Thanks to my recent visit to Royal, I am no longer a virgin (to a Northshore Roast Beef) anymore! I am a Northshore native but amazing enough only became privy to Northshore Roast Beefs a few months ago. I never realized that it was "a thing." Thank you to Micheal "The Real" Imondi at his YouTube channel for getting me privy to this succulent Sammie. IYKYK. If you don't know -I tell ya: A Northshore Roast Beef is an onion bun and sliced rare roast beef with James River BBQ Sauce and mayo and an American cheese slice. The Sammie is often called a Super Beef or a King Beef here at Royal. The BBQ sauce is applied wicked heavy doody whereby the Sammie is lambasted with a huge bolus of sauce blopped on top and then the top bun is put on. It's a big boy and sloppy AF one. Royal is a scrappy little joint and shows her wears of many years of hangry eaters. The staff was nice, and they know their stuff. This beef was melt-in-your-mouth and sliced thinly AF -merely a few femtometers in thickness. This Sammie was epic. And it's the real deal here. Unique despite its simplicity. It's a pricey puppy at 16 bucks for the King Beef. Worth every penny. Five stars here, bro. Peep it out, YELPERS! See you all in the Noth Shaw !!! NOTE: A legit NRB MUST have a mile-high pile of roast beef. CORRECTION: This review is for the Stoneham location and not the East Boston location. read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - In situ at Royal -Where's the beef at?!! - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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The food is great and always fresh the customer service outstanding. The atmosphere is a great read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - Fish and chips - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I had the fish and chips. So tender! You could tell it was super fresh. My wife loved her broiled haddock. If we lived nearby, we would be regulars! read more

This has to be the best roast beef sandwich I've ever had! I ordered the super beef combo three-way plus horseradish, as another yelper recommended it, and it was phenomenal! Very fresh and made with high-quality ingredients. I highly recommend you stop by on your way in or out of Boston! read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - Super Beef 3 way plus horseradish - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Delicious still after all these years Roasbeef is soft cut deliciously. Their fries are just always on point not to mention the people who weren't there at all unbelievably nice and they make sure that your food is packed. Well it's expensive but worth it in the long run. read more

Amazing food better service all of the workers were kind and quick. Also, the food melted as soon as I touched my tongue it was so good. I audibly moaned when I ate it. read more

My friend showed me this gem and every time I'm in the area I make sure to stop by . The roast beef is yummy. Also the owner gets it . Never met this man before but yesterday he came out from the back and was friendly to us while we ate . That shows he cares about his customers. See you next time . read more

Great food, made to order. High quality pastrami, and fried items definitely cooked in fresh oil. Staff were courteous and accommodating, top shelf. 5/5 stars! read more

We come to Boston every time we fly out to Arizona and look for new spots and this is a new fav! The food & the staff! Gracias!! we will be back read more

They are always incredibly consistently excellent. All their food is very high caliber but I am particularly impressed with the fried clams and clam strips. They are always incredibly fresh and cooked to perfection. Myself and my family have been going there for the past 30 years and everything is delicious and superb! Roast beef is absolutely perfect never overdone. Scallops , perfect. Also their prices are always lower than the competition. read more

Our potty pit stop turned into the most delicious meal we've ever had. The food was SO GOOD. SO FRESH. & the employees were so nice. We got the grilled chicken sandwich, bacon cheeseburger & the most delicious hot dog and fries. Truly a great food place & it's on our list to come back to when we come back to visit!!! read more

I ordered from Royal Roast Beef and Seafood via Uber Eats and had the steak bomb with mayo, lettuce, tomato, and peppers. The food was fresh and plentiful, providing enough for me to enjoy throughout the day. I would definitely recommend this place and look forward to trying more items from the menu next time I'm in the area read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - Steak bomb - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Not as good as it used to be! Given Royal 2 shots post re-opening and I have to be honest and say I'm disappointed. Both times, the beef has been over cooked and a bit crispy. It also seems like they chop it up after shaving it which isn't common for a New England roast beef sandwich. I've gotten a different type of fry each visit. While there cheapest fry option is $4, which is kind of expensive, it's definitely a 2 person serving. The old fries werent anything to write home about but certainly not bad. The new fries were soggy, and not cooked nearly enough, or perhaps at the correct oil temp. I wanted to like Royal again but sadly , there are better places to go in the area. read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - a sandwich and french fries - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Went on a date with a broad who said this was her favorite beefery. I had to investigate the matter. Nice people and they appeared quite busy, but the beef game is not happening here unfortunately. Perhaps they have other delicacies that rank high, the 2 junior beefs I ordered were not. read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - Dry well done beef lacking in sauce and Mayo. Not the best 3 way in the area. Could use improvement. - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

This is hands down the best roast beef I have ever had! It was full of flavor and juicy and the meat was so tender. I subbed onion rings for fries and it was a huge amount. They were pretty good. The menu has so many options I feel like there is something for everyone! read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - Roast beef sandwich - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Great food and service. My wife and I got the Broiled haddock and Roast beef both delicious. Perfect stop after the airport

