Group Dining
Bob Evans
2519 Brittany Court
Elkhart , IN 46514
Phone: (574) 264-1890
FAX: (574) 266-6604
Contact: Manager
Description: Family oriented restaurant serving groups ala-carte. No advance reservations are required. Good food at a good price.
Seating Capacity: 168
Hours: Monday – Thursday 6am – 10pm Friday & Saturday 6am – 11pm Sunday 6am – 10pm
Price Range : Order off the menu or set-menus. Call for details. $5-10 per person.
Misc: Motorcoach Parking and Handicapped Accessible
The Brick House Inn
408 N Detroit St
LaGrange , IN 46761
Phone (260) 463-2699
FAX (260) 463-8624
Contact: Estella Carney
Description: Elegant dining in a restored 1850s Italianette house. Visit the beautiful antique and gift store next door before or after enjoying your meal.
Seating Capacity: 50
Dates of Operation: Year-round
Hours: Breakfast, lunch and dinner by reservation
Price Range : Lunch $8.48 per person plus tip, Dinner $12.72 per person plus tip
Misc: Motorcoach Parking, Handicapped Accessible
Buffalo Pete's Deli & Bakery
350 S Van Buren St
Shipshewana , IN 46565
Phone/FAX: 260-768-7911
Email: buffalopetes@aol.com
Web: www.buffalopetes.com
Contact: Suzy Garza
Description: Tasty, Tender, Healthy Buffalo Meat dining. Specializing in 100% buffalo burgers, grilled sandwiches, and homemade soups. Amish made pies, breads, cookies, & donuts. Frozen buffalo cuts available.
Seating Capacity: 110
Hours: Monday – Saturday 7am – 4pm, evening dining with advance reservation
Price: $5 – $10 per person off the menu
$10 – $30 per person
Misc: Motorcoach parking, handicapped accessible
Cracker Barrel
110 North Pointe Blvd
Elkhart , IN 46514
Phone: (574) 264-6963
Fax: (574) 264-6584
Web: www.crackerbarreloldcountrystore.com
Contact: Manager
Seating Capacity: 208
Hours: Sunday – Thursday 6am –until 10pm Friday – Saturday 6am – 11pm
Price Range : Order off the menu or set-menus. $5 – 10 per person
Misc: Motorcoach Parking , Handicapped Accessible, Gift Shop
Dutch Kitchen
Borkholder Dutch Village
700 North Tomahawk Trail
Nappanee , IN 46550
Phone: (574) 773-2828
Fax: (574) 773-4828
Email: dv@borkholder.com
Web: www.borkholder.com
Contact: Mark Rodes
Description: Enjoy a homemade lunch on-site at the Dutch Kitchen. Featuring homemade soups, pies, specialty sandwiches and hand dipped ice cream. Specialty group menus available.
Seating Capacity: 100
Hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm Saturday: 7am – 4 pm
Price Range : $4 – 10 per person if order off of the menu. Special group menus available.
Misc: Motorcoach Parking , Gift Shop and Handicapped Accessible
Golden Egg Pancake House
3421 Plaza Court
Elkhart , IN 46514
Phone: (574) 266-6400
Fax: (574) 206-1880
Contact: George Fotopoulos
Description: Private room available. Special group dining options available for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Located off of Exit 92 at the Indiana Toll Road I/80-90 with close proximity to group friendly hotels.
Seating Capacity: 125
Hours: Monday – Sunday 6am – 2:30pm, other times by advance reservation.
Price Range : $5 – $10 average
Misc: Motorcoach Parking and Handicapped Accessible
Mayfields MCL Cafeteria
3535 South Main Street, US 33
Elkhart , IN 46517
Cafeteria: (574) 522-9460
Menu Line & Carryout Orders: (574) 522-9430
Contact: General Manager, Ron Trosper
Seating Capacity: 210
Hours: Monday – Thursday 11am – 8pm, Friday – Saturday 11am – 8:30pm,
Sunday 11am – 5:30 pm
Price Range: $5 – $10 Average (All Items Served Ala Carte)
Handicapped accessible, meeting rooms, Misc: Motorcoach parking
Old Country Buffet
Elkhart Market Center
4024-121 U.S. 33
Goshen , IN 46526
Phone: (574) 875-1908, Corporate Office: 1-800-753-8207
Fax: (574) 875-1721
Web: www.buffet.com
Contact: Manager
Seating Capacity: 246
Hours: Monday – Thursday 10:30am – 8:30pm, Friday 10:30am – 9:30pm, Saturday 8am – 9pm, Sunday 8am – 8:30pm
Price Range : Lunch Buffet: $ 6.49 per person plus tax Dinner Buffet: $ 8.79 per person plus tax
Tour vouchers via corporate office: $6.99 per person for lunch includes tax, $8.79 per person for dinner includes tax. Two comp meals per coach.
