long chim perth

we dined in late on a thursday evening and opted for the banquet menu thinking that it would save us the agonising feat of having to pick from the menu. prices are very steep for you can certainly get better quality/portions elsewhere. what ruined the night for us was the chiang mai larp of chicken dish which was extremely spicy. we each had our first bite and could not bear to go for seconds. to be fair we were warned that a spicy dish was coming but had we known it was that level of spiciness we wouldn't have opted for the banquet at the first place. wouldn't mind coming back to try other dishes... if they weren't so expensive (for what is supposedly thai street food).

very good thai restaurant. although the servings are small and a bit pricey, everything we have tried was delicious. definitely order the crispy roast pork, roast duck, soft shell crab. their whole fish with 3 sauces is a little bit on the dry side. their thai milk tea is spot on. pity they don't have coconut rice! will visit again!

what a funky little spot. i'd heard of long chim by watching david on masterchef and knew i had to give his restaurant a go. i love thai food and this did not disappoint. i started with the crunchy prawns that had a good kick to them and moved onto the classic pad thai! delicious!!! i also had the tamarind soda and holy moly.... next time i'll be requesting that in a 10 litre bucket 😋

this is the most overpriced asian fusion/thai food place in the world. pad thai is selling at the record 34 aud for a portion! for everyone that are reading my review, rating is not only driven by the value - the actual meals were substandard to an average thai food. good save perth and wa!

long chim has a great location and atmosphere and the staff were friendly, knew their product and attentive. the wine list is extensive and provides many alternatives to the run of the mill found in a lot of perth restaurants. we enjoyed the experience of dining in a david thompson restaurant however i  do agree with the comments in previous reviews re authenticity and flavour.
i was expecting good to great thai flavours and was a bit let down. they are a bit heavy with the chilli in parts and the grilled chicken was exactly that. it had a lovely smokey flavour but lacked a bit of 'thailand'
we had a gift voucher which took the sting off the bill but it's not somewhere i'd rush back to.

we visited this restaurant during our recent visit to perth and had one of our worst restaurant experiences ever! we ordered the set menu which contained no warning about the heat / spiciness of one of the dishes. 5 of the 6 of us could not eat this dish even though we usually have no problem with spicy food. we explained that if we had been told about the heat level we would have ordered differently and asked them if they could replace the dish with another less spicy one - their response was a lesson in how not to do customer service. we spoke to no less than 3 staff members including the manager who told us varying things including the fact that none of them could eat that dish given how hot it was, that the dish was the way "david" (thompson) had intended it (i.e. who were we to complain!!) and, even worse, that they could bring us watermelon or cucumber to eat with it! after much argument they did eventually bring us another dish but by then our night was spoilt. in addition to that debacle, the wine only arrived after we had already been served 3 dishes and later in the evening we were urged by the waiter to eat up our dessert as he wanted to go home was not allowed to do so until he had cleared our table!!. given the cost of the meal (over $160 per head with wine) we found the quality of the rest of the food to be quite ordinary. we had been keen to try long chin as it had been recommended as a place to take some upcoming guests in our hometown of sydney - but there is no way we will be doing that.

i visited here for a birthday lunch and decided to eat at the bar. it is a very beautiful location and interesting design for a restaurant. i believe the food lacked some flavours and didn't hit key aspects; sweet, sour, salty and spicy. understanding it is located in an upmarket part of perth the prices are going to be high, but this is quite steep. service was very friendly and kind. being half thai and knowing you are able to pay $3-5 max for a street pad thai hitting the tastebuds. i will stick to the lower price range of thai food such visiting thailicious in northbridge. i still recommend coming for a drink.

an amazing dinner with great company. incredible and tasty food with wonderful cocktails to boot. beautiful and fresh surrounds with all of the best service we will be back here soon.

it was all the hype about this restaurant. had to say i'm a little disappointed as i thought it would be authentic or at least i expected a little more explosive or flavourful dishes but some were a little bland and some were good so i have mixed feeling about this place, not sure if it's just because it was a busy night. the two outstanding dishes for me was the tom yam and glass noodles.

