The Café at Hotel Café Royal

The Hotel Café Royal is a luxury hotel located in a Grade I listed building on Regent Street, in the heart of central London. Originally a restaurant and meeting place, Café Royal closed down in 2008 but later re-opened in 2012 as a 5-star hotel.

From Regent Street you can step directly into The Café, a glamorous space with floor and walls made from golden Sienna marble. On the right side you will find the coffee bar, but your attention will be stolen by the cake counter in front of you. Beautiful cakes, pastries and colourful macarons are created fresh everyday by Hotel Café Royal’s executive pastry chef, Andrew Blas.

The café celebrates the European tradition of historic coffee houses with its opulent decorations, and it’s the perfect spot to escape the hustle of central London and fuel up with a coffee and slice of cake.

Last week I was invited to The Café at Hotel Café Royal to try their coffee and cake offering and of course I jumped at the chance to see this beautiful place.

I managed to squeeze in a quick visit during my lunch break and my brother and his girlfriend also joined me there.

I loved the Red Velvet mini-cake, shaped like a bundt cake with sugar glaze (in lieu of the traditional buttercream frosting) and chocolate shavings.

Mia ordered the Black Forest Gateaux which was spectacular: a fresh cake for a hot summer day, it had a good balance of crunchy chocolate, cream and cherry flavours.

The cappuccino was also great, the milk had a good texture and was served at the right temperature (beware when the milk is so hot that it burns your tongue).

Overall I really enjoyed my visit to The Café at Hotel Café Royal and I am sure I will be back again, most likely with my parents: my mum would absolutely love the place and my dad would go crazy for the cakes! :)

Disclaimer: I was a guest of the cafe. All opinions are my own.