The Cottage Wellesley

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

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   MaryFaith VIP

   Greater Boston14 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   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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   Robert

   Greater Boston5 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Ordered southwestern entree with black beans- it was all lettuce- had to search for the very few beans. Told waitress who said she’d tell kitchen- came back with bill- no mention of my comment. We’ve been here many times but not happy about this- (bring back Brussel sprouts) very disappointing
   

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   Joanne

   Greater Boston3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 25, 2025

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

   Plenty of parking. Food and the service were excellent. Met old friends and we needed time to catch up. We didn't feel rushed at all.
   

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   Susan VIP

   Greater Boston103 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 19, 2025

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

   We had 2 salads for lunch. I had the harvest which was more than ample and my friend had the citrus beet which she also liked. The wait person was lovely and very patient and helpful. It was a little noisy but the tables are far enough apart that it didn't matter. The Cottage never disappoints for good reliable food.
   

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   Donald

   New York City14 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 19, 2025

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

   Great service, good fresh entrees but quite expensive and very loud
   

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   Deb

   New York City1 review

   2.0

   Dined on April 19, 2025

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

   Several members of our party were gluten free for medical reasons. While the menu indicated items that were gluten free or could be made gluten free, one of our members received her salad with a gluten free marker in it and found there were noodles in the bottom of the bowl. She requested a new bowl with no noodles and received a bowl that ended up containing pieces of noodles which she didn't discover until she had eaten some of the salad. One person asked for added chicken to their sandwich and received a sandwich with no chicken. The wait staff was wonderful and so apologetic and had carefully taken down our order and the need for gluten free. The manager was also very apologetic and ended up not charging us for our meal. We appreciated all of their concern but would wish that the kitchen staff would be more rigorous in their handling of gluten free orders and understand that mistakes cause actual medical issues for the guest.
   

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   Kate VIP

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 15, 2025

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

   One of my favorite places to meet up with girlfriends to talk and eat- lively atmosphere, but can actually hear our conversations- not as loud as some other area restaurants. Great food.
   

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   Susan

   Greater Boston3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 13, 2025

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

   Wait staff was friendly and helpful. The food was good. They did try to put us at a table that was a little less noisy which we appreciated.
   

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   Leigh

   New York City46 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 6, 2025

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

   Great experience as always! Excellent service too!
   

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    Rachel

    Greater Boston6 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on April 5, 2025

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

    The inside is cute but the food was very underwhelming for the price point. It also took our waitress 30 mins to come over and take our drink order. Food came out quickly but the chicken tortilla soup was incredibly salty and the chicken piccata was rubbery and too briny. I may have visited on an off night but overall was not impressed at all but the food or service.
    

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