Banana Tree - Soho in City of London, Westminster

Stepped into the vibrant chaos of this Soho Pan-Asian spot and was immediately struck by the cool, industrial-chic vibe. The place was buzzing, the bar looked inviting, and the promise of happy hour definitely added to the allure. While the atmosphere was electric, the food itself was really good. Service was friendly but understandably stretched given how busy it was. Overall, a fun spot for a lively night out and some interesting bites.

I love, love, love this restaurant! The food is amazing.

Simply perfect. A wide selection, a superb setting, great service, and delicious food. Just a stone's throw from Chinatown in Soho, it's worth the trip to enjoy this place. A true culinary journey, and there's also an excellent children's menu.

All, but I mean all the dishes were delicious. Very fast service, super friendly staff. I won't add anything else, I can only recommend coming and eating here, without hesitation. Full score

Iveta is nice and showed great customer service. Would love to come here again.

Food was nice, Iveta was lovely and stocked us up with water quickly.

The service and food was great! Iveta and Alex were really helpful!

Food and vibes were great, Alex and iveta were really helpful.

Amazing food, even better service! Special shoutout to lovely and welcoming Paula who served us and gave great recommendations. Thank you very much again, you’ve made our day :)

Fun & chill vibes. Beef rendang was excellent! Iveta and Alex were very kind and accommodating.

One of the nicest places in London for Thai food. Has a modern touch to the food but still tastes amazing. Food is decently priced and tastes amazing. The atmosphere is warming and very clean, staff are very friendly and everything about the service is very good. Even on a busy day the food arrives quite fast. I've came here many times and they've never dissapointed. The restaurant is quite hard to see on the street but once you enter its like another world away from where you have entered from. Would definitely recommend it and come here again.

Food was amazing! Iveta was the best server!! :)

Alex greeted with a smile and was so lovely. Loved the atmosphere. Great staff :)

Food was delicious and very flavourful - the atmosphere was lovely and Alex who served us was very attentive and kind

Amazing service from all staff members, but the biggest shoutout to Alex! She looked after us very well, I will be returning with my friends!

Lovely bottomless brunch, great service from Alex!

Alex was amazing! Quick and delicious food😌

Very friendly waitress and lovely food.

I am vegetarian and I love the food here. I like that they have better and multiple options to choose from. Usually i struggle to find places with many veg options but this one is on my top list and i keep visitingg here.

Iveta was amazing and she was looking after us during all dinner!

Iveta was amazing and really good client service

Loved this place! Alex was amazing. Honestly so funny, and great convo. Love it. Guys just come lmao

Amazing service from Alex today made me feel welcomed and had a great experience.

Amazing service, everything arrived quickly and Alex was a fabulous waiter for our table.🩷

Silvan, Arvin and Alex served me. They were very attentive and the service was amazing !!!!

Food was lovely and staff even more. We came to celebrate my sister's birthday and we had an absolutely great time. Andrea was a sweetheart and really helped us with our orders; the management was also kind and attentive. Hands down one of the best services in Soho. If you are around and hungry please pay these guys a visit!!! (And the pad thai is too good to miss)

The food was okay, but the service and overall experience was good.

Excellent dining experience throughout…top notch service and delicious Asian food, 10/10

The taste is very fast and average, the serving time is very slow, and it's hard to eat. 💕

Delicious and scrumptious food, Alexandra was our waiter and did a 10/10 jobs. Would come again and again

Lots of background noise. Can't hear conversations good food

Visited before going to Royal Opera House, great food and great service

The food and cocktails were great

Not bad. The portions were a tad on the small side but the food tastes decent enough. Very fast service.

It's a bit overpriced. I got two types, the meat dish was special, while the noodles were regular

Nice place with very good food. Kid friendly. Highly recommend.

We have visited London 3 times now since 2022 and each visit, on our last night, we have eaten at Banana Tree and LOVED it. We will be back for a 4th visit in the not to distant future 😀

Great food, friendly staff. Drinks were really good and very reasonably priced.

Really lovely, welcoming attentive staff. The food was very tasty.

