Reviews of Johanssons Dining House (Restaurant)

Linda LaFianza

The bar is gorgeous, many historic elements. Huge number of beers on tap besides what they make. Would love to go back for dinner.

John Jennings

Great dining upstairs as well as tasty beer made on site. The downstairs is like a college kegger. Dank, loud and dark. Have to be in the mood for a dive to go down there. If you like microbrew check it out. I hear the brunch upstairs is top notch.

Clinton Wike

The upstairs portion of Johanssons has decent food at decent prices with a nice atmosphere. The service is usually good. The Sunday brunch is amazing.

Brandy Plunkard

I heard all the hype about this place and was a bit disappointed nothing special.

Amy Fabian

The bartender was friendly and the food was good but the prices are extremely outrageous. I wanted a bottle of white zin when all the liquor stores were closed already and ended up paying $21 for a SMALL bottle of white zin that costs 6.99 at the liquor store. I understand up charging to make a profit but this is just ridiculous. DO NOT GET A SALAD AT THIS PLACE unless you like completely leafy salads with little to no actual romaine lettuce. We took out food to go and I paid $10 for 2 salads only to find out that there was no romaine and only leaves.

ADCarter1

Fantastic all you can eat Sunday brunch; it's not cheap ($22) but they don't skimp on the food (raw oysters, steamed shrimp, and every type of breakfast food imaginable). I also like the upstairs bar with its dark wood floors and wonderful, old fashioned fan system. It's cozy and warm in winter. One thing that surprised me- I ordered a single glass of house chardonnay at a private party at Johanssons last week and was charged $8.18. That seemed awfully expensive for a regular glass of wine, especially given it was mid-week and at 4:30 in the afternoon (prime happy hour time).

Mike Kniskern

Great people, good and spirits.

Gregory Bissonette

Was looking for a good quality place for dinner with the wife. Saw the menu and pictures of Johannsons, figured this might fit the bill. The atmosphere is more of a bar than a restaurant, which is alright but not a good sign of an upscale …

Timothy Larkin

I happened to find myself in Westminster and a person recommended Johannsons. I'm glad he did. Very nice, cozy place. Walk into the bar area, which has a good selection of beers (some they brew themselves). Dinner menu was good and …

Igor Sokolov

Great place! First time and I am coming back. Crabcakes are good!

Judi King

Excellent food and great, friendly service

Amy Ward

Love the service and food. So fortunate to be a Westminster local to enjoy this wonderful restaurant

Bernard Rice

The brunch was great, the service was responsive. There was a mountain of steamed shrimp plus oysters on the half shell, roast beef and many different deserts. The restaurant is nice, decorated in an Irish style, the fan over the bar area is very unique. We enjoyed ourselves very much.

Chris H

My wife and I spent our evening of our 39th Anniversary here. The food is always great but our Server Joe C made this night very memorable not only being very personal but when we ordered a cheesecake portion for dessert drizzled the number 39 on it in a raspberry sauce made the night extra special Thank You

Jay Badiang

Decided to hit the Sunday brunch and felt a little disappointed at our experience. While the buffet was full of choices, there weren't many items we we're impressed with. The shrimp were over steamed, the waffles we're very tough, and the coconut cake was so dry I needed a few mimosas to choke it down. The omelette was on point although I would of liked to have more choices like spinach and feta. The service was great and the place over was clean

Bjoern Oleson

Spacious, but only average kitchen.

Lisa Janes

Unconcerned service and overpriced bland food.

Ken Cialkowski

Always a great place to visit.

Robin Morgan Robinson

Great food, good company and wait staff. We are regulars!

Robert Laprade

Awesome brunch on Sundays. Food is excellent. Hostess was extremely welcoming. Waitress was very attentive, we never had to wait.

Wallace Rodenhaber

Food was good,waiter was very good,now for the manager showed that she was very unprofessional,you don't yell at your employees in front of the customers,she had a very poor disposition,no people skills what so ever,it will be a long time till I visit this place again to eat.

Mary Asper

Outstanding brunch! The food was delicious. Great place to go with your friends and family.

Stacey Schwenker

The Sunday brunch buffet is huge and delicious - also including unlimited coffee and orange juice. The space is quaint and the service is friendly.

Monroy Jose

Nice ambience and excellent food. My wife and I come here often and are never disappointed.

