Excellent food. Waitress was very helpful when I couldn't decide between two items. She suggested the kids French toast with sausage and a side of the corn beef hash because I really wanted to try the corn beef hash. The only thing I was disappointed in was the syrup. I was expecting real maple syrup, but what I got was a pre-packaged one made with corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup (yuk). Also, I got a pastry to go. Go early for parking and no wait. So other than the syrup, I highly recommend
Dara Punancy
Dropped in for pastries. Their donuts are pretty good and I really enjoyed my chocolate drizzle cream puff. Everyone working the counter was very helpful and friendly....and patient as we decided what to get!
kristen giarraffa
Best corned beef hash I have ever had. The pastries like the cream puff and snickers cheesecake were delicious.
OhanaTaste LLC
Always the best food and best dessert
Ally Webb
We went for breakfast on July 4th. Waited about 45 minutes for a table. No wait for the bakery so we got a couple of pastries to snack on while we waited. Bavarian filled donut was the best donut I’ve ever had!
Eddie Hendrickson
Stopped in for lunch and we had fantastic food and service. The crowd flowed through and we were seated after about ten minutes. The sandwich and bratwurst was fantastic. We had a cream puff for dessert and it was a delicious way to end the meal.
Kelly Jo Taylor
Authentically German
Brenda L. Galeas
Worth the wait. Line was mostly at opening @ 9am. Bakery had wide selection of breads. Also had meat counter with variety of sausages.
Hans Koeller
Hofer’s truly shines with its impressive selection of meats and cheeses, offering a delightful taste of authentic German charcuterie. Their food, from hearty entrees to comforting sides, is consistently excellent, and the baked goods are a definite highlight – fresh, flavorful, and perfectly crafted. The only minor drawback is the coffee, which is unfortunately mediocre and doesn't quite live up to the high standard set by the rest of their superb offerings.
Kerri Robertson Leonard
We ate here twice while visiting Helen, GA. The staff were friendly and efficient. The food is amazing. The corned beef hash was the best I have ever eaten. The biscuits and gravy were awesome as well. Highly recommend.
Went in today for breakfast around 10:00am. The line was fairly short, with a party of 4 and a party of 3 in front of us. We waited in line for 20 minutes, still not too bad. A party of 4 was sat, and then a table opened for the three people in front of us. BUT NOPE. As we listened to the conversation, the rest of the party was still arriving, parking their cars. The party of three turned into a party of 12 and the staff waited as each finally showed up and sat them ahead of everyone else in line. Taking three tables from other customers waiting. The rule has ALWAYS been, who is in LINE is next. Had we known that the staff would overlook the remaining customers we would have not stayed. Not slow service! No service
Kenneth Johnson
For my final stay in Helen, I decided to have breakfast. Parking was atrocious and the wait was even more horrendous.. 45 minute wait!
The menu was not all that inspired. It was your basic standard fare with a few nods to German influences...which isn't bad if you're good at executing the dishes perfectly. Sadly, tue cooks that day were not up to the job. When the fresh fruit garnish is the best thing on the plate...you've got problem.
I had corned beef hash with fried eggs on top. The eggs came unseasoned...which I see as a major offense. The so-called "hash" was a weird sort of creamy pancake where the little giblets of the corned beef acted like flour. The potatoes were done in a teeny-tiny dice and over cooked to the point they fell apart with any resistance. Then there was this overpowering creamy onion flavor. While this hash pancake monstrosity was fried on both sides, the moisture from the inside quickly destroyed any crispness. It was just this soft, wet, creamy onion nastiness rather than a quality corned beef hash.
They serve rolls on the side. Their baked goods looked great so I had high hopes that the rolls would deliver. Yet again, they failed me. The rolls were tiny and so hard one could break a tooth. Moreover, they lacked flavor. It made me not want to buy any of their baked goods if they lacked the sufficient finesse needed to make a suitable roll.
Even the coffee was bad. It evidently is a "German" coffee that tastes as bitter angry as the German language sounds.
Unlike most restaurants in Helen, the wait staff moved more quickly than most. To put things in perspective, they moved like wait staff in other cities on a slack business day. Which, for Helen, is considered very attentive. In truth, the only redeeming thing about this place is the wait staff.
All-in-all, when you fail to do simple things you erode trust in consumers to buy more complex things. Everything looked pretty but failed in every other aspect. This caused me not to want to buy any of the other items they had foe sale like the cakes and tortes and danishes...even though they looked amazing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Eric Dupee
So yummy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cake, Bakery
Melody Nalley
Not pet friendly at all. Not even on front porch.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Ivan Spindola
Well worth the wait! Excellent staff. Delicious high quality food and beyond amazing bakery! A must stop in Helen!! Great prices!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hofer's Biscuits & German Gravy, Apple Strudel, Belgian Waffle, Bakery
Excellent food. Waitress was very helpful when I couldn't decide between two items. She suggested the kids French toast with sausage and a side of the corn beef hash because I really wanted to try the corn beef hash. The only thing I was disappointed in was the syrup. I was expecting real maple syrup, but what I got was a pre-packaged one made with corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup (yuk).
