Janetira Thai Street Food in City of London, Westminster

I'm not sure why there's a double listing for this place.Ok, I loved Jane Tira--I mean, loved this place so much that we used it for our informal wedding dinner last year! As locals, we'd been going for years. It was always known for delicious, authentic food; friendly service (though a little slow at peak times); and very reasonable prices (for Soho). The moo ping here? It was to die for.When we visited two weeks ago, we saw some new faces but the decor looked the same--until we saw the menu. Weirdly enough, the branding appears to have been kept intact, and the website is now a bizarre mix of factoids and literal transcription of the menu items. I asked the waitress if Jane Tira was under new management, and she seemed confused; when I asked if this was new ownership, she said yes, but the food (and I quote) "is more better." Reassuring? Not really, as the food had been excellent before.Still, we ordered our 'don't feel like picking' from what we knew had been solid choices in the past, so we'd have an easy comparison. We went for the moo ping and corn cakes to start, then I got tofu pad see euw and my spouse got chicken pad thai.The starters took quite a while, but came nicely presented. Unfortunately, that was as good as it'd get.First sign nothing good was to come: everything was served with lemon wedges. I'm not sure why they couldn't find limes, but big sour Persian lemons are absolutely not the right accompaniment to Thai food (and yes, they were definitely lemons).Corn cakes: claggy, horribly doughy, not enough corn, too thick, not a single hint of kaffir lime leaves--which give the corn cakes their nicely aromatic flavour. Served with tragic bottled sweet sauce rather than the home-made nam chim kai we used to get.Moo ping: cold (!), limp, no grill marks, tough; the dipping sauce tasted like a weird combo of bottled sauce and discordant spices, it should have been nam jim jaew, which had previously been lusciously smoky.Pad thai: okay. uninspiring, with almost too much veg and not enough chicken, which itself was very dry. there didn't appear to be a drop of tamarind in the sauce at all, and certainly no shrimp paste, which made the whole dish taste flat.Pad see euw: I actually had to send this back, which I almost never do, because it was so charred as to be inedible--I'm not talking about 'a few noodles caught at the edges', I'm talking 'all the soy sauce was put into a hot wok and went past caramelisation into actual carbonisation, then more liquids were sloshed on top to loosen it, and all of that became the sauce' levels of nasty. A rookie mistake, and so bitter that it was impossible to swallow. I mentioned this to the server, with my apologies, and he looked a little confused; 'oh, you don't like it?' Look, if I didn't like it, I wouldn't be enough of a jerk to send it back. I said that I suspected the soy sauce had burned and hadn't been added at the right time, or perhaps the chef had been distracted, but he didn't seem overly concerned about the feedback. I asked him to perhaps just bring me tofu pad thai instead.It was as flavourless as the chicken, and the tofu wasn't even crispy. About the only consolation was the amount of toasted peanut, because I couldn't even douse it in lime juice--since I only had a giant wedge of unripe lemon.So run, don't walk, away from this place. Some developer has taken this well-loved Soho staple and turned it into some of the worst attempts at inauthentic Thai we've ever had the misery of eating.At the moment, your best bet is Rosa's a couple streets over, though the moo ping isn't a strong point (the curries, however, are excellent) or, if you want something a touch lighter, Viet Pho at 34 Greek Street, which does a pretty decent pad thai and really, really good Vietnamese food.

Ok, I loved Jane Tira--I mean, loved this place so much that we used it for our informal wedding dinner last year! As locals, we'd been going for years. It was always known for delicious, authentic food; friendly service (though a little slow at peak times); and very reasonable prices (for Soho). The moo ping here? It was to die for.When we visited two weeks ago, we saw some new faces but the decor looked the same--until we saw the menu. Weirdly enough, the branding appears to have been kept intact, and the website is now a bizarre mix of factoids and literal transcription of the menu items. I asked the waitress if Jane Tira was under new management, and she seemed confused; when I asked if this was new ownership, she said yes, but the food (and I quote) "is more better." Reassuring? Not really, as the food had been excellent before.Still, we ordered our 'don't feel like picking' from what we knew had been solid choices in the past, so we'd have an easy comparison. We went for the moo ping and corn cakes to start, then I got tofu pad see euw and my spouse got chicken pad thai.The starters took quite a while, but came nicely presented. Unfortunately, that was as good as it'd get.First sign nothing good was to come: everything was served with lemon wedges. I'm not sure why they couldn't find limes, but big sour Persian lemons are absolutely not the right accompaniment to Thai food (and yes, they were definitely lemons).Corn cakes: claggy, horribly doughy, not enough corn, too thick, not a single hint of kaffir lime leaves--which give the corn cakes their nicely aromatic flavour. Served with tragic bottled sweet sauce rather than the home-made nam chim kai we used to get.Moo ping: cold (!), limp, no grill marks, tough; the dipping sauce tasted like a weird combo of bottled sauce and discordant spices, it should have been nam jim jaew, which had previously been lusciously smoky.Pad thai: okay. uninspiring, with almost too much veg and not enough chicken, which itself was very dry. there didn't appear to be a drop of tamarind in the sauce at all, and certainly no shrimp paste, which made the whole dish taste flat.Pad see euw: I actually had to send this back, which I almost never do, because it was so charred as to be inedible--I'm not talking about 'a few noodles caught at the edges', I'm talking 'all the soy sauce was put into a hot wok and went past caramelisation into actual carbonisation, then more liquids were sloshed on top to loosen it, and all of that became the sauce' levels of nasty. A rookie mistake, and so bitter that it was impossible to swallow. I mentioned this to the server, with my apologies, and he looked a little confused; 'oh, you don't like it?' Look, if I didn't like it, I wouldn't be enough of a jerk to send it back. I said that I suspected the soy sauce had burned and hadn't been added at the right time, or perhaps the chef had been distracted, but he didn't seem overly concerned about the feedback. I asked him to perhaps just bring me tofu pad thai instead.It was as flavourless as the chicken, and the tofu wasn't even crispy. About the only consolation was the amount of toasted peanut, because I couldn't even douse it in lime juice--since I only had a giant wedge of unripe lemon.So run, don't walk, away from this place. Some developer has taken this well-loved Soho staple and turned it into some of the worst attempts at inauthentic Thai we've ever had the misery of eating.At the moment, your best bet is Rosa's a couple streets over, though the moo ping isn't a strong point (the curries, however, are excellent) or, if you want something a touch lighter, Viet Pho at 34 Greek Street, which does a pretty decent pad thai and really, really good Vietnamese food.

