Things to Do in Maine #2: Mel's Raspberry Patch

Late sleepers like myself usually don't make it to many of the breakfast and lunch establishments in town but I managed to roll out of bed early enough one day to eat at Mel's Raspberry Patch in Sanford. Located on the road to Alfred (at Rte 4 and High St), Mel's is a little restaurant that is filled with retired locals from its opening (at some ungodly hour like 7 or 8) until its close at 2pm. We managed to make it there during a rare lull at 11 and were met, upon entering, with floor-to-ceiling murals of raspberry bushes against serpentine rivers. No, really, FLOOR-TO-CEILING. Every single available inch of surface (except the tables and chairs) were covered in the mural.



The food is definitely comfortable and delicious. I had the Monte Cristo, an enormous club sandwich that was battered and fried, with french fries and a pickle and then promptly had my first heart attack. They have pretty standard breakfast/lunch options plus some specials that are scrawled across the only other non-painted surface, a dry erase board above the counter.