Come try our signature lunch and dinner buffet. Choose between selections of our famous Blue Gate Fried Chicken and other Homestyle Amish Entrees. Enjoy many of our homemade favorites, a soup & salad bar, as well as a large dessert bar. Plus, many other delicious made from scratch family recipes to choose from!
Please note: Current CDC guidance requires all food be dished up by staff "cafeteria-style", we ask for your patience and understanding while we serve.
= Blue Gate Favorite * = Available Sugar-Free
An incredible value and varied enough for every breakfast taste. Includes: Scrambled Eggs, Biscuits & Gravy, Cheesy Potatoes, Blue Gate Scramble, Hotcakes, French Toast, Fried Mush, Baked Cinnamon Apples, Tomato Gravy, Corned Beef Hash, Bread Pudding, (The Famous Blue Gate) Bacon, Sausage, Ham, Fresh Fruit, Fruit "Slush", Homemade Granola, Yogurt, Fresh Baked Pastries (Donuts, Breads Melt-in-your-Mouth Muffins).
Breakfast: $13.99 | Children 4-11: $6.99
Come try our signature lunch and dinner buffet. Choose between selections of our famous Blue Gate Fried Chicken, Slow Cooked Roast Beef and other Homestyle Amish Entrees. Enjoy many of your favorite homemade sides like Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Dressing, Homemade Noodles, Macaroni and Cheese, Green Beans, Corn, a soup & salad bar, as well as a large dessert bar. Plus, many other delicious made from scratch family recipes to choose from!
Dinner: $20.99
Soup & Salad Bar: $14.99
Our signature dinner buffet with some extras! Choose between selections of our famous Blue Gate Fried Chicken, Slow Cooked Roast Beef and other Homestyle Amish Entrees. Enjoy many of your favorite homemade sides like Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Dressing, Homemade Noodles, Macaroni and Cheese, Green Beans, Corn, a soup & salad bar, as well as a large dessert bar. Plus, some extra, delicious, made from scratch family recipes!
This will also include our fresh Garden Bar, as well as our sweet and savory dessert bar featuring assorted pies, special desserts and much more.
Adult: 22.99pp
Soup & Salad Bar: $14.99
FEATURING: Our famous Blue Gate Fried Chicken, Roast Beef, Baked Swai with Butter Parmesan Sauce, Pollock Wings, Breaded Shrimp and other Homestyle Amish Entrees. Enjoy many of your favorite homemade sides like Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Dressing, Homemade Noodles, Macaroni and Cheese, Green Beans, Corn, a soup & salad bar, as well as a large dessert bar. Plus, many other delicious made from scratch family recipes to choose from!
Adult: $22.99
Soup & Salad Bar: $14.99
FEATURING: Chicken, Smoked Ham, Shrimp, Meatloaf, Roasted Turkey, Roast Beef and other Homestyle Amish Entrees. Enjoy many of your favorite homemade sides like Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Dressing, Homemade Noodles, Macaroni and Cheese, Green Beans, Corn, a soup & salad bar, as well as a large dessert bar. Plus, many other delicious made from scratch family recipes to choose from!
Adult: $22.99
Soup & Salad Bar: $14.99
Today's Feature
Monday*
Locally sourced homemade noodles, cooked to a golden perfection with just the right amount of seasonings and mouth watering roast beef. Served with real mashed potatoes and a garden salad. You will enjoy every bite! 14.99
Made from locally sourced ground beef that is antibiotic and hormone free. A hearty portion of freshly baked meatloaf topped with a sweet and savory glaze. Served with real mashed potatoes and corn. 16.49
Wednesday
Two pieces of fresh chicken, hand breaded and cooked under pressure, comes up tender and juicy. Served with mashed potatoes and noodles. 16.49
Thursday
Our famous slow roasted smoked pulled ham, tender and delicous. Served with mashed potatoes, gravy, and baked apples. 16.49
Starters
A tower of thickly sliced onions coated in a country batter and fried to a golden brown. Served with ranch and honey mustard dipping sauce. 9.99
Choose between Farmall Red and John Deere Green.
Salads
Diced grilled chicken breast, bacon, and Monterey Jack cheese, diced egg, diced tomatoes, black olives, mushrooms, bleu cheese crumbles, peas and corn on mixed greens. Served with our famous French dressing. 15.49
Crispy romaine tossed in garlic caesar dressing. Topped with grilled chicken, croutons and shaved parmesan. 14.99
This spectacular salad features spring greens, iceberg and romaine lettuce, grilled chicken breast, almonds, onions, cucumbers and dried cranberries. Colorfully topped with mandarin oranges and served with our very own made from scratch sweet vinegar and oil dressing. 13.99
Order without chicken for a great vegetarian option!
Fresh mixed greens topped with tender diced chicken, fresh cut berries, diced bacon, candied pecans, and bleu cheese crumbles. Served with poppy seed dressing. (Seasonal) 14.99
Crisp mixed greens topped with sweet red onions, diced tomatoes, sweet corn, Monterey Jack cheese, and tender marinated chicken. Finished with a sweet BBQ drizzle, and served with a side of ranch dressing. 13.99
Amish Platters
A sampling of our most popular menu items.
