Sugar Mill Sweets — Restaurant in Florida

I took my hubby to Sugar Mill Sweets today because our initial choice had closed their kitchen and he was about to get hangry. A close friend of ours had taken me here last year for my birthday so I figured he would enjoy it. He was skeptical at first but I was confident that his doubts would be put at ease and I was right.

Our lovely server was so attentive, warm and jovial. Never missing a beat, she got us sorted with some ice cold water, gave us a few minutes and when we were ready to order, she made sure to ask if it was our first time here. Since it was my hubs first time, she told him that he gets a free brownie. That perked him right up.

He decided on the Soup, Salad & Quiche combo while I just HAD to have their Chicken Divan. When he couldn't decide on a soup, she brought him little sample cups to try, which I felt was a very thoughtful gesture. For their salad dressings, they have about 5 or 6 but 2 are homemade, their vinaigrette and their ranch. I love vinaigrette so that's what I got but hubby surprised me by getting the same because he usually adores ranch.

After sampling the soups he went with the chicken noodle one (I didn't even get a chance to taste any of them - that's how hungry he was) and then we dug into our salads. Oh boy! They were fresh, chilled, crisp and the vinaigrette just brought it to the next level.

Shortly after, our mains arrived and from the first bite, I was immediately transported to a time when my late father used to make chicken a la king and beef stroganoff and he made it with lots of love. That's what Sugar Mill Sweets does. Good food with lots of love!

Their Chicken Divan made me feel so comforted, it was like going home for a home cooked meal and that's a feeling I have not had since moving to the US almost 2 years ago. The rich creamy sauce that blanketed the fluffy rice, tender chicken and broccoli was full of flavor and although it came with a slice of garlic bread, I passed it on to the hubs because I knew I would not be able to finish it.

After we finished our meal, he chose his brownie and all I'm going to tell you is that I'm probably going to go again next week so I can get pictures and add it to this review. That's if Ian doesn't...

I bought a pie from here for my mother's birthday and she loved it! I loved it too, but wow, just getting the pie was quite the endeavor. The hours for this bakery are not very... realistic. 0800-1445 and closed on the weekends? They open after I'm already at work, and they close before I even get off.

I thought to myself, "With these kinds of hours, I'd imagine the only people that are even able to come here are both elderly and retired." Sure enough, through a miracle in my schedule, I showed up and the place was filled with an older, retired population.

I think it's fantastic that they are able to sustain their business on the hours they do, but being open on Saturday would probably work wonders for people who have a typical day job...

We found this place a few years ago and returned today. They are still delicious! Their cake is my favorite. Moist, soft, and fluffy with great flavor! We had strawberry cake today and it puts Edgars bakery (known for thier strawberry cake) to shame.

YUM!! It's a small, unassuming establiment and oh, so good! The prices are fair and the service is fast. They have a great lunch menu. We stumbled upon Sugar Mill Sweets three years ago while we were on vacation. Let's just say we've been looking forward to going back ever since then. They didn't disappoint. We bought a sampler of all of their dessert squares and two slices of cake (just for the two of us to try). They were all fantastic! It's going to stay on our list...