Royal Blue Grocery

Great coffee and the flowers are a must! Customer service is great and the deli has amazing sandwiches. A definite stop for Saturday morning coffee indulgence!

The coffee shop carries high quality coffee from Portland’s Stumptown Coffee Roasters. They also have a variety of pastries from local bakeries such as Empire Bakery. Make sure to get their early to grab some breakfast tacos from Taco Deli as well as some of their own made in store. They also carry other various items such as sandwiches and basic lunch food. As far as the grocery store section goes I’ve really only bought beer their and I will say they have an impressive selection of craft beer. Make sure to stop by and see everything they have to offer, and if you plan ahead you could be there for one of their wine and cheese tastings.

A must visit, It is where West coast and East coast meets in the middle, Texas. Customer service is awesome. The coffee guys are awesome. My new place to go for awesome coffee. I have tried almost everything and A+.
One Saturday morning I watched all local Dallas businesses drop off their products. Tacodeli on Sylvan and Le Cordon Bleu homemade pastries and many more.
A healthy twist, with plenty of seating, family and dog friendly.
A must visit!

I come to Royal Blue Grocery a few times a week on my way to class for some delicious coffee and panini. I love the layout of the store and their customer service is excellent. While I haven’t bought any items from the grocery store per se, I noticed that they carry some really cool grocery goods like the Asian Lotte Koala cookies from my childhood — love love love that! Overall, I highly recommend the Royal Blue Grocery if you’re looking for a relaxing and clean café to sip some good coffee and enjoy the views of the surrounding Highland Park neighborhood.

Such a great spot to grab and go or hang out. Easy parking, great patio scene. Pet freindly patio. Awesome service. Most importantly the ingredients used in the food and coffee products are fresh and very high quality. Best mocha in town.

The Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf is RIDICULOUSLY yummy. Customer service is top notch. They were out of my favorite tonight so they took my phone number to call me when they make the meatloaf again. Settled for the Chicken Saigon Chopped Salad did not disappoint. Sure it’s a little pricey but everything I’ve eaten has been delicious. Sign me up.

Went to the grand opening party here which was nice. Was very glad to see they were open until midnight in a town that totally and completely shuts down EVERYTHING by 10pm. Thought it would be a great place to get prepped food, snacks, and groceries when working late at the office and there is no dinner options still open.
Then they opened fully. I went in around 1030pm doors wide open lights on. Grabbed a basket got all my items and found somebody to ring me up only to be told they are closed. Not just are they closed and changed their hours but told with a very bad attitude. Despite asking if she could just ring me up for a few things for dinner since everything else was closed I was rudely kicked out.
I’ve been a few other times. The product selection is absolutely horrible. Its a cross between a 7 – 11 and a Kroger. The staff is a bunch of moron hipsters from austin that came to open it. The prepped food is absolutely disgusting. Meats are insanely overcooked and dried out, terrible flavors, horrible combinations, nothing very healthy. The sandwiches are all boars head meat. Like really? This is crappy grocery store quality cold cuts. You can’t make your own meat or source some fresh high quality meat in one of the most wealthy sections of dallas where it could be appreciated? Terrible stump town coffee where they serve espresso in paper cups which gross low quality pastry options.
Such a sad waste of a space. Prices are sky high and the quality is bottom of the barrel.
It is very evident the owners who paid a lot of money to franchise/​license this «concept» from austin have no clue whatsoever what they are doing or the clientele here. More money than sense like most terrible food options in HPV. Will be astonished if it lasts.

Fantastic staff and wonderful deli counter + coffee bar.
Yes, there are some pricey shelf items at Royal Blue. A few aisles are dedicated to grocery/​convenience items; well-​organized but expensive. But, the deli counter options are reasonable for the quality. Panini’s are excellent, coffee from Stumptown is delicious, free wi-​fi is available, and nice seating options everywhere (outside & upstairs). Craft beer selection is nice. Stumptown cold-​brewed nitrogen-​infused coffee available (interesting!). Boutique wine selections (some nice & rare finds) with weekly tasting events. Many wines by the glass. We sampled a delicious Texas Hold’em panini, with some Zapp’s BBQ chips and a Fentiman’s Curiosity Cola: $ 11

If you haven’t tried the sandwiches at this place, you need to go! Every person I came in contact with was very sweet and helpful. I love when employees make recommendations and the lady helping us described the best qualities of all of their popular sandwiches. I went with the Italian and it was great. I heard the Reuben is also a big hit! They also have a cute patio area and upstairs seating. It is located in Highland Park Village, which is already such a great little area.
Would definitely recommend for a quick and fun lunch spot!

I don’t get it. They offer nothing you can’t find elsewhere for 10−20% less. The staff is very friendly (but so is everyone in Dallas). The sandwiches off their very limited menu are delicious, but expensive and not worth waiting 20 minutes for.

