Shady Maple Gift Shop - East Earl, Pennsylvania

Ada L.

I highly recommend visiting the Shady Maple Gift Shop after enjoying a delicious meal at the Smorgasbord upstairs. The shop is located in the lower level and offers a wonderful variety of unique and well-organized items. It's a perfect spot to take a relaxing stroll after a big meal. Steve, the staff member, is incredibly friendly and welcoming, which makes the experience even more enjoyable.

One suggestion I have is to consider adding more keychains or necklaces with a broader selection of names. I’m always on the lookout for a keychain with the names of my three daughters, and I often miss one of their names! Nonetheless, this shop is definitely worth a visit, and I’ll be back again soon!

蕭贊岳Zeno

The Shady Maple Gift Shop is a fantastic place to explore! It offers a wide variety of unique gifts, including Amish-made crafts, home décor, and delicious local treats. The shop is well-organized, making it easy to find something special. The staff is friendly and welcoming, adding to the enjoyable shopping experience. Whether you're looking for souvenirs or a thoughtful gift, this shop has something for everyone.

Chad W.

I personally rate the gift shop at the Shady Maple a four. This is not because it's bad or anything; far from that. It's more because outside the more unique to Lancaster County fare, much of the merchandise and fare isn't that much different than a Hallmark, Shepherd Hills Outlet or the like so I'd like to see more to make this place standout, especially for a place that's a big draw for tourists.
The main gift shop is downstairs from the smorgasbord (or down the elevator) and has some very nice floorspace with a variety of gifts covering different interests. The main appeal for me are gifts unique to either the Shady Maple or LanCo more generally and they have a good selection for both. Of course there's the "all I got was a T-shirt" T-shirt thing but also wares made locally including some of their woodworking wares. They also have a candy counter towards the entrance facing the food market. Do note that they have a second gift shop in the food market, which is useful if the main shop doesn't have something and the location in the food market just might have it.
Again, like the food market and smorgasbord, they do very well at keeping the place tidy and well-maintained. And as far as I know, their employees are helpful and do well.
Maybe not my go-to gift shop for some things, but definitely worth a quick stop while at either the food market or the smorgasbord itself.

S C.

Recommended by a coworker. Said the place was great, many selections and the food was home made including the deserts. Said the deserts were of quality. So I decided to try this place out, March 1st 2025. I went with family for the lunch period. Price for four adults, two of four on senior discount and one 6 year old. Total cost $136.00. This was a Saturday so they charge more on the weekend. The place is large. This place draws a very large crowd. The lines getting into this place is equivalent to the size of getting into the state fair. It's is a smorgasbord so you pay first before they find a table for you. We waited 30 minutes just to get to the casher and another 15 minutes after we paid to get seated. Now depending when you arrive you only have so much time before you have to leave. Lunch was from 11AM to 3PM. We got there by 1:15pm. By the time I paid and waiting for a table it was 2PM...because I paid for lunch I had only had one hour to eat before the dinner period starts. I sampled just about everything they had to offer. The steak is cooked while you wait however there was a lot of gristle veins. Several family members complain of gristle in their steak. The quality of food was no more better than Golden Corral. I can tell it was frozen straight to the oven. The ice cream was frozen custard and not real ice cream. The chocolate pie was instant pudding and not cooked. The peach and apple cobbler had filler and not fresh. If this place is owned by the Amish the volume and flow of food is no way logistically capable of cooking this food themselves. It was expensive, the quality of food is no better than Golden Corral. The crowds make it stressful and difficult to move around. I can't give this no more than a 2.7.

Sam N.

Worth the wait to get in to this restaurant. And they're hiring!
Bonus is a huge gift shop... Till you drop!

David N.

Huge gift shop!! There's so much to see and so many options. There's Disney products, superhero merchandise, lots of figurines, souvenirs, and even a candy shop area. It's a little pricey but still worth the visit.

And it's a great place to visit and walk off the massive amount of food you eat from the buffet!! Definitely recommend checking it out while at the buffet.

John C.

When you arrive at Shady Maples Buffet, it's like the line at the airport security. When you finally get to the register and pay, you are hungry. The day we arrived, the elevator to the gift shop was not working, and two toilets in the women's bathroom were overflowing.
We were finally seated and checked out the food. I went to the drinks first. The ice machine was empty. I found ice in a machine further down the line.
I selected medium a well-done steak, which was actually rare. The fried chicken was greasy and tasted weird. The candied yams were good, but I challenge anyone to find the listed walnuts.
The corn was flavorful as well as the steak fries and Brussel Sprouts. But the broccoli was just soaking in bland, flavorless water. The crab soup was ok but crawlers. The Saimon and shrimp were either not fully cooked or overcooked, respectively. The mashed potatoes tasted like powdered, and the green beans were flavorless, too.
The baked potato was good, and there is every kind of topping available.
The brisket was the best and pulled apart with a fork. It is delicious as well.
The dipping gravy for it was great.
The Perogi were good.
We had dessert: the shoe fly pie was bland, the apple crisp was terrible. No one liked the pumpkin pie. The cheese cake was a hit, though.
Overall, I think that it is an overpriced and overestimated buffet.
I have eaten at better buffets, albeit smaller, but better.
Oh, did I mention that I had to clean the steak knife as all of them had residue of Tha last diner on it.
The woman who took care of our table was excellent.

Han S.

Large gift shop below the Shady Maple Smorsgabord! They sell all sort of items from knickknacks to furnitures and clothing, etc. some really high quality items there. I particularly like browsing through the Amish quilt store and found several good items I purchased from! Must visit if you happen to be in the area or visiting the buffet/smorsgabord!