I'm not a big coffee person, so I can't vouch for that, but the cupcakes are legit. The lavender and lemon flavors are a personal favorite of they are available, but no complaints on any of the flavors. The staff is always really nice and accommodating even on busy days like Sundays. It's a cute lil shop and if you happen to like the color pink, you'll feel right at home in their interior. read more

Came for the coffee (love Stumptown), threw it in the trash on the way out. Worst cappuccino I've ever tried and the service was rude.

I try not to eat all the icing but it was good. Moist cake but I prefer denser take and less sweet.

Terrible customer service here, I had a birthday reward here and the worker didn't greet me happy birthday. I don't recommend this place and I won't be back here again. read more

I spend way too much money here, not because it is expensive (it isn't especially) but because it is SO GOOD! The people that work here are so friendly too! My go to isn't even a cupcake, I can't get enough of the Salted Caramel Cupcake Ice Cream Affogato! And they are on the TooGoodToGo app so I get to save money on their yummy cupcakes! I smile whenever I open the door here! read more

Using their websites's we ordered 36 (6 different flavors) cupcakes for our friends and family annual BBQ! The cupcakes were on time for pickup, fresh and delicious! read more

This location always has a very calm atmosphere, notably diverse and friendly staff, and is a great workspace. I've met up with friends here several times and I always appreciate the quality people-watching potential of having a location right on the busiest intersection in west Seattle! Oh- also the cupcakes are fire! But it's Cupcake Royale, that's pretty much par for the course. read more

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I've been to other Cupcake Royales before but this one is my favorite. Why? Because the cashier was the nicest cashier ever! My friends and I came in after seeing the sign for the special autumn flavored cupcakes: pear ginger and the pumpkin cardamom. The cashier gave us a friendly greeting. I ordered a pear ginger cupcake and then asked about their pumpkin latte and whether that had coffee in it. He told me that they can make it without coffee and then immediately poured me a sample of the coffee-free drink. He explained that it was steamed milk with pumpkin purée and a few other spices mixed in. It. Was. Yummy. So I got an 8 oz small cup of that. If you eat your cupcakes there, they put it in a real (cute and pink) plate and you can eat it with real silverware. It took a while to get my pumpkin latte - it was a busy Sunday morning. But it was nice and warm and it tasted like autumn!!! Such a lovely time of year. It went well with my delicious pear ginger cupcake. My friend's pumpkin cupcake was great too. They're gourmet artisanal cupcakes, so they're a little pricey, but they're such sweet treats! read more

Cupcake Royale - Pumpkin, pear ginger, and royale cheese cupcakes - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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This place was alright! I love the branding and the colorful interior of the space, but the cupcakes did not blow me away. I got "The Gay" which was a birthday cake cupcake with vanilla buttercream frosting. Frosting was good but the cake part was dried out. The presentation of all the cupcakes was beautiful but the taste and texture unfortunately did not live up to the appearance. read more

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Dryer than an unbuttered piece of toast on a hot day under a heat lamp in the middle of the Sahara. I bought 5 of their (way overpriced) cupcakes average price was around $4.60/each just over $23 for 5)) At that price, I didn't expect the cupcake to be a life changing event; I did however, expect a delicious/moist lil piece of heaven. These failed on all accounts. Although I ordered: red velvet w/cream cheese frosting, a strawberry rhubarb, a "kate" (whatever that is), a margarita, "____ party". (Whatever it was, it wasn't a "party" of any kind....) Strangely, all the cupcakes tasted pretty much the same. They were dry and only a slight variation in the frosting of the "margarita" and of course the filler of the strawberry rhubarb. These tasted as though they were made 48 hours prior and left to sit on the counter until I ordered them. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate a good cupcake with REAL frosting (not that shortening/sugar crap you get from safeway)... Did I eat them? Let's just say, I live 40 miles south of this store, and at almost 5$/piece, my other half and I choked them down with a big ol glass of milk and a grimace.... #wontbedoingthatagain read more

