Location: Ephrata
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Best American restaurants nearby. Discover the best American food in Ephrata. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for American restaurants near you.. Ephrata (English: /ˈɛfrətə/ EF-rə-tə, Pennsylvania German: Effridaa) is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, 38 miles (61 km) south east of Harrisburg and about 57 miles (92 km) west by north of Philadelphia. It is named after Ephrath, a biblical town in what is now Israel. Ephrata's sister city is Eberbach, Germany, the city where its founders originated. In its early history, Ephrata was a pleasure resort and an agricultural community.
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10. Laura The Cookie Lady
Reviewed By usa194
Amazing cookies! Fantastic customer service! Artistic talent off the charts. Square one coffee is delicious, and Hersheys ice cream to boot! Great Ephrata gem!Thank you!
9. Evergreen Diner
Overall Ratings
4 based on 65 reviews
Reviewed By Wonderbeard
Started with a very good cup of Maryland Crab Soup after which I had the stuffed chicken breast with a side of peas...great like-home-cooked taste and just the right amount of food! Satisfying w/o leftover take-home at a very affordable price! The four of us were well pleased with our orders! I had a large decanter of fine coffee I couldn't finish! My wife and I ate for twenty five dollars including a five dollar tip!
8. Bright's Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By amishboy
My wife,myself and our friend just enjoyed our dinner tonight at Bright's in Ephrata, PA. This restaurant is a very unassuming country dining establishment offering home style dishes such as Turkey, broasted chicken, Prime beef and many other dinner platters. They also offer salads, soups, sandwiches and many types of side dishes. Breakfast items are numerous offering pancakes, eggs, French toast and so much more. Tonight we enjoyed the boasted chicken and Turkey platter. The chicken was some of the best we have had in a long time. The Turkey was tender and flavorful. Service was spot on and very congenial. When in the Ephrata area give Bright's a try it's worth it !!!
7. The Hill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 87 reviews
When you want tasty food in a friendly environment, come to Hill Top Inn. We've been in business for more than 60-years, serving you delicious dinners and thirst-quenching drinks. At Hill Top Inn, we serve a wide-variety of dishes including steaks, fresh
Reviewed By 187hughk
If this site offered an option of half stars instead of solely whole stars, this would have been a 3.5 star rating. Inside of The Hill, the restaurant is well-maintained, albeit relatively spartan in décor (***). Our server was friendly and efficient, and quite good at her job (*****).The food itself was entirely edible but truly nothing special, with decent portion sizes. I ordered a club sandwich, which was made with the usual lower-quality pressed turkey instead of higher-grade lunch meat or, better still, with real turkey. It came with a sizable portion of almost-warm French fries. Belly filling, yes, well-made with quality ingredients, no (** to ***).
6. Applebee's
Overall Ratings
3 based on 148 reviews
Reviewed By Robert C
Chain restaurants can rise and fall on the quality spectrum when there are changes in cooks or the manager overseeing operations. For years, the Applebees in Ephrata has been a good place to go for a relaxing meal. This past week was the exception. We were served a large portion of anxiety and frustration, along with a baked potato that was barely warm and raw, and a steak that was mostly gristle and undercooked. Our chicken broccoli chesse alfredo dish had no sauce, the noodles plain, lacking any cheese. Accidents happen. Mistakes are made. What matters is how the mistakes are handled. A dish of alfredo sauce was brought to the table so we could cover the dry noodles. As for the steak and potato, it was returned to the kitchen where it sat and sat. I did the same, waiting 45 minutes. When asked why the delay, the waitress said they put the order in all over again, wanting us to be pleased. Everyone had finished their meal and were ready to go when my meal finally arrived - the potato still luke warm and raw (You couldn't break it apart with your fork. It needed a knife to cut into it, and then it was hard and chewy.) The steak was the same piece of meat, mostly gristle, although cooked a little more. No appologies, no explanations. The manager took the meal off the bill, which I ate later on at home so as not to keep everyone waiting. Does Applebees in Ephrata deserve another chance ... Yes, but not for a while !
