly helpful staff, swift service and a great experience all round that I will not forget. Thank you.

Food taste was good but the packaging was not as the gravy leaked

Not bad Sri Lankan. Needs to have basic strings on the menu. Mutton rolls and fish cutlets were excellent. Currys were not bad but seemed all have the same base sauce

Came here on a quiet Saturday evening. Service was slow and the communication was poor. The food was not the best presented (so much so that I forgot to take photos), but tasted okay. The quality was low though, as you could tell the oil they used was well-used. The prices are reasonable though. Overall needs improvement, maybe we went on a bad day.

Great food, amazing flavours and very authentic. Wonderful service and BYOB!

The food was tasty, but the delivery was terrible. Three of the containers had spilled sauce, one of them all of its sauce. The rice container had a lot of the sauces running into it...a mess.

Absolutely brilliant experience. We were recommended ABL by many different friends and it did not disappoint. The staff were very friendly, flexible and good fun, with great communication both before and during the meal. The food was exceptional - delicious with something for everyone, and lots to go around. We were a large group of 25 however there were other smaller groups and a lot of people have dates there - they have two rooms and split groups up well to ensure everyone gets the atmosphere they’re looking for. Great takeaway too! Thank you Kumar & team - we will be back!

Awful experience. This was my second visit to the restaurant, we decided to come for a mid week meal as the restaurant had advertised “up to 50% off” all over their website and Instagram. See photos. My mutton roll start arrived and I cut into it to find a large HAIR baked into it. I politely notified the waiter, who picked the roll up off my plate with his hands and took it away, zero apology. I was brought a new roll, again no apology for the hair. The bill came at the end of the meal, not only was the mutton roll not deducted from the bill, there was also no discount. We asked about this only to be told that they were not doing any promotion?? Even if this was the case, their website also states that they offer 15% off sun-thurs 17.30-22:30. But nothing was deducted, So why is it all over their Instagram and website?!? Terrible and unhygienic experience, will not be returning.

The way their staff treated my partner was unacceptable. We came with 15 friends to have a nice meal. From the very beginning we felt rushed. The food was ok, nothing special and not too hot but the worst was the staff behaviour. My partner's fish arrived burned and we wanted to exchange it for sth else and the waiter became super rude and treated my partner without respect. They took the fish away and left my partner with no food, no one offered a new fish or a different dish or even an apology!! How disrespectful. We all couldn't wait to leave that place as it was extremely noisy and we didn't feel welcome. I won't come back!

Rude, inattentive, pretentious service. Worthless food, £9.79 for the “fish fry”???? A burnt one slice of tilapia ( which actually tasted like coal). Avoid this place at all cost. Btw, I have not left the place at the time of this review, so I might get worse.

Kumar was incredible! Was a very lovely evening. Food was incredible and the staff made it extra special!! Would recommend to anyone looking for some good food

Had my wedding meal here. Unbelievable food, excellent service and the best night all round! My wife left me last week but I can't take that away from the restaurant. Would highly recommend!

I went there in December, really liked the food & BYOB, Food was great!😋

Great food and service. King prawn butterfly and mutton korma were amazing. Will be back.

The service was nice and the food was ok. Unfortunately everything was very oily. I will give it another go and change to 5 stars if it was a one time heavy hand with oil ;) On other visits food was perfect so I do recommend it!

My all time favourite curry restaurant. I love it with all my heart xx

Excellent food and service. This may not be the prettiest or trendiest restaurant in south London. But food is tasty and reasonably priced

Absolutely amazing. Dry chilli paneer and aubergine curry is a must to try. And garlic pakora, of course.

I can’t speak highly enough of ABL - it is as good a Sri Lankan cuisine you will find anywhere in Europe. Incredibly authentic and excellent value.

The food was badly packaged and half of it came out in the bag and was wasted! Very annoyed!

