Rainforest Cafe FAQs and Photos

In the slide show above, you're viewing pictures of the Rainforest Cafe at Downtown Disney. On this page, we'll talk about frequent questions readers have about this popular Disneyland Resort restaurant. If you missed the first page of this article about Downtown Disney's Rainforest Cafe, you may check out the "Rainforest Cafe & ESPN Zone Restaurants page of this site, if you wish.



Question: What's the most popular restaurant in Downtown Disney Anaheim? Well, I've never seen and compared the sales statistics for the various restaurants at Downtown Disney...but judging from the amount of inquiries this website gets about the various restaurants, I'd have to declare the Rainforest Cafe as the "popularity queen!" I thought I had included enough info about the Rainforest Cafe on the first page I wrote about it (the page just previous to this one, if you're reading "in order.") But, reader curiosity about the Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney is so great, that it has been necessary to include more information.

Do you have questions about the Rainforest Cafe? Maybe you'll find your answer here on this page!

Rainforest Cafe FAQs and Photos: Menu Details

I generalized the menu details about the Rainforest Cafe on the previous page for 2 reasons: 1.) Casual readers with only a mild interest in the subject don't want to wade through a bunch of specific details about the Rainforest Cafe's food. And, 2.) a "generalized" menu doesn't need updating! The Rainforest Cafe will always change its menus once in awhile---to please its many repeat visitors. Yet, they'll always keep their food to variations of their basic cuisine...because they don't want to alienate those same repeat guests!

But...since several of you REALLY want to know the details of Rainforest Cafe's menu, then here goes! Just bear in mind that this menu is current in January 2008, but could change at any time.

The Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney Anaheim serves breakfast! As at lunch, there's even a kiddie menu for breakfast! And, naturally, "exotic and tropical" names are given to the menu items, in keeping with the tropical rain forest theme of the cafe.


Here are some of the selections you can expect to find on the breakfast menu at the Rainforest Cafe in Down town Disney---

* Tonga Toast...Cinnamon-laced French toast served with a fresh strawberry-and-banana topping
* Benedict Bamba...Eggs Benedict (English muffin topped with egg/Canadian Bacon/Hollandaise sauce
* Pie of the Viper...Mexican-spiced breakfast pizza
* Cisco and Pancho...7 ounce broiled steak/scrambled eggs
* Ozzie's Omelette...Bacon/sausage/vegetable 3-egg omelet
* Tribal Chicken Fried Steak...Chicken fried steak/gravy/scrambled eggs
* Jungle Wrap...egg and sausage breakfast burrito
* Forest Combo...vegetarian meal of oatmeal and fresh fruits
* Cha Cha's Wild Waffle...waffle with fresh strawberry-and-banana topping

Most of the Rainforest Cafe's breakfast meals come served with side orders---bacon, sausage, breakfast potatoes, toast, or a combination of these. If you love ALL these side dishes, try ordering the breakfast meal called Breakfast of Bandits, which consists of scrambled eggs served with all the sides.

Breakfast entrees cost around $10, with the exception of the steak dishes...which cost $14+. Each entree & side dish combo makes a hearty meal that should keep you full for hours as you trek through the Disneyland Resort's theme parks!

The Rainforest Cafe's kid's menu features some of these same dishes, but in child-sized portions. The children's meals cost around $6, and include milk or juice in a souvenir cup.

Rainforest Cafe Appetizers

APPETIZERS
* Chimi cha Cha (wonton-wrapped chicken and veggies)
* Rainforest Pita Quesadillas (chicken and veggies on grilled pita bread)
* Coastal Calamari (fried calamari with marinara sauce)
* Cheese Sticks (fried mozzarella with marinara sauce)
* Island Bruschetta (Tomato/Italian spice mix on Focaccia bread)
* Lave Nachos (Mexican-spiced beef/veggies/cheese over tortilla chips)
* Awesome Appetizer Adventure (appetizer plate featuring several popular appetizers from this list)
* Safari Shrimp Skewers (coconut shrimp)
* Big Blue Crab Delight (tortilla chips/crab meat dip)
* Caribe Chicken (Chicken tenders/coconut curry sauce)
* Leaping Lizard Lettuce Wraps (grilled chicken and veggies in lettuce)
* Raging Thunder Wings (Choice of Buffalo-style or Asian-style chicken wings)

