The atmosphere automatically adds 50% of the rating. The age of this building is quite fun. (1674)…read moreBut this is a restaurant, not a museum. We started with the crab dip bread bowl (3.5) with two beers. The crab dip was very good...filling. And then we had to go with the tavern classic and award winning fish and chips (4.6). We shared and was more than enough. And ended with the donut holes and a scoop of walnut ice cream and a beer and the old fashion. My over all experience was a 4.5. The staff sounded pleasant, we sat at the bar and our server was cool, call, collective.

We had to stop here while in Delaware and we were not disappointed. The area around here is so cute…read moreand we wished we had more time to take it all in. The inside wasnt huge but we easily grabbed a table and were surprised at how large the beer list was. We ended up ordering a crab melt to eat and it was delicious. Fun ambiance and great service

I need this in my life…read more Amazing old building with dozens of food and specialty boutiques. I strolled all the aisles, got coffee, a donut, a cinnamon roll, and a bacon egg and cheese sandwich surprisingly on a pretzel. Everyone was friendly, lovely scene, amazing smells. I just wish I had something like this close to home. Can't wait to go back.

Great location Plenty of paid parking available…read more A lot of vendors Prices aren't great I was expecting more Amish specialty goods The Cuban sandwich I purchased was terrible, very dry and skimpy for what I paid I probably would not return

Love love love the atmosphere of this place. It feels so warm and homey. The owner is polite and…read moreanswered any questions I had. I celebrated my 31st birthday here and it was everything I wanted. If you are looking for a place to host an intimate type of event THIS IT IT!!

Really great venue to have events from poetry readings to birthdays in a safe spot with decent…read moreparking.

I had not been to JG Cooks in a very long time. We went on a Saturday night at 7:00 PM. It was very…read morebusy and the place looked great. We started with a few drinks, mine was run of the mill but she had the expression Martini and it was really good! Our waiter was extremely enthusiastic about the specials and he sold them to me hook, line , and sinker. I started with the Burnt Ends and my lady ordered her favorite, the Wedge salad. Her salad was a nice crisp portion of iceberg lettuce and the Blue Cheese dressing was home made and you could tell. It was a good start to the meal. The Burnt ends were very tasty and rich so the pickled onion was a great topping for them since the acid complimented the rich flavor. For our main dishes, I ordered the special Beef Wellington. I have seen this on Gordon Ramsey shows but I never had it. It was good, not great. The bottom had dough that was undercooked and raw. The truffle sauce it came with was earthy and rich. The steak was cooked medium but it was a little less tender than I had hoped. As I was eating it I thought that I'm not sure what cut of Beef they use for Wellington, but overall, it was pretty good. It came with garlic mashed potatoes and they had great flavor, but a little too much salt for me. Glori got the petit filet and shrimp Marsala and she really enjoyed it. The shrimp were huge and cooked perfectly. We got desert to go so the photos didn't make the review but the Cheesecake and the mud pie were an excellent ending to a really nice nice out. I would definitely go back and I enjoyed our meal.

Went with a group of friends. Service was very slow...Ryan. Crab soup was great. Zucchini was…read moremushy and under cooked. (last time I had it there it was sandy but had a good flavor). Onion soup was very good. Very expensive for drinks. Overall it was ok but very expensive

The biggest buffet in America does not disappoint! Shady Maple is a Lancaster county landmark! We…read morehad Salad, Steaks, shrimp, (and veggies) and finished with shoofly pie & chocolate cake! This is my husband's favorite buffet! What people don't usually know is they have a huge gift shop downstairs. It's as big as the entire restaurant which can actually seat thousands of people. If you're headed to Lancaster or in Lancaster County, you have to stop at Shady Maple!

i came to shady maple with my boyfriend on a monday for a late morning lunch. one of our favorite…read moreactivities is seeing how much food we can hork down, so shady maple was certainly appealing at a glance. the space is massive and most of the food is self service, although the service we did receive was super friendly. they have specials every week or so, so we got to experience the sundae bar. when you come here, you really have to implement a strategy. ours was to try a wide variety of foods in smaller amounts than usual. the highlights for me was the fresh fruit and the yams, and the highlight for him was the brisket (i don't eat red meat). most of their stuff is decent! for the variety you get i would recommend it. don't come in expecting michelin-level food though; it's a buffet. my lowlight was probably the desserts. the pies all had kind of a gluey texture to them. my favorite desserts were probably the soft serve and the "dips". the soft serve definitely made the pies more edible. the shop downstairs is really cute and a good way to facilitate the digestion process. i'll probably be back to try the different meals.

From the prepared foods section, I bough some BBQ ribs and they were beyond inedible. Threw the…read morewhole order in the trash. Very disappointed.

I was just there over the weekend. This store needs a new manager. The lobby area with carts was…read moredirty with trash on the floor. I wanted to buy salmon but there was a very long line and only one person covering both the meat and fish sections-this seems to happen every weekend. There were no prepackaged salmon trays. I finally left because of poor service. This store in particular raises prices inappropriately for holidays. Bad for business and shoddy business practices.