33034 Coastal Hwy, Bethany Beach, DE
Sunday – Thursday: 11am – 9pm.
Friday – Saturday: 11am – 10pm.
33034 Coastal Hwy, Bethany Beach, DE
Sunday – Thursday: 11am – 9pm.
Friday – Saturday: 11am – 10pm.
Dune Fries
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.
Sandpile $10 | Dune $16
Old Bay Steamed Shrimp
Jumbo deveined 16 -20 count peel and eat shrimp served piping hot. Dusted with old bay seasoning and served with cocktail sauce, lemon and extra napkins.
Half Pound $14 | 1 Pound $25
Fried Mozzarella
Golden-fried mozzarella cheese served with marinara.
Cottage Chicken Fingers
“FRESH” Never Frozen Chicken Tenders, hand-dusted and fried. Served with our signature homemade honey-mustard for dipping.
Small $9 | Large $13
Fiery Fingers
Our famous Cottage fingers coated with our homemade spicy buffalo sauce. Served with bleu cheese dressing.
Small $10 | Large $14
Coconut Shrimp
Large shrimp lightly breaded with our coconut blend and fried to perfection. Served with Thai chili sauce.
Buffalo Chicken Flat Bread Pizza
Baked flat bread white pizza with Boursin and mozzarella cheeses. Topped with broiled chicken, bacon and fresh-cut scallions. Finished with a drizzle of ranch dressing and buffalo sauce.
Eastern Shore Crabby Pretzel
Hot cheesy crab dip over pretzel logs topped with melted cheddar jack cheese, green onions and Old Bay.
Crab Pizza
Baked flatbread white pizza topped with a Boursin cheese mix, marinated grape tomatoes, spinach and lump crab. Finished with a sweet balsamic drizzle.
Pickle Fries
Fresh-cut dill pickle fries dipped and dusted that fry up light and crispy; complemented with freshly fried jalapenos to add a little zing. Served with Chipotle Ranch for dipping.
Sandwiches come with hand-cut and seasoned fries (sub Tots $1) and homemade Cole Slaw. Substitute a small Garden Salad or Caesar Salad for French Fries for only $2 extra.
Available Toppings: • Hickory-Smoked Bacon 2 • Sautéed Mushrooms 1 • Sautéed Yellow Onions 1 • American, Swiss, Provolone, Cheddar Jack or Bleu Cheeses 1
Dune Style your fries or tots for only $3 or add gravy for only $1 extra!
Crabby Burger
This is where the land meats the sea (pun intended). Our famous Poffenburger chargrilled to your liking and topped with a crab cake. Finished with rich imperial sauce.
“Poffen” Burger
(Our Cottage Classic Burger) Half pound of seasoned fresh ground beef cooked the way you like it.
Beyond Burger
A new breed of burger made entirely from plants.
Tom’s Chicken Sandwich
Tom’s special marinade keeps this char-grilled chicken breast juicy. Jerk it for only $2 extra
Ultimate Grilled Cheese
The best grilled cheese you can get with American, Provolone, Cheddar Jack and Swiss inside then topped with crusted Parmesan cheese on wheat bread. Add bacon 3
Alpine Chicken Sandwich
No need to head to the Mountains! An All-Natural Local Chicken Breast is marinated and grilled and then topped with sautéed mushrooms, hickory-smoked bacon, swiss cheese and horseradish ranch.
A Fish Story
Freshly breaded flounder lightly fried and served with tartar sauce.
Fabulous Fried Oyster Sandwich
Always fresh and local oysters; hand-breaded and fried golden brown.
Roadhouse Burger
A southwestern style burger topped with cheddar jack cheese, barbecue sauce, bacon, jalapenos and fried onion frizzles.
Vegetable Lasagna
A generous portion of house made lasagna with fresh zucchini, squash, spinach, marinara, basil, ricotta and mozzarella cheeses. Served with a slice of garlic bread and greens instead of fries and coleslaw.
Bodacious Barbecue Sandwich
Tender pulled beef in our Jack Daniels BBQ sauce. Served on a kaiser roll and topped with fried onion frizzles.
Cottage Pot Roast Sandwich
Served piping hot over Texas toast with brown gravy, so tender you can cut it with a fork!
The Sea Witch
Our bewitching sandwich made of broiled sea scallops, hickory bacon and melted cheddar & jack cheeses on a toasted roll.
Cottage Crab Cake Sandwich
“The best crab cake on the beach; 1st place winner of the Coast Day Crab Cake Cook Off”. Lump blue crab mixed with just enough filler to hold it together. Served on a toasted kaiser roll with tartar sauce.
All choices are served with a field of greens and balsamic vinaigrette.
Cali Sandwich
Avocado, tomatoes, pesto mayo, topped with turkey and baby spinach on whole wheat bread.
Soup and Salad
A cup of any of our soups and a small garden salad with choice of dressing.
Cheesy Crab Melt
Loads of crab meat with triple cheeses (cheddar, Monterey jack and cream cheese) on English muffins topped with grilled tomatoes.
BLTA
Fresh sliced Avocado with hickory smoked bacon, lettuce and tomato on thick-cut Texas Toast with mayo.
Plate & Cup
Pair a cup of soup with a half portion of one of the following items: Cali Sandwich, BLTA or Cheesy Crab Melt.
Blushing Crab Soup
A mixture of our Cream of Crab and MD Crab soups. A local favorite!
Bowl $11 | Cup $8
Maryland Crab Soup
Loads of blue crab in a spicy tomato base with lots of vegetables.
Bowl $11 | Cup $8
Cream of Crab Soup
Our most popular soup, creamy and crabby with a hint of sherry.
Bowl $11 | Cup $8
Available dressings include homemade honey-mustard, ranch and bleu cheese along with balsamic vinaigrette, raspberry-walnut vinaigrette or pineapple-mango vinaigrette
Chicken Caesar Salad
Marinated and char-grilled chicken atop crisp romaine greens tossed with our homemade Caesar dressing, croutons and shaved parmesan cheese.
Key West Scallop Salad
Key West broiled scallops on top of chopped romaine with pineapple, mango, grape tomatoes and pineapple-mango vinaigrette. Finished with grated coconut.
Large Garden Salad
Mixed greens with tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms and red onion slices. Served with croutons and your choice of dressing from the list above.
Classic Caesar Salad
Chopped and crisp hearts of romaine tossed with our homemade Caesar dressing, croutons and shaved parmesan cheese.
Cobb Salad
Avocado, chicken, tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, crumbled bleu cheese and bacon served atop a bed of romaine & chopped salad greens. Served with honey mustard dressing.
Nutty Berry Salad
A field of greens topped with frosted walnuts, fresh strawberries, dried cranberries, apple wedges and goat cheese. Served with raspberry-walnut vinaigrette.
Salad Complements
Complement any salad by adding any of the following
• Award-Winning Crab Cake $15 • Broiled & Seasoned Sea Scallops $12 • Grilled Chicken $6 • Jerk Grilled Chicken $8 • Seasoned & Grilled Shrimp $8 • Local Flash Fried Oysters $10
Free refills on all iced tea, hot tea, coffee & soft drink orders.
Soda & Iced Tea
We proudly serve Diet Pepsi, Pepsi, Sierra Mist, Birch Beer, Diet Dr. Pepper, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, and Pink Lemonade
Coffee or Hot Tea
Aquafina Water Bottle
16.9 oz.
Perrier
16.9 oz
Dune Fries
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.
Sandpile $10 | Dune $16
Old Bay Steamed Shrimp
Jumbo deveined 16 -20 count peel and eat shrimp served piping hot. Dusted with old bay seasoning and served with cocktail sauce, lemon and extra napkins.
Half Pound $14 | 1 Pound $25
Fried Mozzarella
Golden-fried mozzarella cheese served with marinara.
Cottage Chicken Fingers
“FRESH” Never Frozen Chicken Tenders, hand-dusted and fried. Served with our signature homemade honey-mustard for dipping.
Small $9 | Large $13
Fiery Fingers
Our famous Cottage fingers coated with our homemade spicy buffalo sauce. Served with bleu cheese dressing.
Small $10 | Large $14
Coconut Shrimp
Large shrimp lightly breaded with our coconut blend and fried to perfection. Served with Thai chili sauce.
Buffalo Chicken Flat Bread Pizza
Baked flat bread white pizza with Boursin and mozzarella cheeses. Topped with broiled chicken, bacon and fresh-cut scallions. Finished with a drizzle of ranch dressing and buffalo sauce.
Eastern Shore Crabby Pretzel
Hot cheesy crab dip over pretzel logs topped with melted cheddar jack cheese, green onions and Old Bay.
Crab Pizza
Baked flatbread white pizza topped with a Boursin cheese mix, marinated grape tomatoes, spinach and lump crab. Finished with a sweet balsamic drizzle.
Pickle Fries
Fresh-cut dill pickle fries dipped and dusted that fry up light and crispy; complemented with freshly fried jalapenos to add a little zing. Served with Chipotle Ranch for dipping.
Blushing Crab Soup
A mixture of our Cream of Crab and MD Crab soups. A local favorite!
Bowl $11 | Cup $8
Maryland Crab Soup
Loads of blue crab in a spicy tomato base with lots of vegetables.
Bowl $11 | Cup $8
Cream of Crab Soup
Our most popular soup, creamy and crabby with a hint of sherry.
Bowl $11 | Cup $8
Includes oven fresh muffins along with your choice of two signature sides listed on this page.
Substitute a small garden salad or Caesar salad for a side for only $2 extra.
Complement any entrée or salad by adding any of the following: Award-Winning Crab Cake $15 • Broiled & Seasoned Sea Scallops $12 • Grilled Chicken $6 • Jerk Grilled Chicken $8 • Seasoned & Grilled Shrimp $8 • Local Flash Fried Oysters $10
Seasational Scallops
You know they have to be good when our logo is a scallop shell. Fresh and local sea scallops seasoned and broiled to perfection. Oh so Sweet!
Stuffed Scallops
Fresh and local sea scallops seasoned and broiled. Served atop a bed of spinach and topped with crab imperial.
Chicken Parmesan
We use local all natural free range chicken for this classic dish. Served over linguini and comes with a side salad and garlic bread instead of two sides.
Crab Cake Abella
Grand Prize Winner of the OLD BAY® National Seafood Contest. A large portabella mushroom cap stuffed with creamy spinach, topped with one of our lump crab cakes. Broiled to perfection with a rich imperial sauce. Served with your choice of a side dish.
Vegetable Lasagna
A generous portion of house made lasagna with fresh zucchini, squash, spinach, marinara, basil, ricotta and mozzarella cheeses. Served with a side salad and garlic bread instead of two sides.
Clopton’s Floppin’ Flounder
The best fried flounder you’ve had. Hand-breaded and fried to golden brown.
Fried Oysters
Fresh and Local!! Lightly dusted with flour and fried to golden perfection. Crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. A local favorite!
Ribeye Imperial
12 ounce hand-cut ribeye cooked to your liking and topped with crab imperial. Add a heaping mound of Sautéed Mushrooms and/or onions for only $3
Spicy Shrimp Scampi
A Cottage favorite special that’s now on the menu! Plump and juicy shrimp sautéed in a spicy and creamy scampi sauce and tossed with penne pasta. Served with a side salad and garlic bread.
Fabulous Fried Shrimp
Eight large butterflied prawns, lightly breaded and deep fried.
Ribeye Steak
Hand cut ribeye steak marinated in rosemary and garlic then seared and topped with herbed compound butter. Add a heaping mound of Sautéed Mushrooms and/or onions for only $3
Mary Lou’s Meat Loaf
Baked with a light tomato glaze and topped with brown gravy. As close to Mom’s cooking as you can get! Add a heaping mound of Sautéed Mushrooms and/or onions for only $3
Cottage Pot Roast
Our #1 Seller! Our tender chuck roll seasoned and cooked slowly overnight with carrots, onions and mushrooms. Topped with our homemade pan-drippings beef gravy. Add a heaping mound of Sautéed Mushrooms and/or onions for only $3
Chicken Chesapeake
A half-pound local all natural free range chicken breast topped with one of our crab cakes and then smothered with a combination of cheeses and rich imperial sauce. Awesome!!
Cottage Crab Cakes
“The Best on the Beach” 1st Place Winner of the Coast Day Crab Cake Cook-Off. We use lump crab meat for these 5 oz. broiled cakes. Just enough bread crumbs to hold them together. BEST VALUE: Two cakes. Please, no plate sharing. One $25 | Two $33
Stupendous Stuffed Flounder
Twin filets of flounder stuffed with a petite crab cake made with lump crab meat. Topped with imperial sauce and broiled to perfection.
Sandwiches come with hand-cut and seasoned fries (sub Tots $1) and homemade Cole Slaw.
