Our family loves that this is one of our Christmas traditions. When our kids are on Christmas break we head up to Zender's every year for dinner and are never disappointed. After dinner it's a joy walking around with the family to see the stores and the lights.
Not as infamous as they claim. The chicken wasn't bad, but kinda lacked flavor and spice. The sides were mediocre at best. The staff really wasn't that friendly or helpful. We stood around looking very confused and we received no help. Not really worth the hype...
I enjoyed the atmosphere and the service but everyone talked up that chicken and boy was it subpar. I enjoyed everything else but it's not what I expected it to be
Celebrating birthdays, delicious, filling and lovely atmosphere. Thank you for a wonderful evening.
Change the environment here, have better service. Change your menu and hire better cooks
So much food and it is all you can eat. Got full from just the appetizers. Plain atmosphere, however, a place you need to try. Tourist attraction. Need reservations for anything after 5pm. We just stopped in and they seated us right away at 330pm.
I wish the chicken had more tastes and was a little more MOIST!
Have ate here several times in the past and food was always great. However on Sept. 29th having not been here for two years our experience was less than satisfactory. Chicken was tough and stringy as well as cold. Taste was not the same as in the past. What has happened????
The other surprise was the server was lest than professional.
It was also the least busy we have seen in all our other visits. Could that be because the quality of the food and service has diminished.
We love Zehnder's our family gets together and we all enjoy each other's company
Good food, family style. Always looking forward to visiting Michigan and making a stop here. Love the noodles and fried chicken. Definitely worth the wait for a table. They have a bakery downstairs that s really good too!
Food is great and service is awsome...we go there every time we visit Frankenmuth.
This place says till 9. It is absolutely ridiculous that you close the store an hour before restaurant. And why is it that the cow path usually always has old hags working. This place has went downhill a bit in the last 30+ years I have been coming.
We had a great time dinner was good service was good
Really good value. Great food and staff very helpful
Great place. Good food. Good customer service. Will definitely come back again.
17 yrs ago we went to Zehnder's for dinner. My husband raved about he great Prime Rib Dinner. On 8/6/19, we ate lunch there again. WOW what a disappointment. The Fried chicken was dry, mashed potatoes and gravy were not homemade. My husband got a cheeseburger and french fries. They were sub par at best. When asking the waitress why the potatoes were fake, she commented, "We have 9 restaurants, someone would have to work 24/7 just to peel the potatoes, Also we have used real potatoes to make the best instant ones". What, really??? Needless to say for a restaurant to get so big they forego quality for quantity, we will not return.
From Florida, we always make time for a AWESOME Chicken dinner!
Chicken dinner not quite as good as I remember from several years ago, but lots of good food and good service.
delicious dinners - reserve online at OpenTable to avoid a long wait
Love love love Zehnders and I will keep coming back to enjoy the food here,
I thought the restaurant was very clean, spacing of tables was excellent, person taking us to our table explained all the restaurant was doing, waitress was excellent & food was great as always. Glad you are back open and so nice to be out & seeing other people again!
I always come here for their Chicken Phyllo. For the past few years it seems they have been off their mark with it. But last week I am happy to say that the Chef who made it this time nailed it beautifully. The Phyllo was light and flaky, the parmesan sauce was flavorful, and the chicken was tender. There were actually two on the plate but in my excitement, I ate one first and the picture came second, oops. :) The presentation of the Phyllo's were also an improvement.
We always eat at the Cowpath at Zehnder's. It's a small dining room off by itself. Must call ahead and reserve. Quieter, food always good. If you join birthday club get free dinner month of your b-day.
We were very excited to visit Zehnders. We were advised by friends to make reservations, which we did. 2 adults 2 children eating that night. We decided to try the Saturday night buffet since it was only a couple bucks more than the chicken dinner and you got more meat choices with the buffet. We were all very disappointed. The hype of the world famous chicken was a let down. The chicken was very bland. No taste, no crunch. I had to add salt to it. Popeyes serves tastier chicken. The mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry tart, stuffing and the breads and cheese they bring to the table were delicious. The top sirloin was too rare but tasty with the au jus. The scenery inside and outside were nice. Wouldn't be back.
The food was amazing. The menu was a bit pricey and they usually have a wait time of 15-20 minutes. But overall, a good experience.
