Jumbo Floating Restaurant Hong Kong

Back in the days, I had the opportunity to travel to Hong Kong with Janice, and this was one of the food spots we managed to visit. Known as the Jumbo Floating Restaurant in Abardeen Hong Kong, we were told it was one of the "must-go" place. It wasn't accessible by the light rail transit though, so we had to travel there by the bus #973 from Tsim Sha Tsui to Aberdeen. 

Jumbo Kingdom Floating Restaurant Abardeen Hong Kong

Jumbo Kingdom Floating Restaurant

Location: Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong Island, Aberdeen     
Hours     : Mon-Sat 11:30am-11:30pm; Sun and holidays 7am-11:30pm    
Transportation: Bus 7 or 70 from Central, 72 or 77 from Causeway Bay, or 973 from Tsim Sha Tsui to Aberdeen, and then the restaurant's free shuttle boat    
Phone   : 852/2553 9111    
Website: www.jumbo.com.hk     

The view from Abardeen Harbour, check out the restaurant across the river

Reaching the location in the late evening, we were really impressed by the "Chinese Palace" type of decoration. Jumbo Kingdom Floating restaurant is this Chinese Restaurant located inside this really huge ship. The only way to reach the ship was to take a boat across the waters. It was a pretty unique experience and truly a sight for the eyes. The short boat trip across was complimentary which was pretty cool.

The boat to Jumbo Kingdom Floating Restaurant

Our Complimentary Boat Ride to the restaurant

It only took us roughly 10 minutes to cross the river from Abardeen Harbour to our restaurant. As the boat approached the restaurant, I must say the Jumbo Floating Restaurant looks even better close up. I could actually feel the oriental mood seeping into me when I saw all these "dragon" Chinese decorations. The restaurant was located inside the ship on the first floor, with beautiful ambiance. 

Jumbo Kingdom Floating Restaurant

Soft yellow lighting filled the dining hall, with an "emperor's throne" in front at the stage. Being the avid and excited tourist that we were, Janice and I did not miss the opportunity to get a picture sitting on the throne. Like a king and queen we posed for the camera in front of all the diners. 

That's us on the "throne"

We didn't plan to have a heavy meal over at Jumbo Floating Restaurant as we actually wanted to continue our food hunting elsewhere in Hong Kong that night. Nevertheless, we did order some food to appease our stomach since it was dinner time after all. Check out what we had that night. 

#1 Appetizers, Nuts with pickled vegetables

#2 Egg with Tofu Soup

#3 Sweet and Sour Pork

#4 Fried Rice with Shrimps and Meat

Overall the meal was pretty good, simple but tasty. I couldn't say the price was reasonable though as it came up to be HK363 (RM140) for the two of us. I was told this restaurant catered to the rich and tourists alike, as it was located at Abardeen Harbour where the rich keeps their luxury yatchs and ships. Being first timers to Hong Kong, we did not mind though, it was the experience that counts. 

A shot for the Dragon Year with the Dragon Sculpture, pardon me for the serious face. Trying to look cool here, but failed.

Do remember to drop by this recommended tourist spot if you're traveling to Hong Kong. Jumbo Kingdom Floating Restaurant is in all the travel books' recommended tourist spot. Even though it may be slightly out of the way at Abardeen, but it's worth the effort I tell you. I hope to be able to share more stories from my travels in this blog, so do watch out for them when they come out.

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