Also, I got a pastry to go. Go early for parking and no wait. So other than the syrup, I highly recommend
Dropped in for pastries. Their donuts are pretty good and I really enjoyed my chocolate drizzle cream puff. Everyone working the counter was very helpful and friendly....and patient as we decided what to get!
Best corned beef hash I have ever had. The pastries like the cream puff and snickers cheesecake were delicious.
Always the best food and best dessert
We went for breakfast on July 4th. Waited about 45 minutes for a table. No wait for the bakery so we got a couple of pastries to snack on while we waited. Bavarian filled donut was the best donut I’ve ever had!
Stopped in for lunch and we had fantastic food and service. The crowd flowed through and we were seated after about ten minutes. The sandwich and bratwurst was fantastic. We had a cream puff for dessert and it was a delicious way to end the meal.
Authentically German
Worth the wait. Line was mostly at opening @ 9am. Bakery had wide selection of breads. Also had meat counter with variety of sausages.
Hofer’s truly shines with its impressive selection of meats and cheeses, offering a delightful taste of authentic German charcuterie. Their food, from hearty entrees to comforting sides, is consistently excellent, and the baked goods are a definite highlight – fresh, flavorful, and perfectly crafted. The only minor drawback is the coffee, which is unfortunately mediocre and doesn't quite live up to the high standard set by the rest of their superb offerings.
We ate here twice while visiting Helen, GA. The staff were friendly and efficient. The food is amazing. The corned beef hash was the best I have ever eaten. The biscuits and gravy were awesome as well. Highly recommend.
Restaurantji Recommends
Went in today for breakfast around 10:00am. The line was fairly short, with a party of 4 and a party of 3 in front of us. We waited in line for 20 minutes, still not too bad. A party of 4 was sat, and then a table opened for the three people in front of us. BUT NOPE. As we listened to the conversation, the rest of the party was still arriving, parking their cars. The party of three turned into a party of 12 and the staff waited as each finally showed up and sat them ahead of everyone else in line. Taking three tables from other customers waiting. The rule has ALWAYS been, who is in LINE is next. Had we known that the staff would overlook the remaining customers we would have not stayed. Not slow service! No service
For my final stay in Helen, I decided to have breakfast. Parking was atrocious and the wait was even more horrendous.. 45 minute wait!
The menu was not all that inspired. It was your basic standard fare with a few nods to German influences...which isn't bad if you're good at executing the dishes perfectly. Sadly, tue cooks that day were not up to the job. When the fresh fruit garnish is the best thing on the plate...you've got problem.
I had corned beef hash with fried eggs on top. The eggs came unseasoned...which I see as a major offense. The so-called "hash" was a weird sort of creamy pancake where the little giblets of the corned beef acted like flour. The potatoes were done in a teeny-tiny dice and over cooked to the point they fell apart with any resistance. Then there was this overpowering creamy onion flavor. While this hash pancake monstrosity was fried on both sides, the moisture from the inside quickly destroyed any crispness. It was just this soft, wet, creamy onion nastiness rather than a quality corned beef hash.
They serve rolls on the side. Their baked goods looked great so I had high hopes that the rolls would deliver. Yet again, they failed me. The rolls were tiny and so hard one could break a tooth. Moreover, they lacked flavor. It made me not want to buy any of their baked goods if they lacked the sufficient finesse needed to make a suitable roll.
Even the coffee was bad. It evidently is a "German" coffee that tastes as bitter angry as the German language sounds.
Unlike most restaurants in Helen, the wait staff moved more quickly than most. To put things in perspective, they moved like wait staff in other cities on a slack business day. Which, for Helen, is considered very attentive. In truth, the only redeeming thing about this place is the wait staff.
All-in-all, when you fail to do simple things you erode trust in consumers to buy more complex things. Everything looked pretty but failed in every other aspect. This caused me not to want to buy any of the other items they had foe sale like the cakes and tortes and danishes...even though they looked amazing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
So yummy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cake, Bakery
Not pet friendly at all. Not even on front porch.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Well worth the wait! Excellent staff. Delicious high quality food and beyond amazing bakery! A must stop in Helen!! Great prices!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hofer's Biscuits & German Gravy, Apple Strudel, Belgian Waffle, Bakery
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