The Cottage Pub & Restaurant
572 Wayne Ave, Chambersburg, PA, 17201
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Address :
572 Wayne Ave
Chambersburg, PA, 17201 - Phone (717) 264-8543
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Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Dinner
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : No
Good for Kids : No
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Music : Juke Box
Good For Dancing : No
Alcohol : Full Bar
Happy Hour : Yes
Best Nights : Thu, Fri, Sat
Coat Check : No
Smoking : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
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Kerri M.
We went to the Cottage based on the reviews on yelp. I was surprised to see cloth tablecloths but the napkins are paper. The food was good and so was the service. We were a table of four and we had the mushroom fries, wings, ribs, and the chicken cordon blue. The fried mushrooms were good as were the wings and ribs. The cordon bleu was basically a tortilla with chicken and ham inside with a piece of melted cheese on the outside. But he really liked it. The menu ranged from bar type food and sandwiches to pasta, salmon and even prime rib on the special. We were pleased with what we had and would recommend this place.
(4)Jen S.
The food isn't as good as it used to be but it is still ok and better than most. Wing night is the best night. It will always be a great local pub.
(3)Vanilla J.
Would love to give a higher rating....menu remains similar, but quality changes with each visit.
(4)Steven B.
I'm like a guided missile programmed to seek out great dive bars. I'm especially interested in dives with good food. As I travel the country I use the Yelp Mobile App to find them. I've been spending a lot of time in the Chambersburg area and these folks are the classic dive bar experience. It's a tiny little place and it doesn't look like much from the outside. You may be tempted to pass it by and visit one of the many chain places that are practically next door. That would be a mistake. You'll find the crowd to be a mix of young and old including locals and lots of folks like me staying in the nearby hotels. The beer selection is decent and the drinks are cheap. They have a My Touch juke box so I can play songs from my smart phone. I love that! The food is much better than typical bar food. I'll give you one example. Sweet Chicken Tenders. These are chicken pieces wrapped in bacon. They are not the usual battered and fried pieces that you see everywhere. These are dusted with brown sugar and chili powder and baked. They are OMG delicious and a welcome change from fried food. My business will be taking me to the Chambersburg area again and this will be my stop for adult libations and good food.
(4)Charlie B.
Stopped here on the way to Tennessee after reading some other Yelp reviews. This was much better than eating at one of those chain restaurants. Very "local" atmosphere and menu...just the type of place .try when traveling. As someone else says, don't let the outside keep you from trying it.
(4)Jean H.
Worst food I've had in a very long time. I couldn't even eat more than1 of their scallops. No taste at all,well if horrid is a taste ,probably not even true scallops. Their infamous crab pretzel.. Horrible! I wouldn't recommend this place to ANYONE! $50 later we are out the door NEVER to go back.
(1)Jack Straw S.
Four draft beers were $13.00 !!! You can't get one draft beer in Brooklyn for $13.00. Total after work bar and it was great. If you are in the are go have a drink.
(3)Sara K.
I mean, when you roll up, don't judge a book by it's cover at all. It's actually really quaint and cute inside. The waiters don't bother you at all and it's a nice quiet atmosphere. But the food - there's better places out there. I had the Maryland crab cake which as an entree comes with bread rolls (definitely microwaved from a sam's club "roll" freezer bag), and 2 sides. I got the Caesar salad and rice pilaf. The crab cake was like the size of my palm and was alone $13.95 even though you can get a side of it for $8.99, for some reason. I smashed and it obviously became larger. It WAS delicious but you can't judge an entire establishment based on one piece of food. It was perfectly seasoned but seriously, $13.45! The Caesar salad was ... eh, i mean can you really go bad with a Caesar salad? The rice pilaf resembled something from a TV dinner. I had to add a bunch of salt and pepper. My boyfriend got the 7 ounce sirloin steak and ribs which came with the dinner rolls and 2 sides. He got the salad and baked potato. He HATED his ribs. You could tell they were warmed up; the taste and texture was clear and evident. It was soft and not in a good way. The steak was OK, there was no seasoning which he likes but it was a little too well done for his "medium" preference. After 1 blue moon and 2 Guinness's it all totaled up to be around $50.00. The meat was bad, the prices were too expensive and the total experience could have been better.
(2)Chris B.
Great food and drinks! They have both a bar area and a larger dining area. The bar area is smaller in size and has an almost dive bar feel to it, but it is a cool little hang out.
(4)Mike P.
I love this place. The wings are the best and the ribs I see in my dreams. The people that work there are very friendly.
(5)Elizabeth W.
I came in on a Saturday night and encountered no wait and no problems. The parking lot is difficult, but you can always park on the street nearby and walk around the corner if necessary. I was pleasantly surprised to see a veggie burger on the menu and even more surprised that it was actually good. The chips are clearly made in-house, and I liked how hot and fresh they were when I ate here. My husband was also impressed with the beer selection--one of the best in town, from what we can tell. This place is very "no frills," but with good food and friendly service, it doesn't need to be. It's not someplace fancy for a night on the town, but I think most of the people around here would drive into Gettysburg or somewhere else for that, anyways.