Jen Grant

Awesome food great menu..super cool staff with excellent service

Ted Andersson

Great staff and wonderful food.

Leslie Backus

The wait staff is attentive, pleasant, and efficient, doing everything you expect except calling you 'hon.' Sandwiches are large, well prepared, and tasty. The menu is diverse and modern. It has a home town feel but big city selections.

Chris Sibal

Good food. Decent service. Okay atmosphere

Sarah Thompson

First time there and it was Awful. What a disappointment. The Crab Imperial was Dry. Asked for a Tito w/lemonade and got Tito with water and a slice of lemon. I complained to our waiter Josh about the food which he did remove from the bill since I could barely eat it. I asked for a tall glass instead of a small glass which the first drink came in with lemonade. He did return with what tasted like just lemonade. I will say the second drink tasted with a hint of Tito. After waiting and waiting I finally found josh and got my bill This is when I was about to make a huge scene but being with a group of friends I decided to pay the bill and never return!! Why you ask: I was charged for food which was not mine and I was charged for a double on my drinks!! Never did I say or asked for a double just a tall glass which like I said only had a hint of Tito’s in it. My bill was $65. A $10 appetizer and the rest for 3 drinks!! NEVER AGAIN WILL I GO THERE TO BE RIPPED OFF!

Stan Stanczewski

Soon after I moved to Maryland, I tasted Johannson's beers at a craft brew fest, and they were great. I had to try their restaurant. Thing is, they don't have have one, they have three - one for every mood. Want to play pool and have a …

Lauren Smith

My family celebrates my birthday here every year! It is a large group of us and Johanssos is always very accommodating. They have small plate options which is great for dieters, older folks, and little folks! Tonight our waitress, Renee …

Kathy Nelson

I love this place. The food and atmosphere are great. It's right in downtown Westminster, a quaint town in Maryland near Gettysburg, PA. The bar area is also a good spot for a pint or two.

Mary Hecht

Fine Dining with Trendy Professionals and Layman Bar. Plenty of Room for Large Family Gatherings and Intimate Settings also. Chefs come and go...Haven't been there recently to Speak for their Quality of Hi-End Priced Meals. All Food can be Served at the Bar. Bands...a lot of Pool Tables and Bar can be Found Downstairs...

Mary Johnson

Delicious food as always

Michele Mauritz

Excellent food, polite and courteous staff!

Glen Harmon

Had tournedos, covered in crab meat! Delish!

Cindy Umberger

Cold buffet, old food, ok service. It's not fresh at all!! $$$$$$$ way too much for what you get, dissapointed

Michael T

Always excellent service, great food, and decent prices.

John Cline

Both dinner and brunch are really good here. My chicken was a little over cooked, but good service atmosphere more then made up for it.

Corinne Reeves

Their brunch is one of the yummiest times to go! The sea food is fresh, and well prepared, the little desserts are adorably delicious, and the main breakfast foods/lunch foods are all greattoo!

Steve Gorsuch

Good food. Service was slow but we did have a large group.

Ryan Hintenach

Came here for a nice evening with my wife and great service and wonderful food! The atmosphere is nice and they have a good selection on the menu. Whether you want a high priced meal or a casual burger and fries kind of evening, they have it. Also an excellent beer selection.

Bart Cookus

I would give no stars however I will give one for our waitress who was excellent. Today was my first and last visit .I wanted to try some place new for my birthday so I told my wife I would love to try here . We arrived and had a short wait for a table which was fine. We were greeted by our waitress promptly and all was going well . She brought our drinks and my wife said her wine was good however my beer was as flat as a beer could be . I mentioned it to our waitress and ordered a different one which was flatter and warm. Our appetizer arrived and was delicious but it's difficult to mess up pretzels and mustard .After a bit our food arrived .My wife's was steaming hot and smelled great. Mine on the other hand was stone cold .I had a few bites but just could not stomach it . Not to mentioned when I asked for some A1 the bottle was empty when it was brought to me. I said something about all of this to our waitress who said she would talk to the manager .That person didn't bother coming over to apologize or anything and left it to our waitress to do so .They did credit our bill $20 but that was all. No apologies ,or visit to the table nothing . I was left disappointed and upset and is not how I wanted to spend my birthday . I will never return nor ever recommend this horrible excuse for a restaurant but I will share my horrible experience with everyone I know . What a lousy way to end my birthday . ☠☠☠☠

Linda Hopkins

The staff was very personable, attentive, and professional. The food was delicious, well prepared, and presented in a most appealing manner.