Arvin is such an amazing host he is the best host literally ever!!! Amazing service as always

Alex was great, hospitable, helpful, cheerful and nice.

The good stuff: the decor is cool, the music creates a fun atmosphere. The staff brought me a piece of cake with ice cream and a candle and sang happy birthday with my friends, which was really nice of them and totally unexpected. The service in general was ok. Things to work on: It’s normal to have a clause when you book that you can only be at a table so long, and that’s fine, but I don’t think it is necessary to say it on entry - especially if you tell the customer the wrong time as then it sounds like you’re trying to get rid of people before they’ve even sat down! I always think it’s nice to be asked if you would like a drink even if your whole party has not arrived, and to check whether more are needed later. This is a general bugbear I have with UK food places - it’s like people don’t want to sell you stuff! We had two different height tables pushed together and there was not enough space unless you are very thin or a child. The toilets had a check sheet which had not been ticked off for hours and this could be easily identified by the state of the toilets - I used the female and disabled whilst I was there and both were not good. And we would have overlooked all of this if the food had been good. It was average at best and this was the general consensus from my friends too. The food was well presented but not great. I ordered their signature spiced noodles which were a bit bland, the chicken and prawns kind of melted away in your mouth (not in a good way) as if they’d been left in a pre-made mixture rather than being fresh. Maybe we got them on a tough day but I was really surprised they had received such high reviews before. A shame really.

Alex has served us in a very nice and professional way

Arvin was not accommodating earlier tonight. We were treated as if we will not order anything and made sure that the table he provided us was “good for the business” as what he said.

The food here is so authentic in taste. Portions were just right too. Highly recommend lunch/dinner here. We had an early dinner and the waitress helped us choose, she was spot on and we thoroughly enjoyed everything. Andreea always super helpful so ask for her.

Just got their £5 Katsu Curry lunch box, it's a great deal for the size of the box but mostly filled with rice and hardly any chicken!

Very decent meal as per usual and lovely service from the manager, John. It does feel like the quality of the food has gone down over time, but it's still good value, particularly with a Tastecard.

Visited here for the first time a few days ago, and it definitely lived up to my expectations. The food, the service, the atmosphere was great, staff were friendly, definitely will be going back!

Great place to eat family friendly great food great atmosphere

Amazing vegan sweet and sour chicken. The drinks glasses were NOT clean. A little pricy

Great food. great staff . Great price .

It was my first time trying Banana Tree, and it definitely didn’t disappoint. I went for the Chicken Katsu Curry along with some Prawn Crackers, both were absolutely delicious. The service was excellent, and with a fully Halal menu offering plenty of variety, there’s something for everyone.

Great experience, spicy and original cuisine, top service not to be missed

Super loud and crowded but other than that, the food and service was quite splendid I must say!

Loved the food in here. Can’t wait to try more of the menu!

Try their noodles it’s fire!!!! Would totally recommend!!!

Very good dishes, plentiful and varied.

Delicious food Excellent service

Very good food and very friendly staff.

Amazing service from Alex. She is very friendly and the service was quick.

Warm friendly good service good food handsome waiter

Amazing service from Alex, the food was extremely tasty especially the chicken green curry. The service was very friendly and quick.

Really good food at a reasonable price, their lunch offer is great value. The staff were friendly and attentive. They have lots of good vegan and veggie options available that are really tasty!

really lovely restaurant and nice atmosphere

Amazing service, great food. Silvan was really great.

alex was a lovely waitress and food was lovely

Alex was really lovely with good service

Really well served by Arvin ambiance was amazing and food was very tasty I will definitely recon my friends to come here

Silvan was amazing. Great and hospitable service.

Good food quick service. A tad loud but hey didn’t spoil the experience. Definitely recommend. It was a shame that there was no veggie or vegan option for the papaya salad. Hopefully they will consider adding. Don’t let that put you off ☺️

Alex was fab and so great with our baby, thank you!! Will definitely come back

Shout out to Doris who was so friendly! Delish vegan food and good for catering to allergies.

Alex was really attentive and helped make our sons birthday special.

