Roy’s – Baltimore

Very delicious! First timer with my fiancé and I had the macadamia nut crusted mahi mahi paired with the truffle bacon Mac and cheese! My fish was superb! Flaky, buttery, and very juicy! The Mac was ok! It had a very what I call «fragrant» flavor. We also had Riesling which tasted different from Reisling’s I have had in the past! All in all, my experience was a good one and we will be visiting again in the future! Valet was a great option as parking is very tight in this area.

Despite having been to Hawaii 3x before, I’ve never had Roy’s. When my boss told me to pick a place for dinner while we were in town for a conference, Roy’s was one of my first choices.
She’s a frequent Hawaii visitor as well so Roy’s was a nice touch for the both of us. They also have a very extensive vegetarian menu, which worked well for her.
I had a big problem deciding on what to eat — everything looked good! I asked for our waitress for her recommendation and she said the glazed salmon was her favorite. I trusted her recommendation and it didn’t disappoint at all! The salmon was tender and the side of rice was a nice touch.
Service was attentive and not overbearing — overall a very nice dinner.

A solid three tonight. While the food is fabulous as always. It’s Sunday night with no major holiday and it took 15 – 20 minutes to seat us, fine since we’re a party of 7. But no excuse for why it took our food a solid hour and a half from ordering to hitting our table. They didn’t even hit all at once it took about 10 minutes from the first plate to the last to arrive. Most of the dining room was empty and with more waitstaff than cooks it was upsetting to see that we had to wait so long to get our food in the with other tables just as large getting theirs first and paying prior to us getting our dinners. Probably won’t be back for a long time since it was such a poor showing tonight.

It is a fantastic place for a nice food! Make sure you reserve a table in advance because it is always busy, and people spend so much time to enjoy many courses there.
I had the best salmon in my whole life, like no exaggeration! The marination and the cook level was perfect. Also, I tried the sea bass and it was amazing with delicious vegetable sushi as its side and a perfect spice level (not too spicy, not tasteless, just perfect).
The appetizers, drinks and dessert was on point. I definitely recommend John as your server. He has great points about every item in the menu, and his recommendations was awesome. He served us really well and I would definitely ask for him when I reserve a table for the future.

Ehhh… drinks were good. Food not so much. No flavor at all. Started out with the canoe for two, followed by the check! To me if there’s no flavor in your signature appetizer then there’s not really much hope left. Likely won’t return, too many better options in Harbor East.

As per usual great service no matter the time of the day. My mom came to town to visit and she thoroughly enjoyed herself. The menu was innovative and they perfected fusion, staff was attentive– never had to ask for a refill, whether it was there table or not anyone passing asked how everything was or if we needed anything, and had the patience to explain dishes. Recommend for a date night, later lunch, or out with friends!

It was a business dinner so I didn’t get a chance to browse through the menu carefully.
It is really a fusion style: Asian, Sushi, Pad Thai… and veal, steak, and rib, and of course sea food.
I had Roy Trio which consisted of small sampler of three fish dishes. The black butterfish was exceptionally good, and grilled salmon was good and I don’t usually like salmon unless it is sushi.
The mahi mahi was mediocre.
A little bit overpriced though… so it would be nice if you don’t need to pay out of your own pocket.

I thoroughly enjoyed this restaurant. From service to dinner to dessert everything was spectacular!!!
I hade the seafood platter which was amazing, the calamari was delicious. The margarita I had was on point and the manager even sent over a complimentary dessert! Why I have no idea? But it was graciously appreciated!
This restaurant is on the pricey side, but it is worth every penny! I highly recommend! Just be prepared to open up that purse here lol!

I honestly want to like Roys more than I do. It’s in a great location and pulls out all the stops, but it never lives up to my expectations. The service is good and the location is even better, the thing I’m never quite happy with is the food. I went to lunch and got the Mahi mahi. It came with soup, salad and cookies with a side of rice. The fish and rice were tiny and the salad had no dressing. Plus for nine dollars I’d hope for more than three short ribs. Overall it’s an experience but I don’t really think it’s worth it when thinking about being a repeat customer.

