The Royal Grocer & Co

The Royal Grocer & Co is truly a neighborhood treasure. I live pretty close and really enjoy walking over for some drinks and a bite to eat. Last night I stopped in for Happy Hour and we surely hit the jackpot. I got the Heatwave because I typically like spicy margaritas and it really hit the spot. To eat, I ordered the House Made Ricotta and I honestly was upset when I finished my food. The ricotta was so delicious and the bread was a type of garlic bread that was really, really good. In addition to the food and drinks being delightful, the service is always great and the vibe is very cozy which I enjoy. Can't wait to go back and thanks Royal Grocer for another great experience last night!

This place is adorable and we easily walked in without a reservation on a Sunday morning with no wait for indoor seating. The food, however, was all over the place. The wings and fries were awesome. The steak sandwich was very small and cost $20. Laughably small. I compared it to an Arby Jr, IYKYK. The crab cake sandwich was very much enjoyed by my friend - adult sized with two crab cakes. My other friend had the turkey burger and described it as "fine". The drinks were tasty but dainty. I'm just not sure if I'd hurry back as over it was pretty expensive and portions are small.

So my wife and I visited here for drinks and appetizers once, and then I came back for brunch yesterday, so now I feel more equipped to write a proper review. The crab cakes and watermelon/feta/mint salad were amazing - that's only on the dinner menu. We also had a few cocktails that were all well made. For brunch, my wife and I both had bloodies - they were pretty good. I had the steak and eggs which were excellent - after they brought me new eggs (ordered over easy, came out over hard) but they were slammed and obviously everyone is short staffed, and they brought me eggs cooked properly in less than 5 minutes. The steak was cooked well and the potatoes are very well done.I like my meal a lot, but my wife and dad both got the eggs in purgatory, and that was incredible. It's basically eggs baked into a red sauce that you spoon on top of toasted bread - I'll be getting that next time.We ate in the bar the first time and out on the patio for brunch. It was gorgeous out, and I would recommend making a reservation for the patio if possible, it's a nice place to pop in after strolling around Bucktown.

This was a great find! I was looking for a middle ground meeting spot between me in irving park east and my friend in the loop. This worked out perfectly for us both and we had a fantastic experience here. We were there on a Tuesday night and had a great server who was a lot of fun and gave us great recommendations. Both the food and the atmosphere were superb and we were able to really enjoy our time catching up. I look forward to coming here again!

Great spot for a drink and a snack when it's nice out on their cute patio. My husband and I have been here a few times and we've gotten the zucchini chips, the calamari, chicken burger, and Royal with cheese. Would recommend all of those things. A small call out that this place can get pretty packed when it's nice out, and because of the size inside they don't have a lot of wait staff working at once. It's understandable, but just know that if you go it may take a little longer than the usual bar/restaurant.

I loved the atmosphere, super cozy indoors and a nice outside area as well. The service was super friendly and personable as well as and attentive. The food was decent, I don't think it was anything unique, but it was very enjoyable!

Great vibe, good drinks, friendly staff and the spaceIs very nice. Haven't tried the food yet.

Stopped in for a quick dinner on a rainy day and We weren't disappointed. We had to skip drinks, and they had plenty to choose from, because we were driving after the meal. For 3 of us, we ordered 2 appetizers (crab cake, beet hummus with pita) and 3 entrées (cauliflower steak, pulled chicken sandwich and polenta with mushroom ragú). Total cost around $85 and we all felt full. The main door said to use the side entrance but when we were inside some folks came in through the main door. We could exit from the main door though. The side entrance is through there open air patio. We would have eaten there if it wasn't raining. Upon arrival, the greeter presented us with a barcode for scanning with our phone. Scanning that would bring up their menu in our phone. I thought that was creative. It reduces unnecessary contact. We sat inside and seating is limited in order to have spacing between groups. Seated area is behind the bar area. In another bar, I saw Plexiglas dividers between groups but not here. We had a choice of having the V appetizer come out first but B we chose to have all of them brought out at the B same time. If you have time, I recommend having the appetizers with your drinks first else food gets cold really fast on a cool evening. The beet hummus has a color of beet juice but tasted like any other hummus. We thought they made beets into a hummus like paste but that's not the case. The pita bread that accompanied the hummus is nice. I used out to scrap the sauce off the steak. The crab cakes was served with jalapeño aioli on the side. The aioli is really good. Just the right level of kick without numbing your senses. The crab cakes themselves were tasty. Of the three main entrees, the cauliflower steak was our favorite. Thick chunk of the cauliflower head grilled with honey and topped with cheese. The sauce goes very well with the pita bread. The "steak" has charring marks and wasn't soft. The pulled chicken sandwich is like any other sandwich. The bbq sauce is supposed to be the differentiator. The fries that came with the sandwich though is more memorable. Polenta with mushroom ragú is also delicious. The polenta parties weren't mushy at all. They retained their shapes until the end. What made this 5 * is that it is priced right. Good value meal.

This place has a nice and spacious covid-friendly outdoor patio. They are family friendly and a kid's menu and high chairs. The food was unfortunately not great.There are not many options on the menu to begin with. There are three sandwiches/burgers, one salad, one pasta, one steak, and two vegetarian options. I always wonder if anyone would actually order the steak at a place like this, which does not tout itself as a steakhouse but offers one steak option for twice the price of its other entrees. But anyway, I digress.My wife had the burger, which was pretty standard. I had the lemon garlic pasta which was honestly extremely difficult to eat. The lemon was overpowering the whole dish and made it taste very sour. We ordered a mac and cheese for our toddler which was massive - the dish was bigger than my pasta. It was a very plain mac and cheese. I ended up eating most of that instead.

Great menu. Cozy setting. Friendly staff.Delicious food. Perfect causal venue.Will be back!