Food Service at the Oregon Zoo

Cascade Grill Restaurant and Kiosk
Where can you look out over alpine rocks and hear the sounds of exotic animals while you eat a nice meal? The Oregon Zoo's Cascade Grill! The spacious dining room - it seats 190 - has a high, open-beam ceiling arching over cozy wooden booths. Carpet and metalwork chandeliers are commissioned art pieces, reflecting the Great Northwest. When the sun is out, the large outdoor deck is the place to be, or, for a more intimate party, reserve the private dining room with a view of the train and lower exhibits. Cascade Grill offers a wide variety of menu options. Whatever your appetite, large or small, you will find something to please your palate.
Cascade To Go Kiosk is located adjacent to Cascade Grill and offers a limited menu.

Summer Hours: open daily 9 a.m. – 5 p.m
Winter Hours: open daily 9 a.m. – 3 p.m
During Zoolights a special dinner buffet is available.
Cascade To Go Kiosk: opens 9 a.m.

A Cascade Plaza food facility (Grill or Kiosk) will be open until closing.

AfriCafe, Black Rhino, and BearWalk Cafe
Africafe offers a place to get out of the cold in the winter with a cup of hot chocolate and a shady place for a cold soda in the summer. AfriCafe also offers hamburgers, hot dogs, burritos, and more. Black Rhino is located adjacent to Africafe and offers a limited menu.

BearWalk Cafe has a smaller menu but the smell of waffle ice cream cones make it hard to pass up.

Black Rhino opens at 9:30, Africafe at 10:30 and Beawalk opens at 11:30 (this restaurant, like the carts, is sometimes not open if the weather is bad).

Food Carts
Don't forget to get some popcorn, a snow cone, or an Elephant Ear while visiting the zoo! Outlets will open and close as business and weather dictate.

Banquet Center
Perfect for banquets, parties or meetings, the high-ceilinged banquet room seats 450 or can be divided to accomodate smaller parties. It is wired to serve your audio-visual needs, as is the reception area, which can also accommodate live bands for receptions or weddings. The reception area opens onto a small terrace that overlooks the zoo train tracks and the Steller Cove exhibit. Local wines and microbrewed beers are available as well as outstanding food. To learn more, visit our Catering page.

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