I love coming here, it’s classic Tooting eatery and their Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi is as delicious as it was 10 years ago! There’s a reason this restaurant has survived this many years, and it’s definitely up there amongst the best curry houses in the area. From the outside you may be a bit unsure as the decor hasn’t changed in a while and it’s not trendy looking, but definitely try it if you want a friendly, casual place with tasty food. They also have crazy 30% discounts part of the week so it’s really affordable.

Delicious chicken ceylon curry dish. Experience almost ruined by the Karen nextdoor complaining about her crab curry nearly getting on her dress.

Went for dinner with my friends on a Sunday, the atmosphere is calm and unpretentious. The workers appear to be the owners so the service is personal, detailed and friendly. We had dosas and a few Curries all delicious 😋. The music was tasteful not too loud or distracting. The aubergine curry with parota is a must! As well as the dosas. We loved that there's 30% off dining in on some evenings. Absolutely recommend! The value and quality is unmatched.

Great food and service. 30% off between Sunday and Thursday. Loved it.

Average food quality. Was expecting more innovative food because recommendation came from a respected restaurant owner and head chef, however, it failed to deliver. The doss was the best dish we had.

Loved our dinner here tonight. Highlights were the incredible onion bahji and the saag mutton curry.

Packaging is just too poor for delivery on motor bike, everything spilled again even though I had asked for it to be bagged separately

Wasn’t expecting much when I came here but wow! Wow wow! So different to your normal curry house. Food was wholesome and homemade feel, clearly family run place which I love. 10/10

Amazing food, the dosas are a reason to come alone but they have a great selection of curries - some traditional Sri Lankan but also the tikka masala English favourite. Service has improved and we were served swiftly and easy to get the bill at the end as well. Will be back for a flavour sensation!

What a delightful restaurant. Service was extremely friendly. Prices are great, especially in the week. Food was absolutely delicious. I need to come back and try even more stuff. The menu is full of tempting things to try

The Ceylon chicken curry is one of the best curries I’ve ever had, and I’ve travelled around Sri Lanka and India. Fantastic prices, a firm favourite in my household!

ちゃんと辛くて味の出てるカレーでした。お店で人気のカニカレー(Crab curry)は旨みが出てて美味しかったです。ナスカレー(Aubergine curry)はちょっとクリームが強めですがイギリスならではなのかもしれません。辛いの苦手な人にはおすすめです。Deviled Muttonは辛くてスパイスが効いていてすごく美味しかったです。ビールに合います。お店はBYOB(自分の好きなお酒の持ち込みOK)でした。スリランカ料理が気になるならおすすめです。 ちなみに日曜から木曜のディナー(テイクアウトではない)は3割引きでめっちゃお得です。おしゃれなお店とは言えませんが、リラックスできて友達や家族でワイワイできます。

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Went for a dinner with 5 people. The food was absolutely divine, and came promptly with great service. Highly reccomend this place especially with its BYOB policy, I'll certainly be coming back!

Spicy - you’ve really gotta like onions lol

The ceylon mutton curry was very good. The coconut rice, the vegetable rolls are not bad. The fried squid contains mostly onions and spices instead of squid. The fried fish is not one fish steak but a plate of small fish, not fresh at all. Overall, you should stick to meat curry. However, we worried a lot about the hygiene since the server, or the owner, sneezed and cleared his throat a lot during our visit. He charged us 10 percent service charge even though all he did was to take the order, and put the food on the table. We will definitely not come back.

My FAVOURITE curry place in Tooting! Love the Sri Lankan flavours, BYOB and nice staff! Everytime we are greeted with a friendly face. Deffo recommend! Prawn Puri and chicken jalfrezi are INSANE!!

Loved their fish curry and prawn curry

Best Sri Lankan food in SW London

Incredible food, delivered early.

Best in S London, you can find cheaper but you wont find better the premium is well worth it

Very friendly staff, good range of sweet tasting curries

As ever the food was spot on , the Apollo maybe a few quid dearer than other restaurants but that's the premium for better quality better tasting food, I never get my curry anywhere else.

You won’t be disappointed… best curry in London!?!?

