Friday, August 16, 2013

Bangkok Jam @ PS

It was a lazy Friday afternoon where there are lesser people on the streets and shopping mall due to National Day. My friend gave me a call and date me for a dinner, hence I found my way to the restaurant in Plaza Singapura.

Upon arrival, I found myself in a Thai restaurant, yet the deco is of pretty modern touch. It gives me a feeling that the food I am about to taste is of a modern touch to the traditional Thai food that I had known for 40 years of my life.

Service
We are greeted by a humble Maitre D', who show the way to our table for 2. But we waited for some time till someone shows up with the menu. We order 1 soup and 3 dishes and each of us asked for a ice water and warm water due to the coldness of the shopping mall, I think I will feel better with something warm, and hoping the Tom Yum Soup spiciness will heat me up. But the drinks came 10 minutes later, While there is only 3 other table with guest and more than 6 waiter/waitress in sight!

Food
We order 4 items.



The Tom Yum Soup (Clear) is quite okay I would say, except it is not sour neither spicy. But the worst of it, it came luke warm! It is the first item to arrive on our table and that's it, the waiter did not serve our white rice and both of us were left sitting there doesn't know what to do with the lack of utensils or staple. I fully understand that this bowl if for one person and there is a spoon provided with the soup, but then again, we ordered 4 dishes with steam white rice each, should they restaurant team consider this?

Next same the stir-fried asparagus in sambal chilli, while I find it sweet and not spicy at all, the taste is acceptable. At this point of time, the steam white rice still have not came.

Finally the griller platter came, and the waiter finally serve us the white rice after we reminded them again. Not joking but I counted, and the time elapse between the soup arrival and this grill platter is a freaking 20 minutes! Can you imagine the soup and asparagus? It is exceptionally cold in the mall that day and both dishes are already cold. Only till now than we started our meal as our rice and utensils arrived.

And about the platter... The beef is Well-Done and cold! The chicken is slightly warm. The squid and prawns is so so. And about the prawns... I am a guy and I understand that frozen prawns must be thawed before you start cooking them, else the meat is going to become powdery. And guess what, it is powdery.

And finally, arrived is our dessert, after the not so satisfied meal we had, hoping it will smoother our feelings. Never to know, it is another nightmare. If you had eaten Thai Mango Sticky rice, you will probably remember that the coconut cream is NOT on the mango, but on the sticky rice. maybe the chef want us to feel sweet? The rice, I really doubt it is glutinous rice. It taste like ordinary Thai fragrance rice and it is not fully cook, it is grainy and stiff in the bite.

Conclusion
It is a rather disaster experience in this restaurant, and to add more disappointment to it, it is a restaurant operated by Creativeeateries. My friend had wanted to go there as it is "highly recommended" by another friend of his, as he mentioned good food, great taste and great service! After this experience, I will not go back anymore.