While this place may have a great buffet, the carry out menu item that I ordered was the worst I have ever had anywhere. Was there on Friday evening-August 11th, 2023 at 6:00pm. I ordered the grilled chicken sandwich with lettuce/tomato on sourdough bread. The bread was so drenched in butter (at an attempt to toast the bread) that it was not edible! The chicken breast was just a breast that had been sliced in half and grilled. Did not have much flavor other than the butter that had soaked through the bread. It comes with one side but I decided to add another. I choose the Cole slaw and macaroni salad. They had way too much mayonnaise--appeared to be a ready made salad/slaw that you get from a restaurant supply house. If this was in house made, then time to train another person to make these items. As it was a take out, I was unaware of this until I returned to my hotel which was a little drive away. For $19.07(14.29 for the sandwich, 79 cent for added Swiss, and 3.99 for the extra side) the quality should have been better. Not a good value at all for this price--not good for even half the price at this quality!! Sorry Berlin Farmstead--my family will not be returning. Just an awful experience on what should have been a simple grilled chicken sandwich. SMH. read more

If you're a foodie, you are probably not going to be impressed with the menu here. But, it's part of the Amish country experience and you know you are getting comfort food instead of some fancy "deconstructed" amuse-bouche. I enjoyed that this place was clean, spacious so no wait despite the full parking lot, and various menu options. There were not many great vegetarian options so I went with an entree comprised of three sides. My sweet potato fries were tasty and not overly greasy. The creamed corn was ok, more liquid than I prefer. I should've known better than to get a side of veggies as they were not seasoned at all. I think I would've enjoyed the experience more if I would've embraced the starchiness. If you get the buffet, I think you'll get your money's worth as there is a variety of meat, starch, and salad items. My main advice would be to order what your heart desires, and not what you think your My Fitness Pal would recommend. Also, don't forget to snap a pic with the rooster out front! read more

Very limited selection of when we visited on 7-20-22. Chicken was very salty, instant potatoes, canned gravy, looked like a last ditch effort to put some food out of the steam table. Not worth the price ! read more

I love this place. We always come when we visit Amish Country and my mother and sister enjoy the Swiss Steak and I indulge in the buffet. The noodles taste homemade, the pumpkin soufflé is to die for. Highly recommend read more

The only reason we waited in the long line was we kept hearing people say how much they liked this place. Our waitress was rude and short with us, maybe she has worked there way to long, she was put off by the fact that we didn't know what we wanted as soon as we sat down (our first and last time there).....One of the first tings I noticed as we were waiting in line was the way they refill the salad bar. They just put the new stuff right on top of what was already on each container, I have been in the food industry my whole life, it should always be FIFO, first in first out!!! So I knew the salad bar was not for me... I ordered the chicken pot pie, it was double crusted (which was good tasting) but the filling, what there was of it, had no flavor, and was no way made from scratch!! My side was the noodles, I have had great noodles from other Amish places so I wanted to try theirs..Bad idea as they were pure mush and NO flavor!!!! We did like the quilts that were hanging... read more

Unfortunately my meal was cold Cold salmon hard cold potato My husbands drink was watered down Dr Pepper I don't recommend read more

I haven't ordered off the menu but have gotten their lunch and dinner buffet. Food typical for this area, same as many other restaurants of this type. Went to their breakfast bar once and service was horrible, food almost gone, won't go again, when you are in an area that has a plethora of eating places to choose from, I go for the best customer service, best food, best all around. This was just "ok" read more

Here is what each star stands for. First star: Great looking venue, second star: Attentive, polite wait staff, third star: cleanliness. These are common virtues in this part of Ohio. I truly appreciate the aforementioned virtues. If their goal is to appeal to diners who want to eat in the middle of the road then they achieved their goal and then some. My problem is that it's a Lawrence Welk restaurant and I have Rolling Stones taste buds. When I go out to dine I want the menu to kick and the specials to wail. My wife and Myself's meals were fine. I was hoping for more than fine. read more

Not impresses. Considering it is one of few restaurants around Berlin you almost have to eat here but I highly discourage eating here. They food was not good at all, we got the dinner buffet which was not very clean and not well stocked. The hot buffet was lacking severely in taste and there were not many options. The ham...was terrible. The rolls were okay...but I've had better. The server was nice though! The hostess...she was not very pleasant. read more

