Reviews of Polonez Restaurant (Restaurant)

Michael Fusion

Great food. I had the duck special. Mom had the buffet. Orange sauce was house made. Service was attentive. Good music. Chicken dance, roll out the barrel: other standards. I kinda felt like I was at a rural wedding.

Brianna Wunsch

I felt like I was sitting in my grandma's kitchen, enjoying comfort Polish food. You can NEVER go wrong with authentic Polish food. We had the buffet, but next time we go, we're going to try the smorgasbord of pierogies and the herring platter. My favorite was the Hunter's Stew (tons of sauerkraut!), and my husband said he can't choose what his favorite was because he loved it all. Truly worth the stop.

K Annie Powell

Delicious food. Well developed flavor.

Elizabeth Cunningham Perkins

Wonderful: one-of-a-kind, longstanding neighborhood (and city) favorite for authentic Polish eats.

Nancy Kelnhofer

Love the czarina and cheese pierogies! Been coming here for years. Food and service excellent.

Was Nearly

Had lunch here on Thanksgiving and it was very nice. Everything was delicious. I was especially impressed by the mushroom soup. I was not expecting mushroom soup to taste that good.

Angela Gawel

Love the all you can eat buffet on Saturdays and the live music and dance floor is an added bonus

Cynthia Nelson

Went with a large party of eleven. We were seated on a nice long set of tables. Server introduced herself. Took drink orders and 4 orders of deviled eggs apps. Deviled eggs were loved by our group! Server had to bring out all the drinks by herself and took a bit of time for our entire party. She had no extra help with drinks. She then took our dinner orders. She was very patient because we had questions and not everyone was familar with Polish food. I ordered pork shank and potato pancakes and dill Pickle soup. Others ordered different varieties perogies, Schnitzel, stuffed cabbage and polish sausage. My pork shank was tasty. The person who ordered the stuffed cabbage thought the meat mixture was bland. Everyone liked their perogies. The reuben ones were the favorite along with the potato. They were glad the server recommended to order perogies pan fried. Everyone who ordered the cucumber salad and mushroom soup enjoyed it. Server had help with bringing soups and entrees out we received dinners at about the same time. Pleasant experience by all. We may return on a night when there is entertainment which we understand is quite fun.

Donna K

Love this place. I couldn't recommend it any higher.

Jessica Smith

Great Polish food in a fun atmosphere! The weekend brunch buffet keeps us coming back with delicious dishes like Hunter’s Stew and secret recipe potato pancakes.

Carrie N

This brought me back to my Busha's cooking from 24 years ago. Wonderful staff and authentic Polish cooking. Owners are Polish immigrants! A bit more pricey than we expected. Great atmosphere.

Stephen Kotecki

Friendly and prompt service. Delicious and hot dinner rolls.

Linda Wasik

Very good food. Friendly service.

David Rupert

Outstanding taste of Poland! Family friendly atmosphere with live music. We will be back!

Rose W

This is a nice hidden gem of a place. It feels a little like a place you think of your grandmother wanting to take you but the food is stellar. On top of that the bar seems well stocked and drinks like the 'rusty nail polish" give you a a nice bit of alcohol for the price. Top choice is definitely the pierogies. I want to go back for more of them. The only real downer is the fact that the dinning room seemed uncomfortably loud during dinner. 4.5 stars, will be eating here again.

Loland Kapuchinski

This place is as quaint as yer Gramma's taint. I've been going here since it used to be across from the Basilica. It's as Polish as it gets, and that means older patrons arguing and complaining loudly--but not about the food. All these oldies are in agreement about it being the only proper place for a funeral reception--but you don't have to die to treat your visiting friends to the howitzer of auld Milwaukee atmosphere that is the accordion-and-pierogi Sunday brunch.

Michael Thompson

To expensive for me .

Jim Gamauf

Great choices of polish food and a great selection of polish beer and drinks too

Matthew Samples

Staff treated you like family, answered any questions and made suggestions from their menu. Food was excellent and clearly made with wholesome family recipes passed down. Would come again if ever in the Milwaukee area again!

Michael Jacobs

Menu dressed up, but food is generic. Fries with polish sauce were cold, and waitstaff, while polite, were young and inexperienced. Several flies buzzing around the dining hall hovering food as well. Skip it.

Janet Falk

One of the last Polish restaurants here. Funeral lunch. They're food is good.

dawn meyer

Birthday celebrations are great here with the wonderful food and music!!

Dawn Finger

Great place! Need to come for the buffet!

Aaron Hietpas

Good service, wonderful family, and good food!

Michael Wagner

Friendly service , fast for being under staffed , great food .

