Detroit Axe - Ferndale — Restaurant in Ferndale

A large group of us went axe throwing for the first time last Friday. To be honest, I was not really sure what to expect and was a little apprehensive. I'm not exactly athletic or adventurous but decided to give it a shot. First off, the place is really cool. Fun design elements, nice lounge, great food! The check in process was organized and simple. They were patient with us as our group arrived at slightly different times. Our axe masters were fantastic and explained the rules and safety practices. They provided individual instruction and tips as we each took our turns, and gently corrected mistakes. They kept us running smoothly throughout the whole experience. Honestly it would have quickly turned into mayhem without them. We all had a great time!! Here are a few things you may want to know if it's your first time: plan on getting there a little early as parking can be a challenge (valet parking available in the back alley), choose your outfit carefully (athletic clothes recommended and closed toe comfortable shoes required), this is not like bowling - you are going to be throwing the axe a lot more than you may expect, lastly but most importantly do not drink beforehand and really, really limit yourself during. It's no joke! Again, unlike bowling where you can imbibe throughout the games, this is dangerous and you can tell that you could get hurt if you're not 100% aware of what you're doing. Overall it was a really fun experience and the staff are fun, knowledgeable, well organized, and enthusiastic. I would highly recommend...

This was such a cool experience! My family went as a group for my cousin's birthday. All of the staff was great, but our Axemaster was wonderful, showing us just what to do, giving us pointers after each throw, and being very encouraging. And it was so exciting once I got the technique down and was able to actually aim correctly! You can get drinks from the bar upstairs where the axe-throwing lanes are (but they of course will not let you participate if you are at all visibly drunk), and downstairs, there's a whole restaurant, and they will even come take your order near the end of your time slot in the axe lane. The food was very good. Even cooler, they have a giant wall of every board game you can imagine, and you can pull one out and play while you eat! And they have games in the wrapping for sale in case you really liked the one you tried and want to buy it.

Overall, this was so fun and interesting! Do take note that upstairs, it is a little dark and loud, of course because of the talking and axe-throwing, but also because they play music in the room - it didn't bother us though. It was just COOL! Even the members of my family who didn't throw had a wonderful time! I very highly recommend this to anyone with even a little bit of an...

Pros: Best part is the staff. Bartenders to Axe Master, they are all friendly, fun and responsible. Different activity. Surprisingly not difficult to throw and hit target. Unbelievably large selection of board games in downstairs bar. Cons: The drinks are overpriced and under delivered. Downstairs bartenders were good but served Moscow mules in regular glassware and charge $9... Food wasn't that great and menu was even worse. We came in with large group of 8 and were still paired with another couple. Being it's timed and only 2 throwers participating at a time, this further reduced the amount of times we could throw. The lanes were only half filled so this pairing did not make any sense. For $20/person for 1 hour, I don't even think we got 20 throws each 😕. Also the lanes are EXTREMELY small and no room to stand anywhere, again even with only half the lanes filled.

In all I loved the concept and the atmosphere. Had a Great time taking our team there; however, for the amount of actual axe throwing we did, it was very expensive and very tight space for the amount of people they squeeze...