Refined, high-end American cuisine like seafood stew served in welcoming digs with porch seating.
A chef driven, farm to table restaurant serving upscale cuisine in a casual atmosphere. Full bar, Wine Spectator award winning wine list, patio seating, Children’s menu available.
Experience the award-winning Sweet Melissa’s Cafe, Sanibel Island. Serving lunch and dinner, this is a culinary journey of epic proportions! Explore a creative menu with a wide array of different tastes, textures and eclectic ingredients. Call Ahead, Take Out, and No Contact Delivery Available
4.3 – 262 reviews $$$ • Cafe
Menu
| Menu | |
| Small Plates | |
| Grilled Romaine Salad House Made Caesar Dressing, Parmesan and Truffle Oil Drizzle |
$13.00 |
| Baby Kale Salad House Made Bacon, Golden Raisins, Chickpeas, Carrots, Focaccia Croutons, Parmesan Dressing |
$15.00 |
| Artisan Greens Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumber, Green Goddess Dressing, Avocado Croutons |
$14.00 |
| Braised Beef Cheek Ragu Roasted Radicchio and Parmesan Foam |
$16.00 |
| Crawfish and House Made Chorizo Stuffed Squash Blossoms with Avocado Creme Fraiche |
$16.00 |
| Fried Green Tomato Citrus Poached Gulf Shrimp, Smoked Tomato Horseradish |
$16.00 |
| Artisan Cheese Plate – 3 selections Cranberry Walnut Bread and Truffle Honey |
$18.00 |
| Artisan Cheese Plate – 5 selections Cranberry Walnut Bread and Truffle Honey |
$30.00 |
| Steamed Mussels and Frites Spinach, White Wine and Creole Mustard Cream |
$16.00 |
| Brisket Reuben Collard Green “Kraut”, Emanthaler Cheese, House Made Russian Dressing, Rye Bread – Served with House Cut Fries |
$18.00 |
| Bell & Evans Buttermilk Fried Chicken Breast Korean BBQ Sauce, Chow Chow – Served Over Grits or on Texas Toast with House Cut Fries |
$22.00 |
| Entrees | |
| Seared Scallops Bourbon Braised Pork Belly, Seared Pineapple, Sweet Potato Puree |
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| Fish Stew Shrimp, Scallops, Clams, Mussels, Fish and House Made Chorizo Sausage in a Tomato Saffron Broth with Pernod Aioli |
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| Blackened Local Red Snapper Crispy Grits, Collard Green “Kraut”, Parsley Pecan Brown Butter |
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| Seared Duck Breast Duck Confit Fried Rice, Shiitake Mushrooms, Green Onion, Fig-Ginger Compote |
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| Dessert | |
| Flourless Chocolate Torte Served With Coconut Sorbet, Chocolate Sorbet, Chocolate Ganache, and Toasted Coconut |
$10.00 |
| Key Lime White Chocolate Bread Pudding With a Key Lime Rum Sauce, Raspberry Sauce |
$10.00 |
| Banana Pecan Strudel Bananas and Pecans Wrapped in Filo Dough, Served with Caramel Gelato and Caramel Sauce |
$10.00 |
| Goat Cheese Cheesecake Local Orange Blossom Honey and Pistachios |
$10.00 |
| Homemade Ice Cream and Sorbet | $7.00 |
| Ice Cream / Sorbet Sampler Trio Available | $7.50 |
| Cocktails | |
| The Kraken Raspberry Dark ‘N Stormy Kraken Black Spiced Rum, Goslings Ginger Beer, Lime Juice, Chambord |
$13.00 |
| New York Spritzer Prosecco, Standing Stone Late Harvest Reisling, Luxardo Apertivo, and a Lemon Twist |
$13.00 |
| “Smoke Gets in Your Rye” Manhattan House Applewood Smoked Bulleit Rye Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Peychaud Bitters, and a Cherry King Sized Ice Cube |
$13.00 |
| No Sleep Til Brooklyn Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon, Foro Amaro, Espresso Whiskey Concentrate, Orange Curacao, Walnut Bitters, Over Ice with an Orange Twist |
