The Coffee Cottage opened its doors in 2009 as an intimate coffee shop with a few tables, a limited menu, and an idea that reasonably priced, hand-crafted food and a decent cup of coffee could bring customers through the door. The idea worked, and over the next few years, the residents of Innisfail came to faithfully support the café. They returned for not just the food and beverages but for the down-home, make-you-feel-welcome attitude the original owners Joe & Jodi cultivated. As the business grew, so did the restaurant, and in 2015 they expanded into the adjacent space, doubling the seating capacity.
In 2017, The Coffee Cottage expanded into catering. This division of the business built a regular clientele that now includes many local and area businesses and organizations. The company also has successfully catered numerous weddings over the years, and have focused on growing this aspect of the catering business as more out-of-towners discover Innisfail as a unique destination wedding venue.
In March 2020, the COVID-19 crisis necessitated Joe & Jodi to shut down operations temporarily. With time away from the pulse of every day business, they realized that this might be an opportunity to continue to take things a little slower, and as such, decided to put The Coffee Cottage up for sale. Within the blink of an eye, local residents and Coffee Cottage fans Dale & Shaun saw an opportunity to keep this Innisfail institution thriving.