Cottage Cafe

Any review of Cottage Café starts with its pre- and post-SoDel Concepts 2022 purchase.  The ‘old’ Cottage Café offered an upper scale diner-style menu primarily targeting neighbor Sea Colony condo and townhouse family visitors, attracting weekly rotating tourist families and local seniors and families looking for a passable inexpensive meal.  After the local restaurant empire, SoDel acquired the restaurant in 2022, a different kitchen emerged, offering better fare and fresher ingredients, and the promise of attracting non-Sea Colony owners and tourists.  Open for lunch and dinner, and offering attractive happy hour and bar specials, Cottage Café upgraded its staid menu to include local coastal staples, but still caters to families, tourists, and non-discerning locals looking for a bargain – local habits are hard to change when the restaurant keeps the same name, ambiance, and furnishings.  The seafood dishes are average, but expect a good burger, salad, and gastropub options, all at mid-level pricing, sides included.  If you are staying at one of Sea Colony’s more than 2,200 rental units, you can walk or bike to Cottage Café, and will not be disappointed as long as your meal includes one of its signature cocktails or crushes to help dull the memory of an average meal.  As a destination restaurant for the grown-up family however, better to consider any other SoDel option.

 

33034 Coastal Highway

Bethany Beach, DE 19930

302-539-8710

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