Mudd Valley Cafe & Creamery — Restaurant in Dover

When I'm in Amish country, perhaps I make the incorrect assumption that being surrounded by farms will lead to the restaurants using simple, clean, and local ingredients for their food. This review is based upon lunch my wife and I had which consisted of:

a cheeseburger with fries a pulled pork sandwich a side of coleslaw a side of macaroni salad

This restaurant is located on the second floor of a large building. You have to order at a counter. There were not many items on the menu. A few sandwiches for lunch, a few breakfast options. I asked the young lady at the counter if the burger was good and she replied:

"It's ok." (she was honest!)

After ordering our food we were surprised that the sides of coleslaw and macaroni salad were prepackaged in plastic containers and that we had to walk to a cooler to get them. Seeing as there was a huge kitchen area behind the counter I figured they'd spoon it out of bowls directly to us, but this was not the case.

As we waited for our sandwiches and fries to come out, we sampled the coleslaw and macaroni salad. I love coleslaw when properly made. Unfortunately after one taste of this ridiculously SWEET slaw, I went to the garbage to drain the liquid in which the slaw was bathing. Unfortunately this did not improve the slaw and it was a literal "throw away." Prior to its disposal I read the ingredient label and was surprised to see HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP as one of the mayonnaise ingredients. Again, you're in Amish country, USE REAL SUGAR (but that's just my opinion).

I don't eat macaroni salad, but my wife is something of an aficionado. She took one bite and it too entered the garbage receptacle. Her opinion: "flavorless, and obviously low quality ingredients." (there's a theme....)

When the sandwiches arrived I went the the toppings cart (which WAS very nice and even included crumbled blue cheese) and put the standards on my burger.

While the burger certainly was edible (especially with the condiments), it did remind me of those inexpensive frozen patties that are used a school picnics and such gatherings. The fries were lightly battered and tasty.

The pulled pork sandwich tasted a little "old" to me, but I only had a small sampling of the pork. My wife said it was "OK" after putting some BBQ sauce on it.

The star I gave is for the fries.

Again, maybe I have unrealistic expectations about freshness and quality in the middle of...

Folks, if you visit, Sugar Creek, Walnut Creek, Berlin on SR 39 in Holmes County Ohio, be sure to check out Mudd Valley Cafe, located on the 2nd floor of the Walnut Creek Cheese complex aka Grocery store. This place offers the best place to enjoy lunch at a great price that is budget friendly for sure. Enter thru the Walnut Creek Cheese grocery store and head past the meat and Ice Cream counter to the Elevator. This elevator will take you to the 2nd floor, or head up the stairs adjacent to the bakery counter if you prefer. Mudd Valley offers a great lunch option anything from a great hot dog, grilled cheese to a lunch buffet option. They offer a great menu that will satisfy everyone in your party at a price that wont break the bank. Plenty of seating and booths. We like to grab a booth that overlooks the grocery store below and enjoy people watching as we enjoy our lunch. Once you order you will be given a pager type of device that will scare the crap out of you when it goes off, so you can head to the counter to retrieve your food order. They have a fix its table if you need additional toppings. Be sure to check out the silver ware GREEN MONSTER that with a puch of a button it delivers your choice of silverware in plastic form. The food is cooked to order and served hot and fresh. You can also select premade salads and drinks options as well. Be sure to try the Amish Macaroni salad my personal favorite. Here are a few photos from our September 2025 visit. Mudd Valley is a must for a lunchtime meal. You know its going to be good when all of the tour...

We always stop by here when we are in the area. We always order the grilled chicken breast sandwiches. For sides I always have their macaroni salad. My wife always orders their sweet potato fries. They offer several different items on the menu. Everything we have tried is delicious. They have a kids menu. Our grandkids enjoyed their hot dogs and hamburgers and french fries. The kids even get a coupon for ice cream. The employees are always very friendly. The restaurant is very clean and the atmosphere is very nice. I am certainly glad we came here a found this place. It is upstairs but you have 3 options to enter the restaurant. You can enter from the outside stairs on the east side. You can enter the store and you can take the stairs or...