long chim perth

i'll be upfront and honest with the dishes. we tried the maa long chim which to my dismay was just above average. unfortunately out of all dishes, the chiang mai larp of chicken was not enjoyable at all. it was the spiciest dish on the menu and i was already getting worried of how spicy could the other dishes be. it was inedible and way too spicy for my liking (if you like to sweat and tear up, by all means). the rest of the dinner was well done and maintained a homely feeling. the menu ended with a very pleasing coconut cake which i wished i had more space for. overall, i'm quite solid on a 3.5 but i would definitely come back again to try out the other a la carte menu items.

loved the ambiance of this place and the great customer service. we ordered green thai curry, pad thai, pineapple pork curry, and chinese broccoli with pork. most of the food was great (except for the other dish we had that had scrambled eggs that tasted a littler burnt)!! i didnt think it was worth it since the serving was small and the price is mostly expensive.

pretty good most of the time, the restaurant manager is a bit of a pretentious arse. the food is good though, mild for thai food, but tasty and worth the price.

heard great things and we were eager to try. the venue, ambience and service were great, a table of 4 we ordered the deep fried squid, which was tasty although not as spicy as i had hoped, stir fried chinese broccoli absolutely delicious with chunks of hidden pork belly, prawn and fish dumpling laksa, a generous serve with great taste, red curry of roast duck - just ok, green curry of chicken nice flavour and the fried rice of crab meat enjoyable (fav dish) - we really wanted the mussaman but they were sold out. this was followed by banana roti - sticky and sweet and a coffee type ice cream a little strong (they were also sold out of mango sticky rice). with a bottle of wine, couple of beers and a cocktail or 2 it was about $100 each.. i liked it - but not sure if i'd book again i found galangal in mt hawthorn just that much better in flavour

very disappointed with our experience at long chim. went there for my wife's birthday on sunday night, and left feeling we had been robbed of $200. the duck green curry, was obviously the dish they use all the duck off cuts/bones in, to minimise waste/cost, and was close to $40 for the dish. we ended up having two starters, two mains and two drinks, and if wasn't for my insistence to stay for a glass of pinot after our plates were cleared, there would of been nothing memorable about our night. well done rockcliff for making a delicious pino... highly recommend the drop. maybe it was a bad night, but paying what we did for bad service and poor food, has left a seriously bad impression of long chim for us.

i've decided to give this place a try after stumbling upon it venturing into the building. first impression, the ambience of the place gave the feeling that you're traipsing into a high-end side-street hawker avenue. loved the feel as the decor seem to give promise of an authentic food.
my partner and i decided to walk-in and got a table very quickly on a saturday night. we had both agreed to try the maa long chim (come sample and taste) 3 course meal.
as soon as we ordered, we were given an early warning that one of the dishes has quite a fiery taste. let me tell you we did not anticipate how spicy it got when it hit our palate. that was the chiang mai larp of chicken. i was able to savour the chicken briefly before being flooded by the spiciness, even the cabbage wrap could not douse the fire. needless to say, i wasn't a big fan of that meal. the crunchy prawn and grilled pork on skewers definitely hit all the right spots with the flavours.
the mains came and the table was graced by a bowl of rice, thai green curry of chicken, stirfried siamese watercress, minced prawn and pork soup, and deep fried fish with 3 flavour sauce. the winner in this course were the watercress and the p&p soup. they were just bursting with flavours! however, i found the green curry lacking in taste and the fried fish did not do justice with the sauce. saowanee in north perth wins hands down.
lastly, we had the coconut cake with coconut shavings. it was a nice end to a crescendo of flavour.
we had a great time with some non-alcoholic drinks and the spicy dish certainly burnt itself to our palate memory!

special night as a gift.
caught the red cat bus from west perth.
easy walk from there.
long chim is situated down stairs in the state buildings might have a cellar , has been well designed lovely long cocktail bar.
we had a lovely meal the fish ball and prawn laska.
it was enormous
needed the raw papaya salad to chill the mouth.
had an enjoyable evening

good decor and service but cannot applaud the food. the crispy prawns for starters were well prepared and a decent size serve. but the tofu laksa was simply inedible. the waitress warned me it was hot, i assured her that was fine. it wasn't. laksa is one of my favourite dishes and i have eaten it throughout s.e.asia but i have never met one anywhere near as thick and hot as this. it is probably "authentic" to somewhere in thailand i have never been. i was hoping for subtlety and nuance, freshness and clean flavours, the balancing act of good thai cooking; i received oral thuggery. when the cashier asked what i thought of the meal, i told her, and she said that it had been toned down as there were so many complaints originally and the chef refused  to alter it further. i have some sympathy for the notion that asian food in perth is too often a bland shadow of "genuine" but then there are some originals it is not worth recreating.

hot hot hot! most of the dishes numb your tastebuds here. i am a spice lover but some dishes are way too spicy, to a point that you lost the good flavours of the dish. food aside. the ambience and cocktail selections are playful and fun, perfect for your friday night outs. worth a try!

absolutely amazing decor it drew me back to bangkok instantly.
food is sadly a let down with phad thai at $34 a serve i almost had a heart attack!! really what are they putting in there for it to be that cost!! the size isn’t massive either.
unless i’m coming for a lunch special i wouldn’t be back

this restaurant has amazing decor and vibe. it's pretty cool. we were warned about the spice of food and tried to choose mild dishes but unfortunately still needed to ask for a glass of milk! food is authentic and shouldn't be criticised but unfortunately it's just too hot for my taste buds.

had the chicken larb which had amazing flavour but the chilli is ridiculous. then had the prawn curry. $45 for three prawns, not acceptable, sorry. it was a beautiful dish though. service and venue very nice but won't return because simply poor value for money.

excellent food and service. the pork rice cracker dish was a stand out. amazing asian inspired cocktails. good, if not a little overbearing service....but the staff handled dietary requests well. it won't be a cheap night out - but worth it! was nice to get some spicy asian food for a change!!

the service was outstanding and the interior was really funky, which creates a very cool atmosphere. unfortunately the food is overpriced and average. however the dessert was amazing, we ordered the banana roti and coconut cake which were very delicious. the whole experience was still good overall.

yeah not great. i could go on and on how rude the host was, eventually getting a table the food was okay but not amazing, when we went to order more at 2:45pm got told the kitchen was closed, really after spending $400, no notice of last orders....really not great, need to pick up your game guys, the industry is called hospitality for a reason. won't be returning until the service gets better.