We had high hopes for a relaxing late Sunday evening dinner on the patio. Unfortunately, we became agitated with the waiting to take our drink order, food order, and watch every table around get served with their food including 2 tables that came in after us. Finally, when the the food came, it was NOT worth the wait. We had thought about leaving when it took so long to get our food order to save ourselves the additional aggravation. So much for a relaxing evening!
Review Source:Okay really a 4.5 stars. Been wanting to visit. Finally went last night. Three couples. We enjoyed everything that was served. Appetizers (crab bruschetta, mozzarella and tomatoes and the Philly cheesesteak spring roll) and entrees (burgers, meatloaf, shrimp, spinach pie, etc). Service was great. We were NOT rushed but they were efficient. Price was appropriate for quality of food. Agree with one comment regarding dessert display - that and the paper menu gave the place a diner feel. Can't wait for a warm evening to return and sit outside.
Review Source:Ordered Burger, Wrap and a Salad.....all over priced. Â $10+ Â Burger and Wrap were listed with cheese, when we received the bill a .75ea surcharge was added for cheese. Â Burger was to be Medium came out more than well done. Â Fries were soggy. Â Anyway dropped over $30.00 for lunch and was served nothing better than bland diner food on fancy plates.
Review Source:Went back into the Conestoga after nearly a year of them being closed (for various reasons). The Conestoga was always a great lunch-time escape for me an my fellow co-workers and it was with much anticipation that we awaited their re-opening.
With much ado we ventured back to the Conestoga today for their "Grand Re-opening." We went in smiling at all the possibilities and left in utter disappointment.
I hope it was just first day jitters and they still have some rust to shake off, but everything was out-of-whack. The food seemed less than spectacular and they failed to let people know that they were, in fact, still around and officially open (they placed a small hand-written sign outside that said "We're Open").
While the staff was super-friendly, there were too many onhand today for a less than Grand Re-Opening. Most were seen standing around or chit-chatting with one another.
I gave the Conestoga three stars based on nostalgia and the fact that they may be shaking the rust off. I can only hope they can shake it off fast.
One last point... I could not take my eyes off the desert display case that was located in the one seating area, but not because the deserts looked delectable. Â A desert display case in a seating room makes the place feel more like a roadside diner than a casual dining place. They might want to re-think that decision.
I couldn't believe how bad our service was the last time we decided to dine at the Conestoga.
Honestly, the only good thing about our dining experience was the pleasant view we had at our outdoors table.
To give a quick summary, our table of four ordered drinks and five appetizers (chicken wings, a spinach dish, cheese fries, and a quesidilla). It took over an hour for us to be served. We had to ask for ketchup three times. Our waitress would dissapear for long periods of time. Other tables around us were also frustrated. A family arrived 30 minutes after us, and as we were finalizing a check, a waitress approached their table and asked "has anyone taken your drink order yet?" They had been sitting patiently at their table for those 30 minutes. If that was me, I would have left.
The food wasn't anything to write home about. This place has seriously gone down hill. It used to be an alright place to dine outside.
Now I know better.....
Old school Lancaster bar and restaurant that has definitely seen better days. Â The drinks are a bit overpriced and underwhelmingly prepared. Â The food is even more average, mostly below average. Â The table outside by the river are nice, as long as the bugs aren't out and the traffic isn't backed up. Â The service is mediocre. Â We had a line of staff just hanging around waiting for people to come in, maybe it was the owners and their family. Â Who knows? Â Overall, there are much better choices for the same or less money.
Review Source:I just visited the Conestoga and thoroughly enjoyed it. I had the Taco Pizza (I couldn't resist), and I heartily recommend that dish. Yum. My dining cohorts had the Beef Stroganoff special, which was great, and the Chicken-and-Waffles special, which was pretty darn good for chicken and waffles, including some carrots, celery, and parsley into the usual mix of things.
The service was good and the people were friendly. I didn't make it over to the bar area (we had a child with us), but it's a great restaurant.
My mom came here when she was a little girl with her father, and she remembered the bartender slicing up a large pickle for her, with slices so thin they were practically see-through.
Well, they no longer have the pickles (we asked), but the food was simply amazing. Â At one point, we were the only patrons in the restaurant (the bar was much busier). Â Our waitress was very friendly. Â We ordered mozzarella sticks (they're the exact same kind that Arby's serves), and I got a caesar salad and club sandwich. Â It was the best caesar salad I've ever eaten, hands down. Â The sandwich was also excellent. Â My mom and I left stuffed and very happy. Â We will definitely be coming back here on our next trip :)
After visiting Amish Country for a couple of days, the family began to yearn for something other than family-style meals. We drove into Lancaster for the sole reason of finding somewhere for dinner. We came across Conestoga, and decided to try it out.
Conestoga Restaurant and Bar is the site of an inn built in 1741. The exterior is rustic, the interior is somewhat dark, and overall is fairly nondescript; just a family-type restaurant/ townie bar vibe.
I had some of the best crab cakes ever here; fresh, crispy on the outside, fat and stuffed with crab on the inside, little breading, perfect seasoning. Oh yeah. Husband had the chicken parm, which was tasty, but they committed the sin of not draining the pasta. Ugh. The sauce got all watery, the chicken got a little mushy, and Dan got a little pissy. (Justifiably, I would say.) The kid had mozzarella sticks. She just wanted cheese. (They tasted like every other mozzarella stick ever fried.) Â We were on vacation, so the "vegetables not required at dinner" rule was in effect. The dinners came with choices of potato and veg, and a nice fresh salad.
We all left pleasantly full, and enjoyed our dinners. I'm a little stuck between 3 and 4 stars, as our experience was good, but other than the crab cakes, nothing really stood out. Definitely more like a solid 3.5 stars.
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