Rafiki Restaurant — Restaurant in Kansas City

Food prices match expectations as a snack bar/restaurant in a zoo. You will pay premiums for food here obviously.

Staff is courteous and helpful, even if beset by large families. Wait times are reasonable at peak hours. Seating is clean and cool even at peak lunch hours.

Food selection is slightly limited and ymmv. I found the black bean to be a good example of the vegetarian option, but the buffalo chicken is a little basic. Overall, your choices in zoo are limited, but you will be...

This is one is the resturants in the KC Zoo. It is located at the entrance of the Africa section. There is seating inside and lots of outdoor seating. Like at all tourist area, the food is priced too high for the quality of food serviced but the food is at least edible and after walking around for three hours you just want food. Our group order hotdogs, chicken strips, hamburgers, and French fries. The fries were the best part my meal. The facility was clean and the employees were courteous and...

You don't expect much from a zoo restaurant, and what you expect is pretty much what you get. The menu is limited, burgers and hot dogs, but they do offer a vegetarian version with a black bean burger with pepper jack cheese that is pretty good. I had to order mine without the bun due to allergies, and they didn't have any utensils to give me, but I made do. If you just need to grab something to keep the kids from starving, zoo food works. Just don't expect a satisfying...