Bird-In-Hand Family Restaurant & Smorgasbord Lunch Buffet 

John and Bobby you guys are the best .Talking about class act that is you I just love every single video you put out there and this one is top notch .Love y'all so much ❤❤

Yer camera work is the best,verry informative and respectful to everybody

Thank you,for sharing the Nelson sons and your pictures! They seem like very nice,caring people. Ha🎉🎉y New Year to you🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

How awesome, the Nelson twins meeting fans and signing autographs. Their voices sound like their Dad. Loved him. Would love to see their concert!

Oh! So lucky to have met the Nelson twins ,Was a big fan of their dad Rick. They seam like 👍 very nice young men . You two are so lucky to have met them. I watch your videos when ever one is on. Love ❤️ from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Love love love Ricky Nelson…and you two !❤️🙏😋

Thank you! You always do a great job showing the food items. The Nelson Bros seem like really nice guys. They still have great hair!

Thank you for the video. My parents used to bring me there on vacation, when we were living in Mass. Now they are both gone, and I moved to PA in 2018, and still haven't been there since.

80's doing oldies!!!! I love it. What a great tribute to their pop. What a class act.

I watched every single episode of the Ozzie and Harriet show as a child growing up. There grandfather and grandma we're instrumental in early television, they were outstanding people.

The prices sounded kind of expensive but after seeing the buffet, I could founder on it. Great video!!!

Sweet meeting the Nelson Brothers, I grew up on their dad's music.

Nelson has played in some small-town venues, including the Sellersville, PA theater earlier this summer. Their early 90's pretty boy look belied the fact that they are pretty decent musicians.

Wow, that bonus was really awesome. Love that Nelson is paying respect to their dad. Keep bringing the goods you two, you're awesome yourselves. 🤙🏽

A warm and welcoming feeling when you enter Bird-In-Hand. Family dining feeling, at the best. Like Grandma's house on Sunday. The food looked so fresh and appealing. So many choices. I likes the salad bar too,very much. The set up for the children is adorable . I was eyeing up that Whoopie Pie cake, looked so so good ! Thank you another great vlog, as always blessings.

Buffers in Amish Country used to be better values, but sadly it seems that that is yet another casualty of inflation.

Oh my gosh!I love this one! What a happy ending!😊The twins look like their Dad!!🤩I'm glad you both got a pic!👍

Love the Nelson bit at the end. I've never really followed them or know much about them, but they sure sounded good singing their dad's songs in that one clip. Love the Nirvana play on the Nelson shirt he was wearing! 🤣

Great video. That restaurant looks great. You made it all look so good!😊😊

Everything looked so yummy, including the Nelson Twin's!😂 They seem so nice, I had a huge crush on Gunner when I was a teenager.

Ahh that was awesome! As i mentioned before i am a huge "hair" metal band fan. Love Nelson! So jealous!

Thank you for posting. I'm glad I found this video & didn't waste my money on the lunch/dinner buffet. I would only eat a few things since nothing else caught my eye.

Still catching up with your videos and like I said before one of my favorite places to go at least once or twice a year is Lancaster PA. Great place Bird In Hand as is Millers, Good and Plenty and Hershey Farm that burned down and is rebuilding. Thank you for your videos. Be well , be safe and remember, it’s only rock n roll 🎸👍

Love Nelson. They are awesome! You are so lucky to meet them.

My husband and I always have the buffet when we visit Lancaster. I’ll have to make another trip. We haven’t been to Pa., in a few years. Thanks for the reminder.

OMG, I think I may have eaten here back in the 70s!

Great video food looked awesome but what made this video special was the tribute to Ricky Nelson his son's are keeping his music alive loved it Thank you both for sharing and Take care you both are Awesome

I’m so glad that you went to The Bird in Hand Restaurant - we love it there any time of day! My favorites are the ham balls, buttered noodles, meat loaf, fried chicken, bread filling, Lima beans and stewed tomatoes - all the Pennsylvania Dutch items are great. For your next visit don’t miss the corn chowder (best around) and the Hot Bacon Salad Dressing is amazing! Here’s a little hint - you can ask for whipped cream for any of your desserts - there’s always someone behind the dessert area. It’s fun to make a little hot fudge sundae if you have room left. Thanks as always for your great reviews!

Thanks for the awesome videos.

