The Cottage - Carmel-by-the-Sea

The Cottage has delicious breakfasts. We had the Crab and Spinach Eggs Benedict with potato fries. Great coffee. Service was superb. Cozy and friendly atmosphere.

During the last day of our recent Carmel visit, my wife and I enjoyed breakfast at the Cottage Restaurant. We had heard good things about this restaurant and were eager to give it a try. It did not disappoint! We started off with coffee and I ordered a Mimosa. My wife ordered an omelette. The Cottage Restaurant has a selection of ingredients that can be added to the omelette; one can choose three ingredients and any extra over three are $1.25 each. My wife chose the cheddar cheese, bell peppers, and mushrooms. The dish came with cottage potatoes and she ordered toasted sourdough as her bread selection. I chose the breakfast burrito. As with the omelette, one can choose three ingredients, and I chose cheddar cheese, ham, and bacon. The burrito also came with cottage potatoes. The portions were generous and we were both pleased and full! Service was great, not too intrusive, and the staff was very friendly. Recommended for a hearty, tasty breakfast. Apologies for the somewhat blurry menu pic.

Cute place, food is pretty basic but had to wait 30 minutes for some oatmeal, eggs and potatoes:

The staff was amazing. Very attentive and friendly. Food was fantastic.

This is a must stop for us every time we go to Carmel. The grapefruit mimosa is fun. Loved the breakfast burrito this time. The refried beans are to die for. Sad this time we were too late to order the pancakes (the kitchen had closed) so might have to come back soon.