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Backwater, Melbourne

Backwater Melbourne Menu & Prices

1904 Municipal Ln · restaurant

Breakfast All Day, Supper Anytime, Drinks. 131 items read from Backwater's own menu. Menu reviewed October 2026. Signature plates: Omelettes $13.99, Gator $14.99, Mickey/Minnie Mouse Pancake $5.50.

Backwater Breakfast All Day Menu

Melbourne · 68 items

Backwater Southern Breakfast Menu see more breakfast in Melbourne

  • Southern Breakfast$13.75

    Two cage free eggs with a choice of bacon or sausage & grits or home fries with a side of toast

Pancakes see more pancakes in Melbourne

  • Buttermilk + Lemon Poppy Seed Seasonal * Vegan +1 Gluten Free +2
  • Penny Stack$14.49

    2 cakes, 2 eggs & bacon or sausage

  • Shaq Stack$15.49

    3 cakes, 2 eggs & bacon or sausage

Fried Chicken Or Fried Gator Waffle see more fried chicken in Melbourne

  • Fried Chicken Or Fried Gator Waffle$13.99

    Orange zest waffle topped with candied orange peels and your choice of fried chicken

  • Gator$14.99
  • Plain Citrus Waffle$9.49
  • Vegan Waffle$10.49

Deep Fried French Toast see more french toast in Melbourne

  • Deep Fried French Toast$10.99

    Four pieces of Challah Cinnamon Raisin Texas Toast battered and deep fried

  • With Two Eggs$14.99

Backwater The Breakfast Club Menu see more breakfast in Melbourne

  • The Breakfast Club$15.99

    Our own version of the club sandwich with over medium eggs, thick bacon lettuce, tomato, cheese, and our cajun remoulade dressing served on wheat bread with your choice of home fries, grits, or fruit

Okeechobee Ice Cream see more ice cream in Melbourne

  • Okeechobee Ice Cream$11.99

    Our homemade biscuit and gravy topped with a sunny side up egg

The Boss Hog

  • The Boss Hog$15.99

    Provolone stuffed rope sausage atop balsamic onions, cheese grits loaded with bacon and green onions, served in a skillet and finished with one sunny side up egg

Backwater The Breakfast Cuban Menu see more breakfast in Melbourne

  • The Breakfast Cuban$16.99

    Sliced Ham, Carolina Pulled Pork, Swiss Cheese and Pickles topped with Over Medium Eggs on Cuban Garlic Bread served with home fries

LOOK! Benedicts

  • Fried Green Tomato & Spinach Eggs Benedict*$15.99

    Two poached eggs atop fried green tomatoes with sautéed kale and spinach topped with hollandaise on an english muffin with a side of our black cherry grits

  • Hambone Benny*$16.99

    6 oz. Thick cut bone-in ham steak served with two poached eggs with hollandaise atop ciabatta bread with your choice of home fries or grits

  • Bayou Benedict*$17.99

    Eastern Carolina pulled pork with two poached eggs topped with a crawfish, bell pepper and bacon sauce piquant hollandaise, on a toasted english muffin served with a side of home fries or grits

  • Carolina Pulled Pork Eggs Benedict*$15.99

    Our grandfather's famous Eastern North Carolina style pulled pork and two poached eggs over a homemade grilled biscuit, topped with hollandaise, and served with home fries or grits

  • Cuban Benedict*$17.99

    Two poached eggs atop pulled pork, grilled ham, and diced pickles on cuban garlic bread topped with dijon hollandaise and your choice of a side

BUILD YOUR OWN Benedict

  • 'BUILD YOUR OWN Benedict'$16.99

Pick Your Hollandaise

  • Sauce Piquant

    (Bacon, Bell Pepper, Onion)

  • Pesto

    (Sundried Tomato)

  • Traditional

    (Lemon, Eggs)

  • Cuban

    (Dijon Mustard)

  • Sausage Gravy

Pick Your Base

  • Cuban Garlic Bread
  • Ciabatta
  • English Muffin
  • Biscuit
  • Gluten Free Bread

Pick Your Protein

  • Sliced Deli Ham
  • Carolina Pulled Pork
  • Fried Green Tomato
  • Gaz Bone-In Ham Steak
  • Fried Tofu
  • Buttermilk Fried Chicken
  • Central Florida Caught Fried Gator
  • Shaved Ribeye
  • Wild Caught Florida Shrimp

Omelettes see more omelette in Melbourne

  • Omelettes$13.99

    Three eggs served with home fries or grits and your choice of toast

Build Your Own

  • Basil$75
  • Tomato
  • Onions
  • Peppers
  • Spinach
  • Jalapenos
  • Mushrooms
  • Feta$99
  • Mozzarella
  • Jack Cheddar
  • Swiss
  • Parmesan
  • Fontina
  • SUN Dried Tomato
  • Diced HAM$1.49
  • Bacon
  • Sausage
  • Avocado
  • Andouille
  • VEG. Bacon
  • VEG. Sausage

Omelette Variations see more omelette in Melbourne

  • 'mexicali'

    avocado, jack cheddar cheese, bell peppers

  • 'cajun'

    andouille sausage, jack cheddar cheese, onions

  • 'garden'

    tomato, spinach, mushrooms, onions

  • 'caprese'

    tomato, mozzarella, basil, balsamic glaze

  • 'parisian'

    mushrooms & swiss cheese

  • 'greek'

    tomato, feta, spinach

  • 'denver'

    ham, bell pepper, onion

Backwater Dinner Menu

Supper Anytime Menu · Melbourne · 37 items

Grilled Mac & Cheese

  • Grilled Mac & Cheese$14.99

    A blend of fontina, jack, and parmesan mac & cheese served on ciabatta bread with tomato soup or slaw

Shaved Ribeye see more ribeye in Melbourne

  • Shaved Ribeye$16.99

    Our shaved ribeye sandwich on toasted cuban garlic bread with caramelized balsamic onions, demi glace & crumbled blue cheese topped with a sunny side up egg

Shrimp & Grits

  • Shrimp & Grits$17.99

    Sautéed local Florida shrimp with Bradley's Tallahassee stone milled grits topped with a Caribbean sofrito and criolla sauce.

