Food Service at the Oregon Zoo

Cascade Grill Restaurant

Restaurant
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. Both 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.

Menu
Cascade Grill offers a wide variety of menu options. Whatever your appetite, large or small, you will find something to please your palate. A special ZooLights holiday buffet is available during ZooLights hours.

Hours of operation
The grill is open 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.The grill is also serves special menus for some after hours events. Check our event calendar for information regarding these additions.

Banquet Center
From the restaurant's lobby, a grand stairway sweeps down to the private lower floor reception area and banquet room. Perfect for banquets, parties or meetings, the high-ceilinged banquet room seats 450 or can be divided with acoustical partitions. 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 exhibits. Local wines and micro brewery beers are available as is outstanding food.

Cascade To Go
Opens at 9 a.m., closes as business dictates

AfriCafe *
9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

BearWalk Cafe and Food Carts *
Open Monday - Friday as staff and business allow. Open by 11:00 a.m.Saturday and Sunday.

*BearWalk or AfriCafe will be open daily until 6 p.m. to provide a covered eating area on the lower half of the Zoo.