Cupcake Royale - Red Velvet w/creamcheese frosting - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Stopped in to buy cupcakes at Cupcake Royale for The Homie while wandering West Seattle. Definitely I had much better luck with parking than visits to other locations in Madrona, Capitol Hill, Queen Anne, and Ballard. Cheerful counter staff and a well stocked pastry case. There's also a wide variety of merch with tongue in cheek puns and humorous sayings. Bought four but ended up eating one sitting at a counter seat. The Classic, with moist vanilla cake with luscious chocolate frosting with tiny sprinkles. Baked with love, total culinary hug! read more

Cupcake Royale - Clockwise: Dance Party, Peanut Buttah, Red Velvet, and Classic (2/24/17) - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I am so thankful Cupcake Royale have baby cakes. They are the smaller version of their ginormous and delicious cupcakes. I was in on Thanksgiving to grab a latte between celebrations. They gave me a gingerbread baby cake -- yummy! The latte was good too. read more

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We love cupcake royale so much. I cannot say enough good things about them. It's a family tradition to go.

Fun little place if you're craving something to satisfy your sweet tooth. Came here after having a birthday lunch with my coworkers. We mentioned we were celebrating a birthday and we were give 10% off. Really friendly service. We tried the Key Lime Cupcake and it was beautifully delicious. I got an almond milk latte with one pump vanilla and it was the perfect pick me up. We were also able to sample the "Deathcake" and it was absolutely sinful. SUPER rich and chocolatey. I'll take death by chocolate any day. I would like to come back and try other cupcakes in the near future. The atmosphere is adorable. Very PINK, do NOT drag your boyfriend here. Seemed like a decently popular place, at least right after lunchtime. A line soon started to form after we stood there and stared at the display case for a few minutes. Since it was 1 pm and I was having a rough work week, I was highly intrigued by the "Royale B-52 Cupcake." This cupcake had a rich chocolate cake with espresso buttercream and had a bit of B-52 in a pill like dispenser at the top. Yes, yes... I think I'll be back for you next time. read more

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I love these cupcakes!!! I ordered some for my son's birthday while we were having lunch at Jak's Grill a couple stores away. They were the best cupcakes ever. The salted caramel was definitely my favorite. I loved the grasshopper, also. He had a lemon drop, butterfinger, and red velvet (don't worry, we didn't eat them all in one night!). He didn't share his, so I can't say how good they were. By the sounds he was making while eating, I'd say they were pretty darn good! I'm definitely looking forward to the next celebration so I have an excuse to get more! read more

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I ordered a tiramisu cupcake and a red velvet cake pop. The tiramisu cupcake frosting itself was delicious but not the cake itself. I thought the cake was just okay. I definitely would not order the red velvet cake pop again. I've had a lot of red velvet over the years and this particular one did not taste similar to any other... and in this case it's not a good thing. On a side note, the square ipad terminal that they use as a register was running awfully slow. The cashier was trying to really hard to small talk but it ended up being super awkward with lots of silent moments. Kudos for trying but sometimes it's better to not. read more

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cupcakes are great, but their staff is completely rude and unwelcoming. When you speak to them they completely feel and sound annoyed to be there. Time for new employees - I won't be coming back.. read more

Where we lived before, we had a ton of cupcake places within walking distance, and they were fantastic. One had oreo cupcakes with vanilla as the base and Oreo chunks, which no other cupcake place around did. And they were delicious! We kept passing this place on our walks, so today we finally went inside. Really cute place, and clean, which we immediately appreciated. They did have a unique menu, so nothing that I would usually get, so I took a chance on the pumpkin maple and tested their original. The pumpkin maple was amazing, super moist and the frosting was fantastic. My partner thought his tiramisu was too dry. But liked his caramel. It was $18 for 4 cupcakes, which is def more than we paid at our usual places. We're kind of split on this place so far - maybe we'll swing by every once in a while when we have a serious craving. It was nice to support a local place during this time. read more

