The Fairgrounds Hotel

Seafood specialty restaurant in converted Victorian era hotel built in 1904. Come enjoy our fine seafood at a fair price on the Allentown FairGrounds.

Located at 448 N 17th St, Allentown, PA 18104, The Fairgrounds Hotel operates as a seafood restaurant serving Allentown in Pennsylvania. This page gathers the practical details people usually look for before visiting: where it is, how to reach it, when it opens and how customers rate it.

This group covers the non-Asian restaurants, cafes, bars and food businesses that also appear in a mixed-cuisine food scene, including American diners, pizza, Mexican food, burgers, steakhouses and bakeries. Standard US restaurant norms apply: lunch and dinner service with a quieter stretch between, cards and tap-to-pay accepted almost everywhere, and a tip of 15-20% customary for table service. Fast food and quick-service counters expect payment up front and tipping is optional. Bars check ID for anyone who looks under 30, and the drinking age is 21 nationwide. Many restaurants in this group take reservations online through third-party platforms, while casual and fast-food spots are walk-in only. Sales tax is added at the register on top of the menu price and varies by city and state, so the final total is usually a few percent higher than the posted prices suggest.

Hours are published for 1 day a week. Typical hours are 4–9 PM. Note that it does not open on Sunday. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. You can reach The Fairgrounds Hotel at (610) 433-7630; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. Its website is fairgroundshotel.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.4 out of 5 from 681 reviews, which is a strong result for a seafood restaurant in Allentown and suggests consistent service.

Allentown is in Pennsylvania, in the Northeast, where four distinct seasons shape local life: hot humid summers, snowy winters that can close businesses for a day, and a dense pattern of towns where walking, transit and street parking all matter. US addresses list the street number and name, then the city, state abbreviation and ZIP code, and Allentown follows the same pattern; a suite or apartment number such as Ste 200 refers to a unit inside the building. The map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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