Please note that our Cape Coral location has a different menu. You can reference it here.

Breakfast

Lunch & Dinner

Desserts

Breakfast

MEL’s Award Winning SAUSAGE GRAVY
Mel’s sausage gravy is made with fresh sausage and grade A milk

Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
Half Order • $3.99    Full Order • $4.99

Country Benedict
Scrambled eggs over a biscuit topped with house made sausage gravy $4.99

Mel’s Platter
Two eggs any style, biscuit topped with house made sausage gravy and served with breakfast potatoes $5.59

Country Omelet
Sausage omelet, biscuit topped with house made sausage gravy and served with breakfast potatoes $6.29

BREAKFAST SANDWICHES

Served on a croissant with Mel’s famous breakfast potatoes.

Your Choice $5.59
Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sausage, Egg and Cheese Ham, Egg and Cheese

Chicken Fajita Breakfast Quesadilla
3 eggs scrambled with tender white meat chicken, sautéed green bell peppers, Spanish onions and grilled tomatoes with shredded cheddar and pepper jack cheeses encased in a crispy white flour tortilla. Served with jalapeno cheddar grits, sour cream and salsa $6.59

Belgian Waffle
$4.99
Add bacon, ham or sausage $1.89
Add your choice of topping $1.59
Blueberry, strawberry, banana or pecan

Buttermilk PANCAKES and FRENCH TOAST

Cake and Eggs
Two extra large eggs, two pancakes, bacon and sausage $5.99

French Toast and Eggs
Two extra large eggs, half order of French toast, bacon and sausage $5.99

Pancakes or French Toast
Full Stack $4.99 Short Stack $3.99 Add bacon, ham or sausage $1.89

Chocolate Lovers Pancakes
Full stack of Mel’s buttermilk pancakes loaded with sweet chocolate chips and topped with whipped cream, fresh strawberries and powdered sugar $6.29
Add your choice of topping
Blueberry, strawberry, banana or pecan $1.59

MEL’S Famous BREAKFAST
Served with Fresh Fruit

Country Fried Steak
Topped with home made sausage gravy and served with two eggs any style, breakfast potatoes and buttered toast or biscuit $7.99

Eggs Burrito
Scrambled eggs, sausage, tomatoes, spicy jack and cheddar cheeses wrapped in a flour tortilla with breakfast potatoes $7.99

Eggs Benedict
Two poached eggs, country ham on a toasted English muffin, topped with Hollandaise sauce and breakfast potatoes $7.69

Smoked Kielbasa Scramble
3 eggs scrambled with chopped Kielbasa, onions and cheddar cheese, breakfast potatoes and buttered toast or biscuit on the side $7.29

Turkey Florentine Benedict
Two poached eggs and layered oven roasted turkey on a toasted English muffin topped with sautéed tomatoes, spinach and hollandaise with breakfast potatoes $7.99

TRADITIONAL BREAKFAST
Served with buttered toast or biscuit. Substitute Bagel or English Muffin $.39 extra

#1 One Egg
Choice of potatoes, grits, or cheddar grits $3.29 Add sausage, bacon, or ham $4.99

#2 Two Eggs
Choice of potatoes, grits, or cheddar grits $4.29 Add sausage, bacon or ham $5.99

#3 Grilled Pork Chop and Two Eggs
Choice of potatoes, grits, or cheddar grits $7.29

#4 Corned Beef Hash and Two Eggs
Choice of potatoes, grits or cheddar grits $7.29

#5 Chopped Sirloin and Two Eggs
Choice of breakfast potatoes, grits or cheddar grits $7.29

#6 Steak and Eggs
Mel’s cut and eggs, choice of Mel’s breakfast potato, grits or cheddar grits $9.99

Eggs Substitute
$ .39 extra

Omelets
Served with Mel’s breakfast potatoes, grits or cheddar grits and buttered toast or biscuit.

3-Cheese
Spicy jack, cheddar & Swiss $5.99

Sausage or Bacon
$6.29

Veggie
Green peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes
and provolone cheese $6.49

Ham & Cheese
$6.59

Western Style
Green peppers, onions, ham and American cheese $6.89

Chicken Santa Fe
Chicken, onion, tomatoes, jalapeño and spicy jack cheese with salsa and sour cream $7.29

Mediterranean
Spinach, tomatoes, olives, onions and feta cheese $7.49

ON THE Lighter Side

Veggie Scrambler
Eggbeaters, onions, tomatoes, green peppers and mushrooms with fruit and buttered toast or biscuit $5.99

Oatmeal with Banana
$3.49

Cold Cereal with Banana
$3.49

Fresh Fruit
$3.99

Side Items

Bacon, Sausage, Ham • $2.49
Home Fries • $1.99
Grits: Small • $1.59 Large • $1.99
Cheddar Grits: Small • $1.89 Large • $2.29
Corned Beef Hash • $2.49
Toast or Biscuit • $1.29
English Muffin • $1.39
Bagel with Cream Cheese • $1.99
Sausage Gravy Small • $1.89 Large • $2.59
One Egg • $ .99
Oatmeal • $2.99
Cereal • $2.59

