I find it hilarious that the current profile picture for this Der Dutchman is two giant long John donuts. Overall, I was very excited to try out Der Dutchman as I had heard a lot of very positive reviews from people in the Ohio area. They are known for Amish home style scooping and feature a buffet, full menu, bakery, and gift shop. We decided to go with the lunch buffet, which contained mainly Thanksgiving style foods, such as rolls, fried chicken, ham, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, and a full salad bar. Deserts included donuts and more donuts, which were regularly replenished. My only gripe is that the buffet is not miles and miles long with multiple bars -- there is simply a salad bar and a savory bar. But, the quality of all of the food on the buffet was high, which meant that I certainly did not leave hungry! read more

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Holiday order check in - I heard so much about this place that I ordered Christmas Pies. Very well organized for pick up, and super cute place from the gift shop, the food area store for pick up, I really want to go back and try the restaurant. Pies, were very good and can tell cooked from scratch. Will order again for holidays and events. read more

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With Thanksgiving right around the corner, my wife and I decided it was the perfect time to place our annual pie order from one of our favorite Amish-based spots: Der Dutchman. When we pulled into the parking lot, it was clear everyone else had the same idea--place was buzzing with holiday energy. Since we were already there (and since homemade comfort food had been calling my name all morning), we figured we'd sit down for lunch first. Because of the holiday rush, the regular menu wasn't available, so the buffet was the only dine-in option. Honestly? No complaints here. We were seated in the main dining room, close to the buffet--dangerously convenient. There are three buffet stations: the big salad bar in the middle and the hot lines on either side. The salad bar was simple but fresh, with finely chopped lettuce, plenty of dressings, and all the toppings you could want. But let's talk about the hot line because this is where Der Dutchman shines. Fried chicken that's crispy, juicy, and everything comfort food should be. Chicken and noodles that tasted like something grandma would make on a cold day. Honey ham and shredded roast beef that were both tender and flavorful. And of course--the true Midwest essentials--mashed potatoes, stuffing, and green beans. The kind of plate that warms you up before you even take a bite. The buffet is all-you-care-to-eat, and trust me, I cared to eat plenty. My wife and I both kept it simple with water and lemon, and our waitress didn't miss a beat--friendly, efficient, and on top of everything even with the crowd. We left full, happy, and ready to tackle the next mission: pie pickup. And naturally, you can't walk through the Der Dutchman bakery without something extra catching your eye, so a box of donuts came home with us too. Zero regrets. If you're craving true comfort food or want a little taste of Amish-style cooking, Der Dutchman is always worth the trip--holiday rush and all. read more

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Dur Dutchman, beautiful interior and clean restaurant. She had dutchman burger and was happy. I had the bologna sandwich with everything on it but it had no flavor, burnt on one side on rye bread. I was disappointed my experience was lousy. The salad was typical and the fresh fruit good. We were first timers and we won't be back anytime soon. read more

The Buffet had very little selections for the amount that is charged for it. The Roast Beef had very little flavor. The Chicken in my opinion could have been cooked a little longer. Very little selections on salad and dessert bar not of a selection. I think it was very over priced. This is first time a been in about 10 years it hasn't improved. I don't is what is the big deal with this restaurant. read more

Good comfort food with options for buffet (just salad, just main plates or both) or just order a plate if you are trying not to overeat. I had the roasted chicken plate with mashed potatoes and green beans. Excellent and had a ton of chicken. Pies are fabulous as well as the bread. Servers are nice but have difficulty keeping up. They also have a large bakery to buy fudge, cinnamon rolls, buckeyes etc. and a large gift shop. read more

Great service bit overpriced for what you get. We ordered from menu and paid $21 for 3 small pieces of fish and 2 sides. Fish had no flavor and sides were not impressive. Service was great but seating is like a giant cafeteria. Pies were overly sweet. Don't understand the hype. read more

I don't live in Ohio anymore, but always get excited to go to Der Dutchman. The quality of the food hasn't changed in my opinion, and in fact the number of offerings on the buffet have increased. I especially love their potato salad and pickled eggs, and who can go wrong with mashed potatoes, noodles and crispy chicken. Comfort food at its finest. Service is always friendly and make sure you save room for dessert. read more

Der Dutchman - Noodles, chicken, sweet potato casserole, creamed corn and stuffing. Time for a nap. - American Near Me - Plain City, Ohio

Ventured out to Der Dutchman for the breakfast buffet. Couldn't believe how big this place was! It was run very smoothly. Didn't have to wait to be sat and the server came pretty promptly. The buffet had a variety of options. I wish there was jelly because the fruit compote thing was a little sweet for the biscuit and grits. Both of which were tasty! There were donuts too. I liked the glazed and wished they also had a jelly filled options. read more

