The food was delicious and everything came out just right. Our server Michael made the visit even better. He was friendly, attentive and accommodating. We also had ballon animals made for the kids, overall a great experience. read more

We love this place! The food is great, all the stuff is very nice , specially Ibrahim, very attentive, thank you so much

we had a big party today and ours servers jhon and Juan they were awesome , the food was good , fast service , would dine here again!!

Food was good, service was fast and friendly. Fun atmosphere with all the jungle animals. We were visiting Houston when we saw that there was a Rainforest Cafe and drove specifically so we could experience a Texas Rainforest Cafe. Miss the one in San Francisco by us. This one had an added atteaction with a river ride. read more

Rainforest Cafe - American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

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Such a fun environment! My 18 month old loved it. Unfortunately, service was very slow from the start. We had a reservation and waited about 15-20 minutes to be seated. The waiting area is a gift shop, so it was crowded and hectic and hard to keep the toddler entertained while we waited. We ordered and asked for our son's food to come out first. I would expect that to be fairly standard here, and our server said it was no problem, but our food came out about 20 minutes after our son's food. I'm not sure if the server waited to put the adult order in and accidentally pocketed it for a bit? It didn't seem like it sat in the window for longer than a few minutes, because it was reasonably warm. It continued to be pretty slow from there. No apology for the food taking so long, the server just kept walking by and saying "sorry, give me a couple of minutes and I'll be there". We made sure we had our card ready when she dropped the check or it would have been another 10-15 minutes getting out of there. Food was good! My husband had the jerk chicken and shrimp pasta. I had some sort of caribbean steak, but it was on their speciality menu so I can't look up the name and do not remember it :( Leo had a chicken quesadilla, and he has never met a chicken quesadilla he doesn't like. He ate every bite. read more

While this is a childhood favorite for many because of the rainforest atmosphere, animatronic animals, and the river ride, I was curious how the food actually compares. My friends and I decided to stop by for lunch while we were in Galveston and made a reservation for around 11 am. When we arrived, it was nearly empty, so we were seated right away, and our waitress was very friendly. Going in with low expectations, I ordered the Fish-N-Chips for $25.29 and was surprised by the portion size. The plate came with three very large pieces of fish, each nearly the length of the plate. I could only finish about one and a half pieces. While they were a bit greasy, they were also very crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. The malt vinegar on the table helped balance out the oiliness. The coconut curry tropical slaw was a nice addition and added a bit of brightness, though I wish there had been more of it. The fries were decent and nothing out of the ordinary. Overall, the food exceeded my expectations for a place that is more known for its theme than its menu. While it is not somewhere I would go specifically for the food, the generous portions and solid execution make it a worthwhile part of the overall experience if you are already there for the atmosphere. read more

Rainforest Cafe - Interior - American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

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I love bringing my grand babies to the Rainforest when they come to visit. The smiles on their faces and wonder in their eyes make the absorbent prices of the food worth it. While the price is a little high for average food (in my opinion), the service is always impeccable. And of course, the ambiance is perfect for nana/grandbaby dates, especially if you take them on the little water ride. read more

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Rainforest Cafe, the atmosphere was fun and entertaining but the food was disappointing and highly overpriced. The appeal is definitely geared towards kids. They make it fun and exciting with all the animals and animal sounds. Some animals hang from the trees and even move every now and then. The lights dim low periodically and it can feel like you're in a rainforest with the rumbling sound of thunder. Fun and enjoyable for the kids. A cool place for birthday parties as well. We took our kids and celebrated their birthdays at the Rainforest Cafe in Disney Springs in Florida and were satisfied with the experience. But if you're planning on going to have dinner with your adult children, it's not as exciting nor entertaining. Their menu doesn't only cater to kids, they have an extensive menu that adults can enjoy. For what we ordered and paid for, I wouldn't go back just to have dinner. read more

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We stopped in and got drinks while on our walk and the server at the Lava Bar was beyond awesome. She matched our vibe and made all of our drinks to perfection. We will definitely be stopping back in later for another! read more

