Rainforest Cafe (London)

...eat".... Background The Rainforest Cafes are part of the American chain "Landry's Restaurants" which also includes names such as The Crab Shack, Saltgrass Steak House and Muer Seafood Restaurants, all, as far as I know, unknown in the UK. Rainforest Cafes are reasonably widespread in the USA and can be found in the Disney resorts in both California and Florida and in other major cities such as San Francisco, Chicago and Las Vegas (situated in the ...
...believe the London Rainforest Cafe is the only one in the UK. A small, but hopefully significant, aim of this corporate US chain is to help save the real rainforests. To this end the coins thrown into the crocodile pond by the front door and a percentage of certain dishes on the menu is donated to four rainforest related charities including the Rainforest Foundation and The Dian Fossey Gorilla Trust. Unfortunately there are only a few dishes on the ...

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We booked at the last minute on a Friday night and were seated about one second after we bought a drink at the bar. We don't have any children but still wanted to check this place out, unfortunately their didn't seem to be any areas where there weren't screaming children but we had expected that and that's the price you pay for a kids themed restaurant, although it's a little disconcerting to have strange children staring at you while you eat! We ...
...we spent a lot of time watching, fish are so relaxing! Absolutely loved the décor of the place, you walk over a little wooden bridge into the restaurant area and through the trees you hear sound effects of thunder.. This restaurant also donate money to funds to save the rainforests and animals so its nice to know your money is going somewhere other than just the pockets of the owners. There is also a bit of information about the environment and animals ...

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...tried to get into the Rainforest Cafe, near Piccadilly Circus in London, when we went to see Mary Poppins, but had been put off by the prospect of an hour's wait for a table, so we promised the kids we would try again another time, particularly as we later found a money off voucher in the Mary Poppins programme. Our mean streak was awakened! So next time we were in London off we went. This time it was a Sunday and a bit earlier in the day, but even ...
...had been to visit the Rainforest Cafe in Florida whilst on holiday a few weeks previously, and we expected things to be replicated. First disappointment - the menu catered well for the kids but had very little variety for the adults. If you didn't want burger, steak or salad there were very few alternatives, and the prices were pretty hideous - £10.95 for a basic cheeseburger and fries, and extras, such as mushrooms soon bump the price up. The average ...

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...have the sound of the rainforest and actual rain falling like curtains of rain - you cannot see the walls and ceiling for plants and fun animatronic animals which were fantastic- from the cheeky parrots as my daughter called them to the gorillas and hidden in the ceiling a leopard, elephants to name but a few the atmosphere is amazing ! the staff were brilliant and we were looked after very well - they adapted my food for my allergies which was ...
...a menu which was versatile and had not only the standard food you would expect to see but also foods slightly out of the ordinary with some very fun names my daughter ordered a burger which she always orders and then never eats - here she ate the whole thing ! so it must have been good! the staff were extremely good with my daughter and welcomed her as if she was as important as the adults which she is but so many restaurants fail to realise this! ...

jadsia 06.06.2007 · Read full review
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'''Booking''' I booked online, only to find out after that they don't actually operate a booking system only a 'priority seating system' which they say aims to seat your group within 5 - 10 minutes of your chosen time slot. This concerned me slightly as I had booked for a late afternoon on a Sunday and didn't really want to have to hang around hence me wanting to book. This wasn't a problem, we were actually early and seated straight away. '''The ...
...big and when I visited very busy. My first though about the restaurant was that it was quite tacky, but in a very strange fun way not a cringe worthy way!. Its a very fun restaurant, this however made me think that the staff were going to be extremely irritating. I was wrong, our waitress was lovely and very helpful. '''The Food''' We didn't have high expectations about the actual food we were really going for the experience of the restaurant. ...

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...be ignored. Older kids may think it is a bit naff. Rainforest Cafe London mistakenly thinks good decor can make up for overpriced, below par food and a long wait for nothing much. There are better places in London to go with the family at half the cost. ...

lucysmum06 31.07.2008 · Read full review
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Good decor and atmosphere, kids loved it although food was awful and shockingly expensive. Cheapest bottled beer was £4.50ish, cost £15 for basic burger and a few cheap greasy chips. Kids meal had same lousy chips and about 3 or 4 asda/macro quality chicken nuggets and cost £14... £70 for what you expect from the cheapest greasy spoon or crap pub, simply extortionate! If I wanted to eat crap I would have gone to Mcdonalds and paid £10, though I'm really doing Mcdonalds a disservice... Avoid! ...

frankparry 04.02.2008
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We booked on line to take our daughter Laura, 24 her friend Helen and our grandson Callum 2 years old for lunch. Booking was very simple (even if you are not good at this) and we went in the half term for our daughters birthday, but somewhere children freindly for Callum. We where greeted by freindly staff and the biggest crocodile that I had ever seen. Must say here that Callum was impressed and liked him, but he made you jump the first time we ...
...hat, very good monkey hat and they stored our pushchair and then went downstairs to wait a while for Laura and Helen. Callum loved the big Giraffe chairs at the bar and was happy to sit there waiting as long as it took for his Auntie to arrive. We went to our table and onarrival they gave a great goddie bag to Callum, which kept him occupied untill our meal arrived. I can highly recommend the food, it was hot, tasty, quick and served by a waitress ...

