Palm Cafe

Discovered a hidden gem today. A veteran’s support group I am involved in wanted to meet for lunch. One member suggested Palm Cafe, inside the Dunedin Fine Arts Museum on Michigan Ave.

I expected a coffee shop with maybe some pastries. Wow, was I wrong! Not just coffee and soft drinks, but fresh made sandwiches and salads, plus specials, and desserts. One of their specials was an Argentine Red Shrimp Roll. I would love to try that but I planned to get a cup of soup and Cuban sandwich. I planned to take half the sandwich home to my wife, and not sure she would like the Shrimp.

Two of my companions ordered the BLT sandwiches. Hmm I knew they had eaten here before, should have followed their lead. Our fourth chose the Roasted Pork Belly sandwich. We gave our orders, got dinks and chose a table. Within a few minutes our meals came.

My cup of Clam Chowder was creamy, seasoned perfectly, and delicious. The same with my Cuban, also my side of potato salad. The BLTs were not only huge, but had a massive amount of bacon. Both gentlemen loved it. Our fourth enjoyed his Roasted Pork Belly sandwich. But I could tell he was also jealous of the BLTs! Next time I will definitely get the BLT… or maybe their Special! Oh and I also bought a piece of yummy Peanut Butter Cheesecake to take home - and my wife did get half!

Great food, nice portions, great values. Service was great. I did not expect table service but did get it. And what a spectacular ambiance with artwork surrounding the cafe. Check it out!

An unexpectedly yummy small town gem. We're so lucky to have this in our neighborhood! We've been several times for lunch and really enjoy their food.

I do really hope they add an espresso machine one day. I would love to be able to grab a warm cappuccino here!

I haven't even finished my food yet and I couldn't wait to leave my review. The food is seriously delicious and the service is the best I've had in a long time!

My boyfriend & I stopped here for brunch on our week long stay in Dunedin, & ended up coming back almost everyday! Robert & GG are so kind, & the food beats any cafe we’ve visited! 11/10 would recommend

I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food here! My breakfast sandwich was very tasty. Enjoyed a cup of coffee and got some work done on my laptop thanks to the free wifi. Will definitely pop in here again.

Their chicken salad is the best I’ve ever had! Nice little cafe and staff is very friendly!

Stopped by for a quick lunch, special of the day included half of a Turkey Reuben and soup, both phenomenal!

Make sure you visit this lovely café. The food is outstanding. The setting is lovely. You will definitely enjoy yourself when you make a visit to this café. If I could give it more than five stars, I would.

This place is amazing!

Chef Rob really knows what he is doing, and everything we've tried so far reflects that. It's consistently great (and super fresh) food, pretty quick, and the folks are lovely.

Can't recommend enough, a hidden gem inside the Fine Art Museum!

Surprising gem of a place inside the Dunedin Fine Arts Center. Vegan and vegetarian friendly. The root vegetable wrap, potato salad and papaya slaw are all fantastic. Everything I've had there is very nicely done, fresh and healthy. Ask for the flan, it's amazing!

The best burger I've ever eaten: amazing beef, perfectly cooked and served on a homemade bun. I've had the burgers at fancy steakhouses like Peter Luger and Ruth's Chris and THIS. IS. BETTER. Right here in Dunedin! The secret to food like this is that there is no secret--it just takes great technique and lots of care. Most places get their buns from a package or if you're lucky from a bakery. Almost nobody is making them, and if they are they probably aren't doing it well. Palm Cafe is doing it perfectly and the prices are very reasonable. I'll probably never cook another hamburger. I have to mention the great salad too, with homemade croutons and the best Caesar dressing I've ever had. It's a wonderful setting, surrounded by all of the art. I can't recommend it highly enough.

This little café has amazing food. We found it via a tv local businesses feature report. It’s a two-hour drive from our house and worth every minute, even with the traffic. We made a second trip today and it was as marvelous as we remembered. We got the chicken salad sandwich and pork belly sandwich. My husband’s comment was that Chef Robert “must do something special” because he thought the chicken salad sandwich would be “ok” but it was amazing! SOOOO highly recommended!

Best Cuban sandwich and the chopped salad was awesome. Large portions, great leftovers!

The food at the Palm Cafe is amazing!!! Everything I’ve had there has been wonderful! Today I had the shrimp and grits. I have had shrimp and grits in New Orleans, Savannah and Charleston and none of them came close to being as delicious as what I had today, right here in Dunedin!!! I’m very impressed with their talented chef!!!

Palm Cafe is hidden gem in Dunedin. This small cafe is located inside the Dunedin Fine Arts Center, and its menu is wicked good! We visited Palm Cafe this past Sunday for brunch, and I had to choose among four favorites--the shrimp and grits, crab cake Benedict, lobster roll, and lobster omelette. We chose the latter two and were bowled over by the portion and quality of the lobster meat--a very generous portion of lobster chunks (not diced lobster bites and pieces). Delicious and reasonably priced. I have had lobster rolls and omelettes at several other places in Dunedin, and Palm Cafe surpassed them all. HIGHLY recommended, especially for Sunday brunch! This cafe should have a line out the door!

Everything I've had from here is delicious but the roasted pork belly sandwich is DYNAMITE! The Cuban is definitely one of the best around as well.

Sweet cafe with excellent food within the Dunedin Arts Center.

Absolutely a great Cafe!!!!! FRIENDLY and the Pork Belly Sandwich was so good. Thank you

Best BLT I’ve had in forever. Chef makes his own bacon. Salmon pita is a close second.

"This is everything you could want in a breakfast" said my buddy as he sighed through a full belly to go for another bite. The plate: Redneck Benedict. I tasted the gravy. It was killer. I'm especially particular about my sausage gravy because honestly my mom's is the best. BUT this gravy definitely makes the cut on top five sausage gravies. The consistency, sausage flavor, size and variation of sausage crumble, salt and pepper levels: all pretty spot on.