(4)Paul B.
Arrived on a Friday night about 8pm. The place itself is in an older building and in pretty rough shape but good music was being played and there was a good crowd that developed as the night wore on. Service at the bar was awfully slow but the drinks were strong so no complaints from me. As far as food goes I ordered a burger, it was above average but the fries were almost inedible (make them crispy!). Since I didn't eat the fries I ordered a grilled cheese right before they stopped serving food. It may have been the whiskey but The grilled cheese was amazing. If you are in Chambersburg it's probably the best bar to go to. Then again if you are in Chambersburg you probably have bigger issues than soggy French fries.
(3)jeff d.
This is a review for customer experience. My folks just moved into the area in the fall of 2008 and have not been to too many places to eat yet. Since I live across the country in Washington, I needed to come up with a Christmas gift for them. With all of the great feedback from Yelpers I decided to look at the website and found the phone number for them. I called and asked about a gift certificate and paid for it over the phone. It arrived at my parents house a couple of days later in a Christmas card (very nice touch) with my transcribed message. My receipt arrived in the mail a few days later with a handwritten note thanking me for my purchase and that they would make sure my folks had an enjoyable and memorable meal there. Thank you. Dining experience (not mine but from some people I trust - my folks): Sure enough, my folks phoned me to tell me that they had a great dining experience and cant wait to go back.
(5)Scott D.
Work function, great food and atmosphere. 4 Stars for a local dive bar, yes they earned it. Good food, not all grease, reasonable portions. The drinks where fair enough. The bar keep was great. It was a great place to rehash work and plan the next move.
(4)Aaron C.
Some people complain that The Cottage is a little cramped, and they're absolutely right, it is. Your opinion may be different, but I kinda enjoy it, it gives the whole place a very cozy atmosphere. The portabello fries are awesome, but the wings left me wanting more. The Maryland Crab burger is awesome (a burger + a crab cake) is also worth trying. They always have a several craft brews on tap which is important to me as I am a raging beer snob. Try to park on the street instead of the parking lot, you're just begging for a door dent otherwise.
(4)Jaison M.
Best wings in town so far. Always a go to for wings. They do have some other good dishes and definitely good for take out. The restaurant side isn't all that fancy. Good for the small bar. Does have take out beer which seems rare in this town.
(4)Andrea W.
The Cottage is a great place to go to watch football, and the wings rock! My fiance and I have also had several good happy hour specials there. I have to agree with a previous reviewer who commented that the chowder is too heavy on the cream, to the point of being unrecognizable. But the beer selection is solid (they usually have Roy Pitz on tap), the waitresses are friendly, and the atmosphere is good (always fun music on the jukebox, always super packed!). Wish the kitchen stayed open later (tonight- a Friday- it was closed by 10:00 p.m.), but overall I'd recommend the place!
(4)Monika M.
pub food at its best! delicious, delicious, delicious. don't run when you see the outside - it's actually very nice inside and the service is great.
(4)Eric F.
Very busy on a Thursday night. There was an unsympathetic wait. The signature crab soup tasted like it came from a can. The portobello fries were nicely breaded and fried. The portobello sandwich was a worthy deal. The wings are standard fare. A nice slab of crab meat comes on the Chesapeake chicken. $2.99 for normal fries instead of chips seems excessive.
(3)Nicholas C.
After reading the positive Yelp reviews, I was excited to try this place out, but was very disappointed. The waitress was NOT friendly and the tables were dirty. She never wiped them off. I had soup n' salad: the shrimp bisque (which was only lukewarm) looked/tasted more like thick salad dressing. The side salad was tasty, but was iceberg lettuce. If they want to be a low-cost/frills place, that's one thing, but they charge $18 dollars for entrees. If that's their market, I think they need to rethink. I'd say skip this place.
(1)David D.
They have been around since 1933, this speak well of them. Actually when you arrive you are taken aback at what you see - The place looks a little run down but not to worry. Best if you enter the restaurant through the back entrance. Believe there are no more than 12 tables in the seating area, the room is relaxing. Service staff friendly and attentive. The Mrs. had Haddock and I a NY Strip. We received a gift certificate to come here and we are very happy we did. We will be returning to sample some of the other offerings. A note: We were really surprised with the steamed clam appetizer they arrived on a plate and appeared to literally steamed, no juices do dip bread in. We are accustomed to having wine, onions et al with the steamed clams. Overall a great meal. P.S. Bar drinks during Happy Hour came as a surprise saving with our dinner
(4)Un Kyong P.
It's kind of weird how they bring you side dishes. They are like "what sort of vegetables do you want?" and I'm all like "I don't want any" and they are all like "well, you have to choose something!" But it is pretty good anyway. Even if they don't have any kimchi!
(4)Mike P.
Looks can be deceiving! I lived in the Chambersburg area for a year before we went to the "Cottage". What a friendly, little down-to-earth place. Their crab cakes are the best for being so far from the Bay. Their menu selection is more than adequate and the service is always great. It can be a little tight quarters on weekends because the locals love it. We have never had to wait more than 5 minutes to be seated. This is our favorite place to eat.
