Faber Brunch Club

Good

Nestled within the residential estate of Fabre Heights, Faber Brunch Club shares the same space as Gelato Labo and Glass Roasters Coffee. Paid them a visit on a Sunday afternoon 2pm and there wasn’t any crowd - perfect for a quiet, cozy and chill Sunday brunch.

Pictured here are the Big Bass Chips ($22) and Seafood Mentaiko Linguine ($24). I’d say it is slightly above average prices for cafe food but I guess it’s still worth it for the quality. Prawns and Clams were really fresh and the bass was fried to perfection! We also had a cup of flat white latte and the coffee was really fragrant!

Overall, had a pleasant experience here and would come again.

Got to know about Faber Brunch Club’s existence within Cloud (Faber Drive); the space which also houses GelatoLabo and Glass Roasters. While Cloud Mohammed Sultan does have more evident segregation between the various concepts, Faber Brunch Club operates out of a kitchen situated behind GelatoLabo — patrons would usually be seated within the premises of GelatoLabo, or at the al-fresco dining area with orders typically taken at GelatoLabo’s counter.

While the menu is segregated into several sections such as “Petite” and “Brunch”, it was mostly the items from the “Mains” menu that caught our attention. Only available from 10:30am, the Mussels & Fries is one such item from the “Mains” section of the menu — the item involves Green Lip Mussels in a Bianco Vino Broth with fresh herbs, and served with shoestring fries.

Having craved for mussels for quite a while (Mum was reminiscing of the time where we had a great mussels dish from South Union Park — things we talked about during Phase 2 ), the Mussels & Fries from Faber Brunch Club was something I was looking forward to have. Would say that there was a decent amount of mussels here, though the shoestring fries are ultimately the item that forms up the more substantive portion of the dish here — I liked how the mussels here are fresh without any unpleasant odours; the Bianco Vino Broth being buttery, but surprisingly light on alcohol. Instead, it’s just slightly garlicky, with bits of onions for a contrast of flavours — comforting without being overly briny, whilst also coming with a hint of dill (possibly one of the few “fresh herbs” as described on the menu). The shoestring fries are decently seasoned; lightly salted for flavour whilst remaining crisp — nothing much to shout about but still being fries that were easy to finish.

Having tried a number of their concepts housed within Cloud Faber Drive and Cloud Mohammed Sultan, I wouldn’t deny that the various concepts seem to be capable to churn out food that is pretty well-made when compared against many other establishments in the cafe scene — items that aren’t too outlandish, but with a touch of their own. Have also noticed that Glass Roasters at Faber Drive had started offering a small variety of Miyagi Sandos; perhaps another trip here is to be made soon …