...or mebbe a better name for the place is Anthrax House.

After hearing - for years - how the Antrim House in Greencastle is a landmark of quality dining we tried it over the weekend and have but one response:

Barf-o-rama.

We should have known when we walked in the door and viewed the 40 year old "decor" held together with institutional green paint - everywhere! - and an overwhelming odor of rancid grease.

No wonder. Our meals were apparently prepared in said grease and, after two bites a piece, we shuddered, looked at each other with quizzical looks, dropped our forks and said:

PUKE!

Of course the tide of blue-hairs (presumably just back from attending services to worship their imaginary Friend-in-the-Sky) all seemed to love the mushy brown things on their plates but Jeez Louise!

If this is what passes for high cuisine in these parts then help us!

We quickly left to wash our mouths out at the local McDonalds. (No we didn't there either - we've sworn off ANY Piggsylvania eating establishment.)

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

i ate there once. i puked there twice.

That`s why they call it a KITCHEN in your house. It`s to cook in. Not just to look at.

You're making a mistake if you've sworn off all PA eating establishments based on one homestyle restaurant. There are a few decent places in the area if you know where to look.

No PF, we are pobably all better off if this person did NOT come back to PA. I don't think we could stand another scathing review. Oh the Horror, I'm sure all PA restaurants will be awaiting the next informative review.

Try some other places in PA. Great variety in Tri-State area.
There were some great reviews on Pa places for fine dining and family style dining. I got several great online tips from the following posters:Coma, Yoss, Id, Jelsy, & Patton & others. The thread entitled "Fine Dining in the Tri-State area" was very balanced & enjoyable. The thread "Fine Dining: Where to go" was also helpful. I think there is a general restauraunt thread listing hundreds of nice places from less expensive to high end, in the tri-state area. Then there is a thread entitled something like "I hate this restaurant". That might be helpful now
Actually, a couple of my favorites were on that "Bad list". And I still enjoy those places. Only a small # of posts differ from my take after I try a place. So this thread has been helpful. I get a chuckle when some r iffy about places I like, & rave about places I found so so. Kind of have to see for yourself....A lot may depend on the day u visit, or the current management.
.........Being relatively new to the area, only 4 or so years here, I have found many good dining & excursion tips from this Forum.

I haven't been there in years, but I can't say I've ever had a bad meal there. It's nothing fancy, just some plain old American food.

No one ever said the Antrim House served "high cuisine".

I think the original owners sold it recently though, so it may be under new ownership.

Try the Parlor House over in Waynesboro, I've always thought it was better than the Antrim.

The original owner--who owned it for years (along with the one in H-town)--sold it a couple of years ago. The people who bought it from him sold it again recently, and the new management took over sometime around January-ish. My inside Antrim House source says that they're making some big changes in the future--new decor, new buffet, new menu items. I guess we'll see what happens.

An awesome restaurant in PA is called Stoner's off Wayne Ave in Chambersburg

Anyone ever been to Emily's on Catherine Street in Chambersburg. Had a Sunday Brunch there last year on way to Gettysburg Wine festival. Really Good.