Really great atmosphere. Great food. Shoutout to the restaurant for having safe gluten free food and having a variety of options. We will be back next vacation!
The food was good but I felt that it was pretty expensive for what it was. They had some good gluten free options and their staff was very helpful walking us thru the menu.
Waitress screwed up food order and brought wrong food and didn't correct the receipt until we complained. Regular Pizza was awful but gluten free was good
Food was delicious and reasonable for the beach! Loved how they are very great with allergies and are gluten free for celiac’s. I am very appreciative with there service when asking several questions about there procedures that prevent cross-contamination. 10/10 will be back again!
20 N Pennsylvania Ave, Bethany Beach, DE 19930, USA
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Andy Smith
Gluten Free crust pizza was delicious. And although they were understaffed, the waitresses and kitchen did a great job. You wouldn't have known they were short staffed if they hadn't said something. 😉
I visited Cottage Cafe in Bethany Beach after a recommendation from a foodie friend, but unfortunately, it didn’t quite live up to the hype for me. The decor is definitely charming—true to its name, it has a cozy cottage feel that’s warm and inviting.
That said, the food was just okay. The menu felt a bit limited and uninspired, and the cocktails didn’t really stand out. I appreciated that they had a separate gluten-free menu, but the options on it were pretty minimal.
On a positive note, our waitress was lovely—friendly, attentive, and helpful throughout the meal. Overall, it wasn’t a bad experience, just not one that would bring me back again.
Our second time eating here and we will keep coming back. Food is excellent - fresh, clean, flavorful. Prices are reasonable. Service was top notch. Our waitress (Megan) was simply the best...she absolutely took care of my wife's celiac needs and was just a delight to talk with. She should be highly valued by her employer. Campfire cake! Save room for that one!
DIFEBOSSSS!!! My family came here last night and had the best time. Our waiter Julia was so kind and funny. She knew the menu top to bottom and was able to give us recommendations for every person. She even had tried all of the mocktails and could recommend drinks to our underage family members. We sat on the outdoor patio and highly recommend it, fantastic atmosphere. Between the soft Italian instrumental music and delicious bread and olive oil, we felt like we had been transported to Italy. All of our drinks and food were amazing. The flavors were robust and you can tell these home cook recipes have lasted since 1989 for a reason. They are DELICIOUS! We recommend the Chicken parm, anything in the Bob’s sauce or Vodka sauce, (although everything is great) and for dessert we LOVED the tiramisu, chocolate mousse tarte, and espresso martinis. This place is great for gluten allergies despite the gluten heavy cuisine! This has become a staple for us now when we visit Bethany. We can’t recommend the grocery store enough across the street as well! We have been getting coffee and pastries for breakfast on vacation there for two years now!!! We love you difebo’ssssss
Wonderful food, friendly staff, great location. Wonderful place to come for an early dinner with kids, or later in the evening for dinner and drinks. Food and drinks are all delicious. I love the range of gluten-free options and how knowledgeable and friendly the staff are about allergies.
Great customer service. We were a party of 14. The manager and waiter were courteous and accommodating. Two of our party are gluten sensitive. The manager personally discussed food choices and explained how their meals would be prepared.
Everyone enjoyed their meals, seafood and other.
It's a small restaurant so it might be crowded in the summer but we went in October and got right in. Definitely, a place to try again and again.
My biggest frustration that you should know about is the credit card service fee. Where have restaurants started to get away with charging their customers for a business expenses. If you're going to do this you need to put it on your website so I can choose not to come. All that does is reduce the amount I'm going to leave as a tip which isn't fair to the server but I'm sorry I'm not paying your restaurants normal business expenses. Now for the actual review. I came here for the first time with my husband and another couple to celebrate my birthday and the birthday of one of our friends. The service was great and they were able to accommodate my gluten free diet so that's a plus. We enjoyed a bottle of wine and a few cocktails all which were good. Appetizers were good and soup was a big portion and very good. Here are the areas that could have been better in addition to not changing a credit card fee. The steak my friend ordered was a small portion compared to everyone else's meals which were quite big and his steak was overcooked. When that feedback was provided I would have expected the restaurant to do something to make up for it. He didn't want it redone but when a meal doesn't't come out as ordered some sort of compensation should be provided. My meal was big but a bit bland as was my husband's. We were celebrating two birthdays and offering us a drink or dessert would have been the classy thing to do.
Okay- so this place is a GEM. My husband and I were on the prowl for good seafood and we were absolutely not disappointed. I had the sautéed scallops and sautéed shrimp on a salad and let me tell you, the seafood was amazing. My husband had the stuffed flounder and he said it was the best he had ever had. And the service was exceptional, the young man who took our order was incredibly friendly and accommodating. I’m gluten free so I had a lot of questions and he was very knowledgeable! Made sure he got my order right. We will DEFINITELY be coming back! Thank you for an incredible and delicious experience.
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