Reviews - Chilli Banana - Macclesfield
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Debby E. • 1 review
19 February 2025
10/10So lovely and helpful. The family had been at my mother’s bedside, we all needed a quiet place to eat. At last minute we booked, they said we could eat downstairs- was perfect, exactly what we needed, awesome food and discreet service. Will be back during happier times.
Milan B. • 1 review
27 February 2025
6.5/10Hi my name is Milan and we are visiting this restaurant about 15 years on my wife Birthday. She loves that food. (No . 46 ) Food was amazing .but time to time is different. The food portions were much larger Like now and it was the more fry vegetables not any more. . That is my experience. Dessert 🍨 is fine. Very nice. Thank you
Robert E. • 1 review
14 February 2025
10/10Our favourite restaurant,never fails to impress,fantastic food and service always
Verina W. • 1 review
3 January 2025
10/10Great flavours, generous portions, friendly efficient staff.
Robert J. • 1 review
29 December 2024
10/10
+3First time going there was recommended to my mum by a friend and we went for my birthday. We were the first booking in but it very quickly became busy and I can see why as the food was outstanding and the service was excellent. Will definitely be booking to go there again. Thank you for a great time. Robert Jervis
David V. • 1 review
21 December 2024
10/10If you want a great Thai cannot recommend the fixed price lunch time menu highly enough. Great value and great food..
Jessica W. • 1 review
5 October 2024
10/10Every time I’ve been here it’s been outstanding the food is really tasty and the staff make each experience enjoyable as they are very polite.
Yola B. • 7 reviews
26 September 2024
10/10FANTASTIC FOOD! Service, friend, professional staff. Been there various times & that’s why we keep going back. Keep up the excellent work Chilli Banana! 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
Alistair B. • 1 review
14 September 2024
4.5/10This restaurant is a poor variant of Thai and is far from authentic . Owner is British and we suspect he caters for those locals who have very little understanding of Thai cuisine. My wife was quite ill during the night and had nothing else to eat since Breakfast. To improve, stop making major compromises to local tastes!
Georgia G. • 1 review
13 September 2024
9/10kind, thoughtful staff
louise k. • 7 reviews
13 September 2024
9.5/10Really good food. Very busy when we arrived but as the place emptied around us the restaurant left a bit soulless.
Jayashree J. • 1 review
31 August 2024
7/10We have always enjoyed lunches at the Chillie Banana. But on 31 August Lunch, the food seemed a bit stale, especially the starters. And the actual chicken red curry was watered down and really insipid. Very disappointed all six of us!
Peter H. • 4 reviews
21 August 2024
10/10The service, food quality, portions where as usual all excellent 👌 can't recommend them more highly! 👍
Joelle M. • 2 reviews
18 June 2024
10/10We 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.
Jenny M. • 1 review
27 March 2024
3/10Let 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.
Alison W. • 1 review
23 March 2024
10/10Food absolutely beautiful the lunch menu definitely value for money id recommend
Paul G. • 1 review
16 March 2024
10/10Enjoyed 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
Simon C. • 2 reviews
16 March 2024
10/10Excellent food as usual
Sara L. • 49 reviews
9 March 2024
10/10
Fabulous street food lunch, great value and atmosphere.
Dave M. • 1 review
15 February 2024
5.5/10Food 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
Chilli Banana - Macclesfield • Owner
We would never bring a bill to a table unless the customer had asked for it.
Ronald J. • 1 review
10 February 2024
10/10Just moved into the area and our first experience at the restaurant and couldn’t of wished for a better evening
Debbie J. • 1 review
14 February 2024
10/10Food 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
Kate H. • 1 review
27 December 2023
8.5/10We love Chilli Banana. It is the best Thai food around. Sometimes the Macclesfield branch is a little quiet.
David M. • 1 review
5 December 2023
7.5/10enjoyed our meal with a friendly and efficient staff
Paul B. • 1 review
17 November 2023
10/10Great staff and service. Plenty of gluten free options. Tbe food was delicious. Will definitely be back.
Malcolm B. • 1 review
24 October 2023
9.5/10We 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.
Kirstie B. • 3 reviews
9 July 2023
10/10Excellent service & food as always
Rachel M. • 2 reviews
17 June 2023
10/10I went with a large group and we all agreed that the food was lovely and the service exceptional. We all decided to pay separately for what we had eaten so this unfortunately caused some problems but it was all dealt with calmly and professionally.
Pat B. • 2 reviews
15 June 2023
10/10Always a delight to eat at Chilli Banana Macclesfield, food, service and atmosphere excellent.
zoe w. • 2 reviews
15 June 2023
10/10Lovely and cool restaurant in this hot weather, food was as always so tasty and good, staff very good, will be back soon. Probably the best restaurant in Macclesfield.
zoe w. • 2 reviews
7 June 2023
10/10
Always great food and wonderful staff. You can guarantee the consistency of food at this restaurant. Clean and tidy and fabulous quality in everything.
Nicola L. • 1 review
2 June 2023
10/10We chose the banquet but wanted to change one of the dishes. The restaurant accommodated this. The food was delicious and the service was brilliant. The staff were all polite and friendly. We Will definitely return.
Lorna H. • 1 review
26 May 2023
10/10The staff were very welcoming and attentive. The food was really delicious - we ordered a sharing menu and all of the courses were very good. Would definitely recommend this restaurant and we will be going back!
Neil R. • 2 reviews
20 May 2023
9.5/10Always great quality food and service. Wasn’t very busy for a Saturday evening but that could be because the weather was so good that day everyone was having a bbq!
Amanda C. • 1 review
20 May 2023
10/10Love this place! Food always excellent, staff friendly and very reasonably priced. Been to a few Thai restaurants & this one is one of the best all round.
Sara L. • 49 reviews
19 May 2023
9.5/10Excellent lunch as always
Joanne G. • 1 review
16 May 2023
10/10Fantastic food and service I’d definitely recommend
Brigitta K. • 1 review
13 May 2023
8.5/10It was a great experience. We went here as they offer a great range of gluten free. The food is amazing. The service could be nicer, and better but is was ok.
Kate W. • 2 reviews
6 May 2023
9.5/10The food was lovely as always & the live music (Saturday evening) was really welcome. Staff very helpful with an elderly member of our family group.
Emma B. • 1 review
6 May 2023
10/10
We love this restaurant. The food is exceptional. We travel 25 miles to dine here as it is one of our favourites. Definitely recommend trying it.
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