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Cotton's Restaurant & Lounge

3.2 (342 reviews)
ModerateSeafood, Steakhouses
Closed • 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM
Updated a few days ago

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Good for kids
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Shannon S.

Cotton's Restaurant & Lounge has been on my radar for many years and I finally got around to dining at this establishment. They are NEVER open for lunch for they do open early and offer some good specials. I sampled some of their early bird specials and I was overall quite happy with the food and the price. The service was attentive and kept my drink filled. The ambiance here is old school but still nice enough to be in the realm of a fine dining establishment or as close to that as you tend to get in the Orange Beach area. The same people that own Cotton's also own The Cove which I have eaten at many times over many years and they do offer The Cove burger here as well which is a very good burger. They don't offer a military discount here like most of the other restaurants in the area but their early bird specials are still nicely priced for the several courses that you get. Overall I would certainly return to sample more of the items they offer here but their lack of a lunch service makes me a bit sad as I would enjoy lunch here.

Crab cake dinner
Jamie M.

Restaurant was nice and decor was more old school with wood paneling. Dining is upstairs, but they have a lift if needed. Got bushwackers and pina coladas which were pretty tasty and a nice frozen treat after being in the heat. Wait staff was fairly attentive and friendly. Food was okay, but not overwhelming good with smaller portions for the price compared to the area. Husband didn't care for the fried oysters-felt they were overly breaded. The crab cakes were fairly tasty, but the brown roumalade sauce was a little too mustardy for me (I also prefer the pink roumalade).

3 filets and a seafood platter
Mike O.

The food was great, the service was excellent and ambiance was great as well. Took my granddaughters for the youngest birthday and had a great meal. They all got filets which were cooked to perfection and my seafood platter was excellent! We will definitely be back !

Fried green tomatoes
Sherry W.

Food, service, and ambiance were superb! Hadn't planned in advance, just went when hunger pain struck... Happened upon Earky Bird Specials bc we arrived at 4pm... 3-course meal (appetizer, entree, and desert) for $29.95.... For appetizer I selected fried green tomatoes.... They were so good, I will be ordering them again in the future...For my entree, I selected the snow crab legs and beef tips... I thought I can't go wrong with crab legs because I've never had bad ones....I was taking a risk ordering the beef tips... I'm really picky about steak... To my surprise, the steak was perfectly cooked and flavored very well... The crab legs and beef tips were served with smashed potatoes, as a side... Smashed potatoes are mashed potatoes, fried into little cakes... A condiment container with sour cream and chives were optional for those... All that was filling, but still had my desert to go... OMG, i made the right decision with it.... The bread pudding w Bourbon sauce was Scrumdiddlyumptious...I also can't forget to mention the Bushwhacker I had w an added Carmel floater... What a delight, to wet my whistle... My husband got one of the house specials off the early bird menu, stuffed chicken....He also had fried shrimp.... He was very pleased with both, to include his brownie for desert.- Service couldn't have been any better... One set of crab legs lacked meat, and the mngr was happy to replace it with a much bigger and meatier set... Our waitress was on point, adding to our wonderful dining experience. We had one of the best, if not the best seats in the restaurant... We were able to look out the window and have a good view, while we ate our food....Cotton's is open 4- 10, so we had plenty of daylight to enjoy the scenery. We will be back again, sooner than later... I rarely give 5 star ratings, but this place earned it!

Fried Green Tomatoes at the bar.
Anne W.

The Fried Green Tomatoes were pretty good. The horseradish sauce with blue cheese crumble was delicious! Husband had the "SPECIAL" Broiled Halibut with Grits . He loved it! ! We sat at the bar to eat. Our server/bartender was very nice and attentive. We went on a Tuesday on Thanksgiving week, not alot of people. The ladies bathroom was clean. There are alot of stairs to walk up, but I think they have an elevator for those that cannot take the stairs. Will definitely go back next time we visit!

Blackened Grouper w/creole cream sauce, rice pilaf and veggies.

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This place is fabulous!! Great steaks, potatoes and cream brûlée. Run don't walk here. Cindy is a great server. Love it

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Steaks are incredible! Amazing Service and a hometown feel for the ambiance. We'll be back.

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Food good but ridiculous price on drink refills. Charged $5 to get refill on Diet Coke. Be ware of costs!!!

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Food was SO overpriced!! Burger tasted as if it had been covered with pepper. Fries were horrible! NEVER AGAIN!!

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I loved the steak and the service was super fast. would come here again and they have good employees

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Is this place super expensive?

I wouldn't say super but definitely on the mod to higher end. Tho I say it's expected for the location.

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