CAFE DE MARCO

Tucked away in the northern most point of Old Marco is Cafe de Marco, Marco Island's favorite restaurant for the most diverse selection of fresh seafood available. A tradition for over 27 years, the Cafe de Marco has now proudly served a generation of visitors from all over the world.
Established in 1983 by owner/operator Sandy Scheeler-Franchino, this award winning bistro is well noted for it's vast array of fresh seafood, prepared daily with her chef's original recipes and sauces. Cafe de Marco is a seven time winner of the Platinum Plate Awards for best Seafood and Appetizer on Marco Island. Cafe's emphasis has always been on consistency, in keeping with their high standards for using only the freshest and most superior quality of ingredients. There is a non seafood selection available for land lovers as well as for individual requests for those needing certain diet restrictions fullfilled.
The house trademark is the Jumbo Prawns platter. These huge shrimp are butterflied, seasoned with fresh herbs and spices, broiled in garlic sauce and served over saffron rice. Another shrimp staple on the menu is the Shrimp Lenny (named after Sandy's father). This creation has been copied by many, but not as successfully. It combines large shrimp with crabmeat and bacon, broiled to perfection and draped with hollandaise sauce. Other popular seafood favorites are the Chilean Sea Bass, local Black Grouper de Marco, Captain's Platter, Snapper Almondine, and Jumbo Lump Blue Point Crab Cakes. Land lovers may select from a variety as well, including; a 12 oz. New York Strip Steak, Filet Mignon, Rack of Lamb or Chicken entrees. All entrees are complete with vegetable, pasta or potato, garden salad, rolls and butter.
The award winning appetizers of Oysters Rockefeller and the Seafood Sampler are not to be missed. The Seafood Sampler features Shrimp Cocktail, Stuffed Mushrooms, Clams Casino and Oysters Oscar and Rockefeller.
Desserts are also given special attention at Cafe de Marco. Sandy's favorite course of the meal is dessert, so she created The Cafe Puff, which has mouoths drooling from first to last bite (if you can finish one!). Other homemade desserts include Ricotta Cheese Cake, Peanut Butter Pie, Chocolate Suicide Cake and Key Lime Pie, a Floridian specialty.
It's no surprise that folks have been returning to Cafe de Marco year after year for 27 years.
For further information and reservations please call 239-394-6262.

Current Hours of Operations:
Open from 5pm. Reservations please.
Monday thru Saturday; Open Sundays beginning December 26th.