Great buffet! Food looks good & worth the money. We are enjoying all of your videos of the Pennsylvania & Ohio Amish Country!

That was a very good looking buffet

Hey guys. The wife and I always seem to just miss you. I started going to Lancaster area in 1973 with my family, then when I met my wife in late 80's I started bringing her. then the kids. Have you guys ever tried Agape for breakfast or lunch? Located on 896 south of Steamboat, north of Creamery, near Tractor Supply. Good food and they have a little home shop next door. Only one problem, to quote Yogi Berra, " it's so crowded nobody goes there anymore"!

Awesome video, you two! Food looks great! I really love the footage of Nelson! They are so nice! It looked like you enjoyed yourselves. 💜

I enjoy the way you pronounce potatoes and tomatoes 💜

Hey guys - well done video as usual! Here's a little tip I found out about when we were there for lunch a couple weeks ago. We were told it would be a 20 minute wait to be seated. My cousin didn't want to wait so we went over to the counter seating area for a sandwich. There were only 2 other people sitting at the counter. When the waitress came over for our order she told us we could have the buffet if that was what we wanted. She said just walk over there and bring it back over here. I was surprised at that. John, I hope you did try their shoe-fly pie either there or down the road at the bakery. It is THE BEST you will find in Amish country! The Nelson bonus was awesome too.

For those who might be thinking about going here in the near future be advised they had a fire back in January 2024 and are serving meals in another location until they can reopen. Also of note, the inn next door suffered heavy damage due to an explosion in December 2023. Local newspapers have coverage of these events.

John and Bobbie Another great video! Your candid and honest comments are appreciated. What a cool surprise to see Nelson! They are talented and know their music as well that of their famous dad, 🎸🎶🎸 Rick. He would be proud of all of his kids. From what I've read and seen Gunner and Matthew have worked very hard on their music. They definitely look like Rick. ❤️ Loves both videos. ☺️💜💜

Yep!! Been there too!! Pretty good too!!

Another great video Food always looks great at these Amish buffets.

Wow, what a spread! Looked delicious 😋. Thanks for sharing and safe travels.

HI J&B, GORGEOS VIDOO OF THE AMISH ONCE AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME ALONG. WHAT A SURPRIZE CLIP OF ELVIS AND THE NELSON TWINS. I LOVE RICKY NELSON AND SO HAPPY THAT THEY FOLLOW IN THEIR DAD'S FOOTSTEPS AND ALSO DO TRIBUTES AND SHOWING THEIR RESPECT. THEY ARE SO DOWN TO EARTH PEOPLE. LOVE THEM. SO HAPY THAT YOU COULD GET PHOTOGRAPHS AND AUTOGRAPH, MUST HAVE BEEN VERY EXCITING FOR YOU GUYS. THANKS FOR SHARING THIS AS WELL. STAY SAFE AND GOD BLESS.

Love Bird in Hand Family Restaurant 👍 They have great shows too.

I saw the Nelsons at the FL Strawberry Festival right before Covid shut us down. Loved them. I saw their dad at the Cellar Door in Washington, DC when he was singing Garden Party. Miss him so much! I grew up watching Ozzie and Harriet.

We couldn’t wait until the fall as originally planned, so we went yesterday. We did the lunch buffet. The ham ball was amazing. So awesome! Thanks for giving us the inspiration to go. We had a great time!

Seeing the Nelson twins was amazing .l loved their long blond hair .Their mother was just beautiful.

Thanks for your review of Bird in Hand Family Restaurant. I had no idea that Ricky Nelson even had sons...let alone sons that were performers, so thanks for sharing this as well! Really cool story John! My mother had all of Ricky's 45 records, so my brother and I grew up playing and listening to them. Good memories for sure!! Great pics John & Bobbie! 💞

Pretty memorable getting to meet and smooch with the Nelson Brothers. Too Cool! Looks very good to me and the prices sound good. I went to their website to see current prices and menus. It's a big website and they are more than just a restaurant. I think the dinner would be worth the extra $5 Too bad we don'y have them here. We do have some decent ones here in western Washington though.

Wow! So impressed with their kindness,,,

Nicely done guys. The food items on the buffet looked homemade like it came out of moma's kitchen. I think the price was very fair too. That was a nice bonus at the end with the Nelson boys. Yea, I guess we're all getting a little older, but they'll never lose their talent. Keep up the good work. I'll be watching. Your friend Mike.

