The Cottage Wellesley

The Cottage Wellesley reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Greg VIP

   Greater Boston55 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Finally, someone who knows what French toast should taste like. The Brioche French toast is excellent. Most places serve skinny bread with little flavor and lots of butter. Not at the Cottage. And the Carmel pecan sauce is a great addition. The omelettes are well made. Nice balance of fresh ingredients. Not smothered in butter. We had 4 at Sunday brunch. Everyone loved their food, including our daughter who has the kids choc chip pancake. The meal was in pricier side for metro west, but the food is better than most. One surprise is none of the meals came with bacon. And the kids breakfasts came with only fruit (although we didn’t see that actually listed). Would have been nice to have a choice of bacon. We had Jose as our server. Friendly, available, quick to fill requests. The whole meal was a home run. Definitely recommend The Cottage for Brunch.
   

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   Ann Marie

   Greater Boston3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and service. Would definitely go back.
   

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   Jan VIP

   Greater Boston1 review

   1.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 1

   We have gone to The Cottage in Wellesley for years. So disappointed last nite. Dirty entrance and floors thru out Tuna nachos tasted old and stale Look like they were prepared days ago. Chicken piccata 2 small pieces of chicken and tasteless Servers walking around with buckets to clear tables. What has happened? For the price awful - go elsewhere in Wellesley Sorry Cottage but last night was the worst.
   

   The Cottage WellesleyResponded 3 days ago

   We are so sorry to hear this and we apologize for the disappointment. I can ensure you that our food is always prepared to order. We will look into this matter asap. Your opinion is important to us and will help us improve. Thank you for your feedback.
   

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   Christina VIP

   Greater Boston20 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Our server was fantastic and the food so delicious!
   

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   Hilary VIP

   Greater Boston2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always delivers on food, service and ambiance! I love the Cottage!
   

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   Perry

   New York City1 review

   3.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   Chose to eat at The Cottage for Mothers Day. Overall experience felt rushed. Appetizers came out within 5 minutes of ordering them and the entrees were presented at the table before we had finished our appetizers. Food was good although the speed at which it came to the table made it feel like it had all been pre-prepared - I assume due to it being Mother’s Day,
   

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   Michelle

   Greater Boston9 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   As soon as we sat down they asked to take our order, we hadn’t really had time to look at the menu. The food options for brunch were very minimal. I ordered the meal that came with 3 scrambled eggs and bacon and my daughter got a kids meal with eggs, her portion size was larger than mine and hers was also missing toast. It was fair at best. For the money I probably wouldn’t come back for brunch.
   

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   Wendy VIP

   Greater Boston118 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on May 3, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Good meal and service but wondering if you changed chefs?
   

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   William VIP

   Greater Boston90 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 3, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food service and ambiance are excellent. The classic cottage nachos are a big favorite
   

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    MaryFaith VIP

    Greater Boston15 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 26, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    We eat at The Cottage several times a year because the food, service and ambience is very good. Hopefully, they will have the patio open this season! The one drawback is the loudness. It has background music that does not at all suit dinner music no matter your age or genre of music preference. My husband and I were trying to guess each song but it’s just low enough to be annoying . Not sure the acoustics can be fixed and it doesn’t preclude us from going, just mentioning it in case noise is an issue for some.
    

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