I took a family group to the Banana Leaf to celebrate an important event. Big mistake. I thought the awards displayed over the door, although a couple of years old would mean excellent food and service but they do not. First the food, it was very very ordinary and poorly presented. Much better, tastier food can be found in the... More

Good service and yummy food. Nice to see food that is different to the stock standard Indian which is around en mass. There were six of us and each of us enjoyed our food. Recommend a visit if your in Canberra as this sort of food is hard to come by.

A bit pricy but serevice and food was good. I will come back again.

Great food, and wonderful, warm service. Spread the word! We had Christmas lunch their and they made it a special occaison.

We are a social group in Canberra which has been running for 4 years now and we are dining and dancing every Saturday night. We have been to many restaurants in Canberra and find we keep going back to Banana Leaf in East Row in Civic because we get the best service and the best food we have had anywhere... More

I was 8 1/2 months pregnant when I first walked in to this restaurant and it was during Canberra multicultural festival.I was so desperate to use the toilet facility as I was heavily pregnant could not use the public toilets easily.I went in and asked the guy ,sorry I am not eating in but can i use the toilet and... More

We ate here on a very busy night (Valentine's Day) and were extremely impressed by how well the staff handled the crowd. The food (Sri Lankan menu) is good, wholesome and competently prepared without being fancy or exceptional. The service is prompt, attentive and welcoming. The prices are quite fair for a central Canberra location.

Food is good, but a bit overpriced for what is served. I know how cheap it is to cook Sri Lankan food, even with a twist to it, they're charging a premium for what is basically home-cooked food.

Been past many times and finally stopped in for lunch today. The staff were really friendly and the food was great. I would definitely go back again. We started with some lovely rotti with dip and then i had the curry selection and my girlfriend had the baby octopus- all up excellent. My only very small issue was with the... More