661756 Fri Oct 23 11:26:07 -0700 2009 6 15 Pennsylvania 0 5125611 The buffets in amish country on a whole are good, Shady Maple,good buffet, Millers Good buffet, Plain and Fancy good Buffet, But there is 1 buffet that I would not go to again,it is called Old Country Buffet on FruitvillePike, their food was cold, Fried Chicken was not cooked properly you could see the bone of the chicken it was RED, complained to the Manager he said he was sorry, he did not even offer me my money back.The variety of the main entrees was 3 chicken, 2 fish and 1 beef and pizza on a scale of 0-10 zero being bad, I would rate this buffet a a Big Fat 0 Fri Oct 23 11:26:07 -0700 2009 1118599 Joanslots1 1 5127191 While in my opinion, no buffets in Lancaster Co. are good, Old Country Buffet is a chain restaurant, and should really not be grouped with the ones on or near the Rt. 30 tourist attractions that are attempting to serve PA Dutch food to visitors. I honestly don't know why anyone would go to an Old Country Buffet in Lancaster on anywhere, but they are still in business, so they must be conning people out of their money on a regular basis. Sat Oct 24 07:08:04 -0700 2009 5125611 228245 centralpadiner 2 5130983 I completely agree. Mon Oct 26 04:45:05 -0700 2009 5127191 248898 gfweb1 1 5135122 Any recommendations on which buffets to go to? My wife and I will be driving through the area, and I was thinking of trying the smorgasborg in Bird-In-Hand, but if there is a better place please let me know. Tue Oct 27 12:33:38 -0700 2009 5125611 270187 jgelfand01 2 5135298 None are gourmet-quality, but we lived in Lancaster for nearly 11 years and favored Shady Maple in East Earl. In fact, we are taking my teen-aged son and a half-dozen friends there for breakfast Saturday. http://www.shady-maple.com/ Tue Oct 27 13:33:27 -0700 2009 5135122 22826 Karen K 2 5136354 I've been to most of them, and I think Miller's is the best. They have decent breads, corn and chicken soup, fried chicken and peel and eat shrimp. The prime rib isn't bad either. My husband is partial to Shady Maple just b/c of the sheer volume and variety. It's definitely an experience. More of the locals eat at Shady, even Mennonites. I only see tourists at Miller's. Tue Oct 27 20:54:11 -0700 2009 5135122 1110726 mrslloyddobler 3 5151986 We ended up going to Shady Maple smorgasborg. Wow, that's a ton of food! We enjoyed the scrapple quite a bit. I liked the roast beef, and we both through the fried chicken was surprisingly juicy for a buffet place. I also liked the chili a lot. Not great food, but definitely above average and you definitely can't beat the quantity. Thanks for the suggestions. Tue Nov 03 09:02:50 -0800 2009 5136354 270187 jgelfand01