Great food, fast service. Catered for 20 people and it was awesome

Great local Sri Lankan/South Indian food in Tooting. The restaurant itself is quite basic but the food is good and the service is friendly. Our waiter gave us some good suggestions and between the four of us, we shared the mutton rolls, fish cutlet, chicken pakoda, butterfly prawn (great), mutton kothu (good), chicken ceylon (fave), lamb rogan (really good) and saag aloo with side of pilau rice.

Always superb. Especially the aubergine curry - deep fried first then curried. Licensed/ BYOB

I can not rave about this place anymore! The food is spectacular, atmosphere great and staff polite and attentive. To start we had a couple of mutton rolls and Paratha. A beautiful combo that got the meal off to a great start. They were accompanied by a lovely bottle of red purchased at the wine merchant across the road. I’m a sucker for a Dosa and my god Apollo delivered the lamb dosa was something out of heaven. My partner in crime decided upon the Mutton curry which had a delightful wet sauce which complemented the moist mutton perfectly. As for side dishes there was a portion of rice. Again the dish perfectly executed and mopped up all them juices perfectly yum! Can honestly say one the best curries in London. Would recommend to anyone

Quiet Sunday lunch that's hit the spot once again. A hidden gem of a place. Went back again. Lingam accommodated us even though he was short of staff. Food was brilliant as always. Left absolutely stuffed and satisfied. Thanks guys.

Apollo banana nunca decepciona. Pedimos para llevar y la comida estuvo lista muy rápido. Comida muy rica y picante. Tienen descuento del NHS.

Excellent food! Expect spice, coconuts and lots of flavour. It's a BYOB or buy there. If you're visiting on a Friday or Saturday make sure you book as it gets very busy. The mutton rolls are amazing.

Forgot our order, so took over an hour to get served. One of the waiters was quite impolite. The other was quite friendly and apologised for him however.

We had different meals for six people two of whom come from curry countries and all agreed it was of good quality and tasted V Good , will be ordering from here again, being British I found my CTM could have been milder but still V tasty.

This was my first ever time in a Sri Lankan restaurant and I liked it. We decided to go there for a friend's birthday dinner on what turned out to be a very busy Saturday night, so the atmosphere was very lively due to big group tables of people. After studying the menú beforehand I decided to go for the mutton rolls as a starter, and I went for 3 of them...but 2 of them would of been plenty! I very much enjoyed the crispy breadcrumb exterior of these mutton filled pancakes! The meat inside was tasty and they were nice and filling! For my main I decided to have the mutton string hopper fry which is fried shredded noodles cooked with vegetables, spices and mutton. I found it to be nice, albeit a bit dry but the flavours, spices and kick of chili heat was there, a nice dish! I've decided to give it 4 stars as we waited nearly an hour and a half for our food! I know it was ridiculously busy but from what I could see the food is quite easy to knock up and send out...maybe their menú is a bit too big considering they have an Indian menú also. Friendly and patient staff! Worth a visit if you enjoy your Sri Lankan food and value for money.

Excellent Sri Lankan food. I’ve been coming here for the best part of 20 years. Nothing much has changed - thankfully- including the legendary decor. Outstanding value, and no corkage charge, although the rice portions are now weirdly expensive.

Cracking establishment. The staff were really helpful in choosing dishes. The dosas were on a different level. (Masala with lamb probs the highlight) They were accompanied by king prawn butterfly cooked to perfection. We then opted for the mutton curry which was unbelievable and not too hot. I chose the fried squid which was great a tad too hot for me. That’s the only thing everthing is pretty spicy! However, one the best curries I’ve had in london. Been a couple of times never disappoint and will be coming back. Great value for money far better than many more expensive curry houses

Posto iper consigliato! Cibo ottimo e tradizionale!

The curry is honestly delicious! So full of flavour . Friendly staff. A wonderful experience.

Food quality excellent We visited Monday 29 August (bank holiday ) and while arriving late for lunch we felt that they were keen to get everyone out by the 3.00pm closing time

LOVE this restaurant, absolute hidden gem! I order from here regularly! The cauliflower pakora is amazing 👌🏽 as is all the food!

