Mt. Gretna Hideaway

One of the best black n blue burgers around. Good beer selection. Make sure you try their own snake sauce if you like a spicy sauce on the side.

Can only comment on the deck and the beer selection specifically. Good brews on tap outside and you can order food at the outdoor deck bar. I’m a touch biased having spent countless hours at the hide-​a-​way as a young punk many, many years ago. Its a good vibe, it’s Mt. Gretna, it’s outside, so go enjoy yourself and have a brew with friends.

Great place to eat went there several times for different celebrations Mother’s Day, anniversary a and just for so always had fantastic food and service

Was visiting family and came here twice. Apple orchard on draft can be hard to find :) great food and service.

Good food and good service during my experience. Took a few minutes to get our first round of drinks, but our waitress had a party of 12+ people whose food was getting ready to come out just as we were seated. I was disappointed that the $ 1 tacos Sunday was not in effect as that was the entire reason we went there and it was still listed on their website. The waitress informed us they don’t offer that special during the summer. Please update your website to be accurate! Other than that, my fish tacos were excellent as was all the other food. Atmosphere out on the deck during the summer is wonderful. My biggest gripe is that smoking is allowed on the deck. Gross having people smoking next to you while you’re trying to eat. Please consider banning smoking on the deck to improve the experience for a majority of your customers!

So I read all the reviews of poor service, bad, overpriced food, etc. Well, all of that is far from the truth. Have 14 beers on tap with some nice crafts… had Laguanitas IPA. I had the Guiness burger which was excellent… great grilled flavor. Spicy fries accompanied it as well. Wife had 3 dozen clams for $ 8.99…a good deal even if they were rather small. The best part of this place is the scenic deck located in the woods. The atmosphere was a nice mix of younger and older with some good 80’s music to boot. Overall, really happy we came here and will certainly be back.

Great place… to just drink beer. Ordering bland/​over-​priced food will leave you feeling frustrated with this place. Staff is a bunch of kids more concerned with flirting with each other.

The Hide-​a-​Way has the most beautiful outdoor dining deck and bar you will ever see; tucked-​away in Mt Gretna. Highly recommend visiting for drinks on a pleasant evening. Unfortunately, the food, prices, and service has consistently and repeatedly disappointed us. Dine elsewhere before visiting the deck.

Horrible table service. Crab cake sandwich served without tartar sauce … Really? Soup never served even though ordered. Big «X».

Entered the bar area inside shortly after 5pm on a monday. Two females working behind the bar. I sat in the front of the bar. No acknowledgement entering or when i sat down. Waited, looked around counted 9 guests and myself. Gave the benefit of the doubt. Both females milled about the bar area still no «hello» no «be with you in a minute» no «do you want a menu». Zero. Both came behind the bar stood in front of me talked about things, nothing… Wow, Wow.

Great food, drinks and staff. I had an apple chicken salad. My husband had a great cheesecake and my mother in law loved her pecan crusted chicken salad. Would definitely go back.

Have eaten there a few times this year never had a terrible meal until this evening. Hostess wouldn’t say hello or for that matter really didn’t say anything, waitress came to the table I ask what beers they had on tap she pulled out a list on a little piece of paper and handed it to me and stood there and looked at me ok enough with the good stuff. I ordered the chicken fajitas when they came out the fajitas shells were all in little pieces I couldn’t have wrap one piece of chicken it them (if I could’ve found any chicken) I told the waitress she took them and told me she’ll get new ones she came back about 5 min later and said they should be out in a little bit by this time the rest of my food was pretty much cooled off she brought the shells about 5 min later she could see I was disgusted so she sent the manager over (hmmm same girl as the hostess) she told me she could get my food heated up I told her no I just wanted to eat and leave she smiled and said ok. So I start wrapping my fajitas I had about 4or 5 small pieces of chicken smothered under vegetables, seriously could’ve went to McDonalds and got a 3 piece chicken McNuggets and had more meat. Waitress never came back till we were finished eating I would have loved another beer or just refill my water. What a disappointment don’t know that I would go back anytime soon. Wouldn’t have giving it one star but you can’t give zero stars.

