Royal China Restaurant Raffles Hotel Singapore

July 1, 2011 | 6 Comments

Royal China Raffles Hotel

It has been two years since my last visit to Royal China Restaurant at Raffles Hotel, and I was glad to finally make a trip there for dim sum during lunch recently.

I’ve said it before and I am happy to say it again. Royal China Chinese Restaurant is definitely one of the best dim sum places in Singapore.

Much has been said about Royal China’s gorgeous interior – it is impossible not to like the Tiffany blue themed restaurant. Prices are very reasonable for the quality of the dim sum, they range from $3.6 to $4.8 for a basket.

Chee Cheong Fun

We took a quick look at the menu and made our orders: “please give us siew mai, har gau, char siew bao, custard bun, cheong fun, char siew soh, egg tart, and carrot cake.”

Char Siew Bao

Everyone was very excited when the waitress brought the dim sum to our table.

After having the Cheong Fun and Siew Mai, we proceeded with the Baked Pork Bun ($3.6), and it was good enough to make me order it again next time. But if you do not want too many pork items, skip the Char Siew Bao and get the delicious Baked BBQ Pork Puff ($4) instead.

Char Siew Sou

When it comes to Char Siew Sou, I’d rank Royal China’s rendition as my top 3 in Singapore, with the other two being Yan Ting and Taste Paradise.

Carrot Cake

Having tried the best pan-fried carrot cake from Si Chuan Dou Hua, I felt that the one from Royal China was mediocre.

Custard Bun

The few of us were debating on where to find the best custard buns (liu sha bao) in Singapore. Names like Taste Paradise, Si Chuan Dou Hua, Mandarin Court and Peach Garden were mentioned, and after trying Royal China’s version, it is definitely in the same league.

I poked a hole into the liu sha bao to take a peep at the magnificent custard fillings. The bun was too hot to eat, but I put it into my mouth anyway. The golden liquid burnt my tongue, but it felt so good. It was hard to resist ordering a second portion.

Egg Tarts

Royal China’s Baked Egg Tarts ($3.60) were also very good. Delicious little devils.

Har Gau

If you are planning a visit to Royal China after reading this post, make sure you order their Steamed Prawn Dumplings ($4.8).

They were amongst the best I ever had: the skin of the har gau had the right consistency and thickness, and each dumpling came with a big shrimp which was fresh and crunchy.

Royal China Singapore

Like the other dim sum places in Singapore, Royal China at Raffles Hotel only has dim sum during lunch, and it is a must to make reservations in advance. The must-try dim sum items are custard bun, har gau, char siew sou and egg tart.

For more recommendations, please read my list of dim sum restaurants in Singapore

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Royal China Restaurant
1 Beach Road
#03-09 Raffles Hotel
Tel: +65 6338 3363

Operating Hours:
Mon to Sat: 12pm – 3pm
Sun & PH: 11am – 3pm
Mon to Sun: 6pm – 10.30pm

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6 Responses to “Royal China Restaurant Raffles Hotel Singapore”

  1. Elodie Jane Amora
    July 2nd, 2011 @ 1:04 am

    the Steamed Prawn Dumplings look absolutely delicious! :)

  2. pam
    July 2nd, 2011 @ 10:13 pm

    This place has always been on my to-go list but never found the opportunity to go. The custard pau doesn’t look as molten as taste paradise’s leh haha

  3. 365days2play
    July 2nd, 2011 @ 11:38 pm

    Royal China is definitely one of my favourite places for dim sum. Some guys find the tiffany blue a bit girly, but I love it!

  4. weiling
    July 3rd, 2011 @ 5:26 pm

    yo! the custard bun you refer to are the ones with salted egg right? the ones i had at East Ocean made me very gan-dong cos too yummy rdy! heh (:

  5. Al
    July 4th, 2011 @ 11:51 am

    Looks like one of the next places to try out dim-sum then, i just went for dimsum at Peach Garden @ Thomson Plaza yesterday…quite liked their Prawn Paste Chicken Wings lol..the dim sum was quite passable too..

  6. Michelle Teo
    September 1st, 2011 @ 5:09 pm

    Thanks for the recommendation, was thinking where to have my dim sum fixed where I always head to Wah Lok but wanted a change this time and I thought of your blog! :)
    So I just search for dim sum and saw a few of your recommendation and I went to Royal China for dim sum just this Tues!
    Thanks for it! It was really good and Im going to bring my family to have it this month too!
    Will be going to try St Regis soon since u’ve highly recommended it too :)
    Keep up the good job in your recommendations! :)

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