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    Penguin Hotel & Bar

    4.0 (49 reviews)
    InexpensiveNew American, Beer Bar
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Classy
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    2 months ago

    Everything is great and super place to have great conversation and a beverage or two!

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    3 years ago

    My husband and I each had the black diamond steak--cooked to perfection, and delicious. Excellent service. Exceptional martinis!

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    3 years ago

    Hidden gem. Nice old tavern style place with good service and food. Sandwiches are huge.

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    4 years ago

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    4 years ago

    Enjoyed our wing night and karaoke experience!! A good variety of beers on tap, and many more available in bottles and cans.

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    6 years ago

    The food here was amazing. We had lunch with great burgers fresh cut fries and battered onion rings

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    4 years ago

    Ten of us went there last Wednesday. Everything was excellent. Service, food drinks. Monica the Manager was terrific.

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    9 years ago

    Good basic food thoughtfully prepared. Try the sweet Thai chili wings - yum!! Taco Tuesday - recommend the shrimp ones - another yum.

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    13 years ago

    I ate here tonight, the food is great, the value was good. The Penguin looks like a dive bar from the outside but is classy on the inside.

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    9 years ago

    Great burgers. Wonderful atmosphere. Staff is great. It's like going to Cheers in the country

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    10 years ago

    Sparkling clean, friendly enviornment, great food. Feels like old school bar

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    Tried this place for the first time after living here for 6 years now. The location of this place…read moreis right next to the Dutchmaid Motel. There is a solid amount of parking around the building. Make sure you don't miss the entrance! Atmosphere: very chill, love the vibe with the lights and being on a deck. It gives a beachy vibe in some way but just very open air and relaxing. I saw they have a huge heater above the one part of the deck so I'm assuming that's for when it gets colder out since it's all open air. Not too loud and family friendly. There is a bar in the middle you can sit at and a mix of high tops and regular tables. Pretty clean too when we came. Service: our waitress was very nice, I forget her name but she was very attentive to us and the surrounding tables from what we saw. Very knowledgeable about the menu too. Food: wow those nachos we ordered from the appetizer menu was huge! Definitely recommend coming and just dining on the different appetizers especially the French fries....we brought them home as leftovers and they were just as great reheated in the oven!! They say they are "the best fries in town" I have to agree. Shoestring and crispy! The bangin shrimp was spicy (as it says) and delicious. Overall we will return and we are glad we tried this place out finally. If you're in the Ephrata area, I do recommend stopping by here for lunch or dinner.

    The Deck is my wife and my go to lunch place. We love the atmosphere, and the Toasted Rachel is…read moreunbelievable. Everything else we ever tried was delicious as well. We can't wait for the outside to open this spring. We are hoping to go soon. Our waitresses are always great. Looking forward to another summer at the Deck!!

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    Mango crush

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    This was my 2nd time coming to Mad Chef!…read more The first time I came here was about 2 years ago (before doing yelp reviews). I was not very impressed. This time around I cannot complain! Their specials are all revolving around the Masters which was unique! We tried the Pimento, Fried Green Tomato, Chicken Sandwich (The Pimento Birdie). This was a delicious sandwich that just screams Georgia! We also tried the Madfather Chicken Sandwich! Pesto, Vodka Sauce, Mozzarella, this thing was outstanding! The fries are always a highlight here! We got the bucket (had a bigger group) and it came with 3 sauces. 1 tiny little knock on the fry bucket....the entire bucket was not filled with fries. The bottom of the fry bucket had about an inch or 2 of crinkled up paper..... All of the food was outstanding. The beer was good. Tons of space and seating. Very easy ordering process. Go up to the counter, tell them your table number, and your food arrives shortly! Prices are high here! Expect a larger number on your check if consuming both food and alcohol!

    Big Sigh... An attempt to create something good, unsual, but…read morenot only falls short in doing so, the inflated prices were enough for you to rethink your groceries for the week. Maybe what I smelled upon walking inside Mad Chef, were hops; I'm unsure. There was a lingering, unpleasant scent (hay/old peanut shells, an earthy staleness). When my food arrived, the scent dissipated. I purposely took a picture of the fish, on my fried fish sandwich, to illustrate what $17 and some change, looks like - very thin. The fish fry was tasty, slightly undercooked, soft crusted and soft bun, fresh condiments and those "pickles" were stellar. They were the best part of my meal. I would seriously purchase a jar of those pickles. Was wary of how hot honey would mesh with a pepperoni pizza, but surprisingly, the sweet heat and the savoriness of the pepperonis, worked well together. The only miss and it's a pretty big "miss," was the paper thin, tasteless crust, acting only as a vehicle to hold the toppings. Suggest you improve the crust and then, you'll have a stellar pie. Loved the peach bread pudding with brown sugar ice cream, but once again, for the price; the portion was skimpy. Liked the touch of homemade whipped cream, but it was overly whipped (stiff and tasteless), making it actually, impalatable.

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    Penguin Hotel & Bar - newamerican - Updated May 2026

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