Apollo Banana Leaf

I love coming here, it’s classic Tooting eatery and their Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi is as delicious as it was 10 years ago! There’s a reason this restaurant has survived this many years, and it’s definitely up there amongst the best curry houses in the area. From the outside you may be a bit unsure as the decor hasn’t changed in a while and it’s not trendy looking, but definitely try it if you want a friendly, casual place with tasty food. They also have crazy 30% discounts part of the week so it’s really affordable.

Went for dinner with my friends on a Sunday, the atmosphere is calm and unpretentious. The workers appear to be the owners so the service is personal, detailed and friendly. We had dosas and a few Curries all delicious 😋. The music was tasteful not too loud or distracting. The aubergine curry with parota is a must! As well as the dosas. We loved that there's 30% off dining in on some evenings. Absolutely recommend! The value and quality is unmatched.

Great local Sri Lankan/South Indian food in Tooting. The restaurant itself is quite basic but the food is good and the service is friendly. Our waiter gave us some good suggestions and between the four of us, we shared the mutton rolls, fish cutlet, chicken pakoda, butterfly prawn (great), mutton kothu (good), chicken ceylon (fave), lamb rogan (really good) and saag aloo with side of pilau rice.

This was my first ever time in a Sri Lankan restaurant and I liked it. We decided to go there for a friend's birthday dinner on what turned out to be a very busy Saturday night, so the atmosphere was very lively due to big group tables of people. After studying the menú beforehand I decided to go for the mutton rolls as a starter, and I went for 3 of them...but 2 of them would of been plenty! I very much enjoyed the crispy breadcrumb exterior of these mutton filled pancakes! The meat inside was tasty and they were nice and filling! For my main I decided to have the mutton string hopper fry which is fried shredded noodles cooked with vegetables, spices and mutton. I found it to be nice, albeit a bit dry but the flavours, spices and kick of chili heat was there, a nice dish! I've decided to give it 4 stars as we waited nearly an hour and a half for our food! I know it was ridiculously busy but from what I could see the food is quite easy to knock up and send out...maybe their menú is a bit too big considering they have an Indian menú also. Friendly and patient staff! Worth a visit if you enjoy your Sri Lankan food and value for money.

After a first visit we really want to return for more. Not flashy or upmarket, but food was tasty and exciting, and service was calm and good. The aubergine curry was super! We then had kothu which was yummy but we didn't understand how to eat it, so we ordered as a main but it'd go better as a mix with other curries. Great value and will definitely come back cause we very much enjoyed the food! And want to taste their crab massala which apparently is amazing.