Moved away from Fernbrook in 1985, but always loved Lum's lobster! Now I visit every year, from Texas. The Australian lobster was PERFECT, the coleslaw was YUM, and dessert...one of the best Key Lime pie slices. The atmosphere was so bright and beachy, and our server (36yo, name?) was super. I hope when they get new owners, they'll consider leaving it all the same, including their historic and beloved name...Lum's Fernbrook Inn! read more

Lum's Fernbrook Inn - 12oz Australian lobsters, baked potato, twice baked potato, coleslaw. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Dallas, Pennsylvania

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Service was great! The fried haddock and clam chowder were delicious. The tartar sauce could have used more pickle or a stronger pickle. The ambiance was very homely- there aren't many tables because it IS a house converted into a restaurant. read more

Lum's Fernbrook Inn - New England Clam Chowder - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Dallas, Pennsylvania

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People exclaim how good the food is - I don't get it. Bacon wrapped scallops were drowning in butter. Maryland crab cakes were full of filler and 'Maryland' should be removed from that menu item. Lobster bisque was not a bisque at all. Maybe look up the true definition of 'bisque'. It was not smooth and creamy whatsoever and came to the table looking like split pea soup. I left extremely disappointed. read more

Lum's Fernbrook Inn - Lobster bisque - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Dallas, Pennsylvania

I've lived in the area over 40 years and had never tried it. My son suggested it for his birthday dinner, and we took a shot. The good news- the service was overall good. Not great, but not horrible. The bad- the interior is dated, and has been decorated with craft show goods and oddly places posters and photographs. The food was poor. It felt like Seafood Night at the Meadows nursing home. Chicken was served undercooked to the point of being cold in the center, soups and chowders had an unfamiliar flavor, some fried items were cooked properly, but others were quite overcooked and bitter/burned tasting. It took forty years for me to go. It will take forty more before I go back. read more

Six of us visited here on a Sunday evening. We were seated immediately (we had reservations) and the service from beginning to end was great. Reason for the two stars: Food just wasn't worth the price. I ordered a Delmonico steak (advertised as 18 oz, but that was hard to believe looking at it) and a 10 oz cold water lobster tail. Both had to be ordered as separate dinners, as they do not offer "surf and turf" on their menu. They did take $3 off one of the meals since I didn't want the two sides it came with. The lobster was rubbery and tough--for the $44 we paid for it, I had high hopes. The steak was just ok--unfortunately, I've had better at chain restaurants. My fiancé had stuffed flounder and although he thought it was pretty tasty, it was small for the $28 price tag. This is the second time we've eaten here and sadly, it will be our last. The value is just not there and the food is very mediocre at best. Fun fact is that back in the day my great Aunt and Uncle used to visit here every weekend and they had their own table named after them! That was cool to learn as they have been passed on for years now. The apple pie was THE BEST thing about this visit. It's homemade and it comes with vanilla ice cream sprinkled w/cinnamon and some whipped cream. We were told they sell these at Diamond's Market, which is nearby. I'll definitely be grabbing one of these! read more

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Well it's sad day when I give them 2 stars back in the day it was 5 stars since new owners the dinners are a major miss Long wait for subpair food the crab cakes used to be the best are not anymore :( so sad My boyfriend always gets the steak and same thing it sucks now! Ugh I miss the old owner- chef ;( read more

Came in today (Mother's Day) and they were able to fit me into the bar. Place was booked as would be expected so I appreciate them finding a seat for one. Delicious baby back ribs, (if you don't like a lot of bbq sauce you might want to ask them to make it light on the sauce, took away from the meat's very good flavor. I had to scoop a little off). Very delicious though. Their New England clam chowder also was excellent. Look forward to going back to try the lobster roll. They were out as it seems to be a favorite. read more

Great service and delicious sea food enjoyed the meal the clam chowder and stuffed flounder was delicious and the waitress was awesome

Stopped in on a recent Sunday for brunch with my parents and was overall underwhelmed. The parking lot was packed when we arrived, but we managed to get a spot as someone was leaving --- definitely can be a tight squeeze! Despite the fact that most tables were full, the restaurant was really quiet --- to the point that it felt weird to have a conversation at a normal volume because it felt like the entire restaurant could be listening. May help to play some music!! The menu is relatively limited, offering standard breakfast fare: eggs, breakfast meats, waffles, pancakes, and a few options for eggs benedict. I found it difficult to find an option with some fruit/vegetables other than potatoes if you're attempting to choose healthy options. They do offer an option to create an omelet, but limit you to one meat, one cheese, and one vegetable unless you want to pay an extra $1 per item. I requested a few different veggies and no meat, and luckily they didn't add any additional fees. I did appreciate that the vegetables all looked and tasted fresh, though otherwise there was nothing that particularly stood out about the omelet or the accompanying home fries --- all edible, but nothing that I'm super excited to go back and eat again. read more

