Bud and Dr. Karen Royer moved from Houston to Round Top, Texas, in 1987 and took over a 40-seat cafe. Today Royers Round Top Cafe is run by their son, JB Royer.
The pies
Texas Highways highlights several of the cafe’s pies, including a sweet and salty chocolate caramel pie, a lemon blueberry pie with granola topping and the Texas Trash Pie, made with caramel, chocolate chips, graham crackers, coconut and pretzels. An apple pie called Not My Mom’s is featured in the cafe’s cookbook.
Beyond the dining room
The cafe has offered curbside pickup, a drive-thru and online cooking classes with advance food kits.
Know before you go
- Address: 105 Main St., Round Top, about 80 miles from Austin.
- Check the cafe’s website for current hours and the pie menu.
Royers is a reminder that a tiny town and a single family can build a big reputation.
Featured photo: Royers Round Top Cafe by Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
