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Oma's Restaurant
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About
Oma's Restaurant is a quaint Bavarian theme Restaurant serving Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Oma's (Meaning Grandma's) is located within the Bavarian Inn Lodge and hosts locals and day trip visitors as well as hotel guests. It is a "best kept" secret for having short or no waits at lunch time in Frankenmuth when other restaurants are lined out the door. American and German fare are served and pizza is made from scratch to your liking! Enjoy some of the most FUN servers in the region with great food.
Features
CUISINES
American, German, Pizza
Meal types
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
American Express
Discover
Free off-street parking
Free Wifi
Full Bar
Highchairs Available
Live Music
Mastercard
Parking Available
Reservations
Seating
Serves Alcohol
Table Service
Takeout
Visa
Wheelchair Accessible
Location
Free off-street parking, Parking Available
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Hours
Open until 2:00 PM
Sunday
7:00 am - 9:00 pm
Monday
7:00 am - 2:00 pm4:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuesday
7:00 am - 2:00 pm4:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Wednesday
7:00 am - 2:00 pm4:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursday
7:00 am - 2:00 pm4:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday
7:00 am - 2:00 pm4:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday
7:00 am - 9:00 pm
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4.1
796 reviews
Excellent
409
Very good
184
Average
116
Poor
47
Terrible
40
Mickie M
Troy153 contributions
Dec 2024 • family
Quaint restaurant near Bronner’s and inside the Bavarian Inn Lodge. The menu has a good variety to choose from, so there’s something for everyone. Our group ordered a mix of the German and American dishes - including a classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich for the little. They were all good dishes though each could have been a bit better. The Brisket Melt was really good, though a bit dry. The holiday cocktails were fun and delicious. We tried the chocolate cherry cocktail - which I didn’t see on the menu, but our server suggested it - and it was yummy.
Written 10 December 2024
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Andy B
19 contributions
Aug 2021 • none
While not a gigantic menu, Oma's gives a nice variety of German, American, and even pizza. You can also get Frankemuth Chicken here, if you want a lower price point than the family-style restaurants on Main Street. DO NOT MISS THE BIG TWIST! This gigantic soft pretzel served our family of 5, and came fresh-baked with cheddar-ale soup for dipping. It might be the best pretzel we've ever tasted. My wife had some of the best bratwurst I've ever tried, and the Jaeger Schnitzel was packed with flavor. Good portions, and a small, but pleasant atmosphere.
Written 23 August 2021
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Imelda L
Good Morning andybl3347ZB
Thank you for your recent visit to Oma's at the Bavarian Inn Lodge for your family's dining needs. It was great to see that you had a 5 out of 5 visit. We have done well with our pizza's through the years and with our specialty pizza's such as the Reuben and the Frankenmuth pizza's. Thank you for mentioning that. Isn't that Big Pretzel fun to share. The Cheddar Ale Soup has been a great compliment to dunk your pieces of pretzel in to. Thank you again for the most wonderful compliments and we hope to see you and your family again.
Sincerely
Imelda Leix
General Manager
Written 30 August 2021
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Tour28703561464
1 contribution
Oct 2024 • family
My daughter and I were very happy with our choice to come to Oma’s even though we weren’t hotel guests! Our server, Anjel A. was so friendly and helpful. The atmosphere was fun and relaxing, while the food was fantastic! Our lunch favorites were the German Potato Cheese Dumplings (exactly as advertised, crispy on the outside, hot and gooey on the inside!), cheddar ale soup, and the Mac and Cheese. Just the right choices for spoiling ourselves on our too infrequent girls’ shopping trip on a chilly, but beautiful, fall day!
Written 11 November 2024
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Lawrence W
Grand Rapids15 contributions
Oct 2023 • couples
Not the best breakfast. The pancakes were not fluffy but thin and tough. The coffee was bland and besides packaged creamer, there was little to add flavor. My wife had bacon with her breakfast that was over crisp. We originally were going to try the pumpkin pancakes but they were over priced and did not come with any sausage, Even the waitress acknowledged that the pancakes were not the best.
Written 21 October 2023
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Lesley D
4 contributions
Jul 2023 • couples
I hate giving a review with 1 star, but my meal was not good. I ordered the falafel and got a huge pita with 4 thin slices of something with a bit of tzatziki sauce and a piece or two of lettuce. The fries were OK. Yes I could have asked the server for something else, but being the token vegetarian of my group of 4, nothing else appealed to me. My hubbie had the chicken with schnitzel combo. He ate it but definitely has had better. Try anywhere else.
Written 16 July 2023
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doug12345bb
334 contributions
Dec 2022 • none
We've been here at least 40 times with groups of 4 to 12 and this is definitely the last time. Walked up to the receptionist who was on the phone for over 5 minutes finally ending her call with love you so obviously not business. Finally seated for a quick lunch snack of chicken noodle soup that was two noodles and a lot of warm water. The other soup was a cold cheese something that was also watery and tasteless. Ordered 8 rolls for $9 that were uncooked doughballs. Another party had macaroni for $16 which would feed a small child. Never saw the waitress for drink refills or a warm up of the soup so paid and left and went to a more capable place. Really sad to see what was once great into a future failure
Written 28 December 2022
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Imelda Leix
Thank You for your visit it Oma's and please accept my apologies for not satisfying your expectations. I am assuming you did not share your experiences with management before you left in order for us to correct your concerns. We would have been happy to make changes and assist with a selection that would have satisfied your needs. We receive so many wonderful comments from others on our Google pages and Online Surverys that this saddens me to see that we were not able to meet your needs.
