Jim Thompson @ Dempsey Hill

Type of Cuisine: Thai
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Spent: SGD 85 per person

Will I go back again? Yes.

Address:
45 Minden Road
Dempsey Hill
Singapore 248817
Phone: +65 6475 6088
http://www.jimthompson.com

Jim Thompson @ Dempsey Hill

When you think of Jim Thompson, one would normally think of the retail shop selling clothing and home furnishing. A few of my friends were also under the impression that the Jim Thompson at Dempsey Hill is a retail shop. But no, it houses the only restaurant Jim  Thompson has in Singapore.

Jim Thompson is a Thai restaurant in a beautiful colonial bungalow with stunning interiors. It serves more than 80 classic Thai dishes, including appetizers, spicy salads, soups, curries, main dishes, seafood, barbeque, noodles, desserts and more.  Menu is pork-free.

The service isn’t warm and it’s a bit spotty. Prices are on the high side too.  However, the food was not bad with more hits than misses.

Interiors of Jim Thompson

Thai Dancer

Green Curry Prawns

The green curry prawns were superb with the right balance of heat and sweetness.

Poo Nim Phad Pong Gari
Deep Fried Soft Shelled Crab, Stir Fried in Yellow Curry with Red Chillis, Chinese Celery, Spring Onion and Egg

The soft shelled crabs fried with eggs in yellow curry was somewhat a let down. It was plain and the taste of the crabs were masked by the egg.

Pattaya Set
Talay Thod Nga
Deep Fried Seafood with Flour and Sesame Seed served with Sweet Chilli Sauce
Neau Ping
Thai-styled Marinated Beef Tenderloin, Skewered and Grilled, Served with Roasted Garlic, Shallots and Tamarind Sauce
Yam Som O Boran
Pomelo Salad with Shredded Chicken, Roasted Garlic and Minced Shrimp in a Creamy Coconut Dressing

The pomelo salad was good while the rest of the appetizers were a let down. The beef skewers were tasty but tough while the deep fried seafood tasted bland.

Khao Niow Ma Moung
Yellow Mango with Sticky Rice Kissed with Rich Coconut Milk

Tab Tim Grob
Crunchy Water Chestnuts heavily coated with Tapioca Flour and served in Coconut Milk with Shaved Ice

Buay Loy Puek
Hand Rolled Taro Dumplings in Sweetened Coconut Milk

Som Chun
Fresh Orange sections Topped with Lychees, Shredded Mango, Sliced Ginger, Toasted Coconut and Roasted Peanuts served in a Ginger Syrup

The desserts were generally good, especially the taro dumplings.