Patricia Hollingsworth

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John G

Great Polish food. Prices are very reasonable.

Florent Emmanuel KANGA

Very warm service by pretty young ladies. Excellent polish food

Jean Christofferson

Fantastic food, friendly staff, live music, will bring friends here!!!!

Todd Herka

The service was outstanding, good variety of Polish foods and American cuisine too, all well prepared. Highly recommended!

E Z

Wonderful food, wonderful people. Have been several times. Love it.

Alyssa Kiefer

Great authentic Polish/German restaurant. I've been here several times now with my family. Our fvorite dishes are the stuffed cabbage and the meatballs in mushroom sauce. And the potato pancakes! Saturday nights they have a buffet and music and dancing - a wonderful experience!

Noneof Yourbusiness

I went to the buffet on a Saturday the food was amazingly delicious. Also had the best server at the restaurant taking care of me and my compadres. I believe her name is Destiny very cheerful and service with smile can’t go wrong. The only thing I might suggest is that they get a little bit of a makeover in the dining areas. Feels like a dungeon setting that’s all but the food and definitely the service makes up for that 3000. So for great polish food and service this is the place to go.

Jeff O

First time there. Had the buffet and was very good!

S R

I had the potato pancakes! Delicious!

Tammy Thill

Great food at a great price.

Steve Mullins

The food and service was wonderful! You have to try their Deviled Eggs for sure!!!!!

Michael Meczka

I visited the Plonez a few months ago when in Milwaukee on a business trip. I was so taken by the experience, friendliness and food quality tha I took a picuter of the Czarnina, Kiebasa, Pierogi, Seagrams VO, Pilsner Beer and all that plus more is now part of my screen saver. So every day I am reminded of the Plolnez and looking forward to my next opportunity to visist. May you enjoy many healthy happy years of providing a most unique experience.

R R Podlaski

Great service, wonderful stuffed cabbage rolls, yummy potato pancakes and kilbasa. I will go again when we go back to Milwaukee.

Joy sundstrom

This is the best meal I can ever remember having. The staff and service was outstanding. The accordion player was delightful and the owner was charming. Never expected to be wowed like this.

Ksenia Romanenko

Very good food wonderful service highly recommended

Computer Services

It's a Polish restaurant. Good food, fair service. Feels homey. It's like a visit to an old country, with all the trimmings. We did enjoy the visit, however, would not recommend going there with kids. All the staff is like your grandma hovering there. We had 3 kids and only one truly liked it. I don't think service people liked kids there. Strict rules. Some grandma was saying NO touching this and that (dirty hands suspected I suppose) and she was right. I can't trust my kids hands either. However, we don't feel like this at other restaurants. Bottom line: we had a buffet and it was good and good variety (about 20 items) decently priced. Drinks are extra, but that is normal. Will come back, no rush though.

Tee Pridemore

Great food and service love the live music

Joan H

Authentic Milwaukee dining.

Jason Wendorf

Yea so ive never been here.i drive by it to go to the mexican place across the street.so it may be good but also may be terrible.

Paul Dulude

Outstanding authentic polish dishes, the galumpki and perogies are delicious and a wonderful polish family atmosphere.

Kathy Stollenwerk

In December we ate at the Saturday buffet and the food was excellent as usual. However, the dinner plates in the buffet line were icy cold. By the time we got our food to the table it was cold. Your good Polish food deserves better treatment.

Stanley Lojek

Great Polish food good service good prices, I would recommend it to everyone

Rosemary Ekstowicz

Service excellent food fantastic

Cynthis Mohr

I love this place . It takes me back to flavors of my youth . I had the smoke house meat board today. George's liver pate was delicious.

Dawn Perry

Their food is absolutely delicious, it is a nice quiet atmosphere . You will not leave hungry!!

Nancy Hietala

Great Ethnic restaurant if you want authentic Polish cuisine. Great beverages and the owner is so friendly! Regular restaurant, but also a large banquet room and a great bar area.

Patrick Clemins

Stopped in for the Saturday night dance and dinner. Great authentic homestyle Polish food in their banquet hall with music.

Carli Ihde

I've been out to eat here I think 5 times (I don't even live in milwaukee) and i think I'm confident in saying this is my favorite restaurant of all time. Everyone who works here is kind, the ambiance is fantastic and welcoming with plenty of room and, of course, the food is delicious. I bring all my friends here at every chance I get. Do yourself a favor and order one of every pierogi and a big bowl of borscht.

Eric Marx

Great pierogies, polish sausage, sorbet! Lots of food too. Make sure to try the Kopytka and Potato Pancakes.

Josef Locke Klein

Good service and great food, I'm not a huge polish food fan but everything was quite nice.

