Extremely rude and curt staff who would not give us a lid for the 4 coffees we paid for. Had to look for the manager who sorted it out in a minute. Avoid.
Food: 3
Service: 1
Daliana Cabello
The worst. I needed the restroom and there is an advise in the restroom’s door that says that you can open the Bathroom only with a code in the receipt. Therefore you are unable to use the bathroom without buying. The worst part is that it is the only bathroom in the zoo area.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Alex Casablanca
Extremely rude (female) staff. I was waiting for my son (who has autism) outside the bathroom and they took me out of
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ian Knights
I used this place as the meeting point for my son as he went off on his own to visit the zoo here. I sat outside and supped a Cafe Latte whilst working out what to do for the rest of the morning. Using the cafe's free WiFi was helpful in that respect. I then left for a stroll through Central Park before returing a couple of hours later. By then I needed the restrooms so joined the short, orderly queue. They say that the restrooms are only for customers only but, of course, I had been one a few hours earlier. As it was no one arrested me and I felt more comfortable to continue our walking tour of the Big Apple. Neither my son nor I felt that this looked a particularly appealing place to have lunch and, anyway, their prices were "impressive"...
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 3
Eric
Very bad food and way to expensive! The pretzel was hard and dry. The chicken strips were tough and the fries were cold! Don't go here, a total waste of your money!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Eyekaytoo
I used this place as the meeting point for my son as he went off on his own to visit the zoo here. I sat outside and supped a Cafe Latte whilst working out what to do for the rest of the morning. Using the cafe's free WiFi was helpful in that respect. I then left for a stroll through Central Park before returning a couple of hours later. By then I needed the restrooms so joined the short, orderly queue. They say that the restrooms are only for customers only but, of course, I had been one a few hours earlier. As it was no one arrested me and I felt more comfortable to continue our walking tour of the Big Apple. Neither my son nor I felt that this looked a particularly appealing place to have lunch and, anyway, their prices were "impressive"...
Everything is over priced and I just paid $1.62 for a single banana JUST to use the restroom. The staff is nice and understanding and the place is generally clean.Nobody should have to pay this much to eat at a ZOO.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
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Guy taking orders was super rude here. The food selections are limited & overpriced even for nyc. What a crane in the
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Dawn Schmidt
Confession: I am local and I eat here twice a month with my dog.Sometimes you just want to sit at the zoo with your dog to share chicken fingers and French fries. Dancing Crane Café is the place for that!I don't understand the bad reviews. What else did they expect from a zoo concession stand? The food is salty and delicious. The soda and beer are cold. The cashier line is fast. The seating area is clean. That's literally an A+ everything for a concession stand. They even have a bathroom inside, despite the signs that say otherwise.It's just outside the fence of the Central Park Zoo, but I like to tell people I'm at the zoo having lunch with my dog. :)Kid-friendliness: It's a zoo concession stand, kid food is pretty much all they sell. Also, kids can be as loud as they like.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Arash Bijan
Peanut Zee! They didn't let our 3 year old to pee . Because they wanted to close, even though there were at least 10 people
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Benett F
Need to buy an apple for 2$ to get the keys for restroom so the kids could use the toilet - CRAZY ?
The code for the bathroom is 1122.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Here's the bathroom code.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great zoo cafe vibes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Extremely rude and curt staff who would not give us a lid for the 4 coffees we paid for. Had to look for the manager who sorted it out in a minute. Avoid.
Food: 3
Service: 1
The worst. I needed the restroom and there is an advise in the restroom’s door that says that you can open the Bathroom only with a code in the receipt. Therefore you are unable to use the bathroom without buying. The worst part is that it is the only bathroom in the zoo area.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Extremely rude (female) staff. I was waiting for my son (who has autism) outside the bathroom and they took me out of
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I used this place as the meeting point for my son as he went off on his own to visit the zoo here. I sat outside and supped a Cafe Latte whilst working out what to do for the rest of the morning. Using the cafe's free WiFi was helpful in that respect. I then left for a stroll through Central Park before returing a couple of hours later. By then I needed the restrooms so joined the short, orderly queue. They say that the restrooms are only for customers only but, of course, I had been one a few hours earlier. As it was no one arrested me and I felt more comfortable to continue our walking tour of the Big Apple. Neither my son nor I felt that this looked a particularly appealing place to have lunch and, anyway, their prices were "impressive"...
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 3
Very bad food and way to expensive! The pretzel was hard and dry. The chicken strips were tough and the fries were cold! Don't go here, a total waste of your money!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I used this place as the meeting point for my son as he went off on his own to visit the zoo here. I sat outside and supped a Cafe Latte whilst working out what to do for the rest of the morning. Using the cafe's free WiFi was helpful in that respect. I then left for a stroll through Central Park before returning a couple of hours later. By then I needed the restrooms so joined the short, orderly queue. They say that the restrooms are only for customers only but, of course, I had been one a few hours earlier. As it was no one arrested me and I felt more comfortable to continue our walking tour of the Big Apple. Neither my son nor I felt that this looked a particularly appealing place to have lunch and, anyway, their prices were "impressive"...
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Everything is over priced and I just paid $1.62 for a single banana JUST to use the restroom. The staff is nice and understanding and the place is generally clean.Nobody should have to pay this much to eat at a ZOO.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Guy taking orders was super rude here. The food selections are limited & overpriced even for nyc. What a crane in the
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Confession: I am local and I eat here twice a month with my dog.Sometimes you just want to sit at the zoo with your dog to share chicken fingers and French fries. Dancing Crane Café is the place for that!I don't understand the bad reviews. What else did they expect from a zoo concession stand? The food is salty and delicious. The soda and beer are cold. The cashier line is fast. The seating area is clean. That's literally an A+ everything for a concession stand. They even have a bathroom inside, despite the signs that say otherwise.It's just outside the fence of the Central Park Zoo, but I like to tell people I'm at the zoo having lunch with my dog. :)Kid-friendliness: It's a zoo concession stand, kid food is pretty much all they sell. Also, kids can be as loud as they like.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Peanut Zee! They didn't let our 3 year old to pee . Because they wanted to close, even though there were at least 10 people
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Need to buy an apple for 2$ to get the keys for restroom so the kids could use the toilet - CRAZY ?