Spot on from greeting , straight to a table. Our server Paul was excellent. What a personality. From potato soup to all our entries, he was a second away. Thnx for giving us great meal to end our visit to Pennsylvania read more

Came on NYE afternoon. Was not busy. Service was great and server was attentive, they worked as a team, so we had multiple people come back and check on us throughout the entire experience. Food came quickly. The staff is 5 stars all the way. That was the biggest takeaway from the visit. Food was good, Cornbread was delicious. We also had the Wings, fried onions, ribs, Cajun salmon and Kids' hotdog. All was very good, a bit on the salty side...but everyone enjoyed it and was definitely pleasantly surprised. The only downside are the prices, a bit on the high side. Would definitely visit again in the future. read more

Never disappointed at a JB Dawson and this was the same. Came in on a very busy Saturday night and was seat shortly after getting in the wait list. The place was spotless, Server was prompt and courteous. Food was spot on. Never had to 'look' for anyone for something they forgot. Great experience. Thanks read more

Cozy atmosphere, huge portions for the price, delicious food and friendly, quick service! 100% recommend

Good good with good service add up to a good dining experience. Ambiance if a sports pub

Gotta love Austins & JB Dawson! Decided to visit Lancaster and walked into a resturant I completely forgot had any relations to my old job. I worked for Austins from 2013-2014 and I can tell you everything is always consistent and made with 100% fresh products. Even after not working there anymore I decide to get my favorite twisted shrimps, chicken flo pasta and their amazing cheesecake. Great job guys! Always impressive! Don't forget the cornbread! read more

J.B. Dawson's Restaurant & Bar - Steakhouses Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Eat their every Friday on 8/12/2023 at 4:00 PM had dinner their had 1/2 rack of ribs cold slaw and hot apples the ribs had no meat on them all bone and the cold slaw was not steakhouse cut slaw it was a cheap watery slaw not the the top notch food for a 50.00. dollar bill I guess they switched to cheaper food to save money will go to Long Horn Steak next time to eat ribs and 3.00 miller lite read more

Any mood, any time of day, any craving; will always be settled here. This is my go to restaurant no matter the weather no matter the time. The fries are fan friggin tastic and their ranch is to die for 5/5 10/10 100% recommend this place. It's my second home. read more

8/5 visit. Sat at the bar. Great service. Ordered the ahi tuna bowl with rice, mango salsa, fried wontons and sweet Thai chili sauce. The tuna was perfectly seared and sliced. I love sweet Thai chili sauce with tuna. I do feel that the dish is missing an element- a vegetable perhaps? But overall, very good. Would recommend. I will definitely be back as I'm a long time Austin's/Dawson's fan. read more

J.B. Dawson's Restaurant & Bar - Steakhouses Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Phenomenal... seriously. The proce for the amount of food you get here is insane and not to mention everything tastes so good. Literally. The brussel sprouts are cooked perfectly, the pot stickers were cooked to perfection, the weekend Prime Rib meal deal is too good to pass up, and the monkey bread pazookie was to die for... come here... Thanks Joe for the great recommendations. read more

Hands down the best prime rib in Lancaster that I've had so far. The sauces are delicious accompaniments and the Caesar and mash are really really delicious. The crab pasta is really creamy and good as well. Have returned over and over for the prime rib. read more

Our server was very nice and attentive. Burger was very good, however over cooked. The lobster bisque was excellent and it's a must have. Martini could have been constructed better. Too much vermouth and ice cubes in my up martini. Overall a great experience for eating at the mall. read more

Always a great experience. Nice atmosphere and great prices/variety too. Food always great and good drinks too.

Great food, delicious. Service was great. Waitress knew menu top to bottom. Food was also presented well. I did not get pic bc I ate it so fast. I highly recommend ribs and apple cobbler. read more

The food is great, service is on point! A bit over priced and the dining room could be a little brighter. 4 stars over all

Been here a number of times and always loved it! Atmosphere is great, service has always been polite and on top of things and everything I've tried is awesome. My go to meal here depending how hungry I am is there chicken tender platter or the tender and rib platter. The breading they fry the tenders in is so light and flakey. The tenders are juicy, flavorful and huge. The ribs are flavorful and fall off the bone delicious. A great chain to go to! read more