Lunch and Dinner

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APPETIZERS MORE

Chili Cheese Fries
With Mel’s chili and cheddar cheese. $4.99

Beer Battered Onion Rings
Served with cayenne pepper sauce. $3.99

Chicken Tenders
Jumbo chicken tenders, deep-fried golden brown. Served with honey mustard sauce. $5.99

Buffalo Chicken Tenders
Served with celery and blue cheese. $6.99

Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
Cheddar cheese, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, with sour cream and salsa on the side. $7.99

Famous Homemade Soups
Ask for today’s soup choices.
Cup $2.59 Bowl $3.79 Windy City Chili Cup $2.99 Bowl $3.99

Chili w/Cheese
Cup $3.49 Bowl $4.99 Chili w/Cheese & Onion Cup $3.59 Bowl $4.99

Sensational Salads

Traditional Caesar
$6.49 with grilled chicken breast $8.49 with shrimp skewer $9.99 with fish filet $9.99

Asian
Seared chicken, cucumber, scallions, almonds, mandarin oranges and rice noodles, with our signature ginger dressing. $8.49

Julienne
Turkey, ham, cucumber, tomato, onion, chopped egg, with Swiss and American cheeses. $8.49

Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
Cheddar cheese, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, with sour cream and salsa on the side. $7.99

Cobb
Turkey, bacon, cucumber, tomato, chopped egg and blue cheese. $8.49

Greek
Traditional Greek salad. $6.99 with grilled chicken breast $9.49 with shrimp skewer $9.99 with fish filet $9.99

Buffalo Chicken
Seared chicken marinated in our buffalo sauce with tomato, cucumber, onion and blue cheese. $8.49

Sanibel Chicken Sandwich
Lightly seared chicken served over crisp mixed greens with candied pecans, craisins, blue cheese, cucumber, diced red onion, and mandarin orange segments. Topped with our house made honey bacon dressing. $8.99

SIGNATURE sandwiches

Served with Mel’s coleslaw (excluding Open-Faced sandwiches)

Cadillac Dog
Foot long dog with chili, cheddar cheese and onions. $6.99

Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
Fried boneless chicken tossed in our medium buffalo sauce. Served with Mel’s blue cheese on a toasted garlic hoagie $7.99

Philly Cheese Steak
Onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and provolone on a toasted garlic hoagie. $7.49

Mile High Corned Beef
Just as the name says, piled high on rye. $7.99

Reuben
Corned beef, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut with a side of Thousand Island dressing. $6.99

BLT
Mel’s classic served on toasted sourdough bread $5.99

Turkey Bacon Club
Served on toasted white bread. $6.99

Tuna Melt
Grilled with American cheese on sourdough bread. $5.99

Bacon & Swiss Grilled Chicken Sandwich
1/2 lb. boneless chicken breast topped with hot bacon and melted Swiss on a toasted sesame seed bun. Served with lettuce, tomato, pickle and a side of honey mustard. $7.99

Grilled Cheese with Tomato & Bacon
Just as it is, with melted American cheese. $5.59

Tuna or Chicken Salad Wrap
Made fresh daily, with lettuce and tomato. $5.99

Mel’s Famous Fish Sandwich
Lightly breaded and deep fried, served with tartar sauce on a toasted garlic hoagie. $7.99

Sides

House Salad $2.59
Natural Cut Idaho Fries $1.99
Caesar Salad $2.89
Cheese Fries $2.99
Wets $2.19
Mel’s Coleslaw $1.99
Combo Rings and Fries $3.29

Hot Open Faced
Served with real Yukon Gold mashed potato and topped with house made gravy. $7.69
Meatloaf, Turkey, Roast Beef, Pork Cutlet, Country Fried Steak, Pot Roast

Mel’s Famous Burgers
1/2 lb. ground beef pattie served on a toasted sesame seed bun with Mel’s coleslaw. Onions and mayo available upon request.

Mel‘s Classic Hamburger $4.99

Cheeseburger $5.79

Bacon Cheeseburger $6.99

Mushroom Swiss Burger $6.59

Patty Melt Onion and Swiss on Rye $5.99

Original Belt Burger
10 oz. burger or grilled chicken breast topped with grilled Vidalia onions, tomato, bacon and American cheese. Served open-faced on a toasted garlic hoagie.
Burger $7.29 Chicken $7.99

Natural Cut Idaho Fries $1.99

Cheese Fries $2.99

Wets $2.19

Combo Rings and Fries $3.29

TRADITIONAL Deluxe PLATES

Deluxe plates are served with your choice of real Yukon Gold mashed potatoes and gravy, Sun Coast rice pilaf, natural cut Idaho fries or baked potato and vegetable of the day. Also includes house made soup and your choice of a house salad or Mel’s coleslaw.