I really want this place to make it. I like all the food. The main issue is speed of checkout. There needs to be an express lane in the morning. The GM needs to train employees to better help each other when they get busy. There is a definite that’s not my job vibe so that one cashier is trying to process a line of 12 people at coffee bar and other employees are cleaning and bringing things from the stockroom when she is clearly in the weeds. This is 5 star if this issue gets addressed, and it must because convenience is why people will pay these prices…

Five stars for customer service!
I was walking around the store aimlessly trying to decide between bottled coffee from the refrigerated section or an iced coffee from the bar when a worker asked how I was doing and what i was looking for. I told her I was thinking of getting an iced coffee when she informed me their cold brew equipment was on the fritz and they had none. So she suggested a bottle of stumptown cold brew and even went to the back to get it, got me a to go cup for it (so i could add milk and sugar) and had someone check me out. She went out of her way to assist me when I wasn’t even sure what I wanted. Now that’s excellent customer service!
Added bonus: they carry Popstar Popsicles!

Solid spot. I initially went just for the Stumptown Coffee, but I continue to go back for the flower selection (peonies out of season), cake bar cakes and the coffee.

Love, love, love! I pop in at least 3 – 4 times a week, their premade food is great. Plus they spicy food that actually has some kick. Everyone that works there is super nice too, so that is definitely a bonus too. Plus they have great breakfast tacos, seriously what’s not to love?

This place is amazing. So welcoming and an incredible range of things in a small space. The coffee bar area is one of my favorites. Yesterday I picked up real seranno ham from Spain, brussel sprouts, milk and great conversation.

Came in to try the coffee because Starbucks was closed. I know they are working out the kinks but I was not impressed with the layout of the space. One area next to the window that has chairs was crowded with people-​this is probably just an issue in the morning– you could not get to the sugar or napkin without bumping into people. The coffee I ordered a cappuccino I rate a 10 in presentation but the coffee itself is very bitter-​ugh– give a 5 out of 10 The croissant was delicious but over priced-​they are 2.75 at La Madeline it runs 4.00 plus an extra .85 cents if you want raspberry preserves (free at La Madeline!!! So it runs you 5.00-without tip-​They also have only one cash register they were having issues checking someone out-​I looked to see if I could check out elsewhere a-​the coffee line register was really long-​surprised they only have 2 areas to check out. I agree that there is not great ready made food –they do have some small salads like tabbouleh or sandwiches – that was a bit of a surprise-​because I thought there would be more of a selection. I will give the coffee another try or maybe order tea.

First impressions are good thus far!
I went last night around 9:30pm when it is rare to find ANYTHING in the area still open on Sunday night. They are open until midnight every night which is amazing for late night coffee or food run, once again in an area where everything is basically closed by 10pm most nights (if not sooner).
I tried their grilled cheese panini which was a tasty late dinner followed by one of the Bisous Bisous pastries. They try to carry as much local product as possible, so you support local vendors by going here (some even from the Farmers Market downtown).
People who work there are still getting the hang of things (figuring out where everything is on the spot and whatnot), but they will get there soon. They are all very kind and helpful.
I live close by, so this will be come my specialty shop or late night food pickups. I will try this again soon for coffee later.

Another boring, unappetizing, Dallas place! How disappointing! And how dare they compare themselves to Dean & DeLuca!!! Toilet paper, ritz crackers, sad looking produce, pre-​made sandwiches-​yech. I can go to Tom Thumb/​Whole Foods for that.
Dallas proves itself, yet again, to be a wanna be-​never ever to be in the league of great food cities!!!

Service is warm and friendly here. 20 stars on service alone for this spot. Workers were happy to assist and answer questions…, and just chitty chat too.
I love the grab & go offerings in the cold case — sandwich spreads, side dishes, cheeses, fruit cups, sandwiches, yogurt cups, etc. The fact that you can also grab a single specialty water, specialty beverage {singles of Dry sparking sodas, yay!}, and beer is wonderful. There is also a small deli area making some amazing looking paninis, a pizza deli {coming soon}, and a coffee bar whose delicious smells drove me nuts this morning.
The produce area is small, but this is a specialty grocery in a Highland village, so it is catering to that fact. I did find lemongrass here! Also, the pastries at the coffee bar are as exquisite as the coffee. There is also an upstairs area in the (very busy) coffee bar. That area plus me, some coffee, a pastry, my ipod and a good book to read, or a good friend to chat with has «my perfect Sunday morning» plastered all over it.
Everything (deli, coffee bar, grab & go) was priced reasonably, except for actual packaged grocery items, but you have to remember that this is a specialty store in Highland village.
I will frequent the coffee bar & deli. I look forward to the pizza area opening.

A welcomed addition to the Village. Had a very tasty sandwich (Texas Hold ‘em) at a great price. Finally a place to run in and grab a bottle of water, some ice cream or lunch. I will definitely be a frequent customer.