Begin your visit with a freshly-made coffee from Bristol-based Clifton Coffee Roasters!
Choose from a range of freshly made sandwiches, soup, oven-baked pastries or cakes and snacks. Gluten-free and vegan options are available.
Open daily.
Courtyard Cafe is close to the entrance, and exit, making it the perfect place to start or finish your visit to Bristol Zoo Project.
Enjoy a freshly-baked sourdough pizza or one of our delicious hot dogs, as well as cakes, coffees and snacks.
Lighter bites include skin-on fries and garlic flatbread.
Open 10am-3pm, weekends and school holidays.
Base Camp Pizzeria is at the entrance to Bear Wood, with views over the cheetah habitat.
Little explorers can choose from their own special menu for smaller appetites.
Offering great value for money, each little explorers meal includes a piece of fresh fruit and a fruit juice carton or canned water to quench their thirst.
Bring your own food and drink, or pick up something from one of our food and drink outlets, and choose from a variety of picnic spots. Our top picnic picks are:
Tower Meadow - pull up a picnic rug, or sit right in the grass, and enjoy peaceful views of the listed Hollywood Mansion House and Tower
Sanctuary Garden - picnic benches with shading and a view of the herbaceous border
Tropical House - undercover picnic benches for rain or shine, close to Courtyard Café
Explorers Basecamp - picnic benches (some with shade), and a large grassy area with great views of and access to our newest play area
Wilder - picnic benches with a view of our Wilder gorilla sculpture and close to the Courtyard Café
Fun Fort - undercover picnic benches for rain or shine, close to toilets and play area
Please use the recycling facilities provided or take rubbish home with you.
If it is free from food and liquid, please use the dedicated food waste bins. Coffee cups and pizza boxes can be composted by using the signposted bins.
Our field-to-fork ethos is something we embody in every dish we produce.
Our local food sourcing map demonstrates some of the fantastic suppliers and produce we use in our dishes. Showcasing the very best of the local area is something we're passionate about. Check out the sourcing map below.
Bring your own water bottle and make use of the free water refill stations dotted around the site.
Bring your own reusable cup/mug and receive a discount on your hot drink purchase at all food and drink outlets.