WAY over-rated. This restaurant is the equivalent of a Cracker Barrell and the sleezy hotel restaurant love child. Kind of cool at first-- but the longer you hang out, the more you realize it's actually disgusting. One of the locals recommended the restaurant on our recent family trip to the Amish Country. I can say without ANY hesitation, that my roast beef sandwich was by far the worst meal of my entire life. I felt like I was being fed dog food on white bread (for $8.99). My husband ordered the corned beef sandwich (a special) and it was just sub-par. Save your money. EAT SOMEWHERE ELSE. You're welcome. read more

Great breakfast, lunch and dinner place to go. Salad bar is super good. Sauerkraut salad is out of the world. Great fried chicken. Lots of pies and bakery items to bring home too. read more

Enjoyed a great meal here while visiting the area. The salad bar had a wide variety of fresh food (I recommend the fried chicken). The service was good, and the place was hopping with a bus tour stopping in on a Friday night. The facilities are well kept and clean - which is nice. They are also very family friendly and have a generous kids menu, including the buffet at reduced prices. There is no reason you should walk away from here hungry. read more

We have stopped there multiple times and always enjoyed the food. I would highly recommend this to anyone visiting Berlin Ohio!

Awesome food everything fresh from the garden... So delicious. My husband and I would give this place 10 stars but 5 is as high as it gets. When in Amish country go here !! The Broasted chicken and service is great! read more

The broasted chicken is delicious. Great selection of sides. Curb-side pick-up available for people who do not want to eat inside a restaurant. read more

It was A-OK, standard Amish restaurant buffet with chicken, noodles, mashed potatoes, etc. Food wasn't really great, but was good enough. Pie was good, but when is pie ever bad? Owned by the same group who owns Der Dutchman. Food is about the same quality. Nothing bad, but nothing great either. read more

Edible...but that is not good enough. We paid $16 for a bland, unappetizing buffet. The fried chicken was the best thing and our server was wonderful but you should look elsewhere when in the area. read more

Another Amish Country Tourist Trap Restaurant...except there aren't many Amish people working inside. Right inside the door there is a sign that says, "Bus drivers, you must bring at least 20 people in for the buffet to have your meal comped." So be prepared for long lines inside this serve yourself eatery. Basically this is one of the many buffets in the area serving the same thing--homestyle food such as fried chicken, mashed potatoes, salad, and of course apple butter and peanut butter honey spread for the rolls. The only difference between this restaurant and say Der Dutchman is that they have a few desserts on the bar for free where as Der Dutchman and others charge for the privilege of an after dinner sweet. Honestly I'm not a fan of these type of restaurants and I think they're overpriced when compared to say Hometown Buffet in Columbus. The food is bland, obviously made from bulk processed ingredients. I am not impressed. If you are visiting Amish country I would skip the mediocre Amish style restaurants (even Der Dutchman) and head to somewhere with local flavor such as the Berlin Hickory Smokehouse and have some ribs or pulled pork full of flavor at a similar price--and there you don't have to serve yourself! read more

If you're in Amish country and want a quick and delicious place to eat, stop here. Fresh rolls on the table, delicious warm food on the buffet and lots of choices in the menu if you're not a buffet person. We grabbed some rolls, apple butter and pie on the way out too. Friendly service, clean and always great food. read more

We stopped here for lunch yesterday and were very happy we did. I thought $15 was a lot for a buffet until I saw the offerings. So many choices, all of which high quality and delicious. If you're not super hungry youu can order off the menu. We had the Manhattan and it did not disappoint. Tender beef, homemade bread, flavorful gravy and a side of delicious mashed potatoes. My 3 year old got the buffet ($5 for kids) and he raved about the fish. read more

We came here for lunch and had the buffet. Pretty neat place because it has some Amish people working in there as well. The buffet was pretty standard. Nothing spectacular, but not bad by any means. The broasted chicken was excellent!!! Since there are a lot of restaurants around this area, I would probably go elsewhere to experience the food again. The noodles in the buffet tasted just like Campbell's chicken noodle soup! read more

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We were in the Berlin area between Amish experiences at Heini's Cheese Chalet and Yoder's Amish farm and we wanted to stop for lunch. We were too far from my usual fave of The Amish Door so we opted for something I'd never tried. Per usual there was a buffet of broasted chicken, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, various salads and desserts. The food looked really dried out and tastless. So instead I had the chicken noodle casserole with mashed potatoes. The stuffing in the casserole was burnt, the noodles were dry and stuck together and laid overtop was a slice of processed cheese, chicken gravy and peas. It tasted a little better than it looked, but not much. The mashed potatoes were heavenly and so were the homemade rolls. I think I'd take the extra time and go to the Amish Door next time. Since this restaurant is open on Sunday there aren't many actual Amish there. read more

