Shreenath Santhanakrishnan
I tried the falafel burger basket at Beastro inside Sedgwick County Zoo. The burger was decent but not exceptional—while the falafel patty was flavorful, the overall combination with the bun and toppings felt a bit dry. The fries were crispy and well-seasoned, which I enjoyed. Given the location and the convenience of grabbing a quick bite during a zoo visit, it’s a decent option, but I wouldn’t go out of my way for it. The prices are a bit steep for what you get, but that’s expected at a place like this. Overall, it’s an okay choice if you’re hungry while exploring the zoo.
… moreAmy Herrera
I think this will be the absolute last time I try to buy a meal here. It was so expensive – we brought our own cup from home so we could just get a $2 refill, and I bought a burger and fries for my 2 younger children to split, to save money. Kid’s meals are $8 and I don’t think that includes a drink. There are no GF kid’s options, and I was planning to buy him an adult meal on that account.
I will say, their fries are good and a generous size. That’s fortunate. I bought their Italian salad bowl for myself, although I’m not vegetarian, because I’m counting calories, but mainly because it was a couple dollars cheaper ($11.99) It was described as brown rice, greens, feta cheese, Calabria peppers, marinated tomatoes – I thought with the rice and cheese it would fill me up enough to keep walking. They have no calorie info.
There was zero rice. It was sprinkled with I guess quinoa and maybe something like millet, maybe a few tablespoons’ worth. There did seem to be a few tiny crumbles of cheese here and there. It was served with no fork, and I had to go ask someone to find out they’d give you a fork at the cash register (I’d ordered online as they encourage you to do).
My son didn’t like his gf burger. I dunno, gf is hard to do, and I didn’t taste his bun. I ate some of the children’s fries to fuel up. The salad’s flavor was pretty good, but IMO a brown rice bowl ought to have at least a half cup of grain.
$47 plus the $2 refill. Next time I’ll come up with some other plan. If you’re going to charge like an upscale restaurant, please deliver on it.
ETA: I forgot, the Dr Pepper didn’t taste good, but they were nice enough to dump it out and give us root beer without making it an issue.
… moreJacob Workentine
I hate to write this, but I hope management pays attention to get this problem resolved before the holidays. It’s not the staff’s fault in anyway. The ticketing system didn’t send my meal order to the kitchen. I waited an hour on an empty Wednesday afternoon. Confirmed with staff it was the POS network running into issues, and couldn’t even pull up my receipt because it had been so long.
I hope management reads this and resolves this tech issue. Like I said, it’s not the staff’s fault, just the POS.
… moreAmanda Smith
$13.99 for a small cheeseburger you could get at McDonald’s for $2. Took an hour to get food on an empty Winter Wednesday because our order just got lost in the system :/ just get food before you go or they’ll trap you into the Bistro being the only seasonal option.
… moreTroy Jantz
Beastro food is pretty next level for a trip to the Zoo. They do a great job and are always trying new things! Stop by to feed your wild ones on your next visit.
… moreLuke W (Luke W)
A basic meal is 20 dollars that’s a water and the smallest burger with fries. If you want a soda with it it’s 25 if you want a normal size burger because the patties are razor thin it’s 30+ if you want cheese that’s extra cheeseburger doesn’t come with cheese.
Extremely expensive and the food was honestly worse than McDonald’s. Tasted ehhh at best and I almost puked when I bit into a nacho cheese glob they inject into the bun. Eat elsewhere everyone in my group felt sick after eating here.
… moreProud SJSU Spartan
Normally zoo cafes are very mid BUT this place was awesome! I got plain fries but they were super good!
… moreDon C. Railsback O.D.
Do not eat at the Beastro on a busy day!!!! Food takes over an hour to arrive after they lose your order. The process they have is the worst I’ve ever seen. The poor people who work there don’t have a chance of success but are doing their best in spite of the poor management. New food tickets come in about 10x faster than their ability to get food out. They take orders from the counter, from tablets in the restaurant and online all at the same time but only have a single crew trying to handle the orders. How can about 10 people handle hundreds of orders an hour? NOT POSSIBLE. Hire more people and give them all around raise. $17 for A double cheese burger basket should help pay for it…
… moreSam Pimentel
I ordered the cheeseburger and it was delicious, very juicy, I recommend it 100%.
… moreStacy Robinson
My son and I stopped in for lunch. He got the burger and I got the pizza. For saying it was a small pizza it was more like a medium in size. Pretty good food, he loved his burger. Ordered on the computer so it was fast. View of the zoo was nice. A little pricey, not bad.
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