Strawberry Hill Restaurant

The stately, old Victorian at the corners of Strawberry, Mulberry and Vine Streets is of 1880's vintage and has always been a haven of refuge for the general public. It's seen several reincarnations, from hotel to tavern to speakeasy to brothel to corner bar to renowned steak house, and finally since 1986, as the award-winning Strawberry Hill Restaurant. At its original construction, the gorgeous old building was an anchor to the German section of Lancaster City in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Now, it's a veritable mecca of exceptional and creative international cuisine, as well as serving as Pennsylvania's top Wine Destination restaurant (as named by Wine Spectator.) The signature of a great restaurant is the ability to attract attention from "big city" food reviewers. Like the wine list, Strawberry Hill's wide-ranging modern menu is a pleasant surprise, offering some of the most adventurous and vibrant food I've tasted in the hinterlands of Pennsylvania. They don't shy from exotic seasonings such as Jamaican jerk and Cajun spice, but it's his use of quality ingredients and local flavors, for which Kerek shops at Lancaster's Central Market, that really bolsters this food. - Craig Laban, award-winning Restaurant critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Laban and the Philadelphia Inquirer gave Strawberry Hill a "three bells" (or excellent) rating, an unusually high accolade from Laban. The Strawberry Hill kitchen staff distinguishes itself as innovative in modern American cuisine. The menu changes monthly to showcase a broad array of selections and famed Lancaster County fresh produce. Premium beef, veal, pork and lamb selections (filet and strip) are personally chosen for Strawberry Hill. Vegetarians are delighted by our strong emphasis on high-quality veggie cuisine. Exciting seafood, poultry, pasta, veal and pork choices create an amazing range of traditional and nouveau cuisine.