Hey friends! My boyfriend wanted to spend his birthday at America's largest buffet. And let's just…read moresay we are already planning our return trip! With over 200 feet of food, Shady Maple is an unforgettable experience. From the sweet treats to made-to-order meat stations, this is now my favorite buffet. The made-to-order meat stations feature cheesesteaks, burgers, sausages and steaks! All cooked to your liking, right in front of you, how cool! The buffet bars are stacked with salad bars, seafood, soups, sides, fried food, baked food, you name it! I truly enjoyed the range of options here. There's plentyyyyy to drink. Slushie machines, coffee, soda stations, tea/lemonade, fresh milk from their farms and milkshakes machines! The sweet treats are endless; pies, cakes, build-your-ice cream bowls and more! Customer service: Okay, not super friendly Prices: $33/person on a weekday. Plus free birthday meals! Plenty free parking Atmosphere: family-oriented Make sure you also check their gift shop on the lower level. I hope you enjoy!

People hate on smorgasbords for all sorts of reasons. Yes its not 5 star Michelin food (its not…read moresupposed to be). BUT it has a VARIETY of food and gives you a taste of Lancaster County. If its your birthday you get a free meal when you go with someone purchasing. To be honest, compared to other Lancaster County Buffets, their price is the most reasonable! I actually prefer their breakfast Buffet, but we recently went for dinner. Tons of seating, we went on a Friday Dinner Rush and it only took us about 10 minutes to get seated. Just some of my top picks and highlights: Steaks made to order Milkshake station The dessert bar Icee machine Potato pie Brown Butter noodles Fried chicken Corn casserole And don't forget the PIE! If you are visiting, just do it and get a taste of Lancaster County! Two huge aisles of food with different items going each direction, check both! Every night has a special, seafood night, steak night, etc...pick your favorite!

We've been patronizing this place for the last three months. It is fun, and easy (at Dinner A'Fare…read moreas well as preparing the assembled meals at home.) My wife and I have really enjoyed the "no fuss, no muss" approach to having nutricious and delicious meals -- with the variety of a different menu each month. We find that the meals are very well-seasoned, and the ingredients seem to be of high quality. Now when you get steak, it is NOT filet or NY strip -- but the "quality" of the "cheap" cut is very good nonetheless. Another example -- they occasionally offer delicious crabcakes -- but they are far from 100% jumbo lump. Given their average price (for us) of about $6.50 per serving (including some sides you need to get at the supermarket to make for a complete meal), what should you expect? Oh, and I noted a comment from 2014 about portion sizes. Now, my wife and I are not big eaters but we are not "small portion" folks either. We normally get 3 portions out of each meal (explaining the $6.50/serving "all-in" average cost for us); only occasionally do we finish the whole meal at one sitting, leaving great leftovers. One example -- a recent shrimp dinner included 32 shrimp (@ roughly 30-40 per pound count). 10-11 shrimp of that size makes for a fine dinner (with the right sides). So I am guessing they have improved their portions, perhaps responding to that sort of review. The place is clean and welcoming, with a glass of wine or two offered as part of the deal to make the assembly "party" even more fun. Our monthly food budget has actually gone down. Yes, you can make very good meals more cheaply, but we far too often would look at the effort and hit a local chain eatery at $40-$50/dinner (with a drink and tips). Or, for roughly the $6.50 cost per serving, order pizza or stop for fast food. We wish we had discovered The Dinner A'Fare years ago!

I had heard from a few friends how much they loved the dinner affair. The concept is you go in for…read more45 minutes up to it 2 hours to prep meals of your choosing for busy days ahead. Most of the meals are freezer friendly and all of them are gourmet and look absolutely delicious. I was pleasantly surprised to go in and find it not only decorated so cute, but the staff were friendly and knowledgeable. I had six meals prepped in about 45 minutes - just amazing. I wanted to eat them immediately even though I was making them for a couple of busy weeks I had coming ahead. I would definitely recommend this for any busy family or even a person who doesn't have time to cook but doesn't want to make eating frozen boxed meals a habit.

I like the cherries from here but on this visit there were only pick your own. The strawberries…read morehad a crop failure and the farm stand was closed.

My family and I had a great experience picking strawberries here. We got here close to closing on…read moreFriday before Memorial Day and there were still plenty of good strawberries left in the fields. There wasn't an entrance fee and you pay by the pound ($4.99/lb, cash only). Best of all, no crowds! We enjoyed the strawberries at home and they were incredibly sweet!

