Chilli Banana Thai Restaurant in Cheshire East

Authentic Thai place. The tastes were almost similar in Thailand. We ordered fish salad for starters. I highly recommended scalloped on chilli paste the taste was superb! For main dish we got stirred fried noodle which a little too salty. 😁 staffs were friendly and well oriented. overall 10/10 satisfied 😊

I have always loved eating at Chilli Banana and my recent visit has not changed my view. Excellent food and service

Have been coming to Chilli B since 2007, spending thousands at this establishment, introduced lots of people and up until recently I’ve always enjoyed the food and service. Unfortunately the food quality seems to have dropped (ie cheaper cuts of meat), the food no longer tastes the same and quality has gone downhill- for a green curry and rice at £20+ this is far too expensive, The main menu has very high prices which makes it difficult to justify eating here, the lunch menu deal is handy but again let down by food quality. The service charge automatically printed on the receipt drives the bill up, again another expense and inconvenience as its embarrassing to have to ask for it to be removed. I understand the restaurant industries have been hit hard in these past few years but so has everything else. EDIT - thanks for replying to some of my review a month later. I believe that providing good service and quality food shouldn't require prompting from the customer. A seamless dining experience should be the standard, not something that needs to be pointed out when it falls short (especially with the prices you charge). Just to clarify, it's not my responsibility to instruct your chefs on how to prepare their dishes. I shared my feedback because I feel that it's important for businesses to know when they miss the mark. Hopefully, this helps to improve the experience for future guests. Please see uploaded photos of one of your dishes.

Nice food, shame it was late and a bit cool

Updated review: Since my last review 6 years ago (which was very underwhelming), things seemed to have changed significantly. The pad kimow noodles were excellent, not sloppy or overcooked, but flavoursome with good texture. The mushroom sate skewers were excellent too. The lunch meal offer is great value for money, will go back for sure.

First time visiting The Chilli Banana. Brilliant service and delicious food.

Tastefully spicy seafood and chicken...loved it!!!

Food excellent and delivery driver helpful considering. Seems to have been a miscommunication over delivery time. The app told me 19:30 and then changed to 19:05. The driver arrived at 19:00 (or earlier) when we were still 5mins away. Put this down to the Just Eat app not the restaurant.

Amazing food definitely worth a visit

30th June 2024. We just had the First ever Chilli banana buffet back. 2 adults 1 child. Price twice up from few years back which fair enough but food was not as we expected..not much choices, nothing for children( my child is 10 and she loves Thai food) but nothing there for her today. My favourite restaurant but this buffet (very disappointed not recommend for family and friends) But will be returned for lunch and evening meals though.

always a pleasure eating from or at this restaurant 😋

We always get treated like Royalty when we come here. Service is always top notch. The staff are genuinely friendly and very attentive. Can't wait to come back.

I ordered for 9pm. Restaurant called and requested they delivered 8:45. I agreed. They didn’t arrive til 9:15 and the food was cold

Brought friends here as not all had been before. Welcomed and shown to our table, the service here is always efficient. Ordered drinks, large wines and two pints of draught lager. Lost in translation unfortunately, my friend noticed that it was 2/3rds of a pint and they are charging £4.50 so £6.75/ pint, disappointing. The food on the whole was very good however two of us had the Kow Pad Gung, this is basically 6 or 7 prawns on plain fried rice and a small salad. The only sauce was a very small ramekin of burning hot chilli. This to me was a poor dish at £17. Service charge is 10% and optional but they will be relying on people not wanting to amend, like us. I'd prefer to decide the amount myself. A good experience overall but a few niggles.

Had a great meal for four of us last Saturday

Great authentic food and good service.

Ate about 2 bites of the food and immediately felt sick. Never asked if we wanted to tip they just added on a £10 tip which we got removed straight away. Terrible!

Terrible food don't go here. Had a stomach ache straight after eating here! Horrific

Lovely meal here at the chilli banana, make sure you book it can get very busy. Food as always first class 🫶👍

Tasty food, beautiful building and great service 👍

Very tasty food and good quality. Very expensive though. £14.95 for a curry that doesn’t come with rice seems a bit steep.

Thankyou Chilli Banana our meals delivered were outstanding, highly recommend.

