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    Royal Ground Coffee House

    3.5 (255 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Lox bagel
    Joshua M.

    Easy quick and grab food, nothing to special but what they do they do well. I enjoyed the mocha very much and would say this is solid "hangover" food or quick breakfast food. Not quite a first date spot but great for if you need solid food with reasonable pricing . They also allow dogs if you're getting takeout.

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    Nadav M.

    Prices seem somewhat affordable for the place and location. The menu is somewhat difficult to read that I didn't what to get so opted for a basic cream cheese and bagel. Some varieties of bagels are available. Got the everything bagel. Wait was quick and seemed that everything was flowing smoothly. Service was to the point and straight forward. There's some chairs available so it was nice to wait before my appointment. The drinks seem to smell and look good.

    Small hot cider
    Howell L.

    TL;DR: Wi-Fi, outlets, tables, open until 4 most days I am a regular at Royal Ground Coffee and love studying here, so I thought I'd give my review an update. AMBIANCE: Royal Ground is down Shattuck. Despite being next to a street with a lot of foot traffic and car traffic, it is never too noisy or full for me to enjoy myself. There are always a few patrons, but I haven't had any issue finding a spot to study. Some of the tables are a little wobbly, but they're easily avoidable. Many of the tables are near outlets, and I've never run into an issue charging my laptop. The tables are always clean. SERVICE: The owners of the cafe are very friendly and polite. You order at the register and they will take your card to tap it so there isn't really a chance to tip with a credit card. I like to tip whenever I go to a coffee shop and plan to stay awhile so I bring cash when I remember. After taking your order, it will be prepared and then they will call out your order from behind the counter. If you order to go, it will be nicely packaged in a brown paper bag. Otherwise, it will be on a tray. They regularly change the wifi password to reduce non customers from clogging it. If you want the password, just ask them and they will show you it clearly written down. It's almost always an easy and memorable password related to coffee. FOOD: I love love love the BLT here. I find myself craving it and will purposely go to this cafe specifically for the BLT. Next time I go, I will find and add a picture of it here. All of their coffee options are good and they offer non-dairy alternatives and decaf options. I've had the chai, the cider, the Vietnamese coffee, and the Italian Soda, and would recommend any of them. If you order the Italian Soda, they have large range of flavors to choose from. I've always gotten the strawberry, but maybe I'll try another sometime. Similarly, they can also modify your coffee to have flavorings like vanilla. Finally, my girlfriend loves Vietnamese coffee, and we've been looking for a french roast we can use at home. We buy the french roast they have here! They can be bought as beans or, if you have no way of grinding them, they can grind them for you. One bag has lasted us pretty long and makes a strong, delicious Vietnamese coffee for us in the morning.

    Iced mocha
    Erin Y.

    This will probably be my new go-to cafe in berkeley! The man who works behind the counter is always super kind and it's rare to find cafes that actually have seating available but I consistently am able to find seats here. I like working here because there's music and slight chatter but it's all quiet enough for me to study and read while I find a lot of cafes are too loud for me personally. The menu is a bit pricey, but that's pretty common in this area. The iced mocha is really yummy but as someone who isn't an avid coffee drinker, the caffeine definitely threw me for a loop. ~$6.50 I enjoy getting hot tea here when it's cold outside ~$2.75 The pastries are also yummy- the lemon bar is my favorite! There's a bathroom available for customers & wifi. Certain spots have outlets. I'd say this is a solid, convenient cafe to get some work done.

    Bought a Mexican chocolate latte and cupcake, throughly enjoyed them. The owner is a chill and friendly man who generously gave our baby a free cookie to make him feel better. Great vibe overall. The place has a clean bathroom.

    BLT and 20oz Coke. $17.65 after tax. You kidding me?!
    Jeff D.

    A BLT and a 20oz coke shouldn't be $17.65 after tax. Or should it? I could have had Pad Thai or Hawaiian BBQ down the street!! Ugh.

