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Boat Quay


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #155 of 201 attractions in Singapore
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Attraction type: Wharf/pier/boardwalk, Street
Address: near Singapore River Singapore
Singapore
Tel: 1800 6736 2000

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1 of 5 stars
HenleyonThames1   5 contributions
Henley on Thames
Dec 11, 2009

As a previous reviewer has suggested Boat quay is probably not the best place to eat well but the location remains good. It is incredibly difficult to choose a restaurant given the hassle you will get but whatever you do avoid the Fuqing Marina Bay Seafood Restaurant if you can. The food was served cold and when we complained they... more

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4 of 5 stars
scottcabal   347 contributions
Folkestone, United Kingdom
May 20, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

The last couple of reviews of this place have been a bit apocalyptic compared to my experiences there. This is indeed a place where every restaurant employs people to try and persuade you to come in but if you simply say you want to look at all the restaurants first they will accept this with no hassle and give you... more

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1 of 5 stars
Spahkee   11 contributions
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 14, 2007
2
people found this review helpful

Walked between Clarke and Boat Quays and Boat Quay in its day might have been a quaint fun place to eat overlooking the river. However, the presence of being hassled and stopped by every shop like you were traveling to a 3rd world country ruins the whole experience. Of the occupied tables (albeit, it was a drizzly evening) I noticed... more

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1 of 5 stars
allblacks   4 contributions
perth
Apr 12, 2007
5
people found this review helpful

Unfortunately it is impossible to walk along Boat Quay and look at the menus and decide where you would like to eat. The restaurants workers hassle you so much to come in to there restaurant that it makes the whole experience horrible. Clarke Quay on the other hand does not have this problem and is a very pleasureable place to... more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
May 1, 2005
18
people found this review helpful

Nice area to walk around, has been well restored. Lots of restaurants along the water to stop in, particularly if it's a nice day. Take a bumboat tour of the harbor - it's a great way to see the city. They use a recorded narration. You go underneath the bridges. Well worth it. more

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4 of 5 stars
kumakaeru   33 contributions
saitama
Jul 21, 2009

人工の運河ですが夜にいくときれいです。湿度が高いなかでしたが、マリーナスクエアからマーライオンを横目にみながら、散歩しま... more

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near Singapore River, Singapore, Singapore
Tel: 1800 6736 2000