Lums Fernbrook Inn Ordered from the dinner menu. Broiled Haddock - sides were green beans and twice baked potato New England Clam Chowder Delmonico steak (aunt enjoyed her steak) Thoughts Haddock had no seasonings flavor and tasted like wine or whatever alcohol they cooked it in. I couldnt force myself to eat more than a few bites, it turned my stomach. It will be put in the refrigerator where it will be forgot about until garbage day. Green beans were canned. I dont like the texture of canned green beans. Threw them out. For a $22 dish I expected fresh green beans. Twice baked potato wasnt that great. Potato had a tart sourness to it. Potato was feed to the dog. New England Clam Chowder didnt have much flavor to it either. I ate the soup but could have eaten canned clam chowder and been happier. Final Thoughts I have had better flavorful seafood dishes at Red Lobster or at home cooking frozen fish. I will not be ordering from this place again. Not worth the price and disappointment. But if you are going to trying this place I would definitely recommend the lunch menu cause its cheaper to try out the dishes and make your own judgement. read more

Sea scallops were amazing. Nothing would taste bad with the delicious butter wine sauce. Super friendly staff. Definitely recommend and will be returning. read more

Believe what you were reading. This place is subpar food. I had a lobster roll that tasted like seafood salad from the supermarke on a fried hotdog bun it was bad. I had a cup of white clam chowder, New England, it taste like potato soup with bacon in it the deep fried fish or something out of the box I think, was not good not even the French fry's but they were not shy, with prices Services OK best thing about the place is a nice white table cloths, other than that it's a dump read more

This was the first time I came here. It was excellent. The restaurant was cute and I liked the decorations. The waitress Tara was super nice and sweet. The food was really good. I got an 8oz Lobster tail and it was Phenomenal. My two sides were corn and a baked potato. They corn was sweet and the baked potato was very warm. The wait wasn't long. I definitely recommend coming to lums and will be visiting more often when I'm in the area. read more

I gave this place a second chance because I thought maybe they were having an off day. Well, the second one was an off day too. Everything, and I mean everything, was overdone. Lobster was overdone, clams were over steamed, even the kids chicken fingers were over fried. For the prices they are charging, you would think they would take care in actually preparing the food. The wait time for the appetizers was unusually long, and the entrées came out very soon afterward. Don't waste your money, this place isn't any better than red lobster or Burger King read more

Don't quite understand these negative reviews. I'm not a seafood guy, so I order the NY strip steak. I have NEVER had a bad steak there, and we go there frequently. My wife mostly orders the lobster stuffed with crabmeat, and literally gets cravings for it. The twice-baked potatoes are awesome. Also, I always order Beefeater martinis, and never once felt that they were watered down in any way. Maybe it's us, but we've been blessed to have eaten in the Nation's finest restaurants, including Le Bec Fin (consistently voted as one of the world's best restaurants). Now, I'm not going to claim or suggest that the Fernbrook Inn is in that category, but we find the food, service and atmosphere to be perfectly fine. read more

Heard so much about this fabulous lobster. Actually meal was way to expensive and just awful. Martini had no alcohol. No flavor 12 oz cold water lobster over cooked no flavor Vegetables were frozen and soggy Baked potato was brown Absolutely unbelievable that they think it was okay to serve this crap!! Waste of money read more

Decided to give it a try given the selection of lobster tail. That's great and all, but the lobster was so overcooked it could have bounced right off the plate. Quite a disappointment to a $50 piece of meat. The service was terrible, out waitress checked in once. She was too busy joking around in the back. It's a small house set up so you can hear everything. Only came to the table to take drink and food orders and drop off our food. Had to have my appetizer removed from the bill as it never came...but my husband's showed up (delivered by someone else, not our waitress)...she never came back to check so I couldn't ask about mine... The whole experience was really quite a shame and not worth the $. We will not be back. read more

