Dimsum;

Custard Bun - I would say it's a must try out of its whole dimsum menu. The bun was soft and the custard was tasty. However, it lies more on the salty end rather than sweet compared to other custard buns elsewhere. Nevertheless, it's quite the right mix without tasting weird at all and it tastes good.

Siew Mai & Har Gao - Decent. The prawns are fresh enough and it just tastes right. Not fanastic, but definitely up to restaurant standards.

Chee Cheong Fun- Average. The skin is soft but the few times I've tried it, it's a litte too salty for my taste.

Pan-fried Carrot Cake - Quite soft and it wasn't too oily or salty like some other places. Taste just nice for me. Not fanastic but still worth a try!

Char Siew Pau - I can't remember much of it but since we didn't order it too many times, it aint' that great.

Chicken Claws - Not worth trying either. The taste.. just wasn't there.

Glutinous Rice - Don't bother trying it. I've tried it twice and it failed twice. It's as bad as the chicken claws.


Side dishes;

Golden Phoenix - Unlike its name and the looks of it, it's not chicken. It's a dish of chicken skin layered on top of a mixture of sotong paste. It tasted quite alright. A little plain but with the given sauce, it was quite alright. For the price of about $16 (can't quite remember), I don't think it's worth it at all. Think $16 for sotong paste and chicken skin?

Superior Fried Rice - I thought it was above average, it wasn't too salty or plain and it was fragrant enough. Quite worth the try.

There's also this other dish that was roasted chicken or something like that and please don't ever try it. It's a complete rip off!

Desserts;

I tried the honeydew sago and my bf had the mango pudding before but it was just.. average. I would save my tummy space for other better desserts out there.




I realized that most people go to jumbo for erm, well, their seafood since they're famous for it.

But in my case, I tried out their dimsum (sorry, dimsum > seafood anytime!) several times and probably one or two of their other dishes from the main menu and while it's not fantastic, it's quite good and worth the price (about $15 per person if you're just going for the dimsum). However, please do not place hopes on their service as the service there was a purely serve-and-go thing.

I do remember that they don't charge the 10% service charge and there's 10% off for Citibank.

*EDIT*

I went back there today and the food was horrible despite the slight increase in prices. I strongly suspect that they've changed their chefs and even the custard bun didn't taste good.

I don't think i'll ever go back there again.

*EDITED ON 3/11/08*

As most of us well know.. Jumbo is a famous seafood restaurant chain in Spore alongside names like no signboard and long beach.. where they pride on their chilli crabs n cereal prawns etc.. so is the food really mambo jumbo? haha.... ;p

Well there r many branches of Jumbo all over Spore n i've patronised a few... if u wana get e bustling seafood centre feel for your tourist frens then go to East Coast.. if u wana finer dining version go to riverwalk.. but if u want e real good food that Jumbo can offer then head to SGCC where e standard has not plummet... Haha of coz with me staying in e area.. i tend to go to e sgoon garden more .. so let me review on my most recent visit n here's e dishes we had tried:

Scallop with Yam Ring ($14) - my mum n i lurveee this dish.. i might b a bit biased since i lurve yam so to me this dish rock! but i do suggest giving it a try for e scallop n yam n e sweet sauce makes a good starter...

Stir-fried French Bean with Prawns ($8) - this is my 1st time ordering this n it turns out to b a pleasant surprise.. not too bad esp when e rest of e dishes r kinda "heavy"..

Beef fillet with Pepper ($24) - my bro absolutely adores this dish! n who can blame him when it's so yummy? it's $8/portion so we ordered 3 portions... e beef's tender n e pepper sauce really complement e meat so it's a yum dish! must-try!!!

Salted Egg with Prawns ($20) - normally i would go for e cereal prawns coz i still feel tat Jumbo makes e best cereal prawns .. so do give e cereal prawns a try! but back to e salted egg with prawns.. a new dish on e block.. it turns out to b fab .. but then again i lurrve salted egg so haha of coz i would love this dish.. but this is good...on return visit this is not tat fab though...

HK Steamed Soon Hock Fish ($35) - e fish is fresh but not fab (hehe i'm not a fish fan anyway).. but wat rocks is e sauce... i do like e way jumbo do e HK steam n it goes great with steamed rice!!

Chilli Crabs with man tou ($64) e crab was abt 1.6kg so it's pretty big... jumbo's chiili crab sauce tend to b on e sweeter side... i guessed more chilli n tomato sauce go in .. but it's very delish as well.. i tend to prefer jumbo's chilli crabs to long beach.. although if u prefer a less sweet more spicy version than e curry one at no signboard is good... fresh crabs n great sauce make a great dish!

