Royal Roastery

Brilliant barrista, great coffee, friendly and efficient service. A question to the owner. Why the subtle racism in your beautiful wall art? Black people working and white people dining? Breaks my heart that you didn't think to be inclusive and paint the picture differently. Edit: it has been 3 weeks and yet, the owner is not responding to my enquiry about racism. Mmmm not good.

This looked like a cool place when I was researching coffee shops in Bloemfontein so we stopped here to buy takeaway cappuccinos on our way down to Western Cape. Royal Coffee was easily the best coffee we had on the entire road trip. Medium city roast and a nice smooth espresso shot with zero sour aftertaste. Excellent, friendly service from barista and waiter. We will be back!

We arrived when they were very busy but I can really say that the service we received was of the top 5 experiences of my life. Thanks to our waiter, Erica. We had a milkshake (which was okay), a double espresso (which was amazing!), The Royal Breakfast with extra chips and a breakfast wrap. I can honestly say the eggs, balsamic reduction, hash brown and Halloumi were the best we had tasted. And the meals as a whole were delicious. It tasted like food prepared with love and attention to detail and not just another dish. Only thing I might recommend is sharper knives but we will definitely be back again. Well done!

What a great surprise!!! I ordered 2 cappuccinos and bought 2 bags of their single origin beans. Both drinks were perfectly extracted packing tons of flavour and the milk treatment was top notch. The packaging of the beans provided a fair amount of detail about what was inside (although a little more wouldn't hurt). The barista was extremely knowledgeable and genuinely friendly and welcoming. We'll definitely be back! A must visit if you're in Bloem!