Rustic Café

Great little hide away with fabulous burgers and drinks. You have to try a pickle back while you're there. If you've never had one I can't promise you'll fall in Love a first try but they are a very fun treat for sure!

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 the way.

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 place around here that you could put in an order of wings at 1AM but Covid ruined that. One day we will get 1 AM wings back...

Edit: You can place food orders up until 1:30 AM!

Was told this was a local place. And that it was, the staff was great and so was the food. We were eating when the sun went down and they lit up the fire pit. I will be back asap.

Greatest atmosphere for a bar I’ve been too. They have various card games you can just pick out and play with friends for free. Beer is also probably the cheapest you’ll find in east Lyme area. Great place and the food is surprisingly pretty darn good too

Did not expect a small place on the side of the road to be so good! The food was incredibly good and well-priced, and the new addition in the greenhouse area was a really cool space to eat in. We liked all the bird decorations and particularly the dragon fire pit. Our server Mika was also great!

Stopped for lunch today. Fish and a chips were delicious as well as the Lobster Ravioli. We had the calamari appetizer which was served with a delicious sauce.
Ty made a fabulous margarita as well. We will definitely return.

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 peanut butter, jalapeños and jelly. The server recommended it, so she went for it. She said it was the best burger she ever had and wants to come back. They are from Portland, CT and foodies, so that says something!

First time here and my cousin and I both agree we will be returning. I had the caramel and gorgonzola burger and she had the raspberry jalapeños burger with provolone cheese. Absolutely delicious!

Great place. Great service as usual. Ty behind the bar always on point. Cooks always going above and beyond. If you can ever get the chance to have the NOLA Stuffed Mushroom special you will not be disappointed. Great little place with a huge heart.

Stopped here while motorcycle touring. Awesome spot; welcoming vibe, great food, friendly staff and locals, fast service, local beers. What more can you ask for?

The burgers are absolutely delicious probably the best tasting burger I have ever tasted in a restaurant . The other items I have had have been excellent as well. The service was excellent as well the day time bartender/ waitress was extremely pleasant. This should be on everyone must stop at list. I make it a point of stopping here when I'm in the area and they are open. I live about 75 miles away if I lived closer I'd be there 3 or 4 times a week. Keep up with the great food and service!!!!!!!

Amazing food and awesome bartender. Got a free pickleback since it was my first time there. Karaoke on Saturdays

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!

The food was spectacular. The service is great and it is cute and peaceful

My wife and I stopped here for dinner and drinks while on our honeymoon. The food was incredible. The lobster bisque was perfect and my fried fish was amazing.

The bartender is easily my favorite bartender of all time and the other patrons there were super friendly. If I could give more than 5 stars, I would. Be sure to ask for Irish Breakfast shots.

Thanks guys!

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.

Pickle spears, fried lobster roll and pickle backs!!!

Love the new garden patio space they just built. Loved the pub trivia on Wednesday nights. Oh yeah, food is legit too.

An absolutely delicious lobster roll! I would have taken a photo but I ate it too fast! Well seasoned, good portion, seasoned fries, and tasty coleslaw to match! I come to Connecticut to eat lobster rolls because I’m visiting from a landlocked state, and I’ll be back again for more!