Toni Manning

The physical space is a bit tired but the food and service was excellent!

Michelle Horowitz

This was our first time here, our waiter Anthony was awesome. Seasonal drinks apple spice momosa and caramel apple martini was very good. Our food was delicious and well worth the prices. We will be returning. Thank you Anthony for a wonderful experience.

James Ranck

Excellent afternoon catching up with old friends over well made craft beer.

Jonathan Andrae

Loved the brunch, great atmosphere!

Mary Ann Straughn

Service was slow. Food lukewarm. Not a good experience today.

Lewis Burgwald

I've eaten here a few times but my most recent visit the food could of been better.

Tony C

Very good food. Nice upscale atmosphere. Great place.

Peter Heiss

Good food and great service.

Patrick Aston

Sue was a very attentive bartender the staff was all friendly, will definitely be back!

Bradley Garrett

What a great Sunday brunch! Very reasonably priced for unlimited alcoholic drinks and excellent food. Highly recommend making reservations for the brunch

Charlie K

Two great atmosphere has pool tables and appetizers in the basement nice Bistro in nice scotch and whiskey bar upstairs

Rachel Burke

The food is very good, but the last two times we've been there it is taking a while to get our meals and to get a waitresses attention

Jeffrey Glaser

Always good. Best with family

Tanya Dovel

Came here for lunch with my mom to have something different, since we are from out of town. First staff was ok not very friendly but I guess friendly enough. Second I would have thought they would have had a lunch menu but nooooo that was to much I guess. Third my whole time in this restaurant was a total of an hour and a half

Sarah Stroh

Beer was okay, crabcake was bland.

Russell Vance

A great dining experience. They have their own beers, I highly recommend them. Their menu is good. And the dining areas are intimate and we'll lit.

Jeremy Olnick

Great brunch! Quality food and quality service. My "Cheers" especially downstairs.

Barry Hochberg

Love the old feel of the place. Went for Sunday brunch buffet and a large selection of food and drink is included for one price. Omelet bar and carved meat included with prepared foods, fishes, breads, desserts and everything else. Delicious choices and unhurried. A great place for brunch.

mark dyson

Good food at reasonable prices. The sunday brunch is one of the best deals in town. They also offer some pretty decent specials during the week.

Kendra Nace

Friendly and accommodating staff. Wonderful ambiance. Perfect for casual dining, rehearsal dinners, etc.

Dave Kelejian

Great service. Great food. Portions adequate. Lil small on the steak but made up for it with taste

Christina Manderfeld

Amazing service. Our waitress went above and beyond to make sure we felt welcome. However, when we arrived for our first visit, we were asked for our reservation name - which is fine but we had have never dined at this establishment so we …

Rick Becker

You can get a club or an imperial lots to choose from

Betty Speer

Yum!! Large variety, great tasting food. Love the atmosphere.

Chris Souza

Spacious, with a separate bar area and normal dining seating. There is a nice beer selection for a variety of tastes, and a good choice of appetizers.

Duane Cress

Food is over priced and bland. Service needs help.

Cynthia Chamberlin

Wonderful place to dine. Sunday brunch has a large selection of food and drink. Friendly staff. Parking adequate.

Tobias Keller

Great family dinning

Robert Gelinas

Wonderful brunch, endless drinks (mimosa's, etc)

D Hahn

Delightful Mother's day brunch. Tasty food, sunny ambiance in the side room, and great service

Jennifer Williams

Great bartenders upstairs and downstairs! Roger is great!

Howard Passman

Noisy, expensive. Nothing special

Neil Garthly

Great food and great beer. Try the Hootlehead or Whistle Stop beer. Their bar pretzels are a great appetizer and the crab dip is awesome. Stop on in if your in town. You won't be sorry.

teresa froemel

The best crab cake ever. The staff and locals that frequent there were very friendly and welcomed us to the area since we were only there visiting .

