La Royal

I didn't get the chance to take any pictures, but I'll still provide some commentary. I was excited to try this place, since it's the sister restaurant of Celeste. Actually, I haven't tried Celeste yet either, but I've heard great things. Having been to Lima recently, I know what legit Peruvian food is supposed to taste like. I thought the fish here was very solid! You really can't go wrong... ceviche is always amazing, as long as the fish is fresh. Same goes for the pisco sours.No complaints in terms of the service or vibes. I really liked the brick walls and the rustic meets modern style of the interior. I recommend!

Meh. This place is really cute and the servers are really friendly. But the food is just OK. We asked the server what to order and she recommended three starters and one main for the two of us. It was way too much food. The pastel Carne was ok. It has slightly sweet flavor to it. I didn't love it. The scallops with Parmesan was lovely. They came four to a plate, which was a lot of food. The ceviche mixto was my favorite thing that I ate. I loved the super fresh seafood, including fish and shrimp and scallops as well as these salty corn pieces and something that tasted like sweet potato. The broth with cilantro was perfect. Then we had the duck with rice as our main course. It was just OK. Along with the ceviche, I really loved my tamarind mocktail. I asked for it to be made less sweet and it was perfect. I would go back for the drink and the ceviche but nothing else.

This place has really nice service. It's popular for a good reason, and I suggest you make a reservation if you want to have dinner. We started with their cocktails, I had the passion fruit sour, and it was really tasty. Then came the scallop au gratin, it was so delicious with the grilled cheese on top of tender and sweet scallop meat. The crudo was delicate and fresh. I just learned that some of their dishes were Chinese Peruvian fusion, and I had the steamed blue cod with veggies, it was very savory, light but not bland, everything goes well together! My friend ordered their grilled whole fish and since both of us were Chinese, we were so surprised to found out that it has similar taste as Chinese dishes that preserves more original fish flavor. The risotto was so hearty and delicious as well! Overall we were very satisfied!

LOVE La Royal, just as much as I love Celeste. Great sister restaurant - although I will say the menus are pretty identical.. Will absolutely be coming back.Food & Drinks - delicious food and drink menu.. I love the Pisco sour, the cocktails are all well-crafted and original. The food is so delicious, from the causas, to the variety of ceviches, and the delectable entrees. The risotto and the seafood pasta are two favorites. Everything is so good. Portions are really large on the entrees so great for either splitting or having enough to take home!Service - such friendly and fun staff, love the energy in here!Ambiance - La Royal is much bigger than Celeste and offers both indoor and outdoor seating. Overall there's a lot more space to breathe and its more accommodating to large groups. Very dark inside with loud music and a busy atmosphere. Outside in the patio it looked more romantic and relaxing.Was so excited to try La Royal and it did not disappoint, will absolutely be coming back!

I've been to this place several times for lunch, dinner and drinks. All with different friends and we've had a great time every time. The staff are friendly and I've made reservations on a few occasions but not all. It's accessible and right off a bus line, but a brisk 20 min walk from Radcliffe yard. Lunch hour is very quiet and calm, great to bring a book if you're having lunch with yourself. The food is very fresh, ceviche is fantastic, I often get the fish sandwiches at lunch which are great. Cocktails are strong and well balanced. Definitely a go to spot for me.

We both had a causa, his crab, mine veggie and I enjoyed it, except the texture was all the same on the veggie one. Having never had a causa before, I'm not sure if that's the objective, but I wanted a crunchy potato. I then got the pasta with mushrooms which was fantastic. We finished with the mousse which was made with a fruit I had never had and really enjoyed. I had the la royal sour which was good, and then the margarita which was great. My partner had maracuya sour which he ordered as spicy which we did not find it to beService was great until he gave us the check before we ordered desert haha. My partner is one of the cilantro/soap people and the server made sure he had none on all his plates.

Sister restaurant to Celeste this take on Peruvian features fresh grilled fare as well as some takes on Peruvian Chinese food which I had yet to try in the states. 5 star services as well as to its sister restaurant. The food was inventive and hit the mark almost every time. For me the stand outs where the more traditional ceviche and the duck and cilantro rice, worth the trip. The Chinese Peruvian noodles didn't quite do it for me. A bit sweet. Inventive menu, great staff. Recommend

This is the spot to go when you're looking for flavorful seafood that's different from the typical New England fare. There are less than 20 twenty tables with separate bar seating, which makes La Royal ideal for groups of two who make reservations. We ordered these four and were absolutely stuffed and satisfied with how delicious each dish was: The purple corn of the tamal is so fine that the texture is almost creamy, combined with a tasty chicken filling. The scallops were so soft and similarly the blue cod soaked in the citrusy sauce of the ceviche very well. The crab salad was good but this with the potato terrine pales somewhat compared to the flavors of the other dishes. The Amazonic branzino was possibly the most flavorful I've ever had. Generally this fish has a pleasant cooked taste on its own, but the spices used here really enhanced the whole fish. We finished half of this even though we were already feeling full, and it was still tasty when I reheated the rest the next day. Food comes out quickly, even though it's a busy restaurant. Must go!

We had a wonderful time at La Royal - the atmosphere was effortlessly fun, with lush, punchy décor (including a beautiful monstera in a planter chandelier!), a very strong drinks program, and a menu full of interesting dishes that made it very difficult for us to choose.The meal featured some real highlights, including the pastel de choclo, essentially a Peruvian pot pie with very tasty ground beef ($15); we also ordered two seafood mains, one of which resembled a pescado saltado (~$28), and the other some version of cau cau that came with delicious yucca fries(~$28), and we enjoyed those as well. (My personal highlight was the Peruvian corn, which was present in several dishes - the kernels were huge and starchy, and just unlike any other corn I've ever had before.) The table had more mixed reactions to the leche de tigre ($20); some people had very stringy bites of fish, and overall the fish lacked flavor, as if it had not been cured in lime juice. Likewise, the arroz con pato ($32) was very close to being great - the rice tasted wonderful, but the duck itself, which may have been cooked over too high a heat, only tasted like the char of the grill, with no seasoned flavor of its own.Every drink we tried was delicious and memorable, but the two standouts for our table were the maracuyá sour ($15) and the margarita morada ($15); I also personally thought the mezcal negroni ($15) was an interesting, unique take on a classic drink.Service was friendly, if a little inattentive - we ran out of water at some point after the appetizers and did not get a refill until very close to the end of the meal.La Royal is close to being great - the vision is there for a restaurant that celebrates Peruvian food, with a nod to the more Asian-influenced parts of the cuisine. Despite the uneven execution, our overall experience was positive, and I look forward to seeing how La Royal develops as it passes the half-year mark and heads towards year two!

Food amazing... but that's not the only reason why one chooses a restaurant... the hospitality and ambiance is just as important. The restaurant was nice in decor... no wow factor, but that's least important to me. The hospitality is what drove me to rate this restaurant 3 stars. As a diner I want to feel welcomed and that it matters that I return... the only hospitality came from a sous chef as I was leaving... the waiter and hostess dry... disconnected from the main dining room and instead fraternizing among themselves. Will try other Peruvian restaurants in hopes of getting a well rounded experience... Did I mention the total for the night was $173 for 2... 2 drinks, 2 entrees, 1 salad and 1 appetizer... Did I mention that I got duped? Did not realize that the tip was already included in my total? Who does that?! Yes for parties of 6 and more but 2?!?! Double tipped for lousy hospitality