Full-Service, Family-Owned Restaurant

Serving Up Southern Comfort

During The Great Depression, a local tobacco warehouse in Erlanger, Kentucky, was bustling with farmers. In 1933, resident Clara Rich saw an opportunity to fulfill her dream of starting a restaurant to feed her local community. The Colonial Cottage opened with a vision of serving up home cooking at an affordable price.

Decades later, we're still here to serve you. While plenty has changed with the passage of time, The Cottage has remained true to the original mission by offering great food at a fair price for nearly 87 years.

As the favorite family-owned restaurant in Erlanger, KY, we stand out for many distinctions, including:

• Being Featured on the Travel Channel's "Taste of America"
• Winning the 2009 Erlanger Business Chili Cook-Off
• Being Featured in the Recent Book "Counter Culture"
• Being Featured in Behringer-Crawford Museum's "Gourmet Dixie" Exhibit
• Appearing on the Food Network
• Serving Celebrities like Elvis Presley and George Clooney
• Being Recognized as the Restaurant with the Best Southern Fried Chicken in Northern Kentucky for 10 years running!