Korean BBQ buffet at I'm Kim stays below the rack rate until the end of October, but the two offers left on its operator's own site are not equally good. I'm Kim Korean BBQ has two promotions still running, re-checked on 14 September 2026, and the one that made it into the deal roundups is not the one that saves you the most.
> Quick view: the September Early Bird is $14.90++ lunch / $21.90++ dinner and runs to 31 October. The 4+1 group deal gives one free seat per four payers until 30 September. The Student 1-for-1 ended on 13 September, but students now pay less on an Early Bird lunch than on their own student rate. Both live offers need a prior online booking with a code in Reservation Notes, and neither stacks.
What the buffet costs when nothing is on
Every calculation below sits on the rate card I'm Kim publishes on its own page, so you can check it yourself.
| Adult | Student / Senior | Child (100-140cm) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch (Mon-Sun) | $18.90++ | $15.90++ | $9.90++ |
| Dinner (Mon-Thu) | $28.90++ | $26.90++ | $15.90++ |
| Dinner (Fri-Sun, eve of PH, PH) | $29.90++ | $27.90++ | $15.90++ |
Children under 100cm eat free at any sitting. Everything is quoted before the 10% service charge and 9% GST, which together multiply the menu price by about 1.2, so $18.90++ is $22.66 on the bill and $29.90++ is $35.85.
1. The Student 1-for-1 has ended
Two students paying for one buffet seat ran from 1 to 13 September 2026, over Teachers' Day and the September school break. When we re-checked I'm Kim's page on 14 September it still carried those dates, with no extension and no new student offer in its place.
Students are not out of options, though. The Early Bird below undercuts the ordinary student rate: $14.90++ at lunch is about $17.87 nett, against $19.06 on the $15.90++ student lunch rate, and $21.90++ at dinner is about $26.26, against $32.25 (Mon-Thu) or $33.45 (Fri-Sun) on the student dinner rates. The catch is the entry window, 11.30am to 12pm for lunch.
2. The September Early Bird, which almost nobody has written up
This is the offer the aggregators missed, and it is the one that runs longest: $14.90++ at lunch, $21.90++ at dinner, 1 September all the way to 31 October 2026.
| Normal | Early Bird | Saving | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch | $22.66 nett | $17.87 nett | $4.79 |
| Dinner (Mon-Thu) | $34.65 nett | $26.26 nett | $8.39 |
| Dinner (Fri-Sun/PH) | $35.85 nett | $26.26 nett | $9.59 |
But read it against August's version before you call it a bargain. The August offer, which closed on 30 August, was $12.90++ at lunch and $20.90++ at dinner, on a 90-minute table, with lunch entry open from 11.30am to 12.30pm. September's is $2 dearer at lunch and $1 dearer at dinner, cuts the table to 80 minutes, and halves the lunch window to 11.30am to 12pm. Dinner entry stays at 5.30pm to 6.30pm on weekdays and 5pm to 6pm at weekends and on public holidays.
So the headline is a price rise dressed as a promotion. It is still a real discount off the rack rate, but it is a smaller one than the same restaurant was giving in August.
3. The 4+1 group deal, and why the Early Bird beats it
One diner eats free with every four full-paying diners, 1 to 30 September, lunch and dinner, any day. The free seat has to be the lowest-paying person at the table, which is the rule that decides whether this is worth taking.
Here is the same table of five, priced both ways:
| Table of 5 adults | 4+1 | September Early Bird | Better by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinner, Mon-Thu | $138.60 nett | $131.29 nett | Early Bird, $7.31 |
| Dinner, Fri-Sun | $143.40 nett | $131.29 nett | Early Bird, $12.11 |
| Lunch | $90.64 nett | $89.33 nett | Early Bird, $1.32 |
The group deal loses every time, because paying four adult rack rates is simply more than paying five discounted ones.
4+1 earns its keep in exactly two situations. The first is timing: the Early Bird only admits you between 11.30am and 12pm, or between 5.30pm and 6.30pm on a weekday, so a group that can only meet at 7.30pm has 4+1 and nothing else. The second is a mixed table. Because the free seat goes to the lowest payer, four adults plus one child at a Monday to Thursday dinner get the child's $15.90++ wiped, worth about $19.07, and there is no Early Bird equivalent of that.
One cost the poster does not mention. I'm Kim's published dining duration gives a party of five or more 110 minutes at dinner. The 4+1 promo caps the table at 90. You are handing back 20 minutes of a grill-it-yourself buffet for the discount, which at a Korean BBQ table is not a rounding error.
The rules that apply to both
- Book online first. Type the code into Reservation Notes: EB for the Early Bird, 4+1 for the group deal. The restaurant states that guests who did not book with the code will not be given the promo price on their bill chit.
- Follow the Facebook or Instagram page. Both promos carry this line.
- Tell the host before you enter, so staff can verify and write the promo price onto the chit.
- Nothing stacks. Each promo is "not applicable with other promos, vouchers & discounts".
- Shorter tables. 80 minutes on the Early Bird, 90 on 4+1. Normal allowances are 90 minutes at lunch, 90 at dinner for 2 to 4 people, 110 for 5 or more, and 70 for a single diner.
- Minimum 2 paying diners to dine at all; 4+1 needs at least 4 paying diners and forbids splitting the bill.
- All prices are ++, so add the 10% service charge and 9% GST.
What ends when
The 4+1 group deal ends on 30 September, so a table of five has until the end of the month to choose between it and the Early Bird. The Early Bird runs to 31 October. The Student 1-for-1 finished on 13 September, and I'm Kim's August offers, the $22.90++ Sunday to Thursday dinner (code 2290) and the old $12.90++ / $20.90++ Early Bird, both ended on 30 August.
There is also a standing Buy 2 Get 1 Free on alcohol, covering soju, makkoli and Hite beer, with no end date printed on the brand's page. The free bottle has to be of lower value than the two you paid for.
Where to go
I'm Kim Korean BBQ, School of the Arts, 1 Zubir Said Drive #01-04, Singapore 227968. It is the brand's only outlet. Five minutes' walk from Dhoby Ghaut MRT Exit A, three minutes from Bencoolen Exit B. Tel 6238 7218.
- Mon-Fri: 11.30am to 4pm and 5.30pm to 10pm (Friday closes 10.30pm). Buffet counter closes 3.30pm and 9.30pm.
- Sat, Sun & public holidays: 11.30am to 4.59pm and 5pm to 10.30pm. Buffet counter closes 4.30pm and 10pm.
- Last online booking: weekday lunch 3pm, weekend lunch 4.30pm, Mon-Thu dinner 8.30pm, Fri-Sun dinner 9pm.
Seating is at the restaurant's discretion, special requests are not guaranteed, and a minimum of 2 people per table applies whether or not you are using a promo. If the online slots are full, the restaurant asks you to call.
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*Every price, date and condition above was read off Kingdom Food Group's own I'm Kim Korean BBQ page (kingdomfood.sg/im-kim-korean-bbq) on 31 August 2026 and re-checked on 14 September 2026, including the published Promotions block for the September Early Bird and 4+1 offers (its Student 1-for-1 entry still reads 1 to 13 September), the buffet pricing table, the dining-duration rules and the outlet's hours and booking cut-offs. Terms are set by the restaurant and can change without notice, so confirm when you book. Cover images: I'm Kim Korean BBQ official photography.*
