Flamingo's Restaurant in Köln

I ordered a schnitzel menu, which was perfectly edible but on the small side. The fries were ample but very salty, and the mayo came in a very small cardboard container. We had to choose between sitting inside on uncomfortable wooden benches or hoping outside that not too many wasps would bother us.

For a zoo restaurant, it's really decent. The lunch menu was quite good.

Better to stay away. Overpriced, only a few dishes. Tables and chairs are sticky and dirty, and unfortunately, so are the restrooms. It was no different a few years ago. With the zoo's expensive entrance fees, you expect a higher standard.

Very unfriendly and rude. The prices are overpriced.

I bought a portion of fries at the Cologne Zoo and had to do a double take: That's all there was?! For that price, I would have expected a decent portion, but what I got was barely more than a handful. And then I had to pay an extra 70 cents for a tiny dab of ketchup—seriously? In a zoo aimed at families, that just seems outrageous. The taste is okay, but the price-to-quantity ratio is outrageous.

If I could, I'd give it 0 stars. I've rarely eaten anything so bad. We had two currywursts and one fries with mayo for €14.40. The portion size was a joke. And the currywurst tasted awful. The only thing that tasted good were the fries. The 70 cents for the mini portion of mayo was a steal.

Unfortunately, the prices are far too high for what you get in the cardboard box. Also, be careful with the "menu" of currywurst with fries and a soft drink... Warning!: The sauces cost extra, but are presented as if they were "free." A whopping 70 cents for a tablespoon of mayo/ketchup. Very disappointing.

Nothing more than a chip shop, and not even a good one. Currywurst came in a cardboard container, and ketchup and mayo each cost another 0.70 cents. The prices for the sauces weren't clearly marked. Everything was extremely poorly presented. Had we known this beforehand, we would have brought some decent food to the zoo. You can't even get full from a meal for €14.

Very, very expensive & very, very small portions – not worth eating here. Find another food stall.

If you've read previous reviews, you know what to expect. But it is not that bad. Yes, the prices are high and they should offer something other than fried stuff. But the pasta is good and the schnitzel too. Desserts looked nice. Add some normal food option and it will be good.

Overpriced and very small portions. Very poor taste.

The food here is served in cardboard boxes! The bratwurst was cold and didn't taste fresh. The portions are very small. As a zoo restaurant, there should be more food options and the cardboard boxes should be omitted.

I don't understand why you only offer food without nutrients, even though you also have a responsibility towards the children... but what kind of fries are those? I've never had such bad fries in my entire life? Not fully fried and without spices or salt.

The worst zoo restaurant I have ever experienced. Only fried ready-made products or old bockwurst. All at impossible, completely overpriced prices. The zoo is doing itself a disservice

It's just pathetic to charge such prices for tiny portions and then be so unfriendly next time I'd rather go hungry PS: I just ate a first-class original Italian pizza in the city center for the same price

If you like food from the deep fryer, you won't have much trouble finding something suitable here. This works much better (and I know it from other zoos).

The term restaurant is quite inappropriate. The dishes come in very small portions, sometimes not even on a plate, but in cardboard boxes and at overpriced prices. Higher prices in zoos and parks are nothing new but these are not fair. Staff behind the counter totally incompetent and unfriendly. At least the cashier was very friendly and the view of the pond was nice

Supposedly no meat from factory farming, that appealed to us. Portions small, prices high; OK, we're at the zoo. But the term “restaurant” is not appropriate here. And the two checkers behind the counter who don't seem very clever but arrogant, let's say, don't belong here. The cashier was friendly and accommodating; anyway.

Gave me food poisoning. Everything is fried food. Plus is restrooms are clean and excellent baby changing room

It's actually just a chip shop with an annex. It's a shame because you're usually in the zoo for a long time. I don't understand why they don't build a nice lodge where you can watch animals and eat something sensible. You eat better in every furniture store and they manage to offer something reasonably tasty and cheap. In addition, you only get the fries on a plate if you ask for them. Otherwise everything is in disposable packaging (so really sustainable... not!) and you have to put the fries directly on the tray... So it's better to take something with you and eat a nice ice cream outside afterwards.

I can only agree with the other reviewers. Price performance is not right at all. If you order Currywurst with Wecken, you get the Currywurst menu for twice the price. We ordered a carving with fries, which we got with mushroom sauce, which of course costs a lot more. Just messed up and ruined an otherwise lovely day at the zoo!

We once ordered the schnitzel menu and currywurst with wake. We got the currywurst with fries, which was a schnitzel with fries, but with a mushroom sauce that I was allowed to pay an extra €2.50 for, which I actually didn't want to. So in retrospect we had to pay more than we actually wanted. Mayo costs €0.70 extra, which is still somewhat understandable. Food in general was ok, but you can't really go wrong with fries.

Extremely overpriced almost ridiculously small portions. Ketchup for €0.7 does not contain 10 ml.

