Cafe Coconut Cove - Melbourne Beach

We came in yesterday late afternoon just after opening and was surprised at how busy it already was. Mother 's Day, well that 's to be expected. The wait was only about 30 minutes and the bar staff was courteous and efficient. Drinks were good and reasonably priced. We are all German (born and raised) so our expectations were pretty high given the good reviews of the place.Then off to the dining room. Our seat was in a corner, good location and semi view of the water.Our waitress was nice, had a mask on so really couldn 't tell any emotion but seemed very busy and short with us.The salads came first and were delicious. Then the meal promptly. The sausages were delicious, red cabbage was very vinegar, the sptezlel was very stale tasting.My schnitzel was good. Although the saurbraten had a good taste it was very dry.After the meal we had some delicious cappuccino and a piece of wonderful black forest cake.Finally the bill came and to my surprise they charged a custom item fee of $7.00 to my mother 's plate as she wanted the spetzel instead of potato salad. We were not aware of this fee otherwise we would have gladly taken the potato salad AND ordered a side of spetzel.Overall I give a 4 star rating in all categories for the reasons listed above.I don 't think I will return on a holiday but maybe a day during the week that 's not so busy and see how it is.The real disappointment was the hidden charge that no one ever told us we would have. For 3 people with food, drinks and tip it was just over $200 which is close to what I expected.

Long wait. Open tables. However, we were a party of 3, so they wouldnt sit us at the open larger tables. Made us wait an hour. Better things to do with my time. We could have eaten and been gone if they had set us at the bigger table. No one else was waiting behind us.

We arrived around 6 behind several big parties so it took over an hour to get a seat which we expected. No reservations for this restaurant so weekends are busy. We all knew what we wanted by the time we sat down and ordered quickly. We got three different plates and all were worth the wait time. The salad came out within minutes and it is full of marinated cucumbers and is delicious with just the right amount of everything. Perfect start to a great meal. I was afraid of German food until trying this out years ago. The views of dolphins swimming isn’t bad either while you wait on your meal. I see no place for photos on this review.

Super restaurant with consistent food quality and service.

What an excellent dinner experience we had here this evening. My husband and I brought our 2 young children to meet his parents and I just have so many good things to say about this restaurant! Food was great and the service was exceptional! I ordered 1 dinner plate for my girls to share and the kitchen split it onto 2 separate plates beautifully without being asked and also sent applesauce out first for them. It was so thoughtful and unexpected. I got the weiner schnitzel and it was delicious and my husband got a combo type plate that was excellent also! The portions are very generous so you could easily share a plate if you can agree on one but we wanted to try a few things tonight (we had a lot to take back to the hotel for a late night snack) Everyone even the Littles were more than satisfied. I've been to many German restaurants and this one may be my favorite so far. If you like breaded cuts of meat, sausages and potato you should def stop into this gem for dinner! It would be an excellent date spot also wish I lived closer! Kid-friendliness: I got the Chicken Chef plate and split it between two kids. Its 2 breaded chicken breasts, kind like classy chicken strips lol. It was the perfect amount and they loved it. They also brought applesauce out kinda like a starter for them. It tasted homemade and they ate every bite! Total win!