Pantanal Zoo Restaurants GmbH - Zürich

The restaurant is located directly in Zurich Zoo (on the left when you come in) and therefore offers a great opportunity to enjoy refreshments while visiting the zoo. The menu offers a varied selection. The restaurant is modern and attractive and offers enough space for groups and individuals. However, it can be very busy at lunchtime. The service in the restaurant is friendly. The prices in the restaurant are ok. The quality is average to ok. Although the restaurant is a good choice for a snack at the zoo, there is still room for improvement. Waiting times for food can sometimes be a bit long.

I really don't understand the fuss about veggie nuggets. None of the finicky children I was at the zoo with ever complained (on the contrary! . In addition, you don't notice the difference at all compared to the industrially processed meat-based nuggets. And the fact that veal sausages contain pork is really no news... I think the quality in the Pantanal-Resti is top notch for a visit to the zoo. But speaking of meat: I actually think it's a shame that the zoo restaurants in particular aren't completely vegetarian. Unfortunately, I'm not a veggie myself, so that's not my concern. Rather, they would be perfectly positioned to educate about the impact of excessive meat consumption on the climate and nature (keywords soy and rainforests? and at the same time show that meat-free or even vegan dishes can be fun. Food for thought...? ;

The nuggets with fries consist of breading and something vegetarian, but no chicken, The chicken went to the Wienerli for this, the chilli has coriander, for whatever reason, The veal bratwurst consists of veal and mock meat and the oil for the fries is so fresh that you can still have some in the evening. Simply underground!

“Warm” food is terrible, the children nuggets were so hard that child couldn’t eat them. The portion of nuggets and French fries costs chf15 absolutely not worth it, one should rather bring some home made healthy stuff… Salads are soaked in sauce (which may not be the one that a customer would pick up at first place . The playground is the best part of this place, however it is systematically overcrowded, as well as the restaurant (long queuing before being able to get anything… .

For the price, definitely not wprth eating.