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Baugher's Country Restaurant
Categories: Food Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Restaurants American (Traditional) Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, American (Traditional) [Edit]
289 W Main StWestminster, MD 21157
(410) 848-7413
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dessert, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
13 reviews for Baugher's Country Restaurant
13 reviews in English
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Review from Becky S.
Westminster, MD
12/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
Funny thing about Baugher's is that when I lived here before I never ate there...just wasn't on my radar I guess. I thought of it as "that old place full of old people." Now that I'm older, I'm starting to appreciate being able to get a home-cooked meal that I don't have to cook at a very reasonable price and friendly service to boot. It's not upscale by any means, but it's not trying to be...it's a local hangout and for the money, you can get a satisfying meal. Tonight I had the baked chicken dinner, with mashed potatoes and lima beans and it was pretty darn tasty...the chicken was really tender (I didn't expect that for some reason)...so yeah, I'm kinda a fan.
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Review from Evonne M.
Howard County, MD
7/23/2011
Baugher's is established in Westminster and a good stop to pick apples. After a long time, we found ourselves In the area again last night. Thought we would give the restaurant a try.
When we arrived at 7pm we noticed the parking lot was packed, always a good sign. But in this case it was more about the locals on a Friday night than about the food. I asked about the house speciality. Fried chicken I was told, I added apple fritters to the plate. The apple fritters were pleasant but the chicken however moist, had no flavor and you just wanted to get up and go to the kitchen to tell them to clean the fryer.
However the ribeye though tasteless was tender, the sides, applesauce, potato salad and mashed potatoes were average and what you would expect from a diner. All in all, you have plenty of choices on the menu, sides come with everything, good price but average diner food. -
Review from Ursa M.
Raleigh, NC
9/20/2009
This is one of the worst restaurants I've ever been to. Oh man it was so bad; everything about it was bad.
My friend and I came to the beautiful countryside of Westminster to run a half-marathon. We were in love with the gorgeous farmland and did a yelp-search to find an open air market place to eat after our race. Holy crap did we scrape the bottom of the barrel.
It doesn't at all matter that this place was a little "divey," I don't really care how upscale a place looks, especially in the country. I grew up in the country. I know country. So when I say this place was "run down and dirty," I mean it in a way that should have been WARNING. The "market" had a rather large section for flowers and plants, and they were all brown, withered, and dying.
Once we got in and sat down, I noticed a dirty film on everything. It had to be grease from years and years of frying. We were mostly interested in breakfast, but they were only serving a partial breakfast menu, and I decided I would try the poached eggs, but I was so hungry from having just burned over 1400 calories, I wanted something more. I should know better, I really should, but this place got such good "reviews," I guess I went out on a limb.
I ordered the "Tuna Melt." I'm telling you, I'm down 2 and 0 for tuna melts, and this is the last time I'll ever order it where it's not specified as being a PIECE of tuna. This thing was disgusting. It was an enormous glob of mayo with some pieces of canned tuna floating in it. I think I saw a piece of celery in it too. Now, honestly, I didn't expect a slab of sashimi grade tuna, but come on! I have had excellent tuna salad made from the freakin can. This was just a slop of gag. This was just WRONG. I was not going to eat this thing. I gave it a chance, I gave it a lick, and it was just disgusting. I would not eat it. Forget putting that in my body! I had a Clif bar in the car.
They advertise home made ice cream, so we decided to try to redeem ourselves. I had a scoop of vanilla. I think you can bet everything on how good a place's vanilla is. Maybe I was already doomed because of the food, but the ice cream was bland and nondescript. It didn't even have the nice, crunchy ice-texture you usually get from homemade ice cream. I had a few bites and decided it wasn't worth the calories. I threw it away.
Look, I admit I'm somewhat of a food aficionado, I rarely eat out because I cook a LOT and I cook delicious, nutritious meals; I'm a subscriber to Cooks Illustrated. There are too many crappy restaurants out there and food is too expensive to be blowing my money on crap. So I have some high standards. When I do eat out, I always yelp the place I've decided on, and I expect a lot for my money. Or at least something EDIBLE for my money. This was inexcusable. -
Review from Jen W.
10/14/2010 1 Check-in Here
This Westminster staple is a nice stop while checking out the farm store or heading off to pick your own pumpkins or apples. If you are in the mood for homestyle cooking, this is the place to stop. Prices are inexpensive - I had to look at the prices twice to make sure I wasn't hallucinating after our 3.5 hour hike.
Even at 3 PM, the place was packed. Fresh pressed cider was sweet and farm fresh. We ordered the hot turkey sandwich with fries and gravy. The. sandwich was perfect, but the fries were pale and tasteless. I consider myself a fried chicken fan and the 2 piece chicken meal lacked seasoning plus the meat was dry eventhough it was too brown and overcooked. I was sad about the chicken, but I really thought they are right on with the cole slaw and potato salad. The pie list was impressive. They served a huge slice of chocolate cream pie - smooth, chocolatey and captured in a nice flaky crust. I'd come back for homestyle pies. -
Review from Kevin L.
Washington, DC
9/20/2009 2 photos
When I see 5-star reviews for a place barely deserving two, it leaves me suspicious.
I wish it were enough to say that Baugher's was awful, but it's not. Consider this out-of-towner's advice. My visit was at high-noon on Sunday.
