My favourite breakfast (everything?) in Melbourne; French influenced, beautifully plated food, and specials to die for. Banging coffee, awesome crew, and a great space, all put together with passion, humour and joie de vivre.
Love this place, one of the best coffees in Melbourne - yep that good, with great french inspired food to match. Lucky me this is my local! Thanks gang!
A cafe that is well known by the locals, and rightly so. I had the grilled buttermilk chicken burger with a side of Kipfler potatoes. It was a burger made in heaven in my humble opinion. The Camembert and chorizo added something special from the usual tired chicken burgers that are out there.
The service was genuinely warm and according to my fussy Perth parents the coffee was the best they’ve had since they’ve been in Melbourne. Believe me, that’s saying something. The coffee was so good I ended up buying a single origin blend for home.
Thanks Brother Nancy. I’ll be back.
Is a good small local cafe in West Footscray. It is also dog friendly so you can totally bring your pal here. We had:
- Classic crepe
- Pork belly and mushrooms
- Pan fried john dory with homemade spinach gnocchi
Everything tasted delicious and looks great, from the simplest dish savoury crepe to the more flavours with depth the pork belly and the gnocchi. Coffee is smooth and service is great.
Highly recommended this cafe if you’re in the area or at the nearby dog park!
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Brother Nancy is a nice and cosy cafe in west Footscray. We started with latte. The coffee here was really great! This would be my regular coffee place if I live around there. I ordered Pork belly & Mushrooms which is apple & ginger braised pork belly with oyster mushrooms, bok choy, crumbed polenta cubes, soft boiled eggs, in warm pork & chicken broth. They gave me 2 whole eggs so this place is quite filling and really worth the price. My friends had House cured salmon that came with kiwi and cucumber, mollet egg, pedro ximenez onion, fresh buffalo mozzarella, broccolini & tomato on Multigrain toast. It was quite big, I’d recommend sharing this with another person. For dessert we had house made waffle, maple glazed kaiserfleisch, dark chocolate ganache, puffed quinoa crisp, almond parfait & fresh berries. It looked super pretty. Highly-recommend for instragram-worthy shot ;)
Brother Nancy is a cozy cafe in Footscray that is all about food and community. Huge fan of everything we ate which is their baked eggs, waffles and the broth in the third dish was so delicious, lucky I ate some of it before my friend polished it all off. great service and you can tell the staff love what they do.
Came in for a coffee just before closing time.
Great coffee.
Prompt & friendly service. As we were leaving the owner offered us a loaf of bread each to take home. What a champ! Thank you ❤️
A great weekday brunch spot to catch up with friends. I had the house made waffle with chocolate ganache, almond parfait & kaiserfleisch.. It was a tasty, unique dish, not just your average sweet brekkie dish.
Coffee was to my liking, and great customer service.
Brother Nancy features traditional eggs and toast and some dishes with a French and Guatemalan fare. We were a group of five and were served excellent coffee and juices very quickly.
My partner had the broccoli fritters which was accompanied with Tuscan kale, roasted tomato, pumpkin purée, goats cheese and a crumbed egg. Both interesting and very filling.
I loved the freshness of the Coconut Tapioca Pudding, topped with fresh seasonal fruit.
Would highly recommend but the down side is they don’t accept bookings, so for a group of four or more, you can’t be sure if you can get in.
Lovely coffee. First place in the west that we tried which consistently serving top quality cupa. Live music if you are lucky, very rare for a cafe. Great food, the service was good.
Tried the corn fritters here, which look like they're not available anymore #bringthemback! But regardless of menu changes, I would gladly visit this cafe again. It's tiny, so expect a wait on weekends. The menu is classic with a few unique twists or additions, such as a traditional Guatamelan breakfast ♥️ Every server I've interacted with her has been great. The small team really seems to value their local clientele.
Was a lovely little cafe to get so really yummy and affordable brunch! The coffee was also really nice and it had a great atmosphere. Came here on a Saturday and it was quite busy, but the service was still pretty good!
Wonderful little cafe. Was staying nearby and decided to make it my local, and for 4 days in a row I started my days off right!
Over the course of my stay I ate:
- French Toast (Pictured)
- Grilled Salmon
- Prawn Bianchi
And I drank:
- Cappuccino
- Iced Mocha
- Short Macchiato
And every single day I was impressed. Most cafes stick to the usual toasted sandwiches and muffins but boy am I glad that wasn't the case. All the food and the coffee was delectable, the staff were hilarious and down to earth, and the locals and location are honestly fantastic.
In such a small period of time I felt welcome and well looked after. I definitely recommend Brother Nancy and am looking forward to visiting again when I'm back in town!
Delicious long black! The flat white was great too.
Food service is a bit slow tho, will still come back.
Nice family run cafe - solid menu and good service.
My friend told me that he had just discovered this place. We tried it out. The coffee was great. Perfectly temperature and no sugar required. The barista knew what he was doing. Menu looked very interesting with a eclectic offering.
Our food was presented well and cooked perfectly.
As I was starting my breakfast I noticed the specials board.
Some very interesting meals on offer. I will definitely be back to try them.
I visit Brother Nancy most mornings while walking my dog. The staff there are wonderful. The coffee is a consistent 10/10 and they always make me feel welcome and stop to pat the dog if it's quiet enough, before using hand sanitiser and then washing their hands as they go back inside the cafe. It's places like Brother Nancy that make communities such a wonderful place to be.
Excellent coffee. (decaf was delicious) lovely, friendly staff and service. Very yummy 🍪 cookies.
Highly recommend.
Beautiful little cafe with super kind staff. Coffee was delish and the large is served in beautiful clay mugs. I had the toaster with béchamel and my husband had the panko crumbed chicken sandwich. Both were delish but I think his won breakfast - the pesto is 11/10! We’ll definitely be back!
Good coffee and yummy food, especially the Reuben sandwich!
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