$13.00 |
| Ginger Ricky Hayman’s Old Tom Gin, Giffard Ginger of The Indies Liqueur, Fresh Lime Juice, Bitter Truth Bitters, Lacroix Lime Sparkling Water |
$13.00 |
| New Fashioned Makers Mark Bourbon, Amaretto, Angostura Bitters and Simple Syrup Over Ice, Garnished with an Orange Twist |
$13.00 |
| Blood Orange Jalapeno Margarita Jalapeno Infused Tequila, Cointreau, Blood Orange Juice, Cointreau, and Fresh Lime Juice, on the Rocks with a Black Sea Salt Rim |
$13.00 |
| Elderflower Collins Hendricks Gin, St. Germain Elderflower Liquor and Lemon Juice Over Ice, Topped with Club Soda |
$13.00 |
| Coconut Mint Mojito Wicked Dolphin Coconut Rum From Cape Coral, Florida,Coconut Water, Mint, Lime and Club Soda Over Ice |
$13.00 |
| Sazerac Bulleit Rye Whiskey, Absinthe Rinse, Simple Syrup, Scrappy’s Bitters, Angostura Bitters, Served Neat |
$13.00 |
| Sanibel Vesper Langley’s Gin, Tito’s Vodka, Key Lime Juice, and Tempus Fugit Kina L’ Aero D’Or, Served Up with an Orange Twist |
$13.00 |
| Boulevardier Sagamore Spirit Rye Whiskey, Campari, Sweet Vermouth, Served Up |
$13.00 |
| Non Alcoholic Specialty Drinks | |
| Hibiscus Pop Hibiscus Syrup and Soda |
$5.00 |
| Ginger Lime Fizz inger Lime Syrup and Soda |
$5.00 |
| Shirley Temple or Roy Rogers | $2.50 |
| Beer On Tap | |
| Stella Artois | $6.50 |
| Baza Sur Brewing Mangolandia Mango Blonde Ale – Miami, Florida |
$6.50 |
| Big Top Brewing Hawaiian Lion Coffee Coconut Porter – Sarasota, Florida |
$6.50 |
| Elysian Brewing Day Glow IPA – Seattle, Washington |
$6.50 |
| Bottled Beer | |
| Beach Blonde Three Daughters Brewery – Bradenton, Florida |
$5.00 |
| Trapeze Monk Belgian Style Wit Big Top – Bradenton, Florida |
$5.00 |
| Indy Motorworks IPA Indy – Bradenton, Florida |
$5.00 |
| Red Wines – Cabernet Sauvignon | |
| Felino by Paul Hobbs – Mendoza, Argentina 2017 | $38.00 |
| Ebele – Paso Robles, California 2016 | $49.00 |
| Scattered Peaks – Napa Valley, California 2016 | $60.00 |
| Honig – Napa Valley, California 2016 | $90.00 |
| Ramey – Napa Valley, California 2014 | $97.00 |
| Robert Young Big Rock Block – Sonoma County, California 2013 | $100.00 |
| Chappellet – Napa Valley, California 2017 | $118.00 |
| Chateau Montelena – Calistoga / Napa Valley, California 2016 | $120.00 |
| Robert Young ‘Scion’ – Sonoma County, California 2012 | $120.00 |
| Lewelling Vineyards – Napa Valley, California 2015 | $124.00 |
| Isole E Olena – Tuscany, Italy 2011 | $130.00 |
| Silver Oak – Alexander Valley, California 2014 | $150.00 |
| Paradigm – Oakville, Napa Valley, California 2015 | $170.00 |
| Ramey ‘Annum’ – Napa Valley, California 2014 | $180.00 |
| Krupp Veraison – Stagecoach Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2014 | $185.00 |
| Shafer 1.5 – Napa Valley, California 2017 | $190.00 |
| Hundred Acre – Napa Valley, California 2003 | $475.00 |
| Cabernet Franc | |
| Lang & Reed 214 – Napa Valley, California 2014 | $97.00 |
| Keenan – Napa Valley, California 2016 | $125.00 |
| Pinot Noir | |
| Sean Minor – Sonoma Coast, California 2017 | $45.00 |
| Willamette Valley Vineyards Founder’s Reserve – Willamette Valley, Oregon 2017 | $55.00 |
| The Four Graces – Dundee Hills, Oregon 2017 | $75.00 |
| Murder Ridge – Perli Vineyard, Anderson Valley, California 2015 | $83.00 |
| Twomey – Russian River Valley, California 2017 | $85.00 |
| Merry Edwards – Russian River Valley, California 2017 | $87.00 |
| Ken Wright Cellars, Savoya Vineyard – Yamhill – Carlton, Oregon 2017 | $95.00 |
