Dancing Crane Café

Stopped in for lunch on a not so crowded weekday at the zoo and was pleasantly surprised to have really enjoyed my vegetable panini (pictured). It seems to me that the food quality and variety has really increased at the Bronx Zoo in recent years as more vegan, vegetarian, and other health conscious options have expanded to include sandwiches, salads, black bean burgers, and warm bowls. The food is a bit pricy but I’m omitting that factor from my review as it’s to be expected in places like this. The staff was welcoming and the indoor and outdoor facilities looked clean and well kept. I’d certainly eat the veggie panini again.

It was fun and there was a lot to eat, including a lot of vegetarian options, black bean burger, etc., and Panini’s.

Absolutely the place to relax and eat, after a long day of exploration of the zoo.
Many picnic tables on the front-end of the cafe. Also go to the back by the pond, to check out the ducks and majestic flamingos in fiery red/pink plummages.❤💜💗Do Like
👍👍👍Do Love

Their food is really good, I got a rice bowl and because I was there for the holiday lights I got their travel mug that lights up maybe $13, you get free refills around the park -- totally worth it for the price if you get just one refill. It was so cold the constant hot chocolate was needed! Great place to stop by in the center of the park, super convenient and plenty of seating.

Weekends are touch and go here. If it's packed, it can get a little chaotic. But when it's not packed, this place is great. The food is always fresh and they have so many delicious things to choose from. Pizza, chicken tenders, French fries, some vegan options, and my favorite: a Chipotle style area where you can make your own bowl. They renovated this place within the last 2 yrs and it's the best spot to eat good food. The portions are big too. I always share food with my kid and we leave full.

Prices are a bit high but normal for a Zoo, park etc. Hot dogs were great, kids liked the pizza and fries, pretzel too. Eating inside or outside available. Good amount of space and seating. Decent variety of foods available.boh cheeseburger was really good too.

I must say the food got much better at this place. I used to worry and carry food for my child every time we go to the zoo. We got green salad with Italian dressing, French fries, chicken nuggets, and pepperoni personal pizza. I know it sounds like usual foo that is sold every where, but this time the food in dancing crave cage was actually fresh. The chicken crispy, the salad was fresh, and the fries were not fried in over-burn oil! Good job!

Lines moved fast when we visited but indoor dining is closed. We had to search outside for a table. The food is good and I enjoyed the salad. We saved money by being members of WCS.

Super friendly and helpful staff. Several people were very knowledgeable about what was and was not gluten free. They also went out of their way to make sure that the food was safe for me to eat.

The food was really good and the portions were very generous. Everything tasted delicious and fresh. I reccomend here to everyone visiting the Bronx Zoo since it's in the zoo. 😍

Artisan sandwiches, freshly made salads (packaged to-go), vast array of non-soda beverages, breakfast items all day - THIS is the place to eat at the Zoo. Plenty of outdoor seating and a private space for events on site with views of the Riverwalk (and flamingoes!)

Loved the food options. Very large portions!

Chicken tenders and fries? Yes please- they were delicious!

Considering that this is a zoo cafe, the food here is surprisingly good. Don't expect anything gourmet - it's still a zoo, after all - but you really could do worse. They've also recently taken to selling beer.

Food is pretty good and prices are fare. And since it's winter and sitting is outdoors, they placed overhead heat lamps. I loved it. 😍

The cafe food is amazing and has a variety or food choices. Some of them are pizza, chicken tenders, fries, hotdogs, and ice cream. Also, it is inside the Bronx zoo which is even more amazing.

Love this place. Is great and relax. I we t with the family in a super busy Saturday and we went in found some seats and it was very calm to be there and less noisy.

Great food, and good options for all. Chef salad for health conscious, pizza and chicken strips for kids + more!

This restaurant is at the zoo I ate dip n dot cause it was a hot day great experience as I grew up here and things have changed for better they added tree trek zip line

They have everything in here. Even though things are over priced there are Family meals and drinks. Worth it all. Love stopping to eat here after walking all day at the zoo