Royal/T is a cafe, shop and gallery in Culver City, CA.
I had the day off today and spent some time in Culver City. First, lunch at Royal/T Cafe and then a trip to Surfas Restaurant Supply (please, as if I could go to Culver City without stopping at Surfas...I now have enough paper products to make over 1,000 cupcakes)
Above, Royal/T Milk Tea - black tea with a peachy flavor, brewed with soy milk. I got it iced but it is also available hot. The Matcha Tea - very, very matcha...a little too strong for me.
It is inspired by the Maid Cafes of Tokyo's Akihabara district. All the waitress are dressed as French maids.
Ponzu Salmon rice bowl with seared edamame
The lunch rice set ($14) includes one salad, sandwich or rice bowl; one side order and one tea, coffee or beverage.
Baked Egg with fresh shiitake mushrooms and bacon
My friend got this as part of the breakfast set ($10) along with a chocolate crossiant.
Japanese potato salad
This was my favorite part of the meal; Japanese potato salad is total comfort food! It uses Japanese mayo and includes carrots and cucumbers. Yummy!
I love this place! So glad you reminded me of it. I love that whole area, in fact (and, well, Surfas... enough said).
ReplyDeleteahh i've heard of the new trend for maid cafes! i'll definitely check this out if i'm in the LA area.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat place (although I could do without the French maid uniforms). :)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to try this place!! I was going to gush over the salmon until I saw the next plate and I was so torn- I wouldn't know which to choose! Yum :)
ReplyDeleteThat breakfast looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteHow fun was that? Thanks for sharing great photos!
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Darn I live all the way in Missouri.... kind of far for a day trip boo hoo
I adore those pictures!!! What wonderful photographs...I'm so jealous of your visit to a restaurant supply store!!!!
ReplyDeleteCulver City is so much more interesting now than when I was growing up.
ReplyDeleteDid Royal/T have any vegetarian options?
I have never heard of this place! Looks so good!
ReplyDeleteHey Shannon (I hope you are the Shannon I know...Thomas Starr King!)...Here is the menu: http://www.royal-t.org/cafe/
ReplyDeleteThey have lots of veg (dairy/eggs) for breakfast and some items that look vegan (tofu, veggies, spinach & beet salad). Drinks can be made soy too (their famous Royal T Milk Tea is already made with soy milk). Enjoy, -mary
What a great looking place!! And the food looks fab too!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great time!
What a cool place. I'll have to check it out next time I'm in the area. :) Love it when you review places.
ReplyDeleteSomething for me to check out while in Culver city, besides Surfas, that is! :)
ReplyDeleteMy son would love that Storm Troopers sculpture. Thanks for sharing this.
Sounds like a great place! I'll have to try it.
ReplyDeleteSigh. I've always wanted to go to Surfas -- probably too dangerous. But now there is another reason to head that way. The restaurant sounds great. Maybe I can coerce my neighbor to come along.
ReplyDeleteNot sure about the maid outfits, but everything else looks great otherwise!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome plce to visit. Id love to go somewhere such as that! Did I miss the visual of the chocolate croissant?;)
ReplyDeleteI loved all the photos!! What a very cool place!! I love the Japanese potato salad. I just bought some Japanese mayo I wonder if it is the same thing! It is so rich and delicious. Have a great day. I love that these blogs can introduce you to trends and places that you might not have ever come across!
ReplyDeleteA Tokyo, and California and China with Euro Flair all wrapped up in ONE Place... I miss Cali.. I miss Cali...
ReplyDeleteGreat restaurant review! I need to go to Surfas again, no I don't need to go I want to go, LOL. Bob's Red Mill has coconut flour. I mjust got another bag of Circus Animal cookied and they have a lot more sprinkles on them!
ReplyDeletefun, fun, fun! the salmon dish and breakfast dish look fabulous.
ReplyDeletemaid outfits-- that's too funny! japanese potato salad is the best i've had!
ReplyDeleteI don't eat meat but that ponzu salmon rice bowl looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteHow did you find this place? I have to go there. The food looks amazing. Especially the japanese potato salad. Mmm, my fav!!! P.S. I love the french maid costume. Very cute. Racheal
ReplyDeletemary! i like the excursion blog post!! 1000 cupcakes eh? ooooh boy....!!!
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