Rozalia Zaleski

Brunch was spectacular

Steve Lawrece

Stopped in for a quick bite on a Sunday afternoon. This place was great. Set in an older historic building, you really had a nice feel. We sat at the bar and ordered sandwiches and a few beers. They had a very nice craft beer selection on draft and the sandwiches were fantastic. I had the grilled Reuben and my wife had the Flounder sandwich. Both were hearty portions and priced right. You wont regret it if you give them a try. Been there a couple of years ago for the Sunday brunch and if It hasn't changed this is another recommendation to try.

Karen Lively

They sat us under dusty fixtures - like caked with dust. While the table was clean the surrounding area wasn't and this was on a low traffic time and the place was nearly empty. Ordered a steak and they brought out A1 with it; they don't even have confidence in their food.

Joseph Barron

Excellent food and great service.

Eric Caudle

Service was good but everything on the buffet was cold.

TJ Reilly

Always been nice same as the Sunday Brunch . Avoid down under.

Daryl Bandy

Nice place , good atmosphere. Drinks were a little weak but entries were good and worth the price.I will go back.

Charlie Ruckus

Food is always great. Brunch was great.

Nora Drury

Celebrating with a great bunch of people, the wait staff was very good with our group of 20. Outside, upstairs, and it was a good night.

William Lieberman

One of the "classic" places to go in Westminster. This place has been around forever. And for a reason. The food is excellent (the chili is outstanding and the seafood is always exceptional). The restaurant has a classy ambiance. The outside room overlooking the train tracks has a very nice view of downtown. The bar is classic. Sports on the TV, cold beer on draft. What's not to like. Still one of the go to places in Westminster.

Dawn Bowlin

I have only been here for their weekend brunch. Went for dinner and was pleasantly surprised with my order. I got the small plate special of crab imperial with mixed vegetables & mashed potatoes... delicious! And the presentation of my plate was beautiful!!! Their rolls were excellent...I could have eaten them a night. I got a Strawberry Margarita and it was made with fresh strawberries!!! I am definitely going back to this place :)

Prof.Marvin Costella

It's a place you relax and enjoy your food and your date with good people waiting on you.

B. Ozdogan

Fine, decent food and helpful staff.

jenifer myers

For the flower and jazz festival. Which is promoted for mothers day. I go every year. This year I had to work. I'm a pediatric nurse and went into overtime. I got there at 4pm. There were more left but the 4 people working outside cleaning up refused my service. They told me to go inside. I went inside, and the woman at the front said no. They are not serving anymore. I can get full price for my son and I at $28. I told her the servers outside said there were more. She said no. And told me to leave. I worked longer than a 12 hour shift. Haven't seen my son all day. All I wanted was 2 crab cake sandwiches. No sides. No vegs.Its Mothers Day. I never felt more ashamed that I had to go home to my son.I had to apologize to my son when I got home, with nothing in hand.

Michele Corey

The best! We will be back!

Jay Johnson

Food is great and staff is phanomanel

Andrew Hackman

Went to Johansson's 12/17/2017 (Sunday) to meet family for brunch. Coming from PA into Westminster Google Maps routed us to the side of the building (fortunately we have been there before therefore we had an idea of location). Reservations highly recommended as packed. Arrived 1230PM. Parking difficult to find. Seafood, fish, carving station, breakfast items, omelette station, multiple desserts to choose from. Carving station staff served roast beef which was very bloody. Carving station staff not too friendly therefore not five stars. Reception and other staff very hospitable. Definitely recommend if you are in Westminster.

Duane Metz

Amazingly delicious!

jennifer monroy

We come here often...great menu, food, and ambiance!

Carmilla Stokes

Attended the mother's day brunch and was not impressed. The bagel was old and dry, the smoked fish was very dry, the steamed shrimp overcooked with the shell sticking to the meat, some pastries were dry and not fresh, but I enjoyed the lox. I didn't eat the entre but my companions were not very pleased either. I've had better.

Theresa Keller

Lovely atmosphere for Sunday brunch and love the omelet station...however most of the other food choices were cold. May want to consider a waffle station too since waffles get cold easily. Otherwise very nice brunch with LOTS of choices!

Cherry Darling

I always stop here when I'm visiting Westminster. Great food, a little pricy but worth it. Staff is always helpful and friendly. Restaurant and bathrooms are always clean and well maintained. I definitely recommend reservations of you're stopping by around dinner time or later, as it can get very busy. Just an all around great place.