For the 1st time going there it'll be the last. Went to treat my family to a Sunday dinner including my 10yo daughter. Apparently we didn't fit the clientele regardless of the $140 bill which was super inflated for the food served. Half way through our dinner we were eyeballed and asked to leave due to some one saying I myself was acting innapropataly and went against their strict standards. Maybe due to the fact we didn't have a reservation! Didnt matter that the place was half empty. Apparently the cook is the sherrif of lumsville and has a serious problem with certain ppl. I have never been been put through such B.S. without just cause not to mention the embarrassment my family was put through in front of the other patrons present. Never in my life have I been treated with suck disrespect for nothing. Not only were we asked to leave by the so called owner without cause then the cook lol then our waitress. 3 people at one time when their was zero conflict or ignorance from myself. Threatened to have the authorities called on myself and family. I will be contacting the real owner and will be requesting a letter of apology. Not for me but for my 10yo daughter and my wife fir the unjust embarrassing and the forced removal in the middle of our $34.00 flounder x2. The $37 steak and the rest of the overpriced options they serve dinner. I do not recommend going there especially without a reservation because the place is all that. Lol. Also you might need eyes in the back of your head since they like to watch over the patrons to be sure they conduct themselves accordingly. Haha. The best is the cook after coming towards me, I had my family go outdoors. He kept coming at me as of ge was wanting to fight me. I actually thought there would be a physical event since I had three people, employees surrounding me as I was trying to leave but couldn't since I had to pay my bill and was waiting for the return of my card. I actually felt threatened. I am currently a 100% combat wounded disabled veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan and in my wildest of dreams think id be treated like this just for taking my family out fir dinner. I , WE WILL NEVER BE GOING THERE AGAIN AND WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THAT PLACE TO ANYONE. ONE OF THE WORST EXPERIENCES I'VE HAD ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD TO TRY AND EXPLAIN TO MY DAUGHTER WHY WE WERE FORCED AND THREATENED TO LEAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR DINNER. You people should be ashamed of yourselves. And to be perfectly honest. The food for the prices you charge wasn't that great. I mean for the little we had a chance to eat. Over priced and over rated . read more

We had family in from out of town and they wanted lobster so we thought we would try this place. Our family members really liked their lobster tail, clams , and bacon wrapped scallops. I ordered the full rack of ribs which came drowned in bbq sauce! I tried to scrape it off but there was so much! Fries were good. Fiancé enjoyed her steak. Waitress was good especially for being the only one handling about 7 tables. I would definitely go back but wouldn't get the ribs. read more

The best seafood in the valley. You will be very pleased. My go to place for seafood. Enjoy

Good service. The food was very bland and overpriced, Definitely not what we expected. Needless to say we will not return.

We have heard such good things about this place, however we were disappointed. We came for a friends birthday. Started with 2 bowls of lobster bisque. The soup was definitely NOT served hot enough and was way too thick and "globular", not at all like a true bisque. For main course, 3 of us had their special consisting of a 7 oz lobster with crab meat. One had a seafood alfredo type of thing. The lobsters were completely overcooked and quite dry with the crab topping being slightly over browned. The biggest problem with the alfredo was that the cooks seem to depend on oversalting as their "flavor". It was nearly inedible and we should have sent it back. Although their prices are "average", with entrees hovering around $28-30, oftentimes we just don't think about how much that really is. If I am spending $30 to go out to dine, rather than preparing a treat for myself, I expect a certain level of excellence and Lums failed miserably on that note. The entire experience was "meh" at best. One more thing, the "ambience" of the eatery needs some improvement. Some soft background music would be nice. We could overhear the "radio" blaring in the kitchen, not at all pleasant. read more

Now I understand why the prisoners rioted in Boston for eating lobster. If I was forced to to eat Lum's lobster again then I would riot too! My wife ordered the Australian and I ordered the Brazilian lobster (I tried both). Both 15oz lobsters were over cooked and rubbery. Whatever fine nuances of flavor and texture were cooked out. They turned into firm, bland vectors of butter and nothing else. I'd give zero stars but our server was nice and attentive. When asked if the green beens are fresh or frozen she promptly responded, "they are from a can". Canned beans???!!! Unbelievable! I haven't ever been served can green beans in a restaurant. Plenty in a cafeteria but never a "fine" restaurant! The twice baked potato was just sad. Boring, dense, dry and not worth the calories. Finally the bill was $140!!!!! I don't mind cheap bad food but really expensive bad food upsets me. As a final insult, the suggested percentage tip at the bottom of the tab includes taxes. I feel cheated and fooled. I can't believe this place has been in business for 50 years! Gordon Ramsey would have a field day on this place! We left with a belly full of lies and a wallet $160 less. read more

Service is incredibly slow. Food was cold when it came out. The dining room is small and the food was overpriced for the size of the portions. They only serve lobster tail, not full lobster. That being said, the food was good. read more

Such an enjoyable meal here!! We can't wait to go back. Loved the lobster tail - got cold water. And the homemade cole slaw. Loved the whole experience and will be back soon to try the other seafood specialties and steamed clams! If we weren't so full we would have had the key lime pie. read more

Lum's Fernbrook Inn - Cold water lobster tail + fries and coleslaw! Absolutely amazing. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Dallas, Pennsylvania

We stopped by for breakfast. What a delicious meal! I had a build your own omelette. All the ingredients were fresh and it cooked to perfection! you can also get the home fries with or without peppers and onions. What a nice option. My husband got two eggs over easy with a side of ham. Eggs were cooked perfectly and the ham was vary lean. This is definitely our new favorite place for breakfast, and affordable too!!! Their cook Joe put out an amazing breakfast! read more