(4)Diana P.
Everything that Mike P and Justin P say is true. Sure didn't look like much, but it was very good, very friendly, and affordable. Interesting decor--lots of black that somehow manages not to be dreary. One of my favorite places in Chambersburg.
(5)Marsh W.
Good wings. Had a good time there. What more can you say? Okay, prob more, but I really was in the bar and eating there. Was good for me.
(4)justin p.
Don't be put off by the sketchy exterior - go around back (good luck finding parking - the lot is a little strange!) and enter through the dining entrance (not the front bar entrance or the other back take out entrance). It's the kind of local favorite that you'd never ever find in a million years if you were just passing through. The menu is fairly innovative and the food is always good - just beware of the smoky bar in the front. You have to walk through it to get to the restrooms.
(4)Brenton K.
I ate at the Cottage tonight with my fiancé, mom, dad, two brothers, and niece to celebrate my mother's birthday. We ate in the back dining room area and started out with the Maryland crab loaf and the crab pretzel. Both were mediocre, over seasoned with Old Bay spice blend, and filled us up on carbs. I ordered the Chesapeake chicken as my entree with a side salad and french onion soup as my two sides. The salad was very fresh and the Parmesan peppercorn dressing was tasty. The French onion soup was average, neither terrific nor terrible. The Chesapeake chicken was so dry and overcooked it was inedible. The 'imperial sauce' on top was almost nonexistent and so thick and baked on that it was able to be scrapped off with a knife. The 'crab stuffing' in the middle of the Chesapeake chicken was the same sort of flat, gray, dry crab patty that was on top of the Maryland crab loaf appetizer. Overall, my entree was beyond dissapointing and difficult to pay for. My fiancé's meal was by far the worst. She ordered the Scallops and chose a side salad with the same Parmesan Peppercorn dressing, and a cup of the Shrimp Bisque Soup as her two sides. Once the salad course was underway, our waitress brought out the soups those in the party ordered. My fiancé's didn't come. We didn't see the waitress again until after everyone had finished with their soups and reminded her about the Shrimp Bisque. The waitress apologized and brought out the soup. We immediately regretted asking. The soup was thick, gelatinous, and appeared to be what a can of condensed soup makes larger, creamier batches of soup from. It was a muddy color, had small dehydrated 'shrimps' and was not hot. It was as if a can of soup was opened, NOT AT ALL HEATED and dumped into a cup. It was insulting. My fiancé's entree was surprising. I went to Culinary School and have never seen nor heard of using tiny, bay scallops as an entree entirely on their own. They were over cooked, rubbery, and again, over seasoned with Old Bay. She left almost her entire meal. The saving grace of the night was the Xangos. A dessert which by any other name would still be as sweet. It was the highlight of the night. It's a shame really because The Cottage does have good wings and ribs, but their other selections are disappointing, borderline misleading. After spending $160 on a party of six adults and one toddler, we have a good overall idea of the menu and cringed spending that much on food we couldnt force ourselves to eat. Even armed with the knowledge that good menu items exist, we've vowed not to go back. Good ribs and wings with average service isn't worth it. I've never been to the front bar part of the Cottage so I cannot speak for its environment or quality. However, the establishment does sell six packs of beer and hard cider in the back and has a small but versitle selection and is open late through the week unlike other places in Chambersburg that sell beer to go. Bottom line, if you go stick to the beer, ribs, and wings and don't expect anything elegant.
(2)Max J.
I am a big fan of the food at the Cottage. The ambiance is fine for what it is - in the front it's a bar. It's a smallish bar though. However small it is, I've never been in there with a huge crowd, so I never felt squished. The wings are very good and that's usually what I'll get when I eat there. They have some great flavors and great variety. The drink specials are also solid. The one downside could be parking - but I used to live near there so I know you can park behind or on the street. Overall it's a very good place.
(4)Cyndi E.
Ordered Crab Pretzel for appetizer- The sauce on it was just red peppers and cheese? The pretzel itself was overbaked and tough.. could barely cut it with a knife. Not what I expected for a crab pretzel.. Also ordered Chicken Chesapeake sandwich.. crab or whatever it was was uneatable.. no seasoning at all on the chicken or the crab.. Not even sure it was crab.. maybe 99% filler.. Needless to say, I ended up just pulling the dry chicken out and eating that. .The 'crabmeat' was scary.. I expected to taste some old bay or something but just bland and dry. :( On the other hand the place was nice inside, cozy and service was good.. Probably just a place to stop in and have a beer.
(1)Ms. G.
I went to the dining room. It was quiet. Food was okay. I ordered a burger with blue cheese on Texas toast. Husband and I split the burger, they split it for us in the kitchen, I thought that was nice. The Texas toast couldn't hold the burger but it was delicious. Husband had onion soup he said it tasted burned. I had the steak and potato soup, it was too thick for me but it tasted good. The server was great, really nice people.
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