Welcome to Dempsey.

For 30 years, we have been visiting Samy’s several times a year, including on Deepavali for a deeper valley experience. Except for the superb fish head curry, the food is only average. However, the ambiance is vintage 70’s, and service is friendly and efficient. Prices are no longer low, but still reasonable, especially for the Dempsey area.

The beef was not v tender although generous, and for something you're supposed to pick up with your hands, the crunchy shell was way too hot. Beef broth was strong tho and quite good

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It's really more comfort food than anything, the portion is huge though this feeds 2 alr if you're not sharing anything else

Good as ever, the slight tang and creaminess works well w the corn. Comfort food

These quesadillas are really frigging lovely, soft crisp exterior and the cheese has a gentle bite. Adding chorizo definitely uped the umami without too much heat, making it good on its own without their competent sauces

Still a good version. Just ABIT ex

Who knew you could just ask for this? No one knows about this, I've never seen any other table with small cups like this

Anyway the best Rasam I've had. The depth of the ckn broth as well as the generous use of spices made each sip a flavour bomb. I had to take breaks by alternating w sips of lime juice

Must try, since it's free

Truthfully the mutton was a bit tough but thankfully it's cut into small pieces. However it's almost a non factor because of the synergy w the sauce, the sauce is cooked to almost a strong jammy texture with an incredible caramelised taste

It's also very, very spicy

Otherwise, if the texture of the mutton was good, this would also have been a must try

The squid was honestly ABIT chewy but the sauce was magical. It's got this super strong seafood umami, so much so that after finishing it I couldn't help but drink a few more spoonfuls.

If the squid was bouncy, this would have been a must try

Very ex but also very necessary to combat the generous heat of the dishes.

One of the better versions, it's very fruity and naturally sour without being overwhelming or too sweet

The white rice set is 4.5nett but I can't understand why anyone would pass on their biryani rice, it's very good

Anyway ckn curry was thick but meh, fish curry had a strong sourness and was deep. Dhal cabbage was lightly flavoured but still good.

Weekend only spiced potato was weak tho, very unfortunate

Ceviche Clasico 4/5
Arroz Cremoso 2/5
Chanchito & Maracuya 3/5
Seafood Rice 2/5
Mariscada 4/5
Verduras A La Brasa 4/5
Tres Leches 2/5
New Alfajores 2/5