Countrie Eatery

950 N. State St., Dover, DE - (302) 674-8310

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Posted By Michael Stern on June 14, 2001 5:10 AM

Breakfast is the big meal of the day at the Countrie Eatery, formerly known as the Blue Coat Pancake House. There are fine buttermilk pancakes or shillings (silver dollar ‘cakes) filled with bananas or blueberries, or sausage gravy to ladle over biscuits, toast, or English muffins. Creamed chipped beef is also on the menu, but the items we like best are French toast, of which there are two special varieties, one made with cinnamon bread, the other with seed-dotted sunflower bread. The latter is served as three long, thick pieces that are soft, moist, and nearly as eggy as pudding, dusted with powdered sugar. We got ours with a side order of scrapple – two thick slices from the loaf, fried until crunchy on the outside, but moist and porky within.

At lunch you can have a crab cake sandwich, a big sirloin burger, or a hot sandwich made with turkey, pork, or beef and real mashed potatoes. Every day the Countrie Eatery offers one all-you-can-eat special for $7.25. Monday = chicken ‘n’ dumplings, Tuesday = stuffed peppers, Wednesday = lasagna, Thursday = beef stew, Friday = fried chicken, Saturday = chicken livers.

The Countrie Eatery is a three-meal-a-day coffee shop with Colonial-style primitive art and implements on its walls. Somewhat out of synch with Ye Olde Atmosphere are the paper placemats at every table that advertise Bee Pollen (“natural antibiotic and rejuvenator”) and Apple Cals (“lose weight, protect bones”), both of which are available for sale at the cash register.

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Posted By Mrs, R on January 2, 2004 9:45 AM

I grew up in the area and have visited many times. The breakfast is outstanding with the real stand-outs being the Aegean Omelet (fresh tomatoes and feta cheese is fluffy egg envelope), and any of the pancake breakfasts (their pancakes are light yet satisfying - try the banana walnut with warm syrup). Presentation is on big thick ceramic plates with a fresh fruit granish. The coffee is delicious - Lacas brand - and the waitresses fill early and often. I also strongly recommend you try the crab melt. Crab in a pancake house? Oh yes. The Countrie Eatery is the little sister of the locally famous Blue Coat Inn, known far and wide for their delicious crab cakes and crab imperial. At the Eaterie you can get the same crab (same recipe, same supplier) at a pancake house price. This is real, backfin lump crab from Delaware and Maryland blue crabs. The crab melt is crab imperial (heavy on the crab, light on the seasonings to let the real sweet crab taste shine) served on crunchy english muffins, topped with melted cheese. Ask for "no Cheese" if you really need a pure crab fix.

Regarding decor - it's country kitsch, heavy on the cows. Definitely ask for a seat in the back room overlooking the lake. Also, they dont take credit cards so bring cash!

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