the fat seed cafe + roastery

this is my go to meeting place for school and work. i always go back for their coffee cubes! perfect with the zomato gold since you can share with your friends! i wish they would sell their own coffee beans.

as for food, their french fries are good! best to eat it when hot. their truffle pasta is okay and serving is generous for one. i surprisingly love their chicken wings! wasn’t able to take a photo though.

there service can be a bit slow when it comes to taking your orders or when you need a waiter/waitress. however! they this place is pet friendly! the staff were friendly towards me and our pet maltese.

also, they have their own bathroom which is clean. plus! the ambience of the place is perfect for studying or like what i said earlier, for work meetings.

what we had:

buttermilk fried chicken with ube waffle
spinach and shrooms
hotate soy cream pasta
salted egg fried chicken
kimchi fried rice with bacon slab
coffee cubes

what we liked:
came all the way here for their coffee cubes, and while i was able to satisfy my craving, there was actually more to love in this place. the light ambiance and atmosphere makes dining a pleasure. the kimchi fried rice with bacon slab is a good combination of spicy and salty, and really goes well together. another favorite is the hotate soy cream pasta, putting a japanese twist on a western classic. i can say i enjoyed all the dishes we ordered. sometimes, ig- worthy restaurant food are just good to look at but in fat seed, the food surely tastes as good as it looks!

went back here thinking it’s still on zomato gold 1+1 on food (like the first time i’ve gone here), but not at all disappointed despite the promo lapsing ❤️

what we ordered:
buttermilk fried chicken with ube waffle in salted egg sauce (of course!)
grilled chicken caesar
truffle mac and cheetos
kale pesto pasta
fat seed benedict with homemade maple bacon slab
cappuccino
affogato

i really love their ube waffle so i made sure to order it again this time. i still love it though i’m thinking its magic already wore off on me (but don’t get me wrong! it is still good, i prolly just didn’t enjoy it as much as the first time).
what i loved the most this time though (and surprisingly) is the pesto. i love it! it was not too herb-y to the point that it is already bitter, but it was the right kind of tasty.
the service was also good. my companion ordered cappuccino but was served affogato instead. we took it anyway but after a while, the owner went to our table and apologized for serving an incorrect order and informed us she would take it out of the bill. we insisted on paying it anyway because i honestly loved the affogato lol! plus i love how the owner handled the situation. she was so friendly and apologetic (though none of us actually noticed we got a wrong order haha).

i’ll definitely go back to this place, now for more reasons: chicken, pesto and affogato

the place was perfect for studying. they have good food, fast wifi and enough sockets for everyone! the staff was also very accommodating. will definitely go back!

seemed ig worthy and it so izzz. we enjoyed the 2+2 on drinks here using our zomato gold access and the mango after dark and lgbt mocktails were not only refreshing but our palates loved the bold flavors that intricately married well as we sipped on their beverages - though the ginger was about 3 notches distinct in that lgbt concoction, i guess chuggin’ on it in a speedy pace will help, well that’s what i did, but when you stop, get ready for that pungency to kick in.

order up the chicken and waffles too. bright violet ube waffles w/ crisp, fried, juicy and big chicken fillet served w/ dippings is great for sharing, like for 2 pax. though we werent excited w/ the salted condensed sauce on the side, twas an awkward addition to that dish.


as for the service, there was only one manning the floor, he was courteous but sometimes when customers get irked w/ slooooow and repeated asks for someone to accommodate them, it’ll really factor in w/ the holistic exp.

i really like fat seed not for its drinks and coffee like most students do, but for its good food. the food is generally on the pricey side but if you have the extra funds, i would definitely recommend eating here. my favourites include the hotate soy cream pasta, mushroom fritters, and the fried chicken and waffles. serving size is generous naman and the quality of the ingredients really get to shine through.

this place is absolutely lovely. i had the iced cube coffee and it was so so good. staff was attentive. great customer service. will definitely be back!

went here with my siblings. my sister ordered the buttermilk fried chicken with ube waffle. i liked the chicken - comparable with my favorite buttermilk fried chicken with resto in shang. ube waffle with salted egg was also a nice twist to the normal waffle & syrup. my brother ordered the fat seed burger but he said, it was just okay. i tasted it and yes, nothing special about their burger. my order was the hotate cream pasta. as a lover of anything japanese, i definitely liked the pasta as it was packed with flavors. don’t really like seafood so this was a risky move. good thing masarap talaga sya 😂 will definitely come back!

the buttermilk fried chicken with ube waffles was very delicious and the ube waffle was a good complement. the calamansi tart was worth a try too.

fatseed really is perfect for a sunday funday lunch or a study session out! the moment you open up the menu you wouldn’t know what to choose because everything just looks amazing.

had the louisiana wings, spinach & shrooms, coffee cubes, and mojito tea.

some things i loved: the broken down presentation of the coffee cubes, the refreshing kick of the mojito tea, the lightness of the spinach dish, and the fire + juiciness of the wings! props to fatseed for nailing every single dish and drink!

shoutout as well for the prompt service and attentive owners.

fantastic food and a very interesting selection of drinks! what i like most about the fat seed is their approach to classic comfort food as shown in dishes like the truffle mac n cheetos and the grilled cheese sandwich. (my personal favorites)
also their pork chop is a must have and is the first thing on my mind when im thinking of what to order.
they have a lot of choices when it comes to drinks from various refreshing mixes to decadent milkshakes. i personally like to order the different kinds of specialty coffee.
i like coming here with friends and everyone i bring just loves the fat seed as much as i do!

the fat seed cafe offers good coffee drinks and food. it’s just kinda not peaceful to work here despite good coffee and stable wifi. people keep on talking loud. but again, coffee and ambiance are good enough to make you visit.

it’s a shame we only recently tried this place what with up town being our go-to mall. we always assumed it was only a cafe (the restaurant is giving off satchmi vibes with its interiors).

choosing what to eat with their surprisingly varied menu and the smell of truffle pasta wafting from the next table was challenging, but i ended up with the hotate soy cream pasta (aka ramen takes a day trip to italy) and my friend got the buttermilk fried chicken and ube waffles (i for one think friend chicken should go with pancakes but ube anything is always ok). yum on both.

there’s something to be said about these restaurants that focus on their food being “instagramable” but the experience was enjoyable. looking forward to eating our way through the rest of their menu!

it was so disappointing because the place is highly rated here on zomato and the food looked good when it was served pero hindi masarap :( we ordered the street fries and the buttermilk chicken with ube waffles. yung fries barely namin kinain kasi ang weird nung lasa tapos yung chicken and waffles ako di ko naubos at all tapos yung friend ko pinilit nalang niya yung kanya. matabang yung chicken!!! does not compare to nono’s.yung waffles okay pa, mapagtitiyagaan. the salted egg sauce wasn’t very salted egg-y either. was just super disappointed, especially since medyo mahal yung food. :( the plus side is okay yung service and they allow pets inside. but i left feeling na nasayang yung pera ko. :(

the truffle pasta, soy pasta, and columbua coffee were good. servings were bigger than expected. servers were attentive. good value for money. great dining experience overall!