The Banyan Tree - Hambleton

Review: The curry at this restaurant is fantastic with great options for vegetarians. My dad, who is a vegetarian, absolutely loves the king prawn damzak dish. The service is quick and efficient, perfect for a takeout meal for dinner. The prices are very reasonable, ranging from £1-10 per person. The food, service, and atmosphere all receive top marks. Highly recommended dishes include the cheese naan, chicken tikka, and mild curry.

I ordered a chicken madras and three chapattis and I think these may be the worst I've ever had. The chicken was processed and had the texture of rubber. The chapattis were soggy as they weren't wrapped in foil. I Will not be returning.

After having ten years of using the BT, this past weekend's delivery will possibly be the last. A Tandoori Butter Chicken was delivered and comprised some of the worst chicken meat I've ever seen in a curry. What meat there was (2 pieces at best) was hard chicken leg end/foot with poultry hairs visible in the meal, certainly not breast as advertised. My partner was retching after one bite. A great shame that the standards have slipped so far.

Even the dog refused to eat the food we ordered for takeout. The service was lacking and the meal was not worth the price of £10–20 per person for dinner.

I have just polished off most of a perfect Special Vegetable Biryani and from nan bread from Banyan Tree, Market Place, Easingwold. Everything about it was excellent and the staff were very pleasant. I normally go for a meaty Chinese but this year I thought I would have a change. I 100 recommend this place and will definitely be back. The only reason I didn't finish it was because there was so much. Well done guys. Parking: Ample parking right outside the door on the market place.