I get so excited about me next Apollo Banana Leaf. Their deliveries really got me through lock down. We went a good few years ago and ordered several meat dishes. Even as a meat eater, I can say that I would 100% go for their veggie dishes every time. So flavourful and delicious. Our go to’s are… Aubergine curry, vegetable kothu, paneer tikka masala, prawn puree, with a fluffy parotta. Highly recommend their (super speedy) deliveries and their BYOB dine in option!

Superb Tamil place. It's BYOB, OR you can get a small range of lagers and wine, at very reasonable prices inside, so feel free to load up at the Sainsbury's at Tooting Broadway (why they don't have a chilled booze section...?) Good selection of starters, main courses, all full to the brim for less than £25 a head including service. Highlights for me Mutton Rolls, Chicken 65 and Dosai filled with potatoes. Delicious.

Amazing food! Authentic curry and BYOB 👌🏽

Top restaurant in Tooting Broadway. Great service, always with a smile and a BYOB rule which makes the prices very reasonable and super portions too. Highly recommend CHECKEN MASALA DOSA, delicious, but do ask for it to be crispy.

Nice food but I can't in good faith endorse a portion of rice for over £5... The prices have increased substantially since the photos above were taken. Theres plenty of better value options in tooting.

Wouldn't recommend by my experience

It doesn’t exist a better place in town to eat prawn puree! I come here very often for more than a year now and they are just amazing! Food comes very fast and its always extremely delicious!

We came back after the pandemic now knowing if this restaurant would have changed. No. Still excellent food. We loved the aubergine curry in a different style than we expected (fried before cooking into the curry). The channa masala was also delicious. And the Masala Dosa was crispy with excellent flavour sauces. We were later in the evening so the restaurant wasnt so full so no service issues at all. Friendly and prompt and helpful. A really enjoyable experience. Will be back

Quick lunch here, I was the only customer. Had the friend kothu (or maybe it was hopper) and some mutton rolls. Everything was tasty and non-greasy but this seems like a better place for dinner with a group.

Some of the curry spilled during delivery, but fortunately didn't impact the quality of the order too much.

Definitely get a kothu there, it’s amazing

After a first visit we really want to return for more. Not flashy or upmarket, but food was tasty and exciting, and service was calm and good. The aubergine curry was super! We then had kothu which was yummy but we didn't understand how to eat it, so we ordered as a main but it'd go better as a mix with other curries. Great value and will definitely come back cause we very much enjoyed the food! And want to taste their crab massala which apparently is amazing.

Food was ok, although on the luke warm side but the service was appalling.. like many of the other bad reviews over the years, I'm very surprised at the restaurant having 4.1 stars. We were a big party of people and 2 of our group didn't get their meal (until after asking) and pretty much after the rest of us had finished eating.. at the end when the bill arrived, they asked for the dishes to be removed which was when the drama started, the guy (im assuming manager) slammed the plates down in anger and kept booing at us, which was sort of amusing and annoying at the same time, but it just makes me wonder how people can run a customer focused business with such appalling customer service. Not once were any of us rude, a little rowdy yes but not rude and only fair to what we thought was acceptable.. anyways, I will not be returning and would advise people to look elsewhere for more authentic freshly cooked food and decent customer service.

Absolutely the best curry I have ever had. My wife, son and his partner visited on Saturday night and had a terrific meal. Our only regret was ordering too many starters as we were unable to finish some of the mains. The tomato rice was a revelation. The fact that it was BYOB was just the icing on the cake. I would strongly recommend a visit.

Not so tasty .we ordered pepper chicken but it taste was like butter chicken waste of money.