Tuesday night eats! Favourite Thai take away, delicious every time and one of the few that always caters for gluten intolerance!

We always greatly enjoy Chilli Banana, top quality Thai food which appears to be authentic (to our non-expert taste buds)!

We absolutely adore chilli banana, it’s the highlight of jumping on a train to Macclesfield, it’s a beautiful restaurant with delicious food and amazing staff, thank you to everyone who works there, see you soon 🥰

Let me start by saying the venue itself is absolutely beautiful but that’s the only good part. I don’t know where all the amazing reviews come from but the food is the worst Thai food I have ever tasted in my life. I had minced chicken with a salad for starters and was told by our waiter that it wasn’t too spicy hot well, it was so spicy I had to leave most of it. My husband’s spare ribs were so dry he had difficulty eating them. Before ordering his massamam chicken curry we explained my husband has recently had radiotherapy on his throat due to cancer and CANNOT eat very spicy food therefore, could we have a side order of coconut milk in case he needed to dilute the sauce. We were to,d that they do not have any coconut milk which I find astonishing in a Thai restaurant. Luckily it wasn’t too spicy for him but what we thought very unusual was the waiter brought half a pint of cows milk with the curry and said “put that on it, it works better than coconut milk”!! Now onto my dish which was sea bass in a sauce which I can only describe as a chilly type of jam. It was so hard and over cooked that I could not eat more than a mouthful. When I complained to the waiter I was told it was because it had been deep fried. In all my years of eating out, I have never, ever heard of deep fried sea bass. They did however knock the price off the bill as it was so awful and inedible. Needless to say, we would never go back to chilli banana nor recommend it to anybody.

Food absolutely beautiful the lunch menu definitely value for money id recommend

Love Chilli Banana! Best green curry!

Enjoyed a very nice meal last Saturday early evening. Food was excellent and service first class. We hadn’t been for a while but will be sure to return back very soon. Paul G

Nice place and nice food 😉😚 desert amazing, first time I have tried white chocolate cheesecake. Yum 🥳

Been looking for a new Thai restaurant for a while since chilli banana Wilmslow shut down, but nothing come close… I don’t know why the hell it tuck me so long to realise they had another location less than 15 minutes away in Macclesfield, and what can I say absolutely 10/10 as always… so much flavour in all the dishes, I will be there again soon…. Oh and and they do a competition to win a meal for two fingers crossed 🤞🤣

Came here as a group and the food was amazing, the food and drinks came out really quickly and everyone really enjoyed their meal! We ordered a variety of their dishes between us and all of them were good!

Always great food, friendly service, and excellent value street food lunch!

Amazing treat for my mothers day, food was outstanding as always and such a good environment :)

Fabulous street food lunch, great value and atmosphere.

one of the best Thai's I've been to. Truly exquisite and authentic cuisine.

Beautiful place but the food was mediocre. Not specifically bad but forgettable, the beef was overcooked, and when the dish is only beef, that is pretty disappointing. On top of that my card wasn’t accepted even though it says they accept maestro..

Not too impressed,been here before and it was a completely different menu.

Good food and amazing value for money

Nice place for healthy food and polite service

Delicious as always. Consistently beautiful food!!

Food on my opinion was fairly average Thai fayre. Was a bit disappointed after reading prior reviews. Certainly not stand out and unlikely to return. My main gripe was the service… we had an 8:30 booking on a Thursday evening and at 9pm we were told the kitchen was closing and could we choose a dessert. Whilst the waiter stood waiting after handing dessert menus. Obviously we declined as we were still eating our main and then they brought the bill over. Never had ‘service’ like this anywhere before. We won’t return

Food was Ely and very tasty,a good chose of foods also a vegetarian menu. Staff very polite helpfull and very friendly lo Ely atmosphere will definitely will return x

Our first visit last night to this lovely restaurant whilst staying for a few nights in Macclesfield and I have to say it was one of the best Thai meals we’ve had . We chose the banquet at £32 pp (soup excluded) and it was delicious - the food was so fresh, tasty, aromatic and plentiful with good service, friendly staff and a such a nice setting in the beautifully converted Merchant House a short walk away from the centre of town. Overall an excellent experience I wouldn’t hesitate to return :)

Always love coming here. Food is amazing and the welcome and service is always lovely. Great to take way too.