New subbie! Lovin your videos. Im homebound at this point in my life but I feel like Im gettin to travel along with you guys!! Thank you for sharin your adventures with me! 😊🌷🎶💖 🎄

Recent new subscriber....I am enjoying the videos of all the great stops in Lancaster County Pa. Lived there for several years...hope to make our way back ASAP! Bird in Hand has always been one of our favorites. The grounds out in back of the property are very nice as well. A nice pond with a walking trail around it. You can also feed the fish and ducks in the pond. Beautiful views of the surrounding farms !

Good job. Love your videos. They have been very helpful. Love to see you do a video on the Manor Buffet. Its mostly Chinese's food.

Food looked great and I like how they make the smaller servings of the dessert. Seeing Nelson at the end was a wonderful surprise…it’s great to see them singing their Dad’s music. They were so nice to the fans signing autographs and taking photos…show business definitely runs in their family. I’m going to check if they will be in the Atlanta area, I’d love to see them.

great videos .. i been watching for a while now..you make me hungry lol found your channel as we are headed down to pennsylvania end of october for a 3 day demolition derby event....then we plan on traveling over to shady maple .....thxs for all the info on the foods in lancaster amish country...oh we are from the great white north..ontario canada...looking forward to making a few food vids while we are there to.....oh and my bread and butter vids....demolition derby stuff lol

Good Afternoon John ab.nd Bobbi! Oh I Love Bird and Hand. It sounds like you are having a great time. I have never been to the American Theater. I must give it a try. Ihave been a number of times to sight and sound. Thank you for sharing this video with us. So until next time God Bless you both and have a Blessed day and stay safe my dear and Special Friends. 💚🙂🦋

Now that is my kind of smorgasbord!

Great review. The twins are even more handsome today. Love the bonus footage. Thanks you two.

Video was fabulous and I gained a few pounds while watching you eat. Ricky Nelson was my fav back in the day. I used to watch the family sitcom, Ozzie & Harriet. I remember when his plane crashed and he was killed on New Year's Eve in the mid 80s. Thanks for including this in your video.

Thanks for the food tour, 👍 J&B. Loved your be nice, blouse Bobbie.

We just got home yesterday from that area and we had breakfast at that restaurant before we left to come home. The buffet was awesome and the food was delicious. Thanks for sharing.

Was happy to get to see Ricky in concert in the early 80’s…Matthew and Gunnar (and their 2 siblings) had a rough childhood, especially after the divorce. 😢 Love their music. I bought that “After the Rain” album when it came out in 1990.❤ The food looks delicious. Road trip. I enjoy having so many options at a buffet, and try to take very small portions, so I can try several dishes. (New-ish subscriber.)

Another enjoyable buffet video. Like the different choices available in Amish country. For the first time they had my favorite dark meat turkey. Being from Massachusetts for me they only clam is a full belly clam and some of the best in Cape COD. Feeling the passage of time seeing the Nelson twins now and remembering Ozzie and Harriet as a favorite show. By the way on the CC front on John's trip around the buffet at the beginning "baked cod" became "baked god". Wonder what they get paid.

We have eaten there several times but didn't get smorgasbord Have eaten breakfast & lunch. Food is good.

Awesome video!!

I watch you both on RU-vid all the time. And I noticed that you guys come to Lancaster Pa a lot. I’d really like to meet you both someday. Im a lifelong resident of Lancaster. Love you guys ❤🥰

Great video. Those guys sure got handsome, say?

That's great that you got to meet Nelson! Heard they are good people. Love their last name! 😉

If you guys ever get back to Lancaster County again there's a very neat mini golf course behind the bird in hand family restaurant

That's cool!! Great job kids!

Great video guys as always!! Loved the added bonus Those boys are as handsome as their Dad Showing my age but….. I loved the show Ozzie & Harriet 🌼 Waited to see Ricky Nelson sing during the episodes Thanks again for the “memories”

Oh I loved Ricky Nelson.. especially the movie with John Wayne and Dean Martin, he would be so proud of his son’s.. thanks for sharing and I’m on a binge watch with your foodie program.. just enjoy it so much..😁

Great bonus footage! I didn’t know he had twins!