J.B. Dawson's Restaurant & Bar - Chicken tenders platter... See my review - Steakhouses Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Excellent food for all 6 in our party. Apps were delicious and the entrees followed suit. Only recommendation.....Open a location in Frederick Maryland read more

Great food great service great prices. Nice atmosphere waiters/waitresses work together for faster service

Never disappointed , food was great, Xavier our sever was very good . This is our 4th time here and we will be back again

My husband and I decided to go to JB Dawson's for a date night. We went at 4 as my husband wanted Prime Rib. We were seated near the bar area and "Mario" was our waiter. Mario was young and presented a laid back demeanor. So laid back he expressed his relief at us saving him a trip back to the kitchen when we declined bread. Now the food was off the hook. I got the Impossible burger with spicy sauce, cheese and shoestring fries. AMAZING!! My husband's prime rib was perfectly cooked as he wanted it a bit more well done. It was served with garlic mashed potatoes and au jus. He was in heaven. Mario said an emphatic "Good!" when we asked for the check. The meal plus 3 beers was about $50. Despite my slight annoyance at the service, it was a great experience and I am sure we will go again. read more

The service was excellent!! But most importantly the food was super amazing!! Overall, my experience here was very amazing!! I'll definitely recommend this to my friends!!! read more

Excellent food and friendly staff! Would definitely recommend! Had the steak with mashed potatoes and broccoli. Everything was cooked perfectly! read more

Food was a 4+, physical plant a 5, staff working together a 5 but our waitress was poor (weeknight). Manager and other servers had to pick up her slack. read more

I was visiting my cousins and they said we had to come here and boy were they right. The restaurant is conveniently located near a mall, so there's plenty of parking. There's a nice, intimate ambiance in the restaurant and the booths are very comfortable. They even have children's seats that can be placed in the booth itself, which is great. The service is very good and any server will come by and get you anything you need, so it's nice to see them all working together. The best thing about this restaurant is easily the food and man, they cook a nice steak. I got the Cajun seasoned steak and it was cooked perfectly and it was absolutely delicious. The garlic mashed potatoes are also a must-try here! The portions are generous and I really enjoyed my meal here. I definitely recommend it for anyone in the mood for a good steak! read more

J.B. Dawson's Restaurant & Bar - Cajun seasoned steak, delicious! - Steakhouses Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Our server Brooke was fantastic. The food, meh. I would expect a bit more based on the facade of the establishment. The diversity and prices of their lunch menu is noteworthy. Everything we ate here was pretty average. The portions were generous which was a plus. I wouldn't come out of my way to eat here. If you are around for lunch, it has decent prices on their lunch menu. It's also a better choice than some of food court choices if you are visiting the mall. I did not leave dissatisfied but really expected much more. I was very happy with the service, presentation and cleanliness. read more

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Had high expectations based on review & prices however we were disappointed. $17 crab dip was just okay & same for $23 crab Alfredo. My daughter only ate small portion. Chicken Marsala was worst that I ever had & even the Caesar salad was just okay. We thought bread was the best thing we had there. Was charged $3 extra for premium side which I questioned since I had broccoli. Turns out broccoli is considered premium side there & therefore cost $6. Really??? That's usually for asparagus for example. I don't mind paying for a quality meal but I don't believe this was one so based on this experience I will not return. read more

I ordered the shrimp and scallops. They were a hair over salted but no big deal. If you are hungry this is a smaller dish. It was fine for me because it was my breakfast (midnight shift worker). The dish was good but i suggested to my sister to order the steak with crab meat on top (forget the name). We ordered the fillet med rare. It was prepared perfectly!! I was jealous of her meal! Next time i go back i will be ordering the filet with a side of asparagus of course! My niece got the shrimp pasta dish and it was really good as well. My only complaint is they have very few beers on tap. They need to add more. We had great service and were checked on frequently by our server and the managers. Thanks for making our bellies happy! See you soon! read more

This place is in good location base that is close to the mall and plenty of parking. If there is a wait in line you can take a walk at the mall and comeback.. The restaurant itself is cozy and fancy..kind of take your girl on a first date. The food plates are huge and tasty. Drinks are also reasonable.. I felt like the menu can be expanded a little more that the reason for my 4 star.. But overall good food, great atmosphere and easy to find.. read more

J.B. Dawson's Restaurant & Bar - Roasted vegetables with pasta on olive sauce - Steakhouses Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Great food, huuuuge props to the kitchen!! Service was decent, and a surprise dessert for my wife on her birthday. Everything is delicious, so don't worry about trying something new. read more