Der Dutchman - Menu 11/2/25 - American Near Me - Plain City, Ohio

Our first visit to Ohio and first time trying Amish food and first time at Der Dutchman. We went for the breakfast buffet--simple but tasty, with standout biscuits and sausage gravy. We sampled a bit of lunch too: delicious fried chicken, but instant-tasting mashed potatoes and canned green beans. The bakery line was long, and I was skipped over before finally getting my donut order. Overall, it was fine, but not worth a return trip. read more

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We enjoy dining at Der Dutchman and particularly the broasted chicken and salad bar. The broasted chicken is among the best chicken I've tasted. The salad bar has a very wide selection of salad toppings and salads other than lettuce such as potato, macaroni, and three bean to name a few. All are pretty good. The service is friendly and prompt. For a restaurant that also is a buffet and Family style it doesn't feel that way at our table. Der Dutchman bakes and serves their own breads and rolls. They are exceptional. We enjoy making the drive to Plain City and Der Dutchman several times a year! read more

Had stopped there this morning around 11am on Saturday. The breakfast was still out along lunch on the buffet. First time back in over a year and the food was not good! Everything is extremely bland. The hashbrowns were still raw liked they were microwaved, the potato salad and coleslaw did not taste right, the breaded chicken tasted like it had been warmed up 5 different times and make things worse we were both running to bathroom afterwards! I will never go back here again. Not sure what has happened to this place but the buffet food is down right bad! read more

Very good buffet experience. Amish style dinner, great selection, service and food. They have a bakery and gift shop and plenty of room to host events. I will have to bring friends and family out to try! My favorite was the bread pudding. Great execution of a warm and fluffy bread pudding. Worth the drive and experience. read more

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My wife and I have been visiting Der Dutchman restaurants for the past 30 years. Today we ate at the Bellville, Ohio location and to say we were disappointed would be an understatement. The food seemed like most of it came straight from a can, especially the corn. The roast beef, roast pork and ham all seemed to be waterlogged, and the beef and pork were stringy and had very little flavor. All of the food was warm at best, which surprised us seeing we were there during normal dinner hours, the server did offer to microwave our plates to warm the food, and this just isn't the Der Dutchman we remember. Sadly, we have now removed Der Dutchman restaurants from our list of dining options when we are in the area. Der Dutchman has totally lost its way, and we are stunned by our experience. read more

We visited the Der Dutchman in Plain City, Ohio on August 1, 2026. The food was absolutely delicious. Our waitress, Avery made sure we had a wonderful dining experience. I can't speak highly enough about her attentiveness, accuracy and personality. As a matter of fact, the employees n the bakery were also very friendly and helpful. read more

Love some home style cooking. Amazing Buffett, pastries and little boutique shop. If you like Cracker Barrel then you will love this place. It's like a better version read more

As always the food was amazing!! Looove the fried chicken. Salad bar was nice & fresh. Staff was super nice. Really big gift shop too!! No monster cinnamon rolls like Amish country one though. read more

Der Dutchman - The Country Buffet - American Near Me - Plain City, Ohio

The food 'used' to be absolutely delicious! New mgmt. took over a few years ago or so, and the last time I was there, the food was horrible. I ordered turkey and vegetable sides. The turkey looked liked pulled turkey and it was yellow. Yes, it was yellow. It was so dry that I could not eat it. The side dishes weren't good. I haven't been back. It's unfortunate that new mgmt. took over and RUINED what was once a wonderful restaurant. read more

Established in 1969, Der Dutchman is an Amish Kitchen featuring a buffet "All you can eat". The buffet is extensive and costs $18.99. Chicken, ham, beef, mashed potatoes, stuffing and assorted vegetables and salads are available.. Well I am not a fan of "All you can eat" dining experiences nor am I a fan of buffets. So you might ask, What are you doing at Der Dutchman? Simply put, that is where the client wanted to go. Fortunately, you can choose from the dinner menu. I choose the chicken breasts which came with Mac & Cheese, and green beans ($13.75). There were other options to choose from. I can not complain about the food other than nothing was special about it. For this meal I would give it a 3 Star rating. I also had the iced tea with refills ($3.29). The star of the meal was the rhubarb pie. The crust was perfect and the rhubarb pie also contained sweet black raspberries which offset the tart rhubarb. I would return for the rhubarb pie. You see, the Dutchman has a separate bakery and it is wonderful. 4 Stars for the bakery. The third part of Der Dutchman is devoted to Carlisle Gifts which I did not explore. read more

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Food and service are very good. Price went up. I think it is higher than it should be.

Service in pastry shop is pitiful. I left due to long line and only one person working.

Great food!! Especially the buffet. Service was very good. I will definitely be returning again!!

