Penn's Tavern Historical Waterfront Restaurant

Great food, great service. Try the mini lamb chop appetizer. ❤️❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Historic riverside bar and grill. Excellent menu and beer selection. Worth seeking out!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food and great service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Loved the place. Owner treated us like friends not as first time customers.
We can't wait to go back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Awesome atmosphere and setting along the river

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Was here for the first time to meet up with a very good friend, and we fell in love!

The location is gorgeous, the food is delicious, and the staff is lovely! Our server was Brandi and she was amazing! Brandi was the perfect amount of friendly, polite, genuine — and we always had everything we needed! Having waitresses before myself, you can really notice quality service, and Brandi had it!

I was so happy to get the Mahi Mahi that was on special (only critique here is that the fish was ever so slightly dry, could have been cooked 1-2 minutes less), and the Mac & Cheese and asparagus it came with were also divine (thanks to a lemon herb butter)! Overall, I was impressed with the menu selection, lots of options. We shared the key lime pie and had about 3 drinks each. The fact that you can get beer from local breweries was so lovely! Top it off with getting to leave the deck outside and sitting right next to the river… what could be more perfect?

Now on to the best part for me personally, the historical aspects! I am originally from PA and I moved to Germany roughly 6 years ago. I was so pleased to see historical info about the tavern all around, and it was comforting to see touches of my new home, here at my old home. I appreciate that they keep the old German menu and other reminders of the tavern’s origin! A train even chugged along within the first few minutes of us sitting down.

Not only does the tavern itself boast nods to German culture, they remembered what’s important: the beer! I really had to hold myself back from getting a Warsteiner (I never see this in PA, and was so pleased they have it along with Münchener Bier), but I was happy to get a local brewery’s Kölsch instead! :)

Ich habe mich echt zuhause gefühlt! I will definitely be bringing my German partner with next time! Now we just have to come in winter instead of summer to really put the “German-inspired dishes” to the test! Gerne gerne wieder!

Vielen Dank, und bis zum nächstes Mal!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

this place has hands down the best food in the area. such a hiddne gem

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food and drinks were perfect. I ordered multiple drinks, and it all was just 5/5. Reasonably priced.

The food and drinks were perfect. I ordered multiple drinks, and it all was just 5/5. Reasonably priced.

Gorgeous restaurant along the river with beautiful outside seating. We stopped around 3pm so we ordered handheld sandwiches. The Minorcan Mike's Chicken Sandwich and the Fish Reuben. They were both very good but we both thought the chicken sandwich was over the top.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

First time customers. Food was excellent! Tiffany S. Provided excellent service!

Happened on this place while on a genealogy trip last year to PA, had to stop again. It is a little slice of heaven on Route 147. Had fish tacos, they were amazing! Others in party had prime rib press, chicken Caesar salad and pulled pork sandwich, everyone enjoyed their meals. After our meal we walked, the grassy area, along the Susquehanna River. Beautiful area, complete with Adirondack chairs to take in the view. Great place to stop, eat and pass some time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Always good food and friendly staff. Gorgeous location too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My daughter and I had lunch here Saturday. We sat outside, the weather was beautiful. The train went by while we were waiting. The food was delicious and the desserts were to die for! We will definitely be back again! (There was a geocache nearby too!)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Absolutely wonderful! Sat out on the deck & enjoyed the beautiful day & view. The seafood nachos were delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5