Brau Haus

Of the 3 restaurants in Oldenburg, this is our favorite. The Sauerkraut Balls are amazing! Crunchy on the outside, great on the inside. We ALWAYS start off a meal with this. And, although they're more known for fried chicken, their tenderloin ain't no slouch! Crispy, nicely seasoned breading and meat always taste fresh. No skimping on the toppings on this one, my friends. They drag it through the garden, just like I like! Very friendly staff, and a nice outdoor seating area. There's a reason it's our favorite in Oldenburg. We stop when we're through here, a few times a year!

Well to start with this town seems plenty full of fried chicken with the neighborhood competition even getting James beard nominated or possibly award, I chose this place due to more google reviews but also dog friendly patio. In the end the meal was not only stellar, but the atmosphere was super friendly and nostalgic. I had the chance to get served and pleasure to meet “poo” hope i spelled the nickname right. She said the town was mostly filled with locals and all unique nicknames. She gave me a quick rundown on town and history of restaurant, including fact it was the same home she grew up in. Can’t wait to get back and try the local bar next door and hopefully see their summer festival which to me sounds a lot like a German Oktoberfest. Keep up the great work and 5 stars for sure

Erica our hostess was very honest and informative in regards to the menu and local ice cream shop! The cheese burger was fantastic, J.P said that the Ruben was fabulous, 3 got the tenderloin sandwich and absolutely loved it. Bill said the roast beef Manhattan was also really good! Going to go back 4 sure! You can't beat the price either!

Excellent food and service. I had the pork Schnitzel with sour kraut. It was so tender and tasty, a really wonderful meal. I look forward to coming back and trying their famous fried chicken.

At 6pm we were seated quickly. Their reuben sandwich was very good and I also enjoyed the potato pancakes as a side. The brat dinner was good with a side of coleslaw. The breaded chicken sandwich was also good. Our server was nice but it did take a little longer than expected for her to check on us. Kid friendly. Parking lot is small so you may need to find a spot on the street. We would definitely eat here again. The downtown was also decorated for Christmas.

waitress came quickly to take our order. she was very helpful and pleasant. our drink were brought out right away even with ordering a beer. food came out in under 10 minutes. food was tasty and fresh. it is located in a very old building so it has many small areas to sit and is a little dated but is not bad for an out of the way restaurant. would highly recommend this place

If they had Wiener schnitzel on the menu wouldn’t have hesitated ordering it. The chicken smells Great but couldn’t pass up a big plate of beef with gravy and mashed potatoes. A piece of Black Forrest cake would have been Nice. Enjoyed the meal. Watress did a fantastic job.

I had my retirement dinner there with my family, a party of 10 on May 3. We all had chicken dinners family style. The chicken was served nice & hot along with all the other servings. Great tasting chicken, just as I remembered. The service was very good given all the other tables the Server was taking care of. There was a full house there too having a good time. We will return again soon and so should you ! Minor problem with the check but not a big issue-will be resolved.

Delicious! Stumbled upon this little jewel during a motorcycle ride. Did not disappoint. Big servings too! I had the Kosh Special and my husband had the pork schnitzel dinner. We had the sauerkraut balls too. Ate everything before remembering to take a pic.

Fried chicken is what I went for and I wasn't disappointed. Very tasty crispy and not greasy . Nice homey restaurant with good size portions. Service was pretty slow but the delicious food compensated that . Would recommend especially the chicken

Don't be fooled by the name of the restaurant- the menu offers a variety of salads, seafood, sandwiches, German dishes, and their much-talked-about fried chicken. I ordered the half chicken basket with a side salad, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, and dinner rolls. The chicken was crispy and lightly seasoned and the sides were good. Outdoor dining on the deck. There are minimal parking places so be prepared to walk a short distance. Suggest reservations.

It seems like the new management is missing a few skills that the previous owners possessed. Today I ordered 2 Chicken Dinners for 2. I drove all the way from Sunman, the food wasn't ready yet and when they did bring it out they forgot the mashed potatoes, gravy and green beans. To top it off when I got home We only had 12 pieces of chicken. It seems the kitchen staff need some support and education as to what their dinners include. I'm just so glad I checked everything. The food is good, but too expensive to pay for and not have. It will be a while before we give them another try.

I'm sorry but I didn't like it. Service was so slow with very small crowd. The chicken was terrible, my stomach was upset before we left with half our meal still on the plate. I won't go back.

Food was low quality and service was poor The whole experience was terrible the ambiance very loud and poorly lit Chicken was so full of black pepper and dry I ordered a brat sandwich and it was soggy and the brat was burnt the coleslaw was nasty store bought not home made

The BEST fried chicken in Oldenburg. Delicious sides and great desserts. This place has been a staple in Oldenburg for decades. The addition of the outside patio has been amazing.

