Location: Ephrata
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Find out what Bar restaurants to try in Ephrata. 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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6. Wahtney's Inn
Reviewed By lt10
The place has beautiful old stonework and the bar and dining room are really cozy. Unfortunately, the food pales in comparison.They have a very limited menu. I really wanted a burger but they nickle and dime you for everything you want on it. The burger comes plain, and when I say plain I mean just the burger and a bun. If you want lettuce, tomato, onion (which most places include with the burger) you'll pay 50 cents extra for each. So with that in mind, I decided I would try the cheesesteak. The portion was ok, but it was so bland. There were no mushrooms, onions or peppers included - it was just a tasteless cheesesteak with sauce. I had to look twice to make sure there was actually any cheese. (There was, but just barely) Fries came with the cheesesteak and they were good as was the huge amount of coleslaw that was also included. My husband had a chicken sandwich and it was dry and tasteless.Don't think we'll be back again, there are too many other nice places to dine in the area.
5. Dutchmaid Deck
Overall Ratings
3 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By Matt J
Hit "The Deck" on Saturday night with friends and family. Wings, cheesesteaks, nachos were all excellent. Bar food at its finest. We found the service to be extremely friendly and attentive. We eat out with a lot of large groups and our waitress has been one of the few to split the tab 3 ways, between 2 tables without a single error. Will be closing down for the Winter soon but I would highly recommend it for next Spring/Summer.
4. 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 ***).
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3. 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 !
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2. 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.
1. 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!
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