Shady Maple Smorgasbord Inc
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Customer Reviews (28 reviews)
Roy Simonetti
on Citysearch Jan 09, 2010GREAT FOOD, IF YOU DON"T MIND AN OCCASIONAL, BUG,OR ROACH WITH YOUR FOOD ! FOR ALL WHO DON"T MIND THIS,"EAT UP". SHADY MAPLE WILL , ***NOT SERVE MILITARY, IN UNIFORM ! BECAUSE THEY OPPOSE WAR !*** THEY ALSO," WON"T"... (more)
Gail M.
on Judys Book Sep 25, 2009This has to be the largest buffet type restaurant I've every seen! The food is awesome. It was $10.38 for lunch (includes all food, drink and tip). If it's your B-Day it's free. Worth every cent!... (more)
Guest G.
on Judys Book Sep 15, 2009HUGE restaurant, adequate space for busloads of tourists and locals alike, tasty food, great service, clean restrooms. The gift shop down stairs is enormous and goes heavy on the candles for my taste, but has a... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Jul 14, 2009I love going to shady Maple! I always over eat because there is such a huge selection to choose from. So make sure to go there hungry! Somet... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch May 23, 2009I ate with my daughter here on Friday. I went to get a cup of coffee from the machine by where they make you stand for a booth. There was ... (more)
Guest G.
on Judys Book Oct 15, 2008would love to find a recipe for the gourmet apple bread they serve at shady maple, anyone have one? (more)
aesw813
on Citysearch Aug 21, 2008The food here is wonderful - always fresh and delicious. Breakfast is my personal favorite meal, but the food at all meals is excellent. My husband and I try to eat here as often as we can when back in PA to visit family.... (more)
Louisey
on Citysearch May 18, 2008ALERT ALERT.....Please be forewarned.....I went to this Shady Maple with 2 of my business associates two weeks ago....Two of us got very sick from eating there....When we finished eating we noticed there were... (more)
aljan3
on Citysearch May 14, 2008On Monday we were advised by a saleman to have lunch at Shady Maple. (We are out of town people). We did and were delighted with the recommendation. The food choices were excellent: beef, chicken, fish, vegetables and... (more)
pahorsegirl
on Citysearch Feb 27, 2008This place has only changed is size over the 24+ years i've been going!!!!!! I remember going and waiting in line for over an hour, and every second was worth the wait. This is a place I went to when I was a kid and now take MY... (more)
sdgil
on Citysearch Oct 13, 2007This place is so full of great food you can't even begin to sample the stuff you will enjoy before you are fuller than you ought to be in the first place--but there is still so much you want to taste. I have been to buffet... (more)
wed1mmaus
on Citysearch Sep 14, 2006The food here is the best cooking, next to mine, that I have ever tasted. Pure down-home from breakfast to dinner. The extent of the items is inexhaustable. I have never found any item to be substandard. PERFECTION is... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Jul 07, 2006We drive over 3 hours just to eat here. We have planned vacations around a trip to eat here. If I lived any closer I'd be 300 pounds!! This ... (more)
Lori T.
on Judys Book Mar 18, 2006Shady Maple is a huge Smorgasbord located on Route 23 in Blue Ball, PA, near Lancaster County. They have a vast dining area with accodations for bus tours. The place is extremely popular with senior citizens. Prices... (more)
Kathy H.
on Judys Book Feb 07, 2006The Shady Maple is the most famous smorgasbord restaurant in the Lancaster County area. If people don't know any other place in Lancaster, they have heard of the Shady Maple. This restaurant has an impressive array... (more)
qpr01
on Citysearch Jan 20, 2006Can be extremely busy. Long lines just to get in. Food iv good, though. I feel it is a little expensive. (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Dec 21, 2005Good, Pennsylvania Dutch style foods on two huge smorgasboards. They have desserts, breads and burgers. But unless you are totally unadvente... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Nov 22, 2005Shady Maple is known in the Berks/Lancaster area as the place to go for a buffet meal. The breakfasts include all the favorites plus an oml... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Nov 13, 2005This is the best smorasborg i've ever been to. For one price you get to eat all you want. The selections available are overwhelming and ev... (more)
mindi p.
on Judys Book Sep 30, 2005This is the best feast you will ever get. One and only one downside is the cost. It is a bit pricery to get your meal, even for breakfast. But the food is so delicious. And you get a ton of different varieties of things to... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Sep 24, 2005If you want some good food then i recommend you make the drive here. I have only tasted their breakfast but from tasting that im sure all th... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Aug 31, 2005I have lived in Lancaster most all my life and this has to be by far the best restaurant and all you can buffet I have ever found. The food... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Aug 18, 2005Everyone that knows me knows how much we love this place! We go to Lancaster County, PA. quite often and ALWAYS have one of our meals at Sha... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Aug 01, 2005I have been going to Shady Maple Smorgasbord since I was a little girl. It offers an amazing selection of food for a very reasonable price.... (more)
david_jon
on Citysearch Jun 21, 2005My family travels a couple of times a year from New York, to relax and fill up on some good food. We found Shady Maple and it has quickly become one of our favorite places. Before, we thought Miller's Smorgasbord was the... (more)
grammyg53
on Citysearch Apr 08, 2004Now THIS is a true taste of Lancaster County cooking. Shady Maple is about as true to sitting at my grandmother's table as any restaurant could be in the area. Also, the staff is hospitable, helpful, knowledgeable...... (more)
nealhsd
on Citysearch Aug 12, 2002Great food at an extremely fair price and friendly atmosphere (more)
mysteriousguy206
on Citysearch Jul 28, 2002It is usually a short wait. When you get seated, you just get up and go to either of the two line that feature the same features. It has a wide variety of foods. Every day it has at least 5 meats and 14 vegtables and a variety... (more)