Josephine's Downtown

50 W Grant St, Lancaster
(717) 299-7090

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Frank Resta

Our waiter was above excellent

Danielle

Beautiful place with excellent, well-timed service. So many great portraits on the wall to look at. I highly recommend for special occasions, as they offer personalized attention to detail that makes it look like YOU went above and beyond. Can't wait to go back.

Katie

Food was fantastic, service was amazing. Crazy loud party next to us made both hard to enjoy. Not sure why we were seated there when there were plenty of open table. Will absolutely go back but will request a better spot!

Kelly

Josephine's is the best step back in time to a sexy, movie star era that provides the best food, drinks, service, and attention to detail. They made our anniversary special with a personal note in our menu. Scott, our server, was awesome. This place is a must visit for a small or large group as I have experienced both.

SWAT Rivera

The food was really good, tasty and delicious.

Lev

Excellent restaurant we spent our anniversary dinner out. They made it special. Food, ambiance and service were exceptional.

molly

What a lovely evening in an old school atmosphere with a piano- bass duet playing Sinatra and company. Our server, Kyle, was like an old friend— who knows a lot about food and Bev. His recommendations were spot on, from the oysters to the Black Cod to the Lemon Meringue dessert.

Rose

Excellent selection of starters and dinners. Unique cocktail selection. Enjoyed the live music with dinner. Excellent service.

Lydiana

Our first visit: Josephine's has a lovely touch with a personalized menu page recognizing the special event. The ambience is rich with bright colors, unique decor and many framed photos of classic movie stars and musicians. Our server was a nice man but not the level of service for a 5 star upscale restaurant. I asked about the martini specials and about the wine. His response was something to the effect of “get drunk before dinner with martinis then switch to wine for dinner. Get chill right away with a martini”. His choice of adolescent words were not what we expected for an elegant evening out. He suggested the pickled James Dean martini. Overwhelming taste of pickle juice. He offered to add more vodka to reduce the pickle flavor. No. Hard pass. I ordered a glass of Cotes d Rhône. The wines by the glass menu are mostly CA wines. I was hoping and expecting for more French or European regions wines. Fortunately, the waiter did not add the martini to the bill. We shared the antelope appetizer which was good - not great. The meat was room temp. The 2nd appetizer was 2 very cold - hard - pieces of smooth foie gras with 3 pieces of toast. I've had better grocery store foie gras. I opted not to order main entree given the appetizers. We shared the crab cake entree. It was very good! Served with mash potatoes and asparagus. Will we return? Unlikely. It was an adventure as we've never been and we were celebrating a special occasion. If we do, maybe we sit at the bar and enjoy the live pianist and order French or Italian white wine and share the crab cake entree.

Joshua CruverKibi

The meals and drinks are exceptional in quality, complexity, taste, and presentation. The ambiance feels and presents as old vegas and intimate.

Diana Loraschi

A perfect place for a special night out—truly memorable in every sense. The setting was upscale yet welcoming, with black-and-white Hollywood photographs adorning the walls and the soft sounds of live piano music filling the room. Each dish was artfully prepared and bursting with flavor. The service was impeccable. Highly recommend!

C K

Tate was our server this evening and provided impeccable service. The food is absolutely amazing!

Denise VanBriggle

Our meals were fabulous (scallops and filet) and the service was absolutely outstanding. Thank you, Hunter, for making a special evening even more memorable for all of us. Our desserts (cheesecake and lemon meringue) were almost too beautiful to eat…but, of course, we somehow managed!

Richard

Consistently delivers a great dining experience which is why we go back as often as we do and why we take our friends there to introduce them to truly fine dining

Franco

Exceptional service from Brandon and the food was delicious! Place has a wonderful ambiance my only issue was the noise level became too loud once the dining area filled up. At a classy place like this, I would hope for a quieter surrounding.

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