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Overall Total Score
4.3 out of 5
Impressive | 11177 reviews

What PHIL SIMON likes about Bodensee:
Amazing food, if you talk to any local, they will tell you this is the place to eat authentic German food. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $30–50 Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Sampler Platter View all feedback. What Sylvia Petry doesn't like about Bodensee:
I'm german and this was not good.I was embarrassed i brought friends here. Now i have to cook them a real German meal. So expensive!!!! we ate one bite and was ready to go. I will say the waitress was wonderful. View all feedback.

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Google
4.2 ★ from 4349 reviews
Gloria
09.11.2023 - 19:23

I ordered take out. It was my first time trying German food and it was delicious! I had the pork schnitzel with Jager gravy and fried potatoes. Added on sides o...

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M
09.11.2023 - 19:23

A good experience, place. Services and friendliness of its staff. Excellent and fast food. Good price. I recommend it if you go to Helen you will find it Servic...

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Zoya
09.11.2023 - 19:23

I wanted real German cuisine and enjoyed it. Excellent breeze with cheese sauce and delicious pork ham. I recommend. I also recommend Oktoberfest beer Food: 5 S...

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sunny
09.11.2023 - 19:23

Bodensee is a good restaurant near the downtown Athens area and if you happen to park near one of the public parking, it is within walking distance from there....

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PHIL
09.11.2023 - 19:23

Amazing food, if you talk to any local, they will tell you this is the place to eat authentic German food. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person:...

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Menu
4.6 ★ from 8 reviews
Jaime
29.04.2023 - 19:06

If it were possible, I would give this restaurant 10 out of 5 stars! This restaurant is really a jewel in Helen, GA and a MUST DO!! The service was wonderful, o...

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Živoslavka
29.04.2023 - 19:06

Good food. Pretzel served with cold beer cheese, but was good. Had the German sampler for two, which was fair. Nothing to rave, but it was good. We didn't eat t...

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Cicero
29.04.2023 - 19:06

Very nice server. external and internal seat. Many tables outside, covered. Eating was pretty good for this city. Sweet sausage. Beef w/ horseradish sauce was g...

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Bettie
29.04.2023 - 19:06

This is a real thing, small town, family property, authentic German restaurant with one of the best French onion soups I've ever tasted! We came with a party of...

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Harley
29.04.2023 - 19:06

Brought the family down to Helen for Christmas lights and shopping. The first 2 store owners I asked about food recommendations said “Bodensee!”, so we had to g...

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Yelp
4.0 ★ from 1116 reviews
Joseph
09.11.2023 - 19:23

I 've never had German food. We had the sampler for 2 and a Bavarian pretzel. To be honest, the pretzel was no different than any other pretzel. On the sampler,...

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Kyja
13.02.2024 - 05:28

My boyfriend and I stopped in during our first ever day trip to Helen, GA. Initially, I had tried calling another restaurant that is either temporarily or...

Jon
13.02.2024 - 05:28

Food was below average and the portion was small. We had been there before on a previous trip to Helen and it was much better. Service was slow but the...

Jessica
13.02.2024 - 05:28

During our October trip to Helen, GA, we asked several other visitors about the best Germain Food in this wonderful little town. Bodensee was the top...

Menupix
3.2 ★ from 12 reviews
Jillian
26.11.2023 - 01:26

The schnitzel was dry..the spatzle was flavorless the food was way too expensive. The biggest problem I have with this place is their complete lack of care or c...

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Sylvia
26.11.2023 - 01:26

I'm german and this was not good.I was embarrassed i brought friends here. Now i have to cook them a real German meal. So expensive!!!! we ate one bite and was...

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MenuPix
26.11.2023 - 01:26

Rude staff

Foursquare
4.1 ★ from 136 reviews
Tripadvisor
4.5 ★ from 2655 reviews
Restaurantguru
4.3 ★ from 7531 reviews
Int Restaurants
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