Hey J & B I'm a new subscriber I've been binge watching your videos this past weekend they're AWESOME like you guys love love it I see you both are big Elvis fans I'm not a huge fan but I do like a few of his songs and movies I thought that was so gracious of Priscilla to event several fans on the property for cocktails and engage with you all very nice the food places the food looks great it makes my mouth water LOL I really enjoy the Amish videos there food is great I love there breads, jams, macaroni salad, bake goods and so many others we live in NYC it's only 2-2 1/2 hours drive to get there haven't been in awhile due to Covid will try to get back to Lancaster & Paradise before the end of year we're going to do Pigeon Forge next Spring or Summer I heard it's great watching you both I can see you guys enjoy every bit thanks for sharing your travels with us continue bringing us great content and food I'm a foodie have a bless week guys smooches xoxo

Spectacularly ordinary!

Love you guys hey give a shout out to sandy and Darlene from Oklahoma city you're grand children are beautiful their real cuties so darling just adorable

Oh yeah I remember this place awesome. ❤

Yummy 😋

LOL! Rookie mistake! No gravy on the turkey! 😂 As always, love your vids. You guys are awesome! Thank you for sharing your adventures.

You've sold me on coming here next time we're in Lancaster County! Planning a trip in the fall. You guys are AWESOME! :)

We have eaten there a few times but it was awhile back. The food still looks as good now as it did back then. I have never eaten a ham ball. Nice to hear that John really enjoyed it. The Nelson guys seem so down to earth. Those were nice pictures the two of you took with them. I could really hear their dad in them in the singing clips.

Definitely like it there, love cod and zucchini, can't wait to try. I'm spoiled, our Amish market is about 5 miles from my house. Meatloaf always A+. Glad they have diabetic deserts.

Great Video John & Bobbie. Nice Selection on their Buffet. 🤗 As a Culinarian & Foodie I agree with you John on white meat turkey. So much better 🙌

You guys had me at fried clams and apple crisp!😋

Yum! Great video.

gardin party my favorite song

Everything looked good. I like the Italian style green beans

I'm surprised they didn't have Beef but maybe they were saving it for supper. My family loves Bird-in-hand

Smorgasbord = A mouth-watering variety of fresh Vegetables, Grandma's Smucker's favorite meals and other delicious entrees. Includes salad, dessert, and beverage!

It all looks good, I'd have to have turkey because it's so hard to find turkey dinners in California, it's something I always crave but we just can't find it much of anywhere. That salad bar looks delicious too. John, I would have put a little of that hot bacon salad dressing over the green beans, yum. I usually eat a big salad first, then the proteins, I skip the potatoes and such and if there is enough room for it I'd have a slice of sugar free pie. Thank you for sharing this with us.

They make the best tapioca pudding there. Also think they have some of the best chicken corn soup in the area. Best pickled beet eggs, too. Bird in Hand and Dienner’s are our must go to places when we go to PA.

My nephew works at American music theater he works with the lighting and the sound effects in there

That looked delicious. I'm a fan of plexiglass over buffet's.

There is nothing better than applesauce with roast pork

Whoa! Green veg on your plate??!! Haha Bobby, have you ever tried a little cranberry sauce with vanilla ice cream? It’s kind of good, especially if it’s homemade cranberry sauce. 🍧

Excelent video, as always! We are excited that we might be at the same concert! It will be an opportunity to thank you guys in person all the contribution you have given to our trip. So, LET’S ROCK AND ROLL! 😝 Luís and Isabela from Brazil.

Went here last winter because there was a huge wait at Millers. Server was nice. Had the same offerings as you show but they also had pot pie, thank goodness. So fried chicken and pot pie were good. Everything else was subpar. Meatloaf had a strange gamey taste. Vegetables seemed from a can. Deserts did not appear to be homemade.

Been there not to bad!!

Hi guys! Love your videos. Were going from ny to pigeon forge and were going to be on i81 for a lot of the trip. Can you point me to any of your restaurant videos which are close to i81? Thanks again. Youre a lovely couple!

The Bird in Hand in the Revere tavern was terrible. They are there as they rehab their own restaurant. It was only $1.50 less than Shady Maple smorgasbord. They had like two 7 foot tables with a very limited selection of meat and vegetables. The desert table had very small servings and the ice cream machine wasn’t working. Before ordering check out what they have because it’s nothing like their place in Bird in Hand.

The food look great. We ate there many years ago and it was good but i guess im partial to Shady Maple but then i only live 20 minutes from there. Most of the PA dutch food is so good, especially the baked goods.