Compliments to the cook and to this darling small town. We love to stop at small local places on road trips and Brau Haus delivered! Cute old school place. You seat yourself, you get side salads in a small wood bowl, the fried chicken is delicious... my hubby's burger was super yummy... Locally owned charm done right. Then drive around this darling small town and enjoy their German connections. What a gem!

Great food, Great atmosphere and service was top notch. I recommend this place, go early to get a seat.

Although they make believe this restaurant is not German. The selection of German food is very minimal. We had the kraut balls (good) German potato salad (decent) green beans (poor and canned) pork tenderloin sandwich (good but laced seasoning and I've had better) and the peach cobbler with ice cream (fair). The service was decent but I had to ask for a couple of things multiple times. The restaurant is in an older building but is clean. The booths are tight and can be difficult to get in and out. The parking lot is tight and the handicapped parking area can be difficult to access and required careful maneuvering when leaving.

Wow! Friendly service, great food, sauerkraut balls were so good, fried chicken was awesome and the wife loved the breaded tenderloin. And the setting was nice and cozy. We will return and recommend.

So delicious!! Wonderful red cabbage, potato pancakes and homemade German potato salad. Hubby had brat sanwhich

Oh my goodness this place was so good, fried chicken was perfect, seasoned just right and crispy, mash potatoes was yum, green beans were great If you ever in the area stop and try it you won't regret

Plenty of atmosphere! The German spin of Oldenburg comes to life at the Brau House. The food is exceptional and the prices are very fair. It's my once a month go to place all year long. The servers have always made us feel like friends. 10 out of 10 for me.

I almost never give reviews, much less bad ones. I figure everyone can have a bad day. However, I consider it an act of mercy to warn people about this establishment. The decorations were the only thing good about this place. It's sad, because years ago my parents raved about Oldenburg and the food. My child's chicken fingers were so burnt they were inedible. The service was mediocre at best, my schnitzel was mediocre to passing, as was the tenderloin. I truly hope they're able to turn this place around!

Warsteiner Dunkel imported German beer, sauerkraut balls and fried chicken dinner.... out of this world delicious!!! Will be back.

As you drive up this beautiful quaint house beautifully decorated on the outside of this German restaurant. As you walk in the ambience is German absolutely wonderful On Tuesdays they have a chicken special three pieces of chicken mashed potatoes with white gravy, fresh green beans, and a roll . We were there yesterday and totally enjoyed ourselves.

This is the second time I've eaten chicken in Oldenburg, but this time it was a restaurant not awarded the James beard award. Brau Haus is hands down the best chicken dinner in Oldenburg. Mashed potatoes and the best gravy you've ever had and the best green beans. The chicken was crisp, juicy, perfectly seasoned without being over seasoned. It was delicious.

The tenderloin sandwich was really great (what we went for and why it was recommended). Not too thin or dried out at all. Seasoned nicely. Fried chicken was pretty good, mashed potatoes and gravy were good; green beans were awesome. They also make the yummy sauerkraut balls in house.

Food was ok. Oyr service was good but getting our food was very very slow. We might go back someday.

Really good fried chicken! Loved that it came with potato pancakes as well. Cute little spot.

On a beautiful spring day, the deck is the perfect place for a delicious, leisurely lunch. On the recommendation of our server, we split the tenderloin with a side of potato pancakes. I added a glass of pinot grigio - which although I don't know the brand was a perfect compliment and crazy affordable! The tenderloin had a tasty, light breading- and I especially liked the pepper. The potato pancakes were fabulous- crispy outside and tender inside. Yum! Next time we are headed east on 74, this will be a definite stop!

service not even close to being good no waitress etiquette service waitress did not serve us bev not good

When we walked in, the group seated by the bar suggested "chicken " at this little German Pub/Restaurant.... So glad we went with the general consensus instead of my inclination of getting German cuisine. We could see there was a large number of carry out orders ... all for chicken. The staff was friendly and obviously had their local clientele but treated us great. Seemed like almost like everyone treated each other like family The mashed potatoes and green beans were terrific. The beer was great. The restaurant was nice and larger than expected. [There were more rooms in the back that I didn't notice when we walked into the bar area).

Had the pork tenderloin sandwich. It was great! The bun was homemade and fresh, and the pork was very good. Would definitely recommend.

The food was very good. I had the tenderloin. They are on the Indiana tenderloin trail. It was a bit spicy compared to others I have had. I ordered German potato salad and they were out, which was disappointing. I was looking forward to some authentic German food. The waitress was friendly & efficient. My husband had sauerkraut & he said it was good. He had the fried chicken and said it was good. This was a Beer Garden ambience. It fit the bill. Seats were hard but we didn't stay exceptionally long. Overall, good experience!