Mee Goreng ($12) - e mee goreng at Jumbo again tend to b on e sweeter side... it's nice but i tot e one at Eng Seng's one rocks!

Overall i tink e food at Jumbo is good.. unlike some places where e crabs good but other dishes sux (eg mellben)... Jumbo's food across e board maintains a certain standard n is value for e $$$ so great place for great seafood!

** on a return visit we had e $388 set dinner for 10 pax n i gotta say tat e 1st dish.. e 4 items appetizers has this interesting thai style ikan billis like dish tat's pretty zesty! not a big fan of set meals coz i alwaz tot tat e standard would fail but since most of e dishes we wanted r on e set so cheaper option! **

This was my first time visiting one of the better knowns seafood restuarants under the Jumbo group. Despite having heard many good raves on their food, I was expecting a so-so standard.

As I was a guest, I did not note the names of the dishes that were served. But ALL the dishes served were MMMmmmmmm... delicious and certainly above my expectations!

Dishes like something wrapped with bacon (a cold dish), the steam garoupa fish, roast duck, fried cereal prawn, scallops with asparagus, fried mee and snow pea vegetables.

I can't remember all the dishes but I can remember their taste! Excellent top quality and cooked in a unique style from conventional chinese seafood restuarants.

Seafood is really FRESH and ingredients too. You can taste the freshness and difference with every bite. No joke! Go and try and you will know what I mean!

Only drawback is the location is rather ulu if you do not drive. But still worth the travel =)

Took my parents out for another family dinner yesterday night and this time we made our way to Jumbo@Gardens, booked a table in the morning cuz I know that there'll be a crowd in the evening especially during weekends. As expected, when we reach Jumbo the crowd was already there! The waiter usher us to our seats and the start of a sumptuous meal begins,

Menu of the Night;

1.) Sambal Kangkong - For a non-vegetarian like myself, I tried a bit of it and find this dish quite good and it’s not really that spicy at all. For spicy food fanatic like my parents ofcuz they complain that it’s tasteless due to the lack of spice. But hey, I like it anyway...lol

2.) Fried Rice with Seafood - Whoa! All I can say is I finish 1/2 of the whole plate. The scallop and prawns are fresh together with the fried rice which was fragrance and not oily. Yummy! Yummy!

3.) Fried Chicken with Garlic - I can order this dish every time I visit Jumbo and won't get sick of it. Tender fried chicken with skin fried to crisp. And their chicken doesn't seem to have a lot of fats too. Just thin crispy skin above juicy tender chicken meat. Yummy! Yummy!

4.) Steam Soon Hock (HK style) - Tried another type of fish today for a change, the meat of this fish is much more fine than the one I had at Jumbo@Waterfront. The Fish is fresh and the meat is sweet and fine (ofcuz not as fine as cod fish meat). Steam HK style is simply the best way to eat fresh fish. Yummy! Yummy!
(Beware of fine fish bones too.)

5.) Herbal Prawn with Soup - I will order this again the next time, even if I have to pay it myself...lol. Fresh drunk prawns cooked in herbal soup (red dates and dang gui I think), bite off the prawn’s head and you can taste the strong smell of VSOP and also the sweet taste of the prawn. Together with the soup,Wha! Good. Yummy! Yummy!

6.) Chilli Crab with Mini Fried Buns - Need I say more. 1kg+ Sri Lanka Crab. Yummy!

7.) Yam Paste - Personally I prefer this type of yam paste, sweet yam paste topped with sweet corn mixture and gingko nuts. One serving is always not enough. Yummy! Yummy!

Service is quite good considering the huge crowd there, did not have to wait long for food, drinks and waiter/waitress were also attentive. Dinning @ Jumbo during the night is like a market place, those who like quite places will not enjoy the atmosphere due to the noise level. For me, I do enjoy this type of dinning environment once in a while. Good Meal!

Kazef@HGW
01/03/08

Date of visit: 10/13/2007; dinner

Jumbo (Serangoon Gardens) is a family restaurant - it is rowdy and extremely noisy with not much of an ambience to speak of. They try to put in as many tables as they can, which results in difficulties in maneuvering through the tables. This can get rather uncomfortable if you're bigger. But they do serve pretty decent food. Not exquisite, however. Its just like how roadside stall food are good, and how restaurant food are good. Both are yummy, but there is a difference in standard. Jumbo is like that roadside stall food - good, but not for fine dining.

Service is non-existant, they basically just serves you your food and thats that. Good value for money overall, but I don't recommend it if you are unused to rowdy environments with people needing you to shift your seats while dining.