Le Royal

Arrived an hour before closing, worried I wouldn’t get the best service as I would at regular afternoon dinner hours. It was empty when I went, yet was welcomed very warmly. Also our food was cooked beautifully and was delicious. Friendly staff. Good deal, it’s very much worth the price (the 3 course meal for € 13.90 with included drink) and I would love to visit them again. I left completely satisfied :)

A 700m de la tour Eiffel, du Quai Branly, ou des Invalides, il est difficile de trouver une bonne table, ou d’éviter les attrape-​touristes ou les tarifs prohibitifs.
La Royal est une «oasis» gastronomique au milieu de ce désert de ce que certains osent appeler restauration.
Le lieu et l’ambiance d’un bistrot auvergnat (les patrons sont du Cantal, Aurillac).
La clientèle est essentiellement composée d’habitués ou de touristes anglophones égarés et visiblement ravis.
La formule à 13,90 € (entrée plat dessert et un verre de vin) est formidable!
Un réel choix, des produits frais, impeccable.
Ma femme a choisi un brick de chèvre en entrée, moi une salade de gésiers.
Bavette d’aloyau et frites fraiches pour nous deux en plats.
Mousse au chocolat et cheesecake spéculoos en desserts.
Un généreux Côtes du Rhôné pour accompagner le tout.
Le tout fait maison bien entendu.
Servie efficace, souriant, accueillant, sympathique.
La clientèle, détendue, variée, sympathique également.
Les tables sont proches, et malgré cela il est possible d’avoir une conversation sans bruit avec la personne qui vous accompagne (rare).
Une adresse où nous reviendrons pour déjeuner ou dîner simplement c’est certain.

I have eaten several times at Le Royal for breakfast and it’s always been terrific. Usually get the baguette and croissant with coffee and orange juice. Owners and waiters have always been very friendly. The location is a just a few minutes walk to the Eiffel Tower, yet it’s not touristy. First saw Le Royal on Anthony Bourdain, and like the rest of his Paris suggestions, it was just right. Will definitely go back, and would like to try it for lunch or dinner.

Le Royal is a very small restaurant with a tight seating arrangement. Service was very neutral and unfortunately when I arrived (about 9:00pm) they ran out of many of the specials. Table wine was the usual and served very cold. As a main I ordered the steak frites. A tough piece of meat to say the least. I think there are many other options in this fine area.

Awesome value and very good food. Excellent onion soup, Carmel custard and chocolate moose were spectacular. Waitress was awesome… sweet…attentive…Sylvain? Would go back!!! 3 courses with bread and wine in Paris for 13.9 euros. Too good to be true, but it is!!!

Ugh. I felt like my ham and cheese sandwich was served on wonder bread. My partner had a semi decent cheese platter but it wasn’t anything special (especially in Paris). The service was lacking and the baguette was very dry, almost croûton status. I will give them credit for their low prices but we were severely disappointed wasting a meal here.

For a place that serves up a 3 course meal for 14 euros including a drink/​house wine it is a great deal in this expensive city. We dropped in around 930 pm for dinner and they were out of most specials except for a turkey or steak frites. I think the ones that they ran out of it looked more interesting so it was unfortunate that we couldn’t try those. We both ordered the steak frites. The starters were a salad with a side of country pâté. The salad was lightly dressed and the country pâté tasted good. The bread we got was a bit stale but we ate it. I had the house wine and he gave me a small carafe of it. It was a very cold red house wine that was on the sweeter side. Nothing horrible as it quenched my thirst and it was included so I can’t complain. The steak was on the tougher side and wasn’t seasoned with anything so I had to add salt — something I never do in a restaurant. Fries were crispy. Dessert was crème Carmel for me and it was a nice classic dish.
Overall price to food it was average and fine if you aren’t picky. Service was fine and they spoke enough English to help.
Clientele was a mix of locals and tourists. Seating is very intimate. Your next dining table feels like they are your actual dining partners. Probably a good place for breakfast or lunch.

Great little resto in a great location. We had breakfast here twice and stopped in for coffee on another location. The food is great, service is excellent and the price is very reasonable. I would definitely recommend for breakfast or lunch!

Very good food at a good price!
Also not a tourist trap and only 500m from the eifeltower a way!

Stopped for a quick lunch. Was in the mood for something light, so had the goat cheese salad-​greens, tomatoes, and two thin crust toasts with rings of creamy goat cheese. The kids split the ham and cheese crêpe and the hubby had the Croque monsieur, both were served with salad. The service was friendly and helpful. Great prices and great eats!

Im giving this 3.5 stars.
Came here starving and got some chicken dish. It was quite dry which Im kind of usually fine with. The waitress was super nice and they have wifi. I overall liked the vibe here but I wouldnt really need to come back to eat here.

