If you’re looking for fine dining, craft cocktails, and a classy vibe… keep driving. But if you want a place where the jukebox might play Johnny Cash followed by Snoop Dogg, and where your bartender pours shots like they’re trying to solve world peace — welcome to The Zoo.
This bar is exactly what it sounds like: a glorious habitat for humans of all species. You’ve got the pool-table gorillas pounding out games all night, the karaoke parrots squawking “Bohemian Rhapsody” like their lives depend on it, and the mysterious nocturnal creatures in the corner who may or may not have been sitting there since the ’90s.
The drinks? Cheap enough that you question the math. The vibe? Somewhere between “your uncle’s garage” and “Vegas at 4am.” The decor? Well, let’s just say it’s a museum of questionable choices — but you wouldn’t want it any other way.
Highlights include: • Strong pours that could tranquilize an actual zoo animal. • Bathrooms that tell a story (not always a happy one, but definitely a story). • A crowd so eclectic, you’ll leave with at least one new best friend and probably a conspiracy theory.
Bottom line: If Santa Rosa had a spirit animal, it would live at The Zoo, holding a Bud Light in one paw and a cue stick in the other.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashley Hambrick
Love this dive bar!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Davion Trask
Hard pass on the racist bar with little visibility inside from the street.
ED
Great local bar good prices with a little stiffness. No complaints.
Jash F. (JashFath)
Chill dive bar 😎
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Leah Marks
My local watering hole... the people that go here are always the coolest people you'd never think you might find in a [borderline] dive bar like The Zoo! I use that term lightly for the nostalgia of the place, but it's definitely a clean and classy bar overall. There are 2 pool tables ($2/game or 3 games for $5), a touchtunes jukebox, a covered outdoor smoking area with tables and such, and plenty of parking in the back... I just wish they'd bring back the music entertainment nights they had back in the day, but that was then and this is now... Vince, Nick, Edie, Pam, Nicky, and the other bartenders are all great people, and they also do a BBQ steak dinner on Monday nights, which is mad juicy and delicious and affordable for the quality and quantity of what you get. 😁❤️🥩🥔🍽️🥰 I truly feel fortunate to live so close to this local gem! Plus it's always fun to tell people you're going to the zoo and see the confused look on their face when they try and make sense of why "the zoo" would be open at midnight... Lol 😆
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jax
This is a amazing bar and they have a really good staff i recommend this place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Claire Akin
We didn’t die. A guy bought me a shot on my birthday. I don’t remember being there the next day. He bought me another shot. The end.
Great place to come have some fun
If you’re looking for fine dining, craft cocktails, and a classy vibe… keep driving. But if you want a place where the jukebox might play Johnny Cash followed by Snoop Dogg, and where your bartender pours shots like they’re trying to solve world peace — welcome to The Zoo.
This bar is exactly what it sounds like: a glorious habitat for humans of all species. You’ve got the pool-table gorillas pounding out games all night, the karaoke parrots squawking “Bohemian Rhapsody” like their lives depend on it, and the mysterious nocturnal creatures in the corner who may or may not have been sitting there since the ’90s.
The drinks? Cheap enough that you question the math. The vibe? Somewhere between “your uncle’s garage” and “Vegas at 4am.” The decor? Well, let’s just say it’s a museum of questionable choices — but you wouldn’t want it any other way.
Highlights include:
• Strong pours that could tranquilize an actual zoo animal.
• Bathrooms that tell a story (not always a happy one, but definitely a story).
• A crowd so eclectic, you’ll leave with at least one new best friend and probably a conspiracy theory.
Bottom line: If Santa Rosa had a spirit animal, it would live at The Zoo, holding a Bud Light in one paw and a cue stick in the other.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love this dive bar!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Hard pass on the racist bar with little visibility inside from the street.
Great local bar good prices with a little stiffness. No complaints.
Chill dive bar 😎
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
My local watering hole... the people that go here are always the coolest people you'd never think you might find in a [borderline] dive bar like The Zoo! I use that term lightly for the nostalgia of the place, but it's definitely a clean and classy bar overall.
There are 2 pool tables ($2/game or 3 games for $5), a touchtunes jukebox, a covered outdoor smoking area with tables and such, and plenty of parking in the back...
I just wish they'd bring back the music entertainment nights they had back in the day, but that was then and this is now...
Vince, Nick, Edie, Pam, Nicky, and the other bartenders are all great people, and they also do a BBQ steak dinner on Monday nights, which is mad juicy and delicious and affordable for the quality and quantity of what you get. 😁❤️🥩🥔🍽️🥰
I truly feel fortunate to live so close to this local gem!
Plus it's always fun to tell people you're going to the zoo and see the confused look on their face when they try and make sense of why "the zoo" would be open at midnight... Lol 😆
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a amazing bar and they have a really good staff i recommend this place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We didn’t die. A guy bought me a shot on my birthday. I don’t remember being there the next day. He bought me another shot. The end.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Everything is great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great atmosphere fun to hang out with the locals that hang out there regularly
Service: 5
Fantastic
I enjoyed my first time to the
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 5
Very nice bar. Great modern juke box. Very nice and friendly regular patrons. Great bartender. I really enjoyed my family .
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
I love this little bar, great people!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Loading...