This woman never let me redeem my Groupon for a cooking class. She offered a full refund but then…read moreconveniently stopped replying to emails 6 months ago. Has no credibility. Filing an official complaint with Groupon to get my money back. What a disappointment.

This was a huge waste of time and money. It was so bad, I kept thinking that I was on candid…read morecamera. First off, the lady is rude! People asked about fat and calorie content, and she told us to take each ingredient and look up the calories for the amount used and add it all up...thanks real helpful. Seems like the sort of thing you should know if you're teaching a low fat cooking class. She then hands out the recipes: they were incomplete with missing ingredients and didn't even put how much you need to use. Then we are served the dishes - bland, and the mango rice definitely did not have any mango in it. But here's the kicker - she announces that she forgot to bring the food. Seriously. So she says she is going to tell us how to make it and will email us a video of her cooking this crappy bland food. She's also got a real thing with Trader Joe's and most of the ingredients can only be bought there (i.e., a special Trader Joe's brand of dressing). Needless to say I walked out and I will be demanding my money back. I feel sorry for the others who wasted this money buying the groupon.

SO MANY CHOICES I…read morepurchased the chocolate truffle vinaigrette & the Raspberry vinaigrette for my salads. But the Olive Oils are outstanding as well. I had to stop taste testing because all of the products are so fresh and so delicious, I had to eat first in order to make a choice. I was at Olive-n-Grape in Smithville on Mother's Day. This is a go to whenever you are in New Hope, PA or Smithville Village, New Jersey.

Okay, so this is like the 15th 5 Star review which makes me ask myself, why bother? The place is…read moregreat. If you are invited to a dinner party and want to bring a unique and well-appreciated gift, look no further. You can easily spend around $20-$30 and look like a frigging hero. Owner and staff are also top notch, helpful, friendly and more than knowledgeable. These people know more about olive oil and balsamic vinegar that Bubba from Forest Gump knows shrimp. A must stop when visiting New Hope/Lambertville.

I discovered Dream Dinners through the Frugal Lancaster blog and although I have not yet…read more"committed" to coming back and doing a full session I am definitely interested. I think it's an unique concept and to really understand the way it works I would suggest going to one of the "open houses" once a month for $34.99 like I did. At that event you will get to prep 3 meals (with 3 portions each) sample some food, and learn about the process. You can't buy groceries for 3 meals for that price, yet alone restaurant quality meals, so what have you got to lose? Here's the lowdown on how this works and below is after all the introductory specials they will offer you when you are on the regular plan. You view the menu for that month and select/pay for 36 portions - that's 12 meals if you have a 3 portion meal, 6 meals if you are feeding 6. You come to one of the prep sessions (these are scheduled in advance, although they do have some walk in sessions available after purchase). Once there they have different stations set up for the various recipes. All the ingredients are already prepped (chopped, etc). They supply all the containers (a mix of bags and foil boxes) to put your food in. Than you just follow the instructions at that station for that recipe - (example add 1 cup cheese,etc). The proper measuring tools are already in each ingredient. The instructions tell you what container to use and how to assemble. When you're done you put it all in a big bag, insert the recipe card (with cooking instructions which is dated/labeled) and take home and freeze. That's it! The advance is no shopping at the grocery store or meal planning beyond picking your recipes. While you do have to cook the actual meal at home they are designed to be easy to prepare and fast cooking. So if you have a family of 3, in one hour you will have prepped 12 meals for the month to use at your leisure. Some come with sides, others don't. Plus they have already prepped sides available for cash/carry if you commit to the 36 portions. Once you do it you are not obligated to do it every month, so it's not a subscription - pick and choose what months and when you'd like to do it. Each meal is priced separately but considering how much it costs to go out to eat it is a savings + no food waste! The menu changes every month and there's nutritional values for each meal. And if you don't want to spend an hour prepping you can pay a flat fee of $20/month and they will do the work for you. I strongly suggest anyone who struggles to get dinner on the table every night for whatever reason to come to one of their open houses. I'm not one that usually is impressed by trends and consider my self to be "cheap" regardless of what I spend my money on but I could see this actually saving me money. Plus time at the dreaded grocery store!