Misc: Motorcoach Parking, gift shop and Handicapped Accessible
Perkins Family Restaurant & Bakery
107 North Pointe Blvd
Elkhart , IN 46514
Phone: (574) 264-2541
Fax: (574) 266-7806
Contact: Manager
Seating Capacity: 180
Hours: Sunday – Thursday 6am – 10pm, Friday – Saturday 6am – Midnight.
Price Range : Order off the menu only. Senior menu available. Two comps per coach.
Misc: Motorcoach Parking and Handicapped Accessible
Ryan’s Family Steak House
2810 Emerson Dr
Elkhart , IN 46514
Phone: (574) 264-9955
Fax: (574) 266-5569
Contact: Kevin Colvin
Seating Capacity: 396
Hours: Sunday – Thursday 10:45am – 9:30pm, Friday & Saturday 10:45am – 10pm
Price Range : Lunch $6.99, Dinner $8.99, ages 4-10 $.45 per year plus beverage, 3 and under free
Misc: Motorcoach Parking and Handicapped Accessible
Shipshewana Auction Restaurant
345 S. Van Buren St. (SR 5)
Shipshewana IN 46565
Phone: (260) 768-4129
FAX: (260) 768-7041
Email: sara@tradingplaceamerica.com
Web: www.tradingplaceamerica.com
Contact: Norm & Judy Beachy
Description: Sit down for some delicious Amish and Mennonite cooking, including homemade pies! Within walking distance of the Flea Market and Auctions.
Seating Capacity: 206
Hours: (May – October) Tuesday – Wednesday 5am – 7pm Friday 7am – early pm, (November –April) Wednesday 6am – 7pm, Friday 7am – early pm
Price Range : Breakfast $3 – $4.50, Lunch & Dinner $5 – $7
Local Specialty
Amish Acres Restaurant Barn
1600 West Market Street
Nappanee , IN 46550
Phone: (800) 800-4942 or (574) 773-4188 ext. 240
Fax: (574) 773-4180
Email: amishacres@amishacres.com
Web: www.amishacres.com
Contact: Marlies West
Description: Dine amidst the pine beams on antique chairs around oilcloth tables. Famous for their Thresher’s Dinner but also serving groups a second option. The Loft Grill offers sandwiches, soups and salads. Light lunches served in the Restaurant Barn with advance notice. Theme buffets available with Dinner/theatre packages.
Seating Capacity: 500
Hours: Threshers Dinner: Monday – Saturday11am – 7:00pm Sunday 11am – 6pm Barn Loft Grill: Monday – Saturday 11am – 2pm Barn Loft Grill May –October.
Price Range : Threshers Dinner: $17.10 per person inclusive Dinner/theatre: $45.10 per person inclusive. Second Menu Option: $14.50 per person inclusive. Barn Loft Grill: $6.75 – $10 Light Lunches: $8.95 per person inclusive
Misc: Motorcoach Parking, Gift Shop and Handicapped Accessible
Blue Gate Restaurant
105 E . Middlebury St .
Shipshewana , IN 46565
Phone: ( 260) 768-4725 or 888-447-4725
Fax: ( 260) 768-7075
Email: bgate@riegsecker.com
Web: www.riegsecker.com
Contact: Kristine Faust
Description: Enjoy some of the best traditional Amish/Mennonite home cooking in the area. Comfortable and cozy, this new facility offers intimate dining rooms tastefully furnished with Mission and Queen Anne furniture. An unforgettable experience. Dinner/Theatre packages available. Meet and greet service, gift for driver and escort with dinner purchase, cookies upon departure.
Seating Capacity: 750
Hours: Monday – Saturday 6:30am – 8:30pm Winter hours 7am – 8pm .
Price Range : Breakfast Buffet or Family Style: $11.25 per person incl: Family-Style: $16.99 – $18.99 per person incl Dinner/Theatre packages include $29 per person incl., Gospel Sing/Dinner: $25 per person incl Breakfast Club/Theatre: $19 per person incl,
Group Amenities: 2 comps per coach, meet & greet service, free gift for driver & escort with group dinner purchase, free cookies to group upon departure.
Misc: Gift Shop and Handicapped Accessible
Das Dutchman Essenhaus
240 U.S. 20 / P.O. Box 1217
Middlebury , IN 46540
Phone: (800) 455-9471 (USA/CAN) or (574) 825-9471 (x493)
Fax: (574) 825-9471
Email: alice@essenhaus.com
Web: www.essenhaus.com
Contact: Alice Moy, Restaurant Reservations
Description: Indiana's largest restaurant with seating for over 1,100 guests. Specializing in authentic Amish-style cooking and famous for crisp broasted chicken, real mashed potatoes, and over 29 varieties of pies. Enjoy homemade noodles, breads, and apple butter prepared and served by local Mennonite and Amish. For lighter appetites, menu dining options are also available.
Seating Capacity: 1180
Hours: Monday – Thursday 6am – 8pm, Friday – Saturday 6am – 9 p.m.