Rainforest Cafe - American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

You go for the atmosphere and experience, not the food. It's overpriced and the food is just ok. We enjoyed the spinach artichoke dip but steak was rubbery. The place is cool and our kiddos really enjoyed it especially when the rainstorm came on. Service was good. We did have an incident. We ordered the steak, rib, shrimp trio found a hair in our ribs. We advised our server and they discounted our plate for less than 1/3 of the price of the meal and the manager never came and talked to us. Probably won't go again. read more

This restaurant was chosen strictly for the ambiance. I didn't expect to be wowed by the food, (as we're paying for the ambiance), so we stuck to the basics and ordered Caribbean coconut fried shrimp and fish tacos. Although they had a "Taste the Tropics" menu featuring "Aloha" salmon & shrimp, and even a poke bowl, I'm definitely not trusting their version to be up to my standards. To be fair, a mainland poke bowl at a chain restaurant is different from an authentic Hawai'i poke bowl. We also ordered a fusion margarita and the sparkling volcano. Bottom line: Great ambiance, standard food There's 21 photos that should be posted with this review. read more

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Why 3 stars? Because it's exactly what I expected it would be. --- --- --- My favorite part of vacation is trying the great eateries of the area I'm staying in. And while staying in Galveston for a few days, we were checking some really enjoyable places off the list. But while I was walking along the beach one morning, my wife texted me these fateful words: "Just warning you: the kids want to go to Rainforest Cafe tonight and we are making plans to do that." My heart sank. Wasting perfectly good calories on a tourist trap? Pain. So much pain. But because I'm such a great husband, uncle, brother-in-law and son-in-law, I obliged. This self-less act led me to a lengthy debate of the menu options. Should I just do the unthinkable and get a salad since I know I won't be missing anything with the rest of the menu? Should I get something seafood-y while I'm at the beach? Should I eat nothing at all? While I considered all of the above, I ultimately got the BBQ bacon burger. And it was precisely of the 3-star variety. It was completely fine - not horrible, not remarkable. The reason to come here is obviously the unique atmosphere for the kids, not the food itself. But even in knowing that, it still hurt. read more

Rainforest Cafe - Beef Lava Nachos - American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

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We met family from Louisiana going on a cruise the next day, we are from Houston. We brought our autistic son with us, sometimes dinning and conversation is hard when he needs a lot to keep his attention. Well this place has a lot to keep his attention, and everyone's food was delicious. With the thunderstorms every 30 minutes to the moving snakes, monkeys and breeze blowing through the leaves it kept him occupied. As a family we had the coconut shrimp, the chicken and pasta, hamburger and fries, appetizer plate and fish and chips. We had no complaints! read more

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Food was great, service was amazing, we sat in the bar area due to a 1 hr 45 wait time (i know!!) and we honestly loved it!! We got to sit down and order and hangout it wasn't super loud or anything. Again, food was really good! read more

Rainforest Cafe - American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

So first of all, I would recommend making a reservation. We did wait for 45 minutes for a table of six . We sat down after that service was OK. I wouldn't say it was the best. They were really busy on a Sunday. We did wait a while for our food to get to the table . And of course, the check took a while too. The food on the other hand wasn't bad. I had the pasta laya it had sausage, chicken and shrimp. It's like a New Orleans type pasta kind of has a kick to it . read more

Rainforest Cafe - Pastalaya* - American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

La comida y el ambiente es increíble!!! Las personas del lugar también son muy amables. Tuvimos como mesero a Felipe y fue genial, amable, siempre pendiente de lo que necesitábamos. Volveríamos sin duda read more

I made a reservation here for 6:30pm as my son and I were staying a day in Galveston prior to leaving for a cruise. I learned of the cafe through IG and looked so cool - I gotta admit I was sorta nervous as the reviews aren't too great but we had a fantastic experience! It was also only a 20 min walk from our airbnb and I needed exercise. We were seated promptly at our time, the tables are spacious/roomy and our waiter Tony was THE best - gave a lot of history and suggestions for the area. The decor is really cool and detailed - we walked around to see it all. They have an artist to draw your photo, a shop and so much extra - we did dinner and the ride (they say it's the only rainforest cafe with a ride). I had the local Galveston wheat beer (forget the name - similar to blue moon yummy) and coconut shrimp (delicious - ask for the jalapeño sauce for the rice helps add flavor). My son had a chicken sandwich and fries (I forget name of sandwich but he loved it). The ride was a lot of fun (9.99/pp) and longer than I expected it to be - definitely recommend, nice touch. read more