Mary Kay Kais

Delicious, everything was delicious!

Rudy Pugel

Alexandra and entire Family always aim to please! Jeff Winard adds to the atmosphere with beautiful accordian music!

Doug Dzierzak

Always amazing food and great family atmosphere . Music Saturday nights

Don Kender

Fresh Food, Great Service and Friendly People. Polish Food Dishes are Outstanding. Love this place.

K Skroch

Love the Sunday Buffet as well as the regular menu. Especially the Dill pickle soup and Bigoes !

Melokai M

Wow... Authentic Polish food like my grandmother and mother made. It was fabulous!!!

barbara herr

Great Polish food.

Ron Mexico

One of the best restaurants in the Milwaukee area. Polish food but also german and American. Finally homemade food that tastes great. You gotta eat here try the beer and pierogi.

Rachelle Zielinski

Great food, and great service

Jeremy Peterson

The venue was a tad dated, but overall the food and service was solid. I will definitely be coming back.

Joseph Suchorski

My Mother & I went to The Polonez Restaurant Tonight for our first Time. Usually we go to Kegel's Inn German Restaurant in West Allis, but we decided to try The Polonez Tonight instead, especially since we are American with Polish, Jewish, German, & Russian Ancestry. We both had the Polish Plate with a sample of a stuffed cabbage roll, a half link of Polish sausage, four Pierogies (2 were Meat with Beef & Pork & 2 were Potato), potato pancake, sour cream, applesauce. The cucumbers were good. They tasted just like my Busia & Dziadzia used to make. I Loved seeing the giant Polish Eagle on the wall there, as well as it on the glass when you first walk in. I was sitting there thinking about getting another tattoo of a Polish Eagle on my shoulder after seeing the one on their wall. We talked with the Lady who seated us when we were done with Supper. I think that her name is Aleksandra. We talked a little bit about Polish Fest that is coming up in 2 Weeks & about speaking the Polish Language which I want to learn to Honor my Busia & Dziadzia, & about Concertinas & Accordions which I want to learn how to play. I Loved seeing The Traditional Polish clothing in the display case from The Old Country. It reminds me of the ones that The Syrena Polish Folk Dance Ensemble Of Milwaukee, Wisconsin wear at The Basilica Of Saint Josaphat aka Saint Josaphat's Polish Roman Catholic Church when they do their Annual Authentic Polish Dinner there & when they dance at Polish Fest every Year. Our waitress Liz was very friendly & polite. We had a awesome experience there. According to the menu, The Polonez is as Old as I am. It was started the same Month & Year that I was Born. I can't wait to go again. Thank You for the wonderful experience

Robert Szymkowski

A very nice ethnic experience. Wonderful food and helpful staff. We need to go their again. It's a keeper !!!

kathryn romanowich

The food was fantastic! Live polka music! Our waitress Jenny was fabulous! So good. Will definately go back!

Joe-Ann Landry

I went for Sunday brunch.Live accordion player was absolutely amazing. Food was authentic and fresh, service was good. Pleasantly please with the help experience

Joanne Haupt

Love the authentic Polish food!

David Kolonay

Oh yeah, delicious

Sharon Schuman

Very good service and food☺

Kenneth Thomas

Incredible food, well presented, family service.

Jason Mattison

The food here was very good. You need to try the deviled eggs. The waitresses here were all really nice and attentive. Definitely worth checking into.

Allen Hentz

Great good at reasonable prices

Kris Hoff

Milwaukee's only authentic Polish restaurant does not disappoint. Everything is really good.

Paul Lasswell

This is the place I learned to love bigos. Classic polish fare prepared well with the environment and charm of a longtime family owned business.

Don Nappe

The fish fry was excellent and try the dill soup. Desserts were wonderful too.

Patricia Pugel

Great Saturday night buffet & entertainment!

Michael Krass

Still the only place to get Polish food in Milwaukee.

Melissa Laskey

What a treat!! Visiting from Ohio. This is the best authentic Polish food I have ever had. The pork cutlets were delicious along with the purple cabbage, mashed potatoes, and cucumber salad....and ohhh the pierogies and sausage were amazing! Everything is handmade and cooked by the owners from their families recipes. There is polish polka music on sundays from an accordion player. Amazing stop!!

john kowalkowski

There is no place around that feels like home as much as Polonez. The buffet is the way to go. An abundance of the best Polish offerings will satisfy every taste you're curious about. This is a very well run establishment.

Scott Raymond

So authentic, very delicious, and service was amazing despite them being short staffed that evening. I was extremely impressed

Marie S

Loved everything about this place the food is amazing

paul nosak

So wonderful. It was so authentic. We were just in Poland in August and it was so excellant

Russ Schultz

A very special place

Steve Clarke

Best we ever had!

