Schwartz Family Restaurant

So we rolled through Orleans and Paoli on Route 37 and wondered if we'd ever find a place to eat in St. Meinrad (not). And there, in the middle of nowhere, just before you get to highway 64 was this oasis. The cashier said that the highway commission cut her father's farm in quarters with an intersection and he decided it was time to change professions. Formerly Amish, the families used their heritage to make comfort food for wayfarers. This is no longer a buffet, but a cafeteria. And for $9.99, you can get all you care to eat. More homemade pie varieties than you've ever seen! (Pecan, Rasberry Cream, Oatmeal, Blueberry Cheesecake, etc.) .Vegetable sides liked creamed pieas and broccoli casserole-- all the things that your mother used to make. Dimwits can complain that the waitress didn't give them cream for their coffee or bring the check to the table. This is Nirwana-- and just when you thought you might have to forgo eating, a mirage appears on one quarter of dad's farm. Such places are rare.

I asked the young lady behind the counter , What kind of pie is this? she said Blackberry , I picked them myself yesterday, and my sister picked the peaches for the peach pie. How many times has that ever happened in your life , for me it's the first. The real shocker of that statement is that it was true. We were at Schwartz Amish family restaurant in Eckery Indiana. This amazing restaurant is run by an Amish family. They grow all of their own food, across the road from the restaurant on their own farm. The girls stated during this time of year they are constantly picking something that is in season. Everything there is made from scratch, even the chicken that they serve comes from an Amish farm where no hormones or pesticides are used. The homestyle cooked food is amazing, the desserts taste different simply because all of the ingredients are fresh and used right after picking. It gives a whole new meaning to the words home made. The restaurant is run by the entire family which includes 12 brothers and sisters that all work to make the operation run efficiently. And yes it's their mother in the back who is doing the cooking. Absolutely one of the cleanest kitchens I have ever seen, it is spotless just like the rest of the restaurant. The restrooms sparkle. Treat yourself, if you ever travel I 64 W. stop off at exit 79 take a right and go north 5 miles and prepare you self for a unique experience.

Food was ok but the service was terrible. Our waitress did not ask for cream with coffee... Nor were our tables cleared. A bill wasn't bought to the table either. I had to go to the cashier and tell her everything I had..... Unfortunate because that dinged them a star.