Zehnder's of Frankenmuth Reviews

A super fun environment with great friendly service!

Love this place! Great food, always friendly service, a little on the pricey side but the value is worth it.

Love the atmosphere, baked goods, and photo booth! Very fun!
#ZFun #buzzybooth @zehnders

Love Zehnder, my favorite place, I always take my guests from out of the state to this amazing place, amazing food,amazing service.

Food is ok, very pricey. Come for the atmosphere and novelty.

I have been going here as long as I can remember. My family goes every single year in November as a tradition, and I've never been let down. Their food is amazing, but not at all cheap, and the service is impeccable. Wonderful place for people of all ages, and the gift shop and bakery downstairs has tons of super cool little paraphernalia!

Love love love Zenders. Great food,great service.... pleasant atmosphere.

The classic dinner in the dining room is incredible.

We had a lovely time. The food is always on par and the service was great. We enjoyed ourselves greatly.

We were born and raised in Michigan. We have eaten chicken dinners at Zender's many times when we lived in Michigan for 36 years. The food was always delicious. We often drove from Sterling Heights to Frankenmuth for dinner on Saturday. On our vacations to Northern Michigan, we often stopped for a tasty chicken meal for lunch or dinner during the week. We now live across the country. If we ever return to the area, we will definitely return. I have recommended Zender's to several co-workers when I lived in Michigan and later in Ohio, before moving to Nevada.

Best of times, swimming was great, food was great.

Run of the mill restaurant. Average chicken. Doesn t meet the hype.

It was very good. We ate at the cafeteria instead of the dining room. Food was great and the price was affordable.

Went to the cafe on the lower level. Always busy but always quick service. They have 2 salads to choose from and the rest of the offerings are more like comfort foods. Chicken, mashed potatoes, stuffing, mac and cheese, soups, etc. But I always go for the Michigan cherry salad with grilled chicken. Yum

Zenders is always a delight to visit. We love the family style dinner.

WONDERFUL! Great staff, atmosphere, and excellent family style dinner

They were helpful with my handicapped dad and the food was good.

Had a good time with my love today.We also when to Birch Run.

Z cafe is where it's at!! Best chicken noodle soup ever! It's like someone's grandma made it!!

We read great reviews and decided to try it when we came to visit. Seating was prompt, however our waitress was very slow. Also, they had to have the tip added BEFORE they ran our card.
The appetizers were pretty good. But the "world famous chicken" was one of the worst chickens I've ever tasted. It was beyond bland. KFC chicken is better.

If you want some good chicken/meat check out Slo' Bones BBQ Smokehaus down the road. Hands down AMAZING.

Lots of fun at the waterpark! Gluten free options on the menu

Fantastic place! Beautifully decorated, the staff was so kind and updated us often on the progress of our food (which was nice because we had small children with us)! And most importantly, the food! Every single thing brought to us tasted amazing! I so much recommend this place to eat for all ages!

We love coming here for the family style dinner. It's like a German Thanksgiving feast we try coming every year to visit

The service deserves 5 stars so I wish there was a separate one for that but the food is way over hyped. It s pretty much kfc in a fancy place, chicken does taste a bit better but the potatoes are not real, they tasted like boxed and I ve had both before, of course we prefer real ones. Noodles are over cooked and the stuffing maybe a tad overly soggy but it wasn t all completely awful just way over rated and we expected better as far as taste goes. If I do come again maybe I ll try some of the other dishes but probably won t be back. If I m paying that much for dinner they should serve real mashed potatoes not some weird processed stuff. I will say the wait staff and others were very nice which is always wonderful to have when going out to eat. I know they are trying to keep food cheap and quick with the amount of people that come through but it should be quality and hire more chefs maybe to help cook it all so you can have that quality.

An experience everyone should enjoy. Amazing food and atmosphere.

I love Zehnder's, such a great place to make some memories with family and friends.

So much food! Very delicious. Every time we come to frankenmuth we must eat at Zehnder's

Phenomenal chicken and a great location right in downtown Frankenmuth.

I tend to eat in the basement in Z's Cafe. It's a little less expensive then eating upstairs.

Classic Frankenmuth. Chicken is great and the dinner roll is a unique buttery, cheesy treat. The people are nice and friendly.

Love this place went with my family 15 people our waitress Dana was awesome!!!