Sincerely
Imelda Leix
General Manager
Written 3 April 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
doug12345bb
334 contributions
Mar 2022 • none
We go to frankenmuth a lot and go to Omas a lot but will totally avoid for lunch and dinner in the future. Breakfast is always good but on three occasions this last trip had really poor experiences at lunch and dinner. The worst was a family meal where two kids didn't get their meals until everyone was finished with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich literally taking over half an hour. Very non existent service with half a teaspoon only of gravy on the mashed potato and absolutely no sauce on a dried out pork chop and dried out chicken. Others in the party were also unfilled and we went elsewhere to get more food. We eat little normally but this really disappointed. If management can provide good breakfast and an expensive farce for other meals there is needed work
Written 31 March 2022
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Imelda L
Good Morning doug12345bb
On behalf of the Bavarian Inn Lodge Food and Beverage Management team, please accept our apologies for your experience while dining with us. We appreciate your patronage and do not wish to give you poor service or poor quality food. I certainly hope that you brought these concerns to the attention of the management team as they would have certainly helped you and your family out rectifying this. We hope to see you again.
Sincerely
Imelda Leix
General Manager
Written 20 April 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
TravelerFam
19 contributions
Feb 2023 • family
We went to Oma's last night since we were staying at the lodge. Two adults, two kids. We ordered pretzel bites, two pork schnitzel dinners and two kid's grilled cheese. Kid's food was ok. Kraft singles, not even real cheese, even though the bread was good. The pretzel bites were laughable as an appetizer. It was $6.95, and you literally get 7 one-inch pretzel bites that you can buy by the dozen in a tub at Kroger. Reheated for a buck apiece. So stupid. Pork schnitzel was ok. Very bland, no flavor. Covered in a terrible "hunter's sauce...mushrooms and tomatoes" most jagerschnitzel is in a cream mushroom sauce. We ate it, but it wasn't great. Stomach hurt about an hour later. Definitely NOT worth a $75 dinner. Super disappointed. Greed on display here. They only want your money, and they want to trick you into thinking they're a top tier resort. They aren't. Go elsewhere.
Written 17 February 2023
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Imelda Leix
Good Day sarahhR80730D
Thank You for your visit it Oma's and please accept my apologies for not satisfying your expectations. I am assuming you did not share your experiences with management before you left in order for us to correct your concerns. We would have been happy to make changes and assist with a selection that would have satisfied your needs.
Sincerely
Imelda Leix
General Manager
Written 3 April 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Jim M
Chelsea348 contributions
Nov 2024 • friends
We had breakfast. Place was crowded, but while we waited, we sipped on coffee available in the hotel lobby. The food was adequate, except for the fried cheese and potato dumplings. They were outstanding. My link sausages were burnt, and the fried eggs were watery. The stollen toast was good, too. Service was okay. Prices were high.
Written 12 November 2024
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IndianaTravelmom
South Bend340 contributions
Jun 2024 • family
This restaurant is very mediocre. Restaurant appeared half empty but had to wait 20 min for a table so clearly staffing issues. Waitress tried but was very slow service and got part of order wrong. Soup was pretty good but the famous chicken is really subpar-could get better at fast food restaurant. Based on our experience I can’t recommmend
Written 25 June 2024
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MNroadtrippers66
Mounds View543 contributions
Oct 2022 • none
While we were in Frankenmuth, we had supper here. The restaurant is part of the Bavarian Lodge outside of downtown. I had the chicken dinner which wasn't that good. The breading on the chicken had very little flavor and the chicken was very dry. My husband had the chicken finger plate (his chicken was dry also). This entree was supposed to come with honey dijon mustard dip. He got spicy mustard dip which was what the restaurant served as honey mustard. Finally, the waitress added some honey to their mustard and finally got it to taste like a honey mustard dip.
Written 1 November 2022
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Imelda L
Good Afternoon MNroadtrippers66
Thank you for your review on Trip Advisor. We appreciate you taking the time to post a review and hope that you also took the time to share your comments with management while you were dining so that they could have made corrections for you. The Frankenmuth Chicken process has lots of seasoning in the breading and also after being cooked. There is more seasoning on the tables that can also be applied if you so choose. I apologize that you felt everything was dry and that you did not like the sauce that we serve. Thank you for sharing that our Server was able to fix it to your liking.
Sincerely
Imelda Leix
General Manager
Written 21 November 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
may0528
Valley City4 contributions
Sept 2024 • family
The Belgian waffle was something out of your home waffle maker. Not the large, thick Belgian waffle you get in other restaurants. Very disappointing.
The pancakes, on the other hand, were 3 large, well cooked griddle pancakes.
The omelets were decent.
Service was friendly and prompt.
The decor was pleasing to the eye
Written 15 September 2024
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Chris O
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • family
The appetizers combo came out with everything cold and terrible taste . Was unable to eat. The dinner wasn’t very good either. When the waitress asked for my honest opinion, I told her it was terrible. She said I’ll be back with your check. Didn’t offer to take anything off the bill or even say sorry. The beer was flat also. Will never go back.
Written 9 December 2023
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MSRcpa
Fishers265 contributions
Jul 2024 • couples
We ate here around 1:00 pm so it was the breakfast/lunch menus. Each menu had a good variety of items you could choose from.
My wife had baked spaghetti. She stated it was okay, but not great. I chose pancakes, bacon and eggs. Pancakes were tough to cut and chewy. All portions were large. Server was helpful and friendly.
Not sure we would eat here again.
Written 12 July 2024
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doug12345bb
334 contributions
Jul 2023 • family
I never learn. After every year getting worse this three day trip was a further disappointment. Potato pancakes were no better than a McDonalds hash brown with onion salt and a thimble of applesauce with almost raw bacon. Running late so didn't send it back. The rest of the family ate almost none of theirs and we went to Birch run for breakfast the next day. Probably the last attempt after countless three day getaways for grandkids. Looking for another water park for them
Written 1 August 2023
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