My wife and I went here with our 2 daughters (10 & 12). They loved the Parisian Hot Dog (on a baguette with melted cheese). My wife and a Chicken with Normanide Sauce. All was excellent. Nice ix of French and «regular food.»
Nice atmosphere. Great service. Felt like a local. Far enough away from the Eiffel Tower so it is not a tourist trap but close enough to walk. If I lived in Paris I would eat here once a week.
Great bakery across the street too.

This was the first place we tried in Paris and it was fine. A small local place with a friendly waitress and decent food. I ordered the duck confit and he ordered a chicken dish during lunch time and it was ok.
Good points were the friendly and smiley waitress and the free wi-​fi (ask for the password).

Thank you for the suggestion Monsieur Bordain! We saw this restaurant on a list from No Reservations and the food was GREAT!
I wish i made this review closer to when I had dined there but I can remember i had great food and my French Onion Soup was AMAZING.
They had free Wifi and they were a nice walking distance from the Eiffel Tower.
I didn’t like how there were tons of flies on the walls, but they didn’t go to our food and the servers were great! I would love to go back again if we ever go back to Paris.

Friendly, smiling service in a charming atmosphere. The food is a bit lacking (onion soup with a tomato broth?) but not bad considering the prices. Happy to come here for a quick lunch, but if you’re a tourist looking for something to write home about, you can likely do better.

Just steps away from our hotel, this was the first restaurant we stumbled across as we valiantly attempted to stay awake the rest of the day after an overnight flight from California. I am blessing our incredible luck even today! The proprietor and his son (or grandson?) made us feel so welcome, and fed us the most amazing meal. We were starved and bleary-​eyed, and they made us feel like family, seating us in a cozy corner by the window and attending to us sweetly, and in English (our French was so obviously poor, sigh).
I had the duck, and it was, for lack of a better word, divine! I almost never eat my whole lunch, but I couldn’t bear to leave any of that tender, perfectly cooked duck breast on my plate. My husband had the blue cheese penne pasta, which he also praised as «absolutely delish!» My sides of potatoes and a salad perfectly complemented the duck, and with a little baguette, made our meal complete.
Overall, reasonably priced, delicious, and among the most welcoming places I have ever visited for a meal. Highly recommended — I’d move in permanently if they’d have me!

Le Royal is a small, neighborhood café. It is a delightful find, and 10 mins walk from Tour Eiffel. And far enough away to be called a local café.
Would return for lunch or dinner
Enjoyed a ham crêpe, and a tasty petite steak (all steaks are petite in Paris) cooked perfectly as requested, medium rare. With carafe/​pitcher of Beaujolais and complimentary bottle of water.
30 € including VAT and service charge.
Our nil French and ordering in English was no problem. We were well served.
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Great

15E for a great formule
note to self: come back here!

Enjoyed this very quaint and very small café. Restaurant is clean and the staff is very friendly. I enjoyed people watching from the refined Grandmother, to the young professionals in suits, to a group of middle age girlfriends, and the construction workers that came in for espresso.
The food is excellent for the price. Only one very slight issue, no glass of Champagne. Oh well, the red wine in a craft fit the bill instead.

Le Royal is a quaint little restaurant located between the Champ de Mars park and Rue Cler. Our first night in Paris we had scheduled an evening bike ride so we were dressed casually and needed to find a restaurant for dinner where jeans and sneakers were acceptable attire. Most of the restaurants near the Eiffel Tower were too fancy for our needs, but Le Royal looked casual and was nearby the Eiffel Tower.
As others mentioned, the waiters don’t speak much English, but the menu is written in English so ordering was not a problem and our waitress was friendly. The food was ok, nothing great and nothing terrible. The menu was a jumble of different cuisines and listed everything from classic French dishes, Italian pasta dishes, and American favorites like hot dogs. In my opinion this raises and red flag and leads me to believe this restaurant caters to tourists. I was tempted to leave after glancing at the menu, but our waitress took our order before we could change our minds.
We ordered croque monsieur sandwiches, an assorted cheese platter, a bottle of cheap (but good) Burgundy wine, and the lemon tart and tiramisu for dessert. The prices weren’t expensive, but at 60 euros for three people it wasn’t cheap either when you consider that we ordered ham and cheese sandwiches and house wine.
I wouldn’t go out of my way to eat here. If I had to choose again I would have visited the Rue Cler street market instead and gathered the ingredients for a picnic to enjoy at the Champ de Mars park.

C’est un troquet, bar et restaurant proche du Champs-​de-​Mars. Le comptoir est fréquenté par les habitués du quartier. Le restaurant offre un plat du jour à des prix respectables et offre une cuisine traditionnelle française.