Rainforest Cafe

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For three star American, try Rainforest Cafe in Tukwila. Check out this affordable place in the Tukwila area. The menu is american comfort food. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a family atmosphere. This restaurant features a full bar and lunch. This place is good for groups.

User Reviews of Rainforest Cafe

Yelp.com Review - by Dana S.

4.0 of 5 stars. I thought this place was cool: great theme, good food. Only problem is it's pretty spendy.
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Randy C.

1.0 of 5 stars. This place was like Chuck E. Cheese on steroids! I read all the reviews on The Rainforest CafA� so I knew what I was getting myself into. But my daughter wanted to go for her birthday and she was...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Brad E.

3.0 of 5 stars. They get 3 stars because my 5 year old nephew absolutely loves this place and him happy, makes me happy. The food is aight and I enjoyed my BBQ bacon burger. I seriously doubt I would ever just come...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Tina S.

3.0 of 5 stars. I am not a fan of the jungle, so I avoided Rainforest Cafe in London but I couldn't avoid this one when I went to visit my cousin. Her friends invited me to join their daughter's 5 year old birthday...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by sandy y.

1.0 of 5 stars. OMGGGGGGG.........A freaking ZOO plus dark trees and humping animal noises....GET ME OUT OF THIS JUNGLE! It ain't no rainforest or even a cafe!I can't blame rainforest cafe for their animal decorating...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Susie C.

2.0 of 5 stars. Elephants, monkey's, birds, and fishie's, whats not to like right. The place is decorated in theme to the nines. The walls are covered in insane plant life, there are atomic animals every where, the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2009
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looks are deceiving

Good: The fish tanks were very cool , My 9 year old loved them. Bad: I was very displeased with my vist I had the 3 meat combo (steak, shrimp, and ribs) first they bring the wrong dish. second time fo...
judysbook.com - user review - 06/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Erin B.

2.0 of 5 stars. wow. just wow. My mum is a funny lady & the place she picked as the last meal our German foreign exchange student would have in America was here. wow. The place is covered in jungle theme & when I say...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Heather O.

1.0 of 5 stars. Kids love this place, and for good reason...the jungle ambiance and fish tanks and wild animals look pretty cool when you're a kid! The food is horrible, and that fantastic-looking volcano sparkling...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Veronica A.

2.0 of 5 stars. lol i guess everyone already put it in words for me! OVERPRICED! FOOD IS...BLEH. SERVICE SUCKS. TOO MANY PEOPLE RUNNING BACK AND FORTH SCREAMING "VOLCANO!!!!" I SWEAR I FEEL LIKE SOMEONE IS GOING TO...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Aimee M.

2.0 of 5 stars. I have to say this is my own version of hell! I equate it with Chuck E Cheese. The only reason I have been dragged into this place is for kids birthdays. I know, it is all about the kids. But come...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2009
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Love this Resturant!~

I absolutely love this resturant. The service is great, the food is great, and might I mention the fact of the scenery! This is my third visit and I will continue to drive an hour and half just to go eat here!...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by nancy c.

3.0 of 5 stars. My kids love this place - they love all the animals and only want to sit next to the elephants or gorillas. Yes, the food is overpiced and average - however the cesear salad was really good. The...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Rob B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Yes a BIT Expensive, but I took my friends niece who's 10 now there, SHE was in heaven!!!!! I enjoyed seeing someone on this Earth having a good time and not worrying about whats outside in the world!...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Will M.

3.0 of 5 stars. For being a restaurant in a mall. Not bad at all. Great atmosphere, but be aware it's noisy. Thunderstorms every 20 mins and the whole place moves. Plus it's a family place so it gets a bit loud....
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2008
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lilaguide | We walked out -- the noise was too much

I guess some kids really must like loud noises, but we had to walk out (we actually went to the one in San Francisco, but I'm sure they're all pretty similar). We didn't know that there would be loud noises...
lilaguide.com - user review - 07/19/2008
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lilaguide | Neat atmosphere

It is fun for the kids, but the food is not very good. The atmosphere is nice, but I can think of many other places that have a good atmosphere and better food. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to friends.
lilaguide.com - user review - 07/16/2008
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lilaguide | Fun for the kids, food is just so so

You are paying for the setting here, food is only so so, some kids might be overwhelmed, my daughter really digs it, but I need 3 advil and a dark room after!
lilaguide.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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lilaguide | Jungle Dining Experience

My family loves this restaurant. The jungle decor is draw enough, but the food is wonderful, too. My kids love the big fish tanks right by the tables, as well as the frequent storms complete with animatronic...
lilaguide.com - user review - 06/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nina W.

