I LOVE Malaysian food. I recall telling hubby that one of the things I miss about being in Calgary is Malaysian restaurants as there are quite in few in Vancouver. So when my friend told me that there is a Malaysian restaurant in Calgary, I was so excited!
Banana Leaf is located in a strip mall quite close to the NE Costco. It's a small restaurant, but clean and child-friendly. There's lots of parking.
Onto the food. We ordered roti canai, seafood laksa and the bat kut teh with rice, which is some sort of Chinese herbal soup - never heard of it, but thought I would give it a try. The roti was SO DRY. It was crunchy throughout, and not in a good way. It really just seemed overcooked. I was really disappointed as I love roti and dipping the crunchy-on-the-outside but soft and flaky-on-the-side roti in the curry dipping sauce. It wasn't a great start to the meal. Then came the seafood laksa. I wasn't a fan of the soup and I normally happily slurp down laksa soup. It was quite bland, but spicy. However, I loved the bat kut teh soup. It was delicious and the meat was so tender. It may be a bit of an acquired taste if you aren't used to Chinese herbs, but I loved it. I'm not sure if I would go back just for the bat kut teh soup. I may just save my Malaysian food cravings for the next time I'm visiting Vancouver (or Malaysia!).