First of many red flags: a line 20-deep waiting outside (good sign??), but consisted of the most unhealthy people I've ever seen (bad sign).
Second red flag: dead flowers for sale outside. By the time I finished inside, didn't even want to explore the outside market.
Third red flag: the 5-star raters claim friendly service, but everyone I saw seemed to hate working there, to dislike every new customer arriving, and appeared as unhealthy as their regular patrons.
Eating buddy had the tuna melt, which we then decided was better described as a "Mayo Sandwich." Flecks of tuna floating in a jar of mayonnaise. She took one lick and refused to eat it (after running a 13-mile race and was famished). I had a turkey burger on a nondescript generic bun. McDonald's, a place I haven't eaten at in over a decade, has higher quality fare. Quick interjection: Baugher's does have good prices, on par with McDonald's and other substandard eateries.
In an attempt to wash away the experience, my eating buddy had "home made" vanilla ice cream; it was tasteless. I had mint chocolate chip, but threw out the artificial, essential-oil tasting ice cream and just ate the cone.
It's a sad state of affairs when Americans in a small town rate the quality of this restaurant as among their best. Reminds you of your grandma's kitchen? My grandma would have been ashamed. Baugher's tries to do so much that everything is done poorly. One look from the roadside and you can see how hard they try to be everything for everyone, but instead result in a dismal product. Garbage. -
Review from ben b.
Edinburg, VA
10/25/2011
Love thepies and cider. Been coming here since I was a little kid with the myers clan
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Review from Rob N.
5/31/2009
Down-home country cooking, within limits.
Baugher's appeals to the young parents with kids and gray-hair set. The food's marginally good, they have a pretty tasty selection of fruit pies, a cool little farmer's market, and it's a real slice of Westminster life.
The cons? Cramped seating, kinda dingy dining room. The families with kids set leaves behind a mess that doesn't get cleaned up quickly.
Not a bad place, not a great place. Good if you want an old-school open-face turkey sandwich with gravy and a slice of pretty good apple pie. The fried chicken's not bad, either, but not the ecstatic experience that some would make it out to be. Stay away from the green-beans-from-a-can veggie sides and stick with starches and selections from the deep fryer. Not health food by any stretch, but a decent enough greasy spoon. -
Review from Trey T.
Norfolk, VA
7/6/2010 1 Check-in Here
I had lunch there today, and I usually eat there about once a month. I live in Norfolk but travel to Gettysburg once a month, and I stop there on my way home. I have been going to Baugher's since I was a kid and my grandparents took me.
I love this place. I'm not sure I would use the word "dive" as a descriptor, though. It's a country restaurant, and it's not fancy. However, the staff is extremely friendly, the food is good, and the prices are low. No, the food is not complex nor elegantly presented, but that's not their style. I have never had any problems with the cleanliness of the place.
They have a rotating list of vegetable sides, most of which are not fresh and many of which are not usually available at typical chain restaurants.
They have a separate dessert menu and a large selection of pies, which is what you'd expect from a place like this.
The farm market next door to the restaurant offers a seasonal selection of fruits and vegetables. For some reason, prices there vary from inexpensive to overpriced. Some of the fruit is obtained from outside sources, but Baugher's operates its own orchards, so much of the fruit is fresh from there. As with most stores, you can find bargains - or you can needlessly overspend.
The place is great for families (they have an ice cream counter at the front), and there are a lot of regulars. The clientele is a mix of locals (farmers, DC workers, retired folks, etc.) and tourists. Regardless, I have always had a pleasant, welcoming experience at Baugher's. -
Review from Eva W.
Laurel, MD
6/19/2007
This is one of my favorite restaurants. They have a wide variety of home-style country dishes. Since I'm the only one in my household who eats turkey, gravy, and stuffing, I go there to get my gobbler fix.
My son loves their corn fritters, and their apple fritters. And you can get Baugher's cider with your meal with unlimited free refills.
Their ice cream is pretty good, and so are their pies, so save room for dessert! -
Review from A. C.
Baltimore, MD
12/18/2010
(06/16/2010) Had lunch out in Carroll County after a work meeting. Go for the atmosphere (divey, if you like that kind of thing), food's a little bland. Nice family diner, the "famous" fried chicken needed seasoning, but was hot, juicy and crunchy. Oh, and as I learned that day, it's "Bog-gers" not "Bow-ers".
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Review from kristine m.
Arlington, VA
9/1/2009
I've been coming since the early 1980's with my great grandmother, who had been coming for many years before that. It hasn't changed at all - same great quality food, same low prices, same friendly service. The area around it has changed - it used to be nothing but farm land.
Go hungry. And plan to stop by the store there or drive to the farm for even more great produce, dairy products, and pies!
Sunday is another good time to go as the special is turkey - delicious! -
Review from John K.
Alameda, CA
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Review from christine p.
San Francisco, CA
2/23/2009
I ate at Baugher's for lunch today. i had the recession special. It was a pulled pork sandwich with a cup of soup for 5.95. Very delicious. You get a choice of 3 soups - I had turkey corn soup. Like the review above save room for dessert. Homemade pies, ice cream and sundaes. Service is good and so are the prices. We shared lemon merangue pie and a sundae with chocolate syrup, marshmallow creme and nuts. after lunch, you can shop the store for apples, cider apple butter etc They even have Amish brooms that looked pretty good.
