Stories of MBPaulo

This is a special dinner I had this year.

Grilled Spanish Octopus

Wow! I never saw an octopus look this nice. I’m actually not a big fan of octopus, but this is an exception. My best friend who I came with and ordered this doesn’t like octopus a lot because of the way an octopus looks, but he ate this octopus up. He was so happy and didn’t find the octopus unappealing. This was made perfect so it looks appetizing. I know what you’re thinking if both of you don’t like octopus that much, why did you order it? Because it was the servers recommendation and said it’s a must try. My best friend and I didn’t regret this order at all. As for the octopus itself, we shared it and cut it with a knife into bite size pieces. I thought that was the most shocking thing when I cut the octopus with a regular knife, not a steak knife, it just cuts up like butter, a slight press on the octopus with the knife and it’s cuts up. I didn’t expect that to happen. The tomato accompanied with the octopus is so good too. The octopus is firm in texture, yet soft, and chews very easily with a little firmness. 

Grilled Wedge Salad

This is a salad I haven’t seen before,  it’s a little different. I’m used to seeing a salad, or the lettuce cut up, but this a lettuce that’s not cut up which I’m not foreign to, but thought it was special because haven’t seen it presented this way in a while. I thought it was a great experience. It taste really good and it’s vibrant, crunchy, and topped with a nice dressing. I always have to order a salad for lunch or dinner if it’s available. It’s amazing how this salad looks because I could never make a salad look this good. 

Main Course: Ribeye Prime and Five Cheese Mac & Cheese

On to the main course which is a ribeye steak and five cheese mac & cheese. I get a ribeye at almost every restaurant I go to because I’m like a ribeye guy. The steak was spectacular. It’s tender, juicy, and charred perfectly. When I cut it with my steak knife, it cuts like butter. They offer other types of steak that are more expensive if that’s what you want to try. The five cheese mac & cheese is heavenly. I love mac & cheese in general. I never tried a mac & cheese with five cheeses in it. This is my first time. I tried mac & cheese with lobster in it in the past at other restaurants, but this one is five cheese. It’s just as good. The mac & cheese is creamy and cheesy, and pairs perfectly with the steak. When you get a bite of both the steak and mac & cheese together, it’s like heaven.

I came here for my best friends birthday meal this year. 

The Royce is awesome because if you tell them it’s your loved ones birthday, they will bring out a small slice of cake with 1 candle in it. The cake looks nice just like all their other dishes. Very special because I got to sing and wish my best friend happy birthday while he was blowing out the candle on the cake. You should’ve saw my best friends face when the cake came out. It was priceless seeing him light up with happiness. 

The Royce is located in The Langham hotel and it offers valet parking. 

This was an unforgettable experience.