Have a friend visiting from HK and one of the request is to try out chili crab, my usual go to is Melben for the local vibe but as she ask if she can hit the coast as well, Jumbo seafood at east coast came to mine. It has been such a loooooooooooong time since I have visited the place but I used to love to chill along the coast with my own set up of chairs & tables from decathlon w my fav food from lagoon or Tiong Bahru market (yes I live to eat, remember? Haha) enjoy the sea breeze, walk, food & clock in some exercise too.

Booked the place right at 6pm & it is already fully packed, staff was very nice, we were seated at the back but when we decided to try out the power of asking, they got us a table right next to the ocean which was such a treat.

I used to order their scallop and mini yam ring, always go well w the chili and sweet sauce & not many people order this but if you do, you are in for a treat, their sashimi dishes like geoduck & lobster is very impressive, but this time round as we only have 2 pax, we prioritize on what we should order so I got us, chili crab w fried mantou (min 4 pcs) cereal prawns & samba kang kong.

You can choose w shell or deshelled prawns, I personally prefer it with shell but we opt for the latter one for ease to eat. Cereal flavour is light and doesn’t feel oily, and the prawns are plump and succulent which was a good start, only thing I wish is they throw in some more chili when they cook this which may elevate the spice level of it.

Samba kang kong was a surprise winner! The spiciness was on point, with the right amount of baby shrimps and paste in it, it doesn’t feel oily like some of the stores are, and the veg is cooked just right with the right crunch, we both loved it a lot!

Now for the chili crab, you get to choose what type of crab they have and I like how they have a chart of estimated weight with price and portion for how many people. They will ask if you want 800g or 1Kg, I suppose it depends on what weight the carbs weighs on that day? We opt for 800g and we still managed to take away some home. I am more of a black pepper crab person but the chili crab at Jumbo does offer a nice balance of tanginess and spice that suits palate of most people though I wish they also have a chart to let you customize how spicy it can go. Size of crab is decent & the fried pillowy buns scooped up the sauce so well.

I know there is a school of thought that Jumbo may sound like mostly catered to foreigners, but there are loads of locals there when we visited. This may sound silly but hear me out, I did go for a few places before that their standard dropped & to me Jumbo standard has been consistent because they are listed company so I will say the quality need to maintain as it is. It is a safe bet but again the food is good, I definitely have no complaints to it.

Parking is a breeze because it is at east coast and if you like to pack in a few souvenirs for visitors, they have a good collections there too like chips and instant noodles and sauces.

Their locations are great when it comes to riverwalk and also east coast, get to have a stroll after you are filled with good seafood.