Located on the ground floor of The Pucić Palace inside a 17th century Baroque building, Café Royal was the perfect solution since we didn't have to venture too far. Another thing that attracted us here was the Parisian-inspired dining room. Absolutely stunning.
The restaurant specializes in International cuisine with a Mediterranean twist but from what I've seen, it's mostly Italian dishes with a strong focus on seafood.
Service took forever but we finally got our menu (after a long wait) and someone to take our order for us (even longer wait). Even longer was our wait for the first dish to arrive and by the time that it did arrive, I have almost passed out already.
Anyways, kicking things off for us was some kind of bean soup with croutons.
Fresh shucked oysters...arguably the best dish of the night. Although just average by our standards but it's heaven comparing to the rest of the dishes.
Ravioli with clams and prawns in white wine sauce. The white wine sauce tasted more like water. Bad.
Handmade Istrian style pasta with truffles and pancetta ham. I thought the kitchen has a lot to learn about making a good sauce (too bland) and delicious pasta (a bit soggy). As crazy as it may sound, this is still way better than the ravioli.
It was getting late but we just didn't want to leave the Old Town. This is a really astonishing site and we've got to come back sometime.
This felt a lot like a tourist trap to me. The high prices were certainly not justified any way we looked at it. I was particularly disappointed with the quality of food, which was way short of what a professional kitchen should be capable of producing.
Food Rating: 3/10
Price: $$$
Address: G/F The Pucić Palace, Gundulićeva poljana 8, 20000, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Tel: +385 20 326-222
Website: www.thepucicpalace.com
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