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The Food and environment was amazing! Kasie was a great server and accommodated our special requests and was always keeping my ice tea full. Definitely come back when we are back to Galveston!! read more

Rainforest Cafe - Even us adults enjoy the Frog! - American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

Michael is the best!! I got the Amazon Burger and it was so yummy!! Our server Michael was such a boss!! He was so fun and played along with our jokes. He also was hilarious when during my friend's birthday celebration. The atmosphere was very fun and very much vibes. Great place to take your kids or even just stop by yourself. Great experience! read more

Surprisingly good food. Recommend the 2 dishes we got. Not cheap but large portions. Caribbean coconut fried shrimp $26.49 - 8 large shrimp. Good flavor, fried well, not greasy. Good rice and veggies. Island rice, seasonal vegetables, coconut curry tropical slaw Blackened fish tacos $21.49 - 3 large tacos. A bit spicy. The rice was good (coconut flavor?) Jalapeño ranch, red cabbage, citrus vinaigrette, pico de gallo, black beans, Jasmine rice . Plenty of parking in a lot. Not too far from Moody Gardens Hotel. Good service. read more

Rainforest Cafe - American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

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We were in Galveston to drop off family at the cruise port and decided to stop by the Rainforest Cafe for lunch. There was no wait on a Saturday for our party of 4 even though most tables were filled. Our server was very friendly and attentive. The restaurant has its charm, with the sounds of a jungle and various animal figurines. I enjoyed the fun thunderstorm imitation! I ordered fish tacos, my husband got the primal steak. I thought the fish tacos tasted good, I like the sauce and the seasoning on the fish. There was definitely a lot more cole slaw than fish in the taco. The portion was quite large, I was full after eating just 2 tacos. I tried a couple pieces of steak - it was delicious! Very tender and well seasoned. The tables were placed pretty close together, making it hard to navigate, but not a really big deal. read more

Rainforest Cafe - Primal Steak - American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

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Had a lovely time celebrating my birthday in such a unique and fun restaurant. Food was great - especially the VOLCANO. Our server Michael made us feel very welcome and was great at making sure we had everything we needed. read more

Rainforest Cafe - Table location - American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

Came here the other day, and let me just say that the service wasn't good at all. We waited for 10 minutes after being seated until a server came over to take our drink order. We then waited another 10 minutes to get our drinks, we then ordered our appetizer which took 15-20 minutes to get to us. At this point we decided just to get the appetizer and not a mean because the wait was taking so long, which then took another 10-20 minutes to ask for a check and wait for our card to come back. As for the food, we got the spinach and artichoke dip. We waited 15-20 minutes for it. When our server came around to give it to us, he said that there was a backup in the kitchen so that's why it took so long. The spinach and artichoke dip looked like it was under a heat lamp for a while. It tasted good which I'm fine with, but don't lie about the kitchen being backed up. As for ambience, it's that same nostalgic rainforest cafe feel. When the big "storm" came the lights dimmed and the same lighting was there, but the sound wasn't as loud as before. Overall, I wouldn't come back here. Their water was fantastic though! read more

Our waiter Michael did an amazing job making sure we were never waiting on him with ordering, we never ran out of water, and even sent over the balloon guy for my daughter! The wait was long, 30 mins, but we walked through the gift shop and the time flew by. I ordered the blackened fish tacos - they were well worth the money! Each taco had its own little filet. The ambiance though, is of course what you go to Rainforest Cafe for. There were lightning storms, moving animals in the ceiling and on the walls, and several fish tanks. My daughter had an amazing time. read more

My family had a great experience at Rainforest for Sunday breakfast. This location is by far the best one I've been to. Service was great. The food was excellent! Cha Cha was walking around visiting all the tables with kids. The store was huge and the rainforest ride was cool. Definitely going back! read more

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If you're looking for overpriced food that is not good, this is the place for you!!! Server was good, food was terrible.

