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For Starters
Dune Fries - Sandpile 6.99 Dune 8.99
Our signature appetizer! Fresh hand-cut and seasoned fries piled high and smothered with melted cheeses, bacon and scallions. Served with ranch dressing for dipping.
Seafood Dune Fries - 11.99
Our famous sandpile of dune fries topped with an Eastern Shore style seafood salad then smothered with melted monterey jack and cheddar cheeses and fresh cut scallions. Served with homemade ranch dipping sauce. They're Great!
Cafe Chicken Fingers - Small 5.99 Large 8.99
Fresh chicken tenders, hand-dusted and deep fried. Served with honey mustard sauce for dipping.
Fiery Fingers - Small 6.99 Large 9.99
Our famous cafe fingers coated with our homemade spicy buffalo sauce. Served with Bleu Cheese dipping sauce.
Anne's Spinach Artichoke Dip - 7.99
A creamy blend of spinach, artichokes and parmesan cheese. Served with slice and toasted Milano roll for dipping.
Coconut Shrimp - 8.99
Five large shrimp lightly breaded with our coconut blend and fried to perfection. Served with Thai chili sauce.
Cheesy Crab Dip - 10.99
Loads of crab meat in a creamy cheese sauce. Served with a sliced and toasted Milano roll for dipping.
Ole Bay Steamed Shrimp - Half pound 7.99 One pound 13.99
Served spicy and piping hot with cocktail sauce.
Cottage Soups and Salads
Black Beans & Rice Soup - Bowl 5.99 Cup 4.99
Not too spicy, just right.
Maryland Crab Soup - Bowl 6.99 Cup 5.99
Loads of blue crab in a spicy tomato base with lots of vegetables.
Chicken Caesar Salad - 10.99
Marinated and char-grilled chicken atop crisp romaine greens tossed with our homemade Caesar dressing, croutons and freshly grated parmesan cheese.
Caesar Salad - 6.99
Crisp romaine, parmesan cheese and croutons tossed with our Caesar dressing.
Jamaican Jerk Salad - 10.99
Char-grilled marinated spicy chicken atop our famous house salad. We recommend our homemade honey mustard dressing.
Popeye's Fish Salad - 12.99
We add our grilled tuna bites on top of our famous spinach salad that is served with warm bacon dressing.
Cottage House Salad - 5.99
A mixture of fresh greens and garden vegetables served with your choice of dressing from above.
Spinach Salad - 6.99
Fresh green leaf spinach with hard boiled eggs, mandarin oranges, croutons and warm bacon dressing.
Cobb Salad - 10.99
Avocado, chicken, sprouts, tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, crumbled bleu cheese and bacon served atop a bed of romaine & chopped salad greens. Served with honey mustard dressing.
Fire & Ice Salad - 10.99
Our famous cafe chicken fingers atop baby iceberg wedges, chopped bacon and bleu cheese crumbles. Drizzled with our homemade fiery sauce and ranch dressing.
Hot Off The Grill
"Poffen" Burger (Our Cottage Classic Burger) - 6.99
1/2 pound of seasoned ground beef char-grilled the way you like it.
Grilled Portabella and Tomato Sandwich - 7.99
Smoked and grilled portabella mushroom topped with sauteed tomato slices and melted smoked Gouda. Make it even better with some of our famous toppers.
Tom's Chicken Sandwich - 7.99
Tom's special marinade keeps this char-grilled chicken breast nice and juicy.
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Sandwich - 9.99
"Mon it's Tasti" Chicken breast rubbed with jerk seasoning and char-grilled. Served with our famous honey mustard sauce and black beans & rice instead of fries and cole slaw.
Bodacious Barbecue Sandwich - 7.99
Tender pulled beef barbecue piled high on a toasted kaiser roll and topped with fried onion rings.
Award Winning Crab Cake Sandwich - 13.99
Made with jumbo lump blue crab, broiled and served on a toasted roll with tartar sauce.
A Fish Story - 8.99
Freshly breaded filet of flounder lightly fried and served with tartar sauce.
Best on the Beach Oyster Sandwich - 9.99
(in season) Fresh, local hand breaded and deep fried oysters served with cocktail sauce.
Mary Lou's Meatloaf Sandwich - 6.99
Hot open faced sandwich on Texas toast smothered with brown gravy... and a little extra for dipping your fries!
Cottage Pot Roast Sandwich - 6.99
Served piping hot over Texas toast with brown gravy—so tender you can cut it with a fork! With a little extra gravy for dipping your fries!
Grilled Cheese and Tomato - 5.99 - Add grilled ham for $2.00 extra.
