Banana Leaf in Kitsilano

Good food and portions even though prices everywhere are creeping up. Roti and eggplant fries are a must. Great sambal dishes too! Really polite and attentive team working here. Ask for some chili sauce!

Fantastic experience with this restaurant. Their food and service surprised me. The curry is very different from Thai curry. It's lighter but has all the flavours. The protein portion in the chicken curry is very impressive. The jumbo prawns are our favourite dish. The prawns are tender and crispy.
Also, the servers and food runners are very friendly. I like their service and vibes. Definitely recommend this place. We are looking forward to trying other dishes.

Great vibes, delicious food and fast, efficient service. The place is very spacious and decorated well. The food and service, however, were the highlights of the meal.

We didn't leave a single grain of rice on the plate. Everything came out very quickly and was cooked to perfection. The seasoning was light and allowed the deep flavours from good quality, fresh ingredients to shine through.

Also, the servers were so attentive - eyeing the dining room like hawks and giving the customers everything they need. It was a joy to see the teamwork and efficiency of the serving team, really great job.

The food is good. My son loves the roti and skewers. I had the pineapple fried rice and egg plant. We love eating at Banana Leaf.

Great food.never misses.chicken satay, tofu goreng, roti, eggplant fries, and curries are unbelievably delicious.you’re missing out if you’re never eaten here

Banana Leaf is virtually an institution in Vancouver. Serving up tasty Malaysian dishes in a number of locations for years.

Something that we always enjoy here is their tasting menus since it lets you try a variety of items.

We picked their 12 course tasting menu (primarily because we had a craving for their Singapore style chili lobster tails).

The meal did not disappoint and all of their dishes were hits.from the refreshing and tart papaya salad to the tender chicken satay and flaky roti. So many good dishes and a good value for the amount of food and quality. Other dishes included the crispy oysters, assam curry scallops, plump cumin coconut mussels, beef rendang curry, green beans with okra and eggplant, peppercorn garlic prawns, sablefish with caramelized ginger sauce, coconut rice, and those tasty chili lobster tails. Topped off with fried bananas and ice cream. Mmm.

Very delicious restaurant! The dishes were all beyond expectations! Loved the coconut taste in those beef stew dish and the rendong dish. Other than lots of flies and bees, it was a good place to go! Definitely coming back to try something else!

Good food. The fact my wife is Singaporean and she said it was decent is a pretty good endorsement as she’s really particular when it comes to South East Asian food. We had the appetizer sampler for 2 which included spring rolls, roti canai, deep fried squid and skewers. We also ordered a laksa to share. With a cocktail as well our bill came to about $75 after tax and tip. Pricey but we were pretty full afterwards. We had originally set out to order dessert as well but we skipped in the end because we didn’t have room for it.

Delighted to go here. Actually did lunch and Dinner over the weekend as we were staying in the area.
Tasty cuisine. Loved the ambiance inside.

Been there twice this summer. Both times I did not enjoy my meal. Nice people though. I was really expecting great food from what I had heard.

The food here is really really good! We got some takeout food for a picnic, and they taste great despite being takeout. Their pineapple seafood fried rice is one of the best that I've had, and I look forward to trying out this place in person some time:)

Tried. But just couldn’t find the “WOW” factor.

Came here with a group of friends for dinner. We were the only “Odd Couple” that couldn’t handle the heat from the spice; so we ordered dishes with 0 pepper.

We started off with two orders of the Appetizer Samplers. It came with 2 small salads, 8 pieces of Calamari, 2 Roti, 2 skewers and 2 spring rolls for $32. Didn’t find anything special with the samplers.

Next up Malaysian Lamb Stew. Taste again was. We actually found the lamb to be dried.

Lastly, Peranakan Pork Side Ribs. Another dish that was just OK. Nothing special that I can write home about.

I can’t judge the spicy dishes because we can’t handle spice.

But coming to a spicy restaurant to try non spicy dishes. I wouldn’t come back again.

I used to love this place but after this experience I don’t think I will ever go again. I went to this restaurant with a big group, and throughout our was at all. The server kept trying to take our food away when we are clearly not done and still asked multiple times after we said we are still working on it. It was not rush hours and it was not near the closing of the restaurant so I don’t understand why. After he charged us 20% tips even though they never notified us before the meal. A terrible experience, the food was decent but I think the tipping was robbery and the service was non existent.

I had been to Banana Leaf a few months earlier (the location in West End), and had an excellent first experience with Malaysian food, and when I brought my family to Vancouver for their own first time, I knew I had to bring them to Banana Leaf. It’s an excellent restaurant, with delicious food and great service. When I come back to Vancouver I will definitely be coming back to Banana Leaf!

If you like exotic type flavours and a little bit of spice then definitely check out Banana Leaf. The calamari was so good. I love the flavours of the food here.

Banana Leaf has always been my go-to place whenever I am eating with friends or family. The food never disappoints. The pineapple fried rice, even as a fried rice didn’t feel too oily. The tenderness of the rendang beef was also excellent. Also! Do not forget to start with some satay and roti canai! They are preett addicting.

All around, drinks, food, dessert was good. We walked along West Broadway for Greek Festival but still decided to have a good sit down lunch here.

Super good value for money lunch sets The lunch menu offers many choices of signature dishes. I chose char kway teow. It tasted so so good and the plating was incredibly nice as I would have expected this standard for a set lunch. Curry chicken rice was also exceptionally good with the chicken meat was so so tender.

Nice place to grab dinner with friends, have decent food and drinks. Check their happy hour menus

Didn't realize there was a Banana Leaf in Kitsilano (W. Broadway passed MacDonald St). We came for early dinner after walking around Jericho Beach (eastside).

We ordered the calamari, mee goreng and green beans. The calamari was tender and their cilantro, coconut lime dipping sauce was different than the usual sauce, but it was refreshing with today hot weather.

The mee goreng was flavorful with the blend of different ingredients such as beef, shrimp, egg, tofu, and tomato. I've been to the other locations and the one here seemed to be better.

The green beans had a little spice to it, the greens beans had a nice cruspy crunch and just the right amount of shrimp paste. Sometimes I find other places put too much of the paste, which then overpowers the dish. Today, this one was great.

The service was great and the interior was clean & modern.

My first time at this location with friends from out of town. I really loved the food, the flavours, and the the the friendly staff. I'll be back

Came here for dinner and enjoyed pretty much everything. We got the roti canai, lamb and beef skewers, seafood gulai, ipoh hor fun, hainanese chicken and eggplant with basil. Roti canai was a bit too sweet than what I'm used to but everything else tasted very authentic. I love Malaysian food and think I've tried all the Malaysian places I can find during my travels to Vancouver and this is one of the top ones.

Service was quick and friendly.

Pricing seemed expensive when I first looked at the menu but the portion sizes are definitely proportionate to their pricing.

Would definitely return to try more of their menu items.

The place gets very crowded, I recommend that you make a reservation for better service and table selection. The waitresses are friendly and answer all questions. The service is a bit slow, but everything is delicious. I suggest the soups (I don't remember the name of the soup I'm uploading in the photo, but it was fabulous) and the pineapple rice (I don't have a photo of that one, but it was delicious). If you feel like something different, I recommend this Malaysian place!

Nicely decorated, well illuminated, spacious restaurant serving fine and interesting dishes.