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| - Wow! I am wholly impressed with Royal Cafe & Creperie, and they just opened two and a half months ago!
It might sound crazy, but I have never had a good crepe until today. I needed some breakfast, and I came across this new place. After seeing the high Yelp scores, I decided to stop in.
I ordered the Crepe Florentine, and it was fantastic. The crepe was done to perfection, and the fillings were very fresh. It contained the perfect balance of cheese, onion, spinach and mushroom.
To my delight, Royal Cafe serves tea from TeaRex. I wish more restaurants in Charlotte could and would partner with TeaRex. When restaurants serve high quality tea, especially from local purveyors, I know they truly care about the food they serve. I ordered my favorite, Earl Grey.
The woman who helped me today appears to be one of the owners. She was very friendly and helpful to this first-time visitor. She extended her positive greeting to all who visited while I dined.
I know the place is still new, but I wish to make two suggestions for improvement.
1. The paper plates and plastic utensils just don't jibe with the rest of the experience presented at Royal Cafe. The food is so good and of such high quality, it feels a little odd to be eating it on paper plates. Perhaps one day they'll upgrade.
2. Royal Cafe is guilty of one of my big brick & mortar no-no's. They had a live radio station playing over the sound system in the restaurant. This is one of my biggest pet-peeves. Poor music choice is distracting enough as it is, but to add in advertisements and chatter is so wrong. I hope it's something they will consider changing in the very near future. They've shown so much attention to detail and quality through the decor, service, and food; they need to extend it to the in-house music (and the plates).
^ Incidentally, I am so enamored with this place, I just can't deduct a star for either of these. The rest of it was absolutely perfect. I highly recommend Royal Cafe & Creperie!
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