Prince Harry nibbles humble fare in Perth

Prince Harry's visit to a Perth burger restaurant was so low key that staff had to ask him for his name when he ordered because they did not recognise him.

Prince Harry visited Flipside in North Fremantle at 7.30pm on Thursday and ordered the QVB (Queen Victoria Burger) for $15.50.

Hannah Wadsworth was working at the time and told AAP that staff were shocked when Prince Harry entered the establishment.

"I thought at first, `that guy looks like Prince Harry'. It was funny seeing him here," she said.

Ms Wadsworth said her colleague at the till did not realise who she was serving and asked for his name, to which he politely replied "Harry".

"He was really nice. Quiet but friendly," Ms Wadsworth said.

She added that the Prince laughed when staff explained what QVB stood for.

The burger consists of prime beef, crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, free-range egg, beetroot slices, salad, tomato relish and mayonnaise.

The Prince's food tour of Perth then continued on Friday, when the down-to-earth royal impressed a bakery owner as a "true gentleman" - who put his money in a charity tin when staff waived his bill.

Bindoon Bakehaus and Cafe owner Leanne Phillipson told AAP that the Prince took time in between nibbling his banoffee eclair to chat with all 13 staff members, including several from England.

"He was very, very laid back and chilled, and very polite and easy to talk to," she said.

"We were all obviously excited and giggly but it was just like talking to anyone else that was in the army."

Situated near a Special Air Service Regiment training ground, the Bindoon Bakehaus is so popular with army personnel that the Prince joked he had been told he had to visit because the military had effectively paid for its 2010 refurbishment, Ms Phillipson said.

When she told the Prince the pastry was free because he had made their day, he put his money in the tin.

On Wednesday night, not only did the Prince and his friends refuse to sit in a private area at The Stables Bar, he also insisted on entering through the front door and sitting in the middle of the restaurant.

"Everyone just left him alone. Let him be, which I thought was a nice touch," owner Tim McLernon told AAP.

The restaurant only received an hour's notice of his impending arrival but head chef Ben Keal was on hand to serve up a pork belly dish that earned him a compliment from Captain Wales.

"I believe he left a nice little tip," Mr McLernon said.

The Prince is in Australia for a month-long Australian Defence Force secondment.

He is currently training with the Special Air Service Regiment at Campbell Barracks in Swanbourne and will also visit Sydney before leaving Australia for an official tour of New Zealand on May 9.