De Terraszaal in Noord

You sit down and order your food via the QR code at the table. The price is exorbitant, even though the quality is actually quite good. We had to wait nearly three quarters of an hour for our food in a semi-busy restaurant, while people arriving later get their orders sooner. You don't get cutlery with your food; you have to figure that out yourself. There is cutlery in the tray (5 knives and 1 fork), but it isn't clean. I really should have the NVWA (Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority) come by here... The atmosphere is mediocre. Not worth the effort. If you are visiting Blijdorp, definitely do not eat here. It is really not worth the money.

We waited 45 minutes for our food, even though it was still very quiet when we sat down. Other tables were served the same food. Something must have gone wrong. The menu is not extensive; you cannot order fries. You can only order by phone. The food was tasty, though, and the portions were large.

The worst food I had ever had, chicken salad tasted like pure lemon, u order a pancake for 15€ and u get one thin crepe, burger was ok. Only thing that was good was the beer.

Horrible prices, even worse food

After strolling around all morning, I had to wait almost an hour for food, even though it wasn't busy at all.

The place is awful. The waiters are rude and incredibly slow, and the food is already terrible. We ordered a hamburger and three savory crepes, and it took almost an hour to arrive. On top of that, they were practically cold, and to make matters worse, they had the wrong order. They brought an extra dish and made me wait another half hour for my crepe, by which time everyone else had finished their meal. A disgrace, not recommended at all.

Terrible service. Waiting time: 40 minutes per burger. Price: Excessive. Dishes unsuitable for children and poorly described on the menu. As a result, you see three-quarters of the Dutch people letting their kids eat leftovers off paper napkins like animals. And to top it all off, the waiter took away my unfinished plate as soon as I went to the restroom… In short, this restaurant is the very definition of a bad restaurant. Its location in the heart of the zoo is incomprehensible.

Inside the zoo restaurant, once you arrive, find a table and scan the QR code next to it with your phone to order. The electronic menu is only in Dutch; you can ask the waiter for help. I recommend the newly introduced Rotterdam waffles (savory). K 2026/05/01

Great cafe, friendly staff. The portions are very large. Thank you🌺

This restaurant is located in a historic building in Rotterdam Zoo, near Tiger Creek, the Chinese Garden, and the Riviera Hall. For many years, a restaurant has been located here, but its concept has changed several times. Now, it's no longer self-service but with table service. You order at the table using a QR code and pay via iDEAL, for example. It works perfectly. The atmosphere is impersonal, which is a shame, as all the tables are so close together. The dining room itself is quite cool, and the view is beautiful. The food is what saves it, as far as we're concerned; it's really excellent, with chefs who know what they're doing. The prices, however, are quite high. The service is fast, but that's about it. It's rather impersonal and not very attentive. Before you've even left your table, they send new people, who then wait next to your table until you leave...very annoying. In short, a mixed experience...a shame because the food was excellent.

Unsalted fries, thick, dry pancakes, and a strangely bad goat cheese salad. Even the bitterballen weren't good (just a bad version). I don't understand how they can still serve such bad food in 2026.

We had a delicious meal, but what struck us most was that the staff was hovering behind the buffet while many tables were covered in dirty dishes from guests who had already left. They also made no effort to clear and clean those tables. There's a clear lack of guidance from a manager and/or self-awareness from the staff. It certainly doesn't make a good impression.

It is a cozy place and the food was well prepared! You order via an online ordering system and the food arrived very quickly. Additionally, the food was very varied and tasty.

Exceptionally good, especially for a restaurant in a zoo or park. Very pleasantly surprised, tasty food and good portions!

The food quality is truly appalling for the relatively high price (18 euros for soggy fries with lukewarm meatballs). Moreover, the pancakes were reheated and tough. On top of that, they opened 15 minutes late because they were still cleaning up, and all the toilets in the building were clogged. Unbelievable.

Delicious pancakes, good size and well priced

The food is truly awful. I ordered two pancakes that were incredibly tough, as if they'd been made two weeks ago. It's clear the pancakes aren't freshly made, but simply reheated, and especially for this price, that's unacceptable. I find it bizarre that they're charging so much for such poor food. Blijdorp should really try harder to offer good food, because ultimately, they benefit from it themselves. It's unbelievable that anyone has given this a good rating. I don't think these people have any taste buds.

