Helvetia Tavern

What a guilty pleasure to enjoy such a tasty cheeseburger! It was cooked to perfection and accompanied with either onion rings, fries or potato chips! The onion rings were great, crispy and lightly breaded! I also enjoyed a Shiner Bock on tap that was perfect with the burger! There were several beers on tab to choose. Our server was efficient. Beer was there within a minute and lunch within 5 minutes! I like the playful atmosphere of the bar!

What a treat! A trip back in time. 1000 baseball caps adorn the ceiling, and framed potato sacks and pressed tin wall tiles complete the decor. Straight out of 1946 when it was founded. A sign over the grill "This isn't Burger King, you don't get it your way" completes the sentiment. 16 beers on tap, and a rudimentary menu of mostly burgers. The burger was the biggest I've ever seen, and the flavor of "fresh, never frozen" really came through. Onion rings were great too, a generous portion, and even a little sweetness in the flavor.

This is a restaurant located in a rural farm land setting. The location is very rich in history and a wonderful drive. The Helvetia Tavern has a great hamburger and very delicious onion rings and french fries. This place is well worth the visit and located next to the Roloff Farm of little people fame.

Servers/service was great. Nice outside seating options with covered tables and heaters. However, that is where the pros ended for our visit. We really wanted to LOVE this place, but we can't even say we liked it as the food is not worth the time or money. Hamburgers are below average for a restaurant quality burger. You can see from the picture they don't offer anything better than you might get at a drive up serving frozen patties. Don't be fooled by the "Jumbo Burger". Don't even think about ordering these thin patties any way but well (over) done. More sweet bun and an additional thin patty doesn't do anything to help this below average burger. Fries were fine but not worth going out of your way to order. Onion rings were a miss as well with very little flavor. Cobb salad was fine containing mostly romaine lettuce with a healthy amount of blue cheese. Only reason to give this place any stars is the service and the nice patio. For good quality above average food, best to look elsewhere.

There was a small line when we pulled up but they got people in and out pretty quick. Service was excellent friendly staff. And the food came out very quickly and was fresh. The jumbo cheeseburger was big two 1/4 patties on a big bun. But was delicious tender flavorful beef. Overall great experience will definitely come back.