My favorite Shady Maple memory is the first time I took my mother there for dinner. She was absolutely overwhelmed. She couldn’t believe the size of the restaurant, and when she went to the buffet line, she got lost and couldn’t find her way back to our...
My favorite memory is enjoying my birthday one year with my husband and niece at Shady Maple. We had spent the day hiking in the area and had a fabulous meal to top it off.
My sisters, my Aunt, and my Mom would take at least one annual road trip to Shady Maple from Emmaus PA. We would stuff ourselves and walk it off in the gift shop, market, and Goods. We also found other places to shop along the way. Many good laughs with the...
In the early 90’s, my father, who was a pastor at a small church in Reading, would take the senior citizens group from the church to Shady Maple every other month or so for lunch. My grandmother would often go with the group. That tiny, little woman would eat...
We went there for my 74th birthday dinner. I never have had such a great Buffett, and I lived in Las Vegas. We also went the day before and had breakfast. It was the best breakfast ever. I tell everyone it’s a must-go. Everyone should go there at least once. We...
When I was a child, my whole family, including grandparents, would travel from Burlington, NJ to Lancaster, PA every October. My grandmother’s birthday was in October. We loved this time of year because of the leaves changing colors and the weather was usually...
We love Shady Maple. It’s the highlight of our yearly vacation to Lancaster, County! 12 years going strong! It’s worth the 4.5 hour drive!!!! We come here just for the roasted corn and Harvard beets!
The hum of the highway tires was a steady drone, a soundtrack to our anticipation. My fiance, Sarah, sat beside me, a smile already playing on her lips. It was her birthday, and the grand destination Shady Maple Smorgasbord. A 90-minute trek from Baltimore might seem...