This place has gotten so bad! Reheated pancakes for €8.80 each, a container of half-fried fries for €5.00… What terrible quality! You can no longer contact the staff because you have to order your food and drinks through an app. What a waste! I won't be returning to this restaurant anytime soon!

Restaurant in the zoo, Well-filled portions.

This was a huge disappointment today. Only 75% occupied, but we had to wait a long time for our order. There was no cleaning, and the order was brought, but we had to ask them to take the dishes from the previous guests. The cake wasn't/didn't seem fresh.

We came for lunch here, and they just closed. Highly not recommended if you visit the park

If you only buy fries at this place: the red and white paper on the container transfers to the fries. Your fries will turn a bit orange due to the grease and the paper... the staff indicated that this isn't harmful, however... Perhaps if you hear more people complaining about this (because for some strange reason they don't want paper ink/whatever grease on their fries), it's time to serve the fries on a plate or bowl. The food was average. Judging by the reviews, the food is mostly poor to average. Too bad.

Crowded place and the food was terrible for the price that I paid.

Plenty of seating space, both inside and outside. Ordering is done online via a qr code, which is practical, you don't have to wait for a waiter and you have enough time to choose a meal. The taste of the food is better than expected, considering that it is a restaurant within the zoo. Kapsalon is delicious and fresh, the Surinamese curry chicken is fine, while the Karpa chicken is so-so.

Lovely terrace. Convenient to be able to order online. Watch out for the cheeky birds; you'll easily lose a few things on your plate. Reasonable prices.

Worthless, only PIN payment is possible. A bad situation that needs to be resolved ASAP. Cash is a legitimate payment method.

Delicious coffee but very expensive, order via QR, it takes a very long time for the order to be delivered

Things aren't going well with the food service staff here. There's a terrace, but you're absolutely not allowed to sit there, even if the sun is shining. Children aren't allowed to leave the table to walk around; they're approached by staff to sit down. Never experienced anything like this in the food service industry, ever heard of hospitality? The zoo itself is great, and so are the shop staff. I wouldn't sit here to eat or drink. Walk a bit further to the poffertjes (small pancakes), where you can sit outside.

The food is excellent, but pricey for the quality. Hopefully, a large portion of the profits goes to animal welfare, although you do get apple pie without whipped cream. The staff is a bit impersonal; they just do their job, but without a smile or interaction. Ordering by phone is a bit awkward, but it works. There were still a few people eating at our table when a staff member came by with a bowl full of dirty dishes. He slammed it down on the table to take some of ours away. It wasn't as fresh as others were eating.

The Rotterdam old cheese sandwich was rather mediocre. They clearly didn't use the oldest old cheese, so the flavor wasn't all that impressive. The mustard dressing tasted not of mustard at all, but of cream cheese. And there was way too much lettuce on it. The bread itself was good, though. The black coffee was also fine, but that's not a problem.

We wanted to eat vegan, which is not possible. Almost all dishes contain dairy. Even in a salad with vegan chicken balls they add some dairy, why? I understand that vegans are not your main target group. But can't you offer more than fries or simple soup in your largest restaurant in the park? Unfortunately, the vegetarian selection there had also deteriorated. The menu also does not clearly indicate what is vegetarian or vegan. That is why we asked the staff what was vegan/could be made vegan. Making it vegan was not possible. This staff member also knew nothing about the selection in the other catering establishments in the park. We went to look somewhere else ourselves (Gate of Asia). It turned out that this was closed (earlier). It would have been nice if the staff had told us this when we asked about the other locations. We ended up at the Lepelaar for lunch. Regret! Much smaller selection, and certainly not vegan. It is a great pity that the terrace hall is lacking. Because in itself we think it is a nice restaurant with good dishes. But as a vegan, things are made very difficult for you.

Dirty reheated pancakes for the kids and also quite pricey. Shame. My sandwich itself was quite tasty, but very expensive. Service was super fast

Rly disappointing food. I wasn’t expecting much as this place is located in the zoo but the food is not even a fair 5/10, I’ll give it a 1. Fries are alright (this is the least they could do). But the fried chicken burger tastes even worse than the vegan chicken burger you could buy from albertheijn. If you could, go to McDonalds before coming to the zoo because the food options here are absolutely awful.

