South East Michigan local visits Bay City. I'm no stranger to polish food living close to Hamtramck and Wyandotte. The exterior is very similar to other polish restaurants, comfortable and welcoming. All the staff were kind and helpful. Looking at the menu I was a bit shocked to see not a lot of polish specific fair. I went for the most polish thing, the polish platter. It was phenomenal, so much food you could feed a farmer after a hard day of working the land. The price was amazing for the amount and quality. A true gem for Bay City. Plus you get all you can eat salad and soup! This even comes with desert! Make sure to be hungry when you stop in.
On Monday of this week we stopped by for the lunchtime Buffet. This was the first time that we went to this restaurant. We were really quite impressed with what was offered. It seemed the price was reasonable as well. The service was friendly as well. I really enjoyed the fish, but I also enjoyed all the sausage and sauerkraut and the apple pie was just perfect. We drove past this place for years and finally gave it a try. My biggest regret is that we did not get here sooner.
I will start by saying it was Mother's day. We chose to make a reservation for 4:30 to avoid the after church and lunchtime rush. While being understanding of it being mother's day, several members of our party had the same observations: 1. the reservation didn't appear to have any impact on the way in which we were seated. The hostess just marked our names with a pink highlighter then proceeded to seat people when a table for a party of that size became available, and 2 the management of the situation was just not organized or effective. I've been in restaurants during busy times and have had reservations, and we have been seated in a timely manner despite the busyness of the facility.Only two of the six at our table chose the buffet. My order arrived I correctly and was corrected, but not until the rest of my group had nearly finished eating.The food is fine, particularly the fish and meats. We'll go back. We had even given my parents a gift card recently, and they plan to go. We're all planning to make sure to avoid the bustiest times and holidays though.
If the desserts were good...I'd give them a 5 star rating. BUT....that being said...no wait, excellent service and if you want the BEST Pierogi, the ABSOLUTE BEST Frog Legs on the planet, and excellent Fried Fish and Honey Fried Chicken....then COME EAT!!! ITS GREAT!!!
So damn good! All this And unlimited soup and salad bar (with shrimp) for $15! Well the glass of Big Don's Polish Ale a few bucks more! Going on their Polka Cruise in July!!
We went here for the seafood buffet on Friday night. I understand that it is a busy time, but there was barely any fish available on the buffet any time that we would go up there. They would only bring out 10-15 pieces at a time, and 2-3 people would get it. The fish was delicious, just wasn't overly impressed with the availability of the fish and the speed it was brought out for a buffet. Also, kind of pricey at $25/person when the buffet is relatively limited.
Went in for lunch. This was our first trip back in since before covid. We were very pleased. The lunch buffet for soup, salad and desert bar was 6.99. Very reasonable price. There was chicken noodle soup, the salad bar which included 2 macaroni salads, one potato salad and another I don't remember. There was a choice of 3 breads and the dessert table was very extensive. Plus you could put ice cream on top of your pie! The regular buffet was I believe 11.99. Way to much for me for lunch. Will definitely go back.
One of my buddies talked about coming here one day and said that this place is pretty good so I had to try it out. Walking in the atmosphere was pretty great. They also have a grocery store as soon as you walk in to have a lot of items that pick my interest on trying but I was just focus on the food at this point. When we sat down we were greeted by great service. I didn't know the place was a buffet so it did surprise me. The buffet is kind of on the smaller side but when I was told this was a mom and pop shop it kind of made sense however that didn't take away from the quality. I tried everything they had and I would say it was pretty decent. I tried authentic sauerkraut for the first time and I can say they changed my whole perspective on that for sure. Overall if you're looking for a nice hidden gem in Bay City give them a try but I'm pretty sure most locals already know about it I just can't wait to the party lol.
Called the store to see if they had a breakfast buffet. Yes. It's closing in half an hour. Arrive 15 minutes later. We're not serving it anymore, we're getting ready for lunch (as they're taking eggs back into the kitchen.. we were starving).Never going back, never suggesting this place again.Life long Polish Bay City resident...
For a Polish restaurant, there is only about one Polish item on the menu, which seems lacking if that's the category it's trying to be in.However, the Polish plate (the only Polish item) was delicious! Every item on it was just perfectly done. The kielbasa was flavorful, the pierogis were crisp but soft inside, the sauerkraut had the perfect tang.It was truly delicious. Everyone at my table (4 of 5) who ordered it enjoyed it. The 5th person got the buffet.She reported the chicken noodle soup was good, the noodles were homemade and very pleasant. The fried chicken had an off taste, so she didn't eat it but everything else was good.