14 Best American Restaurants near Emmitsburg

“My wife and I went to the Carriage House Inn to celebrate her birthday yesterday. It was our first time there. We arrived early to have a drink at the bar. The bartender Mike was wonderful! We even met one of the owners. Our dinner was delicious, the scallops and filet were perfect. I had the Emitsburg it was a great choice. Dessert was cream brulee. Best we have had in years. Cat our waitress was lovely, attentive and explained exactly what the Emitsburg was since I had never had it before. We left full from our dinner out and full of joy since we have a new place to eat out special or just to drop in for a burger. Btw they even sang Happy Birthday to my wife.“

“Another great experience at The Ott House on 5/25/25!......food was awesome!.....Oyster sammich with 4 HUGE oysters.....New England clam Chowder.....cheeseburger plate. Our server, Lexi, was on top of everything. Obviously was not her first rodeo.😋 Keep up the good work!“

“Great unique bar/ diner. Great service so friendly, yummy food, the best fresh squeezed Orange Crush’s & the price is right! This will definitely be the spot to stop when we go to Mount soccer games!“

“Stayed for the first time and it will not be the last. The history and preservation being done by the new owners truly honors the past. Our room was beautiful and breakfast was great. The owners were fantastic and knew a lot of the history. Highly recommend a stay here.“

“My husband and I always dine at Dobbin House while visiting Gettysburg, which is conveniently close to outside of Harrisburg. The food, atmosphere, and service have always been excellent. We've been coming here at least biannually since before we got married. We typically order steak and crab cakes. The entrees come with delicious homemade warm bread, side salads, and baked potatoes. However, I would NOT recommend this restaurant for families with young children. Our 9 y/o was so excited for a "fancy dinner" and got dressed up. And our 1.5 y/o was very well-behaved in her high-chair. She was occupied with books, toys, coloring, etc. But a few other patrons were visibly and audibly judgmental of us having kids there. They were also rude to our server, who was lovely. We heard them scolding her about how long it took for their wine to arrive (which wasn't long). I worked in the service industry for years so I took notice of this. I'm still recommending it, because it's not the establishment's fault, but wanted to warn other parents that this isn't a child-friendly place, and the patrons can be very uppity. I know it's considered "fine dining," but our children are well-behaved and respectful, and we still deserved a nice night out. We spent around $160 and left feeling like we weren't welcome at all on our first experience of family vacation. It was such a disappointment because we have always loved going here. It was very off-putting. I could understand if our toddler was being loud, but we know how to handle her in public, and honestly the guys who looked like they just ended a round of golf were louder than she was! I forgot to take photos because I was so annoyed by the loud remarks about us having the audacity to bring our little ones there. They still get 5 stars because every other experience we've had there as a couple has been wonderful! Just wanted to give parents notice.“

“A great little place to get out of the heat and have a great bite to eat. It’s so hot out today and the cold Club Sandwich was perfect! Sierra our server was prompt and kept checking back on the 3 of us, our granddaughter said her sandwich was delicious and my husband had the cheesesteak and pasta salad. The restaurant is really clean and sporty with baseball memories. Absolutely recommend it!“

“My wife and I went on our first date since we started our relationship 6 years ago my sister recommended this place and when we got there we were welcomed politely the waiter was amazing and friendly the two burgers of the day is what my wife and I received. We got a amaretto sour and honestly this is one of the best overall experiences I have ever had the food the people everything was amazing and this really did make my day so thank you very much for the hospitality and amazing burgers“

“This was my second time dining there and food is fresh and tastes excellent“

“We were visiting Gettysburg and decided to check out Mason Dixon for brunch on Sunday. Our crew had the most amazing breakfast. We had beignets and then eggs Benedict with pulled pork. It was nothing short of fantastic!! Emily was a fantastic waitress and took amazing care of us. Meeting with the owner was an extra touch with great customer service. He was taking time to greet almost every group that came in to eat. Highly recommend coming to enjoy all that they have to offer with great food, drinks and beautiful atmosphere. We will be back again for sure.“

“Was a Great place to stop. Best dog I've had in a long time. Will stop again when I visit Gettysburg. Like a dog that has a snap when you bite into it.“

“This place was a pleasant surprise for us as we tried out their breakfast tacos and also the nachos, both were very good. The service was fast and friendly, prices are in line with the good quality food they are putting out and the menu has a nice variety. We will definitely be back because the fajitas look absolutely amazing and my one friend said the Chicken Franchese was super good. It is not ice cream season yet but if it was I would not waste my review complaining about a 25 cent charge for and extra cone maybe consider making your own cone and see what that costs.“

“Food was good tasted good but hot and sour soup had a good flavor but was very sparse on ingredients tofu was chopped in a fine dice and was little none in it also it only had about 8 piece of very small and I mean small cut up mushroom in it and last bit not least the egg steamer that I personal love about hot and sour soup was almost non-existent pepper steak was good but more onion few peppers and not a lot of steak but for 16 for the pepp. Stk and like 7 bucks for the H@S soup I expect it more flavor was good on both but I think what's happening here is what's happening a lot of places they either have to cut the amount of ingredients they put in or raise prices personally I would rather they hold on to the integrity of their dishes and simply raise the price I'd rather have to pay a little bit more and get something that is what I expect overall good restaurant nice people food was good just was surprised about as few ingredients that was in it considering the price I do recommend them if you're there go check them out form your own opinion“

“So many tasty food options beyond the typical amusement park fried fare that we much preferred the comfort and ease of indoor buffet to the outside BBQ or the higher priced restaurants you see at most ski resorts. As crazy as it can be for a cafeteria or marketplace, the cooking staff actually seemed to care and take time and care in preparing the meals (e.g., quesadilla, grilled cheese, potato)! The only problem? Price... but of course, we are at a ski resort and it could be worse.“

“Wonderful staff and owner. And how could you not like the name of the restaurant!“