This coffee is absolute shit. I don't want to mince words here--this was simply awful.
As I was walking to the library, I thought about my review--I was initially going to give it 2 stars, but as my walk wore on, I decided against it. Warning: This will be an irritated review.
I walked into Espresso Royale and was immediately stuck waiting at the counter for several minutes as the barista changed milk jugs very, very slowly. Then, there was little customer service or niceness as this faux hipster gave me my cup of coffee.
Look--it's okay to be a rude, pretentious hipster if your coffee is amazing--which is why Bradbury's is awesome--but Espresso Royale? The coffee was horrendous. Thin, watery and poorly balanced...this is some of the worst coffee I've tasted. Honestly, you'd be better off going to McDonald's or--dare I say--a gas station. At least the service will be halfway-decent.
I will not be going back here--not for the crap service, and especially not for the coffee.