| Ramey – Russian River Valley, California 2015 | $113.00 |
| Flowers – Sonoma Coast, California 2016 | $125.00 |
| Domaine Serene “Evenstad Reserve” – Willamette Valley, Oregon 2015 | $140.00 |
| Dumol – Ryan Vineyard – Russian River Valley, California 2017 | $150.00 |
| Merlot | |
| Annabella – Napa Valley, California 2017 | $36.00 |
| Upper Bench Merlot by Ty Caton – Sonoma Valley, California 2012 | $65.00 |
| Leonetti Cellar – Walla Walla Valley, Washington 2008 | $125.00 |
| Syrah, Shiraz & Petite Sirah | |
| Tensley – Santa Barbara County, California 2015 | $48.00 |
| Eberle Syrah – Steinbeck Vineyard, Paso Robles, California 2016 | $54.00 |
| Elyse Barrel Select – Petite Sirah – Napa Valley, California 2012 | $78.00 |
| Ramey Syrah – Sonoma County, California 2015 | $95.00 |
| Turley – ‘Hayne Vineyard’ Petite Syrah – Napa Valley, California, 2017 | $130.00 |
| Shafer “Relentless” Syrah – Napa Valley, California 2013 | $140.00 |
| Hundred Acre Summer’s Blocks Shiraz – Barossa Valley, Australia 2004 | $130.00 |
| Malbec | |
| Llama Malbec – Mendoza Argentina 2018 | $30.00 |
| La Posta “Pizzella” Malbec – Mendoza, Argentina 2016 | $40.00 |
| Corazón Del Sol – Mendoza, Argentina 2017 | $42.00 |
| Flechas De Los Andes Gran Malbec – Mendoza, Argentina 2013 | $50.00 |
| Red Varietals – France Côtes Du Rhône | |
| Domaine De La Janasse – Rhone Valley, France 2017 | $39.00 |
| Gigondas – L’Hallali Grande Reserve – Rhone Valley, France 2016 | $125.00 |
| Chateauneuf-du-Pape – Château de Beaucastel – Rhone Valley, France 2016 | $150.00 |
| Burgundy | |
| Moulin A Vent (Cru Beaujolais) – Thibault Liger-Belair – Burgundy, France 2014 | $65.00 |
| Aloxe-Corton – Domaine Delarche “Millésime” – Burgundy, France 2013 | $75.00 |
| Domaine Bachelet – Ramonet Père et Fils – Chassagne Montrachet – Burgundy, France 2017 | $107.00 |
| Domaine Germain Père et Fils – Pommard – Burgundy, France 2016 | $117.00 |
| Bordeaux | |
| Château Fage – Graves De Vayres – Bordeaux, France 2018 | $35.00 |
| Chateau De Pitray – Bordeaux, France 2015 | $40.00 |
| Chateau Piney Saint Emilion Grand Cru – Bordeaux, France 2015 | $50.00 |
| Chateau La Cardonne – Médoc – Bordeaux, France 2015 | $55.00 |
| Pauillac – Bordeaux, France 2014 | $60.00 |
| Henri Lurton Margaux, Grand Cru Classe – Château Brane Cantenac, Margaux, France 2016 | $70.00 |
| Chateau Gloria Saint–Julien – Bordeaux, France 2010 | $145.00 |
| Red Varietals – New World | |
| Zinfandel – Marietta Román – North Coast, California 2017 | $40.00 |
| Zinfandel – Peachy Canyon Westside – Paso Robles, California 2017 | $45.00 |
| Grenache – A Tribute to Grace – Santa Barbara County, California 2016 | $60.00 |
| Carménère – Chono Reserva – Maipo Valley, Chile 2015 | $30.00 |
| Carménère – Marchigüe Mapa – Colchagua Valley, Chile 2017 | $35.00 |
| Red Varietals – Italy | |
| Chianti Classico Riserva – Tomaiolo – Tuscany, Italy 2013 | $32.00 |
| Montepulciano – Velenosi “Quatro Mani” – Montepulciano D’ Abruzzo, Italy 2017 | $34.00 |
| “Super Tuscan” – San Polo Rubio –Toscana, Italy 2015 | $35.00 |
| “Super Tuscan” – Ziobaffa Toscana – Toscana, Italy 2013 (100% Organic Grapes) | $35.00 |
| Nebbiolo –Di Gresy Martinenga Nebbiolo Langhe – Piedmont, Italy 2018 | $50.00 |
| Nero D’ Avola – Feudo Disisa “Vuarìa” – Monreale, Italy 2013 | $58.00 |
| Montepulciano D’ Abruzzo – Collefrisio Semis – Montepulciano D’ Abruzzo, Italy 2011 | $75.00 |
| Barolo – Giovanni Rocca – Ravera di Monforte – Monforte D’ Alba, Italy 2014 | $70.00 |
| Brunello Di Montalcino – San Polo – Montalcino, Italy 2014 | $100.00 |
