Janjira Dim Sum - จนทรจรา ตมซำ (closed)

Janjira Dim Sum is a most unremarkable restaurant on the side of the main road (Tesco, Central Festival, BigC and next to Index).

This meant that it was a wonderful place to stop and was I happily surprised when I went in - I have subsequently visited here again and written a post on the Cape Panwa Blog  regarding the 6 best Dim Sum restaurants in Phuket (the map is at the bottom).

It is always a good indicator when the restaurant has a continual flow of local residents and this is certainly one of them.

When I sat down I was immediately approached by a waitress who asked me (in English) if I wanted a drink - 'Cha Yen' (iced tea) was immediately ordered.

Within two minutes I was approached by another member of staff who presented me with (what was clearly) a hot tray of an assortment of different Dim Sum. This is where one could immediately feel  worried - what is everything? This I have got no idea. Then I was presented with the most wonderful Chinese tea - so wonderful that this is my Chinese Green Tea to compare all other Dim Sum restaurants to!

But the beauty was that they were not expensive! I think that when I actually visited the cappuccino across the road was more expensive than my dim sum breakfast! After watching for a while I was also aware that it did not only serve Dim Sum but also traditional Thai food.

 

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Approximate Price: $$$$$

Address: Chaleamprakieat Rd.,Muang (adjacent to Index)

Hours: 5:00 - 14:00

บุญรัตน์ (ติ่มซำ) (Boon Rat)

I recently visited a Dim Sum restaurant in Phuket Town - as a late breakfast after my pop into Phuketique for a quick coffee - and we found that we did not know where to go - so we wipped out our Apps and our devices and...

So we asked a local where to go and were directed here - บญรตน ตมซำ - Boon Rat.

This was certainly a popular place for Dim Sum at about 10 am and after investigating a little further they do not keep open much later than 10 am or when the food runs out - they do open at 5:30 am.

Dim Sum refers to a style of Cantonese food prepared as small bite-sized or individual portions of food traditionally served in small steamer baskets or on small plates. Dim sum is also well known for the unique way it is served in some restaurants, whereby fully cooked and ready-to-serve dim sum dishes are carted around the restaurant for customers to choose their orders while seated at their tables. (wikipedia)

Dim Sum is not always a first choice for me and I was happy that I was taken here - although it is not for everyone!

There was an enormous choice and I really did not know where to start and there certainly was nothing on the wall to assist us in choosing what to eat - well never mind.

What I ate I enjoyed but there was some which I did not feel brave enough to try!

Then there was the greeting that we got from the people - from this small place in Phuket Town we did get the impression that they did not get many tourists in there - maybe they will...

But as I look at the name and location of the restaurant I am not so sure that I have the name right but the location is. On writing this post I did find out that there were three branches of this particular Dim Sum Restaurant and here is a full menu with pictures.

 

Website: http://www.boonratdimsum.com/branch.htm

Email: boonratdimsum@hotmail.com  

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Phone Number:  076 212 034

Approximate price: $$$$$ 

Address: 26/41 Bangkok Rd, Phuket Town

Hours: 5:30 - 10:00

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ซุปเปอร์ติ่มซำ - Dim Sum

ซุปเปอร์ติ่มซำ was a wonderful Dim Sum restaurant to visit - it was so busy that it was fun just watching the amount of people coming in! How they managed to keep on top of the billing I do not know - ask someone else!!!

The amount of Dim Sum that was available in the fridges was a true representation of how popular ซุปเปอร์ติ่มซำ is. 

Choose your Dim Sum by simply pointing at the ones that you want and then they pile them carefully on the steaming water for approximately 5 minutes and lovely fresh Dim Sum!

My favourite is the Chinese Tea! I could drink this all day! So what if the menu was not in English - so please do not enter expecting it to be simple.

Okay it is not the most beautiful set up and it is a little rugged at the corners but the Dim Sum was great.

We have returned a couple of times since and it was just as busy each time! 

  

Approximate Price: $$$$$

Address: Kanit Hongsyok Alley, Phuket Town

Hours: 6am -?

Mala Dim Sum - ตมซำนงสด ติ่มซำ

Mala Dim Sum - ตมซำนงสด ติ่มซ was the place we chose to go because it was convenient, near where we drop our daughter at school.

It is a local Dim Sum restaurant on the outskirts of Kathu. Jamie has visited there and has eaten more food types than we did - we were very simple and we just had a selection of Dim Sum.

There was a very swift turn over of people - we had 'done' our morning and the shops weren't all open yet so we were there with time to spend...

There was a large fridge and we chose the dishes we wanted from there well actually my lovely Thai wife chooses everything for me. Yes it is not inside the 'tourist areas' which means that there was not much in any language but Thai so I am lucky to be with. 

They then took them to the 'cook' where they were prepared for us in the traditional steamers and they were lovely and certainly fresh! But how we always get the dishes we chose is beyond me - I am glad that I do not try to know what I want!

There was an option for Thai dishes as well - which I was not aware of! But the dish above  is what my wife had and then I read that Jamie's wife does the same thing!

Whilst I had any number of Dim Sum and of course some Chinese green tea.

I have certainly visited a number of Dim Sum restaurants but this was quite a slick operation - thank you.

Approximate Price: $$$$$

Address: 117/1-2 Patak Road, Kata, Phuket Town 
Hours: 6am - 11am (approximately)

 

ราชรส ตมซำ

This is one of our favourite Dim Sum restaurants because it makes the fresh folded dim sum wraps - delicious. This is a Dim Sum restaurant which is convenient place for us to go and it is near to my wife's favourite hairdressing salon...

The Chinese Tea is always exemplary and sometimes we can't get a seat! I would say stay away on the weekends!

This is apparently a chain Dim Sum but I cannot find any more in Phuket.

The restaurant does a great selection of Dim Sum.

I do like the sweetened tea though...

Previous Visits

 1) September 2015  

 2) June 2015

   

ราชรส ตมซำ

ราชรส ตมซำ seems to be our most commonly used Dim Sum restaurant in Phuket that we seem to visit - it is always wonderful and always busy - which makes this a good sign! So how does a Dim Sum restaurant work? Well this is something that was not immediately clear. But in the fridges at the front there are a plethora of different dishes, take a tray and place each dish on it. The cost of each dish is linked to the type of small dish that it is on...

But what each dish is?

Well I have absolutely no idea...

I cannot tell you how beautiful these freshly rolled Dim Sums which are made at the front are but they really must be had.

I love the selection of Dim Sum 

and of course the hot tea that is served with it. You really must visit a Dim Sum restaurant in Phuket when you visit - fabulous.

Approximate Price: $$$$$

Address: 117/1-2 Patak Road, Kata, Phuket Town 
Hours: 6am - 11am (approximately)

Previous Visits

 1) August 2016 
 2) December 2015 

 3) September 2015  

 4) June 2015