Amazing pretzels and the Chicken was fantastic. The setting is what you expect from small town Indiana, absolutely loved it.

I came here for the first time with a large group after hearing about the amazing fried chicken. We had family style reservations on a Saturday night. We showed up with the table ready and I quickly realized the inside makes you feel like you are back at grandma's house - it's so cozy. We were offered coleslaw or side salad to start (the salad bar is closed due to covid) and the meal consisted of large bowls of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, white chicken gravy, Hawaiian rolls, buttered noodles, and green beans. Everything was heavenly but that fried chicken was to die for. I don't even love fried chicken but WOW, it was seriously phenomenal! Severed this way, it's all you can eat and even includes your drink. They let you take leftovers home too. They have a rotating dessert menu but that is an additional cost. Some of the best "country cookin'" I've ever had at such an affordable price ($15/person) with excellent service. Definitely make a day trip of this and shopping around nearby Metamora. Parking can be a little tricky - there's a small lot next to the old house turned restaurant - but I've always been able to find close street parking too. I came back a couple weeks later, craving that delicious food. They have a chicken dinner for two special with fried chicken, veg of the day, rolls, mashed potatoes, and gravy. My friend also ordered fries. Everything was just as good, although I was sad they didn't have buttered noodles that day. It's only $23 for this deal which again is an amazing price for so much food! Even the fries were spot on. Honestly this is one of my new absolute favorite Indiana restaurants. You have got to try this sweet German spot!

My husband and I were meeting up with his parents in Batesville and was in search of a place for dinner. We found Brau Haus on Yelp and saw that it had pretty good reviews so we decided to give them a try! Brau Haus was situated in the cutest town with a lot of German influences. I honestly did not know this existed in Indiana and definitely want to come back in the future to drive around & explore more. We came on a Saturday night at dinner time and we were able to be seated right away. The restaurant was full most of the time we were there with very little wait time. It also seemed to be filled with locals which I love when trying a new place! We started our meal with the Bavarian Pretzel with Beer Cheese. The pretzel was warm and soft, so yummy! My husband and I decided to split the Whole Chicken for Two. I missed the "whole chicken" part and just saw it was "for two." It was SO much food! The fried chicken came with mashed potatoes & gravy as well as green beans. The chicken was a little salty for my taste but otherwise perfect! It was crunchy on the outside, juicy on the inside, and not oily at all.

I now know why people keep going back. This is my first trip to the Brau Haus. I will be going back! The chicken was great the best I've had in Indiana. The food and the service was great very friendly staff and great food.

The pretzel and beer cheese were quite good. The Rueben and grilled cheese were mediocre. Though everyone was very nice the server was remarkably slow.

We enjoyed the fried chicken here. It is pretty juicy. They have a salad bar. Lots of room in this restaurant.

Only recommend because choices are so limited in this 1/2 horse town. Fried chicken is "famous" and the big draw...why? Because they use pepper in the batter? Give me a break... Only act in town which is the only reason to go there IF you are in town and IF you don't have the means to go somewhere else.

My wife and I ordered the 2 person chicken dinner and it was very good. I have never had a fried chicken that had a black pepper coating and I would definitely order it again. Splitting the meal came out to about $14.50 person and we definitely did not leave hungry. It came with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, and coleslaw. If we ever visit Batesville/Oldenburg area again we will definitely eat here again. Our waitress was a dark haired lady that was also excellent ! She came by the table multiple times and made sure our experience was excellent. As I was about to leave, I went and met the owner and manager to tell them what a great job she had done. If you leave this restaurant hungry....it is your fault ! LOL

My friend and I went yesterday to Oldenburg originally to eat at Wagner's (they were closed). So we decided to try out Brau Haus and were not disappointed at all! The food was really good and we would have to recommend especially the German Potato Salad which was much better than any I have had anywhere else! The fried chicken, cod filets, and cole slaw were better than we expected. I didn't get our waitresses name but she gave us very attentive and great service. My only disappointment was that they didn't have cobbler for dessert so we ordered the cheesecake instead. I also was very uncomfortable in the straight back booth and had to get a cushion from the car to keep my back from hurting. We would like to drive down again in the future to visit this restaurant but will sit in the more comfortable chairs next time.

