| The Cottage Café, Bakery & Tea Room |
| ABOUT THE COTTAGE The Cottage Café is located in the historic district of Old Town Bluffton, South Carolina, on Calhoun Street. It exemplifies both old world charm and the warm hospitality of the South. It is the original Carson Cottage and is surrounded by four other, more recently-built structures. These five cottages are now known as The Carson Cottages. In 1868, Confederate solider J.J. Carson built the structure as his residence. In 1902 he formed The First Baptist Church of Bluffton in the front room. In 2007, Thomas Viljac restored the property to its fullest potential. Now The Cottage, with charming Calhoun Street as its backdrop, is home to those who dine daily. We hope you enjoy your time in historic Bluffton! |
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| The Cottage, circa 1890 Bluffton Historical Preservation Society |
| The Cottage, today 38 Calhoun Street |
| The Cottage, interior Bluffton, South Carolina |
About Us . . .
| "Your restaurant is a gem and a true dining pleasure and the website communicates what a special place it is. Congratulations, and thanks again for my dessert the other day"! Deborah T., Feb. 11 |
| I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy the food and atmosphere at The Cottage. FYI I am moving to downtown Bluffton and am excited about being even closer to you. Congrats on the wonderful job you are doing. P.S. One of my very favorites is the Fried Green Tomatoes! Love the creole sauce and the corn muffin on the side. The shrimp are always perfectly cooked. Dierdre J., Jan. 2012 |
| Your Cottage IS THE BEST. My DAUGHTER AND I just love it...the food service and drinks (MINT TEA) is the best in S.C. Whatever you are doing keep it up...Your place buts a 5 star on best eating places here. Good Luck with 2012. Jane U., Jan. 2012 |
| We came to the Cottage a week after you opened And fell in love with the food and the people, especially Wendy. She is one of a kind!!!! All the food is great. It if we had to pick one thing that blew us away was your vanilla Carmel custard cake!! Wow!! It was so good that we ordered two sheets of it last July for a family reunion. It was a big hit! We will be coming down to HHI ( from Ohio) the end of Jan and will visit The Cottage as many times as possible!!! Please say hello to Wendy for us!! Cindy & Dave, Jan. 2012 |
| I come a couple of times a year to visit my sister who lives on Fripp Island. We enjoyed all the shops but your restaurant was the highlight! The food, the decor, the service (even though we got there at 2:15, we got great service!) was wonderful. We also got two macaroons to go. I ate mine that evening and I am a coconut fanatic. Many macaroons are overly sweet and to me, that masks the flavor of the coconut. Yours were perfect! Now she is going to bring her husband. We think he will love the Elvis Presley sandwich! Can't wait to visit again, and I will DEFINITELY be coming to The Cottage! I am going to share your website and information and my recommendation to my face book friends and email buddies. Thank you! Cheryl N., Jan. 2012 |
| My husband and I had breakfast at The favorite breakfast ever – it was a Belgian waffle topped with yogurt, orange blossom granola, band bananas, drizzled with honey. I still talk about it and plan to return to the restaurant again for a meal at any time of day, breakfast, lunch or dinner. We are so pleased to find such a delightful, unique place to dine in the Bluffton area. Debbie H., Jan 2012 |
