The place is not big, but very home style and cozy with its decoration and furniture arrangements. There is NO menu, everything is on the chalkboard behind the counter. If you are someone who is more visual, they have stored all the pictures of their breakfasts in the ipods, which can be found at the counter.

The time I went was quite crowded. Mind you, I went at around 1plus, which was wayyyyyyy beyond breakfast timing lor. No choice, we left our contact with the ang mo boss, and waited for approximately 30mins before we had our seats. Once we were seated, we then proceed to the counter to make our order and payment. After which, the food and drinks were served to our table. Field Mushrooms - $3

We are mushroom lovers, so this was a must-to-order even though it was pretty expensive. The portobello mushrooms were juicy & springy.. a great side dish to start off our mains.. Tunisian - $18

My bf ordered the Tunisian breakfast. As proven again and again, he does made a better choices than me. Well, I guess that's why he has chosen me! Wahahahahahhahaha =p

I think the Tunisian breakfast was more worthwhile compared to my choice. At least, it came with thick toast and "impressive" presentation of serving the eggs & dunno what sauce ( looked like tomato hor) in a hot pan. Furthermore, it was more unique, unlike the common American breakfast that is found everywhere.

I also noticed that many customers ordered the Tunisian breakfast. Not that I was KPO, but the hot pan serving was really very obvious mah... Popularity means that it cant be too bad!Canada - $18

I had chosen this Canada breakfast because of the word "Waffle". =_=

Dun get me wrong. It was okay, but to pay $18 for 2 waffles and 1 bacon, plus blueberry sauce which obviously I was not gonna drink it up, was a bit overpriced. I admitted that the waffles were pretty good, soft and fluffy.. but.. I still think, it was not worthwhile lah..

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Shiromaru Tamago - $17

The original receipe tonkotsu served with thin noddles, Ros chashu (Pork Loin), cabbage, kikurage & Spring onion
( $15 if without the flavoured egg)

This was ordered by my bf. Since I only tried a few mouthful, I shall not comment too much. Overall, I think it was good, even though I prefered my choice - Seasonal Ramen. ^_^The ramen were all served in big bowls, so the price is really worthwhile. We were really full after finishing the ramen plus the soup lor.. And definitely satisfactory.Seasonal Ramen ~ Kyusyu Miso Tonkutsu - $17

Ippudo original pork broth with blended miso, mild in taste. Cabbage, japanese leek, spring onion, pork belly, pork loin, flavoured half egg

This was recommended by a friend who I bumped into at Mardarin Gallery. She just finished her meal at Ippudo and recommended me to try the seasonal ramen.

Frankly speaking, I'm not too sure what it means by "Seasonal Ramen"...

~ Is it seasonal as in the period, i.e. you probably get different ramen variety at different period, depending what ingredient is available in the season?

~ Or it's just a name for that particular ramen?

Hmm... dunno leh....*Shaked head vigourously*

The soup base was much sweeter than the other ramen that I had tried before. I loved it so much, I finished every single drop!

The noodles was springy, cooked to perfection. As for the egg, I think Marutama's still hold the crown.On the right: Rare Cheese Cake
On the left: Cherry Blossom Ice

Well, even though we were really full, there was always space for desserts!

The desserts variety is not a lot, but we decided to order for the more unique ones, based on the names.

The cheese cake was not the typical Amercian rich cheese style, nor the Japanese fluffy sponge type. Instead, it was very light and tasted almost like tofu, just that it was sweet. The cherry blossom icecream was refreshing, tasted a bit like strawberry ice-cream.

Apparently, the signature bread is this raisin cream bun, which cost merely at $1.30. Looked kinda normal bread huh?You are so wrong!!!

Inside the plain looking bread, there are raisins and yummy cheese cream!

If I'm not wrong, Breadtalk also sells something like this, but I always find the cheese too thick and doesnt really goes well with the bread.

But the one at Barcook Bakery, the cheese complements the soft bread so well. You just cant stop eating it until you finish the whole bread. And if you are eating this when it just came out of the oven, it was so OMG! The cheese was oozing out... OMG OMG OMG..

No wonder, people are buying in bulk for this.. You must really try this... no regrets...

Corn & Crab Meat Soup - $7Scallop & Crab Meat Soup - $8

I wanted to order this melon soup in the menu, but it was only available for pre-orders =_=

Well, that was NOT gonna deprived me of having soups! So we ended up ordering individual soups... ya lah, the price is meant for 1 bowl of soup for 1 pax. Kinda expensive since the bowl was not really big for sharing. The corn soup was much sweeter, while the latter was simple & light. Both were okay, and came with chunks of crab meats. But I guess, you may want to give the soups a pass, as they were just okay and the price seemed to be over-rated.Vegetable - $22

I forgot to take the name of the dishes in the menu. But dun worry! You can find this picture in the menu if you are keen to try.

It was a simple dish made up of simple ingredients such as xiao bai cai, fish maw & wolfberry. The sauce was in a weird yellowish orange colour, because it was carrot sauce, as told by the waiter. Very interesting indeed, and definitely a healtier choice!Fish Fillet - $28

OooooO...This was my favourite dish in this meal! The fish was sweetened with red dates, which was indeed delightful. Same with the "hidden" mushrooms beneath the fish fillets. Not to forget, the fish fillets was very soft and melted easily in the mouth. Peking Duck (1/2) - $32

My bf's favourite dish.. ya, we love to order peking duck - A must-order dish when we go to any chinese resturant. Keke

It was not too bad, at least it came with egg crepe skin. Then again, what you see in the picture was what we got for $32. Probably only 10 miserable slices...

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Inside Royal Place

The place is not exactly big, but it's comfortable. I particularly like its posh setting in its blue and white simplicity. This is definitely a contrast to the traditional dim sum Chinese restaurants which are usually in red and probably come with dragons pillars.

You cant find rowdiness, as everyone dine in class here. Again, something different from traditional Chinese restaurants where waiters shout to the kitchen, or customers chatting away over the little small things, sometimes a tad too loud. It's totally a different ambiance, so it's all up to your own preference.Century Egg Porridge - $5

The porridge was the typical Cantonese style, thick and rich with so much sweetness that I was suspecting that the chef had secretly threw in rock sugar! Haha

At $5, the portion was generous, probably sufficient to share with 2 or 3 pax. Well, you dun want to miss out other goodies by stuffing your stomach with porridge, rite?Barbequed Pork Puffs - $5.60 ( 4pcs)

Before I go on, most of the dim sums come in 3 pcs. Then again, you can just tell the staff that you need more to suit your group size and you will be charge accordingly. In my case, we had 4 pax, so by doing so, we dun have to order 2 plates of 3 pcs. Thumbs up for the flexibility.

Ok, back to the food!

The puff was soft and flaky, which easily broke apart when you bite into it, revealing the sweet cha siew. Nice one!Barbequed Pork Buns - $4.80 ( 4pcs)

I'm a sucker for Cha Siew Bao aka barbequed pork buns! I especially like the bao itself, which was really soft and came with a tad of sweetness. Totally a different story from the factory-made bao sold at the kopitiam. If it is not that filling, I probably finish one basket myself... heheCustard Bun - $5.60 ( 4 pcs)

This is a must-order if you adore custard bun. The custard was mixed with salty egg yolk, which helped to heighten the flavour. Different from the custard bun I tried elsewhere, and definitely a pleasant surprise. Even my bf who is not a fan of custard bun, said that it was quite good.

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