Just moved into the area and our first experience at the restaurant and couldn’t of wished for a better evening

It is the best Thai restaurant I have ever tried in the past three years in England. And it is definitely worth a big recommendation to those who live or travel nearby.

I thought the restaurant was pretty, good, if a little average given the high price of the food Staff were very lovely, and the food was enjoyable. I’d say some of the food was just a little too sweet, such as the massaman. Atmosphere was calm, but kinda felt like a quiet British pub really. Cool decor downstairs though! Overall, I probably wouldn’t come back due to the prices, but I did enjoy the food, just thought it would have been better :)

Me and my partner always come to Chilli Banana for lunch. Best Thai Restaurant we’ve been to and I don’t say that often with a lot of Asian restaurants as I’m from Hong Kong. The food is amazing and definitely worth going to!

We have been here 3 times at lunchtime and every time was fantastic! We have always received a warm and friendly welcome The food is so so tasty We are going in a few days, ands we can't wait!

The quality of the food seems to have dropped recently. Starters are generally good, but main course dishes have tough and gristly meat and bland sauces. Maliwan is Macclesfield offers much higher quality Thai food.

We came here for a family lunch out for a christmas celebration. This was the 3rd time we came and it was equally lovely to the previous times We have always received a warm and friendly welcome We took advantage of the lunchtime meal deal which at the moment is a very reasonable £12.95: Any 2 small plates followed by any noodle dish or rice dish Finishing with jasmine tea or fresh ground coffee. The food is delicious and we will definitely go many more times The car park next to the Chilli Banana is not massive, but, I think there may be other parking behind it maybe on the street There is space for at least one blue badge user There is easy wheelchair accessibility from the car park. A wheelchair can fit under a few of the tables so that the user is close enough to the table to be able to eat unlike some other restaurants. There are also wheelchair accessible toilets. It might be advisable to mention a wheelchair user will be present, when booking We will definitely be returning Many thanks

Great food and great service. 4 stars from me

The food is delicious and the service very efficient

Gorgeous food go here all the time with family and know owner very well lovely service gone here for years and will continue to. Great price range aswell not expensive but great quality.

Lovely food, great service, a wonderful experience for us. The portions are big and we could have shared. The banana fritter desert is amazing with maple syrup, I highly recommend this place! They add 10% to the bill as a tip, but it does say it’s optional.

Wonderful experience on a rainy night in Macclesfield. Service fast and unobtrusive, food absolutely lovely. Opting for more plant based meals these days and the bean curd stir fry was totally delicious!

Love the food here . Service is also very good . 2 course with jasmine tea for £12 .

Food tasted great, but when you pay 14 quid for a stir fry called pad krapow, I expect that. Need to order rice or noodles separately?? Robbers haha. So I had beef pieces in a sauce 🤣. Had skewers but 20 quid for one meal and still hungry!? If you’re working away ordering food, don’t! 20 quid of food should fill you up! It won’t at this take out.

Food and service was amazing. We went mid January so it was mostly empty which meant not much of an atmosphere but not their fault of course.

Always great food and a speedy delivery

Food is absolutely delicious.....don't like the hidden costs though VAT and service charge bump up the bill.but the best Thai food I've tasted ...nice place but no atmosphere when we attended

Lovely meal, great service, can't wait to go back!

Food is always amazing, service is very welcoming and professional, would highly recommend.

Fantastic food and service!! Delicious as always 😋

Food is great from here everytime

We love Chilli Banana. It is the best Thai food around. Sometimes the Macclesfield branch is a little quiet.

Attended a wedding reception here and have to say it is a fantastic venue. The food was amazing, and the host Ben and all his staff were fabulous. We will definitely be going back! Update: been back several times and never disappointed! Update to update: still fantastic, wish we could go more often!

Chilli Banana always provide excellent food and service. Can't recommend them highly enough.

Very loud but was Christmas so probably busier than usual. Live music didn't work in this environment possibly the choice of music. Very expensive really. Nice food and pleasant staff though.

Absolute pleasure as normal. Delicious food, served by lovely staff and an experience never to forget!