Made a reservation...highly recommended for a weekend day. We still waited 15 minutes just fyi. Service was great, waiter was good, patient, made some suggestions. Food was okay, ordered the fish tacos, fish was hot, had good flavor, was served on a corn tortilla (was cold) and had a slaw lettuce mixed with a jalapeno sauce...was good not too spicy. Served with Jasmine rice and black beans...both were pretty salty but served hot. Meal seemed somewhat disconjointed. Cheese pizza just didn't look cooked all the way through...served with just a few fries tasted warmed up. I just feel for the prices, and with the fun interactive ambiance the customers Rainforest attracts not to mention the kids...can we do better with a pretty basic kids meal? Atmosphere was fun, great service...kiddo always loves the experience...but the food, potential to do way better! read more

Rainforest Cafe - Fish Tacos - American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

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So my niece loves this place. It's cute to come to if you have kids. Lots of cool animatronics to look at. There's a thunderstorm every so often and the animals go a little cray cray. The theme is to make you feel like you are in a rainforest. The ride is pretty cute too. The food here though, not good so if you're looking for a place a tad bit better than Burger King food, this is your place. read more

Love this place for breakfast on the island! Nothing like the vibrant, fun atmosphere of the Rainforest Cafe. Brought our kids here when they were little and they still enjoy it as adults! Unlike most breakfast restaurants on the island, they take reservations so you don't have to wait. We appreciated the great service from Michael who provided fast, friendly and efficient service. read more

We came here for my son's 4th birthday tonight and Michael was phenomenal! He was so attentive and you would have never known how busy it was. The food was amazing as well. Thank you Michael for making tonight such a great experience! read more

Food was okay, but the atmosphere, animals, storms and especially our server Michael made it an amazing experience

Galveston was my 7 year olds pick because of the cafe and ride (she saw on YouTube). It's been a really long time since I've eaten here and wasn't sure what to expect but we had lunch and breakfast which we're both delish. The ride is a fun little add on. Michael was our server today for breakfast and he was great and attentive! read more

Food was great. Felipe was awesome. Excellent customer service. I definitely recommend it.

Food was great. Micheal was awesome. Excellent customer service. I definitely recommend it.

I had such a fun experience at the Rainforest Cafe in Galveston! From the moment you walk in, it really feels like stepping into a jungle. The atmosphere is honestly the star of the show. The animals move, the thunderstorms roll through every so often, and the whole place is full of little details that make it feel magical. The staff was incredibly friendly and welcoming, and our server made sure we had everything we needed the whole time. The food came out quickly and everything tasted great. Portions were generous and the drinks were perfect after a long day walking around Galveston. If you're visiting the island, this is such a fun stop, especially if you're with family or friends. Even as adults we had a blast just taking in the atmosphere and exploring the restaurant. It's one of those places that makes the whole experience feel like part of the adventure. Definitely a must visit when you're in Galveston. I'll absolutely be coming back next time I'm on the island! read more

Such a great time every visit! Atmosphere is amazing and the food is great. Our server this time was Robyn and she was absolutely phenomenal. She was so sweet to our son and even helped us get signed up as Landry's members. Always recommend the Rainforest Cafe! read more

What a great experience for my daughter's second birthday! Michael was our waiter and he was fabulous. Took great care of us and recommended some wonderful dishes. It was the perfect place for my baby who was crying cause you can't hear it over the music. Very family, friendly. We came on a Monday night and it wasn't crowded at all. We had a wonderful seat right by the fish kept my toddler entertained the whole time. read more

Rainforest Cafe - American Near Me - Galveston, Texas

This used to be one of our favorite places in Galveston, and I want to love it! Unfortunately, there are too many problems for me to leave it a favorable review. The service is fine. The atmosphere is what this chain is known for- the animatronic animals, the storms, etc. All of this is still happening. My issue is the food. The food has gotten so expensive that it's simply not feasible, and the food was never very good. Now they have tried to elevate the menu, so there are no simple options for someone seeking to just enjoy a nice meal in the atmosphere. It's a really fun place, I just wish the food were more enjoyable for the money. read more

If You are ever in Galveston, Texas you have to go to the rainforest Café. We were looking for a breakfast spot. We went to Waffle House. It was packed then we went to IHOP. It was packed too. Then We looked over across the street and saw the rainforest, had no idea what to expect and when I say, we were excited about the prospect! it was so fun and the ride through the rainforest is a must do ! highly recommend read more

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The vibe in there was amazing! Michael was our fabulous server he was very a tentative and courteous. We will be coming back and asking for the same server. read more

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