Cottage Cafe — Restaurant in Dartmouth

Cute, very 'cottagy' little cafe on Lake Banook. I've only been twice, both Tim Saturday morning with a lovely view of the lake. Get here right at 9am if you want to ensure a seat, as there are nine small tables that seem to fill up with locals. Noticed both times that the customer demographic is a bit older (middle aged average, myself included...happy to not have any screaming kids both visits. LOL). Anyway, friendly staff who will bring your order to your seat. Tasty candy cane latte is not too sweet, nice and frothy. Delicious breakfast sandwich is just enough on its own to have a light, but satisfying breakfast. A flat bun with egg, tomato, greens, a cheese, apparently mushroom which I didn't notice, but bit of caramelized onion and honey mustard? (Very different but nice change of flavor from your average breakfast sandwiches at most places). I added bacon for $1 to round it out. To me the only way to improve here would be to make it bigger, and maybe add some rotational breakfast items to change it up? (Just as a person who likes to always try something new). But after this 2nd visit, I definitely do want to come back soon to try the fish cakes and a few other things at lunch. And oh, no laptops or tablets between 10 and 2. I LOVE that...to give lunch goers a chance at a table, vs those who want to just get a coffee and work for a couple of hours.

3rd visit: arrived about 8:30 on a gorgeous Saturday morning in July 2023. A few people were already seated at their outdoor patio. I grabbed the same indoor table as the last visit, in the corner by the window. I didn't want the same breakfast sandwich again, so asked to add an egg to the BLT, which was very good on a bagel, not messy at all. Perfect match with...

I Will say, this place has great customer service! A couple of times things have gone wrong (order was lost, waited 1+ hour for two breakfast sandwiches and they gave us a 20$ gift card, a few times my order was made for here when I asked for it to go)! And after a few weeks of being overcharged on my favorite vanilla latte, I did finally speak up. (Board says $4.25 plus 0.80 cents for the flavour= $5.55 with tax = $6.38, but every week I have been charged $7.25 and with a tip it comes to almost 9$ for a small, which I don’t mind paying if that was the advertised price :) the barista wasn’t sure why I was being overcharged but she did offer to make latte into a large if I wanted, and a baked good), I only declined the baked good because I do feel bad this is a small business I just wanted to mention the price discrepancy after paying that price for the past few weeks :) I think the pricing just needs to be updated on the board! :) great...

That is my experience, and I express myself. Yours might be different. The location is perfect 🥰 💞, there are lots of free parking 😀 😉. Decorations and layout, require improvements. I was standing for some time before I realized 😳 that I was in the wrong spot to order. The coffee shop inside is medium-sized. Can fit small groups. I liked the outdoor spots. Decorations from inside might be some but may not be for all. Service is excellent, the employees are friendly and treated us 😀 👌 as they knew us. Friendly with a smile 😃. I liked it. I hade the sandwich 🥪 breakfast 😋 it was good but nothing special. Prices, I see the prices we paid for a coffee ☕️ and sandwich 🥪 as breakfast (for me is high). It might be ok for others. Overall, the place is good and...