Paul Bunyan’s restaurant is a cross between an amusement park and a restaurant. Truthfully, I had a little trouble deciding where to put it. I think that everyone should experience this restaurant at least once if they are going to Wisconsin Dells.
You will find that the line is most likely going to be pretty long here. It is a Wisconsin Dell’s tradition for a lot of people, so come prepared to wait. Part of the line to wait in, though, is through the gift shops, so you will be able to look at a ton of stuff (or buy it) if you want.
The first thing you will notice when you sit down is the decor. It looks like you are in a log cabin, and you sit on benches, not chairs. In addition, they attempted to make everything authentic by giving you tin plates and cups to eat from, but be careful, they do get hot. All the serves are dressed to the part and make the effort to make you feel like you are eating with Paul Bunyan, or at least during his time.
Paul Bunyan’s is a family-style restaurant that serves you what they want. I have only been here for breakfast, so I can’t speak of their dinner food. You start breakfast off with their famous donuts. They are the best part of the meal. If they could figure a way to package them when they were still warm, they would put Krispy Kreme out of business. In addition, you get pancakes; scrambled eggs; sausage; ham; potatoes; and milk, orange juice, coffee, and tea. It is all-you-can-eat, so if you and your family eat it all on the first round, you can get more.
For dinner, they serve their fried chicken, and on Friday’s, they have a Wisconsin tradition - fish fry! All of this is served with a number of sides and family style.
The food here is heavy and kind of greasy, and there is a lot of it. I wouldn’t come here the morning before you go to a water park, but other than that, it’s pretty good. Don’t forget to tip your servers. Even though it doesn’t look like they do a lot, they do!