Gettysburg

[RayP]

Aside from the usual suspects..Cashtown Inn..Dobbin House..Herr Tavern...are there any other great places to eat around that area?

[pashibaboy]

None right in town. Sydney's in East Berlin, Sheppart Mansion in Hanover. Your not in Jersey anymore.

[RaeJ]

I recently moved to the Gettysburg area from DC and have been lamenting the dearth of decent restaurants. Having said that, I have decided there are some bright spots, including the Blue Parrot in Gettysburg. Also have had some decent meals at Olivia's, though the atmosphere is a little disconcerting. Once you leave Gettysburg proper, the choices increase significantly, especially in Carlisle.

[RayP]

How far from Gburg are they?

[RaeJ]

Carlisle is about 30 minutes or so. You might also look at the Boiling Springs Tavern, which is slightly closer. My favorites in Carlisle include Cafe Bruges (Belgian); California Cafe and Rillo's, a traditional Italian restaurant.

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Rillo's Restaurant
60 Pine St, Carlisle, PA 17013

Boiling Springs Tavern
1 E 1st St, Boiling Springs, PA 17007

Cafe Bruges
16 N Pitt St, Carlisle, PA 17013

[melpy]

California Cafe has closed. Harrisburg is about the same distance as Carlisle with a lot more choices.

[Fibber McGee]

Define great. In terms of fine dining, no, not really. The spoon bed and peanut soup at the Farnsworth are great, but the menu itself is nothing too special. Gettysburg is a place where you can get a good casual lunch.
I have not been there, but I've heard good things about the food at Antrim 1844 just over the Maryland border in Taneytown.

[porkpa]

Sydneys in East Berlin, The Altland House in Abbottstown and the Sheppard Mansion in Hanover are a twenty minute drive from Gettysburg. As the Michelin Guide would say for its three star restaurants "all are worth the journey". Make sure they are open. Only the Altland House is open seven days a week.

[NILIBILU]

Will be in Gettysburg for one day... midweek..Thought of Tommy's for pizza for dinner...Which is better for breakfast..Hunt's Battlefield or the Lincoln Diner?
Thanks

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Lincoln Diner
32 Carlisle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325

[RaeJ]

Lincoln Diner is good for a basic, hearty breakfast, If you want to try something different, consider Cafe Saint-Amand on Baltimore Street. The breakfast menu is terrific and so is the coffee.
For pizza, check out La Bella Italia, which is a short distance from downtown Gettysburg. The restaurant has great pizza (and other Italian offerings) and an outstanding beer selection although, unfortunately, wine is strictly BYOB.

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La Bella Italia
402 York St, Gettysburg, PA 17325

Lincoln Diner
32 Carlisle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325

[Fibber McGee]

I really hope Cafe Saint-Amand will last. That hasn't been a favorable spot the last few years.

[harrie]

We went to Cafe Saint-Amand for dinner in late April 2010, so it's been there a while already. Admittedly, we were the only diners in there, and it felt weird; but the food was quite good, and apparently they've held on this far.

[Fibber McGee]

Well, sure, because it is unique for Gettysburg, and that's good. I don't think they had opened that long before your stop. I wouldn't say a couple years is that long, though. In the decade I've been a regular visitor that location has seen its share of tenants.

[galois]

Saint Amand opened in Summer 2008, so it has been there for a few years, although it started with just brunches and lunches and the dinner offerings have expanded (and improved) quite a bit.

[RaeJ]

I finally made it to Cafe Saint-Amand for dinner recently. Two things struck me. First, the food was actually quite good and the service attentive. It is a BYOB but they graciously uncorked and served the wine. The second was, the place was actually busy, which is a welcome sign.

[flourgirl]

We were just in Gettysburg and had dinner one night at La Bella Italia. I had a stromboli - and was very pleasantly surprised at how good it was. I live in NJ in an area with a lot of great pizza places with very good strombolis - and that stromboli was one of the best I have ever had.