shady maple smorgasbord east earl pennsylvania

#SHADY MAPLE SMORGASBORD EAST EARL PENNSYLVANIA MAC#

The Smorgasbord serves some of the best comfort food I’ve ever eaten, including fried chicken, steak & gravy, meatloaf, roast beef, homemade stuffing, mac & cheese and sooo much more, but what I love best is that every weekday morning, and on Saturdays too, Shady Maple opens their doors bright and early for their equally bountiful breakfast buffet. The wife and I have been here several times in the past, and upon a recent weekend trip to visit her family in southeastern PA, we knew we wanted to take them to Shady Maple for breakfast on Saturday morning.

The main attraction of the Shady Maple complex is the Smorgasbord – a huge buffet that stretches over 200 feet in length, and features some seriously delicious authentic Pennsylvania Dutch cooking, in heaping plenty. Basically, think Der Dutchman (in Plain City) on tons of steroids. Shady Maple is the ultimate tourist destination – a huge mega-complex composed of a 1,200 seat restaurant, a 30,000 square foot gift shop (located below the dining room), a farmer’s market, a furniture store, a banquet hall, a cafe and more.

Nestled among the rolling hills, the planted fields and the Amish farm houses of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is the Shady Maple Smorgasbord. See this place? This, my friends, is one of my happy places. You may want to grab a snack before you start reading….just sayin’) I went a little photo crazy, but I love this place. (Disclaimer: This post is slightly lengthy.

Shady maple smorgasbord east earl pennsylvania