What a great meal tonight! We ordered online two super roast beef dinners with a medium fry and two cookies. We received the order within 30 minutes and everything we ordered we received! The sandwiches were cooked perfectly! They were tender, and very flavorful! They were very generous with the French fries and the side salad was wonderful! The icing on the cake was them throwing in a brownie and Whoopi pie for the broken cookie. What a great gesture! I'm very impressed with the folks at Royal Roast Beef and Seafood! I wish we had this restaurant in Atlanta GA! read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Get yourself a super beef 3 way with hot peppers and horseradish. John was awesome and very welcoming, treated us like lifelong regulars on our first visit. Loved it awesome beef. read more

My go-to for quick and delicious local seafood. The broiled haddock is amazing and always perfectly toasted on top and moist in the flesh. Their rice pilaf is also very good. And wherever they get their brownies from is also fantastic! Would buy their tarter sauce by the gallon if I could. read more

Typical sub shop/roast beef joint. Beef is excellent and service is very good. Atmosphere is as you would expect but clean The one thing that makes this special is who I assume is the manager who is behind the counter. He greets all customers and appears to know many of the locals. All the while he is jumping in to help out and is like a conductor directing the operations. They have one of those POS systems that pushes the tip screen. He and his staff immediately bypass it read more

This place is always consistent!! Great Seafood and Roast beef. I'm a big fan of this seafood platters. Always fresh, any combination. Great price! read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - Fried seafood combo calamari instead of fish!! super awesome!!! - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Terrible. I asked for the meat to be rare 3 way light Mayo. The meat was all chopped up not sliced. Tasted old. It was inedible. So disappointed. read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - Roast beef sandwich - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I just ordered from here 7/22/23 and while the food smells fantastic and I'm sure is classic wicked good Eastie eats, even if you aren't particularly hungry you should go just for my man Marcelo. This dude is aggressively pleasant. Like, I just walked in, not even sure how to have human interactions cause I'm tired and worn out. And I think we all generally feel like that these days in some capacity and if you don't then you should at least have the decency to pretend like you do from time to time when the rest of us are complaining about it. Anyway, people who have to deal with people (cashiers, the people who make your food and clean up after you and drive your buses and your Ubers, teach your kids and take care of you when you get sick or clean up the hospital beds after all the nurses and doctors leave) have every right to be misanthropic and so I wasn't expecting to walk in and get clam strips and a soothing balm of cordiality to assuage my malaise. By that is apparently what is being offered at Royal Roast Beef and Seafood; food, ambiance, and service from the minute you open the door to the moment you are going to your car to retrieve a pen cause you don't want to forget Marcelo's name because who is that polite these days? Yelp is arguably stupid but someone should call that kid out so his bosses know what kind work he is putting in and the see the value of him. read more

Thought I was going for a HOT roast beef sandy. Ordered a roast beef to go. Get in the car to leave and open up a freezing cold sandwich. Figured it was a hot roast beef type of joint but I was completely wrong. Somone bring back Pete's please read more

Visiting from Texas. Found this place on yelp. Got the super beef (number 1) with the sauces done 3 way (mayo,bbq, and 1 other sauce). It is so delicious. Best roast beef sandwich I have ever had. I added cheese to my fries and it was really good. My boyfriend got a fish sub and it tasted really good with the onions they put. Very close walk from the beach. Short drive from the airport. read more

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Best roast beef in Boston? Could friggan' be! Delicious beefs, and John, I believe the owner (or at least part of the family that runs it) is a gem to the community, amazing how he seems to know every one of his loyal customers. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the area, thumbs up all around read more

Conflicting feelings about this spot. I ordered delivery and was sooooo hungry that seafood sounded super good, but I also felt like I had to order this roast beef everyone was talking about. In order to save time deciding I ordered both. To be more specific I ordered the clam strip plate and the regular roast beef sandwich with provolone, fried onions, mushrooms, mayo and per the very kind person that took my order over the phone's suggestion, bbq sauce on the side. As I said the girl that answered the phone was super nice and even though she said it would arrive in 30 minutes I would swear that it arrived even sooner than that. The delivery guy was also very friendly and the food arrived as ordered (except for an extra tartar sauce thrown in the bag, how did they know?!) and was hot crispy and fresh. So by now you are probably wondering...sooooo why only 3 stars then?! Well here is the hard truth...the clam strips were a super let down, it seemed like they were all breading and I didn't taste much clam just fried batter strips in fact I didn't taste much at all and even salting didn't help. Good thing the tartar sauce was other worldly because I used it to also dip my fries in but I barely ate any of the clam strips yuck :( Now back to the good stuff...this roast beef...I was kind of saving this for the next day since I wasnt going to have time to pick up any food the next day for lunch but I knew I had to taste it hot and fresh like it was meant to be in order to properly judge it. So I decided to eat a couple bites of it right then and there and man was it delicious. Im not sure what kind of mayo they use on their sandwiches but I probably would have drank it would they have given me the opportunity. I'm glad that I got the bbq sauce on the side though because a little went a long way. Then I packed it in my bag the next day and it sat in there for a good 4 or so hours until I pulled it out. How is it possible that it was even better the next day at room temperature?! I guess the flavors had melded or something magical. So the moral of this story is...I WILL eat here again, but I now know what to get and what not to get. read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - Clam strip plate meh - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Just flew into Logan, tired---Friday evening. After departing Thrifty car rental, found this extremely popular hybrid between fast food joint and diner that was rather decent----in Orient Heights of East Boston, close to that historic roundabout. Super casual food like fishburgers, fish and chips, roast beef, fried shrimp, grilled salmon, etc. Reco those---skip the clam chowder---thin and watery for my tastes. Homemade baklava for $2 Tons of customers came in during the half hour we were there for our little mini chowdown before heading for the Cape. read more

