Jumbo Seafood (2015-01-03)
KL raved about a prawn dish he ate at Jumbo with his colleagues, it made me want to eat it.
Arriving on a weekday around 6pm, the restaurant was packed. Without reservation, we were given a table for 1.5 hours. At the end, the server came to remind us to turn the table back to them at the two-hour mark, at which point we had just finished eating. It takes a long time to eat crabs!
Firstly, the prawn dish in herb soup was like Bak Kut Teh with
prawns instead
of pork ribs. The prawns were very fresh and crunchy, not a bad
dish at all.
Secondly, the chili crab (every table as far as I could see ordered
crabs) was kind of a let-down because
the dish CAME OUT JUST WARM. I hate it when food that's supposed
to be made-to-order tasted like it was made well in advance.
What's the deal here?? Did they just cook a giant vat of crabs
hours beforehand, dish a portion out, pour on some chili sauce and call
it Chili Crab?? And it wasn't just our order, our neighbors'
chili crabs also looked warm (without steam).
The taste was alright, but for a Sri Lankan crab (1 kg) for
S$68,
No Signboard was FAR
BETTER last time. At least they made it fresh for us.
Jumbo Seafood Riverside 30 Merchant Road, Riverside point, Singapore Tel: (65) 6532-3435
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