Enjoy Milford on Sea: Saltwater Café Closes to concentrate on Melleford

Tony and Becca Michael have announced that Saltwater Café will not be reopening under their ownership and stated "We love our little café but we really need to concentrate and put all our energy into Melleford."

Running two establishments in the village is a mammoth task for any small family business and Tony and Becca's decision is completely understandable.

The future of Saltwater is unknown as yet, but Tony and Becca can now put all of their efforts into Melleford at the foot of Milford on Sea village green.

In the future, Melleford has plans to open on Friday and Saturday evenings, and perhaps other ideas will be coming for this excellent village cafe/restaurant. As soon as anything new happens, we will let you know.

Table bookings can be made for Melleford by calling Becca on 01590 718390.

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About Saltwater & Melleford

Saltwater was first opened in 2016 at 106 High Street in Milford on Sea. The café was owned & run by Tony and Becca Michael, offering premium breakfast, brunch or Lunch.

In June 2023 Saltwater moved to 60 High Street and opened at the foot of Milford on Sea Village Green, with Strawberry Gallery, a pop-up art gallery, temporarily moving into 106 High Street.

In March 2024, Saltwater moved back to 106 High Street with a new look & menu.

Running two establishments in the village is a mammoth task for any small family business and Tony and Becca's decided to close Saltwater in July 2024 for Tony and Becca to concentrate all of their efforts on Melleford.

Melleford became the new name for Saltwater at 60 High Street in March 2024 . The new venue had its own stylish menu and now opens 7 days a week.

The café restaurant has a 5 Star Food Hygiene Rated and continues to be owned & run by Tony & Becca, providing a varied, interesting & tasty menu.

All of the dishes are made fresh to order, and dishes on the menu have 'a twist' from breakfast, brunch and through to lunch. They use premium ingredients from local suppliers where possible, and they specialises in creative, mouth-watering and different dishes.

There are also vegan and gluten free meal options.

The extensive drinks menu includes; speciality coffees, numerous teas, hot chocolates, iced coffee, smoothies and milkshakes.

Melleford is also dog friendly.

To see the current Melleford menu, please click here.

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Why called Melleford?

The Melleford name has a clear & interesting, if not obvious, meaning.

The name Melleford originates from the Domesday Book of 1086 when the village (now called Milford on Sea) was an established Saxon settlement and known as Melleford. At that time there was an estimated population of around 50 people.

For a short time, the village became known Melleford on Sea, before settling on the current name, Milford on Sea. The origin of the name Milford is simply 'A Mill by a Ford'.