Royal Palm @ Orchid Country Club Restaurant

Came on Sunday for dinner 2+1 child.. Booked a 6.30pm slot.. Crowd was surprisingly acceptable.. Love the generous spread of food.. The dessert corner has many yummy food especially the ondeh-ondeh, churros, bread pudding and pulut hitam.. The buffet spread was great with variety of food choices from Indian, Malay and Western.. even have the Sup Tulang merah.. Live station outside served satay, corn, sausage & bbq winglet.. Seafood such as mussels, mini lobsters, chilli crab, black pepper prawns were delicious.. there are plastic gloves provided too, so happy for that.. Drinks are free flow and have many choices! Yayy.. they also have live band playing not so loudly which is pleasant for the environment.. Service was good, the plates were cleared almost immediately after we finished eating.. Good job.. Will definitely come again on days like this when it is less crowded..

First time dining here at the Royal Palms @ OCC and the experience was very pleasant. The location is convenient to get to with free shuttle service from Yishun MRT to the Royal Palms and vice-versa (every 15 minutes, schedule can be found at the Royal Palms official website). There is an on-going promotion (went on the 10th of Sept 2022, Sat) for 1-for-1 so we gathered our loved ones for a wonderful dinner after work! I really like the ambient; spacious (there's room to walk around) and well-lit, the dishes are placed neatly like any other buffet setting. The service staff were all friendly and approachable. They will walk around and assist to clear away your plates so you can go ahead and grab yourself some more morsels or hefty portion of what's available on the menu. For that particular evening I helped myself to a generous plate of White Rice, Beef Rendang, Teriyaki Chicken Cutlet and Mixed Baby Kailan. Beef Rendang was tender and it's Rendang you can never go wrong it was so-good! Teriyaki Chicken Cutlet was on the slightly sweet and savoury side really complement with the crunchy Mixed Baby Kailan veggie dish (there's baby corn, mushrooms, but prominently Kailan). This was definitely filling. Next round I grabbed two Sweet Potatoes, BBQ Wings (I think?), two Mantous, three Peppery Sausages and Kambing Golek (Skewered Lamb, I think) douses generously in Black Pepper Sauce Chicken Tikka and Flatbread, let's just say they were wiped cleaned despite the first plate of rice and side dishes made me kind of full. I also had traditional Malay kuehs but I am bad at Malay kueh names so... there's kueh lapis like rainbow color, brown chewy kueh in shave coconut? There are cakes, pastries, churros and Satays (mutton and chicken) as well. Fruits, salad, ice-creams you name it you'll definitely be spoiled for choice. Dinner was also accompanied by acoustic performances a mix of Malay and English songs though am not sure if the singer is a staff, on contract or a dinner guest? But on that night it was a very talented Malay lady who sang. At the end of the evening the staff came over and asked how was our dinner and we had a small wonderful chat, color me impressed and these small gestures really makes me want to visit another time. Oh, we also got to meet Chef Bob, friendly guy! Definitely give the Royal Palms @ OCC a go if you haven't.

Cant remember how many time we have visited this place. One of our favourite place for Halal Buffet. Quite a spread, mostly local dishes like Tulang Merah, Satay, Chili Crab Mee Goreng, Briyani Dum, Local Kuih and many more. Service was great... love the ambience especially outdoor seating.

Long time since we last came here, so we decided to organise our company year-end dinner. Food: To my surprise, the food was not as good as when Chef Bob was spearheading the kitchen. The chilli crab was salty, no tulang merah like the one in Bugis, the pizza dough was cold, the carving beef was well-done and tough. Desserts no need to say, all 👎. The only decent options were the Indian food section and the outdoor satay. Service: Very poor. Only one staff was doing table cleaning for the entire hall, and one female staff stationed at the entrance. That’s all.

My family brought my helper here as a farewell lunch. On to the review: This buffet isn't worth its ticket price of $80, either $30 or less; unless inflation's somehow been harder on them than on anyone else. Maybe this is why they have a 1-for-1 promotion going on. This is a halal buffet. I'm not Muslim, but I don't eat pork, and so I had reasonably eager expectations walking in. The decor and ambience is good, if a bit crowded. The plates aren't clean. I went through 3 before I found one that was acceptable. My mother also complained that the coffee cups had obvious stains. They were also slow to put ice into the drinks dispenser (that only served cheap soft drinks), and the juice machine wasn't ready until 30mins past opening. The rate at which food was refilled was also slow. I went to the buffet line thrice, and never saw a crab. There were no items that I'd expect from a buffet at $80, such as sashimi salmon or cold cheese, and the grapes tasted like cheap grapes I could buy at NTUC plus the grapes had seeds. The grilled chicken was average (I've had better at local coffeeshops) and the grilled fish was cheap dory. Finally, none of the food was actually hot (barely warm) and the desserts, apart from the ice cream, were kept at room temperature. The ice cream was just cheap mingo ice cream. For reference, the mass-produced eclair the SAF gives at events tastes better than their elclair. Tldr: There are better buffets for cheaper and significantly better buffets for the same price.

I don’t usually leave Google reviews, but this experience was disappointing enough that I felt the need to. The so-called “international buffet” was very underwhelming—limited food selection that didn’t live up to its name. Yet, the price was $1xx++ per pax, the same as premium buffets in town. It feels like they inflated the price just to offer a 1-for-1 promo, making it seem like a deal when it’s actually not worth it. Service was also a letdown—especially the Indian lady at the reception, who was cold and unfriendly. When I casually asked about any birthday promotions, she simply replied, “No, Mdm,” with no warmth or effort to provide a better customer experience. In contrast, town restaurants with similar pricing often offer at least a small birthday treat or a polite response. For this price, I’d rather dine in town, where both food quality and service are far better. Not worth it, won’t be back.