Do not order food in this restaurant!! This was the single worst restaurant experience I have had in 4 years of living in Rotterdam… chicken burger tastes and looks like a cheap veggie burger and the patty of the hamburger has the same texture and flavor as a piece of a Amazon cardboard box. I don’t even know why restaurants like this still exist… if I would work here I would get depressed within hours

Very tasty and I really liked it, large portions 5+

Great food but really absurdly long waiting time.

Placing an order in a restaurant is done by scanning a QR code, which I think is a big plus. The prices are optimal and the food is very tasty. Very nice service. Waiting time for 3 dishes is approximately 5 minutes.

Nice terrace with a very tasty goat cheese salad.

Order via a QR code on the table and pay immediately. Carpaccio sandwich €13.50 and brie sandwich 'with pepper' €9.50. Well... Zoo prices, huh? Three slices of brie on two slices of bread is a bit sad, just like the pepper topping. We had a bite to eat here on a bizarrely quiet day during the summer holidays (rain etc), so service was fast. Little contact with staff.

The worst prepared food i ever eat before,

Terrible service, bad food. We didn't get the coffee we paid for. The staff did not help to resolve things

Food itself is just good. The staff who deliver it are also friendly. But you have to order your food via an app. You won't have a smartphone. Also quite expensive and not much choice. Brown bread, great!

I think the food here is the tastiest in the entire zoo, but the appetizers are really too pricey for what you get. You're better off having a hamburger with fries. If it were my place I would put a portion of Rotterdam bitterballen on the menu. I would also leave it open longer, if you want to eat you have to come here before 3:00 PM. That's still a shame.

Despite the crowds on May 25, we received our order, two hamburgers, three pancakes and 5 drinks within fifteen minutes. We, our daughter, son-in-law and two grandsons aged 3 and 1. Excellent quality food, everything very tasty and good. We don't understand the negative reactions. It was fine for us. Of course it was noisy with all the families with small children. But that's just the way it is. We were satisfied.

Waiting 45 minutes for a burnt pancake. Our hungry children do NOT recommend this place ;-)

You can hardly go wrong with pancakes and fries. It's just a shame that the toilets smell so bad. They look fairly clean, but they always stink even when you walk by alone.

Although the service is very friendly and ordering by QR code is very easy, I think this restaurant is continuing to deteriorate. There is surprisingly little choice if you want to eat vegetarian and also somewhat healthy. In the end it was a soggy, unappetizing vegetarian filet americain sandwich. Too bad.

For a zoo restaurant, this is very impressive. Fast delivery and good food. Pricing is also very acceptable.

Food thrown at me was unacceptable

Food, drinks and service were very good. The only downside was that it was very busy, but that's another plus for them😅😅

Nice plaza-like idea with play equipment, enough seating except on very busy days.

Had a good time. Food was good. Serving was great.

No more vegan bitterballen, yuck. It was quiet and then they just close the restaurant at 3 p.m., not very hospitable. Never experienced anything like this before.

En goed verzorgd en leuke hal ook voor kinderen

Boerenappeltaart is lekkerder als deze niet ijskoud (nog niet niet bevroren) geserveerd wordt.

Eten is goed. Bestellen via app ging snel.

Leuke plek om te eten tijdens je bezoek aan Blijdorp

Prima eten voor schappelijke prijs. Bestellen gaat via QR code en komt snel. Koffie lekker heet en zalige appeltaart. Perfect en heel netjes voor horeca in een toeristische attractie.

Goede service en een goede kookploeg.

Tja, het eten was niet echt om over naar huis te schrijven. De pannekoek was klein en droog. De patat met vegan topping met pindasaus, de topping was goed De voor de 4e keer gebakken patat was niet weg te krijgen. Jammer hoor, voor dat geld had ik toch wat meer verwacht.

Wel leuke tent maar patatje was klef helaas kan je alleen online bestellen.

Jammer dat er een deel afgezet was in het restaurant. Ik snap de beredenering hierachter (minder poetswerk) maar daardoor zit het heel erg hutjemutje. Bestellen en betalen via de site was prettig, maar de bediening was wel erg traag… duurde erg lang voor 3 drankjes en daarna ook voor 3 gerechten, na 3 kwartier gekregen we pas ons eten. Terwijl anderen wie na ons binnen kwamen en dus na ons besteld hadden, eerder hun eten kregen. Terwijl zij hetzelfde besteld hadden als wij. Daarbij waren de hamburgers droog en niet rijkelijk belegd. De patat was wel erg lekker en ook lekker vers. Ik sla dit restaurant de volgende keer over.

