Lebbie Lebkicher

The lemon ricotta pancakes with blueberry compote were amazing! I added mushrooms to the ham and swiss omelet, it was great! The hashbrown’s weren’t very good, would probably get fruit next time! Service was great.

Lebbie Lebkichers is a sit-​down restaurant along the lines of Friendly’s or Shoney’s, located in the lobby of the Hershey Lodge. It can be extremely crowded during high season, so send someone from your party down early to get your name on the list at least 15 minutes before you want to dine. Not super clean, especially later on in the morning. Only the fully vaccinated should attempt the $ 17 buffet, given the throngs of kids «sampling» from the display. Plated breakfast entrees (omelets, pancakes, etc.) run $ 9 — $ 16. The same items (at the same prices) are available on the room service menu. Food is ordinary, but hey, you didn’t have to move your car to eat here.

Maybe the most poorly run breakfast buffet I have been to. Chaffing trays were constantly empty. Pastries were gone. When they did replenished the food it went fast because the lines were so long

The best deal is the $ 17.99 per person for the breakfast buffet which included custom omelettes and eggs. The buffet line had scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, pancakes, yogurt, fresh fruit, toast, cereal, coffee, milks, water, etc. $ 17.99 seems kinda of expensive but a single order of food with coffee is already pushing $ 15. We went around 10:30am and was pretty busy, we had a 15 min wait for our table.

Aside from this place being at the Hershey Lodge, there really isn’t much special about it. I suppose it has an interesting back story, but I felt as though the staff was a bit disorganized and maybe even unprofessional at times. Most of this was determined at the door, when the hostess led not one, but 2 groups of people to their tables before me when I was clearly first in line (they don’t accept reservations). The first family was snooty, so they didn’t say anything. The second group seemed clueless so I let it slide again, but thankfully the third group did right and acknowledged my presence. And no, it wasn’t three different hostesses who didn’t know I was there the whole time. It was the same two girls…
My meal was ok. I went with the Salmon Bruschetta and the Egg Crepes. A bit pricy for no more salmon than I got, but I did notice they offer a breakfast buffet. I might go back to try it sometime, but its not topping my list.
If I had to sum this place up in one sentence it would probably be something like this: A place for haughty big-​feelers to start their day with a salty breakfast that satisfies stature more than appetite.
But I suppose that’s not the fault of the restaurant. Maybe it was just my timing…

Our morning visit to Lebbie’s started off well enough. Good food selections, timely service, pricing didn’t seem overly gouging. The food was okay, nothing amazing, but adequate. We did the chocolate french toast, cinnamon roll pancakes, oatmeal and an eggs and sausage plate.
Where it went south, however, is that our server brought the check and took about 5 minutes to reappear from the kitchen to pick up our payment. We opted to put it on our room card and I stepped outside with my son to get in the shuttle line so we wouldn’t miss it. 10 minutes later we were still waiting in line while my wife was inside waiting for the card to be returned. I finally left the line in an effort to speed up the waitress. In doing so, I interrupted her checking on tables on the opposite side of the restaurant from us and suggested she return the card so we didn’t miss the shuttle and she guffawed and acted as if I were out of line. Rather than escalate the situation, I again left and she «found» the card that she «thought» she had given back to us.
In the end, we got back in line, missed the first shuttle because there were so many people in front of us. The second shuttle came later, we waited 10 minutes for it to fill up, and finally made our way to the park.
I may seem like nitpicking, but in a location where the entire town /​lodge /​park is supposed to be one well-​oiled machine, it certainly was not. It was disappointing.

OMG — this restaurant was a continuation of the horrific service we experienced throughout most of the Hershey Lodge & Hershey Park, from the concierge desk to their high end restaurant to their Park employees, & on to this breakfast place. On the surface, this seems like your standard breakfast buffet place — crowded wtih lots of people even at 10am, & tons of families with kids. As the Lodge offers a Kids Eat Free package, I expected lots of kids & was not surprised.
We sat down & my son ordered the buffet ($ 17 for adults/​children over 12 years old). It was your average buffet, with some scrambled eggs, sausage/​bacon, bread, oatmeal, cold cereals, & fruit. The pastry selection was not great (no muffins, croissants, or other standard offerings, etc. — just a few not so fresh danishes/​cinnamon buns). The buffet comes with your choice of drink & also you can order eggs/​omelettes from the kitchen in addition to the regular offerings at no charge.
Now to the problem. While our waitress was sweet enough when taking our order, she NEVER RETURNED. So much so, that she did not know that after 27 minutes (yes, I counted!) I still was not served my dish that I ordered from the a la carte menu (toasted sesame bagel with smoked salmon, cream cheese, & veggies). She actually came back to the table at the 30 minute mark (never came to check if we needed drinks, refills, or if everything was okay) & said «Are you ready for the check now». It was all I could do to burst out laughing, but I said «I would be if I had been served my food». She was shocked, said that the food runners should have brought it to me half an hour ago & went right to check on it. She then brought out the dish, which had a plain bagel & told me that they were out of sesame bagels. I told her that after 27 minutes for a plate that only had a toasted item & nothing cooked, to bring out something other than the type of bagel I ordered without asking me if I wanted to change my order first was appaling. I requested a manager & when the young manager came over she stood silently while I told her what had happened & then it was almost like her brain got stuck — she said «well, we did have sesame bagels but we ran out of them». I told her that this was only one minor issue, but what about the fact that for ½ hour I waited for my breakfast while the other person at the table was served several dishes. She again talked about the bagel. I told her that this was by far the worst service I had experienced in a long time. She finally got it after I repeated myself about 5 times & told me she would not charge me for my breakfast. I told her I was not planning to pay for it anyway as it was ½ hour late & not what I ordered, but thanked her nonetheless. We left there feeling very annoyed, stressed, & vowing to write this review.
Management — pay attention. You need to take a long hard look at this restaurant & make some major changes!