Zenz Wirtshaus in Mainz

Great German food (try the beer goulash!) and good service.

Great beer, great food, great staff, handy for HBF. Highly recommended.

Hello, we landed here on a recommendation, without a reservation, a friendly welcome and OH WONDER that hasn't happened to us at all in the last few months.... After we had our table, the menu + drink order came, a moment later the food order After that everything happened in no time, (super fast) unbelievable, As if they knew what we wanted to eat, hot food, on a warm plate, good portion, tasted very good and at such a reasonable price. Incredible. Thank you for this experience. LG from Hamburg

Very good food, good service, nice ambiance, fast but not rushed, schnitzel tasted very fresh with a nice flavour.

Good food, great service, nice selection on the menu - clear recommendation!

The service was super friendly and quick. The food was also delicious and came very quickly, even though the restaurant was full. Nice atmosphere, you feel very comfortable and warmly welcomed. We'd love to come back

Best happy hour (wish it started before 10 tho)

I had a bad experience, the waitress got my order wrongly and when I informed him and asked for my original order he said it was not possible, so I had to pay more for something I didn’t ordered and didn’t want to. And he kept during the whole night telling me it was my mistake.

Very nice inn in the immediate vicinity of the main train station. Very attentive and friendly staff, really good local cuisine, decent value for money. Recommended!

Of course we didn't make a reservation. The service was very friendly and still gave us a table with the note that the place would be reserved after 1 hour. We ordered and received our drinks quickly and the delicious food came very quickly. Great here. We rarely give that much tip, but the service staff were so cheerful and friendly that they were happy to give it. You should definitely eat here. Keep it up

Basically, the food looked great and I also liked it, but that was due to my diet. The staff tried very hard and in the end it worked. Thanks for that

I was there for the first time a few days ago and I was thrilled. Great ambience, great service, great food. Only the bouncers in the entrance area seemed a bit strange, but they were also very nice!

Service was a bit overwhelmed that evening, unfortunately incorrect information was also passed on. Otherwise ok

Good service and delicious food. However, they are quite expensive, especially with extras such as sauce for the schnitzel (3.90 euros extra) or ketchup and mayonnaise, also euros extra each. Otherwise, as I said, great, especially the ambience and the location. The schnitzel day is highly recommended!!

Stayed in the rustic Zens for breakfast today, very tasty and beautifully prepared breakfast.

Very tasty food and great ambience. Unfortunately we couldn't order the Kaiserschmarn - because we were just too full :-). The salad and the schnitzel were great. We'd love to come back!!

Schön eingerichtets Restaurant Personal sehr freundlich Essen sehr lecker, wir hatten Schnitzel und Brizza. Eine Bretzelteig basierende Pizza Kommen gerne wieder

Some of the best Mainz has to offer!

Today we ate another schnitzel with fried potatoes, cranberries and salad. Had a wheat beer with it. I thought the summer salad version only with leaf lettuce, especially radiccio and red beetroot cubes, was great, nothing against coleslaw and potato salad as usual, I also like to eat it. Schnitzel and fried potatoes are delicious. There are better products/suppliers when it comes to cranberry compote, but it's great that it comes with it, it's part of the schnitzel. Gladly again sometime!!!

Ein tolles Wirtshaus mit zuvorkommendem Personal sorgten für einen angenehmen Abend.

Friendly service and a varied range of food, it's nice that there are also a few little things such as sausage salad or hand cheese.

-) schnelle Bedienung -) gute durchaus leckere Küche -) gute Erreichbarkeit -) freundliches Personal -) sehr zu empfehlen

Hoch professionelle Gastro im Besten Sinne. Nette Location, netter zuvorkommender Service und leckeres Essen…wie bei jedem Besuch bisher! Kompliment dem Team und Chef.

It was excellent, and the waiter was very friendly and helpful.

I've been there twice now and both times I noticed the extremely friendly service staff! This is no longer a given these days! I hope the operator appreciates this! Otherwise everything was nice, the food was nice and hearty (I had the pub dumplings) and the price/performance ratio was absolutely fine. Cozy, even though we were there once with a very large group and once with about 8 people. So absolutely recommended, gladly again!

Die Bedingungen sind immer sehr nett und sowohl das Schnitzel als auch der Maultaschen-Salat waren sehr lecker.

Very good food, very friendly staff

Das Essen war sehr lecker und ansprechend zubereitet. Ein großer Pluspunkt: Es war auch für Vegatarier etwas dabei. Die Bedienung war äußerst aufmerksam und freundlich. Das Ambiente gefiel uns nicht so sehr, es hatte etwas von einer Bahnhofswartehalle. Trotzdem insgesamt eine sehr gute Wahl, wir würden es weiterempfehlen.

