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 The Banana Corner Story

 

 

 This is a happy photo for us in May 2002, we had the roof up, we had the equipment in place, our good customers and guests came by regularly and all they wanted was for us to be open, and all we wanted was to be open. We finally made it with a grand opening on June 1, 2002. Business is fine, and the biggest single issue, we continue to cry about, is waiting for the plants, the banana trees, and the orchids and other flowers to grow and get big.
 This is a photo taken recently from the same spot as the other photo. Banana Corner 2008. The landscaping is 5 years old now, everything grew and got big, and now makes a delightful garden dining experience, or you can enjoy our dining room. Yes the building is still inside our "Jungle."

 

HISTORY

The owner of the previous land where Aeg and Ying had built their first Banana Corner restaurant, broke his promise and would not renew their original lease, deciding instead to eliminate Aeg and Ying, take advantage of the goodwill and the location they had established, and take the restaurant away from them.

There is some humor here, as Aeg and Ying said fine, do what you want, and they reduced the former beautiful open air building to small pieces of gravel and sand, and moved on.

New Banana Corner

This photo is from May 2003.

Now, the biggest problem is waiting for the new plants to grow. The Phuket weather will handle this fast, no problem.

As you will see, plants and trees grew, We are in a Jungle now.

They looked around the nearby area, found a piece of land (center photo) about five times the size of the original site, and took a six year renewable lease, built a new restaurant and are on their own, better than ever.

Great location, in from the beach in a particularly well known restaurant area, down the road and around the corner from Don's Cafe and Rib City, pretty good neighbor to have. The photo shows the new land before the new buildings went up. Lots of room, long and legal lease.

Welcome to Banana Corner.

 The Bar

The Banana Corner Bar is well equipt so serve you the beverage of your choice.

We start with Heiniken Beer on tap, and we have most all of the other beers in bottles, Singha, Tiger, Chang, Heineken, and some nice other imported beers too.

We have a full bar with good selections of call liquors, and we have fair prices. This is not Patong or Kata.

We have a small selection of wine, fair prices and appropriate for the evening, fair prices. Vintage bottles or house wine, all your choice. If you know wine, then you know what you see. gay

Fresh fruit drinks and shakes, soft drinks, bottled spring water if you want, all here.

Espresso Machine for a real good cup of coffee or your favorite cappuccino or latte. 

 

  Dining Room or Garden Dining

 A table for two.

Check out our on line menu. We do take away orders for that quiet evening or special occasion at home.

 

  A Dinner for nine.

 

 A Party for twenty four.

We do it all.

We also have a specialty dinner party catering service where we will prepare and deliver to your home a dinner, or party buffet, of your choice, and supply covered food warmers and serving epuipment and whatever else you need to make sure your affair is a success.

 

 

 The Banana Corner Team

Ying, here in maitre'd uniform is the host. He just takes full charge of the guests, the seating, the gardens, the bar, and is the one who makes the day happen inside and outside of the kitchen. Ying is real happy in Rawai, and has great plans for Banana Corner.

Kristin is an economist, previously working in a government job in Bern, Switzerland, was here on a visit, and wanted to learn Thai Cooking. So she did just that. The government job is history, and she is now one of the chefs, writing the menus and is the western food consultant.

 

 

 
     
     
     

 All of the people at Banana are part of the team, from the kitchen staff to the waiters and waitresses.  Simply this, Banana Corner is Thailand, and it is like so many small and wonderful restaurants offering what is generally accepted as a unique and highly admired cuisine, and probably doing it just a little better than most. This is the real thing.

 The owners have ambition and energy, and they know well what it takes to succeed in their business.

They want it to show, every day, every night.

 

 

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