5. Isaac's Famous Grilled Sandwich
Overall Ratings
4 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By blpalm
I love Isaac's, especially the new Southwestern Salad. Was so glad they decided to make it a permanent item on the menu. We go all the time. Love Janine, our regular waitress. Just had dinner there tonight. Janine was embarrassed to tell me they now have to charge $.85 for the pretzel roll that used to come with all their salads. Would have given 5 stars, if not for them getting cheap. Paying $10.00 for a salad and having to pay extra for a very small roll, come on Isaac's how cheap can you get.
4. Black Forest Brewery
Overall Ratings
4 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By GwenP
My husband and I visited this establishment last evening for dinner and some brews. We really enjoyed ourselves! There was a nice assortment of beer selections, and all were distinctive and good. The food is your basic pub food - above average and will satisfy your hunger, though probably not the drawing force for visiting, but combined with the beer you'll have a good experience. The place is small, but there's a nice outside patio to sit out on - the warmer weather made the patio the place to be when we were there! There appeared to only be two people running the show, but both were very capable, friendly and efficient. We have no complaints! We'll definitely be back.
3. Gus's Keystone Family Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 117 reviews
Reviewed By Karen W
We went here for our 12th anniversary. Very disappointed in the meal. Everything was so very very greasy i couldn't eat it. Girl at cash out asked if everything was good, so i told her no, and explained. She never said or did anything, what a sad meal Paid 60.00 for a greasy crappy meal/ Will never return.
2. Olde Lincoln House
Overall Ratings
4 based on 216 reviews
Reviewed By ClearwaterJen
We were in the area visiting with family over Mother's Day weekend. We wanted to take the family out and based on TA reviews we decided on the Olde Lincoln House. Not being familiar with this restaurant, my husband and I stopped in the night prior to the family dinner to check it out. We sat at the bar and could tell immediately that this was a local favorite. Many of the customers were known to each other and/or the staff. Sometimes you find yourself not necessarily feeling welcomed as an outsider in a local place - but this was not the case here. Everyone including other customers were warm and engaging. This first night we had a couple of drinks, and split a crab dip appetizer and a french dip sandwich. The food was very good and we were looking forward to the dinner with family the next evening.On the night of our family dinner there were 10 of us - ages 3 to 90. We had a large table on the ground floor. The menu has a great variety of choices - from tavern/pub fare to prime rib entrees. We all shared half a dozen appetizers and everyone found a main entree to their liking. The portions were ample and folks found themselves taking home portions they could not finish. The staff was great. The servers (sorry I orgot to note their names) were spot on - attentive, quick without being pushy, pleasant and responsive to our needs.We would definitely recommend. No one from our group had been here previously and I have heard from a couple that are local (New Holland area) that they will certainly be going back. Thank you Olde Lincoln House - you helped make our visit a memorable one!
1. Gibraltar Grille
Overall Ratings
4 based on 265 reviews
For twenty years Gibraltar has delivered extraordinary dining and magnificent memories, offering the ideal setting for a perfect special occasion or no occasion at all. Casually elegant, inspired, fresh and ever changing, weâve refined the traditional Gib
Reviewed By Kvfarbman
We are staying in Lancaster for a quick weekend and wanted to go somewhere for dinner that had actual parking, not street parking! Gibraltar is right down the street from our hotel. We walked in and the atmosphere was inviting and clean. We sat up at the bar because all tables were booked up, but the service was excellent. Very friendly bar tenders and they were very fun to watch make drinks! The food was absolutely incredible. They had a few specials for the evening and a small but cohesive menu. I got bacon and corn chowder, which was a special, followed by the lobster fettuccine. That was out of this world! We were enticed by a special strawberry short cake for dessert which was incredible!! Overall, a totally unexpected and delicious experience. Iâd recommend this to anyone in the area. Jut be aware, this is definitely an adult atmosphere, kids would have issues finding something to eat!Kvfarbman,Thank you for your review, we are looking forward to serve you soon again. :)
