The Overflow Café
The Overflow Café is a cozy community café in Sarnia, Ontario, known for comfort-focused breakfasts and lunches, a wide selection of freshly baked goods and seasonal desserts, made-to-order crepes, sandwiches and soups, and an especially strong lineup of crab-forward items. The café emphasizes rotating daily and seasonal specials, customizable sandwiches (bagel and side choices), live-acoustic evenings, a warm welcoming atmosphere for dine-in or takeout, and community engagement through donations, raffles and local events.
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Last updated on Mar 11th, 2026
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Sausage Egg & Cheese Croissant
The Overflow Café posted a Saturday weekend special on March 14, 2026: a sausage egg and cheese on a croissant with garlic aioli and your choice of side. It is a warm handheld breakfast worth calling ahead to confirm price and availability.
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Dine-in invitation for Friday
The Overflow Café posted a friendly invite to dine in on a chilly Friday, published on 2026-03-13; the message encourages walk in customers but lists no hours, menu items, or prices. Contact the cafe or stop by to confirm today
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chicken spinach and mushroom crepe
The Overflow Café is featuring a chicken spinach and mushroom crepe as a daily special, with the option to choose your side. This savory crepe pairs protein and greens in a light wrapper, perfect for lunch customers seeking a customizable meal; check with the café for available side choices and current availability.
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Open until 2:45 on 2026-03-11
The Overflow Café posted a same day note on 2026-03-11 inviting people to stop in and say hi, noting they are open until 2:45 PM. This brief friendly reminder is for walk in visits on a gloomy afternoon, and the post does not include an address or pricing details.
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Chicken Caesar & Ranch Wraps
The Overflow Café is featuring two lunchtime wraps, a Chicken Caesar and a Chicken Ranch, positioned as quick options for lunch break customers. The brief announcement highlights choice between Caesar and ranch styles, though price, location, and ordering details were not provided in the source.
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March anniversary meal purchase giveaway
To mark its ninth year, The Overflow Café is entering every meal purchased in March 2026 into a raffle for a $100 gift card. Both dine in and takeout orders qualify, and the winner will be drawn on Wednesday April 1, 2026.
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Crab bacon and hollandaise sandwich
The Overflow Café is offering a made to order crab bacon and hollandaise sandwich, served on your choice of bagel with a selectable side. The menu note highlights customization for brunch customers, though no price or hours were provided in the announcement; contact the café for availability and side options.
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turkey cranberry white cheddar grilled cheese
The Overflow Café is featuring a seasonal turkey cranberry white cheddar grilled cheese, served hot with your choice of side. Published March 5, this limited time sandwich pairs savory turkey and melty cheese with bright cranberry for a lunchtime favorite; check with the café for availability.
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ham tomato egg and white cheddar sandwich
The Overflow Café features a made to order ham tomato egg and white cheddar sandwich served on a toasted English muffin with your choice of side during breakfast service. The simple menu note emphasizes freshness and customizable sides, though no price or location details are included in the original listing.
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Crab melt & cheesy crab bisque feature
The Overflow Café is featuring a crab melt on a toasted garlic ciabatta bun paired with a cheesy crab bisque listed as the soup of the day, presented as a daily special. Published on 2026-02-20, the announcement gives no price or hours, so check with the cafe for availability.
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Bacon and tomato grilled cheese
The Overflow Café is spotlighting a bacon and tomato grilled cheese and recommends pairing it with their potato bacon and cheddar soup. This made to order comfort combo was posted on February 19, 2026; contact the cafe to confirm availability and price.
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Valentine's sweet treats
The Overflow Café is featuring its overflow breakfast wrap and sweet treats for Valentine’s Day, with dine in available for breakfast or lunch and the cafe open until 1:45 PM on February 14, 2026. The announcement encourages couples to enjoy a meal together or pick up desserts to take home; no prices or ingredient details were provided.
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Brandon Riley booking/thank-you
The Overflow Café thanked Brandon Riley for a recent performance and indicated they are looking forward to another booking in March 2026. The original note gives no exact date or ticket details, so watch the cafe's announcements for the confirmed March date and time.
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Strawberry Flakey’s
The Overflow Café is featuring Strawberry Flakeys as a limited time valentines weekend treat aimed at couples and date outings. The short announcement confirms the product name and its valentines weekend availability, but does not include price, ingredients, or pickup times; check the café for ordering and dietary details.
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Valentine's Weekend Seasonal Offering
The Overflow Café is featuring a limited time Strawberry Flakey's pastry for Valentines Weekend as a seasonal treat. The original announcement lists the item and the holiday weekend but does not include hours, pricing, or reservation details, so contact the cafe directly to confirm availability.
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Weekend baked goods
The Overflow Café published a brief announcement on 2026-02-13 encouraging customers to stock up on delicious baked goods for the weekend. The note highlights a weekend offering but does not list specific items, prices, or contact details, so check with the caf
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Acoustic Show
The Overflow Café posted a same day notice for an acoustic show and dinner on 2026-02-12, inviting patrons to stop in and enjoy live music. The announcement includes no artist names, start time, or ticket information, it is presented as a walk in friendly evening.
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Valentine's Day Donation Drive
The Overflow Café is hosting a Valentine’s Day early event tonight, February 12, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM and asks guests to bring donations for Sarnia Blessings while enjoying the full menu. The announcement gives no item list or drop off instructions, so bring general donations and check with the cafe in person for specifics.
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Chicken Spinach and Mushroom Crepe
The Overflow Café is featuring a Chicken Spinach and Mushroom Crepe as a menu highlight, described as made to order and served with your choice of side. The offering is presented as a customizable crepe special ideal for a fresh savory lunch or dinner option at the cafe.
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Loaded ham wrap & Swiss onion soup
The Overflow Café highlights a menu pairing: the loaded ham wrap served alongside the Swiss onion soup of the day, suggested as a complementary combination in their published menu note.
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Turkey cranberry and white cheddar grilled cheese
The Overflow Café is highlighting a turkey cranberry and white cheddar grilled cheese sandwich served with your choice of side; published 2026-02-10.
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Overflow day notice
The Overflow Café published a brief notice on 2026-02-07 stating “It’s an overflow kind of day!” — the café is experiencing high customer volume with limited seating; dine-in and takeout are noted, but no further logistics (hours, address, or contact) were provided.
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Crab and asparagus crepe
The Overflow Café is offering a crab and asparagus crepe served with your choice of side; the announcement lists the product and add-on but provides no price, address, or booking details.
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Open-Faced Pizza Melt
The Overflow Café is featuring an Open-Faced Pizza Melt — an open-faced sandwich-style pizza melt served with your choice of side, highlighting a customizable side as its key feature.
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Update on yesterday's special
The Overflow Café announced on 2026-02-04 via a social media post that "Yesterday’s special was a smashing success!", reporting positive customer response to a popular daily special.