Fried Green Tomato Caprese Sandwich see more sandwich in Melbourne

  • Fried Green Tomato Caprese Sandwich$14.95

    Fried green tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil, sun dried tomato, and our cajun remoulade with a balsamic glaze on ciabatta bread served open faced

Carolina BBQ Pork Sandwich see more sandwich in Melbourne

  • Carolina BBQ Pork Sandwich$14.99

    Our Carolina Pulled Pork, Pimiento Cheese and Pickles, on Cuban Garlic Bread

Fried Green BLT

  • Fried Green BLT$13.99

    Hot take of the BLT with fried green tomato, thick cut bacon, lettuce and mayo served on your choice of bread

Shrimp Or Gator Po'boy

  • Shrimp Or Gator Po'boy$16.99

    Seasoned Canaveral Shrimp or fried wild caught Central Florida alligator with lettuce, tomato and pickle on Cuban garlic bread topped with a cajun remoulade

Gator Gumbo

  • Gator Gumbo$15.99

    A bowl of wild caught fried Central Florida alligator, in an okra, red beans and butternut squash gumbo simmered with pork, tomato, peppers & onions and served with a jalapeno corn muffin

Country Fried Pork Chop

  • Country Fried Pork Chop$17.99

    6 oz. Seasoned buttermilk battered pork chop fried and topped with our sausage gravy and finished with a sunny side up egg on top

Southern Cordon Bleu

  • Southern Cordon Bleu$16.99

    Our buttermilk fried chicken, grilled ham and swiss cheese atop a sautéed spinach and kale mix on a jalapeno cheddar Johnny cake, finished with a sun dried tomato pesto hollandaise

Backwater Lunch Sides Menu

  • Supper Items Come With A Side Of Slaw
  • Home Fries$1.99
  • Grits$1.99
  • Soup$1.99
  • Fruit$2.99
  • Gumbo$3.99

The Tailgater

  • The Tailgater$9.99

    Smoky andouille sausage, sharp pimiento cheese, pickles, peppers, and crackers—built for passing, sharing, and pickin’ at

Keep on the Sunny Sides!

  • Gator Appetizer$8.49
  • Biscuit and Gravy$7.29
  • Biscuit$3.49
  • Fruit$5.49
  • Two Eggs$6.49
  • Bacon or Veggie Bacon$6.29
  • Sausage$4.49
  • Veggie Sausage$5.49
  • One Pancake$4.50
  • Fried Green Tomato Appetizer$7.49
  • Sub Tofu or Egg Whites: (2) +1.49 (3) +2.49
  • Yogurt Granola$7.49
  • Home Fries$4.29

    Cheesy +1.79 Loaded + 2.79

  • Grits$4.29

    Cheesy +1.79 Loaded + 2.79

  • Side of Fried Chicken or Pulled Pork$7.29
  • Toast$2.79
  • Side of Shrimp$7.95
  • Side of Salsa$2.95
  • Side Avocado$2.95
  • Mickey/Minnie Mouse Pancake$5.50

Backwater Drinks Menu

Melbourne · 26 items

Drink Up!

  • Orange Juice$5.95

    Natalies, orchid island

  • Squeezed here in house!$3.99

    Lemonade*

  • Strawberry Lemonade$4.59
  • Sweet Tea$3.49
  • Coffee (Hot or Iced)$3.79
  • Milk$3.79
  • Soda Pop$3.79
  • Apple Juice$3.79
  • Grapefruit Juice$3.79
  • Chocolate Milk$4.29
  • Mimosas6.95/28.99

    carafe

  • Blood Orange
  • Traditional Orange
  • Strawberry Lemonade
  • Grapefruit & Sage
  • Watermelon & Mint
  • Cocktails
  • Bacon Bloody Mary$8.79
  • Screwdriver (Vodka/OJ)$6.95
  • Greyhound$6.95

    (Vodka/Grapefruit)

  • Beer
  • Coors/Miller$5.99
  • Fancy's$6.99
  • Cold Brew$5.95

    La Colombe floz cans Black Medium Roast Draft Latte Vanilla Oat Milk

  • Nitro Cold Brew On Tap$5.95

    Pumphouse (West Palm Beach)

Bourbon Revival

  • Bourbon Revival$15.99

    Our triple decker Monte Cristo with turkey, swiss, ham and cheddar, deep fried in a sweet beer batter, with a side of bourbon bacon melba dipping sauce

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Breakfast3 on the menuThe Breakfast Club$15.99$3.30 over city medianPancakes4 on the menuMickey/Minnie Mouse Pancake$5.50$5.99 under city medianFried chicken5 on the menuGator$14.99about the city medianFrench toast2 on the menuDeep Fried French Toast$10.99$1.46 under city medianIce cream1 on the menuOkeechobee Ice Cream$11.99$4.99 over city medianOmelette8 on the menuOmelettes$13.99about the city medianMac and cheese1 on the menuGrilled Mac & Cheese$14.99$8.50 over city medianRibeye1 on the menuShaved Ribeye

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