Paul Bunyan's Cook Shanty

We take extreme pride in serving the freshest family style breakfast, lunch and dinner. With our ever-so-famous homemade buttermilk donuts made fresh every day.

8 / 10
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  • Phone

    (608) 254-8717

  • Website

    dellspaulbunyans.com

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  • Type

    American Restaurant

Address

413 Highway 13 S (at Highway H) Wisconsin Dells , WI 53965 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Dessert

Comments / 70


Keywords:

dells breakfast food donuts all you can eat great family style awesome gift shop fried chicken casual lively great value biscuits family-friendly coffee buffet pancakes fish fry mashed potatoes dinner parking gravy
Kathryn Hall

Loved this place...it's a unique dining experience! There's no breakfast menu...you pay up front & are served an all-you-can-eat breakfast . Food was great, especially the hot donuts !

Gregg Bollendorf

A must stop when in The Dells . Comparable to any breakfast stop (IHOP, Cracker Barrel,etc.) AND you can eat all you can!!! The food is awesome, never missed a chance to stop since I've been a kid!

Sofia Frias

Best breakfast place in the Dells . It's tradition to eat here when we visit Wisconsin dells. Don't get discouraged by the long lines because they move pretty fast.BEST DONUTS! Can't wait to try dinner

Mike Knueppel

Great family style restaurant to visit. Excellent food, great breakfast potatoes and donuts . Great price. If you leave not full, it's your fault.

MJ.

Great all-you-can eat place with a specific menu for breakfast or dinner . They bring it to your table rather than buffet , which is nice. Great service, yummy donuts !

Emily Schacht

I haven't been here in 15 years....and it's still as I remember as a kid! It was 15.79 all you can eat fried chicken & BBQ ribs with the fixins! Don't forget your chocolate cake at the end!

Sithfredo Rivera

Worth the Wait! Donuts , Biscuits and Gravy , Sausage , Eggs , pancakes . Eat all of them in any order. This is a must stop EVERYTIME I visit the Dells .

Sammie L

If your in the Dells you must eat breakfest here. Dont get discouraged if you see a long line . Its always like that and the line moves very fast.

Fallon Campbell

Consistently awesome breakfast , been coming here for years. All you can eat and great quality food. Worth the wait!

Nic Madsen

Been a favorite of mine in the Dells for 30 years! They pack em in here, that's for certain!

Ed Tannhauser

Great food, better donuts , come hungry because you won't want to see food for another day after eating here... Oh and again, DONUTS!!!

Keith Zielinski

ummm, doughnuts ! Can't go wrong eating here. Good memories and great staff .

Aaron 8181

Family style . Fantastic Staff . Great location. Good prices. Nicely decorated. Milk is included in the meal. Enough said!

DomRod4130

This may sound strange but the cholula bottles are refilled with Tabasco . Trust me.

Jessica Marie

Great food - please try there fried chicken with mashed potatoes delicious.

Eric Long

Not many things are worth the money in the Dells , but this place definitely is. 15$ gets you unlimited, full course meal. All home made too

Kyle Albright

Great coffee and Donuts ! Definitely recommend this place to others in the area!

Teresa Pavelich

Great food. Best breakfast in town . Ask for Jolee as your waitress and you won't be disappointed! She's awesome!

Martin Buffington

Get there early and bring your appetite. Look for discount coupons. You can get a good deal .

Brent Welsh

Donuts and coffee are excellent. The rest of breakfast was very bland and items were either over or under done. Incredibly noisy dining room.

Robin Marolt

Breakfast is AMAZING! We always bring donuts home with us.

Lori Dunford

Must hit this place for a great family style meal. Just like the lumberjacks would eat

Patrick Nariss

The biscuits and gravy were amazing! All food was fantastic

Antonete Pineda

not bad but i have had better breakfast than here..the place kinda smells stink. they give u little portion but you can always ask them to give you more of what you want to eat like ham ,eggs or etc.

Don nelson

Best donuts ever hands down! Breakfast , the fish fry & fried chicken are awesome! Eat breakfast your full till dinner !

Ron Landrus

Great pot roast . Fried chicken pretty good too.

Kari Buck

Foods good just make sure to bring your appetite. They do have kids menu for the little ones

Gini Lynn

1st time here & definitely will go back! Food & service is amazing!! :)

Laura Castellano

Have to make this your breakfast tradition while in the Dells , best donuts EVER!

Melissa Crimmins

Great food and a fun place to eat!! Family style !

Alison

The donuts are delicious! Great service, too.

fee

Amazing food! && they just keep fulling you up til you can't eat anymore. && the gift shop is nice

Courtney Grand Pre

It is all about the donuts !! And they have mimosas now!

Roxanne Dropps

Tried them Saturday is all you eat ribs and chicken .

Karen Zieman

The donuts are to die for.

Joseph

They charge extra for tea , but soda and milk is free. Which is nearly absurd. If you're taller than 6ft, prepare to duck more often than not in the eating hall. Attractive waitresses a plus.

Nat

Get there early to avoid lines ! Great experience every year! Awesome gift shop !

Mike

Gimmicky nightmare. “All you can eat ” for ~$14 actually means 1 donut , silver dollar pancake , tiny biscuit , and sausage per person. Service was glacially slow and I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone.

Christopher Bourseau

Pancakes and bottomless coffee !

Dianna

All you can eat !

Keith Fagan

Good chicken and ribs . Go for the Cole slaw and skip the canned veggies .

Michael Espinoza

Having a wonderful breakfast here on my daughter's birthday!! Love the donuts !!

Jim

The syrup kinda runs fast, so becareful when pouring!

Jamie Cleven

Use google maps to get here, don't trust the website. This place was closed when we got here.

Tim Kowols

Go during the off season to avoid long lines and waits.

Jeni Zortman

Great food, awesome gift shop . Definitely will come again.

Bruce Young

Always fat & happy after we leave here!

Brittney Nelson

Nice service and good food!!! You'll leave here a few lbs heavier

Dominique Mason

They only have 6 items on the menu for an all you can eat buffet

Elizabeth Ladin-Gross

They charge extra for tea drink pop or milk it's free! Also, they don't refill the food if there still some left on the serving plate so if you want white or dark meat ask ahead.

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