Came here for a wkdy farewell lunch and had decided to order the set lunch since they have a 4 ppl dine and 3 paid. Initially thought that the lunch consist quite a number of items like crab etc. But to our disappointment, the lunch only consist of 5 small dishes which is served individually. The first dish consist of 3 items like jellyfish, 1 sugarcane prawn and something which i cannot remember. The next dish is a soup followed by cod fish in some soya sauce, then a bowl of noodle followed by mango pudding. The food taste ok,not too bad but what we feel is that it is not justifiable for the price which cost abt $27 after the promotion. I think this is too ex and all my colleagues felt it is not worth it too.

Also the service is not too good, although there are only about 4-5 tables in the restaurant, they make us wait for more than 1/2 hr even after we ask to be served. and some of my colleagues are still working for their 1st dish even after we started on our 2nd dish.

Think it is better if we order a-lar-cart ourselves. Don't ever order their set lunch it is "NOT WORTH" it.

I’ve never titled my reviews with words familiar only to the locals but this time round, I must really use the word ‘SHIOK’!! Well, at least my cousin and me thought so.

Oh yeah, and that applied very much to the 2 crabs gracing our table with their presences. After much deliberation (though a little pushy), we decided to have 2 crabs, one Chilli Crab and one Black Pepper Crab.

I’m a personal fan of black pepper, thus I was definitely in favour of having Black Pepper Crab. Yet prior to my visit, my colleague was actually heavily recommending the Chilli Crab, commenting that despite me, who am totally useless when it comes to spicy food, will be able to overcome this spiciness, coz it’s completely unspicy.

And true enough, the Chilli Crab was not spicy, whereas the Black Pepper Crab was the one awarded with the spicy title!! Psst!! There’s no such award, coz I invented it. Anyway, both crabs were nicely flavoured and are definitely getting the thumbs-up from me!! Besides, this is what Jumbo is truly known and famous for!!

In addition to the crabs, we got ourselves a Deep-Fried Yu-Tiao, which has always been an evergreen dish at every seafood outing. Praises go to this dish, for its ever-present taste of squid (minimal but one can still taste it).

We got ourselves a Claypot Beancurd with Seafood, which was filled with nice and soft beancurd, fresh-tasting prawns, mushrooms and even whole fleshy scallops. A pretty typical dish to have for any Chinese meal, but nonetheless it still lived up to its taste.

To finish off the dinner, we ended with a Fried Rice with Salted Fish & Chicken. Definitely fragrant and one can see and taste the salted fish, but my question was, where did the chicken go?? Perhaps coz they were sliced till pretty small bits and tossed together with everything else? But anyway, this fried rice is still worth a try, as it was not too oily and definitely, tasty!! =)

And on a side-note, I was recommended by my colleague to try the Chilli Crab with the Man Tou and I did exactly so, only to be a little disappointed. When the service crew meant ‘Mini Bun’, they were really mini, thus making them a little overpriced. And personally, I felt that the fried bun had a little ‘too tough’ top, though the inside and bottom was really soft. And since it was ‘mini’, everyone at the table had no difficulty in finishing up the bun in 2 bites. As such, the gravy for the Chilli Crab was mixed together with our Fried Rice instead. =D

Anyway, the Jumbo Seafood, which I frequented the most and as far as I can recall, is actually the outlet in Serangoon Gardens Country Club, so this was actually my first visit to the Riverside Point outlet. And just because it’s not the weekends, one will presume that a crowd will be absent. Goodness!! Upon arrival, the restaurant was packed and there were people still in the queue, even when we left at 9.20pm!! Therefore, please still do make reservations and specify if you would like an indoor or outdoor table. Indoor will definitely be cooler, coz there is air-conditioning but do note that noise is being contained within the area as well. Do note that each reserved table will only be held for 15 minutes, so please be punctual!

Personally, I was a little disappointed by the service crew, despite them being really attentive to our needs etc. The service crew taking our orders was pretty pushy over the food items and was trying to get us to increase the size of our crabs, which may be a little too much for a table of 4. Otherwise, it was a pretty smiley and pleasant service crew.

And I will definitely be back for more crabs!! Though first, I may need to receive some proper training on how to eat crabs i.e. to clean up the crab and to eat without making a mess on the table and one’s clothings, esp if the apron was not provided. =)

Why don't you go to this restaurant if you like something cheerful. I love here because it's always lively and full of people. It's famous for its seafood! They serve chili crab, bamboo cram, deep-fried prawn, fried oyster omlette and other many dishes! My favorite is bamboo cram, which is simplely tasted with garlic. Here is at riverside, so you can feel happiness and relaxed blowing in a gentle breeze.

Got dragged by the division boss at work to go there for makan because one of the guys is leaving us.

They seem to like Jumbo so much that a couple of them are card-carrying members.

Cut to the chase - we had:

- Steamed or Boiled Prawns
- Stir-fried "Emperor Tou Miao"
- Some kind of fish cake disguised in chicken skin
- Frog with loads of garlic and spring onion
- Fried baby squid
- Chilli Crab
- Assorted desserts

Let's go down the list:

Prawns: nothing fantastic. They were fresh, they were boiled or steamed. Pretty normal stuff.

Emperor Tou Miao: for over $20 a plate (we didn't know) it was pathetic. We didn't even know what the heck it was because it was suggested by the guy taking the order. When it came, it was unreasonably oily and salty.

Fish Cake Chicken Thingy: when I bit into it, I thought "WTF??" because it's normal fish cake, which they probably spread on the inside of a skinned chicken and roasted. Didn't like it, don't like my food disguised like that, prefered chicken. And it was way too salty.

Frog: again, nothing to shout about. Normal stirfry. Too gooey. I think they used a crapload of cornstarch. Garlic underdone, spring onion overdone, frog humdrum. Way too salty.

Baby Squid: isn't this supposed to be sweet? Crisp, crunchy, slightly sweet, very salty (are you beginning to see the pattern here?)

Chilli Crab: Chillied ketchup with egg for sauce, but that's typical these days. Big beef with the crab. I see the guys crack the pincer open, a lot of liquid rushes out. The meat is a small bit inside. Malnourished crab. The crab was huge, but it's very "skinny" inside. I had a piece of the body. The meat was flaky, and again, very skinny. I felt ripped off. Oh.. and very salty too.

For dessert, I had mango pudding. Texture was like agar-agar, not pudding. Slight mango taste and fragrance. Disappointing. At least it wasn't salty. AHAHAHAHA.

All that being said, the service was excellent.

Probably won't go there again unless dragged by the other people in the office.

Be forewarn that if you decide to go here, you do not need to dress your Sunday's best. =) I made the mistake once coming here before we went clubbing. hahaha! Oh, you should bring friends whom you are absolutely comfortable using your hands while eating. It's going to be messy, but the taste and experience is worth all your crab smelling fingers and cloths by the end of the night. It's a must to have their pepper or chili crab.

Service? What do you expect from a Chinese restaurant?

I still absolutely love this place, come here hungry!