Beetje druk, ondanks dat toch een deel van het eetgedeelte afgesloten. Bestellen per qr en betalen is handig. Eten goed van smaak.

Have to order via QR code with friends so was ok. Nice food and drinks including wine/beer. Can be hard to find a seat on a busy day.

Over het aangeboden eten en drinken valt misschien niets te klagen , maar voor de rest vind ik het als oud horecamedewerker een verschrikking. Ik krijg hier nu niet echt een warm gevoel van. Alles digitaal, geen menukaart op tafel en niet iemand die je bestelling even gastvrij komt opnemen. Al het persoonlijke en andere manieren van betalen worden ontmoedigd. Mijn ouders die in de tachtig zijn komen er om die reden niet meer. Allemaal te ingewikkeld. De mensen die er rondlopen zijn beslist vriendelijk, maar snappen het vak niet. Ik voel er gewoon geen gastvrijheid.

Heerlijk genoten van een lunch op het terras. Alles gaat hier digitaal, zowel bestellen als afrekenen. Kan me voorstellen dat sommige mensen dat minder prettig vinden. Misschien zelfs moeilijk. We kozen voor flat bread kip kerry. Echt heel erg lekker. Niet zoveel. Koffie was ook erg smakelijk.

Das essen war eine sehr positive überraschung, das ambiente ist auch sehr schön am see. Das bestellen über die website ist nur leider eine katastrophe und erfordert eine hohe frusttolleranz

Frietjes waren lekker!! Prima service en klantvriendelijkheid.

Leuk ingericht, wel veel loze ruimte en erg veel en hard geluid door de afmetingen van de zaal.

Lecker, Preise noch okay aber, zu kleine Getränke. Alles nur noch digital per Handy.

Alles via de app. Klant onvriendelijk

Das Bestellsystem, katastrophal, das hat nicht richtig funktioniert und für den Preis kann man mehr verlangen.

Gezellig tentje met heerlijk eten! Zeker een aanrader voor tijdens je bezoek aan de dierentuin!

Je kunt hier prima eten. Het bestelsysteem is ook goed: scan een QR code of ga naar een link, geef je tafelnummer op en plaats je bestelling. Gelijk afrekenen. Dan wordt daarna alles gebracht.

Heel lekker gegeten voor redelijke prijzen. Verrassend aanbod van vegetarische gerechten. We smulden van het Indonesische patatje met vegastoofvlees en de couscoussalade met kaasnuggets. Ook de drankjes waren niet buitensporig duur. De Terraszaal is opnieuw ingericht met mooi meubilair, dat een sfeervolle uitstraling geeft. Het vriendelijke personeel en de snelle bediening maakten ons etentje af.

Heerlijk vroeg kopje koffie en broodje... Heerlijk rustig, mooi weer wat wil je nog meer

Een beetje ook oubollig. Maar het gezelschap was reuze leuk.

Nejlepší je způsob objednávání jídla od stolu, obsluha funguje skvěle. Jídlo spíše průměrné s výjimkou kuřecího burgeru. Ten opravdu nebyl dobrý. Jinak hranolky chutné a masová koule také. Káva na závěr překvapivě dobrá

Rommelig en veel herrie/echo/galm. Het eten daarintegen is het waard!

Als je koffie met een taartje besteld krijg je eerst je koffie en het taartje gaat oo de stapel vanbestelling voor eten. Nadat alle andere klanten die voor ons waren hun pannenkoeken e.d. hadden kwamen onze taartjes. Die alleen uit een gebaksdoos moesten worden gepakt...bij navraag werd er wel excuses aangeboden maar geen bakje koffie meer. Volgende keer dus alleen drinken bestellen want de taartjes zijn best prijzig ook!

We hebben hier smaakvol geluncht, het was wel erg druk maar niet hinderlijk. Probleem werd wel het bestellen via QR code op het moment dat ING storing bleek te hebben, waardoor geen idealbetaling kon. Maar hier kon de terraszaal dus niks aan doen

Met kinderen en kleinkinderen heerlijk gegeten. Prachtige locatie. Snelle bediening. Een aanrader!

Het was erg druk. Het eten is erg duur en niet echt lekker. Kinderen vonden het wel erg leuk.