Hershey Italian Lodge — Restaurant in Derry Township

The short and sweet: I helped to plan an event at the Hershey Italian Lodge for my union. We were beyond happy with the final results.

Atmosphere: The location is perfect. Being in Hershey means there are a lot of hotels and other activities for our members. The Italian Lodge is an adorable club, with plenty of parking available. The room was beautifully set up to our specifications. We had a band and a DJ for our event and both seemed to set up without a problem.

Food and Drink: Everything from the appetizers to the dinner, was wonderful. We had a minor issue with one of our originally chosen appetizers not being available due to supply issues, we were able to find an great "off the menu" substitute that was very popular that evening. You could tell kitchen staff took their time to prepare for our event. For our main entree we chose chicken, parmesan and baked rigatoni. We wanted basic dishes that we felt most of our members would enjoy, and again the results were wonderful. We opted for a signature drink and an open bar. Our bar tab for the evening came in much lower than expected. The bar tender was wonderful.

Service: Communication was top-notch during the entire planning process. No complaints at all. The night of the event the staff working our party were phenomenal! The servers, the bartender, the kitchen staff, the managers all deserve a massive acknowledgment and THANK YOU!

We would definitely consider having another event here...

This is not an Italian restaurant. This is a club, and more specifically a member-centric bar, with food. And in our experience the food is really not good. We ordered caprese salad for the table as an appetizer. The tomatoes were mealy and if we weren’t so hungry we wouldn’t have eaten much of it. Our waitress Emily brought us some basic bread, but it still took us more than an hour and 15 minutes to get our entrees. My wife’s chicken marsala was terrible. The chicken was tough and the rest of it looked like soup. Our daughter got the bowl of pasta, and said the Alfredo sauce tasted grainy and gross. My son and I both got cheesesteaks and they were dry and bland (my guess is from sitting under a heat lamp while the rest of our food was cooking). Fortunately our waitress was able to get my wife’s entree and one of the sandwiches taken off our bill…but it was still $60 for a 4-top and we didn’t even have beer! Emily really was the only bright spot, she was very sweet and obviously was trying very hard. Maybe it was the fact that it was New Year’s Eve when we ate there, but I would avoid this place in general. It smelled like a nursing home and the food was...

This is a full service restaurant open to the public with great Italian-American food and daily specials. Reservations can be made, which is recommended for larger dining parties. Staff is friendly and efficient. Availability of adult beverages require that someone in the dining party be a social member of the club. (My brother in law was a member and he introduced me to the place, and I joined. About $40 per year.) The bar crowd is very happy and friendly. Clean restrooms. The music and occasional live entertainment varies but always family oriented. For a dollar members can play the “book” once per day to possibly win the daily drawing cash prize. The facility also hosts receptions and parties by reservation. Members can join organized games in and outdoors. Meal prices are reasonable. Adult beverages...