Really love Banners, been to Banners twice in as many months. Check out easypeaseyrestaurantreview. Blogspot. Com for the full review. Go along, it has great atmosphere, lovely food, friendly staff, what more could you ask for?

I just don't get the hype with Banners. I've been to Banners a few times with friends and have been disappointed each time. I will not be getting robbed by Banners again! The food is very poor. Lamb chewy. Salt fish for the fish cakes never soaked enough and far too salty and as of the "west indian" style curry chicken lol I'd love to know who classed it as "west indian". Poor menu badly cooked! Cramped seating. Banners survives on the hype that people choose to buy into.

Banners is a favourite with those with children. It's always really busy but I can't quite understand why. Their menu is pages and pages long but 75% of those pages are advertising. They do cafe food with some Latin dishes. It's a little overpriced given the actual food quality (which is alright, nothing more) and it's not spacious. The 2 seater tables at the back are particularly uncomfortable.

I think everyone that is getting a bit hot under the collar should just take a deep breath and chill out. Banners is a good restaurant/cafe. There is an issue here with the 'friendly and relaxed' atmosphere which it seems many of you are taking as being 'non-customer focused and lazy'. Sure, the staff wont come and ask you every five minutes if you want a drink, and sure it can be quite busy and crowded - Fine dining this is not. However, the food is truly tasty and are not at all overpriced if you bare in mind the size of the dishes - which are absolutely huge (and if you do not finish, as I have done on a couple of occasions, do not feel ashamed to ask them to wrap your left overs. They won't even bat an eyelid. 2 meals for the price of one? Now the menu's not looking so pricey is it?). Still not happy? You'll be glad to see their is a Lighter Menu page with dishes around the £6-7 mark. So to sum up, the Service: Is good as long as you actually enjoy the company of the person (people) you are with and don't want a waitress/waiter coming over all the time and making small talk whilst making you feel guilty for not ordering more wine/side dishes/coffees/deserts - which is precisely what I despise about a lot of these places which some people would say have amazing service, I would call it annoying. The Food: Delicious, rustic, filling and they certainly don't skip on the portion sizes. The Location: Lovely, straight after why not pop over to kissthesky for a beautiful cocktail or indeed try any one of the great pub/bars in the area. Favourite Dishes: Jerk Chicken, Mediterranean Salad and the side dish of Spoon Bread is a must taste!

I have lived in the area for nearly 20 years, on and off, and I loathe this place. I haven't been in for around 10 years now, so in all fairness it might have changed, though to look at, it seems the same:

A pretentious, soulless, overpriced husk of middle class mediocrity and hypocrisy. It is always crawling with people's offspring and is infamously the reason Bob Dylan did not move into the area (his favourite Indian restaurant is here).

I will continue to avoid it as I consider it the warning gibbet that depicts much of what is wrong with the area.

It is quite a good place when you have kids. Food is good though nothing special and the portions are huge!
Best to book a table over the week-end.

Banners is a busy place with good honest food ( and a lot of it to boot) .

There is variety the its it run as a business should be. What you see is what you get!

Been there for Sunday lunch times and enjoyed the buzz.

There must be a reason why the restaurant is fully booked, your guess?

The staff in banners seem to get offended when you signal them over that you want something!
It really is the most overrated place in N8 or N10, ther food is average, the only thing which makes it just about bearable is that it has a bar!
They surely need a manager in there to sort the staff, not people who would quite frankly be much happier as traffic wardens.
What a dissapointment.