Alles prima, Reservierung klppte, Bedienung sehr aufmerksam und freundlich, Bier und Essen wie ststs sehr gut. Znnz lohnt sich ...

Delicious vegan schnitzel, very friendly service!

Wonderful food! For a nice price! Very good schweine haxe!

Sehr nette Begrüßung, tolles Ambiente! Schneller und überaus freundlicher Service! Das Essen war superlecker und die Cocktails auch! Ein kleiner Punktabzug gab es lediglich bei den Getränkepreisen. Insbesondere der Wein 02 für 7.20€ finde ich schon etwas hoch! Waren zum ersten Mal im Zens und kommen ganz sicher wieder!!

Wir waren zum Mittagstisch dort. Auf der Mittagskarte war kein vegetarisches Essen. Die Schweinelende war lauwarm und zäh. Der Salat war sehr lecker und das Essen war sehr schön angerichtet. Man bekommt beim Bezahlen keine Kostenaufstellung, finde ich sehr unseriös.

On Monday December 23rd we were at Zens with a larger group. After less than 30 seconds, an employee shouted at me in a very unfriendly manner and told me to get out of the way. As the evening continued, the behavior of this one employee towards our group was not really customer-friendly but rather very unfriendly. Although the rest of the staff were hard-working and friendly, a negative impression of this one employee remained with me days later, which I think is a shame for the inn.

Ambiente war ok aber mehr erwartet, Reservierung war für 18:30 Uhr um 18:15 Uhr waren wir da da war unser Tisch belegt wir wären ja auch viel zu früh…:/ Service eher unfreundlich nur wenige wirklich freundlich und zuvorkommend

We had dinner here on our first day in Mainz. To be honest, the food was nothing particularly special. It was served quite quickly, around 5–10 minutes after ordering. The schnitzel was good, but the beef in beer sauce (I believe it was) was slightly too salty. Food: 4/5 The atmosphere was excellent, and the staff were very friendly and helpful in assisting us with dish selection.

We wanted to eat a pretzel here from the train station across the street. That was forbidden to us.

Difficult, sometimes unpleasant operation. Guests are spoken to in an unfriendly manner because there is a lot of activity and some guests are “in the way” of the service. Rather unprofessional and customer distant. Too bad

Pre-order recommended. We only got a table in the uncomfortable entrance area.

The restaurant is actually highly recommended because the atmosphere and the offering are convincing. Unfortunately, there was an incident on my last visit that spoiled the positive impression. Some of the staff seemed very overwhelmed. It happened that customers were pointed out their position in the room in an unfriendly tone and were apparently accidentally bumped into. One employee in particular stood out because his behavior didn't really seem professional that day. The other waitress, however, was friendly and attentive, which balanced out the experience a bit. Unfortunately, a bad impression remains. Therefore, despite the otherwise positive experiences, I can unfortunately only give this rating and hope that in the future the staff will avoid this impression among other customers who come regularly.

Very unfriendly service, accuses paying guests of wanting to gouge, complains about too much demand. Extremely overwhelmed and incompetent

Stylisches Restaurant direkt am Bahnhof mit einer kleinen aber guten Speisenkarte mit pfiffigem Personal zu vernünftigen Preisen.

Their pretzel pizza was delicious. Very nice atmosphere and plenty of fun drink options to choose from. Food came out quickly and we enjoyed every bite!

We love eating here because the food is always delicious and the service is very helpful and attentive.

Food wasn't that good, coffee too

Alles top, danke! Sehr lecker und freundlicher Service

Great restaurant, right at the train station, attentive service, delicious, regional food

I spent the wait for the night train at Zenz. It was pretty crowded. The waitress came and recommended either a Schörlchen or a Helles Kloster Scheyern beer. Good recommendations and a super tasty beer Then tried another Bübele. The Spumdekäs was also really tasty and left you wanting more.

I stumbled in here because the train... cough, clear your throat, oh, whatever... Anyway, I treated myself to an unexpected stop on my own and hit the right "shop" with the Zenz: rustic, cozy, friendly service, delicious food Food (minced steak with mashed potatoes and tomato sauce from the lunch menu) and a hearty Riesling spritzer, which made me happily stagger back to the train station. I'd love to come back!

Drank super delicious red mulled wine and ate very tasty venison goulash. Very friendly and personable service staff who clearly enjoy their job. TOP

I kind of like the feel and atmosphere in the main room, this mix of wood and tiles. There are divided rooms that are all slightly different. Service was quick and nice, well taken care of. Food was great so far, we both had the schnitzel and were very satisfied. The selection of drinks was also convincing and overall the prices for a location right next to the main train station were completely acceptable for the current time.

