LANCASTER, PA — Lancaster County hospitality operator Thomas E. Strauss Inc. is offering Thanksgiving dining packages ranging from $55 to $65 per adult, alongside prepared family meals and advance bakery orders, as its restaurants prepare for the November 26 holiday.
The company’s holiday offerings include a buffet at Miller’s Smorgasbord in Ronks, family-style dining at Smokehouse at Plain & Fancy Farm in Bird-in-Hand, and takeout dinners designed to serve four people.
At Miller’s Smorgasbord, Thanksgiving buffet pricing is $65 for adults and children ages 13 and older, $36.50 for children ages 10 through 12, and $32.50 for children ages 4 through 9. Children 3 and younger eat free.
The buffet includes carved prime rib, ham and turkey breast, along with Lancaster County potato stuffing, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes and Pennsylvania Dutch chicken pot pie.
Additional selections include seafood, soups, and desserts such as shoofly, pumpkin, apple, and chocolate pecan pies.
Prices include nonalcoholic beverages, taxes, and gratuity. Reservations opened October 14 and are accepted exclusively by telephone at 800-669-3568.
Menu information is available at millerssmorgasbord.com/menus/thanksgiving-buffet/.
Smokehouse at Plain & Fancy Farm, located at 3121 Old Philadelphia Pike in Bird-in-Hand, is offering an all-you-care-to-eat Thanksgiving meal served family-style at individual tables.
The menu includes roasted turkey breast, smoked brisket, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, vegetables, cranberry sauce, and Amish macaroni salad, followed by apple and pumpkin pies.
The meal costs $55 for adults and children ages 13 and older and $27 for children ages 4 through 12. Children 3 and younger eat free. Non-alcoholic beverages, taxes, and gratuity are included.
Reservations are available through November 22, subject to availability, by calling 717-768-4400.
Smokehouse is also selling prepared Thanksgiving dinners for customers who prefer to eat at home.
Its $140 Gobbler-to-Go package serves four and includes two pounds each of roasted turkey breast and smoked brisket, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, gravy, cranberry sauce, macaroni salad, dinner rolls, and four slices of pumpkin pie.
A $190 version substitutes smoked prime rib for the brisket.
Both packages will be available for pickup on Thanksgiving Day between noon and 6:30 p.m. Orders must be placed by November 22 at 717-419-1337.
Additional information about Smokehouse’s dining and takeout options is available at smokehousebbqandbrews.com/news/thanksgiving-reservations-takeout/.
Separately, Miller’s Bakery is accepting advance orders for holiday pies, breads, potato rolls and sticky buns, with pickup at Locally Made Food Shop, 2811 Lincoln Highway East in Ronks.
Pie selections include pumpkin, apple, shoofly, chocolate pecan, salted caramel pecan, and cherry crumb.
Online bakery orders must be submitted by November 16 at 2 p.m. Telephone pickup orders will be accepted through November 24 at 717-687-6621, ext. 237.
The bakery’s ordering information is available at shoppesatmillers.com/pages/order-pies.
Thomas E. Strauss Inc., a family-owned Lancaster County hospitality company established in 1929, operates Miller’s Smorgasbord, Miller’s Bakery, Smokehouse at Plain & Fancy Farm, and several other regional hospitality businesses.
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