Lum's Fernbrook Inn - Delicious breakfast at Lum's - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Dallas, Pennsylvania

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Well I can see why the locals like it! It seems that unless you're a regular you don't get the same service or treatment. Food was good but I am not a regular and I could tell by the way I was treated. Only wish we were treated the same as all the others. We may have received a refill or at least been checked on. Food was good though read more

Visiting family in town and was able to enjoy dinner and breakfast at #lumsfernbrookinn. Great staff and wonderful food. read more

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I love coming here for dinner and also breakfast. You wont find a better crab cake omlet anywhere on the east coast. I always feel like family when I come here, everyone greets you by name and it just make you feel very at home. Will always be coming back and will recommed to anyone! read more

Amazing food. Very at home feel. Great management and look forward to the lobster bisque every time.

Bad, just bad. What's sad is that I wanted it to be good!!! I was really hoping they would come through for me!!! But they did not... they came up short... WAY SHORT!!! Especially at their price points... I was sitting there with real excitement saying, "I think we have a winner." Then the food showed up... the only reason I ate it was because 1. I was hungry. 2. I was about to spend a few hundred dollars. Lum's, shame on you. Stop taking advantage of the people of Dallas, PA. They deserve better. read more

Old fashioned decor, but delicious sea food. Staff is pleasant and attentive. Have yet to have a single bad experience here. Some complain about the decor, but I find it retro and quaint. It's not a country club, it's a seafood restaurant and bar. Derp! read more

Get the cold water lobster. It's out of this world! Clams are good too. Sides are nothing special. The ambiance is terrible and the servers are worse. But it's always worth it for a bite of the best lobster tail I've ever had. read more

My family has been celebrating special occasions at Lum's for years. We always received excellent meals and service. Our last experience was beyond horrible. Overcooked lobster, burned scallops & fries, Alaskan king crab legs shredded so bad the meat looked like it came out of a can, crème brulee the consistency of soup. $14.99 for 3 chicken fingers & fries. We made a reservation and weren't greeted at the door, we had to sit ourselves. There was only one server for the entire restaurant. I emailed management twice to speak about our experience being that we're loyal customers and never received a response, not even a phone call. Its a shame, we really enjoyed this restaurant and always try to give Mom and Pop places our business first. I hope things turn around but I'll assume management doesn't care because they don't even have the common courtesy to respond back. read more

I have had Lobster Tail in many places but always come back here. It is so sweet and tender just delicious no matter how large I go. Even the warm water is good here. Try their Crab soup it is the best!! read more

Used to be the best but every time we go it gets worse. Horrrible food ! Slow service and the poor guy at the table next to us ordered a 1lbs lobster as did his wife. The has what looked like a 1 pound tail but his was 8oz at best. I was 4 feet away and could see it myself. So the poor guy tells the waitress that he's been a customer for over a decade and orders this meal every time he comes in he explains that his wife's watch the tail looks like a pound tale but his is barely half the size of his wife and the waitress just stands there and basically tells him he's wrong Because all the lobster tails are weighed but any idiot could look at this tail and clearly see it was about twice the size of your big toe LOL. I know they change the ownership a few years ago and we kept going back figuring well they'll figure it out I'll get back on track but I just cannot go have another $150 meal that's so bad I can barely choke down part of it! Sorry I really miss the old days when the food was great and the service was great even though you had to wait on line to get in the place they were so busy read more

Great place for steak, seafood and most everything else. Don't even think about going w/o a reservation.

Just returned from breakfast at Lums with my family of four. My order of pancakes was delivered with a dead ant on top. We called the waitress over who removed the plate of pancakes and said, "So sorry, would you like another order?" I declined as most of us at the table were rather sickened by now. We finished what we could of our meal. When the bill was brought to the table, a live ant crawled out of the receipt and headed across the table! And, there was absolutely nothing deducted from the bill........they even made me pay for the pancake that that was contaminated! I went to speak with the manager who was in the bar, and told of him of the dead ant on the pancake AND the live ant that crawled out of the meal receipt. His response? "Yeah, we called the exterminator awhile ago." That's it, and he stood there just looking at me. I asked him if anything would be deducted from the bill for the contamination. He seemed puzzled! "What are you talking about? Really, you want money off your bill?" he said rolling his eyes. "Is that what this is all about - you want money back?" No, I said, never mind, but I will let everyone I come in contact with about your ant problem. As I turned to leave, he called me "a jerk". I left the waitress a 15% tip, as it was not her fault. Why the restaurant wasn't closed due to ants is inconceivable to me! I will never go back and anyone who goes there should examine their food carefully. This is a disgusting place! read more

Great food. People with us had both lobster and steak and everyone loved it. Quaint little place but did a great job with a table of 9.

Average , wait time was extremely long. For four people the wait time was about 2hours 15 minutes.however the food was good the only reason i gave it 3 stars read more