LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — As it rebuilds from a recent fire, officials with the Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant & Smorgasbord and Bird-in-Hand Stage will open at a temporary location.
The restaurant will move to the former Revere Tavern at 3063 Lincoln Highway East in nearby Paradise. Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant is expected to begin lunch and dinner operations at the temporary location on Tuesday, March 19.
It will be open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday for lunch and dinner service.
Bird-in-Hand will offer a lunch and dinner smorgasbord, with a salad bar, soup station, bread and cheese bar, and dessert bar, along with entrees like pork and sauerkraut, ham balls, broasted chicken, baked fish and more, plus an assortment of fresh vegetables and other sides.
The dinner buffet also includes breaded shrimp and roast beef and gravy.
On Wednesdays, they will serve their famous chicken pot pie, and there will be a carving station at dinner on weekends.
They also plan to offer à la carte table service, with a menu that includes a variety of hot entrees, sandwiches, soups, salads and desserts, along with a kids’ menu. In a nod to the location’s recent history, the menu will also include some “Revere Tavern favorites,” starting with prime rib on Fridays and Saturdays.
“Preparing and sharing good, fresh food has been a family tradition for generations, and we look forward to serving guests again,” said Brad Stoltzfus, Bird-in-Hand’s food service general manager. “We think they’ll appreciate the ambiance of the Revere, a historic 1740 stone tavern just minutes from Bird-in-Hand.”
Some of the 95 employees will return to work temporarily in Paradise. The company is developing alternative employment opportunities for some of the other displaced staff.
"We care about the employees that they have, we care about our community, we care about keeping tourism alive in Lancaster county," Tina Edgell, co-owner of The Revere Tavern.
The Bird-in-Hand Stage will also move to the temporary location when its 2024 season opens with "The Confession and Ryan & Friends: All-Star Comedy," both of which open the first week of April. Ticketholders are being contacted about any changes to showtimes.
On Jan. 30, a fire broke out at the restaurant. Investigators have determined that an exhaust fan in the roof truss area of the kitchen malfunctioned, overheated and caused the fire.