Absolutely amazing food! The trio of midweek curries is a fantastic deal and there's always a welcoming, friendly face to greet you upon arrival. The food is great quality for the price and we return again and again.

enjoyed our meal with a friendly and efficient staff

LOVE this restaurant! The food is always fresh, tasty and cooked to perfection. The lunch menu has a lot of choice and two options depending on how hungry you are. With coffee or jasmine tea included, it is excellent value for money. Dinner in the evening is always a treat with delicious, authentic Thai food perfectly cooked and beautifully presented.

Food was tepid, portion is small, flavour good but only 5 cubes of beef and three potatoes

Great staff and service. Plenty of gluten free options. Tbe food was delicious. Will definitely be back.

Lovely Banquet for four. Excellent food and service.

We have visited Chilli Banana on several occasions and have always been impressed with the consistency, quality and presentation of the food - it never varies and is excellent. The decor and surroundings are not ‘Thai’ themed but are well maintained and reassuringly clean; the service though is very Thai - warm and welcoming.

Excellent night! Fantastic food with even better service. Will definitely be back and would recommend to anyone thinking about coming!

Nice food, nice atmosphere great food

Love meeting up with friends at chilli banana as relaxed atmosphere, pleasant staff and good food with plenty of drink options available. As a coeliac I need to follow a gluten food diet and there are plenty of options to choose from. Highly recommended and can’t wait to dine there again soon

Food was average. Very small portions. Mains are the price of what you’d pay for a main and a side. Stir fry was ordered assuming this would be a full stir fry but was nearly £14 for some strips of beef in a tub. Poor

Been coming for years the food is amazing!!

Lunch menu was varied enough Food was great and service speedy. Doesnt seem like authentic thai food though although tasty enough Will return regardless

Delicious food, as always. Hot and tasty and good sized portions, delivered very quickly. Also, as someone who has recently been diagnosed with coeliac it was very good to see how seriously they took the "gluten free" request on my order. There are lots of gluten-free options on the menu, and "gluten-free" had been highlighted on the receipt and each item was labelled "gluten-free" on the lid, so they clearly take it seriously, which is very reassuring.

What a wonderful evening! We came with a group of SEND adults for a birthday and the team couldn’t have been more wonderful - especially a huge thanks to Ella for her patience and kindness waiting on our big table. She could not have been more helpful. A brilliant evening!

Food and service excellent. Had a large party in and they were VERY noisy - shame

Starter was nice had the spicy chicken salad, main course wasn't the best had chicken noodles. Chicken dry and noodles over cooked

Had ribs for a starter, found them very greasy like they had been deep fried almost. Followed by the jungle chicken for the main course. Again it was ok but not anything special.

I had reservation at 13.45 on Saturday, it shows on the website the lunch closed at 15.00. But when we arrived at 13.40. They kept chasing us for ordering three times in 4 minites, didn't enjoy the lunch at all with time pressure.

Best there is. Food is always incredible and the service spot on - Thank you

Fantastic place. We were there on a work do and had the banquet. Absolutely fantastic food and the staff were excellent and really attentive without being intrusive. Loved every bite.

Excellent place to dine. We went for dinner, great service by staff, food choice was really good, and above all food tasted really good. Good choice for vegetarian.

The food is always exceptional. Unfortunately it's expensive so don't get to have it very often but as a treat you can't beat it.

Love this place and have been coming here for years. It's atmosphere is calm and exactly what you need to sit back, relax, chat, eat and drink. I've enjoyed all every delicious dish that I've tried on the menu here. Great for a meal for two or a party of 10. Definitely recommend.

The best food for miles and the best Thai food in the uk. Always clean, fabulous tasting food, presentation great, staff friendly and lovely.

Best takeaway food we have had. Will definitely order again

Amazing value lunches with a good choice of starters and main, with tea or coffee included. Smooth friendly service and attentive staff. Lovely calm atmosphere and spotlessly clean.

Perfect meal at Chilli Banana. I just love their food and hungry just thinking about it.

My wife and I along with our grandson went for an early evening meal and couldn’t fault it. This is one of our favourite restaurants as the food cannot be faulted along with the typical Thai friendliness makes for a great evening.I started with the Thai crackers then had the spicy minced chicken salad which is just spicy enough to make you keep eating and wanting more. I followed this with drunken stir fry with fried rice and crispy noodles. All cooked to perfection. Can’t fault the food and service - excellent!!!