Wir waren eine Gruppe mit 7 Personen. Der Service war top, da gibts nichts auszusetzen. Die Speisen waren nur lauwarm, die Pommes unter dem Schnitzel versteckt, was dazu führte, dass sie "latschig" waren, das Schnitzel selbst war nichts Besonderes, der Salat war ok, aber nicht überzeugend, die Bratwurst für den Preis hat noch eine Menge Luft nach oben. Beim Gulasch war zu wenig Fleisch und zuviel Beilage auf dem Teller. Einzig die Haxe und der Spundekäs waren sehr gut. Insgesamt konnte das Konzept uns nicht so überzeugen, dass wir nochmal dort essen würden.

Very good traditional food restaurant. The schnitzel is truly spectacular with its varieties, they also have daily specials and a great variety of both drinks and food. Actual grade: 4.5/5.0

A wonderful place to have a drink with friends. The service is always friendly and the service is very quick after ordering. No matter whether in warmer times in the outdoor seating or in the restaurant itself. We come here regularly and can only recommend it.

Relaxed, friendly staff in a very nice location! Fast service with delicious drinks and good food 😉... gladly again

Delicious cuisine, a well-attended restaurant, there is guaranteed to be something for everyone

Essen gut, Preisleistungsverhältnis gut, Ambiente befriedigend, Raum zu hell und zu laut

Great inn, very cozy, schnitzel perfect

Quite a nice place, great service. The food was so-so and very expensive.

Service always friendly and attentive. If something isn't right, we'll respond immediately and get a hot drink on the house 😉👍 Food very good.

Highly recommended. Delicious food. Top service. Thanks

Sehr lecker und zu empfehlen. Werde ich bald wieder besuchen

Portions are plentiful, great service and normal volume for a brewery

Ate once and got a bill twice The service was very nice.

Very nice friendly service. The food was very tasty and plentiful. There were nine of us and the table was arranged quickly. Great outside and inside. We would be happy to come back.

Lovely authentic place to eat directly opposite Mainz station. Beautifully decorated, good array of food and wine, enjoyed our time there.

Tastes excellent. However, espresso is served without water.

Unusual and great flair. High stucco ceilings, chandeliers and wood paneling. Friendly, fast staff. Good selection on the menu. Everything tasted good.

I didn't drink any beer. However, the food was rather expensive and the portion was small. You won't really get full forever.

The food was good and the price/performance ratio was very good. There are various beers on tap. The service team left the impression that the distribution of tasks was not clear. In terms of ambience it was a bit plain.

Cozy atmosphere and delicious cuisine with very attentive service. We felt very comfortable and would love to come back.

Once the Mainz feeling 😁 - you get it here 😁. A quaint, rustic restaurant with incredibly friendly staff. The service was impeccable... The food was extremely tasty 🤤. Whether it's sauerbraten - schnitzel/fries - 🐟 fish or the pretzel pizza "Mainzer Feeling" with Spundekäs/Handkäs: fantastic 👍. The desserts are also highly recommended. Thank you for a really great experience and a great evening... We'll be happy to come back 😌...

Reservierung problemlos, Service und Qualität der Speisen sehr gut, Preisniveau etwas über dem Durchschnitt, Weinauswahl (besonders Rotwein) könnte größer sein.

The cuisine has now slowed down a bit, especially when it comes to desserts, and the menu has shrunk significantly. The cocktail casino was also abolished. Since then it's no longer suitable as a local bar, but it's still good

We came there spontaneously on Tuesday. David gave us a friendly welcome, quick service, food price performance top! We'd love to come back when we're in the region again! 5 stars! We were there again today. This time Din took care of us. We ordered two chocolate soufflés, coffee and a cold drink. Unfortunately, we noticed that the mango-passion fruit had a bad taste. We also noticed pieces of gelatine. We suspect that it was set with starch but wasn't heated enough. Or the gelatine was not processed correctly. We asked Din to ask in the kitchen if this was correct. Unfortunately there was no feedback until after paying for the four items and we were not allowed to order another drink. When I left I asked if I would get an answer to the open question. He answers immediately with the same content of my assumption. He can't help it. He didn't do it, but feedback would be the least I could do. 1 star!

Good food, nice good service, suitable for young and old Gladly again

Es war nicht unser erster Besuch. Service wie immer sehr freundlich. Essen war auch wieder sehr lecker. Auch kann man das Treiben auf den Bahnhof sehr gut beobachten, was unseren Enkel sehr freute.