As many other reviewers posted, the options on the buffet are limited. I'm originally from southcentral Pennsylvania, so I'm well-versed with both Amish cuisine and hospitality. No, the employees here are not Amish. I noticed a few young ladies with heavy make-up covering their tattoos (who knew they could get down in Berlin?!), so I'm 100% positive. I doubt the cooks are Amish either, but isn't that kind of par for the course when eating at a themed restaurant in a tourist area? I avoided the buffet, as there weren't enough options that appealed to me. I ordered the meatloaf and had sides of mashed potatoes & gravy and applesauce. Here's where ya lost me, Farmstead... The waitress brings my applesauce before my meal (weird, but whatever. Maybe she thought I wanted it as an app?) and I decide to have a taste while my dining companion hit the salad bar. This was absolutely, positively, definitely canned/pre-packaged/grocery store applesauce. I'm talking Motts. Seriously?! Color me disappointed. The meatloaf was tasty, tender, and moist. The mashed potatoes were your run of the mill variety (potentially from flakes, it was hard to tell) and the gravy was pretty standard. Overall the service was terrific, but I can't get past the average (at best) quality of the food. The prices are reasonable, but the fare isn't much better than your run of the mill family style chain. **Warning: be prepared to wait. A long time. We had roughly 7 parties in front of us, several of which had greater than 8 people waiting. Rather than take names, move to the next group, and seat as tables became available, they waited between EACH PARTY before even taking the names of the next customers. I was in a party of two and we waited behind all large groups, only to find that when it was our turn there was immediately a 2-top available. Restaurant service 101 was clearly skipped for the hostesses. read more

Solid Amish style buffet. It is what it is...a buffet. I have to agree that while the atmosphere and menu is Amish, the staff and chefs are not. read more

Traditional Amish buffet with all the favorites! Breasted chicken, roast beef, mashed potatoes etc and the salad bar has all of the different salads like macaroni salad plus the most amazing pickled beets!! You won't leave hungry. read more

Not worth trying. Wasn't horrible, just not good. Went in for the chicken. The broasted chicken was mushy and flavorless. Very bland to the point of tasting watered down. And the noodles were similar. Too soft, zero flavor, mushy. To make things eventful, the waitress felt the need to question why I only ate half my meal. Not wanting to give my kids an excuse to not eat theirs, I simply said it wasn't the best chicken I'd ever had. She didn't take my clue, I didn't want to discuss it, so she asked one too many questions, even asked if I tried using salt! ... As an over-salter, my wife had to laugh out loud at that suggestion. She was so close into my personal space examining my plate, with no signs of giving up, I literally had to say, no offense, but I'd like to finish my meal in peace! It was very odd. She forced me to accept a free dessert. Which was nice, but again, I'm not sure she would have left me alone if I said no thanks. There a hundred other good to great restaurants in the area, I'm definitely never going back. Wife said her meal was good. Kids ate from the buffet, wasn't good wasn't bad. They weren't thrilled with their Neal's either. read more

The ambiance of the restaurant is very welcoming. Very high ceiling and the waitresses are very kind. The ham tastes really good and that's the best food I had from the sampler. I wish I had room for dessert but got really full after ham and mashed potato. Oh and I love the Amish noodles by the way :) read more

This place is a lot better than it was last year. The salad bar is fresh and clean. Lots of healthy choices. The hot buffet is just ok, good quality but uninspired. What is amazing is the salmon, probably the best ever. If you like sweets they have plenty and more. You'd need to drive to Wooster or Coshocton to find a better meal. On the other hand Boyd & Wurthman is just around the corner. Food's similar but has more old time ambience. read more

We ate there last night . The service was a little slow, but not bad. I had the strawberry salad from the menu and it was quite good. My wife ordered the sirloin burger and it tasted so bad she couldn't eat it. She said the consistency of the meat was more like something with a lot of filler in it. I took a look at it and I agree. Being tired and not wanting to wait for a replacement meal my wife just told the waitress she wasn't very hungry and she wanted to take it home with us. When we got to our hotel I stuck it in the refrigerator planning on tasting it later to see if it was as bad as my wife said. I went in the fridge maybe 15 minutes later and the smell from the hamburger had caused the fridge to stink (and not like meat). I threw the whole thing out without tasting it. read more

First my husband thought that they could have more of a selection, but once we start eating, everything was very good. Full of flavor, from crunchy skin, juicy fried chicken to tender roast beef, mashed potatoes, green beans and corn..... Too many tasty things to mention. What I was impressed with was the salad bar choices and freshness. Desserts were ok. A lot of pudding based products, not too many pastries. Overall, we left stuffed and happy. read more

