Café 38 is the cafe at Liverpool’s Royal Court on Roe Street. Named for 1938, the year the current theatre opened, it offers an informal place for audience members, city centre workers and other visitors to stop for food or a drink.
The daytime selection covers cooked breakfasts, sandwiches, panini and other straightforward cafe meals. Fresh soup and changing hot dishes add a comforting lunch option, with the practical range making the cafe suitable for either a quick visit or a longer pause.
Homemade cakes sit naturally alongside tea and coffee for a lighter stop. The combination of savoury food, baking and hot drinks gives the venue a distinct identity beyond its role within the theatre building.
Service before selected evening performances makes Café 38 useful for diners attending a show as well as daytime customers. Guests with allergies, intolerances or dietary requirements should check current recipes, choices and kitchen procedures directly with staff before ordering.
Address: 1 Roe Street, Liverpool L1 1HL, England
Cafe 38 Menu
Evening Main Courses
Royal Court’s Famous Scouse
Traditional beef stew with root vegetables, potatoes, pickled red cabbage, beetroot and herbs. Served with a bread roll and butter. Also available gluten-free, dairy-free, or vegan.
Prime Fillet of Battered Cod
With thick cut chips, tartare sauce, mushy peas and a lemon quarter.
Flame-Grilled Aberdeen Angus Cheeseburger
In a brioche bun with caramelised onions, burger sauce and tomato, served with thick cut chips and salad.
Lamb and Halloumi Kofta Platter
Moroccan spiced hand-rolled kofta with flatbread, couscous, hummus, grilled olives and mint yoghurt.
Portobello Mushroom and Caramelised Onion Shepherd’s Pie (VE/GF/DF)
With sweet and smoky maple roasted carrots, seasonal greens, and gravy.
Chickpea and Red Pepper Curry (VE/GF/DF)
Mildly spiced plant-based curry with coconut yoghurt, fresh coriander and basmati rice.
Pan-Seared Seabass (GF/DF)
With romesco potatoes, seasonal greens, and a cauliflower puree and sundried tomato dressing.
Evening Steaks
Served with thick cut chips, house salad and peppercorn sauce. Gluten-free steaks served with sweet and smoky maple roasted carrots, seasonal greens, and peppercorn sauce. Dairy-free steaks served with sweet and smoky maple roasted carrots, seasonal greens, and gravy.
28 Day Aged South American Ribeye 8oz
Ribeye steak is rich, juicy and full-flavored with a generous marbling of fat throughout. Best served medium rare.
28 Day Aged South American Sirloin 8oz
Sirloin steak provides the tenderness of a fillet cut with a generous section of fat along the edge to give the steak a rich flavour. Best served medium rare to medium.
Evening Sides
All £3
Tomato, Cucumber & Grilled Olive Salad (VE/GF/DF)
British rocket, and honey mustard dressing
Thick Cut Chips (VE/DF)
Bourbon BBQ sauce dip
Crispy Battered Giant Onion Rings (V)
Sour cream and chive dip
Sliced Garlic Bread (V)
Marinara dip
Evening Desserts
£6 (Trio of English Cheeses – £8). Served during the interval.
Baked Honeycomb Cheesecake
Biscoff crumb
Italian-style Orange Cake (V)
Vanilla mascarpone
Chocolate Truffle Torte (VE/GF/DF)
Berry compote
Strawberry Cream Tart (V)
Fruit coulis
Trio of English Cheeses (V)
Croxton Manor Red Leicester, Taw Valley Mature Cheddar and Cornish Yarg. Served with honey-whipped Feta, sundried tomato, grape and rocket salad, autumn fruit chutney, crackers and butter. Also available gluten-free.
Matinee Main Courses
Prime Fillet of Battered Cod
With thick cut chips, tartare sauce, mushy peas and a lemon quarter
Royal Court’s Famous Scouse
Traditional beef stew with root vegetables, potatoes, rosemary, pickled red cabbage and beetroot. Served with a bread roll and butter. Also available gluten free, dairy free or vegan.
Chickpea & Red Pepper Curry (VE/GF/DF)
Mildly spiced plant-based curry with coconut yoghurt and fresh coriander, served with basmati rice
Flame-Grilled Aberdeen Angus Cheeseburger
In a brioche bun with caramelised onions, burger sauce and tomato, served with thick cut chips and salad.
Matinee Sides
£3
Thick Cut Chips (VE/DF)
Bourbon BBQ sauce dip
Tomato, Cucumber & Grilled Olive Salad (VE/GF/DF)
British rocket, and honey mustard dressing
Crispy Battered Giant Onion Rings (V)
Sour cream and chive dip
Matinee Desserts
£6. Served during the interval
Italian-style Orange Cake (V)
Vanilla mascarpone
Baked Honeycomb Cheesecake
Biscoff crumb
Chocolate Truffle Torte (VE/GF/DF)
Berry compote