The Office Coffee Shop — Restaurant in Royal Oak

As an owner of a digital agency that prides itself on its location independence - this place is everything I dream for and more!!! Off the beaten path of Royal Oak, it's really easy to get here and my favorite parking structure is a block away (clean with elevators). The digs are drenched in sunlight (thanks to a corner location with floor to ceiling windows) with a mix of poshy, eclectic, fun, rustic and professional furniture and textures; work spaces are thoughtfully dotted throughout the open-air front of house with a more professional set up toward the back (tables, desks and hightops and a low-volume-TV). I am currently sitting in the window on a high-back, upholstered love seat feeling like a CEO-queen-of-the-day; even the simple chairs at the tables are wrapped in forgiving padded leather - perfect for hours and hours for productivity! The space achieves what I imagine most home/office/business designers strive for - to be beautiful & functional without being distracting. The staff is welcoming and unpretentious. Honestly, if they were serving up tar in tin cups I would put up with it to have a work space as lovely as this, but the coffee is really good too - I even like the cups!

A few cool tidbits - 5% of all sales go to a donation of your choice - choose from four. I hope to see an animal-charity soon. (. /_/
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I was looking for a place to study for a bit and this place is very conducive to getting work done. Free wifi, great coffee, a percentage of proceeds goes to charity, and overall an excellent setup.

They have nice private meeting rooms that have very reasonable rates to use for group meetings.

I give a 4-star review instead of a 5-star review because I felt a “cold, removed” vibe from the staff. Specifically, right as I was about to leave, I needed to offer a prayer (I am Muslim) and I figured I could ask the staff if it would be okay to use a meeting room (at least two of which were empty and open) to offer my prayer (which would take 2 min max).

The response I was given was “Sorry, I’m not supposed to let anyone who doesn’t pay use the rooms”. I clarified that I would only need the room for at most 2 min but was declined. Though this is entirely within the right of the store to decline my request and to have policies for the fairness of all customers, great customer service and “warm and welcoming” staff generally accommodate and flex policies to garner customer appreciation. I wasn’t asking for much. Instead I had to pray next to my car on wet ground on a rainy day in January. I guess I could have offered to pay $0.50 to use the room for two minutes ($15/hr)...but most business don’t nickel and dime as such.

Again, I am not saying that I was not treated well or that the staff said anything wrong, I just don’t feel that the staff really cared to go the extra step to make my...

I was looking for a different coffee shop to go to in Royal Oak, and this one appeared in my search results. I thought I would give it a try.

I typically do not like to do my homework in a coffee shop; however, this coffee shop was different. It was much more quite than other coffee shops. Everyone there was actually doing work rather than socializing. It was shocking to me because people will typically be more social in a coffee shop. But I was okay with that because I like to do my home work in more quite environments. On the other hand, the seating was not the most comfortable. The lower tables have wheels on all four legs, and they do not properly lock. This made it a little annoying if I slightly moved the table would roll in every direction.

I ordered The Office Monster smoothie. It was made with yogurt, peanut butter, banana, and spinach. When the cashier said spinach, it threw me off because of the other ingredients in it. I never really had a smoothie with that type of a combination; rightfully so, I gave it a try. The peanut butter and the spinach were the two dominant flavors in the smoothie. It was a good balance of flavor. But the smoothie is a little over priced at $7.50; at most, I believe roughly $5.00 for it is more reasonable.

I had great service. The cashier was kind and respectful. He made my order quickly and had a high sense of urgency to make my order. Thank you for the...