Sneekers Cafe

Sneekers Cafe is a coffee shop in Groton, CT, that has been serving food and live music since 1984. The menu goes well beyond coffee, covering appetizers, salads, sandwiches, and full entrees. Among the regular favorites are Wicked Chicken, available in original, jerk, or honey mustard, the Reuben with house-cooked corned beef on grilled rye with Swiss and sauerkraut, the Fish a Ma Jig made with fried haddock on grilled white bread with American cheese and slaw, and the Big Ass Cheeseburger, a half-pound burger with American cheese, lettuce, and tomato served with fries. The kitchen also turns out a Beef and Bean Burrito, Panko Sea Scallops with fries and slaw, a Spinach Salad with a warm poppyseed dressing, a Lemon Pepper Earth Bowl served over brown rice, and Panko Salmon topped with a cusabi slaw. Appetizers include Gorgonzola Garlic Bread on a half loaf of Rustica bread and fried Brussels sprouts with chipotle mayo.

Sneekers Cafe offers a separate catering menu as well, with items scaled for events such as Mussels and Clams Provencial, Roasted Red Pepper Gorgonzola Bread, grilled smoked sausage tossed in mustard barbecue sauce, New England or Rhode Island clam chowder by the quart or gallon, home-style lasagna with three cheeses and a meat ragu, chicken medley over penne, and broccoli and chicken Alfredo. Salads on the catering menu include the Holiday Gorgonzola Salad with candied walnuts, dried cranberries, and balsamic vinaigrette. The cafe is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 am to 12 am and is closed Mondays. Reservations are not accepted, but call-ahead seating is available by phone.

The cafe sits on Poquonnock Road, a short walk from Birch Plain Creek Open Space and Birch Plain Creek, and about four-tenths of a mile from Catherine Kolnaski STEAM Magnet School.

Sneekers Cafe holds a rating of 4.50 from the customers who have reviewed it, reflecting four decades of food and live music in Groton.