Old Fashioned Meatloaf
Mel’s original recipe, served with homemade gravy. $9.99

Baby Beef Liver
Pan-fried and lightly dusted, topped with grilled onions and au jus. $9.99

Boneless Fried Chicken
Deep fried, hand breaded, boneless chicken strips. $9.99

Breaded Pork Cutlet
Hand-breaded and deep-fried served with Mel’s applesauce. $9.99

Roasted Turkey
with apple-cranberry cornbread stuffing, homemade gravy & cranberry sauce. $10.99

Country Fried Steak
Served with Mel’s sausage gravy. $10.99

Chopped Sirloin
10 oz. ground sirloin topped with grilled onions and au jus. $10.99

Yankee Pot Roast
Slow roasted until tender and served with mushroom pan gravy. $10.99

MEL’s Favorites

Seafood
Our chef’s catch of the day is always a flaky whitefish mild in both texture and flavor. Each is prepared fresh and served with your choice of housemade soup, house salad or Mel’s coleslaw.

Pistachio Crusted Catch
Lightly dusted in our pistachio flour, sautéed, served with Sun Coast rice pilaf and fresh seasonal veggies and drizzled with our key lime hollandaise. $12.99

Mel’s Crunchy Fried Catch
A hand-breaded filet served with Sun Coast rice pilaf and fresh seasonal veggies. (Also available sautéed or blackened.) $11.59

Key Lime Catch
Sautéed filet, topped with mushrooms and chopped tomatoes, served with Sun Coast rice pilaf and fresh seasonal veggies finished with our key lime hollandaise. $11.99

Grille
Served with your choice of housemade soup or house salad.

Baby Backs
A Full Slab of Mel’s award winning ribs served with natural cut Idaho fries and Mel’s coleslaw. $11.99

Center Cut Pork Chops
Two boneless chops grilled and served with choice of potato or vegetable of the day. $10.99

10 oz. Sirloin
Cooked to order and served with sautéed mushrooms and choice of potato. $12.99

PASTAS

Served with your choice of housemade soup or house salad.

Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Herb marinated grilled chicken, sundried tomatoes tossed in a light pesto cream sauce with penne pasta. $9.99

Shrimp a la Roma Parmesan
Fire roasted shrimp tossed with linguini in a light and creamy marinara sauce with grilled tomatoes, parsley and shredded parmesan. $10.99

5-Way Chili Spaghetti
topped with Mel’s chili and cheddar, served with a side of our sour cream and onion. $7.99

MEL’S Baskets

Served with natural cut Idaho fries and Mel’s coleslaw.

Fish ‘n Chips Basket $9.99
Chicken Basket $7.99
Shrimp Basket $10.99

All Day Omelets
Served with potato pancakes, fresh seasonal fruit and a toasted English muffin.
$7.99

3-Cheese – Spicy jack, cheddar & Swiss
Veggie – Green peppers, onions, mushrooms and tomatoes with provolone cheese
Western – Green peppers, onions, ham and American cheese
Mediterranean – Crumbled feta, chopped tomatoes, onions, olives and chopped spinach

BLUE PLATE SPECIALS

Available after 4:00 pm. Excluding holidays.
Served with your choice of soup, salad or coleslaw.

Monday
Chicken Parmesan
Fried boneless chicken topped with melted provolone and parmesan cheeses, served with homemade marinara over linguini. $10.99

Tuesday
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
With Mel’s cole slaw, real Yukon Gold mashed potatoes and gravy. $9.99

Wednesday
Award Winning BBQ Ribs
A full slab served with natural cut Idaho fries.
$10.99

Thursday
Chicken Pot Pie
$9.99

Friday
Mel’s Famous Fish Fry Platter
Served with natural cut Idaho fries and Mel’s coleslaw. $9.99

Saturday
Prime Rib of Beef
Served with baked potato Ladies’ Cut (8 oz.) $10.99 Gentleman’s Cut (12 oz.) $13.99

Sunday (all day)
Slow Roasted Pork Loin
Served with real Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, red cabbage and mushroom sauce. $10.99

Desserts

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Signature Pies

Key Lime Pie
2 Slices $5.00 or $2.99 each

Apple Pie
$2.99
a la Mode
$3.99

Our Famous Mile High Pie Flavor of the Week
$3.99 slice (serves up to 4 people)

Signature Desserts

Philadelphia Cheesecake
$3.99 Served topped with Strawberries

Chocolate Tower Cake
$3.99

Carrot Cake
$3.99

Brownie Delight
$3.99 Served topped with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge

Rice Pudding
$2.49

Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food borne illness.

Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food borne illness.

WE USE ZERO TRANS FAT AND CHOLESTEROL-FREE COOKING OILS IN OUR DEEP FRIED FOODS.