Today, I read Review about Banana Leaf - Andheri on Mouthshut.com – the Consumer Review Website.
Banana Leaf is an excellent place for people who haven’t had the chance to try real South Indian food. My South Indian friends who’ve been there say that the food is pretty authentic. I’d previously tried yummy South Indian food thanks to my brother, who studied in Matunga and introduced us to the South Indian restaurants close to his college (I think one was called Sharda), but Banana Leaf makes life easier since it’s closer to home. The menu covers vegetarian dishes from all the southern states, be it Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh or Karnataka.
The menu is divided into soups, wadai, idli, uttapams, dosa, rice plate, vegetable dishes, mini meals, accompaniments, snacks, sandwiches, desserts, and beverages. I’d strongly recommend skipping the sandwich section altogether... like they say, "When in Rome, do as the Romans," similarly when in a South Indian restaurant, focus on the South Indian food. So lets look at the different South Indian options available, and there are plenty!
You can start with soups, I’ve never tried the soups here, so I won’t be able to comment. If you look at the wadai section and you’re not worried about deep-fried food, you must try their mysore bonda... it’s nice and fluffy and comes to you steaming hot and delicious. The other wadas taste pretty similar to the usual wadas you get at udipi restaurants, not really special. And being a Punjabi, I can’t bring myself to try a dahi-wada at a South Indian restaurant, although I’m sure it’ll be good. I can tell you my favorite thing from the idli section is the hyderabadi tomato korma with idli. This is a delicious dish with a thick, tangy tomato gravy and pieces of soft, spongy idli. It tends to be pretty spicy, so ask that they cut down on the spice quotient when you place the order (if your spice threshold is low).
I’ve never tried an uttapam at Banana Leaf, although the roasted onion garlic uttapam has caught my eye and is on my next-time list :) I’ve tried plenty from their dosa section... the rava masala dosa has to be my favorite, even though the amount of ghee on it makes me cringe. But it’s really delicious, with different flavors and textures that hit your palate all together. I also love their udipi masala dosa, which is a regular masala dosa. They also have interestingly different-sounding dosas like honey coconut dosa, but so far I haven’t been too experimental... I figured I’ll try out all the authentic food and then move on to the exotic, different-sounding ones (if at all).
RATING: 4/5
Banana Leaf is an excellent place for people who haven’t had the chance to try real South Indian food. My South Indian friends who’ve been there say that the food is pretty authentic. I’d previously tried yummy South Indian food thanks to my brother, who studied in Matunga and introduced us to the South Indian restaurants close to his college (I think one was called Sharda), but Banana Leaf makes life easier since it’s closer to home. The menu covers vegetarian dishes from all the southern states, be it Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh or Karnataka.
You can start with soups, I’ve never tried the soups here, so I won’t be able to comment. If you look at the wadai section and you’re not worried about deep-fried food, you must try their mysore bonda... it’s nice and fluffy and comes to you steaming hot and delicious. The other wadas taste pretty similar to the usual wadas you get at udipi restaurants, not really special. And being a Punjabi, I can’t bring myself to try a dahi-wada at a South Indian restaurant, although I’m sure it’ll be good. I can tell you my favorite thing from the idli section is the hyderabadi tomato korma with idli. This is a delicious dish with a thick, tangy tomato gravy and pieces of soft, spongy idli. It tends to be pretty spicy, so ask that they cut down on the spice quotient when you place the order (if your spice threshold is low).
I’ve never tried an uttapam at Banana Leaf, although the roasted onion garlic uttapam has caught my eye and is on my next-time list :) I’ve tried plenty from their dosa section... the rava masala dosa has to be my favorite, even though the amount of ghee on it makes me cringe. But it’s really delicious, with different flavors and textures that hit your palate all together. I also love their udipi masala dosa, which is a regular masala dosa. They also have interestingly different-sounding dosas like honey coconut dosa, but so far I haven’t been too experimental... I figured I’ll try out all the authentic food and then move on to the exotic, different-sounding ones (if at all).
RATING: 4/5
This was a great review & I loved reading this. Also, check out my personal review of Banana Leaf, Andheri here - https://oldwisemonkeys.wordpress.com/2019/07/04/banana-leaf-andheri-review/
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