So very DISAPPOINTED. I grew up, coming to Zender's as a child, special family occasions and when family came from California to visit. We would stand in line for hours and never grumbled, because the food, was always excellent. It always seemed magical. Last time I was there, I had taken my 13 year old daughter and her best friend and it was wonderful. I decided to bring my daughter and 13 year old granddaughter, to Zender's. It was so very disappointing. The food was mediocre at best. The dressing, tasted like stovetop, the chicken noodle soup, was like Mrs. Grass instant soup. The potatoes, tasted like whipped instant and the gravy, was sad.
I don't understand, why they would lessen the quality of food, yet raise the prices.
We drove four hours...and Kentucky Fried Chicken, would have been better.

The Food was really good as usual. My Chicken Liver Dinner = lunch + 2 leftover meals. 4 stars only because for the 1st time in decades, the waitress was friendly but inattentive. That will be addressed by the Mjr.

Great food and a great atmosphere. Favorite meal of the year!

Had the famous chicken dinner, sides and chicken were great except I do think the mashed potatoes were instant. Large bakery with plenty of goodies to go, nice wine selection and gift shop.

Outstanding service. Huge portions of home style cooking.

We come every year for the experience but the chicken has gotten awful. It is bland and absolutely no flavor- such a disappointment. The noodles also sit in water and are mush. Work on the chicken recipe and it will be much better.

Soon as you walk in you're greeted and then you get to sit in the lobby and enjoy the fireplace. When they call you they direct you into one of the dining halls.The portion sizes are insane and the price is a steak to me. You get a wonderful spread of coleslaw, cranberry relish, a cheese and garlic bread spread with a liver pate, then we had soup and this is before the dinner is served. April was our server and she was wonderful I had the half chicken rotisserie and my date had the chicken schnitzel. The portion sizes are insane and the price is a steak to me. I look forward to going back and I'll definitely ask for April again.

Great meal every time we go. Family Chicken Dinner a must. A Baverian atmosphere around town and a visit to Bronner's Christmas Store completes the day.

Food is good but they do rush you during peak times. Staff is always nice.

Go here 2-3 times a year and enjoy it but they have to stop raising the price, $23 for chicken is getting a bit pricey.

The service was awesome! Had lots to eat plus are waitress was very nice and made us feel very welcomed. Food is excellent, especially the stuffing. Chicken was very good too! We will definitely be coming back next year!

Were From FL! What's Not To Love About Zehnder's! When In MI You Have To Go To Frankenmuth!

Love the all you can eat family style dinner! Great Chicken. My favorite place in town to eat.

2nd time I've drove 45 minutes just for their food....

Amazing food all you can eat. Very nice inside, up and down stairs.

A delicious chicken dinner and birthday celebration.

We used to go here when we were kids in the late 50's. Now it is huge, seating 1600. Quality is no where near the same. The chicken lacks any seasoning at all and was on the dry side. You can't order your favorite pieces. We used to get a plate of backs, necks, hearts and gizzards at no extra charge. Mashed potatoes were hard, not fluffy, and the dressing was a solid mass. The gravy is OK, but no rolls, only bread slices, and you have to pay extra for giblet gravy or fried livers. I was really disappointed. KFC is far better. Believe me, it wasn't that way before!

This is the best place to come for a chicken dinner!!1

It's a touristy staple in a unique town. A little pricey in my opinion, but the food and service is good and tends to be more about the atmosphere and experience than anything. Highly recommend making reservations, especially during peak times. The wait can get pretty long.

Excellent dinner and thanks to all employees for serving on Thanksgiving day!

A little expensive but totally worth the experience. We had the Sunday dinner buffet. The food was wonderful and the servers were friendly.

Zehnders is the classic American tourist place in Frankenmuth. If you are German or a Lutheran, it is assumed you will make the pilgrimage for the family style chicken dinner. It's good, but after your tenth visit it becomes old. Nothing ever changes, but that seems to be how the overwhelmingly Senior crowd likes it.

Amazing food, I recommend the Turkey Reuben sandwich, the chips tasted great with it.

It was the best chicken and the most chicken I ate a long time

The ambiance here is on point. The servers were very polite. The food most of all blew my mind. The met just falling right off the phone. The braised pork shank is my personal recommendation.

The staff was amazing... the restaurant was nice. The chicken is the worst chicken I've ever had.

Wonderful food and better service. The family style, all-you-can-eat chicken dinner is a Michigan must-do.

What a shame google limits me to 5 stars. Very relaxing atmosphere. You won't believe how big the meals are. The steak was cooked exactly the way I like. My wife's chicken was moist and tender. Our meals started off with soup, home made bread, crackers, cheese and pate, coleslaw, and cottage cheese . The restaurant was tastefully decorated . Also has a onsite bakery and gift shop. Lots of info on local history.