Shady Maple is considered Lancaster, it's specifically in East Earl, which is a town in Lancaster County.Restaurants- Hershey Farm, Miller’s Smorgasbord, Good & Plenty, PF Chang’s (DS’s fave which just opened in Lancaster), Shady Maple (not quite in Lancaster but they are known for their buffet), Fireside Tavern (Strasburg), Revere Tavern (Paradise)
Activities- Strasburg Railroad, Strasburg Train Museum, Choo Choo Barn, the Amish Farm tour, Dutch Wonderland, Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, there’s a minor league baseball team, American Music Theatre, Sight and Sound (Christian musicals), outlets, outlets, outlets, wine tasting at Mt. Hope Estate (there’s a location right by Miller’s, very good wine), Renaissance Fest at Mt. Hope Winery
I’m a California girl who loves California fusion food with all the fresh ingredients and multicultural elements. That’s my all time favorite cuisine. Good and Plenty is old fashioned comfort food, which is a totally different thing. If you are looking for comfort food, it is good. We thought their fried chicken was much better than average. If you are looking for “foodie” type food, it wouldn’t be a top choice.Depending on what you consider to be "good" food... the larger smorgasbord restaurants do not have delicious food. Sorry to PP but Good & Plenty is meh to me as well. It's not a buffet but there's only one meal option served family style so they're mass-producing a ton of food just like at a smorgasbord. When food is mass-produced like that, quality tends to suffer. If it was me, I would go to a smaller restaurant that serves higher quality food, like J.J. Jefferies or Ma(i)son. For reference, I find most of the food served at Disney World to be pretty meh (but we love the ambiance and theming in most of the restaurants!) Sorry not trying to be snobby or a complainer, but if you are a foodie like me I don't want you to be disappointed at Shady Maple like I was.
Another fun thing to do is Kitchen Kettle Village, the Jam & Relish store has dozens of samples out to taste. There's also a store called the Olive Basin where you can sample olive oils and vinegars, maybe that sounds strange but we loved it!
We ate at a cool little place in Lancaster called the Horse INN. The food was good and the history of the building (old speakeasy and stables) was fun. I don’t care for buffets so I’d rather go to local little restaurants.