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    Great place to work and sip on some tea. I have had several meetings there with clients so comfortable and the staff is really nice.

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    Breakfast sandwich was great. Called it in and it was ready by the time I got there. Their iced tea is great too.

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    Cute place with lots of seating (not enough for me to sit tho). Espresso was good but I had come…read morehoping for Arabic / Turkish coffee :( Even though they didn't have what I was after, I still recommend this cafe as it is very clean, cute, and seems a good place to work on your laptop.

    so glad i decided to try jaffa finally !! the sweetest barista, allyson, was so kind & walked me…read morethrough the menu. came at the perfect time (2pm ish on a wednesday) so it wasn't too busy and allyson could really take her time talking w me im so indecisive but came in w an open mind, ended up choosing the strawberry sage creek & asked allyson to choose a second drink for me. i've never gotten 2 sweet treats at once like this !! that's how freaking good everything on the menu looks, i had to try more than one drink !! loved my iced SSC w oat milk (vegan cold foam btw !!), def hits the spot if you're craving coffee, want a lil sweetness but not too sweet-- the flavor of the midnight in jerusalem espresso in the SSC has the perfect mild/muted flavor for someone who wants an iced specialty coffee w/o the heavy coffee flavor (comes normally as "medium sweet", you can up/down that !!). maybe i'm crazy but i'm also getting a subtle hint of like, a milky tea from the espresso flavor? like an earl grey tea? def my flavor profile okay now the pineapple expresso is advertised similarly as the SCC, but once allyson gave me my drink and told me about it, she was telling me how the PE but as a matcha (so no espresso) has been her summer drink. def not something i'd order for myself but i actually loved it even more than the SCC !! i highly highly highlyyy recommend !! the matcha isn't over powering (i think the matcha they use is sourced from yabukita matcha leaves which makes sense why it's sooo smooth & has such a great flavor). and paired w the pineapple flavors, vegan hawaiian whip, and i believe allyson said coconut milk is used... omg this drink. PLEASE i urge everyone to try this at least once. so refreshing, creamy, smooth, i don't even wanna finish mine bc im gonna be sad when it's gone !! and she offered to make me something completely different of my choice if i didn't like it. no barista has ever offered that to me. ok i think ive yapped enough lol you will not regret trying jaffa. also if u dont wanna pay for street metered parking, turn into the neighborhood behind jaffa, there's plenty of curb parking, and it's a beautiful lil walk this time of the year w all the flowers in everyone's yard allyson i owe u my first born for recommending this pineapple matcha to me

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    really spacious and arab-inspired espresso flavors. i got the saffron latte which honestly i wasn't…read morea fan of, but there are others i want to try next time! the latte foam art was exceptional though! i wish i took a photo! but my review is more for the actual cafe itself -- i liked the ambience, and how spacious it was, very nice decor. there were a lot of displayed desserts and pastries that were tantalizing (but i can't eat bc i'm gf ) and there are more latte flavors that i'll be trying next time!

    Beautiful, spacious cafe in Berkeley! The decor and ambiance is very beautiful, with bright and…read morewelcoming lighting. Easily accessible by public transportation, and is a short walk from Ashby BART. I love Middle Eastern Desserts, so when I was invited to a casual gathering here, I was delighted to check out Milyar's offerings. It was verrrryyyyy slowwwwww. I think we all waited 20 minutes-ish as they rolled out our orders. Because I'm a sucker for desserts, here's what I tried: Pistachio milk cake: suuuuper moist Chicken mustan: warm and savory with shredded chicken on the inside Knafeh cheesecake: Cheesecake Factory could never! Knafeh has grown on me since I first tried it, and I enjoyed this in cheesecake form. Pistachio Baklava: a classic! This was nice and big, like a small pie slice, and was soooo good. They also gave our gathering a Dubai chocolate milk cake and two baklavas for free.

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