Royal Cafe

If you have a need for good old fashioned home cooking this may be a good choice. The chicken noodle soup off the lunch buffet was just right to make me feel all better. The other offerings looked fresh enough and my hunch is Grandma put that banana bread out. Never mind the dated decor and plastic flowers, the food is good enough to make Happy Chef proud. Keep heading for Des Moines if you want fancy.

The buffet was delicious! Chicken was HOT and crisp. Chocolate pudding with marshmallows/chocolate chips reminded me of when I was a child. Delicious!

The lunch buffet leaves a bit to be desired, and had only a few options. The salad bar was pretty decent and all the ingredients were quite fresh. The staff were friendly and very attentive which made the experience a bit nicer than most. Maybe try the dinner menu?

Large varied menu, reasonable prices, good quality food.
They serve Kumla (hard to find Norwegian Potato Dumplings with Ham on Wednesday. While it lasts! )

Locally owned, which I like and the staff was very friendly. We stopped while traveling and so glad we did. We'll definitely be coming back when on the road. The food was good, down home neighborhood restaurant feel, and prices were very reasonable. I highly recommend.