Have been here three times now in the past 2 months. Never had a bad meal. But, last night was the best. The hickory strip steak, medium rare, was incredible. Amanda is a very good waitress. Was surprised the dining room wasn’t more busy for a Thursday night, but most were out on the deck with the nice weather. Love going to this place for a meal, a few drinks and football games at the bar. Always had good service.

It got one star because we had to give something. Food was GROSS!!! expensive, flavorless. Yuck! Service by Hannah was great though. She gets. 5. Makes me sad cuz we live nearby and would love to frequent, but the food gets worse and worse. Won’t be back. Seems tourist trap is their philosophy.

Great deck atmosphere but mediocre food. We came on a Sunday for lunch and we were seated immediately. Our waitress was very friendly but had little knowledge of the beer list or the specials. There were 2 large signs on the deck advertising Kona beer at a cheap price all day everyday, the waitress checked to see which type of beer was included and informed me that it was «an old special». Maybe they should take down the signs!
We ordered nachos as an appetizer, they were embarrassingly burnt. I got the cheesesteak and cup of soup special. The chicken cheesesteak was Ok but bland. The chili was smothered with cheese but the chili was also bland. My husband ordered the western burger medium, but the burger was closer to well done and it too was bland.
I would give this place 2 stars based on the food but the awesome deck bumps it up to 3 stars. Don’t expect great food here but it’s a great place to meet with friends to enjoy a few drinks.

I dunno if I wanna go here again. For one, it took nearly an hour to get my food, and they forgot to put in some orders for my friends who I were with. Second, they messed up my order. I ordered a pasta bowl with a side of onion rings. It seems they didn’t put the onion rings in, so later she came and told me she’d give me a full order of them. Stupid me didn’t realize they gave me the appetizer portion and I’m out an extra $ 7.50. Seriously, I wanted to complain to the manager! If my friends wanna come here again, I’ll just go somewhere else.

The Hide-​A-​Way is a little local spot to hit for a meal and dinks tucked in an out of the way spot. Wait time was 45 minutes on a Saturday night. Waits can be much longer when tourist season is in full effect, so call ahead. Grab a seat on the nice new deck when the weather is nice. Service is good. We had a new server that was being trained, but was shadowed by a trainer. Wife had the chicken wrap that was less then impressive. I had a special, steak and gorgonzola fettuccini. Presentation was nice, but the dish was below average. Steak cooked Med-​rare as requested. steak was under seasoned. The balsamic reduction was good, but the gorgonzola flavor was basically missing. This being a strong cheese should have been very pronounced. A good idea, but some basic seasoning would have gone a long way. Still a good stop with friends, but maybe a bit more attention to details is needed.

Great Food and i will come back. They have such great smells and aroma coming from this place! Sit on patio you wont be disappointed. Service was a tad slow. Great looking menu.

We took a bike ride from Cornwall to Mt. Gretna. Cute town. Not too much going on on a Monday in September. It was recommended we eat at the hideaway. Lots of locals hanging after work– a nice crowd. Our server was really nice too ! We enjoyed our food and a few drinks. Decent beer and cocktail selection !

We went to the Hide-​A-​Way for a mid-​week to break to enjoy the deck/​patio and some live music. The outdoor space is great – the deck better than the patio – because it’s pretty much nestled up to the forest of Mt. Gretna.
Despite other reviews, we actually had a very attentive waitress and our order came very quickly.
The menu is vast, but full of standard bar food. This is the type of place where I would avoid an entrée. We both selected the same roast beef sandwich. It was bad. Dry. Tasteless. Cheeseless. Flavorless. We both paid and upcharge for sides – me $ 1.50 for fries and my boyfriend $ 2 for onion rings. The fries were limp, soggy and barely warm. What made the food even worse was the swarm of gnats that attacked with a vengeance the minute it was placed on the table. No fault of the restaurant, but nonetheless made the dinner even worse.
Prices weren’t necessarily high, but they were high for the quality of food.
I’m not saying I wouldn’t go back, but I would go back strictly for a beer on the deck and would do dinner elsewhere.