Your choice of white, wheat or rye breads with grilled tomatoes and your choice of cheese.
Cottage Poor Boy (in season) - 11.99
Fried oysters and grilled ham topped with provolone cheese and served on a toasted sub roll with spicy chipotle sauce.
Chicken Parm Sandwich - 8.99
Deep fried chicken breast topped with melted provolone cheese and marinara sauce.
Chickabella - 8.99
Portabella mushroom stuffed with spinach and artichokes topped with grilled chicken, melted cheese and imperial sauce. Served on field greens tossed with balsamic vinaigrette in place of fries and cole slaw.
Original Cuban Press - 10.99
Popular grilled sandwich with roast pork, grilled ham, chipotle sauce, pickles and melted Swiss on French bread. Served with black beans and rice in place of fries and cole slaw.
Cottage Favorites
Cottage Pot Roast - Our #1 Seller! - 13.99
Our tender chuck roll seasoned and cooked slowly overnight with carrots, onions and topped with homemade brown gravy. Breaks apart with a fork!
Shrimp & Grits - 15.99
Sautéed shrimp, bell peppers and mushrooms in a zesty pan gravy. Served over creamy cheese grits instead of two sides.
Cottage Crab Cakes - One cake 18.99 - Two cakes 26.99
"The Best on the Beach"
1st Place Winner of the 2001 Coast Day Crab Cake Cook Off. We use local jumbo lump crab meat for these 5 oz. broiled cakes. Just enough bread crumbs to hold them together.
Crab Cake Abella - 21.99
Grand Prize Winner of the 2002 OLD BAY® National Seafood Contest. A large broiled portabella mushroom stuffed with spinach and one of our jumbo lump crab cakes, topped with imperial sauce.
Portabella Stacker - 14.99
Grilled portabellas layered with grilled eggplant rounds, smoked gouda cheese and topped with sun-dried tomato pesto sauce. Served on a bed of jasmine rice instead of two sides.
Chicken Chesapeake - 18.99
A deluxe half pound chicken breast char-grilled and smothered with jumbo lump crab and lightly topped with a combination of cheeses and imperial sauce.
Melt Aways
Cheesy Crab Melt - 9.99
Loads of crab meat with triple cheeses (cheddar,monterey jack and cream cheese) on English muffins topped with grilled tomatoes.
Eastern Shore Seafood Melt - 8.99
An Eastern Shore style seafood salad topped with melted Swiss on English muffins topped with grilled tomatoes.
Spinach Artichoke Melt - 7.99
Our famous spinach artichoke dip topped with melted provolone on English muffins topped with grilled tomatoes.
Beach Sandwiches
The South Beach - 7.99
Roasted red peppers, marinated portabella mushrooms, sprouts, tomato and pesto mayo on a toasted Milano roll. Served with iceberg wedge and dressing.
Cali Sandwich - 8.99
Avocado, tomatoes, pesto mayo, topped with turkey, baby spinach and sprouts on whole wheat bread. Served with field greens and dressing.
The Big Milano - 8.99
Sliced turkey and black forest ham piled high and topped with Swiss cheese, tomato and lettuce on a toasted Milano roll with pesto mayo. Served with iceberg wedge and dressing.
Cottage Crab Roll - 8.99
Our version of the classic New England lobster roll. Chilled crabmeat tossed with a crab Louis sauce and presented on a Boston roll. Served with field greens & dressing and cole slaw.
Cottage Classic Frozen Drinks
Boardwalk Cocktail -
Our #1 Selling Frozen Drink! Real peach juices, peach schnapps, rum, grenadine and ice blended together and topped with champagne; light and refreshing.
Coconut Mudslide -
A classic frozen mudslide with a Cruzan Coconut Rum twist. Topped with whipped cream.
Hawaiian Aide -
Strawberries, lemonade & Cruzan Banana Rum blended together and served frozen.
Mango-Tango-Rita -
A refreshing spin on a frozen margarita with mango juice & Jose Quervo Oranjo Tequila. Served frozen in a sugar-rimmed glass with a slice of orange & lime!
Chill Out With Some Non-Alcoholic Smoothies
Twisted Lemonada -
Fresh squeezed lemonade mixed with strawberries, blended with ice & served frozen.
Mangoalota -
Delicious mixture of mango, coconut & pineapple juice served frozen & topped with whipped cream!
Savory Strawberry -
Strawberries mixed with vanilla ice cream.
Perfect Peach -
Light and refreshing - peaches, peach juice and vanilla ice cream blended together.













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