Absolutely loved the food. Staff was happy and caring. A delight to attend
Buttered noodles, cranberry apple chutney, seasonal squash, stolen bread, chicken.... It's all amazing! Staff is wonderful too! Great shopping and atmosphere!
Went to snowfest and enjoyed both the ice sculptures and snow sculptures. We ate at
Tiffany's which was good and enjoyed a cold winter day at a wonderful festival for a weekend adventure...
Zehnder's was terrible. But for reals the service was terrible we made a reservation and still waited so long for seat it was crazy it is so expensive I would never go there again it was a terrible experience and I never want to go there again and I wouldn't suggest that you do either
Fantastic experience with the family. Love the water park and pools! We will be back for sure!!
I had fried chicken and 11 different dishes came with my meal it was delicious a small dish of noodles was totally outrageous delicious.
So much fun for the whole family, and food was so delicious!!!
Delicious! Been coming here for over 30 years. Their birthday club used to be better though when they served a piece of cake and got the drink free with meal but they now give a small sundae (used to be bigger after they switched from cake).. But despite that and the seemingly more crowded than the past atmosphere I still love it here and it is my go to place to enjoy birthdays and the holidays.
It is a great place for a family style dinner! Chicken is a little dry but otherwise the food is great!
Words dont give it justice. Loads of fresh yummy food! Great service. A great place for friends and family!
Family style dining, prices are good once you realize you get everything from your drinks to dessert for about $25 per person. You can ask for more of anything you want. If you go away hungry it's your fault...
Quantity over quality when it comes to this tourist restaurant. It's not necessarily bad food by any means, the chicken is fine, but everything tastes bland. The coleslaw is pretty great.
When you're in Frankenmuth, you choose Zehnders or Bavarian Inn as your dining venue. I love Zehnders because of its amazing chicken and the All You Can Eat Buffet. While a bit pricey (lets face it, everything in Frankenmuth is pricey), its a must visit destination. The staff are so friendly and the food is amazing!
Good service, expensive per person, chicken not seasoned the way it used to be, and now using instant potatoes..
Great food and wonderful people. Everyone seems happy there.
Great food! It doesn't get 5 stars because I gave its fifth star to Bavarian Inn (just a matter of preference - probably decor).
This is a really great place with wonderful customer service
The ambience fit well with the Frankenmuth christmas theme but the prices were far beyond reasonable for the food on their menu. We respectfully left and found another local place with great food, prices and service. Sorry...would not recommend.
Love you my soul ! That's my very first grandson forever! He had a great time....r u guys still up and running? Thats great if u are I still have water park passes ....
This place is for tourists that have money to spend and probably won't ever come back again anytime soon. Last time I was here, the chicken was so dry, it was like trying to inhale a biscuit without any water. I think they microwaved and served us yesterday's chicken. Not to mention, everything was extremely overpriced.
You definitely go for the ambiance the food is bland in all sense of the word I find the noodles to be the best.
The cafe, gift shop and bakery downstairs were all great. The food came in very large portions at a reasonable price and very good quality level.
It's ok....just a nice place to get away with family.
Really nice the waitresses are really professional and the food was great
For world famous chicken, I was expecting to be more impressed. Hate to say it, but it needs to be a little saltier and crispier to be great fried chicken. Must be a locals thing, but our Grocer here in Indiana does it for less with more taste. Great service and meal otherwise.
Quick service short wait outside great experience. Happy Birthday Lorie Grant!
Great food, great Services, and a lot of great gift shop's all in the same building
Lunch was great. The food lives up to the hype. We will go there again.
I have to say the service here is what earned this place any stars at all. The waiter was quick and very very polite, baring the fact that we asked about wine and he had no clue and never came back with any answers for us.
My girlfriend and I each ordered one of the world famous chicken dinners, and I spent the entire meal trying to figure out what made them world famous. The food here was incredibly mediocre and the chicken had practically no flavor.
And after ordering, I have to say I felt bad after seeing the amount of food that came out. This is definitely a family restaurant, seeing how much food was wasted. The attached picture is only the food included in the entire! The first course and dessert aren t in this! It s a ton of food for two. Bottom line - I won t be back. You re better off getting a rotisserie chicken and stick the remaining 20$ back in your wallet.
Good food great service we'll have to come back again
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