Shady Maple Smorgasbord

East Earl, PA · 34 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

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Plan the day

Drive34 minutes from Reading, 19 miles57 minutes from Boyertown · 56 minutes from Hamburg · 16 minutes from Morgantown

Where129 Toddy Drive, East Earl, PAOpen in maps →

OpenMonday through Saturday; the site posts no Sunday hours and notes special pricing on specified holidays.Smorgasbord 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (last seating) Monday to Saturday; farm market 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; gift shop 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

AdmissionWeekday buffet: breakfast $14.99 (7 to 10 a.m.), lunch $20.99 (10:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.), dinner $27.99 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and $30.99 on Tuesday seafood night (4 to 7:30 p.m.). Saturday: breakfast $17.99, early bird $29.99 (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.), grand menu $32.99 (1 to 7:30 p.m.). A 12% service fee is added. Kids 0 to 3 eat free and 4 to 10 pay half; seniors 60 to 89 get 10% off, 90 and up 50% off; military 25% off Wednesdays with ID. The site marks these prices effective May 1, 2023.

Good forlittle kids, big kids, adults, a group of friends, older adults

Shady Maple Smorgasbord is a Pennsylvania Dutch buffet restaurant in East Earl, PA, sharing an 11-acre plaza with the Shady Maple Farm Market and the Shady Maple Gift Shop.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner run Monday through Saturday, with a themed dinner each weeknight: steak Monday, seafood Tuesday, prime rib Wednesday, ribs and wings Thursday and the grand menu Friday. Lunch brings carving stations, made-to-order grills and a salad bar the site counts at 46 or more items. The farm market next door and the gift shop on the smorgasbord's lower level stretch a meal into a half-day stop.

Before you go

No reservation needed; parties of 15 or more may reserve Monday to Friday, none on Saturdays. Parking is first come, first served with no RV spaces. Cash, check and major cards accepted. Saturday breakfast is $3 off between 7 and 8 a.m.

Coming up

Through October 2026 the smorgasbord takes 50% off take-out with a meal purchase, Monday through Friday, and the farm market's Great Shady Maple Apple Harvest starts October 7.

Official site →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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