bostonianbeer 05.08.2007 · Read full review
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We went one Sunday afternoon a few weeks ago when we were in London for a weekend break. We had booked a table for 2.30 but still had to wait 45 mins before being seated. The decor is lovely - jungle with animals and noises etc but spoiled by the tables being far too closely packed. The service was very slow and the food was only lukewarm when it arrived. I also think £9.95 for a childs meal is pushing it a bit. My two both chose pizza and it was ...
...far too much tomato paste and topped with CHEDDAR cheese not mozzarella so not even a proper pizza in their eyes. Neither of them ate it as the cheese was too strong. Fries out of a packet and £1.95 for a small drink and ice cream in a tub. £12 per child extortionate for what they got. Adult meals also expensive and tastleless but we weren't really there for us. Service poor and a bill of £60+ for grotty food and not much entertainment - what can ...

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...heard good things about the Rainforest cafe from a friend and so decided to go. We didn't book but just turned up on the day. The restaurant was easy to find. They also have a shop in the building which is selling cuddly toys, plastic animals etc. You walk over a bridge to get in to the restaurant and when we were there it was not busy and we were seated straight away. It is as you would expect rainforest themed with big animals that move every ...
...tomatoeson tossed friseé Rainforest Plant Burger - Roasted red peppers, mushroom, black olive tapenade & baby rocket in a toasted bun with tzatziki, Monterey Jack cheese, fries and salad garnish. Rasta Pasta - Sautéed chicken,pappardelle pasta, broccoli,red peppers and spinach tossed with garlic sauce. Deserts include: Chocolate Brownie, Cheescake Brulee and Sticky Tikki Toffee which is a toffee flavoured suet sponge. There is also a children's ...

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...as it's downstairs from the rainforest cafe which you initially could just think is a cool shop. It is in Piacdilly and is a lovely place for adults and children. They do really nice real fruit drinks that are a must. You can sit at the bar on your animal barstool with a tail, sipping away as the sound of lightning echos around you and an elephant in the corner makes a loud noise. Also you can hear and see the rain falling around the bar while a ...
...a fabulous atmosphere and while i was there children were being face painted into animals(you had to pay though but they loved it). In the reastaurant food was just ok, menu is easy to see online. It was all a bit expensive but i think that you are paying for the atmosphere too. Service was average but i think that it is a must do if you are going to London . We all loved it but book early (easily booked on internet) as you may have to wait an hour ...

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On Friday March 28th after a wonderful meal in different surroundings our evening was completely ruined by an over officious doorman on the souvenir shop door . I was waiting for the rest of our party buying souvenirswhen the prson in question asked me to leave. On leaving the door person implied that it didn't matter if we didn't visit the Rainforest cafe again. We were not impresed by thr door persons attitude which ruined an otherwise good evening. Alan Edgington (aged 64) PS. Was this a form of age discrimination? ...

p54WRH 03.04.2008
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The Rainforest Cafe is located in London, near Oxford Street. The restaurant has, obviously by the name, a rainforest atmosphere which includes fake trees, butterflies, gorillas, chimps and elephants (I think I've mentioned them all!) and about every half hour or so you treated to some thunder and lighting effects. The drinks are pretty averagely priced for London and you have a selection of cocktails to choose from. There is also a good selection ...
...only problem I had was the rather late delivery of my meal compared to all my friends - if my meal had turned up a couple of minutes later than it did I would have sent it back cause my friends had nearly finished their meal by the time mine turned up. All in all, I'd say it was a pretty good night out. I'm not sure if I would personally go back though. The reason being, a friend and myself ended up with bad stomach aches (and the *err* toilet troubles ...

aingel 25.09.2000 · Read full review
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We loved the Rainforest Cafe, easy to find, Shaftesbury Ave, near Picadilly Circus, look for a shop entrance, as the cafe is downstairs. Clever marketing idea, but a gift on the way in or the way out! A jungle experience, rainforest trees, creepers, animatronic jungle animals and birds, crocodile infested waters (also animatronic), you go there to have dinner not be dinner! I don't want to give away too much, or it may spoil the adventure if you ...
...while waiting for a table. Good range of cocktails (alcoholic and not). Food was good and not too expensive (look out for money off tokens in tourist leaflets at hotels) the adults had free deserts. I supose the only way I can describe the food is bistro food, steaks and quite a good vegetarian selection, kids meals are pizza, pasta, burger type meals. Check prices, menus, kids menu etc. on www.therainforestcafe.co.uk (sample price £9.95 for kids ...

hambone1 20.01.2004 (21.01.2004) · Read full review
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Rainforest cafe Great for kids and adults who havent quite grown up yet. I went there at christmas with some of my friends as we couldn't be bothered to wait 2 hours for a table in TGI fridays. The food is good and about the same price you would pay in TGIs so is quite reasonable for the west end of London. It is situated on shaftsburry avenue very close to Picadilly Circus and so it is very easy to get there. The whole place is decorated to look ...

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