The Fern

About The Fern

Known for

• Notable tea selection
• Breakfast and quick bites
• Wi-Fi and laptop-friendly seating
• Dogs welcome inside and outside
• Downtown Royal Oak, MI location

What reviewers say elsewhere

• “had the pumpkin cinnamon roll matcha and saw god✨”

  — Leah Sajdak, September 11, 2026 · google

• “Great vibes and place to study, especially if you like comfort and some background white noise. Latte and lemonade was delicious!”

  — April Vollmer, September 9, 2026 · google

• “Will drive out of my way to stop here when I’m on this side of the state. I was so excited, knowing that I was coming to the other side of the state for the My Chemical Romance concert and I was so sad. They changed their Summer menu rig…”

  — Lauren Robinson, September 3, 2026 · google

• “There are no prices so when we got rung up for 2 coffees and it came up to 20$, we weren't happy, and the worst part it's just not worth it. They don't have a lot of options, they even barely had any pastries at 10am!!! There's a huge TV…”

  — Madame Bovary, August 16, 2026 · google

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