Rain Forest Cafe's Main Dish Entrees

* Planet Earth Pasta (penne pasta/sausage/marinara sauce)
* Mogambo Shrimp (Penne pasta/shrimp/Alfredo sauce)
* Rasta Pasta (penne pasta/chicken/Alfredo sauce)
* Pastalaya (Linguini/shrimp, chicken/sausage/veggies/Spicy Cajun sauce)


PIZZA

* Flying Dragon Pepperoni Pizza
* Brave New World (Chicken/BBQ sauce pizza)
* Papagallo's Perfection ((Pepperoni/sausage/veggies)
* Passport to Paradise (4-cheese pizza)



SANDWICHES

* Rumble in the Jungle Turkey Wrap (flour tortilla-wrapped turkey/veggies/sauce)
* Blue Mountain Chicken Sandwich (Cajun chicken/bacon/Swiss cheese on bun)
* Mayan Beef Burrito (large beef & bean burrito)
* Bamba's Barbecue Wrap (BBQ sauce, cheese, choice of beef or chicken filling)
* Fish Sandwich
* Hamburgers/Cheeseburgers (choice of several styles)



SEAFOOD

* Congo Catfish Plate (Fried Catfish/French fries/Cole slaw)
* Cyclone Crab Cakes (2 crab cakes/lemon butter sauce)
* Caribbean Coconut Shrimp (coconut shrimp skewers/mango sauce)
* Macadamia Crusted Snapper (baked snapper fish/macadamia nut crust/teriyaki glaze)
* Monsoon Grill (Sampler plate of the baked snapper, crab cake and coconut shrimp)
* Shrimp Platter (Sampler plate of shrimp scampi/coconut shrimp/crabmeat-stuffed shrimp)
* Fried Shrimp
* Nile Shrimp Enbrochette (Crabmeat-stuffed shrimp in bacon & cheese wrap)
* Fisn-N-Chips served with French fries & cole slaw

Note: Many of the seafood dishes are served with side dishes or Caribbean rice and a vegetable medley.


MEAT ENTREES

* Chicken Fried Steak
* Tuscan Chicken, broiled, with veggies
* Paradise Pot Roast with veggies and mashed potatoes
* Chicken Fried Chicken
* Amazon Fajitas, choice of chicken or beef
* Mojo Bones (BBQ pork ribs)
* Primal Steak (New York strip steak)
* Maya's Combo (Sampler plate of BBQ ribs, grilled shrimp and Tuscan chicken)

Note: Many of the meat entrees are served with garlic mashed potatoes and a vegetable medley

A children's menu features a selection of the adult entrees, served in kid-sized portions...plus choice of drink in a Rainforest Cafe souvenir cup.

Also, at the Rain Forest Cafe Restaurant, a selection of soups, salads and desserts are available to complete your meal, but do not come included in the price of your entree. Expect to pay between $12 and $25 for your main dish/veggies/and rice-or-potatoes entree...with the biggest part of the selections running in the $14 to $20 range.

Rainforest Cafe Logo & Characters

Well, I guess the Rainforest Cafe sign is what you'd like to see. The Rainforest Cafe logo is on each location's sign. It's also on the menu at every Rainforest restaurant location, as well.

The Rainforest Cafe logo is a collage of the "Wild Bunch" characters...the 8 jungle animals who, collectively, are the Rainforest Cafe's mascots. Knowing who these 8 critters are will help you understand the names of the Rainforest Cafe's menu items. You'll spot the Rainforest Cafe mascots on various items in the Rainforest Cafe's gift shop, such as T-shirts, hats and mugs.




Here are the names of the Rainforest Cafe's Wild Bunch mascots-

1.) Cha Cha, the red-eyed tree frog. This loveable-looking fellow seems to be very popular with younger guests! His image is seen prominently at the Rainforest restaurant, in the gift shop, and on the company's website.

2.) Iggy, the iguana. (Hey...I once had an iguana named Iggy, myself!)

