Reviews for Rustic Café in East Lyme, CT
My cousin and I have been a couple times and I love the burgers. We went back for my birthday. She has a service dog and we... bring him in. It was amazing as usual. The customers are always happy and service above par. Her wife had a burger with peanutbutter, jalapeños and jelly. The server recommended it, so she went for it. She said it was the best burger she ever had andwants to come back. They are from Portland, CT and foodies, so that says something! Read more
Lively, also a bit noisy, friendly eatery with a large variety of burgers and toppings and a number of similar dishes. The room... is intimate, verging on tight, with the addition of a new greenhouse that is larger but seemingly unheated. Read more
Love this place! My go to for a casual eat. Their specials are always exciting and delicious. Love the lemon cake. On the... weekends they do karaoke later in the night so if you don't want to endure that, eat earlier. This used to be the only placearound here that you could put in an order of wings at 1AM but Covid ruined that. One day we will get 1AM wings back... Read more
Friendly staff and atmosphere. Reasonable prices. Amazing burgers. Especially the peanut butter, bacon burger. Deep fried... Twinkie top off the meal. We will be making that 20 min drive again. Read more
The food was very, very good, although the shrimp was a bit overcooked. Almost an hour for 2 appetizers, and when we asked, we... were sternly told there was only 2 cooks, and it was our fault for coming in at the same time as everyone else. She dropped ourmeals and then stood at the bar talking. Never checked back. We had to hunt down our check. Had she been friendly, we could havedismissed the long wait times. Disappointed, cause this was highly recommended and we live pretty close. Read more
Small on the outside, big on great food and atmosphere. Bartenders are the owners, food amazing, great fish and chips and... burgers. More cocktail combos than you could ever drink + local beers. Will definitely come back and highly recommend 5* all theway. Read more
We were trying to find something to eat on our way home so we found this little place. What a gem!! Nothing fancy but very... charming. We had Fried Pickles, Fried Lobster Roll and Wings. Everything was delicious. Wish we didn't live so far away. Will definitely make the trip back here. Staff was so welcoming. My only complaint was, eating outside there wasn't enoughshade. But, I would gladly sit in the sun again for another one of those Lobster Rolls! Read more
This place was amazing! The bartender/waitresses/owner was so nice and pleasant! She was able to keep on top of everything, and... everyone, even though she seemed to be the only one working the front! The food and drinks were awesome! Read more