Cupcake Royale - Originally pumpkin maple, original, tiramisu and salted caramel cupcake. - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I've had a handful of cupcakes from here over the years. Every time without fail, the top of the cupcake alway detaches from the rest. Like the "muffin top" part. It's kinda weird. I went again this past time because it was just nearby and convenient. Now I remember why I prob shouldn't. Cupcakes: There's really nothing special about it. Just a normal cupcake. Trophy cupcake is the best I've had. This is compared to rando cupcake shops I try when out of town too (Sprinkles in SoCal, and places I don't rmb in SF, NYC, DC, etc). Coffee drinks: I got a iced nonfat mocha. Not very good. I only drank half of it and decided it's not worth finishing. I think they use Stumptown beans. See my earlier review. I would say that this mocha was worse than the drink I had at Stumptown. My friend got a bottle of rose lemonade that was quite interesting and worth getting. Just an ok spot and no good coffee. I will likely not return. read more

Cupcake Royale - Babycake - not a fan of their cupcakes. Rose lemonade - pretty interesting/good - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I only eat sweets made with sugar a few times a year on holidays as I'm diabetic. So getting to have cupcakes from Cupcake Royale while visiting some friends here was quite a treat! There were four of us so we got four cupcakes and split them all, so that we could experience the different varieties. My favorite was the white chocolate and cranberry, it was so light, fluffy and tasty, with a tart, fruity center. Loved it! A close second was the tiramisu, it was light, creamy and full of mocha flavor, really good. The other two were also quite good, just not my personal favorites. The lemon cupcake was delish, but for my tastes, could have been just a smidge more intense and tart. The chocolate with salted caramel icing was also flavorful, I'm just not a huge fan of salted sweets. I loved the shop and love that they have gay cupcakes and dance party cupcakes. A really great experience that I hope to repeat another time! read more

We've been to Cupcake Royale many, many times but tonight was special. Tonight we came in a bit late, just as they were closing but Christina was so kind and helpful at the end of her shift. It took us some time to pick out the cupcakes we wanted but Christina was patient with us and joked around about her favorite flavors while we tried our best to make our decisions. We were having trouble deciding so we ended up getting all of our favorites. Thank you for being awesome, Christina! Sorry if we spelled your name wrong :) read more

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By far the absolute worst cupcakes being sold in Washington State. I have had them delivered to my office several times now and every g.d. time they are dry as the Sahara, and the frosting grainy & sugary. I am floored that they have received a single positive review. Genuinely floored. A more appropriate name would be Shitcake Royale. read more

I went in to purchase a dozen cupcakes to take as a gift to an office where I had an appointment. I chose 12 cupcakes. The cost was $60! I know everything is expensive, but $60 for 12 cupcakes that turned out to be very dry. I know it difficult to run a small business, but I feel this cost is outrageous. The service was prompt and courteous as there were no other customers there. read more

Cupcake Royale. I walked into cupcake royale to purchase goodies for my friends birthday. I had my 19 month old child with me and immediately was denied service because she wasn't wearing a mask. According to the CDC "children under 2 should NEVER wear cloth face coverings" I then returned Sans child (left her with her dad) And confronted the individual, he then said he wasn't familiar with the law And didn't care, and Told me to leave, and had the audacity to yell " you still bought from me" Cupcake Royale do better, better yet, hire someone familiar with the current laws. This is disappointing and disgusting. read more

Frustrating trying to give this business money. They are continually out of cupcakes hours before they close. I realize cupcakes are perishable so they don't want a lot of extras but when you are completely out, hours before you close, you are very poor at projecting product. Why stay open to pay staff to say "were out" . They are losing out on sales and marginalizing customers. Cupcake is in the name but they don't have any to sell. This is not just a covid era challenge either. A few employees behind the counter have a sorry not sorry attitude. I get the feeling they feel they are doing me a favor. They want an hourly wage and tips to do as little as possible. It's not easy to access the business unless you walk or you pay for parking or get lucky to find street parking. Surprised this business is staying afloat based on the above. This is a prime location, rent is high. read more

Truly friendly cashier and barista - they serve Stumptown Coffee (Portland, OR) and they make sure you have a lovely experience. I popped in to get my daughters a mini cupcake complete with snowflake and a latte to go. read more

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REQUIRES INFANTS TO WEAR A MASK. Do I even need to elaborate on the above statement? Complete idiocy. Obviously, that policy maker has never spent more than 12 seconds with a 13 month old, not to mention CDC strongly discourages mask use for those under two due to risk of suffocation (read:death - ironic, considering that's what the mask is supposed to protect the baby from). read more