Family Style pricing (inclusive tax and tip) Effective May 1, 2008
Chickin only $18.24
Chicken and roast beef $19.46
Chicken and baked steak $19.46
Chicken and ham $19.46
Chicken and two other meats $21.05
Children 12 and under $1.46 per year
Comp Policy:
Restaurant
Guest Comp
20-29 1
30-44 2
45-59 3
60-114 4
For 114+ we will provide 2 comp meals per coach
Inn
One comp room will be provided per 15 paid rooms
Misc: Ample Complimentary Motorcoach Parking, Gift Shops, 2 Comp Meals per 50 paid, Greeter Service, Step-on Guide Available, Barrier Free/Handicap Accessible
M&L Acres Homestyle Banquets
9135 W US 20
Shipshewana , IN 46565
Phone: (574) 642-1208
Contact: Melvin & LeAnna Yoder
Description: LeAnna Yoder prepares and serves a meal in the family’s Amish home. Groups can choose from a variety of menu options.
Seating Capacity: 50
Hours: Monday – Saturday by reservation
Price Range : Thrashers Meal – $14.98 per person, Chicken Dinner – $12.96 per person, Haystack Dinner – $11 per person, Amish Church Dinner – $8 per person
Mullet’s Dining, LLC
72280 CR 100 N
Nappanee , IN 46550
Contact: Merlin & Mary Lou Mullet
Description: Providing homestyle country dining minutes from Amish Acres in Nappanee. Homemade meals and desserts made by the Mullet family served in a relaxed country atmosphere under the glow of gas.
Hours: By reservation only on Tuesday – Saturday
Price Range : $12 per person incl tax but not tip
Mullet's Dining Menu
Group Breakfast Choices:
HayStack Breakfast
Served Family Style -Hash browns, scrambled eggs, sausage, croutons, cheese sauce….you put it in a haystack format as you pass along the bowls. With fresh fruit, homemade rolls, muffins, juice and coffee.
$9.25 incl tax and tip.
Minimum of 10 people required.
Breakfast Buffet:
Fried mush, 2 meats, scrambled eggs, biscuits & gravy, 2 juices, coffee, fresh fruit and rolls.
$9.50 incl tax but not tip.
Minimum of 25 people required.
The Carriage House
5280 S. 500 W.
Topeka, IN 46571
Contact: Steve Jones Family
Reservations Needed
(260) 768-8199 Ext. 2128
Description: All you can eat, served family style with homemade bread and spreads. Including; Thrasher's Meal, Chicken Dinner, Famous Haystack Dinner and desserts.
The Carriage House Menu
Tiffany’s Restaurant
PO Box 247/E. Lake St.
Topeka , IN 46571
Phone: (260) 593-2988
Fax: (260) 593-2583
Contact: Ren Springer
Description: Enjoy mouth-watering home cooking is on the menu every day at in the cozy dining room by the stone fireplace. Family-style buffet or menu dining available.
Seating Capacity: 190
Hours: Monday – Saturday 6am – 8 pm
Price Range : Family Style – $11.45 per person Saturday Morning Breakfast Bar: $5.75 per person
Misc: Motorcoach Parking and Handicapped Accessible
The Trolley Cafe'
1100 Chicago Ave.
Goshen, IN 46528
Phone: 574.534.3881
Contact: Manager
Web: TheTrolleyCafe.com
Description: Serving breakfast and lunch, we also have carry out available and welcome evening groups of 20-50 by reservation. Private lunches for tour groups can be arranged on the third floor of The Old Bag Factory.
Our specialties emphasize homemade pies, breads, muffins, sweet rolls and cheesecakes. We also create our own quiche, soups and garden fresh salads.
Plan your next meeting at the Trolley Cafe! We accept reservations for 20-50 persons for rehearsal dinners, holiday gatherings, business and service club meetings or family parties. Let us help make your next event an occasion to remember
Trolley Cafe Group Menu
Wana Banquets Country Cooking
4605 N 675 W
Shipshewana , IN 46565
Phone: (260) 350-1787
Contact: John and Ruth Yoder
Description: Enjoy a homemade Amish meal inside the newly constructed meeting house on the Yoder family farm. A variety of menu options are available.
Seating Capacity: 50
Hours: By reservation only. Closed Sundays
Price Range : Thrashers Meal – $13.00 per person, Haystack – $11.00 per person, Soup & Salad – $10.50 per person
(tax included)
Misc: Motorcoach parking and Handicapped accessible
Yoders Homestyle Cooking
10525 W 325 N
Shipshewana , IN 46565
Phone: (260) 499-0552
Contact: Henry & Carolyn Yoder
Description: Dine on an authentic family-style Amish meal served in the Yoder farm dining hall. A variety of menu options available. Relax on the porch, take a horse-drawn Amish buggy ride, or experience a cooking.
Seating Capacity: 110
Hours: Monday – Saturday by reservation only
Price range: Thrashers Meal – $ 14.84 per person, Haystack Dinner – $11.50 per person, Cooking Class with Dinner – $25.00 per person, Buggy Ride – $4.00 per person (tax included)
Misc: Motorcoach Parking and Handicapped Accessible