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Food: 1.) Super roast beef on onion roll - Had it w/ fried onions and mayo. Very good, like this a lot. i haven't had that many roast beef sandwiches before so am not the best judge but I enjoyed it a lot. The beef was moist and not tough. Easy to bit into and flavorful 2.) Super pastrami on onion roll - Pretty large size and very good. It's not as stringy with fat as other places. This one had a very good portion in the roll and love the flavor. 3.) large clam strip box - Can't really go wrong with fried clam strips. This place gives a good portion for $12. 4:) Tarter sauce is key. Very good, thick with good sized chunks of pickles. Definitely worth a try. Ambiance/environment: 1.) Casual settings, 6-8 tables seating 4. Mostly a take out place with the lines. Small flat screen wall mounted for diners. Two cashiers up front that will repeat your order to make sure it's correct. read more

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What an amazing find. The menu is varied and the food was great. Portions were very big, but the best taste of the food. Fish tasted like it was right out of the ocean The place was clean and the staff friendly. read more

These motts sticks were $11.50!!!!!!! I can never go back. Not because I can't afford it but because of principle. I'm shook. read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - a plate of deep fried fish sticks - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

What happened to the ROAST BEEF ? Last three visits (all after 6 pm ) the beef was cut way too thick or not the same grade used before or Covid staffing issues happened ! What ever the case I'm gonna wait to go back . Not goood. Ps my previous review was the last 20 YEARS of visiting this place !!!!! Come on read more

After a bit of a hiatus Royal is back and better than ever! Super beef with sauce and cheese - oh yeah! Get some!

Probably the best roast beef in the area. Definitely not the best I've had but it's always consistent and the flavor of the beef is amazing. Could definitely be a little more consistent with the temperature of the beef. Usually between medium and well done but the flavor and service is on point. read more

Super Roast Beef sandwich! Get it on an onion roll with everything on it, you will not be dissapointed. I saw some great reviews for this place here and decided to stop in for a casual lunch. I had the roast beef special #1, as I described above, it was great. For $7.50 you get a huge packed sandwich with a side of fries. I planned to split the sandwich with my boyfriend along with some fried seafood. Sandwich was 5 stars! Fries were ok. They could of been done a little longer. We also got the fried clam strips. I wasn't that much of a fan cause I thought they would be the whole clam (didn't know they were just parts off the clam) but he liked them. The home made tarter sauce was great. I rate this roast beef sandwich over Kelly's. The beef was tastier, the onion roll rocks, and it was nicely constructed. Service was friendly. The prices are a steal. There is a nice park/small beach across the street, I suggest getting some stuff to go and eating it at the park overlooking the water. Update: Returned shortly after to have the fried clam bellies. They surely were mightly and outstanding! The small boat portion was enough to satisfy a craving for 2. The seafood was fresh. Tarter sauce was memorable. This place is always busy and I know why now! read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I know it's a roast beef place, but I come here for the chicken fingers. They are huge, homemade and delicious. A dinner plate can easily feed two people - ordering two is a mistake I've made too many times. Don't let the place fool you. I looks a bit rundown, but it's very clean inside. The staff is super nice and the food is all prepared fresh. Be warned though - it's not cheap and boarders on too expensive. Food for two is almost always $30 or so. read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - Chicken finger finger dinner - feeds two! - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Food tastes same as before they closed. Horrible. Oil smells like it's constantly being reused.

Royal has some super tasty roast beef sandwiches! It's a small restaurant and a little dated, but they know how to cook! There has been a steady stream of customers for the last hour and many folks get the food to go, so the restaurant looks empty. I tried the Super Roast Beef on an onion roll and it's one of the best I have eaten. The roast beef is prepared from solid slabs of beef, sliced fresh, and cooked to perfection! The fries are fresh cut as well and very crispy. You won't be disappointed when you too them with cheese and bacon! read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - Roast beef on onion roll! - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Meatball sub was horrible! The cheese was hard, and the sauce tasted like it had Texas Pete in it. Although, I do love their roast beef sandwiches. read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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This is one of my favorite places for shrimp plates and fries everything fresh and well cooked and the taste is unbelievable. The service is quick too so don't hesitate twice on coming. They also have parking so take the time to drop by for roast beef I heard they're really good too. read more

Royal Roast Beef & Seafood - The best shrimp plates - Seafood Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts