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The Cottage Restaurant and Bar are NON-SMOKING
Smell the food...not the smoke!

WELCOME TO THE COTTAGE WEBSITE...We hope you'll take some time and look us over. You will discover what our patrons already know, THE COTTAGE...Great food...Great traditions...Great people!

THE COTTAGE, is a family run restaurant and pub offering an intimate casual lounge, and a smoke free non-pretentious dinning room. For many THE COTTAGE is a home-away-from-home to enjoy a drink with friends or a fine dining experience. Stringent standards of excellence in service, food presentation, and quality ingredients, married with delicious innovative cuisine concepts, complete the dining experience.

We look forward to your visit.

THE COTTAGE CATERING: The Cottage has been catering small lunches, large gatherings, weddings, meetings, picnics, class reunions and party trays for many years. We specialize in pig roasts, and our "Wings to Fly" carryout program has been very popular.

THE COTTAGE will cater to your wishes, no pun intended. Invite us to your next event and we'll bring dinner, lunch, or what ever creative idea you lmay have in mind. We're open to your suggestions. We'll help customize the menu for you. Give us a call and we'll be glad to send or FAX you a Cater Order Form. Or Just click on Catering and fill out our on-line-form.

"A SNAP SHOT OF OUR HISTORY"

When Nellie Goble opened THE COTTAGE in 1933, its location at Wayne and Coldbrook Avenues was surrounded by farmland.

Legend has it that Nellie began each business day with a fresh keg of beer, and when the key was "kicked" she closed the doors.

Although Nellie was described as somewhat cantankerous, THE COTTAGE attracted works from the Chambersburg Engineering Company who drank beer at picnic tables set up under shade trees at the rear of the building. In cold weather, a pot-bellied stove warmed the bar.

A succession of owners left their individual marks on THE COTTAGE. In the 50's Stubby Carson's basket of steamed shrimp was the talk of the town. Charles "Hotty" Bowers bought THE COTTAGE from Jimmy Grimes, a police officer in 1968 and added the dining room. Jake Corwell and Smitty Armstrong took over in 1974. Jake became sole owner in 1981 and expanded both the dining room and the bar area.

The Boocks, Tom and Sean, purchased THE COTTAGE in July of 1992. While making improvements, the Boocks have held on to those features that make THE COTTAGE one of the area's most popular restaurants and gathering places.