Very attentive staff. Alex was an amazing waitress and made sure our drinks were topped up throughout our time here.

Primera visita aquí. Gran bienvenida de Silvan que nos mostró a nuestra mesa. La comida era deliciosa y disfrutada por los dos. El servicio que recibimos de Paula y Silvan fue tan amable atento y profesional. Sin duda volveremos.

Food was excellent, our server Alex was so polite and speedy - we'll definitely be back 😄

Alex, our server, was so lovely and made our experience great. Food came fast and was so tasty. Will definitely come back.

Banana Tree never disappoints when it comes to taste and consistency. We’ve tried their Greenwich and Soho branch and both have delivered on taste and service. They’ve great Vegan/Vegetarian options, I love the Tofu Pad Thai with Vegan crackers! Can’t wait to be back :)

Second time here, food has been delicious. The authentic sauces, aroma — a proper culinary experience while getting the flavour of street food. Iveta was attentive and recommended some sauces we should try. Fantastic experience as always, highly recommend!

everything was AMAZING and Alex was so sweet.

Alex was very attentive and polite . The food was fantastic and authentic . I would highly recommend Banana tree for its ambience as well .

Iveta was amazing! Took care of us with exceptional service!

loved the banana tree, service was great! My waiter Iveta was amazing made the experience here wonderful! Delicious food overall would definitely come again!

Iveta was a lovely waitress! And the portions were big.

Iveta was friendly and the food was great

The food and services were very good. Iveta was very helpful and genuinely helped to choose according to our preferences. Great food and enjoyed a lot.

Very good restaurant and affordable price! We were received by Iveta, a very welcoming waitress! I highly recommend.

We had a great family dinner (a nice halal option for iftar in Ramadan) in Soho branch. Value for money prices, tasty meals, perfect customer service (speedy serving) Well recommended.

Food was terrible. Food also took forever to come

Very good service by Alex and lovely food!

Great food, quick and lovely drinks. Would recommend

Really good food and service (Iveta was amazing!)

Staff were friendly, food was good. My order of beer was forgotten after at least three reminders, including once AFTER food was served. The reason of 2 stars is because after that mistake, the staff had the balls to hide the “discretionary service charge” that was added by default by folding the receipt right above where that was written and hiding it.

loved it here, Doris was really lovely and attentive

This was our first time at Banana Tree. We were impressed by the menu and went in. Here we were greeted in a very friendly manner and treated with understanding. Praised how well we can speak English and given really good advice and conditions. The food was really delicious. I can really recommend it. The toilets are also very clean.

Alex has been so lovely and very on it with the service. Thank you

Amazing pan Asian food .. the sauces and flavors were amazing. We tried the chicken dumplings - they were really good and the sauce was Amazing We tried their Pad Thai noodles - it was really good and chilli sauce was full of Flavors Amazing experience!!

Lovely place and Alex was fabulous

Considering we dine in a number of pan Asian/south east Asian restaurants, the food was mediocre at best. Considering the 4.5* reviews I was expecting more from the food but felt that it was a bit bland. 🔹Food service could hav been faster. Came on a Monday evening and the place was relatively quiet. We therefore expected a faster service but it took quite a while to get our mains as well as the desserts. 🔹Lacked flavour - Ordered the pad Thai and the banana tree spiced noodles and I felt like it was lacking flavour. The spiced noodles is supposed to be spicy but I couldn't taste the spicyness at all - tell a lie, I did when I had the piece of chilli! 🔹Mango rice pudding was very disappointing. Probably the worst I have ever tried. The consistency wasn't right and needed more flavour. The ice cream overpowered the taste of the mango. The portion was small but honestly it wouldn't have been an issue if it tasted good. 🔹The pancakes were ok. Unfortunately no 'wow' factor but it was definitely much better than the rice pudding. We personally wouldn't be going back as I felt that it was good value for money and considering the wait (in an almost empty restaurant) we were left a bit frustrated.

Alex was very polite, friendly and her customer service was very good. She did everything to attend to us and made sure she checked in between meal to see that we were satisfied. I will definitely recommend Banana Tree to family and friends.