Four Haunted Restaurants in Gettysburg!

Where YOU can eat with a ghost!

That about sums it up.

Ghost tours, paranormal investigation experiences, and nights at haunted bed and breakfasts can be found all over the town, Traveler. But what if you tend to travel light in both the suitcase and wallet department like me?

Well, instead of a tour or ghost hunt, what if we could eat and look for ghosts?

We can eat at these four haunted restaurants right now, with the possibility of getting a spirit with our burger.

They serve a great burger and quite a few stories, Traveler.

Moreover, the Dobbin House can back up its claims of being haunted! The photo below was taken in October 2022 by a restaurant patron.

But hey, go and see for yourself! The Dobbin house is open; the area in the photo is the basement tavern.

The Farnsworth House has a dark history to it, Traveler. I mean, just about every square inch of Gettysburg has a dark past, but one of the more infamous acts of the battle might have happened from the attic of the historic home. The bullet that killed Jennie Wade, the only civilian casualty of the battle, may have been fired from the attic window that everyone now stops to see.

Several different ghosts, including what might have been Jennie Wade’s killer, may still roam the house. A few homes in this town were commandeered by Confederate sharpshooters during the first day of the battle when the South overran the Union and set the North back to the rally point at Cemetery Hill down the street. People have also complained of a young woman and at least one precocious child roaming around the house while folks try to sleep.

That’s another thing, Traveler. Not only can we eat here and go on a ghost hunt here, but it’s a functioning Bed and Breakfast where you can sleep, too! Lodging comes with amenities such as free tickets to ghost tours and ghost hunts.

As a matter of fact, someone in the ghost hunt group the night I went told me they were experiencing weird phenomena in their room!

How can an ice cream shop have so many disturbances?

Eventually, Mr. G’s moved in and became Gettysburg’s best-known ice cream parlor. The flavor in the photo above is black cherry chip, a personal favorite of mine.

Mr. G’s has outdoor seating, and there’s also the option to eat across the street at Unity Park. As for the spirits that haunt Mr. G’s, I hate to be cryptic, but I have to be, Traveler.

This is the last stop, Traveler! Whereas we spent the previous three visits at Confederate sniper outposts, The Hoof, Fin, and Fowl was closest to Cemetery Hill and the Union rally point. The house in the background is the former National Soldier’s Homestead, but even before that, it was the command post of Union General Oliver Otis Howard.

This area was also a field hospital; many northern soldiers were buried beneath the grounds. This is also where amputations were conducted. Wanna take a guess where the discarded limbs are buried?

That’s right, they were buried right here! According to the stories I’ve been told, they were. This area is known as Old Gettysburg Town and is very spiritually active, at least to me. When I took tour groups with dogs, the dogs refused to go toward the back of the restaurant. They’d often whine and whimper.

As for the restaurant, there were other restaurants on the ground before, Traveler. There were Crackerjacks and some other places, but they stayed only a short time. This isn’t indicative of the quality of the food inside, but some of us who have tread on the ground tend to tread lightly.

We hypothesize that there may be a curse.

As for the food, HFF serves upscale cuisine, including a delicious salmon dinner.

For those of you Travelers who want nothing to do with the spiritual aspects of Gettysburg, well, I can’t promise that, but I can recommend a fantastic pizza place that I’ve never heard any ghost stories about!

That’s right, Tommy’s Pizza!

Tommy’s is a great local staple, and they serve a great slice. Being from the Philadelphia area, seeing such a classic, gooey, and thin crust-style way out in the south-central part of Pennsylvania is refreshing. The slices come out hot and quick and are a great way to spend the evening before the ghost hunt.

So I hope that satisfies both your curiosity and your appetite, Traveler. I know it was a lot, but you can’t say you didn’t have dining options in Gettysburg. And the best part of this journey is the miles of the battlefield we can walk to burn off all the calories!

Until again,

Safe Travels!

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Until again,

Vic

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