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Albert's Restaurant - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA

Albert's Restaurant - San Diego Zoo

4.6
4.6
2672 Reviews
$31 to $50
International

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2+ people
19:00
Booked 42 times today
  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Charming
  • Great for scenic views
Located in the heart of the San Diego Zoo, Albert’s offers full-service dining where you can enjoy deck seating with the ambiance of a tropical waterfall. Patio seating not guaranteed!

The menu features a variety of unique dishes including seafood specialties, a variety of entrees, salads, sandwiches, and children’s options.

Join us for Weekend Brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Valid San Diego Zoo Membership or admission ticket is required to dine in Alberts Restaurant.

18% Gratuity charge to be added to checks for parties of 7 or more.

Due to spacing restrictions, we cannot accommodate strollers inside the restaurant or on our patio, stroller parking is located right outside of Albert's Restaurant.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    International, American
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Fri 11:00 am–3:30 pm Sat, Sun 10:00 am–3:30 pm Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–12:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (619) 685-3200
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    For more information regarding our in house events, please visit our Events Web Page:<br /><br />http://events.sandiegozoo.org/
  • Private party facilities
    Events On the Wild SideWhether your event is intimate, or a grand affair, the San Diego Zoo offers a variety of indoor and outdoor settings that will make any event memorable and fun.
  • Area
    North Park
  • Cross Street
    Park Blvd
  • Parking details
    Free parking available within San Diego Zoo lot
  • Additional
    Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan

What 2,672 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Albert's Restaurant at San Diego Zoo offers a delightful dining experience with "incredible service" and a scenic waterfall backdrop. Guests love the "amazing food," including sriracha wings and birria tacos. The patio seating provides a "peaceful and relaxing" escape from the zoo's bustle. Reservations are recommended for this zoo gem!

2,672 Reviews
  1. Erica

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Perfect respite for our Zoo adventure! Glad we made a reservation and didn’t have to wait. Food was Surprisingly good!

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  2. Daniel

    San Joaquin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This is our second time coming here and we absolutely love the atmosphere the food the service everything! Thank you Alberts

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  3. Michelle

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The smoke tuna melt is my favorite. The drink and food are good. Definitely quality. We love to sit by the waterfall outdoors.

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  4. Linda

    Las Vegas

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great time at lunch with my friends. Portions were large and we all shared. Nice wine selection.

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  5. JasmineM

    Louisville

    4 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 17 November 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    My husband and I are members of the zoo and eat at Albert’s almost once a week. We have always had great experience until today. I made a reservation for 6 adults accidentally not remembering that we have a 10 month old that would need a high chair making it 7. I inform the waitress of my mistake and she says ok that’s fine and we wait thinking that we’d be seated momentarily… 10 minutes roll by, I get up and ask the hostess what the status is of our table is because my diabetic father needed to eat soon or his sugar was going to drop and the hostess, Ariana, said she didn’t have any tables available, even though we had a reservation. So I look in the dining room and there are several tables next to one another that are open and I inform them of so and they say we can’t put them together horizontally because of the servers path, ok great how about putting them vertically… no we can’t do that either. Ok why is that. Because we can’t. But why I don’t understand. Because it’s against the wall… ok so are these other tables. Our manager won’t allow us to. Great go get your manager. Tara, the manager, comes up and i say I have a reservation, my dad’s sugar is dropping and we’ve now been waiting over 20 mins. I say it seems as though if there’s no cheeseburger button, they can’t make a cheeseburger. She gets SUPER HUFFY and says don’t talk about my staff that way. Well Tara, your hostess Ariana started with attitude with us so we are looking for a solution here. She says your table is being bussed and i walked away. When we were seated Mark the waiter changed our experience immediately, he was so attentive, he was the epitome of excellent customer service. He and the food were excellent. Your front of house staff and manager on duty need a serious lesson in customer service. When I asked Ariana about our table and told her about my dad’s sugar dropping she should have said I’m so sorry your tables not ready yet but can I get your guest some orange juice or something.

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  6. David

    San Diego

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 16 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great service, good food. Wonderful ambiance. Nice place to take a break from the zoo crowds.

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  7. Amy

    Des Moines

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 15 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    It was a terriifc midday break and good meal choice.

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  8. Della

    Houston

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 12 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We enjoyed our lunch at Alberts. We had Cobb salads which were probably the best I’ve had. Fresh veggies, strawberries and delicious vinaigrette. I added blackened salmon which was cooked perfectly. The adult beverage menu had many nice options. Hubby had a nice cab and I had a delicious gin cocktail. Such a relaxing sit down spot to take a break from the walking. And our server was very friendly and attentive. Highly recommend for allergies as well as they were accommodating for gluten and dairy allergies.

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  9. Patricia

    Portland

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 11 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    It's a refreshing sit down restaurant in the zoo. Food was generally good. The wait staff was very pleasant. Make reservations

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  10. Reesha

    San Diego

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 6 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Pear Martini was delicious! Cobb salad with chicken was amazing! Marsala mushroom soup was hearty!

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Albert's Restaurant - San Diego Zoo is rated 4.6 stars by 2672 OpenTable diners.

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2+ people
19:00
Booked 42 times today
Google Map for Albert's Restaurant - San Diego Zoo

2920 Zoo Dr, San Diego, CA 92101

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Park Blvd
  • Area
    North Park
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Fri 11:00 am–3:30 pm Sat, Sun 10:00 am–3:30 pm Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–12:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    International, American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Free parking available within San Diego Zoo lot
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan
  • Phone number
    (619) 685-3200
  • Catering
    For more information regarding our in house events, please visit our Events Web Page:<br /><br />http://events.sandiegozoo.org/
  • Private party facilities
    Events On the Wild SideWhether your event is intimate, or a grand affair, the San Diego Zoo offers a variety of indoor and outdoor settings that will make any event memorable and fun.
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