| Amarone della Valpolicella – Monte Faustino – Bure-Veneto, Italy 2003 | $150.00 |
| Barbaresco – Vigneto Marcarini – Treiso, Italy 1997 | $160.00 |
| Red Varietals – Spain | |
| Rioja – Maetierra Dominum QP Reserva – Rioja, Spain 2009 | $40.00 |
| Rioja – Artadi Viñas de Laguardia – Laguardia / Alava, Spain 2014 | $48.00 |
| Tempranillo – Emilio Moro Tinto – Ribera Del Duero, Spain 2017 | $58.00 |
| Red Blends | |
| Annabella 5 Red Blend –Cabernet/Zinfandel/Syrah/Petite Syrah – Lodi, Napa, California 2017 | $38.00 |
| Ty Caton “EnTyecement” Blend – Sonoma, California 2016 (Zinfandel, Syrah, Sangiovese, Merlot, Petite Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon) |
$40.00 |
| Miro Cuvée Sasha – North Coast, California 2016 (48% Zinfandel, 29% Petite Syrah, 23% Carignane) |
$45.00 |
| Marietta Cellars Christo – North Coast, California 2016 (64% Syrah, 7% Petite Sirah, 23% Grenache,6% Viognier) |
$50.00 |
| Dancing Hares Mad Hatter Red Blend- Napa Valley, California 2016 (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petite Syrah) |
$70.00 |
| Chappellet Mountain Cuvee – Proprietor’s Blend Meritage – Napa Valley, California 2018 | $80.00 |
| Lasseter Amoureux Blend – Sonoma, California 2013 (75% Malbec, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc) |
$115.00 |
| Shafer TD-9 – Napa Valley, California 2016 (56% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Malbec) |
$121.00 |
| Peter Michael Winery Les Pavots – Proprietary Red Blend – Knights Valley, California 2016 | $275.00 |
| Dessert Wines – Served By The Glass | |
| Standing Stone Vineyards Reisling Ice – Finger Lakes, New York 2017 | $12.00 |
| Chateau Giraud Sauternes – Sauternes, France 2016 | $13.00 |
| Meeker ‘Fro-Zin’ Zinfandel – Sonoma County, California 2016 | $14.00 |
| Alvear Pedro Ximenez Solera 1927 – Montilla, Spain NV | $15.00 |
| Vin Santo Del Chianti Riserva – Casa Dimonte – Montespertoli, Italy 2006 | $16.00 |
| White Wines – Sparkling | |
| Adami Garbél DOC Treviso Prosecco – Veneto, Italy NV | $35.00 |
| Francois Montand – Cotes du Jura, France NV | $30.00 |
| Monmousseau Vouvray Brut – Loire Valley, France NV | $40.00 |
| Le Grand Courtâge Brut Rosé – France NV | $40.00 |
| Schramsberg Blanc De Blancs Brut – ½ Bottle – Calistoga, California 2015 | $42.00 |
| Guidobono Spumante Segretevigne – Canale, Italy 2015 | $72.00 |
| Veuve Clicquot – Champagne, France NV | $145.00 |
| Ruinart Blanc De Blancs – Champagne, France NV | $150.00 |
| Sauvignon Blanc | |
| Allan Scott – Marlborough, New Zealand 2018 | $33.00 |
| Spy Valley – Marlborough, New Zealand 2018 | $40.00 |
| Honig – Napa Valley, California 2017 | $45.00 |
| Cadaretta sbs – Sauvignon Blanc/Semillion – Columbia Valley, Washington 2018 | $48.00 |
| Réserve Durand – Sancerre, France 2018 | $50.00 |
| Twomey – Napa County / Sonoma County, California 2017 | $59.00 |
| Greywacke Wild Sauvignon – Marlborough, New Zealand 2017 | $65.00 |
| Merry Edwards – Russian River Valley, California 2018 | $83.00 |
| Lail Vineyards Blueprint – Napa Valley, California 2017 | $95.00 |
| Peter Michael ‘L’ Après-Midi’ – Knights Valley, Sonoma California 2017 | $120.00 |
| Sauvignon Blanc – Poggio Alle Gazze Dell’Ornellaia – Toscana, Italy 2015 | $120.00 |
| Chardonnay | |
| Sean Minor – Sonoma, California 2018 | $38.00 |
| Acacia – Carneros, California 2018 | $45.00 |
| Schug – Carneros, California 2017 | $60.00 |
| Chappellet Grower Collection– Sonoma County, California 2017 | $68.00 |
| Keenan – Napa Valley, California 2017 | $75.00 |
