Founded and owned by the Riegsecker Family, Blue Gate Hospitality encompasses some of the best of what Shipshewana Amish Country has to offer including the Blue Gate Restaurant, Theatre and Garden Inn. A cornerstone of downtown Shipshewana for almost 25 years, the Blue Gate Restaurant has served millions of guests its famous Amish/Mennonite fare. The Blue Gate Theatre offers over 280 shows per year with over 75 artists and features self-produced award-winning musicals. The newest addition, the Blue Gate Garden Inn features 154 rooms, many amenities and is located adjacent to the Shipshewana Event Center. The other Blue Gate Companies include: Blue Gate Bakery, Shipshewana Furniture Co., and Blue Gate Carriage Co.
Quaint, family-owned country kitchen & bakery open all day alongside an Amish crafts marketplace. Based on 4 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
195 N Van Buren St, Shipshewana, IN 46565
Phone: (260) 768-4725
Website: https://www.thebluegate.com/
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Hours
| Sunday |
Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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10:30 AM–7 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday |
10:30 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday |
10:30 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday |
10:30 AM–7 PM |
| Friday |
10:30 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday |
7 AM–8 PM |
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Reviews
Tony Cole
Superb experience – would recommend to most people.
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Doug Ainsworth
Excellent fried chicken. I would drive the 45 minutes again for that. Pot roast was excellent as well. Not a big fan of the meatloaf but was ok. Stuffing , corn, and mashed potatoes were good too.
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Andrew West
Love this place! Normally always go for the buffet. Never disappoints. Such a cool place with the bakery and home decor shop. The food is always fantastic. So many options, great variety, and everything tastes delicious. If you don’t like this food, you just don’t like food. Wonderful to sit in a restaurant that every surface isn’t covered in a television. Just as nice is dining in a place that isn’t just a glorified bar, which seems like most places are now. Come for the food, stay for the show.
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Mabel
Might be busy..but the wait is worth it…nice arrangement of seating…such nice country decor to look at allbthe various things..
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James Caperelli III
Love the buffet. The food selection is basic, but very good. The food selection is in line with the local Amish culture. The deserts are very good. I recommend the Dutch apple pie. Don’t forget to visit the bakery.
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Mel
Hands down the best buffet we have ever had. The baked chicken was melt in your mouth tender. Homemade food all fantastic. The server kept our drinks full. The building is beautiful with gift shops and a bakery. Overall we had a wonderful experience and will be back.
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Jason Gasaway
This place was absolutely delicious. The service was so good. My only complaint would be putting us in a back room and sitting in a chair that was wet. Aside from all that the place is awesome. The fried chicken was perfect. The peanut butter pie was fabulous. I can’t wait to go back.
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Jada Cervantes
First time here with my family and everyone was super nice except Deb the greeter was very rude and made us feel not welcome. Another associate was helping me out and was pointing me in the right direction. And here comes Deb scolding the associate and us. Then we came back a little later and wanted to eat here and yet again I didn’t know there was the buffet on one floor and reg eating on another. I have a picky eater so I asked for 2 buffets 1 just salad bar and I reg meal. She basically yelled at me and said we can only do the buffet so I went along with it. I did tell the waitress and she fixed everything but man she was rude. (Deb) but overall loved the experience my family loved it. Super full and great food.
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Don Coyote
Every time we go the menu is smaller and the service worse. Waitress taking order, I ask “I would like that thing I always get that I love.” Waitress says “Sorry we do have that any longer.” Me, “OK how about that other thing I always liked?” Waitress, “Sorry that is gone too but we do have some chicken and mashed potatoes. It is soft, salty and still warm. Would you like that?” Me, “do I have a choice”. Waitress, “yes you can go downstairs to the buffet and get you own chicken and mashed potatoes and stop asking me silly questions.” I guess that is what you go here for.
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Darlene Frederick
Dined here 3 times during my vacation. The first time there was ham on the buffet, which was delicious! The hush puppies on a Friday were also delicious. I noticed each visit the chicken gravy was extremely salty, so much so I couldn’t taste the chicken flavor at all. They have soft serve ice cream and a large assortment of pie, too.
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