Harvest Thyme Kitchen — Restaurant in Melbourne

Harvest Thyme 601 E. New Haven Ave., Melbourne, FL 32901

4.5 Stars

Food, food, food, food, food. Every time I run into a discombobulated unstructured restaurant environment I am tempted to rate on the front of house incompetence. Sadly, it would appear that all of the best places have front-of-house problems. Including, but not limited to, Bern's Steakhouse, the Big Boy all World #1 eatery. Back to the food. I'm still not sure who or even if we had an official server. The lady that started to take our order disappeared. Then a few moments later a new lady showed up to take our order. Neither of these two could answer any questions. Our food was brought by a third lady and the fourth lady was the owner (I asked all four). Despite the ever-changing waitron, I managed to place an order for one Biscuit and Gravy Breakfast with eggs over medium and a side of country ham, along with an order of the Lemon Pound Cake French Toast because yummy. Someone here sure knows how to cook. One could even say they went all supererogation especially when compared to the seemingly lack of effort represented in the chaos that is the front of the house. I was never able to determine the name of the cook. Well done, Anonymous Culinarian! None of the service matters unless you are a crybaby about things like that. I am here for the food. Period. So, live with the service storm because this food is freakin' awesome. The sole reason this wasn't a 5-star review was the spuds. If you are already blowing up your food costs, spend the extra $5.00 on the pre-cut high-end taters.

The Biscuits and Gravy were outstanding. Both were obviously made in-house with nothing but love. This is one of the best biscuits I've had. It was flaky, firm, springy, and tasty—the way Granny intended biscuits to be. The gravy was fresh and seasoned correctly. The eggs were cooked correctly, and the potatoes were, as mentioned, not worth mentioning.

I found the Lemon Pound Cake French Toast to be exceptional. The bread was perfectly battered, grilled and presented. The double handful of fresh blueberries were farm fresh, the cream freshly whipped and I am fairly certain that was real maple syrup. All in all this was a superbly made meal and pleased my palate a great deal.

The Big Boy says, “ Try this place. I strongly recommend it. Hopefully, a leader will emerge in the front to complement the back. Hint,...

Highly recommend this little bit of heaven in downtown Melbourne. It is a locally owned and run restaurant and tea house. I attended with a group for a tea time lunch. The service was excellent from all the staff that served our table, including the owner. Our menu consisted of some items they did not have on the menu due to it being a tea. But I can't rave enough, how delicious, fresh, and tasty it all was. I highly recommend their soup!

The prices are very good and consistent for what you order. The lunch menu is quite diverse, and you will find a little of anything, from salads, sandwiches, and baked goods. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

This is an addition to my original post. Went back today 3/20 for lunch with my lady friends, there were 11 of us. Lived up to the original post again with great lunch and breakfast items. I personally had the garden salad with a balsamic vinegrette dressing and chicken salad on the side. Very, very good. Some of the others had chicken salad sandwiches, lemon pound cake fresh toast and the breakfast bowl to name a few. All very tasty and fresh. The service was impeccable as always. Can't say enough...

If I lived closer, I would be a regular! Amazing food, kind staff, and super quick ticket times. From order to table, it couldn't have been longer than 15 minutes. Seating is relatively intimate inside, but outside has ample space.

Food was amazing! I had the biscuits and gravy (they have 4 options to choose from). I had the chicken and herb (savory, flavorful; think thanksgiving in a gravy), bacon (my favorite out of the bunch), and sausage gravy (perfect balance between thick and runny). The biscuits themselves were awesome; flakey, buttery, not overly dense or dry. I also had the breakfast potatoes to help pit up any excess gravy (there was none). Delicious food.

My wife had Grandma G's pot roast sandwich. I did not take a photo.. I was too...