The Cottage

6 E Crystal Lake Ave, Crystal Lake
(815) 459-7520

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Mike Hall

The U.S. flag displayed outside the patio is torn and damaged. According to the U.S. Flag Code, flags in this condition should be replaced rather than displayed. Sharing this for awareness.

Theresa

Steak salad was decent!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Lauren Natoli

Awesome bar!

Seth D

Food is fine but I don’t like the forced tipping. I want to tip a percentage I want to tip.

Brian Kelly

ALWAYS GOOD!!
Thanks,
BK

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chris Fugiel

Walked in, not busy. No one greeted me, no bartender, no staff in sight. Waiting ten minutes then left

Food: 1

Denise Hanley

Excellent quality food service & atmosphere! Highly recommend this place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

JD

Fun bar. Mostly a younger crowd when I went later at night. Affordable drinks. There are multiple bars in this establishment and they will make one side louder than the other which is nice so if you want to dance you can do that or if you want to converse you can also do that. 10/10 I'll be back. I look forward to trying the food next time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kristian Anderson

Good pub food if you don't mind sharing your dining experience with over-served, foul mouthed other diners and an excessively loud gaming room adjacent to the dining room. Definitely not a place for young children.

Conor Cook

I visited The Cottage on Friday, November 14th, 2025 and overall I had a pretty good experience. Our family likes The Cottage but we don’t go there a ton. It’s nice in the winter that they have heated seating areas outdoors that they enclose. There’s not a lot of indoor seating space though and getting seated there meant it was pretty cramped this time around. Overall the food was really good, I got their pizza and enjoyed it. There have been previous times I was a little disappointed but my last visit was great. So was the service. (Written 11-23-25)

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Roxi Crawford

Cozy and friendly place. Very good food!

Harry Walker

Great Pizza

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jason Chapman

Been going there for years. Great little place.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Alex Angle

Russ was the best! Best bartender I’ve ever came across, fast, personable, all over amazing! We will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Billy Eckert

I rarely leave reviews, but my recent visit was so disappointing that it needs to be said. The staff on duty were clearly doing everything they could to hold things together, but they were set up to fail from the start. The restaurant was severely understaffed, and it showed in every part of the experience—long waits, chaotic service, and stressed employees running around trying to cover way too much.

What’s even worse is that the general manager was nowhere to be found. It’s obvious this was a case of poor scheduling and lack of leadership. A restaurant should never be put in a position where its team is left scrambling just to provide the basics of service. If management can’t plan staffing properly, then the dining experience is going to keep suffering, no matter how hard the employees try.

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