The chicken nuggets smelled fishy, ​​probably old/rancid fat! But then you also pay theme park/Disneyland prices.

One star is still too many. 19€ for a small schnitzel from the deep fryer and a few fries. Hunter sauce another €2.50 extra. Quality: Hunger somehow drives in, although I seriously considered leaving it. I don't want to complain about the prices at all, but what is delivered is simply cheeky.

Pure rip off. The zoo (operator) should definitely offer family-friendly prices here and not add additional admission fees to the already high ones. The concept of fries packaging, among other things, should also be reconsidered. It is not possible to get food for 4 people without losing half of it.

Incredible! For the full price they seriously wanted to sell us 2 cold sausages. When we asked about it, we only responded with a grin. Never again!

There's nothing to say that hasn't already been said here in the comments. I don't understand why the management of the Cologne Zoo hates families so much that they don't change the food situation. The restaurant damages the image of the Cologne Zoo.

A handful of fries and a currywurst for €12. Larger portions may not be given out upon request. “If you pay €30 for entry, you can also pay €12 for food,” I heard as I walked away. Congratulations! Catastrophe…

We paid a whopping EUR 47.00 for fries with currywurst! Incredible. On top of that, the size of the fries is a joke! Unfortunately, in the other zoo snack bar they have canceled the large family "buckets" of fries. There are now fries in a paper cup, simply placed on the tablet, without a napkin. Very unhygienic. I agree with the others: just totally overpriced, not family-friendly. A pity!

Far too expensive for a lot of frozen goods/convenience products, unfriendly checkout staff, which is also understandable when every second person complains! You have to remember it's just a snack bar and not a star restaurant! Comment “I’m fed up….” I'm probably not the only one who complains about the price. At least the first and last time we were there! The only consolation is a nice playground for the little ones, while the adults can recover from the “Euro shock”. So self-catering and prefer to go to a nice local Cologne meal with the little ones.

Nothing to choose from and costs €40, never go there again. The only positive thing is the many animals in the zoo.👍

From today on there are only small fries for 3.70 euros in a mini size. The bestseller “Large Fries” was simply abolished. Absolute impudence They're digging their own grave here

Daily specials and standard fries, schnitzel, etc. Prices are, like elsewhere, in the middle range. If I get schnitzel with fries outside, it's just as expensive. Fries were too salty for me but otherwise it's average.

Food mediocre, if at all! But I find €4.20 for a 0.5L bottle of cola more than cheeky!

overpriced and unloving… Unfortunately there is no alternative on the zoo grounds. The Cologne Zoo is a gastronomic tragedy.

The food is barely edible. The restaurant is dirty and greasy 🤮

Incredibly overpriced for very bad and almost inedible food. Even the ketchup tasted strange.

So it's not bad. That's a pretty good way to describe it, clearly better is always possible and for really good it's also significantly better. But it's exactly the same in almost every zoo. There you can e.g. just like we eat currywurst fries and if you're friendly you get a reasonable amount of mayo. Ultimately, I would definitely like these “restaurants” to get better. But terrible or catastrophic should be used carefully.

€2.5 for a filter coffee, 70ct for a bit of ketchup. Prices and service are really underground.

Overpriced, monopoly rip off! Poor quality €0.70 for a tablespoon of mayo? And the waitress even says "I know, we're too expensive"

An absolute disgrace. Drinks cost €4 There is only fatty food. A children's fries for 3.50 plus a mini-splash of mayo for 75 cents and a salad with a bit of wilted leaf lettuce and otherwise just cheap pickled coleslaw for €8.50. Never again!!! I'll bring my own food to the zoo next time.

This is Flamingos Restaurant Zoo. It is located inside Zoo near the main entrance. It has small menu selection with already ready food. The Wurst was tasty, tomato pasta was ok, pulled pork was also good. The vegetable salad wasn't fresh. But everything is very overpriced. We could have a freshly made dinner in other restaurant in the center of Cologne for this money. The bonus - it has a nice kids playground just nearby.

Salat und Suppe sind okay, das tolle Pfandsystem eine Katastrophe weil man sich für die Rückgabe wieder anstellen muss. Da hätte man auch weiterhin Tassen zum Spülen machen können. Über die Preise will ich lieber nicht sprechen....

Ich esse seit Jahren im Zoo Restaurant - es wird immer schlechter. Gestern: Jägerschnitzel. Pommes trocken, Schnitzel (angeblich aus artgerechter Haltung - wer es glaubt) mini und zäh wie eine Schuhsohle. Das ganze für 14 Euro. Bedienung extrem unfreundlich.

Habe beobachtet wie sich das Personal nicht die Hände wäscht und anschließend die Pommes zubereitet. Unter aller Sau der Laden.

Katastrophe! Selbst für Fastfood nicht geniessbar und Bedienung hinter Essensausgabe fachlich fragwürdig und inkompetent!