Franks Hoppy Bistro — Restaurant in Fenton Charter Township

Took my wife there for dinner was seated quickly nice!! but that was the only nice thing. Took over 30 min to get drinks then a Hour and 15 min. To get the food!! Ordered the seafood platter $30.00 one for my wife and one for myself also smelt appetizer $11.00 two cokes. Smelt was good but just like the main course not nearly enough!!! It was so small portions it look like a kids happy meal with extra fries . $87.00 dollars later walked out not feeling full. Will not go back and will not recommend any else . Saw your feedback. True on the food items forgot to say the size of items. Perch? I've had bigger school lunch fish sticks,. Frog legs? Look more like swall tode legs, cod had bigger McDonald fish sandwich, scallops nickel size ect. You could not find my ticket because I paid cash!!! Long wait?? There was alot of empty tables!! Saw some woman putting her extra fries in a box believe me there was plenty of them with everyone's order it just a shame to see how much you charge and how little...

Long-time customers of the original "Frank's" will recognize many elements of the new Frank's Hoppy Bistro such as simple menu and phenomenal fried fish. For me, it is the best-in-the-world smelt! Smelt is a favorite of mine and I have ordered it at countless restaurants after having fallen in love with the dish two decades ago at the original Frank's. Nothing has ever compared, and I am DELIGHTED to find the new Frank's has carried the tradition of its namesake. I was only minutes into my full-size order when I placed an order for an additional basket (which I also promptly ate). My gluten-free wife wasn't as lucky - there is almost nothing on the menu for her. However, the sweet potato fries with cinnamon butter, and homemade coleslaw were outstanding. If you're new to the Frank's experience you may be surprised by the limited menu, but it's true to the original. I'd love to see some additional fish options added or maybe a couple salads, but otherwise I wouldn't want them to change a thing....

We visited on a Sunday afternoon in a party of three. The first thing we noticed was a very strong odor of varnish or paint which wasn’t very appetizing. Our server tried to be helpful by apologizing every time she answered one of our questions, but service was slow and sub-par. We really liked the scallops but they needed more draining out of the fryer. There was a lot of grease on the plate. The cod and clams were good, as was the shrimp. It would be nice if the menu offered more”create your own” combination platter options. We liked the onion rings but were surprised to learn that hush puppies were not provided with the meals and could only be ordered as an appetizer. They are sooo tiny (see photo) and I believe we paid more than $1 a piece for each of the five tiny pieces in the appetizer order. The taste did not justify the price. Overall, it seemed like a pricey “you buy we fry” place. But we liked some of the food enough to...