The breakfast bar is amazing! The service is excellent and we are excited to go back again. The pastries all look and smell awesome. Definitely a place to go for excellent food and friendly service. read more

If you like old fashioned, over cooked, buffet food then this is your place. YUCK. ONLY thing good was the broasted chicken and the white sponge cake. read more

Dinner for our day trip to Amish country led me to check out this restaurant. I didn't realize beforehand, and was a bit disappointed, when I walked in to realize that this is part of the Der Dutchman chain of restaurants. Not that I have anything against Der Dutchman. I've never eaten there before, but I wanted to go to a place unique to Amish country. Quickly getting over this, we sat down and had some tough choices to make. The hot bar on the buffet looked like it had a pretty good selection, but I went with the fried pork chops on the menu and salad bar. The salad bar had a good selection of salads (pasta, potato, bean, etc...), fruit, and several other options. All items were fresh, great tasting, and high quality. The pork chops were fried nicely, but needed a little more seasoning. I was pleased with the meal and service. read more

After 39 years of marriage, this was the worst meal of our lives and the service was not much better. The chicken was probably good three days ago but after residing in a warming pan it became one tough old bird. The dressing on the kidney bean salad and the white stuff in the jello salad tasted mysteriously alike. The stuffing had an odd game-like flavor. One could knock on the pumpernickel bread. The service lacked attentiveness. After several unsuccessful attempts to attract the server's attention, I got up to try to track down the coffee for a refill. If you are looking to be left unattended with a bland, dried up, flavorless meal, this is it. However, visit soon as I'm sure they won't be around much longer. read more

An amazing experience with some Amish traditions and no shortage of foods to take home. A great buffet at a reasonable price. While I wanted to eat everything, I was simply soaking in the Amish flavor to it all. read more

The buffet offers fresh assortments of greens and toppings in the salad area. The fried cod is decent. Fried chicken is tasty and not greasy. The roast beef was tasteless. Assortment of desserts are ordinary. Stick to the peanut butter chocolate pie. This is a very ordinary place with a commercial feel. They sell cookies and jams and such. It is clean and the service was good. I prefer a smalle venue. read more

Not sure why this place gets the negative reviews, it is just fine. Stopped here for breakfast and was seated immediately by a cheerful Amish server. Got the suasage gravy with biscuits. Outstanding gravy with big chunks of sausage. The biscuits were big and fluffy. Plus, it has free wi-fi (yes, a little unexpected in an Amish restaurant.) I would come back. read more

Not worth it. You're pretty much forced to get the over priced buffet. The chicken was decent, salad was fine, desserts edible. The noodles (beef and chicken, I tried both) were yucky, the dressing was not good, mashed potatoes weren't even decent. The dinner rolls were good and fresh though! One a person, not on the buffet. read more

I grew up going to Der Dutchman (which is closed on Sundays) so we decided to check this place out. Given that they're open on Sundays, the best you can really hope for is fake-Amish food (Amish don't work on Sundays, as far as I know) so they're not -actually- in the kitchen or serving. The buffet looked like the only reasonable option (buffett or sandwiches), and the buffet was OK. The salad bar was up to snuff, but the chicken wasn't the classic Amish chicken I love. Better than KFC no doubt, but not the best Amish country has to offer. read more

So... two stars. I don't want to give the impression that this place is terrible, but I have to consider this: not only have I had better, but there are WAY better options within 15 minutes. Look, you're in middle of Amish country, so you have better choices like The Amish Door and Der Dutchman minutes away. I've also heard good things about Boyd & Wurthmann right in Berlin. This place isn't awful, but why waste a meal here when you can go to better places? I'll give you a quick rundown of the reasons this isn't your best option. First, if you're looking for an authentic Amish meal, this isn't it. This is just homestyle fare in a modern restaurant, and the food is only so-so. We had the buffet so we could try a lot of stuff, and there were hits and misses. The broasted chicken was pretty good, but not great. The roast beef was kind of dried out. The stuffing was not good. The mashed potatoes were good, as was the white gravy, but the brown gravy was just gross. The salad toppings were limited, but there was a Parmesan dressing that was really good. If you pick the right stuff, you can have a good meal. All in all, it is a mixed bag, which you don't really need to settle for when you are so close to several better options. You might be staying really close to the Farmstead and want to go there for convenience, but just know that you're almost certainly missing out on something better that is just a short car ride away. read more