The service was slow no service staff running all time. Food was not at the level small portion and not what i did expect. Price is not cheap as well for the quantity and quality offer

Just dropped in for an early meal pre theatre and wasn’t disappointed. Service friendly and food tasted great. Basic interior but clean and good value for money.

The food was lovely and the service was very good and friendly. It's a very rustic and casual kind of atmosphere.

Simply delicious. The best green curry i've ever had outside Thailand! The Khao Soi gai was extraordinary. The price was rather cheap compared to what we've got. They also offer vegetarian and vegan meals. Will come back next week!

Hemos tenido posiblemente el caso más chocante de la camarera se encuentra abiertamente en nuestro 12 años de vivir en Londres. El restaurante anunciaba la hora feliz de 5 a 7 de la tarde de cualquier comida con cerveza por 7 libras. 50. Hemos llegado a barrio 7, pedimos si nos pueden aprovechar, la camarera con un grimace nos preguntó a qué hora y cuando nos dijeron que dijo que está bien. Le pregunté si la oferta realmente aplicado a los platos principales que ella confirmó. Dos platos principales con cervezas, un plato de arroz y más tarde nos pidieron pagar montón completo (47) libras incluyendo pan de gambas que nunca pidió. Ella quitó el galletas saladas y pregunté por el resto de nuevo que nos enfrentamos con la historia anterior. Ella comenzó a acusar a nosotros de la incomprensión (sí, la misma persona que incomprendida "no gambas galletas saladas") y pidiendo comida no desde el menú. Tenga en cuenta que pedimos si era el mismo menú a la llegada y el check doble en el momento de la discusión. Realmente era, con tan sólo un poco los precios (1 - 2). Al final nos dijo que no pagaría más de 30 libras (que era aún más de lo que deberíamos) el constante tono de la camarera que era culpa nuestra, sin opción de hablar. Por suerte el miembro masculino del personal que permita hablar. A juzgar por otros comentarios no pasó a ser primeros en esta experiencia! ¡Ten cuidado! !

It's rare to find authentic Thai taste like this outside of Thailand. Although this is Asian spicy, not western. Friendly yet simple service.

Comimos aquí y elegimos del menú del almuerzo. Es increíble la relación calidad-precio! Dieron una copa de coca cola y un plato grande de deliciosos Pad tailandés por 7 libras. 50! Creo que para Londres es un precio absolutamente extraordinaria para una comida tan buena. El servicio era preciosa, quizás un poco lento, pero no nos molestó demasiado, ya que no estábamos en una prisa.Mi compañero tenía un curry tailandés de rojo, que era muy sabroso! Él no incluso como comida tailandesa, pero realmente lo disfruté y quedé impresionado con el curry. Los calamaris era perfectamente sazonada y sabor muy fresco.Sin duda volveré la próxima vez que esté en Londres ya que realmente creo que por el precio, es muy sabrosa y deliciosa comida.

Me dieron el pad Thai, que era increíble. Mis amigos hicieron el mismo plato con carne, y aunque sólo tenía uno chili junto a él en el menú indicando especias, y ambos dicen que como la comida picante, ambos tenían un tiempo difícil acabado su deliciosa comida porque estaba muy caliente. Así, su feria de advertencia no es comida picante para los débiles de corazón!

Une carte fournie, et une cuisine assez bonne. Les prix, un tout petit peu élevés par rapport à d’autres asiatiques londoniens restent convenables. Evitez juste le tofu frit qui est très sec et gras. Les autres plats sont délicieux : pad thaï, curry, salade thaï, etc. Service agréable, mais un peu lent par moment.