Carol Murawski

Besides being warm and friendly and beautifully set up the food is Excellent!

Georgel Olenici

We enjoy the real polish dish meal served here every Easter and Thanksgiving.

J.A. Garczyk

Friendly staff with a great atmosphere. First first in a Polish restaurant and will definitely go back!

Jared Jarsocrak

Great Polish restaurant, staff was so fantastic, so was the host. Pierogi's we're absolutely amazing. Will definitely be back when I'm in Milwaukee again!!!

Sharon Napierala

Sunday September 2019 Sunday Brunch Fruit Salad was sour. Bacon, thin very salty cheap quality. Slow to fill stations. Potato pancakes not done. Salads were generic.

Greg Shell

Their buffet is an excellent way to host your family events. Try their Polish smorgasbord. You may enjoy it. Live Polish hand accordion.

Kelsey Keith

Love the Friday fish fry and Sunday brunch. Really delicious homemade food.

VL Rydberg

If you want real polish food along with a accordian player this is the place to go. We had sunday brunch here and it was had polisih with Hunters stew, bacon , eggs, ham, etc. So many other Polish foods. Restrooms are really clean and handicapped accesabilty is very easy.

Stephanie Foulston

A true Polish staple! Very good!! Service was great!! Best cabbage rolls, polish sausage, potato pancakes, and pierogies!

john hoskin

The best Borscht soup I have had...and only real one in MKE worth having!!!

Paulina Gxx

Very tasty food. Especially pickled herrings

andrew jankiewicz

Always great tasting food selections. If you love pierogies and real authentic polish food!!! Black cherry old fashions are the best!

Aditya Karandikar

Great service and authentic Polish food. If you like Polish food, are Polish, or are simply curious, this place is worth a visit.

Glen Wayer

Tasty authentic Polish food in a casual setting and reasonably priced.

David Long

Great, tasty Polish food. Perfect atmosphere.

Gene Langer

Excellent food and service. They accommodated our party of 12. Will definitely be back again.

Tristan Marshall

This place is a culinary marvel that is often overlooked. The Polish food and brandy selection are great. The Friday Fish Fry is superb! They make their own soups from scratch. There are so many wonderful things on this menu!

Marilyn Kaczmarek

Love love love Polonez ❤️. The best Polish food in Milwaukee area❤️

Mary Burgdorff

Delicious food and fantastic polka music!

Gini Smith

Love this buffet and live accordion both on Sunday morning

Jen Damon

Great Polish food. Restaurant has been owned by a wonderful family for decades. I've tried many of their dishes over there years -- all delicious.

Krista Hopp

This was such a charming restaurant! The Polish food was amazing. We got the buffet, and it was so nice to be able to taste all the varieties. The food tasted home cooked even on the buffet. The staff was very friendly. I highly recommend this place!

Mike P

Delicious, homemade polish food. Been there many times and the food is always Perfect. Great service, great people, 5 stars.

Dave Becker

Polonez aced the Mother's Day brunch with a fantastic buffet. I will be coming back. Great atmosphere, friendly staff, good food.

Edgar Savidge

Excellent, rate it 5 STARS...

Colette Metzinger

Excellent Polish food and great service.

Maryann Gorski

Friendly restaurant with classic Polish dishes and a few jazzed-up modern touches (kale was a vegetable option). If you've always wanted to try czarnina (duck soup), this is the place. The staff came out and sang "Sto Lat" for my birthday.

Corinne Rosen

Excellent, authentic Polish food. The food is always great and the staff is very nice. For birthdays all the servers sing happy birthday in both English and Polish. The dining room is nothing special. It is a casual atmosphere where big groups and kids are welcome. It is a family friendly restaurant. Try the potato pancakes, perogies, sauerkraut, beef sausage plate, and meatloaf with mushroom sauce. The portions are extremely hearty. Go, enjoy, and eat your heart out. The prices of dishes are anywhere from 10-17 for an entree. They have 2 amazing soups mushroom and pickle.

Barb Asselin

Super food, super service. Can't say enough about the waitress and bartender server. So good. We'll definitely be back.

Paul Liebau

Nice Saturday night buffet with Polish and American favorites. The cabbage rolls are delicious. Live accordion music for polka dancing.

Kira Hagquist

My boyfriend took me for birthday lunch a few days ago and we were both craving pierogies... Great choice! They even sang happy birthday in Polish and English... Which they were really too busy to do, but owner George and waitress Debbie came out with a piece of delicious cheesecake and sang to me! I've been a loyal Polonaise customer since I was tiny!