Although I haven't had the pleasure of visiting this restaurant yet (which I will, at which point I'll amend this review), I CAN say that I've enjoyed their donuts! A friend dropped off 6 assorted donuts and so far, I've had the creme-filled Long John and the apple fritter. Both were absolutely scrumptious! The apple fritter had the perfect texture and aftertaste, which is huge because that's among my favorites. The cream in the Long John tasted as fresh as the donut. Considering the time of the afternoon that it was brought to me, I was surprised, because usually anything from a bakery at a time other than morning or noon has that "my final lap - eat me now" taste and "donsity" (donut density). I've attached a photo. I've had a chance to review their menu and have decided to pay them a visit, and soon. And like I said, there will be more to say. To be continued... read more

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This place has a wonderful buffet at a fair price. Loved the bakery and gift shop as well!

We make the 2 Hour drive to the Der Dutchman every six months or so. You can't go wrong with the buffet. Mashed potatoes, red skin, potatoes, corn, green beans, chicken roast beef, ham, noodles, all of my favorites. I even like the surprise pie for dessert. It's usually 20 minute to an hour Wait each time we go. read more

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Service was good. Waitress was pleasant. The food, however, was a different story. We ordered the broasted chicken dinner. The chicken was over done. The stuffing was bland. The coleslaw was good. That was about the best part of the meal. We don't consider this place someplace to visit again. read more

Food buffet is good! Fun place if you are in the mood for a buffet!! You can also order off a menu. We would go again!

I've been coming to Der Dutchman for years. Do you want home cooked comfort food and plenty of selection? Then this is the place for you! We came here on a Saturday evening around 5:00 and waited for a solid 45 minutes before being seated. We had a party of 6. Our waitress was Hannah and she was fantastic. Very attentive. Everyone in the group chose the dinner buffet. I apologize for not getting any pictures. I hit the ground running once we were able to start eating. A few of my favorites from the dinner buffet included: mashed potatoes, noodles, fried chicken, mac & cheese, and the pie surprise. They also bring yeast rolls (white, wheat, or a variety of your choice) once you are seated. The pie surprise is literally just that...a surprise of whatever pie is available. Pro-tip: if you go to the breakfast buffet (served Mon-Sat until 11:00), and you time it just right, you could get the breakfast AND the lunch buffet at the same visit. read more

I have eaten at many Amish restaurants and was overall disappointed with this one.. First of all, it's cavernous and very clean with a corporate sterility to it. It's almost like going into a dining room at an assisted living facility. Service is good, but in a down the line robotic way. Though they have a menu, I chose the buffet. While the lunch buffet seems expansive at first glance, there is not all that much variety, particularly on the salad bar. The hot bar contains many of the foods you might expect, but every dish I tried was exceedingly bland almost to the point of being tasteless. The buffet is very expensive for what you get. Drinks and pie are separately charged unlike most Amish buffets I've been to. And they jack you up higher for a slice of "seasonal" pie. Lunch could easily set you back 35 dollars plus! In my opinion, it's not worth going out of your way to eat here. Find a place that offers more value and more flavor. read more

Stopped in for a donut and coffee. Everything was great! I do wish they offered smaller donuts instead of these massive pastries.

We had our wedding rehearsal dinner here- and it just blew people out of the water! We had a lot of out of towners for our wedding who came in for our wedding, and now they want to come back for Der Dutchman. Very homecooked delicious food. The servers are always friendly and most of my experiences have been with the buffet- this was buffet style as well. When we come here regularly, the wait can sometimes be long- but it is well worth it! read more

Used to live out this way and have been many times, but not lately. Today we went for the breakfast buffet, which I don't think I'd ever had (I've done the dinner one.) Mom got mush, off the menu, and it was fresher/hotter/softer inside/crispier outside than the mush on the buffet, as you might expect. Not many places serve it anymore. Supposedly they sell it ready to cook in the bakery, but we didn't see it. She liked it, and the sausage links she got (which were also better than the ones on the buffet.) I liked the buffet. All the standard breakfast items, plus the mush and biscuits and gravy. Plus a ton of different fresh fruit, and a couple of dessert items, an apple crisp (very good) and a "fruit slush" which is basically frozen fruit salad and not my thing. Food good all in all, though not stellar. Nice variety on the menu, and the buffet. Prices are a little high, but really not bad, for the quantity and quality. Service was good at the table, though slow, and we were slow to be seated; they are definitely shorthanded. Worth a visit. Definitely check out the bakery- so much good stuff. Skip the gift shop- nice stuff, super expensive. read more

The service was fast and friendly, and the food was excellent! I will definitely be back!

