Lers Ros Thai — Restaurant in San Francisco

DO NOT RECOMMEND - POOR SERVICE / MEDIOCRE FOOD

A group of 6 of us had dinner at Lers Ros Thai yesterday evening (12/14/23) at 10pm after a comedy show. We ordered two Thai green curries, pad siew, pad kee mow, crab pad Thai and beef fried rice. The food was mediocre at best and serving sizes were on the smaller side. Both the pad kee mow and crab pad Thai plates had a large serving of bean sprouts (40% portion of the plate). The crab pad Thai was overly sweet but had a good portion of crab meat.

Service was quick but horrible. I understand we made it before their last kitchen call (10:10pm) and the restaurant closes at 11pm but it should not have warranted the type of behavior we experienced. The servers kept checking and asking to clear our plates unnecessarily on multiple occasions. My friend had to consolidate her foods onto one plate so that the server can clear it when there was no need to do so. We were not short on table space and are still in the middle of our meals.

At the end of our meal, we had some leftover crab pad Thai and rice that we wanted to pack to go. We asked for boxes but the servers came and grabbed the dishes to the back for us. I didn’t think much about that until today when our friend opened the box and realized they had just dumped the rice over the noodles instead of packing them separately or placing them next to each other in the box. For reference, our group left the restaurant after closing time at 11:05pm but there were still about 10+ people eating at the restaurant when we left.

I cannot believe this restaurant was rated top 100 in SF. I do not recommend coming here, you can find better tasting Thai with better service at a better...

Among the many Thai cuisine options in the city, I decided to try this b/c I was looking for Thai food that was a little different than your typical pad thai establishment. While I agree that Ler Ros Thai featured many items on their menu that I had not seen on other Thai restaurant menus, the food and experience that I had this visit was just okay, slightly above average.

First of all, the restaurant is very small, which is not surprising since it's in the city. However, it's still uncomfortable to be sitting elbow to elbow with strangers b/c of the unbelievably small gap between tables.

Secondly, the food was good, but nothing to rave about. Portions were decent, but the price is above those of your neighborhood Thai restaurant. I tried the cod with Thai eggplant. I had never seen a dish like this before and was hoping for a more unique flavor profile. Besides the uniqueness of the Thai eggplant (visually it looks like a tiny watermelon), the rest of the dish lacked considerable flavor.

Overall, Lers Ros Thai was okay. Despite the lukewarm recommendation, I would not be against giving it a second try only because I am hoping the other more unusual Thai dishes offered on the menu will make me like this...

It's been a LOOONG time since I've had Thai food this good, and I've been eating Thai food for nearly 40 years. My wife and I ordered four dishes. Each was very different, and two were Thai tastes that were completely new to me! The menu is quite broad, offering many options. My wife is vegetarian but eats fish and seafood; she also avoids gluten. She had plenty of good choices, and enjoyed the ones she ordered. Spicing was as requested -- hot for me, mild for her.

The atmosphere is quite pleasant -- open, not too noisy -- and the service is friendly and attentive, but not overly so. She ordered wine from a list that she described as quite good; I chose Singha from a list of a half dozen or so very good choices (bottles). Lers Ros is not inexpensive, but menu prices are quite fair for the quality of the food and the experience, and servings are generous. I made a meal from two appetizers, one a duck salad and the other a pork shoulder salad, and helped my wife finish her papaya salad, and I was quite full when I finished.

Strongly...