Robam Theatre Grand Buffet Dinner and Apsara Show
Watch Real Apsara Dancers Perform Live While You Eat a Full Cambodian Buffet. 5 Dances. Free Hotel Pickup. Step on Stage for Photos. This Is the Best Evening in Siem Reap.
The Perfect End to a Full Day in Cambodia. No Rush. No Early Wake-Up. Just Food, Culture, and One of the Most Stunning Performances You'll See in Southeast Asia.
- Price: $25 USD per person, all-in
- Hotel Pickup: Included, by tuk-tuk at 7:00 PM
- Hotel Drop-Off: Included, after the show
- Buffet Opens: 7:30 PM
- Show Time: 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM (buffet and show run at the same time)
- Stage Photos with Performers: After 8:30 PM, included
- Number of Dances: 5 traditional Khmer performances
- Total Duration: Approximately 2 hours
- Group Size: Small groups only
The Robam Theatre Grand Buffet Dinner and Apsara Show is $25 per person, and that price covers everything that matters: hotel pickup by tuk-tuk at 7:00 PM, a full Cambodian buffet, and a one-hour live Apsara performance that runs from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The buffet and the show happen at the same time, so you’re eating real Khmer food while trained Apsara dancers perform 5 traditional dances on a temple-inspired stage right in front of you.
After the show ends at 8:30 PM, every guest is invited to walk on stage and take photos with the performers up close. The Robam Theatre Grand Buffet Dinner and Apsara Show is the #1 Apsara show Siem Reap visitors rave about, and your tuk-tuk drops you back at your hotel when it’s all over. No taxi hunting. No late night. Just a great evening from start to finish.
Duration
2 hours
Max People
10 People
Pick Up
Your hotel
Min Age
Suitable for all ages
Tour Type
Apsara dinner show
Location
Robam Theatre Dinner and Apsara Show
Price Includes
- FREE One-Way Shared Airport Transfer (Airport ↔ Hotel) – Just specify your preference, flight details and hotel name in checkout comments
- Pick-up & Drop-off at your Hotel - Van/Mini Bus
- Transportation in minivan
- English Speaking Tour Guide
- Cold Drinking Water & Cold Towels
- Local taxes
Price Excludes
- Drinks: wine ($4 per glass), bottled water (1.5L for $3.50), soft drinks, and beer are ordered separately at your table and paid for on the night
- Gratuities for your tuk-tuk driver or the venue staff (optional but always welcome)
- Personal purchases or souvenirs
- Travel insurance
Pairs Perfectly With:
Morning: Angkor Wat Sunrise Tour – back at your hotel by 12:30 PM, full afternoon free before 7:00 PM pickup
Morning: Kompong Phluk Floating Villages Tour – back at your hotel by 1:30 PM, full afternoon free before 7:00 PM pickup
Location
- Robam Theatre Grand Buffet Dinner and Apsara Show
This Evening Was Made for Days Like Yours
You were up before dawn. The Angkor Wat Sunrise Tour had you at the temple before the sun broke above the horizon. You walked the galleries of Bayon. You stood inside Ta Prohm and looked up at the roots splitting the stone. By 12:30 PM you were back at your hotel with 8 hours of ancient history behind you and the whole afternoon to do whatever you wanted.
Or you were on the boats of Tonle Sap. The Kompong Phluk Floating Villages Morning Tour picked you up at 7:40 AM and had you back by 1:30 PM. Five hours on the lake, through the flooded forest, past the stilt houses of the village. Done by early afternoon.
Both of those tours leave you with 3, 4, maybe 5 full hours before your evening pickup at 7:00 PM. That’s your afternoon. Nap, swim, eat lunch, wander the market, do whatever you like. The evening is locked in.
At 7:00 PM your tuk-tuk pulls up. You climb in, and the city slides past as you head to the theatre. By 7:30 PM you’re at a table with food in front of you and Apsara dancers taking the stage. The Siem Reap dinner show replaces an average restaurant meal with something a hundred times more memorable, and it costs $25.
This is how a great day in Siem Reap ends. A strong morning tour, a proper rest, and then the Robam Theatre Grand Buffet Dinner and Apsara Show finishing it all off before 9:30 PM. You’re back at your hotel at a reasonable hour, full and happy, with photos on your camera that you’ll still be showing people years from now.
The Show: 5 Dances, Running Live While You Eat
The Apsara dance dinner Siem Reap experience at Robam Theatre is not a background performance. The stage is the focus of the room. From your table, the view of the dancers is direct and clear, because the hall is designed so that every seat has a sightline to the performance. The Pinpeat orchestra plays live through the entire hour, and the dancers never miss a beat.
Here are the 5 performances:
1. Apsara Dance (Robam Tep Apsara) Seven performers take the stage. The lead dancer in white and gold stands at the centre front, wearing the tall mokot crown decorated with gold filigree and white jasmine flowers. Three seated dancers in red and gold flank her on each side. Every hand position, every arched finger, every shift of weight tells a story from Hindu mythology that has been part of Cambodian culture since Angkor Wat was built. This is the dance you came for.
