The castle bakery is wonderful we bought German chocolate and chocolate chunk brownies for our anniversary they were the most moist and chewy brownies I have ever had. All the items they had for sale looked delicious and they were very reasonably priced $2.25 each. would highly recommend them.
great german food great service good people they also have some other dishes that is not german but i would try the german food while in town
always find something different there for my grandchildren and the prices are so reasonable plus I get perk points when I shop there
We and some family and friends continue to to go on an annual basis to the Bavarian Inn Lodge for the Octoberfest. Every one enjoys the good food, shopping at the gift stores and the great service from the helpful and courteous staff.
We would make this trip to Frankenmuth almost every year when we lived in lower Michigan. Since moving to the Southwest US, I hadn't been to Frankenmuth in over 20 years. I expected to find it changed; but not the venerable Bavarian Inn! First off, we felt like cattle being herded through (and it wasn't that crowded, since it was right after New Year). It was as if the staff was used to huge crowds of people and just sees them as cattle to be moved from one place to another, fed and then released! There were 11 of us and we were seated in a comfortable, roomy area and that was about as good as it got. The waitress was curt and unfriendly. When we asked her what our dining options were, she just kept repeating that "the best deal is the all-you-can-eat-family-style dinner"; but that wasn't what many of us were looking for. When I told her I couldn't "eat all that food" and would probably only want ONE piece of chicken, she just repeated that tired phrase. After ordering, my son discovered that they had a "chicken plate" which gave us all we wanted...with only ONE piece of chicken. So, we called her back and changed our orders...she was actually angry! The food was simply "OK"...the chicken, of course, was the best; but the sides were not very tasty (pasty stuffing, too thick gravy, too tart cranberry sauce and watery squash). Two of our party got the combo meal with chicken, wienerschnitzel and sauerbraten and were soooo disappointed. The chicken was fine; but the two meats were tough and chewy and seemed like they had been prepared hours earlier, reheated and slapped onto the plate. I have to say, though, that we thought the downstairs BAKERY was very good. We brought home a pie and a loaf of cinnamon nut bread and they were very good.
Our daughter built a bear at the toy shop and the staff was great! Our daughter loved it! They were very friendly at all of the shops we went to.
The shops downstairs are an excellent place to stock on your German staples such as Spaetzle and Stollen (spellings?) There is an incredible wine selection with an emphasis on great German wines. I recommend the Rieslings!
We came to Frankenmuth hoping to buy some German clothing, music, pastry etc. We looked high and low and other then some beer mugs, beer stines and nick nacks, there was no German clothing or music to be found anywhere in Frankenmuth. We did however find a Irish store selling anything you could think of and a Scottish store that sold kilts and bagpipes. And we thought Frankenmuth was German????
We were thrilled to find the Castle Shops since it was windy and cold out. There is a little bit of everything - candy, chocolate, bakery, beer & wine, toys, souvenirs, jewelry, etc. Every employee we encountered was very pleasant. The prices did reflect the tourist area, but there was a nice variety.
It's packed down there, but quaint. Candy, stollen, das boots, candy thermometers... whatever you need, you can find in the castle shops. Eat a snack. Buy a present. Go early ... this place gets BUSY.