We had dinner in the restaurant yesterday, super friendly staff. We once had the beer goulash which was delicious and the portion was also right. Secondly, we had the Wirtshausschnitzel with steak fries, the fries were no longer really hot and therefore a bit soggy, the portion was ok, the schnitzel was large, but never had 300 grams. That was maybe 150g. Meat as thin as it was and 150g of breading that was completely detached from the schnitzel, and the amount of side salad for €4.90 was also a bit outrageous.

The sauerbraten was very good, only the potato dumplings could be a little bigger.

Schnitzel day in Zenz. Really delicious. Very friendly quick service. I didn't expect it to be opposite the main train station.

Finally a lady who puts her heart and soul into it ❤️ Thanks for everything Anna 🫶 Lennart and I will be back 😇

I was there for the first time on September 12, 2024 because I wanted to enjoy good German cuisine again and the reviews of the inn are very good. The reception was very friendly, the atmosphere corresponds to that of a tavern with a bar character, overall cozy and rustic. The waiter was very friendly and accommodating, he responded to my wishes, which I found to be very positive. I then decided on the Rhenish Sauerbraten with dumplings and red cabbage. For my taste, the red cabbage was a little too sweet and a little too much cinnamon, the meat was good and the sauce was very tasty, the dumplings (two pieces) were quite small so I ordered two more, which were served a short time later. Conclusion: good regional home cooking, I will definitely go there again and then try the knuckle... Was there again today September 14th, 2024. This time I tried the knuckle, it was very crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. The dumplings were the same as the sauerbraten and a little too small. The cabbage was very fresh and crunchy with bacon, the sauce was the highlight and was very, very tasty. The waiter was very friendly and attentive as on my first visit. I'll go back and tell you, next time I'll try the bratwurst or the schnitzel... I'm excited...

Wir haben einen tollen Abend im Zentrum verbracht. Unsere Bedienung Lennard war super. Essen war klasse. Wenn wir wieder in Mainz sind kommen wir gern wieder

Food good, service friendly and relatively quick. Very attentive.

Very good, the beer is delicious too

Nice restaurant with friendly service. Food and drinks are good 👍.

Great service and very good value for money.

Everything was very good, I can only recommend it.

Nice brewery right next to Mainz train station. Friendly and fast service staff. The food was very good (Brauhaus schnitzel and pizza made from pretzel dough) and the beer and lemonades were also good.

Food: 3/5 - The fried potatoes swim in oil and are unfortunately not real fried potatoes… Service: 3/5 - 10min wait for ketchup…. A gentleman at the next table was arrested for not paying for his meal. The staff shout loudly and pay no attention to guests at the next table. There was no apology for the inconvenience... Price: 3/5 - 47€ for 2 schnitzels and 2 cokes and a lot…

Traditional German dishes! Tasty but a little too rich! Good service and nice environment!

My daughter and I ate dinner in this restaurant. I ordered the saurbraten with potato dumplings. Both were really good. I also ordered a house made lemonade that was tasty. Service was great.

We spontaneously looked for something for breakfast and came across Zenz Wirtshaus. The pancakes are super tasty and beautifully prepared. I was also very impressed by the ambience... very stylishly designed. We recommend it 👍🏻

Great food, nice location and friendly staff. A visit is highly recommended!

Delicious food, very friendly staff

I was in Mainz for 3 days. My hotel was next to the train station. I discovered the restaurant by chance. I really liked the selection on the menu. Something for everyone. Then I saw knuckle with dumplings and coleslaw with bacon. I thought I'd try it. THANK GOD!!! GOOD DECISION It was heavenly and incredibly delicious. Everything! I held the bone briefly, made a quick cut into the meat and the whole thing slid off the bone without leaving any residue. The bone was snow white. The meat was so juicy. Simply delicious and great. I ate a knuckle every evening for 3 days. It's just a shame that I wasn't in Mainz for a month. The service was so incredible, friendly, quick and professional that I had the feeling that they didn't take what they were doing as work at all. Unfortunately, I was there for the first time, but not the last. Guaranteed!!!! Please please keep it up!! Boys - girls and HAXE, I'll be back. Thank you for everything!

Very kind staff. Food and drinks were absolutely amazing.

Sehr schneller und überaus freundlicher Service, flexibel bei Wünschen. Die Speisen waren ausgezeichnet.

Fast service! A haven of peace in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the station forecourt.

Die Bedienung sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Das Essen einfach lecker und der Preis stimmt. Die Lokalität sehr gemütlich. Danke und macht bitte so weiter