Regan Thompson-Taurima
+5
a wonderful dining experience! staff were attentive and lovely, food was excellent. will be back!
Diane And Steve Brady
+4.5
We dined here for the first time 2 Sundays ago. The food was so good and the garlic roti were to die for. Goat curry was so tender. Service was very friendly and helpful, and though we were the last diners there, we were never made to feel as if we were keeping them waiting to close up. We look forward to our next visit.
Food was delicious. Our starters came promptly but mains took over an hour from when we ordered. Staff friendly, nice family friendly atmosphere.
What amazing Thai!! A must to try! A beautifully presented menu with gorgeous photos.
The satay is to die for and the meals so fresh and tasty. The service is very good and they are very kid friendly with a great kids menu with a Thai touch.
In a word - Exceptional. The food is spectacular, my mixed plater was a wonderful unique range of flavours that took me somewhere else. My main - the lamb cooked in 15 herbs and made spicy for me specifically was a flavour bomb beyond mere words. Unique flavours are often hard to come by with so many restaurants doing bland far too well. This place is the quantum opposite. A must if you love tasty, delicious food from the heart. Extremely recommended!
Love Asian food and this was right up there, the beef rendang was great, the service friendly and the price reasonable. We had the $10 take outs which were perfect for a lunch or Sharing a few different dishes at night.
Amazing find in Raumati Beach, Paraparaumu! Amazing curries and rotis... With friendly service.
We ordered the Banana Leaf Chicken, the Lamb dish and Gado Gado Chicken. We ordered the special chicken Malaysian hot and had a nice spice and flavour! The lamb was melt in your mouth and the Gado Gado was also requested spicy but the home made peanut sauce made a fab cooling addition.
The popadoms and roti are Devine and made fresh so don't miss these! Would definitely come back to try the goat... Their signature dish! YUM!
Pretty good food and not a bad price, service was good and not a long wait plus the price was competitive. Worth a drive out and they do a cheap takeaway if you want a picnic on the beach with some Malaysian food for a change. I recommend anyone give it a try as a nice change.
I have recently become vegan and it is really hard to find vegan friendly restaurants in kapiti. Banana leaf was awesome! The staff were polite and welcoming and were very happy to accommodate to my dietary needs. My partner also eats truckloads of food, so he was very satisfied by the serving size of the nazi goreng! Great service all round
Awesome people and amazing food! Your passion for this food is evident in the quality and presentations of each meal, not to mention the taste, i would recommend this to anyone that loves thai or curries. We went after reading the positive reviews and weren't disappointed yum yum 😋
Great lunch. Best home made iced tea I've ever tasted and delicious food with generous portions. Wonderful service will be going back.
We were driving pass the restaurant on a Sunday afternoon and decided to try this place. It was incredible, we were welcomed so kindly, the service was so good and the meals were huge and delicious. We definitely recommend to come on a Sunday afternoon it was very relaxing and enjoyable!🤗
Staff were lovely and accommodating, food was good. Byo and licenced.
We keep going back. Excellent meal every time we've been. It's our favourite restaurant. After living in South-East Asia for 7 years this place reminds us of being on holiday there. Two of our favourite meals are the Goat Curry and the Lamb Varuval.
Authentic, delicious Malaysian cuisine with superb service. We truly enjoyed the Curry Laksa & Masak Lemak seafood.
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Having eaten tons of Malaysian food, i can vouch for this place serving authentic dishes.
If you can take chili padi or sambal belachan,you can ask them to make their rendang and sambal chili "malaysian hot", which is the proper authentic heat level to eat the food at.
If you place your order without specifying the heat & spice level as "malaysian hot", you will get something non-authentic, in which case you have no right to complain.
The beef in the rendang has been properly slow-cooked in rich gravy (unlike that blur-sotong masterchef uk judge who said rendang must be crispy - his statements on the tv show showed he knew NOTHING about how REAL rendang is made in Malaysia and Indonesia) and is very tender, juicy and flavoursome. You want attention to detail? - this place had pandan leaf strips inside the lemak rice :) (the mere mention of pandan should show you that i know my Malaysian food, having eaten it for over 40 years)
The sambal is really really good and has good "pedas" level (again, this rating is for the true "malaysian hot" one and not the watered-down version for the local market so place your order correctly).
The only minor issue is that the ikan bilis was not crunchy. But then again, i have had nasi lemak in SEA where the ikan bilis wasnt crunchy either, so no marks deducted :)
And yes, ikan bilis IS supposed to be salty.
Summary : if u r passing thru this area and want some authentic Malaysian dishes, stop for a meal.
Hi There , Just anted to mention the experience Had a quick visit to Paraparaumu -Kapiti the other day , was a good summer time for drive , and was damn hungry , luckily visited "Banana Leaf Malaysian Restaurant " which was one of bucket list to taste "Malaysian Food ", had a good time , with *** CHEF - Devi ( Duty Manager ) *** , very kind , professional and enthusiastic CHEF - suggested me chicken ( ps the pic ) , it was so tasty absolute type of "KFC chicken - with Special ingredients of Malaysian style also had rice and chicken curry was so delicious .over all good taste , fantastic customer service , 100% Recommended - To Have a good time visit " Banana Leaf Malaysian Restaurant
I went to Banana Leaf with my Malaysian wife a few weeks ago. We both thought the food was excellent, nice staff, friendly atmosphere, food tasty. Highly recommended.
Very good Malaysian food, as good as any I have had in SE Asia. Friendly owner. Bit pricier than I am used to in Auckland but for area and the quality, well worth it in my opinion. Beautiful presentation, unfortunately I forgot to photograph the main. Takeaway also available
Beautiful quaint Malaysian restaurant. We went with a big group and phoned in advance to let them know. Family run and operated. We ordered our food first and then after the first few dishes came out, the drinks came out as it's just the proprietor on the floor and helping a bit in the kitchen. The food was amazing. We ordered their goat curry, nasi lemak and roti (plain and cheese with garlic). The roti was soft, flaky and it went well with the goat curry. My sister in law ordered their lamb curry but swapped the lamb for goat and it was divine! The kids had Mee goreng and roti cheese which they loved! The Mee goreng kids portion was large to our delight so we could try some too. We will visit again the next time we are in Raumati. Thanks for the hospitality and food.
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