3.) Maya, the jaguar

4.) Ozzie, the orangutan

5.) Rio, the Scarlet Macaw

6.) Bamba, the gorilla

7.) Tuki, the baby elephant

8.) Nile, the crocodile.

Other Rainforest Cafe locations

Question: Where can I find other Rainforest Cafe locations? Note: for the Downtown Disney Rainforest Cafe contact info, please see below on this page.

Southern California: Southern California's has 2 other Rainforest Cafe locations. 1.) In Orange County, you may visit the South Coast Plaza Mall location in Costa Mesa. (Directions: take the Bristol St. exit off of I-405 in Costa Mesa. The mall sits directly adjacent to the freeway.) The South Coast Plaza Rainforest Cafe's address is 3333 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. The Costa Mesa Rainforest Cafe's phone number is (714) 424-9200. What's the best place to park? Near the Sears Department Store; the restaurant is located near Sears on the first floor of the mall. To discover the fabulous shopping available while you're visiting this huge SoCal mall, please check out the South Coast Plaza Mall page of this site.

2.) The other Southern California location of the Rainforest Cafe is at the Ontario Mills Mall The Ontario Mills Mall's Rainforest Cafe phone number is (909) 941-7979. The restaurant's address is 4810 Mills CircleOntario, CA 91764. You'll find the Rainforest Cafe located between Nordstrom's Rack and the Burlington Coat Factory...very near the Dave & Buster's Restaurant. For more info about this exciting outlet mall---Southern California's largest!---please visit the Ontario Mills Mall page of this website.

Northern California: There is a Rainforest Cafe located at Fisherman's Wharf. The San Francisco Rainforest Cafe address is 145 Jefferson St, San Francisco, CA 94133. The Fisherman's Wharf Rainforest Cafe phone number is (415) 440-5610. Photo note: You're looking at a late-afternoon picture of the Rainforest Cafe at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf in the image to your right.

OTHER SOUTHWEST USA RAINFOREST CAFE LOCATIONS:

Arizona: A Rainforest Cafe location can be found at the Arizona Mills Mall in greater Phoenix, AZ. The address is 5000 S. Arizona Mills Circle, Tempe, AZ 85282. This location is just to the east side of I-10; take the Baseline Rd exit. For more information about the stores & restaurants you'll find at this huge outlet mall, please visit the Phoenix, Arizona Outlet Malls page of this website.

Kansas: You'll find a Rainforest Cafe at the Oak Park Mall in the greater Kansas City area. The address of the Oak Park Mall/Rainforest Cafe is 11327 W. 95th Street, Overland Park, KS 66214. The Overland Park Rainforest Cafe's phone number is (913) 438-7676.

Nevada: There is a Rainforest Cafe inside the MGM Grand Hotel, address 3799 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109. The Las Vegas Rainforest Cafe's phone number is (702) 891-8580. This location is on the famous Las Vegas Strip; take the Tropicana exit of I-15 and head one block east.


Texas: There are 4 Rainforest Cafe locations in the state of Texas. These are: (1) Dallas-Fort Worth area Rainforest Cafe, address at the Grapevine Mills Mall is 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy, Grapevine, TX 76051. This location is directly north of the Dallas-Ft Worth International Airport. The Grapevine Mills Rainforest Cafe phone number is (972) 539-5001.

2.) Galveston Rainforest Cafe, address 5310 Seawall Blvd, Galveston, TX 77551. This location is directly across the street from the Gulf of Mexico! It's a lovely location, as you can tell by the picture of the Rainforest Cafe in Galveston, TX to your left. You'll even find games and rides here. The Galveston Rainforest Cafe's phone number is (409) 744-6000.

3.) Houston area Rainforest Cafe, address at the Katy Mills Mall west of the city is 5000 Katy Mills Circle, Katy, TX 77494. The Katy Mills Rainforest Cafe's phone number is (281) 644-6200. To discover more about this large and popular outlet mall, please see the Houston Area Outlet Malls page of this website.

