Mellow Cafe and Gastropub

Posted on by David Dlugitch

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Casual craft beer bar serving tacos, sandwiches, salads and more dockside in Garrison Bight.

Exterior of dockside restaurant Mellow Cafe and Gastropub

Sitting by the docks in Key West, enjoying a cold beer and a fresh fish taco, while watching the boats come and go. Doesn’t that sound like a fine Key West experience?  (It is)

Mellow Cafe and Gastropub, an off-the-beaten-path craft beer bar and eatery does a nice job of offering a casual bite in a typically Florida Keys relaxed place. When there, you might feel like you’ve discovered a hidden place easily missed by the masses.

The tacos, their specialty, are excellent and obviously make use of quality ingredients. And with the charter-boats nearby, there is little doubt the snapper is fresh.  Salads are piled high with a garden of nutritious flavors.

Mellow Cafe also serves the best banh mi sandwich in Key West. Banh mi is a sandwich the resulted from French colonialism in Vietnam and is prepared with a crunchy roll (traditionally french baguette, but here on ciabatta), and filled with Indonesian flavors.

Interior of Mellow CafeTo pair with the tasty tacos, salads, and sandwiches is a bountiful selection of over 100 craft beers with a rotating cast of 11 on tap.

Happy hour offers generous drinks specials and a very inexpensive way to taste the menu (which is inexpensive as well).

Location: 1605 N. Roosevelt  Blvd

Hours: Monday – Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday 12noon – 8pm.  Happy hour is Monday-Friday, twice daily at 4-6pm and 9-11pm

Phone: (305) 745-3874 (FREE DELIVERY)

Mellow Cafe & Gastropub Menu

Munchies

  • Salsa – $7
  • Guacamole – $8
  • Avocado-Tomato Bruschetta – $9
  • Beer Cheese Nachos – $11
  • Ghost Pepper Hummus – $10
  • Ahi Tuna Poke -$12
  • Frito Pie – $7
  • Fresh Fruit – $7

Soups

  • Cucumber-Pineapple Gazpacho – $7
  • Beer Cheese Soup – $7
  • Soup Special – $8

Greens

  • Spinach – poached pears, goat cheese, red onion, crushed walnuts, papaya vinaigrette – $12
  • Kale – cherry tomato, crushed walnuts, shredded manchego, avocado vinaigrette – $13
  • Southwest – mixed greens, rice, black beans, pico de gallo, shredded cheddar, fritos, jalapeno vinaigrette – $11
  • Watermelon – mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, basil, balsamic glaze – $9
  • add ons: Avocado, Tofu, Beets, or Nut Pate – $2; Pork, Chicken, Beef, Duck – $3; Fish or Shrimp – $4

Sandwiches

  • Banh Mi – sweet chili sauce, pickled daikon and carrots, cucumber, jalapenos, cilantro, and pork, chicken or tofu – $13
  • Fish – fresh catch, romaine, red onion, salsa verde – $14
  • Hawaiian BBQ – tangy bbq sauce, slaw, pineapple, and pork, chicken or tofu – $12
  • Chicken & Apple – balsamic, goat cheese, spinach, walnuts – $13

Tacos

Make any taco a burrito or bowl for $2. Add avocado $2, cheese $1, jalapenos or sour cream $.50

  • Fresh Catch – spice-rubbed fish, slaw, pico de gallo, avocado, cilantro, fresh fruit – $14
  • Beef – pineapple hoisin braised beef, slaw, crushed peanuts, sriracha, cilantro – $13
  • Chicken – Spiced chicken, slaw, pickled daikon and carrots, peanut sauce, cilantro – $12
  • Pork – Havana-roasted pork, pineapple, slaw, salsa verde, queso fresco, cilantro – $12
  • Shrimp – sweet chili coconut shrimp, slaw, mango pico, salsa verde, cilantro – $14
  • Gringos – seasoned ground beef, romaine, pico de gallo, shredded cheddar – $11
  • Vegan – romaine leaf, nut pate, avocado, salsa, vegan cheese, cashew sour cream, jalapeno vinaigrette – $12
  • Tofu – teriyaki glazed tofu and mushrooms, slaw, cilantro, oranges – $11
  • Breakfast – scrambled eggs, avocado, pico de gallo, queso fresco, cilantro – $10 (add chorizo $3)
  • Beets and Goat Cheese – honey roasted ruby red beets, crispy kale, walnuts, goat cheese, cilantro – $12
  • Duck – tandori spiced duck confit, slaw, mango pico, salsa verde, cilantro – $14
  • Cook Your Chatch – prepared your way – $9

Smoothies

  • Always Sunny – pineapple, banana, mango, OJ, bee pollen – $8
  • Purple Shane – mixed berries, yogurt, coconut H2O – $7
  • The Snookah – coconut banana, chocolate chips, peanut butter, yogurt, almond milk – $9
  • The Mellow Venture – spinach, kale, strawberries, ginger, OJ – $8
  • Kaleidoscope – kale, strawberries, pineapple, lemon, coconut H2O – $8

Juices & Drinks

  • Orange Juice – $5
  • Watermelon Juice – $5
  • The Big Three – beets, carrots, apple – $7
  • The Green Monstah – kale, celery, spinach, cucumber, apple – $8
  • Haadoken – honeydew, strawberry, OJ – $8
  • Hibiscus Tea – unsweetened hibiscus, splash OJ, mint – $4
  • Unsweetened Iced Tea – $2
  • Aqua Fresca – water-infused with fresh mint and cucumber – $3
  • Iced Chai – vanilla chai, almond milk, ginger, agave – $6

Beverages

  • Coconut H2o – $4
  • Topo Chico Mineral Water – $3
  • Sky Water – $3
  • Martinelli’s Apple Juice – $3
  • Virgil’s Sodas – $4
  • Reed’s Ginger Ale – $6
  • Coca-cola – $3
  • Gus Sodas – $4
  • Kombucha – $7

Coffee – Hot Or Iced

  • Coffee – $3
  • Espresso – $3
  • Latte – $4
  • Cappuccino – $4

Desserts

  • Key Lime Pie – house-made vegan recipe – $7
  • Dessert of the Day – $8

Happy Hour Specials

Monday – Friday, 4-6pm and 9-11pm

  • Bruschetta, Nachos, Gringos, Hummus, Caprese, Bahn Mi – $7 each
  • Draft beer – 2 for 1
  • Wine, Sangria, Mimosas – $5