Sydney’s Grill

Eh. My wife and I both got wraps. One turkey and one chicken ceasar. Both were very sub par and cost close to $ 9 each. Food cost are very similar to what you would find at Disneyland or a six flags and tasted pretty much the same. If you don’t want to break the bank drink water out of a bottle you bring yourself or else your spending close to $ 15 per person for very sub par tasting food and soda that cost them about a nickel. I tried to justify it to myself since the Zoo is a non profit but it still hurts the wallet.

Decent enough for park food. I was wanting fish and chips so we scoured the place to find this little shack. The fish was okay… Definitely did not taste that fresh (but what do you expect from a place like this?) Prices were overpriced as usual. Service was sub-​par.
Try to eat outside of this park as the food-​price ratio is not worth it.

This place was pretty darn tasty for park dining. My husband and I both ordered the gyro pita sandwich. It was my first time having a gyro and it was great! The fries were fresh and the right amount of crispy. It’s a nice spot to grab a quick bite before giraffe feeding from 12−1pm!

This place is perfectly adequate for park dining. They even have a vegetarian black bean burger on the menu for vegetarians and vegans so I was mildly impressed.
Prices are not terrible, considering the portions are fairly large. I would go with the prepackaged sandwiches or wraps, which were nothing special but tasty and filling.
My friend had the black bean burger and also did not have any complaints.
There is no indoor seating here, so if it is unusually warm out, then you might want to find another place in the park to eat.

Better than most places in the park. The Gyro Pita was pretty darn good, although $ 10 for a sand and small bag chips. Typical at this park though. Kid’s chicken clubs were ok and just ok on the Sausage Sand. Rootbeer floats were awesome, but at $ 6.50 a piece they better be!

Whoever did the menu descriptions earned a koala cookie, but also deserves a smack upside their head with a didgeridoo for allowing meh food to leave the kitchen.
This one’s for Vin S., reminding me not to pass up on a FTR.
TL;DR: meh ingredients, slow kitchen process, great patio atmosphere, great staff.
I had no intention on writing a review on one of their handful of cafeterias because zoo park food is more or less similar than anywhere else: grossly overpriced institutional previously frozen or seemingly-​infinite-​shelf-​life food service quality amusement park snacks to tide you over until you can get some decent food somewhere else (away from the park).
I wasn’t expecting much, especially since I’m here to spend time with family & friends at the park and not for an extraordinary mealtime experience, but the enticing descriptions on the sign board out front tricked me. I tried their Northern Territory sausage sandwich — all natural whiskey fennel smoked pork sausage, topped with sautéed onions & served with fries. I was sold a plainly boiled bratwurst covered with steamed onion slices and served on a dry hot dog bun. Completely bland and disappointing. It lacked a distinct snap expected from top quality sausage casing, no pronounced element of fennel seed or seasoning, and I thought the white onion would bring some redemption to the description, but they were flavorless as well T_​T. So many tears of sadness that I had to drown it in plain yellow mustard packets to wake up my taste buds.
The Chicken Strips were perfectly uniform breaded planks of processed chicken bits from parts unknown.
My friend said his Ultimate Burger was ‘okay’, and it looked just that, especially with the translucent thin slices of bacon barely broader than sticks of gum.
I’m glad no one got the Queensland Gyro Pita Sandwich. They’re pre-​cut slices just drying out in a heated tray on the line until needed for assembly. Jerky anyone? No spinning rotisserie or freshly sliced meat to order.
The five-​star staff working the front should be commended for keeping the line moving which managed to stretch well beyond the front door. They also did a great job of clearing patio tables and restocking the napkins, utensils, and condiments station outside. The kitchen speed must improve as travel season approaches because tourists want to enjoy the park and see lots of critters, not wait for an eternity in another long line to spend a small fortune on a mediocre snack.