John Hinck

Wow! Red borscht, Cold War deviled eggs, and perogies were awesome. As someone with northern German heritage, this was more like home then much of the fair at German (Bavarian) restaurants. That meal with the "Black Boss" Polish porter made my day.

Kathy Kahlstorf

Amazing, authentic Polish food!

Chris Gan

Awesome Polish restaurant and food in Milwaukee. Must go!!!!

So Thereitis

this is an interesting spot to go to, the food is more traditional and the portions are good. the atmosphere is a little darker and draper although the food makes up for the difference

Ashley Peterson

Amazing Polish food and atmosphere. If I lived closer I would go everyday! Amazing buffet as well.

Pamela Karweik

We have gone to this restaurant occasionally over the years. It used to be busier and I imagine there are others like us that enjoyed our food quality more in the past. Best part yesterday was the dill pickle soup,yummy.

Tina M Pridemore

Love the atmosphere great server Great food

Christina Soto

Ambiance is great. Food is amazing. Very fresh and clean. Located in a happening little shopping nook

Curt Merica

Everything we ordered was excellent

Rick Loch

Wonderful staff great food very nice place

Janise Janikowski

Service was very slow but the food was ok. The fish fry was excellent, the sausage had little to no flavor. The potato pancakes were just like Grandma used to make.

Neil Medley

This place is Outstanding!

Caleb Repinski

Brunch was great. Great Polish heritage!

FishKing

Excellent service, food, and live music! A really great dining experience! I definitely will be going back soon!!

Bridget Lorenz lemberg

Great cabbage rolls and perogies!

Keith Stepniewski

Best Polish restaurant in Milwaukee

Karen Rasmussen

Wonderful food with old world charm. Check out the Dill pickle soup and pierogies!

Anna Trudeau

Excellent food.

Fran Leon

FANTASTIC polish food, warm and friendly service. They serenaded us with accordian music! Thanks for the great memory!

Lois Reszka

Picked up a quart of czarina Hot with noodles , my mom who is 93 said it's as good As her's was . Still very hot when I get back to mom's house which is several miles from the restaurant.

Kelsey Storm

Absolutely love this place! The food is authentic and delicious and the family that owns it is wonderful. The polish plate is the perfect option letting you try a variety of their offerings in one meal. The perogi’s (sweet cheese are my personal favorite) are another great option that you really can’t go wrong with! They are always respectful and friendly when you enter and leave making sure to greet and say goodbye to each guest when possible. They offer many buffets and special events with a large selection of polish offerings and usually have live music which is a treat for the entire family!

Julie B

The restaurant is a quaint family restaurant in South Milwaukee. The menu contains many Polish staples. I tried the borscht, potato pancakes and several varieties of pierogies. The meal started out with warm rolls. The rolls were clearly microwaved and were rubbery. I wasn't able to chew them. There was an unpleasant and overpowering taste of worcestshire sauce in the borscht. The pancakes and pierogies are fried on the griddle in oil. They had good flavor, but the oil took away from it. The taste would be so much better if real butter was used.

Daniel McCollum

Amazing food and service! I was finally able to try czarnina for the first time, and the cabbage rolls were authentic and delicious. I'll definitely be back!

Jill Rakowski

Family atmosphere

Joy Sundstrom

Best food I have ever eaten. Service was wonderful. Accordian player was adorable .

Mike Sag

Traditional Polish fair with extremely friendly and efficient staff. I have not seeing my waitress walk, she just ran nonstop and still managed to make me feel welcomed.

David Dorbin

Authentic. Delicious brunch buffet. Great accordion player.

Christopher Bergseth

Amazing food, extremely nice waiters, good music. I loved it, I am definitely going back.

Amy Pauers

Love this place!

Jim Kennedy

Great experience even though I don't like polish food all that much!

Zenon Kapel

Great food, great people!

dave warner

Everything I wanted and more! Jill did a good job taking care of us and everything we ate was delicious.

Tactical Audio Video

waited for 10 minutes at bar, no service at all, paid for open bar of crowd of 40 people and only 12 got service. Food is horrible polish cookery.

Debbie Meeks

Good food & drinks & service.

leo giulianetti

Very good food & not expensive.

Natalie Polivka

The food was absolutely amazing!

Kat England

Been there two times now. Excellent food in a quaint atmosphere.

Anne Repinski

Had their Sunday brunch and the family was very happy with everything. The waitress was on her game and they kept the food well stocked continuously. Husband wasn't impressed with his last experience there but was very pleased with their brunch!

Dave DeWitt

Authentic polish food served by a authentic polish staff good and fun