Love love love the Happy Hour! We were waiting for a movie and ended up here to grab some apps and drinks. The ribs and the sliders are definitely worth $ 7 each and oh so delicious!!! I really enjoyed the sangria. Can’t wait to hit up a dinner here.

Was excited to try Roy’s but came away disappointed. We skipped apps and went straight to the entrees. My wife had the macadamia nut encrusted Mahi Mahi which had a fishy taste. I had the fish trio of Salmon, Mahi and Butter Fish. The salmon and Mahi were OK. I didn’t care for the butter fish. The chocolate soufflé was good but more like a molten cake than a soufflé.

We were in Baltimore for the Garth Brooks concert and I made 5pm reservations at Roy’s for Saturday Night. Saturday morning around 11 am I got a phone call from them about my reservations. They had decided to up one hour early since they had a lot of traffic Friday night. My wife and I had been wondering if was would have enough time to eat and get to the concert on time. We gladly took the early table.
We got to Roy’s just before 4 and the front end staff was super friendly and seated us right way. Our waiter come right over and greeted us and got our drink order. We got the Lobster Potstickers and they we great. We got an order to go after dinner. I got the braised short ribs and my wife got the Butterfish. The food was amazing.
The manager who had called and the morning came by and chatted with us for a minute and thanks us for coming in.
My wife and I have been two Roy’s in Hawaii before and the customer service we received there was just amazing and Roy’s Baltimore meet that expectation. I can not wait to go back to Baltimore and enjoy Roy’s again.

My boyfriend and I were attempting to celebrate our anniversary. We had reservations last Saturday at 8:30. When we arrived at 8:20 we expected to wait a few minutes and were told it would be a 30 minute wait because some tables were staying seated longer than expected. We were very understanding, asked them to call us when our table was ready. We walked around for 30 minutes and hadn’t received a call, so we came back and asked what was going on. A different hostess again told me that it would be 30 minutes. I gave her my phone number again and she said she would call as soon as it’s ready. Never got a call. Will never attempt to eat here again. If they cannot honor their reservations they shouldn’t take reservations.
Update: not only did this happen last weekend but I received a message from them asking if I would be open to a phone conversation. I responded saying that I would and left my phone number. I have yet to be contacted and I posted this review 8 days ago. I urge you not to make a reservation here, there’s a good chance they won’t honor it. Also, meant to mention that we spoke to a woman while we were waiting and her reservation had been at 7:30, an HOUR earlier than ours and her party was still waiting at 9:15.

This 2-​star review is for last night’s experience at Roy’s. To be fair, I have been here twice before and both visits were 5 star, but last night Roy’s dropped the ball. The review is not a one-​star because the girls at the front desk were very nice and the food was tasty.
First, we were seated a few minutes shy of an hour and a half after our reservation. Appreciate that — an-​hour-​and-​a-​half. As if waiting isn’t bad enough, they gave us no indication, when we checked in, that they were THAT backed up. They said that a lot of their reservations were running late and that the restaurant was a bit behind, but common! When I check in, you need to tell me that you’re a good hour+ behind so that I can decide if I need to go elsewhere. We had tickets to a show and needed to get out by a certain time. They did however come around with free fruity drinks twice and once with wanton wrapped spicy rolls for those of us waiting. Ok, so one half of a spring roll and 2 drinks to pacify me, thanks.
We are finally seated in the small side room and unfortunately for us, there was a birthday party that took up most of that room which meant a loud and rude dining experience for the other 4 small parties that were unlucky enough to share the room with them. This birthday party was clearly drowning out the other sound in the room and management should have either given them the room to themselves, or asked them to keep it down. Roy’s a nice restaurant and their loud, selfish behavior was ruining the evening for the rest of us. As a result of running late to begin with and not being able to hear my friends sitting 2 feet away from me at the table, we ate quickly, didn’t order wine and left.
Our server was very receptive of our need to get out of there by 10PM and our food was brought in quickly. Another contributing factor to my 2 star review was that my cod and scallops were supposed to come with lobster risotto. Instead of risotto, I was served cubed potatoes. When the food was brought out, none of the staff running the food, nor our server, mentioned anything about it. You can’t just bring me something else without explaining yourself. Not at an upscale seafood restaurant. This isn’t Denny’s where you’re going to substitute pancake syrups.
We made our reservation a month ago and were very much looking forward to our Roy’s dinner. It fell flat on its face. I will seriously reconsider dining here again.