Substitute a small Garden Salad or Caesar Salad for French Fries for only $2 extra
Dune Style your fries or tots for only $3 or add gravy for only $1 extra!
Crab Cake Sandwich
A broiled 4-ounce version of our award-winning crab cake made with lump crab meat.
Crabby Burger
This is where the land meats the sea (pun intended). Our famous Poffenburger chargrilled to your liking and topped with a crab cake. Finished with rich imperial sauce.
Roadhouse Burger
A southwestern style burger topped with cheddar jack cheese, barbecue sauce, bacon, jalapenos and fried onion frizzles.
“Poffen” Burger
Half pound of seasoned fresh ground beef cooked the way you like it.
Black-N-Bleu Burger
Blackened half pound burger topped with melted bleu cheese.
Beyond Burger
A new breed of burger made entirely from plants.
Bodacious Barbecue Sandwich
Tender pulled beef in our Jack Daniels BBQ sauce. Served on a kaiser roll and topped with fried onion frizzles.
The Sea Witch
She’s back! Our bewitching sandwich made of broiled sea scallops, hickory bacon and melted cheddar & jack cheeses on a toasted roll.
Alpine Chicken Sandwich
No need to head to the Mountains! An All Natural Local Chicken Breast is marinated and grilled and then topped with sautéed mushrooms, hickory-smoked bacon, swiss cheese and horseradish ranch.
Tom’s Chicken Sandwich
Tom’s special marinade keeps this char-grilled chicken breast juice. Jerk it for only $2 extra
Available dressings include homemade honey-mustard, ranch and bleu cheese along with balsamic vinaigrette, raspberry-walnut vinaigrette or pineapple-mango vinaigrette
Complement any entrée or salad by adding any of the following:
Award-Winning Crab Cake $15 • Broiled & Seasoned Sea Scallops $12 • Grilled Chicken $6 • Jerk Grilled Chicken $8 • Seasoned & Grilled Shrimp $8 • Local Flash Fried Oysters $10
Chicken Caesar Salad
Marinated and char-grilled chicken atop crisp romaine greens tossed with our homemade Caesar dressing, croutons and shaved parmesan cheese.
Key West Scallop Salad
Key West broiled scallops on top of chopped romaine with pineapple, mango, grape tomatoes and pineapple-mango vinaigrette. Finished with grated coconut.
Large Garden Salad
Mixed greens with tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms and red onion slices. Served with croutons and your choice of dressing from the list above.
Classic Caesar Salad
Chopped and crisp hearts of romaine tossed with our homemade Caesar dressing, croutons and shaved parmesan cheese.
Cobb Salad
Avocado, chicken, tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, crumbled bleu cheese and bacon served atop a bed of romaine & chopped salad greens. Served with honey-mustard dressing.
Nutty Berry Salad
A field of greens topped with frosted walnuts, fresh strawberries, dried cranberries, apple wedges and goat cheese. Served with raspberry-walnut vinaigrette.
Apple Sauce
Baked Potato
Creamed Spinach
Fresh Hand-Cut Fries
Homemade Cole Slaw
Macaroni and Cheese
Real Mashed Potatoes with Brown Gravy
Steamed Broccoli
Tater Tots
Free refills on all iced tea, hot tea, coffee & soft drink orders.
Soda & Iced Tea
We proudly serve Diet Pepsi, Pepsi, Sierra Mist, Birch Beer, Diet Dr. Pepper, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, and Pink Lemonade
Coffee or Hot Tea
Aquafina Water Bottle
16.9 oz.
Perrier
16.9 oz
Absolut Ruby Red Crush
Grapefruit vodka with fresh squeezed grapefruit juice, triple sec and a splash of Sierra Mist.
Absolut Mandarin Crush
Mandarin vodka with fresh squeezed orange juice, triple sec and a splash of Sierra Mist.
Margarita Crush
Sauza silver tequila, fresh squeezed orange juice, triple sec, and lime juice.
Absolut Lime Mule
Lime vodka, Goslings ginger beer, squeeze of fresh lime.
Bayside Bloody Mary
Absolut peppar vodka, topped with Old Bay and garnished with olives and lime.
Boardwalk Cocktail
Cruzan rum, peach schnapps, peach juices and ice blended together. Topped with champagne.
Bethany Breeze
Mango vodka, ice, mangos and strawberries blended together.
