Would you buy a haunted restaurant? The historic Cottage Café in Plover, Wisconsin is currently for sale, but it does come with its own set of fascinating baggage.

Wisconsin's Infamous Cottage Cafe

The building that currently houses The Cottage Cafe in Plover, Wisconsin was built in the 1850s and has a long history of owners and purposes including a private home, a hotel, a bar, and now a cafe.

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The cafe features several dining and banquet rooms, a bar and lounge area, office space, an outdoor balcony, a commercial kitchen, several bathrooms...and it's currently for sale!

Here's a video tour of the inside of the building...

The Cottage Cafe was most recently listed in 2023 for 319,000, but after a few price reductions you can now own it for just $275,000!

If you've always dreamed of owning your own restaurant and think The Cottage Cafe might be the perfect fit, there's something important I must tell you...it's haunted. Big time.

The Haunting of The Cottage Cafe

While searching for more information about the haunts of The Cottage Cafe I came across several articles and headlines that called it "the most haunted place in Plover, Wisconsin".  If that fact doesn't unnerve you, maybe this will...

Many people say the building is haunted by a previous owner who "detested" drinking and is super mad that a bar resides in his former home.

Check out this post from BadgerlandLegends on Facebook;

If glasses mysteriously shattering and doors unlocking on their own isn't enough to let your restaurant ownership dreams die, check out The Cottage Cafe's full listing, here.

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