The food selection is always amazing and they never seem to run out of anything. Even at their busiest we got seated quickly. And it was more than worth the wait. read more

I dont even know where to start except, get the buffet. Try everything. Buy some dessert to go. Everything tastes like heaven! The shopping is...wow, Cracker Barrel AINT got NUTHIN on the shopping like this place. I think one of my sons needs to marry an Amish lady if they can all cook like the food here. Almost good enough to make me move here...Almost. read more

Der Dutchman - View from the outside! - American Near Me - Plain City, Ohio

I've heard such amazing things about Der Dutchman and thought it was about time I tried it. There was an hour and 15 minute wait, which didn't upset me, as I had time to walk through their gift shoppe and bakery. Both were enough to pass the wait time quickly. My friend bought three pies because she couldn't decide. I wanted pastries but it was late in the day and they were pretty much sold of so I settled for cupcakes. They were quite good. Our waiter, Colton was great and very attentive. He suggested first timers should try the buffet. I figured, why not, it states it has everything on it that the menu has other than burgers and a few other items. I don't full up on the salad bar but it certainly was a nice plentifully stocked bar. The buffet itself was a major disappointment. It didn't have turkey. The ham was blah, the roast beef was ok. The broasted chicken was good and the sides were nothing worth talking about. I tried the mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, corn, noodles, all just ok. And the desserts were gross looking They bring rolls to the table in hopes you fill up on them. Service was great. Will I give them another chance, unfortunately not for dinner. I will go back early to check out their bakery. read more

Had been wanting to write a review for a while now about our experience but had not had the chance to. My boyfriend and I came here with his grandma for dinner on a weekday a couple of months ago. As soon as we arrived we were seated and showed to the plates, food, etc. We began eating, server was attentive and would come and go but the "uncomfortable" situation happened when my boyfriend had gone up with his grandma for food the second time. He mentioned two servers were behind the food whispering and laughing while watching both of them. He did not know why or if they were doing something wrong. We quickly finished our dinner and made our way to the front of the restaurant to pay. His grandma mentioned that she loved this place and was happy that we had finally had a chance to try it, she mentioned they had an amazing pie selection too. As soon as the "store manager" heard this she quickly said "the bakery is closed!" with an atitude. We never said we were going to order from the bakery so this caught us off guard. We paid our bill and left. Food was okay, nothing fancy or new. We are very unhappy about our experience here and will not be coming back. read more

As many times as I have been to Der Dutchman, I had never actually tried the coffee shop. Took the chance to grab some donuts and some lattes and a Whoopie pie. The whoppie pies are delicious. They taste just like an old Susie-Q, if you remember those. Very good. The long John donuts are the beat I've ever found anywhere. I hate when donut shops put icing in them. Ew. The Der puts cream inside. It's delicious. The maple is my favorite. The chocolate is a close second. They now have peanut butter cream too. It was ok. The lattes. Wow. I got the raspberry white chocolate mocha latte. Omg it was amazing!! Can't wait to get another one!!! read more

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The salad was excellent and the service was excellent too and the people at the restaurant were very friendly too

My wife's family has been coming here for many years, but I never had been till they re-opened back up after the pandemic induced shut down around fall of 2020. When we were there in 2020, the place was empty and they were just working out their pandemic protocols and social distancing practices. (Boy I hope to stop using those terms forever soon! There was nobody there, then yet the salad bar/buffet was still open. I didn't think it looked well take care of enough to try it. Today I stopped by (Dec 2021) and I could see the place was busy. I'd say the place was at about 60% capacity, not bad for a Tuesday evening early (5pm). They were utilizing the entire restaurant (huge seating capacity, but still intelligently spacing people out. Some restaurants have been really dumb in this regard with small crowds and limited staff. I took a quick look at the buffet and salad bar, it was busy, and very well kept up and restocked. I was seated and decided to order the 2 piece dark broasted chiken dinner. The waitress pointed out that the buffet was only 1 dollar more. (I had noted on the menu that take home boxes were not available for buffet patrons. That salad bar really looked good and I was in the mood for a salad. I explained to the waitress that I was a weight loss surgery patient and buffets are usually a bad value for me. Its possible I could have to stop eating after just a few bites! I told her I would have the buffet if I could have a carry out box and that I would only be able to fill one plate and a salad plate. She agreed and let me order the buffet. She said ok and off I went. She checked in with me frequently, kept my drink refills coming and anything else I needed. Knowing their pies are good, I ordered two pieces to go. Unlike my recent experiences in Columbus restaurants lately, everyone here seemed happy to be working here and working hard! After words I did a little shopping, hoping to find some Christmas presents in their gift shop. My wife wasn't with me so I knew I could look around and get out quickly. It may seem sexist and at my age, I don't care, but if my wife was with me, this is an hour ordeal! If my review included the parking lot, I may have reduced it to 4 stars. The parking lot needs more lighting and the spots need re-painted. The handicap parking signs are very old and lost their reflectivity. I couldn't find them so I ended up walking a little further. Ok after the meal I needed the excercise. read more

Der Dutchman - American Near Me - Plain City, Ohio