The Royce Wood Fired Steakhouse

The restaurant is located inside the Langham. We were here for my birthday dinner and the staff were very friendly and helpful. They helped with moving around our reservation. Server was very attentive and recommended some of the best food on the menu. Their vegetarian menu was very limited.
We ordered the beet salad, pan seared salmon and the brownie. The portion sizes are small. Bread was so fresh but unfortunately they ran out of it very quickly. Lavender lemonade is something I would definitely go back for. Excellent atmosphere and fantastic experience. One to cherish for!

We had our New Year’s dinner at the Royce and we had such an exceptional experience. The food was scrumptous. The staff is just wonderful. It was truly the best experience to end our 2023 and welcome our 2024! Thank you so much!!

Had dinner here today. The staff is exceptional, starting with the valet to the waitresses to the random people walking around who ask if you need help. The grounds are very nice. The food was excellent. It is pricey but combined with the service and ambiance, probably worth it. Risotto was okay and the most expensive thing we ordered somehow so maybe consider another veggie option. Everything else was great. We got the beet salad, carrot sides, salmon, and bread pudding for dessert.

A fantastic dining experience. The interior is fancy, well decorated, and has a great vibe. The servers here are attentive and caring. Great location to enjoy a lobster and go on a date, celebrate, with family, or even alone. They accept reservations and is located within the beautiful hotel.

We had a really great meal and tremendous service, and the views were stunning - definitely worth the visit! Our food was slightly delayed (due to a large celebration at the same time) so they proactively made it up to us - which they didn’t need to do but we appreciated the service. Christy was incredible!! Thanks again for making our experience so special. 👏🏻

By far, it is one of the finest restaurants I've visited. Every single thing we ordered was delicious and the portions did not disappoint. I had the New York Prime, and spouse had the pork dish. We shared the stuffed potatoes and mushrooms. We were a group of eight, and the service was fantastic. Thank you all for creating a lovely food and dining experience for my friends, my spouse, and I.

We ate here during our stay and both food and service were impeccable

If you are looking for some incredible food, beautiful ambience and amazing staff please choose this place. Ohh and the wine selection is top tier as well. I truly truly love the atmosphere and can’t wait to return. Thank you for the wonderful experience and night

I had an extra sensorial experience dining at The Royce. A friend of mine asked once what do I look for in a restaurant and I responded, I want to be surprised. The Royce surprised me with a very innovative menu. I ordered the hamachi crudo (exquisite), the beet spaghetti, on seared salmon with lemon fennel coriander crust, yuzu-marinated asian pears, cauliflower confetti, kohlrabi noodles (divine!!). In addition we ordered a whole lobster (cooked just right), heirloom carrots with nuts crust, and other ingredients, roasted to perfection. We didn't want to stop. Everything is very creative! A warm salute and congratulations to the chef for creating such a unique menu where you appreciate the fusion of all the different ingredients, textures, aromas. The plating and presentation of the food, what we see is delightful, it enhances the whole experience. We sat in front of the beautiful lawn. The restaurant is beautifully decorated, it's relaxing and at the same time sofisticayed. Christy, our server was wonderful, very attentive, knowledgeable and approachable and genuine. I was cold and even offered a blanket to place on my lap. Are we going to recommend The Royce, absolutely!

It could be because it was 1st time, but everything was awesome. Starting from meet and greet, the hostess was helpful, even our reservations were for different restaurants, and she was able to accommodate us, and we got the best table in the house. Our waiter was very patient with our questions of our orders. The food was delicious. The whole experience was great

Great food! If you're looking for a steakhouse in Pasadena, this is the place. I ate the New Year's Eve prefixed menu, which is unfortunately not on the regular menu. Pricey but beats driving all the way down to Mastros in Beverly Hills.

My mom and I had a splendid meal at the Royce! Beautiful views, outstanding food, and impeccable service. My mom enjoyed the chimichurri sauce with her filet (albeit, her steak was a little salty) and I enjoyed the bordelaise with my ribeye. And we both loved the roasted garlic served with our steaks. Our server, Sullivan, recommended the bread pudding for dessert, which was TO DIE FOR! My mom said it’s the best bread pudding she’s ever tasted. That is quite the endorsement!

I thought food was good. Service was good. I think what was missing was that omg level of food for me. Don't get me wrong, the food was excellent, it was just missing that special umami.