I'm pretty sure this is the first time my birthday has lasted an entire month! Lucky for me, because it means all things festive and sweet, including the jewel of California Avenue: Cupcake Royale. One of my lady friends took me here last week for a birthday treat, and I was so pleased they had a selection of GF chocolate cupcakes to choose from.. with sprinkles! I picked the one with salted caramel frosting and had to restrain myself from going back in and buying a dozen of them after my friend and I said our goodbyes. Corner location, street parking, holds hands with Cafe Verite, provides clever quips about coffee and dessert in the form of cupcake swag. read more

Cupcake Royale - GF chocolate cupcake with salted caramel frosting.. and sprinkles! - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The last cupcakes I will ever try. Cupcake royale cupcakes ruined me for ANY other cupcake... I can taste the quality of the ingredients used, omg. The consistency of the cake is delicate and fine. I can tell pastry flour is used, not bulky all purpose flour. There is Not gaping air bubble pockets or any overly eggy boingyness to the texture. The frosting is smooth! Not the average gritty overly sweet butter cream we all know from crappy bakeries. They offer unique and delectable flavors. (Lavender! Yum!) terimisu, carrot cake and chocolate bunny were all chow. I have only been inside of the location once myself and the customer service was very pleasing. The barista guy working was a nice fellow who offered genuine conversation. Not pretentious, awkward service or scornful under paid resentment like a lot of coffee shops near closing hour. 4 stars: awesome product, good service, high price. The price is standard for specialty cupcakes, but damn. I suppose if they were any cheaper I would be over weight. (No offense) They offer vegan and gluten free, too. Just in chocolate, I think. read more

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I have never been more compelled to write a one-star review for a business. I wish I could give them zero stars, in all honesty. I am not a huge fan of the cupcakes here (Trophy cupcakes are the bestttt), but I needed some gluten free cupcakes to take to a classroom birthday party on short notice and I know that they offer some. I tried calling several times the day before, but no one ever answered, so finally I left a message in the evening about ordering cupcakes. I was really hoping I would get a call back before closing, but no such luck, so I went in the next morning to see what they had available. Granted, I needed 26 cupcakes, which is probably a lot on such short notice, but the employee who helped me was so rude about it and especially unaccommodating. They didn't need to all be GF, but I did pretty much clean them out with the GF selection they had available. Whenever I asked a question about the quantities of other varieties she had, she just replied with, "If you needed that many cupcakes, then you should have pre-ordered." She said this to me probably four times within the first two minutes of our interaction. Okay, I get it, but maybe you (a) should answer your phone or (b) learn a little bit more about customer service if you're going to work in this type of industry. I felt really uncomfortable. It was almost as if she was pissed off at me for wanting to buy so many cupcakes. "Like I said, if you needed so many you could have pre-ordered." Oh my goddddd. Then I did the unthinkable by asking if she could double check in the back for me on a certain cupcake type, so she went back there and came storming back out with who I assume is the manager and she glared at me, too!!!!!!! WTF. Then she barked, "I have to call to see if we can get more cupcakes now!" and got on the phone. So I see you do in fact know how the phone works... FUNNY, I COULDN'T GET ANYONE TO ANSWER IT WHEN I TRIED TO SPECIAL ORDER. I only left with 18 cupcakes and had to go to another Cupcake Royale location, where they were way nicer about me WANTING TO BUY CUPCAKES. Isn't that the point of this business? To sell cupcakes? read more

I chickened out. I had a choice between the hot and exciting cupcake or the tamer, more boring one and I didn't man up: Cupcake Royale's flavors of the month for February 2011 are Chocolate cake with Strawberry frosting and Red Hot (made from Theo Chocolate's Ghost Chili). Instead of ordering the Cupcake made using the World's Hottest Chili, I got the Chocolate Strawberry instead. Neither exciting nor super tasty. The cupcake top (or the muffin top) was a bit harder than expected and the frosting was on the sweeter side. I'd recommend skipping Chocolate Strawberry altogether and just get one of their regular flavors instead and save yourself the extra money. While the cupcake didn't wow me, they do have great baristas here -- very friendly and flexible. I came by at around noon and ordered a grande drip (16 oz) with the cupcake, but unfortunately they only had 8 oz left so she didn't charge me for the coffee. If you're looking to get some work done -- then this is a good place as they have free WIFI (you have to sign up for an account) and a good number of outlets near the tables. read more

