Shank's specializes in creating the warm, friendly experience of a traditional neighborhood tavern, cultivated by our courteous staff. We offer a great selection of micro-brews, German Hefe-weizen year-round, 28 premium tequilas & great pub food. Started as the Compass and Square in 1814, and established in 1930 as Shank's Tavern, we are Lancaster County's oldest continuously-operated tavern.
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Family owned since 1920, Shank's Tavern was built in 1814. It was operated by a retired riverboat captain, James Stackhouse, and known as the "Compass and Square". In 1930, John and Kathryn Shank bought the tavern from Ernest Maulick, a local brewer. Today, the third generation of Shanks continues to maintain a friendly, old-time, neighborhood bar with simple fare and fine spirits for the...