Marianna Oswald

Great atmosphere. Great food.

Susann Schemm

Excellent. Will definitely viait again.

ShellShell K

Great food and very cool atmosphere! The omelettes are wonderful!!

Val Smith

Very nice atmosphere and selection of food. Had a birthday celebration for 15, it was perfect.

Ryan Ford

Great food and drinks!

Mark Greenlee

Never a bad meal and always great service either in the dining area or the pub

Brandy Houser

Bartender remembered me after four years of not being there. Great food. The Sunday brunch is a must.

sammie kitty

The service and food is amazing. Great atmosphere. Friendly staff. I highly recommend eating here.

edna may

Absolutely best lunch and service . Nice lunch with my Daddy.

G Brusca

We tried the Sunday brunch buffet. They were very busy, so our experience was less than stellar. We were seated at a dirty table, then left for quite a long time before a server came for our beverage order and to give us instructions. I have dietary restrictions and was disappointed to find no gluten free options amongst the baked goodies. And almost every savory dish contained cheese and/or butter. There was very little I could eat, but my meal was just as costly as everyone else's. The food I was able to eat was fresh and delicious and the atmosphere there is very pleasant.

Nicholas Bartlinski

Great place hangout with friends and have drinks and appetizers.

Brittany Hilker

The bar downstairs needs to be shut down, multiple complaints (not from me) about unfair treatment from security, which I personally experienced. Also has been known that the bartenders drink while on the clock. Needs new management, this place deserves NONE of your money.

Vicky Schmoeller

Best place to go for brunch. Buffet style. Great place for family to meet to catch up while eating from a large brunch buffet on Sundays.

Erica Ofeldt

Was recommended this place by multiple people and the reviews online looked great. The beer on tap had no carbonation which was the first disappointment. Took a very long time to put in our order, and an even longer time to get our food. It took us a total of over 3 hours from the time we sat until we got our check, and we were one of the only tables in the restaurant. Very disappointed in my experience.

April Melato

Great brunch. Places fills quickly. Reservations are a MUST!

Nancy Mott

Service & Food was great! omelette delicious!

Fred B

Good food. Nice service. Cold beer

Stephanie Becker

Great food and the manager was great too

Bill RES

This was both our first and last time dining here. Started off poorly and got considerably worse. The hostess was not professional in any way, she made it seem as though it was an inconvenience that we were there. She also said to someone not to accept anymore walk-ins, loud enough so we could hear. We spent close to $100 for two people and all of our food was cold. My baked potato had cheese on it that looked like it was melted yesterday. My wife had mashed potatoes that were cold, like just came out of the fridge cold. We both had asparagus and it was also cold. Steak was lukewarm at best. For a place that charges as much as they do, the food should arrive to your table at least warm. The only reason I gave 2 stars is that the bartender and waitress were both extremely nice. They need to fire the hostess and whoever in the kitchen staff feels it is OK to serve food that is cold.

Carla Carpenter-Breeding

The food was horrible. I had a chicken sandwich that was so dry i could barely chew it. My son had oysters on the half shell that he said were very tough and didn't taste right. ( He is an oyster fanatic so he knows how they should be served.)We had to wait 35 mins to even get our food so we didnt want to send it back and have to wait another 30 mins. It was my husbands birthday- at least his was edible. We asked if we could eat a special cake we brought him. My son has allergies and cant eat regular desserts and they were going to charge is 1.50 per person- so $6 to eat our own food. Never again!!

Adam Michael Caprarola

Really good house made beer.

Robert Frock

Awesome place highly recommended great food great atmosphere awesome staff

Noah Tucker

Five stars for nightly specials, especially burger night (Mondays). Otherwise very expensive for dinner, and most of the dinner specials are not great - stick to the bar or "light fare" menu (sandwiches, etc.) and you'll be fine. Great craft beer list and they brew their own, most of which are excellent. Especially recommend the house golden ale, pale ale, and porter.

Sean Larkin

Nice dinner, nice atmosphere

Richard Hill

Good food and good service

Jenn Poist

We always loved Johanssons. Their prime rib was top notch. the last time we visited, about halfway through our meal, a roach ran across our table. When I pointed it out to the waiter, he acted like it was no big deal and commented that some unsavory characters upstairs had just been evicted. We were disgusted and will not be back.