Cupcake Royale - Chocolate Strawberry (Feb 2011 Special) - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

My daughter and I stopped by for ice cream 35min before they closed and noticed that all the chairs had already been put up on the tables so we sat on the bench instead. One of the employees informed us that the dining area was closed even though it was still 30min before closing time. There was one other individual in the dining area that wasn't eating anything but seemed to be waiting for one of the employees to get off work. I don't understand why a business would close the dining area so soon unless they just wanted to get out early. I emailed my displeasure to Cupcake Royale that evening but the only response I got was a to stop by on my birthday month. Uh no thanks! read more

Johnny W. brought me back 3 custom decorated cupcakes from the elite event. Salted Caramel on chocolate, Pink cream cheese on chocolate, Lavendar on white. 3 whole cupcakes all to myself! Well decorated too...for a guy. hehe =P Thank you Johnny W.! Loved the Lavendar frosting on white cake. The white cake was super moist on the inside and had a bit of a crust on the outside. The lavendar frosting was very light and aromatic. It even had bits of real lavendar in it. This one is a winner. The salted caramel was a bit too salty and the pink cream cheese was a bit plain to me. The chocolate cake was also a bit dry. All in all, decent cupcakes but I'm sure there is a better place out there. read more

Cupcake Royale - Johnny W. Cupcakes =P - Bakeries Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The marketing team deserves all the credit for any success of this business. However, quasi-naughty slogans won't bring me back once I've choked on dry little vanilla briquettes with average frosting. Tease. read more

What's not to love about this place? I read other reviews and couldn't believe it... C.R. was one of the first places I went on my "I live in West Seattle now, welcome me bitches!" walk. They have fully comfortable, plush seating, lots of round tables for chatting, expresso and beer/wine, and great people behind the counter. In fact, after chatting a bit, I got a free cupcake on the house!! And the cupcake? Pretty spectacular. The frosting was cold and soft and pretty. Only thing I would've wanted (and this is just me)-- a box and a fork, I don't like eating messy food like that in public. How embarassing, cupcake frosting and lipgloss mix. EW. FYI: they also have laid-back acoustic sets on Fridays. read more

Whose bright idea was it to put the tweaky guy on Barista duty on a busy Sunday afternoon? Well it wasn't too busy until he tried to bumble his way through a bunch of orders in between dropping CDs on the floor while trying to change the music. In the time I watched him he served up two hot chocolates which were supposed to be mochas, made up the wrong sized latte and forgot my drink entirely(and I should have been ahead of all of those people). He mumbled something that sounded like "thanks for your patience" but I'm not quite sure. To be fair, I've been there plenty of other times and the experience has been decent. read more

I had an Americano and a Chocolate Cupcake with Cream Cheese frosting. The Americano was good but my cupcake was a little on the dry side. I love that they have the gluten free options and would like to try one next time I'm there read more

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These are the best cupcakes I've had in Seattle! Very nice flavors and the buttercream is delicious. I got the vegan chocolate cupcake today. I'm so happy because I can't eat dairy but I noticed this new item. I look forward to more vegan flavors in the future! read more

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So here's my thing. If you're gonna charge $26 for 6 cupcakes, Imma need for you to give me that good ol' customer service and be friendly. I just left and the "boy" working the counter was... Blah. Completely uneventful experience. The cupcake flavors sound hella good and with that blah I got, they best not be dry. Blueberry lemonade Blackberry marscapone Peach burbon Tiramisu If they're good I'll come back and update my stars from a 2. read more

Yummy coffee and cupcakes. Staff was very rude regarding our needing to wait inside for our coffees. Covid is real, and we understand the need to be cautious. We had our masks on except to taste our cupcake and decide whose coffee was whose. We were basically told to leave even though we were standing by ourselves. Determined and rude was the staff response. Won't be going back ever again as we as guests were not welcomed. read more