Cottage Colada
Cruzan coconut rum blended with mango, pineapple & coconut topped with whipped cream.
All 12 oz. non-alcoholic smoothies
Tropical Freeze
Delicious mixture of Pineapple, strawberry, peach and mango juices.
Perfect Peach
Light and refreshing - peaches, peach juice and vanilla ice cream blended together.
Savory Strawberry
Strawberries mixed with vanilla ice cream.
Dune Fries
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.
Sandpile $7.50 | Dune $12
Old Bay Steamed Shrimp
Served spicy and piping hot with cocktail sauce.
Half pound $10.50 | One pound $17.25
Cottage Chicken Fingers
Fresh chicken tenders, hand-dusted and deep fried. Served with honey-mustard sauce for dipping.
Small $6.75 | Large $9.75
Fiery Fingers
Our famous Cottage fingers coated with our homemade spicy buffalo sauce. Served with bleu cheese dressing.
Small $7.50 | Large $10.50
Buffalo Chicken Flat Bread Pizza
Baked flat bread white pizza with Boursin and mozzarella cheeses. Topped with broiled chicken, bacon and fresh-cut scallions. Finished with a drizzle of ranch dressing and buffalo sauce.
Fried Mozzarella
Golden-fried mozzarella cheese served with marinara.
Pickle Fries
Fresh-cut dill pickle fries dipped & dusted that fry up light & crispy; with freshly fried jalapenos. Served with Chipotle Ranch for dipping.
Crab Pizza
Baked flatbread white pizza topped with a Boursin cheese mix, marinated grape tomatoes, spinach and lump crab. Finished with a sweet balsamic drizzle.
Coconut Shrimp
Five large shrimp lightly breaded with our coconut blend and fried to perfection. Served with Thai chili sauce.
Eastern Shore Crabby Pretzel
Hot cheesy crab dip over pretzel logs topped with melted cheddar jack cheese, green onions and Old Bay.
Sandwiches come with hand-cut and seasoned fries (sub Tots $1) and homemade Cole Slaw.
Available Toppings: • Hickory-Smoked Bacon 2 • Sautéed Mushrooms 1 • Sautéed Yellow Onions 1 • American, Swiss, Provolone, Cheddar Jack or Bleu Cheeses 1
Dune Style your fries or tots for only $3 or add gravy for only $1 extra!
“Poffen” Burger
(Our Cottage Classic Burger) Half pound of seasoned fresh ground beef cooked the way you like it.
Tom’s Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Tom’s special marinade keeps this char-grilled chicken breast juicy. Add Jerk $2 extra
Daily 8 Bar Special
Ask your bartender what we’re serving up today!
Blushing Crab Soup
A mixture of our Cream of Crab and MD Crab soups. A local favorite!
Bowl $10 | Cup $7
Maryland Crab Soup
Loads of blue crab in a spicy tomato base with lots of vegetables.
Bowl $10 | Cup $7
Cream of Crab Soup
Our most popular soup, creamy and crabby with a hint of sherry.
Bowl $10 | Cup $7
$1 Off Well Drinks
Absolut Mandarin Crush
Fresh Fruit Crush, Served in 20oz Souvenir Cup
Absolut Grapefruit Crush
Fresh Fruit Crush, Served in 20oz Souvenir Cup
Sauza Orange Margarita
Fresh Fruit Crush, Served in 20oz Souvenir Cup
Santa Rita 120 Series
Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Merlot, or Cabernet Sauvignon
Corbett Canyon
White Zinfandel
16oz Coors Light Draft
23oz Coors Light Draft
25oz Natural Light Cans
12oz Domestic Bottles
Bud, Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite
Kid’s meals come with your choice of two: French fries, tater tots, steamed broccoli, sliced apples, mac & cheese or applesauce
Chicken Fingers
Fresh & Hand Breaded
Grilled Chicken Fingers
Fabulous Fried Shrimp
Golden Fried Flounder
Pasta
Butter or Marinara
Mac & Cheese
Grilled Cheese
Cheeseburger
Cheese Pizza
no side dishes
Soft Drinks
Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist, Dr. Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper, Mt. Dew, Pink Lemonade, Birch Beer, Iced Tea (FREE REFILLS)
Milk, Juice
(no free refills)
Tropical Freeze Smoothie
Strawberry, Pineapple, Mango and Peach (blended together)
Questions or comments? Call us at 302-539-8710 or complete and submit the form below.