Fiddlehead Fern Café
4066 Russell Blvd, St. Louis, MO
Crema's Take
“Fiddlehead Fern Café is a thoughtfully run neighborhood spot where the owner genuinely engages with customers about coffee sourcing, and the espresso and pour-over drinks are crafted with real care—their horchata coffee strikes that elusive balance between sweet and strong that so many places miss. Beyond the excellent coffee, you'll find yourself lingering over standout dishes like their vegan Pompeia salad and appealing pastries, making it equally suited for a solo laptop session or catching up with friends.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
The horchata coffee is good. Not too sweet or bitter/too strong. I would like to see the menu have sugar free syrups. I feel like the menu was for customers that have been there or are familiar with it because I felt like I didn’t know what to order. The seasonal menu could have had more coffee options. But I’ll definitely be back.
Lucked into the airbnb that I'm staying at this weekend is right next door to this awesome spot. Amazing staff, owner even took a moment to talk about coffee bean sourcing. I couldn't leave without snagging a couple bags to take home. Along with a pour over, cinnamon roll, and the roasted tomato and cheese toast. Also had to sample their strawberry white chocolate scone and snagged the bf a chocolate / orange latte, also delicious!!
I gave a new coffee place a shot and it was just awful. My usual place usually fills the whole cup with yogurt or at least half… felt this was a rip off for what I paid. Also looked at the bottom of the cup, and it’s a week old… I ordered a vanilla lavender coffee, but tasted zero of either flavor. It was a let down. But they were busy when I went in so perhaps that was the reason for the poor coffee. Lovely place and nice staff though!
Had the most delicious salad ever! It's called the Pompeia. The best part - it was vegan! The bakery items looked amazing, but I'm trying to diet. 😉 It was my first visit, but, I'll definitely be back.
After waking up before dawn on my day off I was scrolling Facebook and luxuriating in the knowledge I could snuggle in my blankets a little longer - it’s the WEEKEND! Saw a friend’s post about this cafe and had Pavlov’s dog reaction over their photo. Checked the menu and was reaching out to a friend I knew would also be up to see if they wanted to grab breakfast. The menu offers a wide variety of coffee, latte, non-coffee, juice options. I went with the mint latte. They step fresh ment leaves to make their own syrup to be used. Has the shuttle hint of mint, as the latte is sipped. Not over powering or fake, shuttle like if you were chewing a mint leaf from the garden. My friend opted for the horchata latte, strong cinnamon but smooth. We ended up switching latte’s due to the cinnamon level, it was strong for her to do a full one. I was good with both. We opted for the Peaches and Ricotta toast. It was covered in fresh peaches, whipped ricotta, housemade jam, candied pecans, local raw honey, lemon zest, and fresh thyme served on Union Loafers rustic sourdough. Second choice was the cashew butter and jam toast. It was built with housemade cashew butter, seasonal jam, pumpkin seeds, thinly sliced almonds, local raw honey, bee pollen served on Union Loafers rustic sourdough. Very fresh, refreshing, and flavorful ingredients. Farm to table with ingredients from local farms around our area. When the crowd picked up and the sun was causing the temp to raise, they opened a window making the vibe for open air cafe. They sit on the corner, so there was a cross breeze that was nice. Great friendly staff. Great food. They open at 7:00 and have ample table space to place books out for study time - which I saw a couple of individuals doing and was glad I was able to just enjoy the space without studying. Check them out!
Crema Reviews
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