There are many descent eateries in Dempsey Hill, Jumbo seafood is among one of them. The service is good, but the song tracks they play in the background kept on repeating, we have listened to the same songs at least 5 or 6 times during our dinner. Perhaps they should prepare more songs? Anyway, food was good. We ordered the set meal. First dish consists of 4 appetizers. The deep-fried tofu with pork floss is crispy outside and soft inside; jelly fish is marinated in sour and spicy sauce, very appetizing; sliced duck meat is served with cucumber, refreshing...The asparagus dish is tasty too. The asparagus is fresh and crunchy in texture. The presentation is pretty too.As for the crab, we ordered the signature chilli crab. The gravy is very yummy, thick and flavourful, very nice to eat with the deep-fried man tou (plain bun).
We ordered Jumbo’s signature dish: the Jumbo Chili Crab, and of course we would not have forgetten to order the must-have side dish – fried man tou. What I like about Jumbo’s chili crab is the sauce. It isn’t far too spicy and oily like many chili crab dishes in Singapore, and it is unique to jumbo.Moreover, the crabs are always fresh and the served with their shells cracked slightly, making your life easier when struggling to crack open the crabs.
Additionally, you can buy the packaged version of jumbo’s chili crab sauce back home to try and prepare your own home cooked jumbo chili crab. We bought 2 of the packages ( 1 chili and 1 black paper), but have yet to try them out.
Was wondering whats the hype about Jumbo Seafood\'s Chilli crab, where the whole of Singapore recommends it. Though we\'re not such great fans of Seafood, we thought we\'ll try it out , so went there for a family reunion.
I must say, I regret not going there before. The ambiance just set the mood to a wonderful & most momorable dining experience. The food was simply outstanding. The chilli crab was the BEST I\'ve eaten so far. Their portions are humungous. We ordered for small portions of Seafood fried tofu, Hong Kong noodles & Stir fried rice, we had to take away some food since it was too much . The Chinese tea too was so refreshing .
I would recommend that everyone visits Jumbo Seafood,since its simply the BEST, better than all the rest, better than anyone ..... . especially people holidaying in Singapore, You should have Jumbo Seafood---chilli crab at the top of your \'TO DO List\' in Singapore. The Menu is reasonably priced as well.
Bon Appetite every1& enjoy Your Crabby lunches & Dinners:-)
its crab day for me and friends =) as usual Singapore spicy chili crab.. minor sour .. hot with eggs.. and crispy man tou..~~!!
and another type of steam crab with white sauce..~!
both taste great!! the second type u can taste the actual sweetness of the crab meat.. if you do like original taste =)
The chilli crab is so tasty and delicious with the mantou! Ordered the set menu that includes the shark fins soup, spinach topped with shredded dried scallop strips and ended with mango sago pomelo dessert! Definitely recommended to be the place to have crabs!
One of the usual hangouts after a good massage in town, I love to come here to end the evening with a good meal.
Having been to most Jumbo branches, I love this place for it\'s ambience.. Although it\'s usually crowded, but the noise level is not as bad as other restaurants I have been when it\'s packed with people.
Chili crabs are a must during any visit to Jumbo. Cause they are the most popular dish of the restaurant ever. Juicy succulent crab meat with their chili sauce and fried mantou. I always search for the egg white in the chili sauce to go with the fried buns. Super sinful but it the thought of it makes me hungry all over. The crabs are by weight and seasonal pricing, so it is best to ask the waitress to gauge the approximate number of crabs for your group instead of blindly ordering.
I happened to have some Dempsey Hill vouchers and decided to utilize part of it here at Jumbo Dempsey Hill.
Previously I have already eaten at Riverview Jumbo and loved the seafood though it was so SMOKY over there, smoke from the kitchen leaked into the dining hall.
But I digress, here at the Dempsey Hill Branch, they tried to introduce an element of sophistication here to cater to the mostly expatriate customer base here with a glass showcase of all the red wines they have available.
I happened to sit next to this glass display, since they are mostly full. And unfortunately, it\'s also the spot where the air-con is constantly dripping on me! But I can\'t change table, only outside table left. So I adjusted my seating position and the dripping thankfully stopped soon after.
We decided to order ala-carte instead of the set menu. We have herbal prawn, which I don\'t quite fancy because it\'s too herbal tasting to me though my companion loved it. We also had Sharkfin\'s soup, mixed vegetables with scallops, and a very nice honey dew sago, which we liked very much.
The price here is quite ex. It\'s very easy to spend up to $100 for two person.
I didn\'t order the Chili crab since I already eaten it at Riverview and it\'s really good. Big, juicy and with Mantao. Delish!
Had a wonderful dinner at Jumbo while having gathering with a oversea supplier from Japan. So thought having dinner near the hotel that my Japanese supplier is staying. Anyway, has ordered their signature dish - Chiili crabs with fried mini buns! Actually i am not really a crab lover, but has to oder something is special and which can really represent Singapore and is famous among the \'tourist\'. Well, my Japanese supplier really love the chilli crabs! Phew.. Felt so relieved that he love the chilli crabs and the mini buns so much!!! He said really lived up to his expectation.