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As Indiana’s largest restaurant (with 1,100 seats!), we’re excited to offer a variety of dining options for our guests...

Regardless of the selection you make, our polished casual atmosphere helps you relax and celebrate; even if the occasion you’re celebrating is simply time and a meal shared together.

Menu-Style Dining:
You’ll find an abundant selection for lunch and dinner on our menus. With garden fresh salads to steamed vegetable plates and generous portions of chicken and noodles to an Indiana speciality; a lightly breaded pork tenderloin and everything in between, there are 5 menu pages filled with savory selections ideal for lighter appetites.

Family-Style Dining:
Far and wide, our family-style dining is what we've become best known for. Using genuine Amish recipes passed down through the generations create old-fashioned family traditions in the 21st Century. No visitor to Northern Indiana should miss the crisp broasted chicken, tender roast beef, juicy baked steak, real mashed potatoes with rich homemade gravy, made-from-scratch noodles, and all the trimmings served in heaping bowls and platters.

Our family-style dinners also come complete with homemade bread dressing, tossed salad with our own special dressings, choice of corn or green beans, bread with apple butter and our own Amish peanut butter spread and choice of beverage. Just when you think you’ve savored all there is to enjoy, we’ll offer you a generous wedge of pie for dessert. We offer 30 varieties of pie in our restaurant and whole pies are also available to purchase from our home-style bakery just down the hall from our restaurant.

Buffet Dining:
Each October through April, we offer a budget-friendly all you care to eat dinner buffet from 4pm until closing. The Thursday evening buffet is offered throughout the entire year, and features our popular BBQ pork ribs. On the buffet, you can create your own side salad and enjoy made from scratch sides to complement your entrée.

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We also serve satisfying breakfasts to start your day with all the comfort foods you most enjoy.

All the items on our lunch and dinner menus are available for carry-out, also. This is ideal for today’s family on the go because it allows them the opportunity to share a delicious meal (prepared in time-honored traditions) together as a family in the comfort of their own home.

Please bring the entire family to enjoy the Essenhaus experience...

Feel free to view our on-line menus prior to your visit, but understand that prices and items are subject to change. As always, if you have specific questions or concerns, we're just a phone call away.