Stupendous. It always feels like a party here. Lovely atmosphere, friendly and thoughtful management and wait staff, and delicious food.
We’re from NYC and love trying out restaurants and while we tease my parents for bringing us here for all special occasions… we couldn’t love this place more.
Some of our favorites are the crispy tofu and caterpillar roll (my vegetarian mother absolutely loves eating here) and the short rib and lava cake. If you love Rieslings try the seeker. Also for cocktails their play on a Moscow mule is great.
They treat birthdays so nicely — providing decorations on the table, bringing out a special extra dessert, and taking a photo of your party and printing it in a frame.
We’ve been back and we’ll be back.

My feeling’s towards Roy’s has always been a bit mixed. Being very much a Japanese food purist, fusion Japanese food has always left me feeling a bit non-​plussed, if not put-​out. That said, Roy’s has found an interesting niche in that it does represent a Hawaiian take on a good number of dishes and foods.
It’s presence in the inner harbor offers a different choice from the other cuisines on the block, and with friendly service and zesty island-​inspired flavors, definitely a good choice on any weekend or evening.

This is a great restaurant. The food is excellent and the atmosphere is nice.
Make sure you use the valley parking, it is the price of any garage and you don’t have to walk far.
The cuisine is a nice mix of Hawaiian and asian. They have an open kitchen, so you can see how they are making your food.
Don’t forget to make a reservation. When you are waiting for your table, there is a nice bar area with a couple of tv to stay up on what is going on in the sports world.

I went in August during the Baltimore City restaurant week. It was a Friday night and everyone and I mean EVERYONE must have picked this as the night to come. I was going to do the valet parking but after a few laps around the circle in front of the restaurant without finding the valet I gave up. All the lots in the area were packed. Seems there was a concert at peir 6 that’s night as well. I ended up parking on the street four to five blocks away and walking in. Not all that bad since I don’t mind walking. When I made it back up to Roy’s I saw the valet who had been sitting there the whole time but I couldn’t see him though the crowd that was waiting to get in. The décor is very interesting and there is great mood lighting for a date night. The dining area is small but the wait staff are pros at navigating though the maze of tables and chairs. My waitress was wonderful and even though it was crowded I never felt neglected or had to look for her.
I am so glad I made a reservation so I didn’t have to at all. I was seated right away and they brought out a bowl of edamame. It was a little spicy but very good. I ordered a mixed drink from the specialty menu. I can’t remember the name of it at this point but I recall it was pretty good. I didn’t like anything on the pre-​fixed menu so I chose something from the regular one. For my entre I ordered the hibachi grilled salmon. It was delicious I am not sure what was in the Japanese Citrus Ponzu Sauce but I am definitely a fan. It was sweat yet slightly tangy. I paired it with Spicy Korean Chili Fried Rice. I underestimated the spiciness of that rice, I enjoyed it but it did make me break a sweat. I didn’t have anything on the desert menu. The prices rent as high as I had heard so I will be back on a less crowded night.

Always a good dinner :-) had the filet mignon n hubby had the lump crab n shiitake dynamite mahi mahi.
Everything was very good. The filet was nice n tender n flavorful. So was hubby’s dish.
They give a starter of edamame beans while u wait. We also had the chocolate molten lava cake for dessert which u have to order ahead of time so they can bring it out nice n warm after ur meal :-)

Baltimore’s rendition of this Hawaiian chain restaurant does not disappoint.
Despite the fact that it’s a chain, it is one of the best happy hours in Baltimore. Their bar menu is ever changing but currently the burger with fried egg and truffle oil well as the tacos are an absolute knockout. They also have various sushi options on the bar menu (both cooked and raw). We found the mango mojito a bit sweet but there are also plenty of drink options under $ 7 for happy hour. It’s only Til 7 and bar seating is limited to get there early!
For regular dinner, our favorite entrees are easily the short ribs (melt in your mouth!) and any fish option besides the butterfish (a bit slimy). Avoid the vegetarian noodle dishes. The sushi is divine.
Absolutely 100% get the chocolate cake for dessert. Trust me, you won’t regret it.