| Staglin Family Vineyard “SALUS” Estate Chardonnay – Napa Valley, California 2015 | $115.00 |
| Pahlmeyer – Napa Valley, California 2017 | $140.00 |
| Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris | |
| Ziobaffa – Pinot Grigio – Sicily, Italy 2018 | $30.00 |
| Volpe Pasini GriVo’ – Pinot Grigio – Friuli, Italy 2018 | $55.00 |
| Archery Summit – Vireton Pinot Gris – Willamette Valley, Oregon 2017 | $36.00 |
| Greywacke – Pinot Gris – Marlborough, New Zealand 2015 | $40.00 |
| White Varietals – Italy | |
| Lugana – Zenato – Veneto, Italy 2018 | |
| Vermentino – Argiolas Costamolino Vermentino – Sardegna, Italy 2018 | $30.00 |
| Gavi – Enrico Serafino – Canale, Italy 2017 | $38.00 |
| Verdicchio – Pievalta Verdicchio Castelli di Jesi – LeMarche, Italy 2016 | $40.00 |
| Petit Manseng – Casale del Giglio – Lazio, Italy 2014 | $42.00 |
| Friuli – Friulano – Pierpaolo Pecorari – San Lorenzo, Italy 2017 | $54.00 |
| White Bordeaux | |
| Château Fage Graves De Vayres – Bordeaux, France 2017 | $28.00 |
| White Wines – Burgundy | |
| Mâcon – Uchizy Les Maranches – Burgundy, France 2017 | $33.00 |
| Roux Pére & Fils – Mâcon-Villages, France 2016 | $44.00 |
| Domaine Du Colombier – Fourchaume Chablis Premier Cru – Chablis, France 2017 | $55.00 |
| Daniel Pollier – Pouilly Fuissé – Burgundy, France, 2018 | $64.00 |
| Bastion De L’Oratoire Chanson, Vire-Clesse – Burgundy, France 2015 | $65.00 |
| Thierry et Pascale Matrot Meursault “Les Chevalieres” – Burgundy, France 2017 | $105.00 |
| Colin Barollet – Puligny Montrachet – Mersault, France 2017 | $110.00 |
| Vouvray | |
| Domaine de Vaufuget – Loire Valley, France 2018 | $30.00 |
| J Moreau – Loire Valley, France 2017 | $50.00 |
| White Varietals – France | |
| Gewurtztraminer – Willm – Alsace, France 2016 | $35.00 |
| Côtes du Rhône Blanc – Le Pigeoulet Vaucluse by Kermit Lynch – Rhone Valley, France 2017 | $42.00 |
| Altesse – Franck Peillot – Bugey, France 2015 (100% Organic) | $50.00 |
| White Varietals – Spain | |
| Albariño – Kentia – Rias Baixas, Spain 2018 | $30.00 |
| Rioja – Blanco Monopole – Rioja, Spain 2018 | $30.00 |
| Rioja Cosecha Blanco – Bodegas Hermanos Peciña – Rioja, Spain 2014 | $45.00 |
| Godello Old Vines– Avancia – Valdeorras, Spain 2017 | $60.00 |
| Reisling | |
| Reisling Kabinett – Mosel – Dr. Hans VonMüller – Germany 2018 | $28.00 |
| Standing Stone – Finger Lakes, New York 2017 | $30.00 |
| White Wines – Grüner Veltliner | |
| Grüner Veltliner – TONI – Gösing, Austria 2018 (100% Organic) | $33.00 |
| White Varietals – New World | |
| Viognier – Yalumba – Eden Valley – Angaston, South Australia 2017 | $42.00 |
| Chenin Blanc – Graham Beck – The Game Reserve – South Africa 2018 | $30.00 |
| Post House Blueish White – Sauvignon Blanc/Chenin Blanc – South Africa 2017 | $35.00 |
| Rosé | |
| Manon Côtes De Provence – Provence, France 2018 | $30.00 |
| Villa Gemma Cerasuolo D’Abruzzo – 100 % Montepulciano – Trentino, Italy 2016 | $45.00 |
| Chateau De Vignelaure – Coteaux D’Aix En Provence, France 2018 | $50.00 |
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Order and Reservations
Reservations: sweetmelissascafe.comopentable.com
Contact Sweet Melissa’s Cafe
Address: 1625 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957
Phone: (239) 472-1956
Website: http://sweetmelissascafe.com/
Hours
| Thursday | 12–8PM |
| Friday | 12–8PM |
| Saturday | 5–8PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 12–8PM |
| Wednesday | 12–8PM |
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