Outstanding Sri Lankan and South Indian cuisine - beyond delicious and being able to bring our own wine meant an excellent midweek treat without breaking the bank. we shared starters - plain dosa with chutney, cauliflower pakoda and the the fried Mutton Roll and Fish Cutlet - all just fabulous. Crunchy breaded outer for the fried items, dosa was soft in places and crispy in others, all three chutneys were a delight and the cauliflower pakoda was subtly spiced and super tasty - fried and crispy but not greasy. For mains we again shared - devilled mutton (only really spicy if you eat the significantly sized bits of chilli so would be easy to avoid) so tasty and ridiculously tender. Chicken Stringhopper (looks like egg fried rice but is in fact chopped up Rice noodles) dhal curry (deliciously sweet and mildly spiced but super flavoursome) and a garlic Porotta - when this arrived we both looked at it and though it was too small and we should’ve ordered 2 but it was exactly the right size to share. We could have eaten everything in front of us and left feeling a little uncomfortable from having too much but instead we were encouraged to have a takeaway container so Jo will enjoy that for lunch tomorrow whilst working from home. £40 for all that delicious food, absolutely brilliant that we could bring our own wine so less than £50 for dinner for two with a bottle and a half of wine - again the leftovers of the wine have also of course gone home! Can’t recommend this place enough for delicious well priced food and would totally advise you to try something from the menu you’ve not seen before - there’s plenty of familiar ‘curry dishes’ but if you step away from what you’ve seen elsewhere you’ll be delighted with why you’re served

Very cool curry house in Tooting. Chicken 65 and aubergine curry can't be missed. Mushroom rice and the mutton fry were great choices as well. Probably a good idea to book yourself a spot on weekends as it's always packed here.

Ask the waiters for recommendations, and you'll not regret your SriLankan experience. They are so knowledgeable, and so the Mutton Ceylon was a winner🏆. The lady owner always wears a smile. Why not if your food is delicious 😋. It's always been BYOB 👏 🙌 😎 🍾🥂🍷🍶🍻🍺

Great authentic Sri/South Indian food at a great price!! Highly recommend. All food is cooked fresh so you can also ask for less spice if you find some dishes too spicy too.

Unfortunately my experience didn’t start very well. For some reason my chosen restaurant rejected my order and I was very disappointed. I actually rang the restaurant to find out why they wouldn’t accept my order and they said they hadn’t had any orders on their machine from just eat!! Very odd. I tried again and the same thing happened. Just eat said my restaurant wasn’t accepting orders! In desperation and starvation I chose another restaurant and strangely enough it accepted my order. Unfortunately my delivery person got lost and I was watching his progress online and I could see where he was but I couldn’t contact him or Just Eat to help. I was hoping he would call me for help but he didn’t so my meal was very late and as I’m diabetic I wasn’t very pleased. I think it’s ridiculous that there is no way of communicating with Just Eat and it’s very concerning that they tell you a restaurant won’t accept your order but the restaurant tells you they never received it!! I certainly wouldn’t use Just Eat again. I ended up choosing another restaurant and paying more money but the food wasn’t as good as my original choice. Not good

Fantastic food, never disappointed.

The only negative is that the lid had come off one of the curry’s, so the sauce had emptied into the bag. I’d suggest cling film over the food. Otherwise, lovely food.

The Apollo Banana Leaf always offered reliably delicious food at low prices. The service was sometimes shaky, but it was no-nonsense good food. Sadly, that no longer seems to be the case. There's been a hike in the prices that made our eyes widen since our last visit. I would have expected a large portion of rice for £4.99, but it barely did one person. Careful when going for naans as well. We asked for two garlic naans and were given chipatis instead. When we questioned it, they simply assured us it was the naans we had ordered. Good luck to anyone positioned at the tables right next to the front door, too; you can enjoy a nice gust of wind whenever anyone enters or leaves. At the current prices, I wouldn't rush back to ABL. You can get food comparable to theirs and have a better experience overall at a few of the other curry options in Tooting, at a similar price.

Lovely owner and brilliant food, best Sri Lankan food in London.

The best restaurant in London!!! We had the mutton kotu which was incredible. The chicken curry is the best I ever had! We had a vegetarian with us and it was the best food he'd ever had! You need to come here!!!!! Everything here is 110% delicious