Even after going here for the first time today, I still don't get the draw of this place. For…read morethose that might not know how it works, you setup a time by calling or going online and place an order for a certain number of meals, selected from the 12 available meals for the month. Then you go in and get to work preparing the meals to be put in freezer bags to take home with you. The idea sounds good but to me it's basically like paying $25/meal to go somewhere to make your own Stouffer's frozen dinner. It doesn't look fresh, it doesn't look good and it doesn't allow you flexibility in choosing ingredients, style of sauces or cuts of meats. Plus almost all ingredients are frozen! Maybe to people who don't have much free time or cooking knowledge, and would rather step meals up a notch from frozen dinners, this would be great, but I'd rather go to a grocery store, choose my own ingredients and make a fresh dish for substantially less money. I did like how friendly all employees were and that they serve complimentary scones, coffee cake, and coffee/tea. They do their best but it's just not for me.

Let's Dish is great concept for creating meals in advance in a kitchen where someone has done most…read moreof the prep and all of the cleanup for you. My family is 2 people -- both "empty-nesters" and "snow birds". We're semi-retired but still have busy days just younger couples with families. We do the 4-meal plan once a month and split them in half. The result is 8 meals for $100. Each meal easily serves the two of us with some leftover for lunch another day. That's $12.50 for dinner for a healthy, quick dinner for two. For comparison, Wegman's offers individual meals to go for $6 (12.00 for 2). Let;s Dish is much more economical than carry out. For travel, Let's Dish is perfect! We pack a cooler bag with 8-10 meals and go to Ocean City or Florida. We can cook yummy quick meals without purchasing spices, condiments and ingredients. The staff at the Timoniuim Let's Dish are very helpful. They always offer suggestions for prep and packaging. My husband and I can bang out our 8 meals in about an hour. Since we're doing the prep we can control the salt and spice content. Fresh hot scones, coffee, and tea are always available during day sessions. We enjoy them while reviewing the menus for the coming months. There is always an instore sign-up bonus so we're always getting a little goody for free. I particularly like the suggestions for sides and wine to "go with". This info is on a printed page that I can take with me (take extra copies for travel) and post on my freezer door. Let's dish does not take the place of cooking from scratch but it has a permanent place in our schedule. It's a cost-effective time-saver. And it's a lot of fun.

I can't say enough good things about Wilma's Batter. We've been placing an order just about every…read moreweek to make waffles over the weekend. We have never been disappointed, the batter consistently makes delicious, fluffy, soft Belgian waffles. The pickiest eater in our house, a 5 year old, always asks for a second helping, so it's kids approved. Hands down Wilma's Batter is the best waffles we've made to date, and we would definitely recommend you try it!

From the owner: We deliver 100% All Natural Refrigerated "Ready-to-Pour" Pancake and Waffle Batter. The finest…read morehandcrafted pancake and waffle batters in the DMV. Making breakfast BETTER with REAL ingredients! Same-Day Delivery Available!

Can't say enough good things about this place. When I temporarily moved to NJ back in Feb, I…read moreimmediately looked for my local Dream Dinners as I had been getting food from them for years. They were about a 50 minute drive from me but it didn't matter to me at all. It was good to go out on a Saturday morning once a month to get my meals. The first time I went, they were still open for assembly sessions. Everyone was very friendly and Jackie (the only employee I can remember chatting with) was grateful that I looked them up. Subsequent months later, I picked up my meals as they were closed for assembly sessions. I would pull up, open my trunk, and give them a call. They would bring out my meals in bags and I would be ready to go. I really appreciate them keeping open even though they have to put in extra work just so I could have my great, easy to cook meals. I'm not a good cook and I don't really like to cook so Dream Dinners has been a lifesaver for me these past 5ish years. The Flemington location is top-notch and I would recommend to anybody who wants meal kits but doesn't want to pay the high prices that places like Blue Apron charge to deliver to your house. Thanks a lot for helping me out these past few months!!

Dream Dinners is such a great concept !- excellent food you make and take home to freeze for your…read morefamily! Super easy, convenient, and delicious too!(check out the web site :). The gals that work there are great!!! Always so, so nice and helpful!!! I totally recommend if you are a busy mom or someone who hates to cook or both!

First time here. Inside was clean service was great. I got the sweet potato pecan cobbler with the…read moreice cream. It was good. I also got the peach cobbler with the side of ice cream and it was very good as well.

After a nice lunch up the road, my family and I stopped by the factory since it sounded so…read moredelicious. The menu was so vast, I wish I could stay there and try all the cobblers. The staff was nice and the place was bright and clean. My family was happy with their orders. We ended up getting the peach cobbler praline w/ ice cream with we were all crazy about.