The Hutte Restaurant is a traditional Swiss restaurant. This quaint 18th century yellow wooden house is located in the middle of the woods. The front porch has wooden chairs and an iron wrought table for the guests waiting to get inside. Each dining room has its own theme. Â We ate in the library. Â Within the library was an antique switchboard and organ. The book cases lined the walls with books dated back to 1840. Â
Open at noon on Sunday. Â They offer a buffet style Sunday brunch called Bernerplatte. Â The buffet tables are located immediately inside the front door. Â The appetizer buffet selections include; homemade Swiss cheese, bread and apple butter (all made on the premises), pickled beets, bread and butter pickles and a mixed salad with huge tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, green onions and the West Virginia Appalachian sweet vinegar hot bacon dressing.
The entrée buffet tables were set up in an L-shape also inside the front door.  The buffet included; a unique onion quiche topped w nutmeg (my favorite dish), homemade sausage, sauerbraten, meatballs, delicious horseradish honey mustard sauce, curry style chicken topped with sautéed mushrooms and onions, country green beans with generous slices of ham, sweet pickled sauerkraut and fresh buttery carrots perfectly cooked. The meal ended with homemade peach cobbler topped with whip cream and cinnamon.
This is NOT your typical brunch, but a Swiss Sunday dinner at your grandma's house. If you are in the area, you must experience this restaurant.
I have been to Switzerland and Austria numerous times and this restaurant by far and away has the best and most authentic Alp cuisine I've ever had this side of the Atlantic.
My girlfriend and I attended the Helvetia Music Festival which is full of absolutely hospitable people. We came from Canada which shocked them and they all took us under their wing.
We went on Sunday which meant they had an all you can eat brunch starting at 11am and was full of absolutely delicious food like roasted chicken, tasty cooked veggies, homemade meatballs, sweet carrots, warm applesauce which was amazing, along with about another 12 items that were just simply outstanding.
They served beers in steins - that's proper - and the decor of the restaurant and the village for that matter is like chalets in Germany and Switzerland. Truly remarkable. The service was top class, and when we go through West Virginia for our rafting trips again, will absolutely make sure to stop in again.
The best restaurant we visited during our run in Pennsylvania, North Carolina or West Virginia. Yeah, that good.
What an experience! I was only there once so I can't review the menu as a whole, but the meal I had with my family was delicious. The place is fascinating, with old wood-burning stoves and vintage decor everywhere. We had a private dining room with an old telephone switchboard! This place really has the feel of an old world inn; you'll think you took a wrong turn and ended up in Europe.
The village itself is lovely, so take a walk up to the general store and the jaw-droppingly beautiful town square. One warning: be sure to have directions written down before you go; you're in a remote area of West Virginia and there's no reception for cell phones or GPS devices.
This is a trip; it's miles from the nearest highway over curving mountain roads. But my goodness, it's worth every penny. I want to go back and see the town in autumn and winter, it's so picturesque.
The Hutte is absolutely charming! Â I've been longing for it's warmth ever since we left Helvetia. Â The cheese soup (sprinkled with nutmeg) is a must! Â It's hard to describe the sense of longing and nostalgia my husband and I felt inside The Hutte. Â Please venture off the beaten path to support a lovely place.
Review Source:I think this was probably one of the most unique dining experiences I've ever had. To put it in context, Helvetia (Hell-vey-sha), is a SMALL town settled by Swiss folk who were told that they were being given land that was just like Switzerland. Though it wasn't, they remained there and created a town. Helvetia Hutte is one of the few restaurants in the town and is based around home cooked Swiss (German style Swiss, not French Alps Swiss) food.
We were there on Sundays, where you take part in a buffet rather than ordering off the menu. We were excited about that, as it meant we got to try a little bit of everything. While the food is good, the five star rating is because of  the experience. You're led into the houset through a variety of rooms, where you are seated at one of a bunch of tables. You then wander over to a large table where they have steaming crock pots, plates of food, and an assortment of sauerkraut and vegetables. The food is good (the bratwurst is AMAZING), the bread is homemade, and everything is fresh and tastes like your Swiss grandma (if you had one) made it. The woman who runs it was very friendly and even if the food wasn't a five star experience, it's something you HAVE to do if you're in the area.
When we called to make sure they were open on Sunday, the gentleman on the phone said we needed a reservation--so you may want to do that. There was plenty of seating, though, so I can't imagine they are hard to get.
Go. Yes. Do it.
This is one of my favorite places. Â I have been going to Helvetia for 3 years in a row now and love this Swiss town nestled in the middle of nowhere West Virginia. Â The Hutte has wonderful food and everything is fresh. Â They make their own sausage, bread, and serve Helvetia cheese. Â You can add beer and wine to your meal for a steal. Â If you stay at the Beekeepers Inn, you will have your breakfast at Hutte as a part of your stay. Â If you ever get a chance, put Helvetia on your list of places to go. Â You won't be disappointed.
Review Source:This place is an absolute gem in a beautiful village that happens to be in the national register of historic places. Great food, great staff who are very friendly, and the atmosphere couldn't be more comfortable. Well worth the trip! I've been dozens of times and will go every chance I can.
Review Source:Well worth the drive. Helvetia is 20 miles from the nearest state highway, in an area settled by Swiss pioneers in the 1860s. The place is stuffed with antiques and memorabilia of the Helvetia area, but it somehow manages not to be kitschy or twee.
The food is wonderful and flavorful and largely made on the premises. I opted for the sausage with rosti. The sausage patties were not greasy or heavy--just right--with the rosti (a grated potato pancake) sweet sauerkraut and green bean accompaniment. All washed down with a cold beer. My friend had the bratwurst, which he proclaimed excellent.
We had a nice postprandial stroll up the main drag of Helvetia. Watch out for the heavy traffic! It all makes me want to come back to Helvetia for the Ramp Supper the fourth Saturday of April.
Totally quaint little restaurant in a seriously old fashioned setting. Â The food was good and the decore looked like it might be from the original settlers of the area. Â We were warmed by and old fashioned stove (the one where you put the logs inside!). Â highly recommend the saurkraut and brautwurst. Â I've heard the buffet is good but we went during Christmas holiday and they only had the back room open. Â Still well worth the trip.
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