The Royals Bistro

Good food ruined by bad meal ordering and payment experience. During the payment phase, the user interface is long winded and is designed to be slightly tedious so that you tap recklessly without checking. What I’m referring to is the restaurant way of “rounding up” your bill to the whole number so that they can collect tips. If you do not press “not now”, you end up tipping them a bit more. This is very bad user interface and experience as there should be a dedicated section to indicate if you want to give tips or not, instead of rounding up my bill and making me tap a few more buttons to escape. Food is good, water is free, atmosphere is flip flop depending on crowd and on music, aircon needs improvement. Food portion is decent for the burger at least, can’t say the same for the nasi lemak or pasta. Big size plate but small portion. Chairs are also inconsistent, some with cushions and some don’t have cushions. Those with cushions are so torn up. Buzzers are put at the kitchen counter, and their location should be reconsidered to have a more seamless dining experience. No QR codes on the table and a small little sticker on the table providing you with instructions, and hence they are assuming their dining segmentation can see the information written on that little sticker.

Phenomenally rich matcha + Beef Burger 8.4/10! Last time I tried the sea salt oat matcha and it was super salty but the 2nd time it was absolutely fabulous. The burger is absolutely amazing with a nicely cooked beef patty and grilled, buttered bun! It is of decent size and quality! Asked for double salad and a little bit of fries which the servers accommodated. Had apple crumble tart last time too! It was great but a little too sweet for my preference. All is well.

Standalone restaurant in UTown. + No service charge, but has GST. The only Western eatery in UTown; no other Western stalls in the 2 food courts. Grilled Chicken Chop ($13.50+) Basil Chicken Linguine ($12.90+) Prawn & Mushroom Linguine Spicy ($14.30+) Also sells Asian food: Nyonya Mee Siam ($9+) !! Nasi Lemak ($10.80) !! - Significantly more pricey than Pondok Nasi Lemak stall in Flavour @UTown Ice Lemon Tea ($3.50) !! The lunch sets (from $15) come with soup and a small top-up for coffee. + Can order for self-pickup or delivery + CDC voucher OK @@ Parking - Free Parking: Sundays and Public Holidays only. Weekday Free Parking: Only for NUS Orange label holders, from Monday to Friday, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm. Visitor Parking: Regular charges apply via NUS parking rates at Carpark 3 or Stephen Riady Centre.

Used to love the carrot cake here, but it's no longer available. Sad! There's something to say about keeping basic options available. The place seems to be known for the fusion cuisine, but upon being denied our hearts desire, my partner and I were ignobly forced to partake of merely mortal fare, such as mee Siam and nasi lemak. To be fair, they were pretty good. Nasi lemak distinctively above average, mee Siam was wet instead of the expected dry local version, but still alright. That's what she said. The brownie was creamy and rich too. The decor was put in by a remarkably unfocused out of work design student out of odds and eggs with no particular theme, a lil too eclectic to be truly eccentric. More ADHDesque. Liked it, may come back if theres a discount.

The food was delicious, and the portions were generous and satisfying. For dessert, we tried the Ice Cream Brownie, Cheesecake, Hazelnut Crunch, and Salted Caramel Cake. Our favorite was definitely the Ice Cream Brownie, it was absolutely amazing! Overall, we had a great dining experience and will definitely be coming back again.

Had a great experience dining here. The portion was big can share 2 paxs. Taste was awesome also the fries were the bomb! The drinks was marvellous too! Highly recommended for a relaxation place.

This restaurant is located in Utown and offers a pretty wide range of options—they have burgers, pasta, rice dishes, and more. The prices are quite reasonable compared to places outside, and NUS staff and students can even get a discount. I tried the chicken satay quesadilla, which was quite tasty. The chicken was marinated with a sweet sauce, and the tortilla was nicely grilled. Overall, a solid place on campus for a casual meal with plenty of variety.

19:20 walk in, waiter said: “sorry we are closed already”. 6 🤡