This bar is very close to my boyfriend's parents house, so when we are trying to escape the family, this is where we stop in. Â Good people, lots of laughs are to be had for sure.. The jukebox and darts are great, the bartenders are some of the best around who get just as rowdy as you and your friends. Â No blow-outs here, just a good mix of down to earth people, plenty of regulars who will shake your hand and buy you a shot. Â We went here on Christmas Eve - that's right, don't judge - and there must have been at least 20 other people here. Â Car bomb races. Â It's a dive. Â It's a must if you are in the area, just don't wander onto the highway when you stumble out.
Review Source:I had driven by plenty of times, but didn't really know what to think about this place and it was a little out of my way. Then I heard a couple people talk about The Royal and said it was a good time. Also checked out Yelp and saw all of the great reviews so I knew it was time to stop in. So last night I went over with my fiancee and one of my buddys. As soon as I walked in I knew I was gonna love this place. Right when you walk through the door there is a bar to the right which holds about 10 people. They only have about 5 beers on tap (I went with PBR), but don't let that mislead you because they have a ton of beers in bottles and many of they are hard to find at other bars. When you walk past the bar you can go straight or to the right. If you go straight you go to a back room with pool, darts, and a television. It's a little bit more of a private game room. If you go to your right there is another game room, but much bigger and it also has high top tables and diner booths. Pretty fitting considering this used to be the Branchburg Diner back in the day. This room also had big buck hunter which I can't resist and a bowling arcade game. Great environment and everything you need to have a good night of drinking.
I was pretty hungry so we decided to order two appetizers to split. We went with the wings and got the sweet and spicy thai sauce on them and the royal hot sticks which are pepper jack cheese sticks, deep fried and served with guac and salsa. The wings are honestly the reason I'm dropping the rating to a 4 from a 5. The sauce was very good, but the wings themselves were incredibly small. The royal hot sticks made up for it though. They were basically mozzarella sticks with pepper jack replacing the mozzarella and the quac went great with it. Next time I go back I want to try one of the sandwiches which all looked good.
Just a few other things about The Royal. They do have a very large beer selection to go in the cooler when you walk in on the left. Only one bathroom which can cause some problems especially when drinking is involved. Mostly a younger crowd here and for the most part people seemed very cool. Also the prices were very good especially for the drinks. I wish Hillsborough had a place like this.
The first time I drove by, my friends and I made fun of it, since it looked like a seedy dive bar. One day we decided to go in, and fell in love right away. The only bar near us used to be Cryan's Ale House, which is expensive, loud, and full of people you didn't want to see after high school.
This place was the opposite. Great people, good service, and a nice size. It has pool tables, games, darts, etc. A good beer selection with beers on tap and good specials (Car-Bomb Mondays (3.00) and $1 beer nights) After coming in a bunch of times and not acting like an ass, the owner or servers will comp a beer or two for you, and if you want a pizza or ribs, you can get some here. I recommend the ribs, much better than the pizza. All in all, this place is like drinking at your buddies house. It is generally the same crowd, all great people. There is no drama, like the typical blown-out haircut testosterone fights that go on at most bars.
It is important to go on the right nights. Mon, Wed, Thurs is the 22-40 crowd. It gets busy, but not usually packed. Lots of fun.
Sometimes on the weekend it will get crazy, but is usually dead on Sun and early Friday night. Go after 9 and you're guaranteed a good, inexpensive bar night with no b/s. My favorite bar.
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