Jano Bistro - Wellington

So we had the degustation meal $110 supposedly 7 courses. We also opted for the $55 wine matching with the courses.<br/ <br/ 1.Starter of salmon with fried curry leaves and citrus jus was delicious .<br/ <br/ 2. Beef tartare with fried vermicelli wow<br/ <br/ 3?? This was a lychee palate cleanser which I've never had called a course on any degustation meal I've eaten before hence 7 course query.<br/ <br/ This dish was with vodka foam and freeze dried raspberries on a lychee sorbet. The foam was lacking in flavour and a little like bubble bath foam in flavour but the small scope of lychee sorbet was lovely.<br/ <br/ 4. Fish with Kina and crab bisque was nice.<br/ <br/ 5. Duck heavenly <br/ <br/ 6. Cheese balls rolled in walnut and deep fried with truffle sauce bombed! Cheese was not flavoursome enough and couldn't taste any walnuts. This part feel very short of the standards up until now and although it was nice it didn't stand out. <br/ <br/ Also a wine match was not available with this part so we had to buy an additional glass to go with it!?<br/ <br/ 7. Dessert tropical fruit dessert made up of a slice of poached pineapple, some crumbs, a fruit fluff, and best bits a nice sorbet and macaroon with passion fruit blobs. <br/ <br/ Again not up to preset standards and a shame.<br/ <br/ Tea coffee an extra cost and good.<br/ <br/ All in all a very nice meal and wonderfully informative staff that sadly missed an excellent from us because 2 meals were not up to what they should have been and let it down along side as well as a palate cleanser being counted as a course.

Been there 3 times over the last year: hands down to the creativity of the menu of this place. Shot to the Chef: what a talented man! Amazing plating, unusual recipes and great service. The food explosions on your tastebuds are something you need to experience at least once in your life, period.Don't hesitate and go for the full menu with wine matching, its well worth the price! Matches a lot of michelin stars in France: foodgasm!!

Having heard many great things about Jano Bistro, we weren't disappointed. Welcomed by the owner and waiter the menu was explained kindly and questions about the food and wine were welcomed.<br/ <br/ A friend and I started off with the entree platter with a glass of wine. Entree platter was great, I would have the goats cheese again if I could. <br/ Mains were a great surprise and the market fish won our hearts! Snapper at its finest ! And mussels covered in quinoa was very unique! The other main was great too , vegetarian artichoke. <br/ However the show stopper was definitely the two desserts , feijoa and lemon. It was so yummy !! Couldn't stop with just one dish. <br/ Overall great experience and very cosy interior just like having a meal at a friends home. Will be back !

Our dinner at Jano Bistro was a testament to classic bistro style dining. Simple exquisite dishes, done to perfection. The Jano Tasting Plate gave a taste of each of the three entrees they had on offer. The goat cheese was a highlight of the meal, rich in flavour but balanced with the overall light feel associated with bistro dining. The two mains of Veal and Venison were a continuation of the classic style of Jano Bistro providing not only a fantastic mix of flavours and textures but also presented fantastically. Our service was fantastic, the waiter who seated and served had a great knowledge of wine pairings as well as the menu.

Last night I went to Jano on Willis Street with three lovely friends. You may be looking puzzled and pondering where on earth Jano is in Wellington? It is up the top end of Willis Street in a cute yellow cottage that was once Citron. For me, it was one of those places that you think you must try and then you forget to go. This time I remembered and my friends and I made a concerted effort to book a table. We were spurred on by the Entertainment Book voucher and the fast approaching end of the 2015/16 book. We all left feeling very happy that we made the effort and felt like we had had a special meal out.