Cafe Coconut Cove - Melbourne Beach

Fantastic service, great location, authentic meal. Be prepared to enjoy a cozy dinner. This is not fast or cheap food it is a real home cooked meal with high quality ingredients. It took about an hour until our food arrived at a normal night (no waiting when we arrived), but it was worth it! The side-dinner salad was excellent and the dressing from this world was not a standard lunch or Italian. The rolls were great and the seasoned butter was an amazing detail. We missed daylight hours, but look forward to a return trip.

Great dinner, beautiful sunset. Great time with friends from the city. Great selection of delicious German beer! One must go to and more then once.

Very nice staff and food was delicious. It was wonderful. On a Tuesday the place was busy, so I can imagine that Fri or Sat will wait one. Overall, it is definitely a place to visit again.

Great service, authentic German food, and if you are lucky, dolphins swim in the Indian river Lagoon on the port. Beware of the mustard. It will decrease your head when you use too much. It's a fantastic place.

We visited Cafe Coconut Cove Saturday evening for supper. This is not a perfect 5* score, but I believe in rounding up. :0) Location and parking: 5* long driveway with parking on either side. No blocked spots and many are paved. Location is quite picturesque on the intracoastal with outdoor dining and a dock (unfortunately closed for our visit). Service and ambiance: 5* due to friendly, non rushed server, inside has a handful of interesting antiques. Dining room is intimate with seating for approximately 30, which explains why they usually have a wait time of about an hour (no reservations). For our visit, we were quoted 45 minutes to an hour wait on the phone, but it only ended up being 20 minutes for a party of 3 at about 7:30 pm. I imagine it is difficult to estimate how long each party will stay. Food: 4*. This is a tough one, and I have to give 4* due to a few factors. First, the prices are fairly high (mid $20s to mid $30s for most entrees). Entrees come with complimentary bread service (however, no pumpernickel nor pretzel bread) and salad a small bowl divided into thirds, greens with a cherry tomato, coleslaw, another vinegar based slawlike salad, and a beet slice. I would have preferred just the garden salad. The creamy herb salad dressing was exceptional. Surprisingly there was no German potato salad. The Bearnaise Schnitzel was amazing, 5 star quality, but the Spice Rubbed Beef Tenderloin (shoulder unavailable) with coffee/cocoa dry rub but the flavors were overwhelmed by the BBQ sauce, maybe a fruit compote or chutney would have made a better accompaniment. My husband had the mushroom melt, and he said the mushrooms were very good. Portion sizes were smaller than expected for the price point. I do like that they offer a few combination plates, and I think that might be a good idea to order with a close friend. My daughter had the Konig Ludwig beer which was savory and paired well with the schnitzel. We decided not to order dessert, but maybe next time. I am glad there is a German cuisine option in the Melbourne scene, and we will return for another special occasion in the future.