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Founded over 30 years ago in a small restaurant in Maida Vale and born out of our Malaysian-born founder's passion for South-East Asian food, we’ve been bringing exotic Pan-Asian street food flavours to the UK for over 30 years now!
Inspired by his Mother’s cooking whilst growing up in Malaysia, many of our recipes remain the same today. That includes William's Mother’s very own satay sauce recipe which, poured over our chicken or vegan satay sticks, is still one of our most popular dishes today.
In that time we’ve grown to 21 beautiful restaurants across the UK, bringing the mouth-watering flavours of South-East Asia to people's plates with the same delicious recipes and values that made us such a hit all those years ago.
Our in-house chefs hand pick the best dishes from Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia to feature on our menu, from soups and salads to wok-tossed noodles, stir fries and curries, as well as South-East Asian inspired desserts and cocktails.
Behind the scenes we are constantly developing plant-based meat alternatives and testing out our recipes so that you’ll love them just as much as the originals. We can all do our bit to consume less meat to help the planet, and we’re proud to say more than 40% of our menu is vegan!
Head to your local Banana Tree for an explosion of Pan-Asian flavour.