Kayla B.
Yelp
Really cute coffee shop by day and the "I Like It Like That" bar by night.
It's cramped in here, but it has that small business coffeeshop vibe to it that makes the small spaces more tolerable.
If you're someone who loves the literal taste of coffee AND the variances of the flavors you can get into the coffee beans themselves by changing the bean preparation, you're going to love the Royal Flamingo drinks. They feel like someone who really loves coffee homebrewing was in charge of the drink's menu and bean creation. Their flavor profiles are very unique and very coffee-heavy.
This isn't like a Starbucks or chain coffee latte where you're primarily slurping syrup. There's a whole lot of complex flavor within every sip at Royal Flamingo's drinks, and they're very, very coffee-forward. I'd recommend it for people who love the actual taste of coffee, but I'd just as surely say it's a bad fit for my friends who actually just love the taste of creamer.
(I get most of my lattes at other competitors with "half" or "1/4th" the usual level of syrups in their flavored lattes. I made no modifications to my Royal Flamingo order, and it still was much, much less sweetened than other chains.)
Getting a drink to go here took 10-ish minutes. They have adorable to-go cups, but it's not the most efficient way to gulp down coffee to sustain life in the morning. Their glassware and presentation is upscale and encourages that "sit and socialize" vibe, though, so I'd love to meet up with someone here with the shop's limited seating options.
Getting into Royal Flamingo is just as weird as the evening bar; go in through the covered patio's door. There's a gigantic parking lot behind Royal Flamingo for parking, but I'll note that it was swamped on Sunday around church time. I think there's a church across the street that's using the parking lot too.
