Schmidt's Restaurant und Sausage Haus

This iconic German Village restaurant is the perfect place to celebrate with family and friends. For five generations we have been serving authentic German food. Our sausage has become so famous that the Bahama Mama has been voted the official food of Columbus and the building is registered as a ...

9 / 10
627
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  • Phone

    (614) 444-6808

  • Website

    schmidthaus.com

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  • Type

    German Restaurant

Address

240 E Kossuth St (at Purdy Alley) Columbus , OH 43206 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Outdoor Seating Yes
Music Yes
Menus Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 158


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buffet German food bahama mama autobahn sausage creampuff pretzel bites cream puffs good for groups casual beer good for dates desserts great value pork shanks potato pancakes Reuben sandwiches pastries good for a quick meal music
Chris Jones

Great food. In town for work and went with people from work. All foodservice people great experience. Only thing is wish there was more spätzle in the green beans sausage sample was excellent!

Nicole Smolik

One taste and you'll be glad the cream puffs are as big as your head. Incredibly good. The beer is good too and the buffet was awesome. My favorite restaurant in Columbus.

Keith Cavey

Fun place with great food and live music . Order a German beer , get your fill of sausage and other eats from the buffet , and then finish your meal with one of their massive and delicious cream puffs !

Chuck Coulson

Great Bierstube-style restaurant in German Village ! Great housemade sausages (although the "Bahama Mama ," while great, seems an odd fit), sides, and desserts . Check out the fudge shop next door!

Discover Ohio

Food is authentically German , the waitstaff is dressed in German attire, and the restaurant is on the national registry of historic places! Known for its Bahama Mama sausage and their cream puffs .

Stuart Williams

Great menu. Awesome buffet ! You gotta try the vanilla cream puff your first time but after that it's peanut butter fudge all the way. It's also the only resturant in town with my picture on the wall

Derek Williams

Get Autobahn buffet ...all of the bests of Schmidt's and all you can eat . Make sure to leave room for one of their famous cream puffs .

Tom Burka

This place is a great Columbus find. Located in the Herman Village , great food (brats , wurst , schnitzel , red cabbage , etc.). They have a lunch buffet that is reasonably priced.

A C

Sausage Sampler potato salad and apple sauce is amazing definitely a 9.0 rating

Sandra Foyt

The lunch buffet is a deal--$10/person--with desserts only $3.75 extra. Warning: cream puffs a ginormous, one is big enough for a family of four.

Evesta Stewart

We were on a Croswell motorcoach trip to Columbus German Village . The food was good and there are shops within walking distance. Had a good time.

Greg Hennessy

If you are on a diet than skip dinner and just have the jumbo 16 inch softball size Creme puff. It is awesome and probably 1800 calories. I am so ashamed of my own lack of will power.

Ben Morrow

The Autobahn buffet is great. Make sure you get a creampuff . They're awesome, and slightly cheaper with buffet (get it to go if you're not hungry).

Chu Chu

Very hesitant when I went in there because I'm a vegetarian . But their fish is pretty awesome and the desserts ....wow

Luz ZS

Woow, the food is really delicious here and they serve large proportions!! The octoberfest beer is perfect, so light and sweet!! ;9

Tommy Kash

Had the Buffett and it was well worth it. Everything was delicious and I just couldn't get enough of the sauerkraut .

Brandy ???? Noponen ????

Great beer ! I tried the buffet for the first time ever, the sausage stew was phenomenal. I also love their German potato salad .

Kyle LeBeau

Get the Bahama Mama and a cream puff for desert . They’re both the cats pajamas

Cheapism

Loved by locals, this is a must try in Columbus. Feast on Schmidt's Famous Pretzel Nuggets ($5.75) for a starter w/the Bahama Mama "The Original" ($10.75), or one of the legendary sandwiches ($7+). Read more

Nathan Smith

The Bahama mama is legendary. Don't leave without a cream puff . The beer is classic German and very good.

George Lee

Get there early. Staff was very kind on a hectic night. Take out is an option. The cream puffs are worth it.

Max T

Amazing German food . The potato salad is the best, goes great with kraut and sausages

LL Medvin

Totally worth the wait. Cream puffs are incredible and sausages are amazing. Highly recommended.

Nicole Kirch

Try the hot pretzels , cream puffs , all sausages on buffet , creamy potatoes , and more at this wonderful German restaurant . At the bar , try the beer sampler and a stein of the best Hefeweizen !

Ed Moran

Jeremy at the bar is fantastic! And forget the calories get a cream puff ! Had the peanut butter one and it was fabulous!

Ipek Akol

It is a very popular restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. It produces it's own beer . Draft beer samples are perfect.

Zach Huffman

Everything that you can order is delicious!! The Sausage Platter is fantastic.

Wild Bill

Pork shank . First new item in 25 years. Instantly the best thing in the menu. Get. It.

Michael Brown

Great German place. Try the buffet to sample a little of everything.

Constantin W

Unfortunately, not really authentic , but the garlic knokwurst was good! Great desert pastries !

ᴡ Wollam

The famed cream puff is nothing more extravagant than whipped cream on a croissant . Imho.

John K

Great cream puffs ! Best non home made I have ever had!

Eric Keesling

Can't say enough about this place. A must stop anytime we're traveling through!

David Kruk

The buffet is absolutely amazing and is paired perfectly with German beer !

ANDREW BUTLER

$16 for the buffet is a great deal. Plus I got a discount on a cream puff by ordering the buffet .

Elizabeth

$14 all you can eat buffet is awesome. Plenty of sausage , most side dishes, special price for dessert w/ buffet $2.75. Try the cream puff .

Sharon Wise

Never disappointed...great food, great music , great fun!!....and the cream puffs are "the bomb"!

Dory Maciel

Great sausage buffet with green beans and bacon ! Cream puffs are fabulous!??

Leslie

Try the Pork Shank - it's new and it's fantastic!!

Rachel

The Autobahn is the best!! German knockwurst and German potato salad ????

Angel Craley

The potato soup is excellent and so is the meat loaf....OMG!!! and the cream puffs are to die for. love this place.

Ishmeet Grewal

The Bahama Burger Special and the Jumbo Cream Puff is all you need.

Annamaria Settanni McDonald Artist

Loved the Buffet cuz you try a little bit of almost everything menu. Sausage & Hot German Potato Salad ! Creampuffs yummy & huge. Don't share because they're light enough you could eat a whole one!

Maria Hartstein

Definitely get the pretzel bites and the cream puff of course

Bentley Cordel

You won't want to drive home after the buffet !! Try Lyft. First ride FREE* We are in the area. Use promo code #NOlyNOft for your free ride up $25.

Jordan G

A real German restaurant . Yes, just like in Germany, but in Columbus.

Colleen

Sauerkraut Balls are to die for! Best invention EVER! Beer sampler was fantastic too!

Ben Borup

Try the pretzel bites they are delicious!

Ryan Campbell

Everything here is great. Worth the long wait on game days.

Wilhelm Grün

Try the schnitzel . I like their weizen beer .

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