there is better particularly at this price point, but i get ahead of myself it is friday night so i guess it is the busiest night of the week we are told sorry we are fully booked they should have left it at that ( this place is just unorganized chaos ) but instead we are offered out in the court yard along with about 20 other people no problem it is nice out there a bit quieter than inside the 3rd person that asked us if we would like a drink of water actually got it to us still ok we place our order and are then told we need to hold your credit card ( i never have and i never will give anybody my credit card to hold never mind with this choas going on around me ) so i offer to pay for our meal up front congratulation long chim first time in 50 odd years that i have been asked for my credit card as surety or paid for a meal prior to eating it but at least i stopped there and didn't drink any more or try anyting else in short the food is ok but only ok you can do better and for a lot less but holding credit cards !!!
it seems more like a bar that you can get thai food at than a serious thai restaurant

the most amazing thai food i've ever eaten!
long chim, didn't disappoint! the food was full of flavour, spice and texture. genuine thai food, which i couldn't be happier about. we had a great waiter who knew everything there was to know about the whole menu, and was great with recommendations.
service was always available, my glasses of water and wine were never empty, and the waiter was never too far away if you have a question. my only negative was the price, but the quality of food and service definitely discounted that. i highly recommend this restaurant for all types of occasions. will definitely be back 👏🏼👏🏼

turned up without having made a booking and still managed to get a table without a wait.

the food was amazing and the staff were very friendly and informative about each dish.

long face at long chim. with the promise of authentic thai food, l happily booked a table for lunch for 2 at lc, eager to be transported back to the kingdom's taste sensations from a too-long ago holiday. i'm sad to say that it was hit & miss, with only one standout dish from four l tried - and seemingly unjustifiably high prices.

my lunch companion sensibly steered me away from the maa long chim (come try/sample) menu which is apparently massive and way too much for the two of us. taking into account her dietary limitations, we settled on the fish cakes, beef salad, pad thai and banana roti.

best first - the beef was fantastic - but it's not a salad in the traditional sense. a small handful of green leaves, six snake bean batons and some raw cabbage leaf decoration is what you'll get in the way of ingredients & garnish. the dressing is utterly delicious - but it's a steep $30 dish. next, the fish cakes. more vegies in this one but the cakes weren't as flavoursome as i'd hoped - and $24. the dessert roti was pretty good ($16) but for the base being burned - sure it's meant to be street food but charred pastry is inedible. lastly and least - the pad thai. this is my all time favourite thai dish but the lc version was boring - even with the help of the associated condiments provided - and $34. frankly, most thai takeaway places do a much better version for less than half that price. sad indeed considering all the amazing jars of pickles and ingredients displayed so attractively. with two glasses of champagne, lunch came to $155. i'm happy to spend that kind of money for lunch but lc isn't worth it.

our waiter was informed and friendly but a bit hard to find when we wanted to pay the bill. it gave me a chance to look more closely at the decor - to me the most authentic thing about lc. i'd wanted to try david thompson's vaunted street food venue for ages but lc didn't live up to expectations or hype. maybe the focus on the melbourne version has let the perth one drop off. maybe it's not the same when he's not around. i'm not going back to find out.

disappointing... is the overwhelming impression - sure doesn't live up to david thompson's rep as king of authentic punchy thai food.  perhaps our choices were too bland, but despite the warnings from our waitress at the beginning of the night, only the pungent papaya salad lived up to the expected hit of flavour.

apart from this, a perfectly acceptable red duck curry and strangely flavourless pad thai to go with 2 admittedly delicious drinks left us $200 lighter and wondering what all the fuss was about.

unlike others here we found the service appropriately attentive for the funky dressed-up street food surrounds, with our waitress very helpful.  but unfortunately not enough to make us want to come back.

lovely staff, awesome atmosphere, nicely tucked away. food was quite tasty, but small servings. pricing a little on the pricey side but venue is impressive. when they say hot, they mean hot - great for the spice lovers. will be back again soon for sure!