Linda Grice

Google review

Great venue with lovely relaxing atmosphere. Attentive and friendly staff. Not much good for me though as they advertise gluten free food, and indeed provided an extensive gluten free menu. However, they also stated at the bottom that they could not guarantee any food was 100% gluten free! So it's not gluten free is it? Why lie if you can't provide it, coeliacs can be seriously ill if they consume even the smallest amount of gluten. My partner enjoyed his meal, I had to make do with a drink.

J T

Google review

Eaten here a few times, and had takeaway once. Food is always so tasty and fresh, with lots of different flavours and Persian spices. The food is presented really well too. Even takeaway is packaged and presented really well and tastes amazing. They're all vegetarian dishes (with option to be vegan) but all with the right balance of salt, sweet and umami. Some restaurants treat the vegetarian option as a meat dish and just take away the meat, but not here, you don't feel like anything is missing on the plate and it's full of flavour and you feel satisfyingly full afterwards. The menu changes by season and they have a specials board, so there's always something new to try. The service is always amazing, friendly smiley staff, they always ask about allergies (and can make most dishes vegan, nut free or gluten free), they can explain the dishes well if you ask and you're not waiting ages to order or to pay at the end. The dining area is small, cozy and uniquely Cafe Roya! Previously when I've been, they've had a bottle collection along the wall, this time the table was sort of on a landing upstairs, so the stairs were in the middle of the dining area, without being overly bright and not at all drafty or too warm. This gives the dining experience a special and unique atmosphere, which I really like and I can't wait to go again!

Dawn Wigglesworth

Google review

Took my mother-in-law there for a high afternoon tea (it comes with a glass of Prosecco). As a coeliac (I need gluten-free food) I can often struggle to get a variety of items on a menu. What was fantastic about this was that my afternoon and my mother-in-laws were identical in variety and size ... just mine didn't have gluten. It made the experience so much more enjoyable. All the items were delicious although we both couldn't finish all of it so had to had a 'doggy box' to take some of the top tier cakes home! Yes its not cheap - but you definitely get what you pay for! Thinking of going back soon for the bottomless brunch :-)

Karen Fentem

Google review

This had been a family get together for a bite to eat & a few drinks.. With coffees to follow. I've got to say the Gluten free 10oz rib eye steak I had ordered, was cooked to perfection & I thoroughly enjoyed my meal. Hubby had sized up on the mixed grill & my Step-Daughter had the steak sandwich.. Not a morsal was left, each plate cleared. There had been an initial mistake on my order, as a battered onion ring had been added to my plate..whoops. But the server immediately understood my concerns, my plate was whisked away, with an apology & the assurance that a fresh steak was being prepared for me. My meal arrived quickly, medium rare as I'd ordered. It was a visibly different steak served the 2nd time. Different shape & larger than the 1st..bonus..👍 So not just a case of the 1st meal being replated. I have Coeliac disease, so a big style intolerance to gluten containing items. Not just a dietary fad.. So it was reassuring to me, that the recognised the issues around cross contamination. I will definitely eat here again & I'm happy to recommend to others 5🌟

Jaswinder Biant

Google review

Beautiful authentic punjabi food and lots of choices for people like me who are gluten free! The dishes were full of different flavours and nothing was too much trouble for the wonderful staff. Lovely food lovely people and fabulous atmosphere ❤️