2. The Fishing Dance A Khmer folk dance from the villages along the Tonle Sap Lake. It’s warm, playful, and tells the story of fishermen in a way that makes every audience smile. Children love this one.
3. Ream Ker (Khmer Ramayana) Cambodia’s version of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana. Demon kings, heroic princes, and monkey warriors in full gold headdresses and jewel-toned fabrics fill the stage. The colours during this dance are extraordinary.
4. Tep Monorom A royal court dance of divine beings, performed with the exact hand positions and back postures that take years of daily practice to achieve. It’s slow, deliberate, and mesmerising in a way that fast dances can’t match.
5. Closing Ensemble The full company performs together. The stage is at its most colourful. After this final piece, the curtain calls end and the stage opens up for your photos.
This Is How You End a Day in Siem Reap
The Robam Theatre Grand Buffet Dinner and Apsara Show is what replaces a forgettable restaurant dinner with a full cultural memory. It’s the one evening in Siem Reap where the food, the art, the music, and the history are all in the same room at the same time, and your table faces the stage. At $25 per person with hotel pickup and drop-off included, there’s no better value anywhere in Cambodia for an evening of this quality.
About the Robam Theatre Grand Buffet Dinner and Apsara Show
The Robam Theatre Grand Buffet Dinner and Apsara Show is held every evening at Robam Theatre, located at 1705 Korea Cambodia Friendship Road 30, Siem Reap. This is one of the biggest purpose-built cultural dinner venues in Cambodia, with room for several hundred guests and a design that looks like a royal Angkorian court brought back to life.
The ceiling is deep burgundy red. The walls are finished in grey stone panels that echo the ancient sandstone of Angkor Wat. Three monumental oil paintings of Apsara dancers hang on the walls above the tables. The floor is laid in traditional Khmer encaustic tiles in ochre, white, and black, the same geometric patterns that appeared in Cambodian architecture long before the French arrived in the 19th century.
The stage at the back of the hall is modelled on the Prasat temple towers of the Angkor complex. Three white carved tower reliefs, flanked by traditional Khmer Kbach scrollwork, rise from a dark teak wood backdrop framed by heavy red velvet curtains. The live Pinpeat orchestra, which includes the large Skor Thom barrel drums and wind instruments, sits at stage right and plays throughout the entire show.
The name “Robam” (របាំ) is the Khmer word for “dance.” That one word explains everything.
The Khmer dance show Siem Reap guests call the best in the city runs here every single night. It’s a living institution. The dancers train for years, starting as children, at schools like the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh. Their training focuses on the kbach hand and finger positions, the arched-back posture, and the precise footwork that has been performed in Cambodia since the 12th century. When they step on stage at the Robam Theatre Grand Buffet Dinner and Apsara Show, they’re performing an art that UNESCO listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2003, and that nearly vanished completely under the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s.
That’s the context behind every raised hand and bent finger you’ll see on stage.
Don’t Forget to Bring
- A light jacket or cardigan. The theatre air-conditioning keeps the hall comfortable, but some guests find it cool once they stop moving.
- Your camera or a fully charged phone. The stage lighting is warm gold and amber when the Apsara dance is on. It’s some of the best natural light for photography you’ll find anywhere in Siem Reap.
- Cash in US dollars. For drinks ordered at the table, gratuities, and any personal extras. Most small purchases in Siem Reap work better in cash.
Important Information
- Buffet and show both start at 7:30 PM. Your tuk-tuk picks you up at 7:00 PM so you arrive on time and don’t miss the opening performance.
- Eat and watch at the same time. The format is a simultaneous buffet and live show, not a dinner first and show after. You eat at your table while the dancers perform on stage.
- After the show, go on stage. At 8:30 PM, when the last dance finishes, every guest is invited up to the stage to take photos with the performers. This is included. There’s no extra cost.
- Dress code is smart casual. A clean shirt and trousers or a skirt. No swimwear, no torn clothes.
- Photography during the show is welcome. Pointing a flash directly at the performers is not recommended, both for the quality of your photo and for the comfort of the dancers. The stage lighting is warm and flattering on its own.
- The theatre is air-conditioned. Bring a light jacket or wrap if you tend to feel cool in air-conditioned spaces.
- No hidden charges. There is no service fee or tax added on top. The price at booking is the price you pay, other than any drinks you order at the table.
- For same-day or next-day bookings, call us at +855 (0)98 55 55 18 to confirm seat availability before filling in the booking form.
- For groups of 6 or more, please book at least 24 hours in advance to guarantee the right seating arrangement.
How do we roll?
Please note that if you wish to book a tour for the same day or the next day, please call us directly at +855 (0)98 55 55 18 to be sure we have available seats for you. Our contact forms are only intended for bookings made at least 24 hours before the start of the tour.
- First, select either a shared tour with a guide or a private tour with or without an optional tour guide.
- Fill in the contact form fields as detailed as possible (if you have missing information such as the hotel/room details, don’t worry, you can email us later at booking@siemreapshuttle.com).
- You will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours. If not, please contact us directly at booking@siemreapshuttle.com.
See our How We Roll page to learn about the general rules of thumb for visiting the temples. We encourage all our guests to follow these rules, as the authorities enforce them, and we cannot make exceptions.
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