4.) San Antonio Rainforest Cafe, address in downtown San Antonio on the famous & lovely Riverwalk is 110 East CrockettTX 78205. The San Antonio Riverwalk's Rainforest Cafe phone number is (210) 277-6300. To discover more fun you can have while visiting this "must see" San Antonio tourist destination, please head to the San Antonio Riverwalk page of this site.

Rainforest Cafe Gift Shop

Just like the stores in your local shopping center, the merchandise at the Rainforest Cafe is always rotating so that shoppers continually have a fresh selection of things to buy. The merchandise falls into several general categories---clothing, toys, trinkets and educational products.

You can find Rainforest Cafe clothing for every member of the family---men, women, boys, girls. You'll find an abundance of T-shirts and hats. During the fall and winter, you'll find warmer items like sweatshirts.

Toys tend to feature animal-related playthings. You'll find a plethora of small stuffed animals, plus wooden animals and rubber animals. Educational items for both kids and adults are available, as well. You'll find books about animals and ecology, for example.

As for the trinkets, expect to find "gift shop standards" such as mugs, magnets and keychains.


On your right, you see a children's T-Shirt display at the Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney Anaheim. If you're able to read the signs, you'll note that the T-Shirts are "on sale" for the price of 2-for-$16.99. The shirts come stamped with colorful pictures of the Rainforest Cafe characters. They're available in a variety of sizes from toddler to teen.

I just bought children's T-Shirts this week at a Mervyn's Department Store...where the regular price of the shirts was $16 each, and the sale was 50% off. Thus, you can see that the price of the shirts at the Rainforest Cafe compare to what you might expect to pay in your local department store.

Rainforest Cafe Contact Information

To plan your route, here's a Google map to the Downtown Disney Rainforest Cafe location. From Disneyland Drive, follow the signs to the Downtown Disney parking lot. (Note: don't park in the large parking garage which is meant for theme park guests or you'll pay a hefty fee! The Downtown Disney parking lot is FREE for the first 3 hours, and rates are charged by the hour after that.)

Rainforest Cafe FAQs and Photos: Is it worth it?

Question: A meal at the Rainforest Cafe can get pretty expensive. Is the experience worth the price?

It's true that your bill can really add up at the Rainforest Cafe. For a family of 4, your bill can easily come to $60. That would be if you and your partner ordered $15 entrees, the kids ordered $7 meals, you ordered soft drinks, and either a dessert or an appetizer. By the time you'd add taxes and a tip, you'd be lucky to come out of the restaurant for $60-$70. No wonder some visitors wonder, "Is the Rainforest Cafe worth the price?"

On the other hand, the Rainforest Cafe's prices are totally in-line with many other popular chain restaurants. You can easily spend $60 on a meal for a family of four without leaving your own home town.

So, my advice is the following---

If you like to dine out regularly, yes, the Rainforest Cafe is just as "worth it" as any other popular chain restaurant.

If you want to provide a special experience for your kids---because the restaurant really is SO CUTE---then, yes, it's "worth it."

But, on the other hand, if you really just want to satisfy your hunger...maybe you'd be happier dining at the Anaheim McDonalds or another fast food restaurant. At McDonald's---where you could feed that same family of 4 for $20 easily---you'd save $40, which you could use to enjoy some additional sight-seeing during your family vacation to Los Angeles.



There are a few ways to save money at the Rainforest Cafe. You could enjoy breakfast instead of lunch...in which case, you'll still see the same cute decor, but you'll spend less money on your food. Or, you could limit yourselves to ordering the less expensive dishes, like the hamburgers. Or, you could go in the evening "just for dessert." Not hungry? You can visit the Rainforest Gift Shop---which anyone, even non-dining guests, may enter. While you're in the gift shop, you'll be able to take a peek at the Rainforest's decor. The entire experience---including browsing through the delightful, unusual merchandise---will be free-of-charge (as long as you can resist buying the adorable gifts that you'll see there!)

Photo note: Have you ever wondered what's inside the top of the Rain forest Cafe's "Mayan Temple?" In the picture of the Rainforest Cafe's "Mayan temple" style top to your right, you can see your answer: it's vegetation! The interior of the temple's "steeple" is open to view from below. As guests climb the stairs to the second floor of the restaurant, they can see clear to the top---and this is their view!




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