Features: Our famous pressure-fried chicken, homestyle meatloaf, tender roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, and a choice of corn or green beans.
Also includes a garden salad. 18.99
Homemade noodles and chunks of chicken generously ladled over creamy real mashed potatoes. Includes choice of one side. Full - 14.99 Half - 13.99
Our famous roasted turkey, topped with our house made dressing and real mashed potatoes, ladled with a generous amount of gravy. Served with corn or green beans. 16.49
Country Kitchen Classics
We make our meatloaf from scratch just like Grandma used to make. Served as a hearty portion and topped with a special savory-sweet glaze. Served with your choice of two sides. 16.49
Tender beef liver rolled in flour and seasonings. Grilled and smothered with sauteed onions. Served with your choice of two sides. 14.99
Four pieces of our famous recipe chicken hand breaded and cooked under pressure until it comes up tender & juicy. Served with your choice of two sides. 4 Pieces - 17.49, 2 Pieces - 16.49, all white add 1.50
We prepare this using an old-fashioned Amish recipe. Slow roasted in the perfect seasonings, the end result is fork tender, melt-in-your-mouth goodness. Served with your choice of two sides. 16.99
Our mouthwatering slow roasted smoked ham served with real mashed potatoes and gravy and baked apples. 16.49
Seasoned to perfection, this turkey is slow roasted in its natural juices, served with real mashed potatoes and gravy and homemade dressing. 16.99
A marinated chicken breast, topped with Monterey Jack cheese, diced tomatoes, & scallions. Served with a side of hickory BBQ sauce and with two sides. 15.99
Lighter Options
A Generous portion of our Chicken Salad, cottage cheese, homemade potato salad and a garden salad with your choice of dressing. 13.99
Chunks of white meat chicken, celery and seasonings folded into our signature creamy dressing. Served on a bed of lettuce and sided with ripened tomatoes. 5.29
Our house made recipe of chicken salad piled high on a croissant. Served with your choice of side. 14.49
Tender grilled chicken, crisp lettuce, tomatoes, and onions wrapped in a warm tortilla with creamy Caesar dressing and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. Deliciously satisfying! 14.99
Homemade Soups
For many years you've loved our home-style recipe soups... each one made from the freshest ingredients, with just the right spices for your enjoyment.
Cup 4.29 • Bowl 5.29
The Best Local Ingredients!
At the Blue Gate you can always count on fresh, quality food. You may not know that a majority of our ingredients are grown right here in the Shipshewana area by local farmers! From the lettuce and tomatoes in your salad to the peaches in your pie, you'll find produce grown literally "down on the farm."
The produce isn't the only thing that we find locally; most of our delicious meats are from the area as well. We want to provide the best for our customers, which includes antibiotic and hormone free ground beef (used in our favorite meatloaf), as well as locally smoked and cured ham.
Not only is your meal coming straight from the farm, but we're also working on more MSG free items. And for our gluten free customers, we continue to develop more menu items especially for you. Ask your server to see our Special Dietary Menu.
Blue Gate Side Dishes
Tender roast beef, homemade meatloaf or turkey may be selected to accompany our famous fried chicken as your entrees. Your meal also includes real mashed potatoes, chicken dressing, gravy, vegetables, homemade bread and your choice of pie, bread pudding or ice cream and a beverage.
Please note: No carry-out with Family Style. Guests ordering Family Style are requested to do so for the entire party.
All kids lunch and dinner meals served with one side dish, milk or a soft-drink and a sugar cookie.
Choose: Chicken Drumsticks (2), Chicken & Noodles over Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Tenders (2), or Macaroni & Cheese.
Side Dishes: French Fries, Mashed Potatoes, Noodles, Green Beans, Applesauce, Macaroni & Cheese, Mandarin Oranges, Side Salad, Corn, Hush Puppies
Try the pies that make us famous! They’re freshly made and baked to perfection. Choose a slice or take home a whole one.
Baked daily, sometimes we sell out, so order ahead for any special occasion: 260.768.4725
Year-Round Pie Options
Sliced apples cooked in their own juices, spiced with cinnamon and baked to a bubbly perfection.
Slightly tart, slightly sweet, this pie is topped with a light and airy meringue.
Good old-fashioned Pecan Pie. Plenty of buttery, caramelized pecan pieces go into the luscious filling.
Seasonal Pies
Classic and delicious strawberry rhubarb pie recipe. Sweet fresh strawberries paired with tart rhubarb.
The taste of tart, refreshing rhubarb with a custard base is the perfect combination for a spring pie.
Juicy freshly picked berries crowd this flavorful pie topped with whipped cream.
Fresh fruit and authentic ingredients just like Grandma's holiday pie steeped in tradition.
Cakes, Dumplings and more!
Delectable fudge brownie straight from the bakery warmed and then smothered in a warm velvety chocolate sauce and a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream.
A cake for the true coconut lover. Surprisingly light cake with just a hint of almond flavor and homemade coconut custard filling between each moist layer. Topped with coconut cream icing.
A generous serving of a warm, chewy, buttery churro bar. Served with two scoops of delicious cinnamon ice churro ice cream. Drizzled with a caramel sauce.