Food was great service was good. However we could not believe the staff allowed a customer to sit and eat at the bar with no shoes on. It was NOT pleasing to eat while looking at his dirty bare feet. Mind you we seen this same person walking out of a convenience store with shoes on

The Chicken was Excellent best I have had in a long Time...The rest of Menu needs adjusted with better choices

We both had the Pork Schnitzel dinner. They were out of red cabbage and sauerkraut was offered instead. Neither one of us like sauerkraut alone so our waitress let us substitute for one of the other sides. The schnitzel, the green beans, the potato cakes, and the pickle fries all tasted really good. It was a lot of food! Even the appetizer which was Bavarian pretzels and cheese was delicious. I don't know about anything else when it comes to this place but the food gets 5 stars *****

Tony M. (coworker and Yelper): Hey, so what are you going to eat at Brau Haus? Have you looked at their menu? Me: Naw, I'm going to wing it. Tony M.: Ahhh pun intended!?! =O That was part of the conversation I had before coming to Brau Haus. Everybody was raving about the chicken here that it was impossible not to be curious to see what they were talking about. In the town of Oldenburg, there was a small parking lot and next to that small parking lot was a place called Brau Haus. There was a bar side and a restaurant side (and apparently a back area with more tables). The decor gave it a feel that one might experience in Germany even though I've never been there. We were here to try the chicken even though there were other items on the menu that sounded good. We each ordered a Half Chicken only ($7.99) and I ordered a soda ($1.99). It took a while before our food came out, but at least as far as we knew, it was made to order which was good. All that happened while we were waiting for our food was Tony M. and Adam B. were betting to see if the Yankees or the Red Soxs would be ahead. The loser would buy only the entrees at a new restaurant in Kansas City. The food came and it looked like a lot of chicken with a dinner roll on top. There definitely was a lot of salt and pepper on the chicken. There was nothing amazing about the appearance of the chicken to me. Each piece was pretty hot temperature-wise even after minutes of eating. It was a little too salty for my taste but others would say otherwise. I thought it was just okay. If you're in the area and you love chicken, then maybe this place would be for you. Otherwise, I would probably pick something else on the menu.

Service was not as good as expected. Been to this restaurant a few times but our wait staff was unfriendly and maybe purposefully spilled tea on one of us when we asked the hostess for something to drink after being seated 25 minutes without any wait staff stopping by to ask. Was super disappointed. Food we ordered was chicken for two and of the 10 pieces there were three backs. Won't be back.

I had the schnitzel dinner. Terrible quality. Very disappointing. My waitress was friendly. That was the only thing positive about our visit

Food, service and atmosphere all 5 stars. We tried the chicken dinner, pork tenderloin sandwich, fried fish dinner and chicken fingers. All delicious and highly recommended but the winner of the night was the smoked pork chop dinner. It had a nice crust on the outside while being juicy on the inside and you could really taste the smokey flavor. Can't wait til we get a chance to return back here.

The Brau Haus has a very homey feel to it. They serve traditional fried chicken with the appropriate sides. The chicken is very flavorful, and the sides - especially the mashed potatoes - are to die for. The service is usually pretty quick. Would definitely recommend you stop by.

Stopped in for dinner on our way home yesterday. Still crave authentic Southeastern Indiana cuisine. Brau Haus' fried chicken is still the best in this area!

Excellent food and service in a very old Oldenburg house. Most of the eating establishments in Oldenburg are in original old houses. Places aren't fancy but food is worth the trip. We had the chicken dinner for two which was very good. Sauerkraut balls for an appetizer were also very good. We will definitely be coming back to sample some of the German dishes.

Best restaurant in the area and it's not even really close. It is my go to when I eat out. The prices are fantastic and the portion sizes are large. Lots of beer selections and German beer on draft. Always very friendly staff and great service. The deserts are great as well. Never had a bad experience.

We randomly decided to try Brau Haus on a road trip and everything was so good! The wings are breaded, crunchy and seasoned more than sauced. Pork tenderloin sandwich was a huge piece of perfectly breaded and fried pork, pickle fries were hand breaded in a cornmeal breading and also perfectly cooked. We loved our meal, service was great and very friendly. We will be back for sure

This place is worth the drive from anywhere! Best fried chicken I've ever had. Very peppery which I love. We went to 5 stops on the chicken trail and this one was the favorite for several of us in the group. We will be back!

Terrible experience. Family meal for my mother was a horrible afternoon. My mom is 78 years old and said that was the worst meal she had ever had in her life. Didn't get all of our food and all we got was " sorry about that " when we had to pay. No service or server to be found. Actually had to get our own refills at the bar. Terrible management and terrible servers!! Fried Chicken way to peppery and again never got our sides. My sister NEVER got her food. But we still had to pay full price because I guess when there is no one around to ask why, it can't be addressed. Just awful. We live in Franklin County and as a local I would never recommend to anyone going there.