My wife and I dined here to celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary. Our experience here was excellent. Other than the small issue with the initial cocktails we ordered (they ran out of ingredients to make the cocktails!?), our meal was superb as was the service. We received a lovely complimentary Happy Anniversary chocolate Mousse cake for dessert! The dining experience here is high-end and a stroll through the grounds of the Langham Hotel after dinner to walk off a few calories is always a treat.

Absolutely a fabulous up scale, special occasion Steakhouse. The perfect place to celebrate special birthday or anniversary. It's in the Huntington Royce Hotel. In my opinion, the most elegant hotel in the broader Pasadena/San Marino/South Pasadena/Los Angeles area. Also ideal for weddings. MLovely grounds. Steakhouse is sublime. Great serving staff.
Loved our anniversary dinner here. Our party of four had the ribeye and salmon. Expensive, can be, yes, if you include wine and cocktails but well worth it. We had one of the best steaks we have had in a while. Our server, Christy, was charming and most accommodating. She was very knowledgeable of the items on the menu. An absolute delight! We found everyone we came in contact with friendly, helpful and most charming from the valet service to the members of the management. The hotel and restaurant is breathtaking! A great opportunity to dress up people. This is the ultimate!

Elegant restaurant, amazing food, both meat and seafood.
The view is so beautiful, you have view to japanese garden.

Exquisite Grand Service by Simon, Hallmark of The Royce:

Simon, le sommelier extraordinaire, is the sine qua non, the quintessential element in the haut service provided by the Royce at the Langham Hotel. The times that I have gone to the Royce, Simon has been there to bestow courtesies, thoughtful kindness, exemplary service, vast knowledge of all things potable, and the wonderful ability & willingness to impart his vast knowledge to those guests who would like to be more educated & informed in the vast field of enology. In other words, Simon is a great teacher, and I value his enthusiasm in edifying me to be better in appreciating all wines.

For example, when I asked his advice for what would be a good wine pairing for their Wood Grilled Rib Eye, which was medium rare meat was tender, melt-in-your-mouth beefy fattiness w/ a nice meaty chaw. White oak added a touch of astringent smokiness & hickory a passing sweetness.

Salting was perfect since it emphasized the beefiness, & spicing was subtle allowing the meat flavours to shine through. Different parts of the steak had different textures from soft velvety to a rougher chaw producing different mouthfeel to entertain the palate, Simon brought me a 3 wine flight so that I could pair the rib eye three different ways.

1) BV Reserve Tapestry 2011 Beaulieu Vineyard, Napa: "The low-yields of an exceptional cool vintage gave our 2011 Reserve Tapestry its refined elegance, while five Bordeaux-heritage varietals contributed layer-upon-layer of flavor complexity.

This is a wine that shows the artistry of the winemaker. Jeffrey chose Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc for the wine's core of briary blackberry and cassis expression and its firm tannin structure. He then added Merlot for plush mid-palate texture and a hint of cherry. Petit Verdot and Malbec complete the blend with nuances of ripe plum, rose, forest loam and graphite."

2) Camins del Priorat 2013 Alvaro Palacio, Catalunya, Espanya: "Deep and bright on the nose, this Priorat blend is earthy and ripe. Jammy and full on the palate, this wine is muscular but balanced, showing deep black fruit and toasty oak flavors. A dark finish suggests black coffee and uncomplicated berry tones."

3) Ridge, Lytton Springs 2013 Sonoma, California:
"Nose of ripe blackberry, pepper, licorice and a hint of vanilla. Concentrated plum and black cherry fruit on the palate with supple tannins, minerality and balanced acidity. Long, layered finish with notes of ripe fig and dried herbs.
Blend: 74% Zinfandel, 16% Petite Sirah, 8% Carignane, 2% Mataro"

This thoughtful presentation was all about comparing & contrasting....a method which is a hall mark of all great educators. Also many thanks to S. Southerlin for also taking care of us.

The Royce has exceptional service , great food, and the ambiance is perfect. Ribeye is delicious.

Prior to the pandemic, The Royce was the chosen place to celebrate with my son when I visited him in Pasadena. Always delicious food and staff hospitality each time. We were excited to return when the Royce reopened. Please bring back the original, classic Wedge Salad! The 'new' wedge salad (photo below).

OMG - Royce WF Steakhouse has such a great ambience and services. It is a high end steakhouse but it's actually more than that. I usually don't like mashed potatoes, but NOT here - the pom puree was so good that I couldn't stop eating! Our server was amazingly kind and patience with me and she was never pushy! The whole eating experience was very serene, something I cannot say for any other restaurants.