Banana Leaf in Cambridge

I got the unique flavors of south India from here, every dish here tastes the same as it is made in India.

Was shooed away from the restaurant by the waiter and told it was closed when it was open and clearly said it was open online. I then saw a couple walk in and get served quickly . I hope the food is as better as the service

Highly recommended for South Indians😍Best place to feel like home❤

Worst experience ever... I had booked a table (a day earlier) for a family dinner. When we arrived, it was 80% full. The waiter asked us to wait outside... wao what a hospitality and service. Thank you for keeping us waiting outside at 11 degrees. After 10 minutes, we lost the hope for the table. Dear restaurant manager, I will never attempt to be your guest anytime.

Absolutely delicious food that took me back to our travels in South India. The chicken chukka was so tender and stunningly spiced. The plain and spicy potato paratha were also highlights. Thank you so much. We will be back for sure.

Sehr gastlich. Es war schon sehr voll, aber man hat uns rasch einen tisch und zwei Stühle zurechtgemacht und fragte gleich nach unseren Wünschen. Überhaupt- freundliche und schnelle Bedienung und dann ein sehr schmackhaftes Essen, wunderbar gewürzt. Das gilt sowohl für die lamb rolls und vegetarian rolls als auch für den vegetarian fried rice und das fish curry. Liegt ein bisschen außerhalb, lohnt sich aber.

A great Restaurant with excellent food, very friendly people and a nice atmosphere. It was so good that we went two times. One of the best dinners we had during our stay in England.

Very polite. EXCELLENT food. Table service very good. Nothing to much trouble.

Friendly and helpful staff. Great food and fantastic range of vegetarian and vegan choices

I've been wanting to eat here for a while and it lived up to all our expectations. The menu selection is huge and all the food we had was excellent. The restaurant was full and the two waiters worked so hard the whole time we were there, despite being so busy they were both polite and gave great service. We will definitely be back.

Very cheap and dirty restaurant, worst south indian food.

The best restaurant for having Dosa and Kotthu paratha in Cambridge. If you are going on weekends, make sure yo book a table in advance as it tends to get quite full.

7 of us booked a table for dinner, The food was mouthwatering, The starters in veg everything was so amazing and fulfilled our stomach, i would suggest panner for starters and thayir vada and mains we had biriyani, masaa dosa, kothu porota, and the dessert, all mouthwatering, the service was wonderful, Mr. Ramani was so helpful and his team too.

Beware, when it says it’s spicy it means it’s spicy. Great food and great service, would highly recommend

My favourite restaurant for south Indian / Sri-Lankan food in Cambridge. Highly recommended

We visited this on a Saturday for lunch. The ambience was not so great and there was constant disturbance due to dish washing. This made the experience even more unpleasant. We ate chilli idly, masala dosa and poori. Chilli idly was basically tomato ketchup plus idly and very bad. The other too very also pretty average

Interesting, exciting food, and plenty of it! The menu is Sri Lankan, the traditional curries are all there but the parrota specials are really something.

Food ordered using a delivery app at 8:30 pm didn’t arrived by 10:00pm(closure time of this restaurant) and didn’t even attend to multiple calls made. Dissappointed :(( Renowned organisation shouldn’t fail this bad though :((

Delicious south Indian foods. I liked Dosa, parotta and fried rice here. Friendly service. I recommend to go with families and friends.

Worst customer service I have ever seen..Have been here more than 3 times and they(a particular person) would rather serve anyone other than indians which is extremely disrespectful.. We all give money for the food we eat no matter where we are from and it is sad to see them treating us such way..They would not even greet us and takes our order last and just slams the food on the table for us without even facing us..The customer service makes the taste of food disappear as food starts from service..

Visited on Sunday for lunch as I was suffering for cold , it was pretty crowded and had orders crab soup and ghee roast Dosa for starter both was delicious especially the crab soup if you have a cold (ask for extra hot) if you can handle it. I felt much better after that soup. Mains crab masala with rice both was a combination i just loved. Finally for dessert we had a Faluda with high expectations, but was a little disappointed. As was missing many key ingredients like chia seeds, vermicelli and rose syrup, however the service was homely and warm.

Excellent authentic South indian food

Extremely crowded as always on a Friday evening Nice to have authentic South Indian food walking distance from the hotel

Food just amazing. Service considerate. Atmosphere normal. Been there more than 5 times. Every time found food delicious.

I ordered bananaleaf from Uber eats. Came in about 30 minutes. We had kadai chicken curry (very good and flavorful), spinach curry, fried squid and garlic porrat. We didn’t request any particular spice level and it was quite spicy but still enjoyable. My main comment is that it is quite expensive for the amount of food.

A beautiful find a little away from Jesus Green! We ordered a masala dosa, poori masala, and some vadai in yoghurt, all delicious and exactly as we remembered from our time in India. Staff was friendly and service quick, definitely worth the price. We will absolutely be coming back!

Great range of meals. Excellent value. Good service and it was busy all night.

Great place to dine. Excellent dosas and lots of curry options. Masala tea is a must. Parota and any curry could be a great option

We decided to try this restaurant because it sounded different. I was slightly perturbed by the reviews talking about unpleasant staff, but I can start by saying we were treated very well by all of the staff and the menu was quite extensive. The food was generally fairly good and I would certainly say it is worth a try, but I would like to make the following points: On the plus side the Dosa (large thin wafers that you have with chutney), along with their equivalent of naan bread and the rice were all excellent. The starters didn’t really work for us. The Rasam soup was ok, but not really very nice. The lentil doughnuts with lentil soup was fine but the hot lentil doughnuts with cold yogurt didn’t work at all. Also they were far too filling. If I’d eaten both of mine I couldn’t have attempted the main courses. We had five main courses, devilled king prawns which were excellent, plus a lamb ?Chukka, a chicken dish, ochre and aubergines. I said that we came here because it sounded different but apart from the prawns the two vegetable dishes and two meat dishes looked exactly the same and the sauces tasted fairly similar. If the management read this, they really need the meals to look different from each other and differentiate the flavours more. The service was good and the price was reasonable but I just felt the dishes could have been more different from each other. Don’t let this review put you off trying this restaurant, I gave it four stars, but with more variety I could have given it five.

Delicious food & outstanding service with a smile. I had selection of dishes but the highlights were the garlic parrots and chicken masala dosa. Good value and highly recommend. Will definitely return. 👌

Feels relaxing, great food, pretty hot with chilli

Great south Indian food. Service was a bit slow from the kitchen but the front of house was very polite and fast.

Amazing food, masala dosa just wow

One of the great place to have authentic South Indian Spicy food, especially must try Masala Dosa which comes with two chutneys and sambar.

The Banana Leaf restaurant dosa are all DE-licious. Lamb masalla, paneer or vegetable - and their arrival is theatrical. Start at both ends as a starter by dipping hot, crisp dosa. Then the remaining main course is even better. As good as meal as can find elsewhere in Cambridge. Great value and a friendly, welcoming place too.

Came all the way from Kings Lynn to enjoy the food and was told off by the waiter I can’t have any though they have around 30 mins to close

Excellent place for Indian food.

had a great time here with a couple of friends. it was busy so had a lively atmosphere. the chicken 65, devilled potatoes and lamb fried rice were excellent

Fantastic food and great staff. All good food if you like to taste original South Indian cuisine. Speed of service is awesome and variety of food challenges to pick the favourite for a night where space in stomach limits to makes you visit frequently to try all to fall in love with it.

Terrible customer service , discriminate customer on the basis of thier orgin . It's seems like they set up this restaurant only for perticular people . The man in the counter was rude

Very busy. Book a table online. Variety of foods and tasty. Mutton rolls excellent. We had masala thosa

Fantastic place to enjoy south Indian food! We ordered plain Dosa, masala Dosa, ghee roast Dosa. All dishes along with Sambar are chutney were impeccably prepared. Could not ask for anything more. Definitely recommended place for the south Indian food ! :) We had also ordered Veg rolls for starters, which was okayish (maybe to our tastes)... Also, I suggest to book a reservation in advance, especially on weekend evenings.

The closing time is supposedly 2.14PM and not 2.30 as mentioned on Google, as per the manager/waiter. We walked in at 2.14 and were informed that the kitchen is already closed. Food is alright though, but I do have some concerns about hygiene.

Sometime back visited with family members and i can confidently say this was authentic south india food we had - delicious and well served ! We has masala dosa which was crisp and tasty and idlis were soft too ! All of my family enjoyed their meals and i would highy recommmend this place ! Thanks Bananaleaf all the best !

Banana Leaf has both authentic and innovative South Indian food and is the Best Value Indian resto in Cambridge.Their Dosais are the most impressive

Excellent food, nice place to eat regularly. Chappoti is amazing!

I have visited Bananaleaf once,however the experience has stayed with me even after returning back home.Being from India we didnt expect the food to be authentic tasting to perfection! We were taken by a surprise,dosas & idlys tasted better than many South Indian dining places in India/Sri Lanka!We had our stomach and heart filled up!I will definitely go back to Bananaleaf when in Cambridge next!

My favourite Indian! This is now one of my regulars knowing I will enjoy every time I go! Amazing food for a very good price

For me this is a great introduction to South Indian cuisine! Definitely recommend for anyone who likes to try something new.

Great food and helpful service!

Delicious South Indian food. Very authentic! If you can’t take spice this restaurant is probably not for you but if you like Indian food or want to try something new and different I highly recommend. Ramani provided excellent service and we will be back!

Bananaleaf is a place for dining in, not for ordering delivery. We love their food and were recently willing to wait the predicted hour and a half for food, but it ended up taking 2 hours and arrived cold. The long delivery time is fairly normal, but this time just felt like a bit too far. Honestly, if you have two hours to wait for delivery you might as well go to the restaurant. We won't be ordering delivery from them again, but we will certainly be going to the restaurant because their food is amazing. You should too.

Nice shop for South Indian restaurant

After telling my Samosa tasted old The guy took payment even though I just had bite from it. He didn’t even offer to replace. I was just a single person they offered me the place which was good but they treated me very badly. All in all he was more interested in taking money than a good service. The rude guys name is Ramani (on receipt ) Never going again.

The lamb biryani, chicken 65 and aubergine curry are our firm favourites. One of very few authentic Indian (South Indian/ Sri Lankan) restaurants in Cambridge.

Amazing food. Best in Cambridge.

Incredible food. We'll always stop here when in Cam & always recommend it to all our friends and family.

Amazing South Indian and Sri Lankan food! Chefs are clearly top notch and know what they’re doing - one of the very few restaurants in the UK that makes you feel like you’re back on the subcontinent because the taste of the food is par excellence! The devilled chicken and spinach curry specifically is to die for! It’s also super affordable for those of us coming from London.

I’m going to be back ! The Masala Dosa was really good. Huge ! This place is the real deal ! Such a great find for a curry connoisseurs . Prices are very reasonable, recommend you book a table .

The most authentic South Indian place in Cambridge for sure.

This is my first trip advisor review, simply because it has been the 2nd time I have received ridiculous customer service at this place. (Front of House)The staff are rude, unmotivated and not friendly at all

Banana leaf, the name itself telling that it gonna be fresh. I had very good experience with the Banana leaf, the way of hospitality and the way serving. Let's, come to food, it was a delicious food I ever had past months. I strongly suggested that Banana leaf is gonna be a best food to taste.

Bananaleaf has some of the best South Asian food I've had in the UK. The portion sizes are great, and the prices are reasonable (for Cambridge). The only bad thing about the place is that the restaurant is a bit small, so I'd recommend booking ahead of time. The only better curry I've had was in India.

We went there for lunch and tried kothu and string hoppers. The food was average.

Excellent, authentic, delicious South Indian & Sri Lankan food at reasonable prices. A surprise find on a fleeting visit, and much enjoyed.

Pretty good place for south indian food.

Food was good but the staff was really rude, didn’t provide proper cutlery to eat and wasn’t apologetic as well. Didn’t pay attention to the customer much. Disappointing behaviour.

Food was good but the staff was really rude, didn’t provide proper cutlery to eat and wasn’t apologetic as well. Didn’t pay attention to the customer much. Disappointing behaviour.

A good place to eat South Indian food. Delicious and well priced. I’ll go there again.

Place offers a bundle of variety of Indian food specially southb indian, totally loved the Dosa blown out by the size of the Dosa they offer, also the veg kothu porotta nice and spicy, unlike other south Indian restaurant they are close to what we recall as a proper south Indian level of spice and taste

Super ambiance, nice service, tasty food and Tamil song in background

Update 2023: Starters are still variable, but the (no nan) bread type mains are extensive and interesting, with one of the tiffin dips in particular having a lovely citrus fore taste. A wide selection of southern Indian foods including crab and seafood masala as well as a good quality lamb curry (sauce) or chacuto (dry). Original visit review: If you're expecting spicy poppadoms or a proper selection of dips then you'll be disappointed... As was I also by the sloppy and slow service despite the fact we were the only patrons on a Monday night. Redeemed by generous and good mains. Try the Lion Stout from Sri Lanca, surprisingly chocolaty and tasty even though I never usually like such things.

I always enjoy the authentic south indian cuisine here and whenever my parents visit, they'll ask to come here. Quite a few dishes are too spicy for my preferences so I order a curd rice or lassi to balance it out. Slight negative, when I have ordered online and requested less spicy options, there doesn't seem to be any difference! On this occasion we had the Kadai paneer, ceylon dosa, curd rice and plain dosa. The various accompanying chutneys and sambar are delicious too. We had enough to take home leftovers. Service is quick, efficient. Prices seem reasonable for Cambridge.

Very quick and efficient service. Foods are really authentic and tasty. Masala Dosa is must try, crispy and good quantity of filling with 3-4 chutney & sambhar.

Very good food. Good mix of Indian and Sri Lankan which I got.

Brought my wife here for her birthday as she's a dosa fan. Very simple, unassuming restaurant where the focus is on the food. Everything we ordered was on our table in lightening time, cooked to perfection, and tasted yummy. This is our new favourite restaurant for South Indian cuisine. Highly recommended 👌

Ok so the food here is definitely worthy of 5* BUT…. The restaurant is in dire need of a redec and clean. The toilets are quite frankly awful but, having said that, I’d go back for the food.

Would highly recommend. Food is really yum. Mostly I would miss Indian food in UK, but this place has got that authentic taste. Best restraunt.

Fabulous Sri Lanka food - great dosa's and deviled prawns, very reasonably priced, it's been our go to take out for years, just tried sitting in for the first time, and it's even better!

Ordered for takeaway. Food was ready ahead of time (good thing), with large portions and hot (temperature wise). Well spiced and tasty food, without falling into the traditional English vindaloo style menu. Well worth a try, and a return!

One of the best south Indian restaurants with great taste and good customer service

Excellent food, onion oothappam was excellent! Recommend Mango Lassi. On a busy Saturday evening ,they accommodated us without booking. Friendly pleasant staff.

Very authentic South Indian food. The vegetable samosas were the best that I’ve ever had in my life in freshly baked pastry. And the masala dosa was so delicious. And the mango lassi too.

Delicious food. Great menu. Really enjoyed it. Ramani, who served the food, was very friendly and helpful. Thanks to the chefs for the wonderful food. Definitely recommend. Will visit again with family.

We were just passing and gave this place a go, and I’m so pleased we did! It looked promising because it was very busy on a Wednesday night. It clearly has a loyal following of regulars.Exciting to try something different from the usual Indian restaurant dishes. We’re not familiar with South Indian/ Sri Lankan cuisine, so the menu was bewildering, but the waiter was really helpful. Looking at the dishes ordered by the regulars was fun, and next time we’ll try something new, like the big crispy stuffed ‘crepe’ dish! I would suggest a little research before you go, so that you can put names to dishes and order something you haven’t tried before. I’m looking forward to exploring the menu next time!

I just went to this restaurant. Food is great and amazing food.. Handsoff to chef and shoot out who made the really good and tasty food..thanks lot for great experience

I had seafood noodles which was very oily. Otherwise good place to eat

Please is very nice but prices are quite high compared to other

We went to celebrate my wife’s Birthday. The food was excellent the variety and choice were amazing. The two guys serving were so friendly even with some fussy eaters they catered to their needs. Nothing was trouble and even when busy they were very attentive. I would definitely recommend. The food was very tasty and service brilliant Even the owner came out to say hello A great evening had by all. We will definitely go back for more Thanks guys.

One of our favourite places for South Indian/sri lankan cuisine. Very small restaurant with recurring clientele. Booking is advisable or always convenient for takeaway or delivery via deliveroo. Expensive but great quality authentic food and good service even at the restaurant served by hard working staff. Always served with a smile. Kothu dishes, roti, fish dishes are highly recommended. One of the best option in Cambridge.

Authentic Indian cuisine. Warning: even the mild curries are very spicy. Mango Lassie is the best I’ve ever had and the dishes were as good as Aunty Brenda. I’ve been eating Indian since I married a girl from Kolkata 35years ago - called Calcutta back then.

Great food and attentive service makes this hidden gem well worth a visit. Extensive menu and all pretty authentic. Good value too. Will return.

Wonderful food. If craving some delicious South Indian affair , do visit this restaurant. Best Dosas in town .....ND added bonus of them having a bar.....the restaurant specializes in Sri Lankan Tamil specialities.

Very delicious food & great service!! One of the best places for South Indian food in Cambridge.

The kottu blew my mind. Also the service was lovely.

I had ordered Dosa. The food is really good and delicious.

Excellent food and a friendly service

True Indian restaurant 🙂. Good job. It's difficult to find an authentic Indian restaurant in the UK, this is by far the best one that we have found.

This Restaurant has never failed I have had it delivered and picked it up and eaten in Restaurant and every time it is Amazing !!!!!!!! Time after time just great food ......... I live in Trumpington and come and pick it up !!! YES IT IS THAT GOOD ... My only problem is I wish I had found this place years ago Good prices and portion size. Jayne

Excellent service by the staff... Authentic taste of Indian food❤️