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I was in the area and my good friend suggested we should do a Happy hour here. Happy hour menu is good. They have a good amount of selection of drinks and food. The bar staffs seemed very knowledgeable about their drink making. The manager asked us a few time if everything was okay. Highly recommended! I will be back again for sure. read more

Great service and great food! My daughter has anaphylaxis and the did a fantastic job of accommodating her food allergies. There are so few places out there that have adequate knowledge on food allergies. I was confident in JB Dawson's ability to safely prepare her meal. We were a party of seven and they were 7/7 in meal satisfaction. Also, go hungry. The portions were huge! read more

This is a wonderful place for a nice quiet meal. The prices are a little on the high side, but the quality of the food is excellent. I ordered the the chicken fajita bowl and it was a plentiful portion for just myself. The wait staff is very friendly and quite attentive. For a bar, their beer list could use a little work, but what they offered was quality based. All in all a great experience. read more

we walked in at 8:40 on a monday night and didn't realize that they were going to close in 20 minutes. we felt so bad but the host was so sweet and insisted that we stay for their delicious food. their maple butter and bread was to die for, their philly egg rolls were crispy and filled with deliciousness, and i HIGHLY recommend their crab linguine alfredo!! our server was so nice and gave us exceptional service, despite us being there so late. the manager also stopped by to welcome us. 10/10 customer service and food read more

J.B. Dawson's Restaurant & Bar - Philly Cheesesteak Egg Rolls - Steakhouses Near Me - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Good food. Ordered fillet mignon cooked perfectly. They were happy to give me the substitutions I asked for. Great service would highly recommend read more

We did carry out. They had the food ready at the time they told us to pick it up. I had their Friday special fish and chips. The haddock was delicious. Served with shoe string fries and coleslaw. The fries are a g the throw back to yesterday. The coleslaw is different then any I have had before. A little dry but tasty. My wife had the chicken tender platter, which is one of the best things on the menu. Hand breaded, golden fried. Delicious! Served with garlic mashed potatoes, which were delicious. And she also had the spiced apples which she enjoyed. read more

Delicious! We had the lobster bisque, ribs, crab cake and a burger. The bisque was wonderful, with big chunks of lobster. I thought the crab cake was pretty great, too, with garlic mashed potatoes. My husband had the full rack of ribs and loved them. My daughter had a burger and fries and enjoyed her food as much as we did. Service was great and the bathrooms were clean read more

Love the feel of the restaurant, staff is friendly. Our waitress Abbey was efficient and I liked that she told us if we need anything & don't see her ask anyone on staff, they work as a team. They are very customer oriented & strive for best possible service. My husband loved the Cajun salmon, cooked to perfection. I enjoyed my pulled pork sandwich & the meaty baked beans were excellent. read more

This place is great! Some of the best chicken and steak I've had! Service is amazing too they make sure you have everything you need and if anything you order takes too long they take it off the bill, they have done that on two separate occasions for me! It's a bit expensive but it's worth the quality food and quality service read more

Simply outstanding. We were visiting town and went for lunch based on a recommendation and had to come back for dinner the next day. The atmosphere was great, the service was great, but the food was outstanding. Everything we ordered both times was excellent. All of the dishes on the menu were engineered with precision, even the simplest items like the fries and burgers were excellent. I give this place my highest recommendation. read more

Really nice restaurant as soon as you walk in. Just the service was really odd and seemed unprofessional. Took at least 15-20 minutes after we were seated to get our drink order. Then took another 15 minutes until we got our drinks. Once our food was served, it took the waitress less than 30 seconds to ask us how it was when we just literally got our food. Then i was hoping she'd walk by again so i could ask for a refill, but it seemed like a manager refilled our drinks. Yet i still never got offered a refill or got a chance to ask because they walked away so quickly. It just seemed really unprofessional because we barely saw our waitress, and when we did it seemed to be very rushed. We didn't even get our check by our waitress either, it just seems like we just kept getting tossed around by every other staff member than our actual waitress. I've been in the food industry as a waitress for years now and if I had other servers or managers do my job like not being able to even hand me the check herself - then why is it fair for just that single waiter or waitress to get the tip when we barely even saw her do anything for us? All she did was take our order, serve us late and ask how our food was when we didn't even take a bite. read more