3.0 of 5 stars. OK OK SO most of the reviews are correct about the food. it isnt amazingBUTI have to give it three stars because KIDS LOVE THIS PLACE!!! If you want to take your kids to a really fun unique place for...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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Great lunch in the jungle...

After reading some questionable reviews, we were hesitant to go and almost made arrangements to order an appetizer only. We decided to have lunch, and were not disapointed on any level. The service was...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/10/2008
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lilaguide | Way too much stimulation

All the jungle noises and flashing lights are out of hand. Never mind that we were with a large group and dispite the fact that I was nursing I had to tell the server FOUR TIMES to not start with my order at...
lilaguide.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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lilaguide | Rain Forest Cafe

I suffer from migraines and flashing lights (strobe) are a big trigger for me. The light show in Rain Forest Cafe was so intense that I had to shield my eyes every time it started. I didn't know about the...
lilaguide.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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lilaguide | A fun place for most kids!

I like taking my 3 1/2 year old to the Rainforest for a mommy date. However, just a year ago, he was terrified, so it depends on the child. Food is pretty good.
lilaguide.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ameenah S.

2.0 of 5 stars. Two stars because what I ordered wasn't bad. They are extremely over priced...probably because they need to pay for those thousand dollar fish in the aquarium or because they need to pay their servers...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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If this Place Gets 3 1/2 Stars then McDonalds Should Get 5 Stars

Come on people, we need to keep our rating standards higher than this. This place is totally annoying with its poorly conceived animal automatons running through the same loud, boring and hokey action loops...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dave M.

1.0 of 5 stars. WOW!I mean WOW, what a colossal waste of money and time this place is!I have been to Rainforest about 3 times over the last 6 years or so and each time I hope they will redeem themselves in some sort...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2008
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Gross

This place is way over rated. The food is strange and nasty. My husband and I enjoyed the rain forest cafe in Disney world. We didn't eat the food though. We ordered drinks from the bar. Tho...
judysbook.com - user review - 01/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by D.J. Y.

3.0 of 5 stars. For my momentous 400th review I've decided to sing my favorite karaoke song......ahem.....*cough cough*La la la la....me me me.....ahem....hit it boyz....In the jungle, the mighty jungleThe lion...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Gavin N.

3.0 of 5 stars. I've been here twice. The decor is really cool. I know it's cheesy kid stuff, but hey i'm a kid at heart and I love this kind of stuff..at least just once. The food was okay, maybe the same stuff...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jerome B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Everytime I come and eat at the Rainforest Cafe, I always have an exciting and pleasant time. I think its just because of my luck. Once, I came here with a group of friends, and they got food that...
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2007
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lilaguide | Fun for the kids

Very fun environment. Food was good
lilaguide.com - user review - 09/09/2007
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

So much to looks at! It's very loud and definitely over stimulating but my daughter loved our visit. The food wasn't that good but it was nice to get to eat it without having to deal with a fussy baby since...
lilaguide.com - user review - 09/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lindsey S.

2.0 of 5 stars. It's a tradition to kidnap my friend Boyd on his birthday and take him somewhere horrible on the Eastside for dinner. Olive Garden, Old Country Buffet....Rainforest Cafe.It was a huge hit as far as...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Diana L.

1.0 of 5 stars. Me: "We need to go to the store."R: "I need to do some walking for the betterment of my aged back side and I need to go to Renton and drop some paperwork off."Me: "Let's go to Freddie's in Renton -...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Chris F.

1.0 of 5 stars. What a horrible idea. Put an already obnoxiously loud, overpriced kid trap in a noisy mall? The food is way too expensive and not that remarkable, the drinks are overpriced and they are always trying...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by nate j.

1.0 of 5 stars. Hopefully a lot of endangered animals get saved from the proceeds of our meal bill...I wished I'd read other reviews prior to going to this place and being milked of almost $100 for a meal for four......
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Beau R.

3.0 of 5 stars. This place is like going to Disneyland without all the good parts. Long waits, gift shops positioned to make your kids want want want, and strange robotic animals for unclear purposes.We were given...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2007
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe Editorial Review

like eating in the jungle... the decor keeps the kids entertained and the food is decent... kids either love it or are terrified at first and need to ease into the wild animal thing... I get at least 20 extra...
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by tony g.

3.0 of 5 stars. I had a pretty good experience here. Food is not that bad, I usually get the pizza which is surprizingly good, decent caeser salad, strong Jack n' Coke. And the prices are not too bad. It is weird...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2007
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Sign For a Bank Loan on Your Way In

We stopped in for lunch at the Rainforest Cafe at Southcenter Mall while Christmas shopping this year. While the atmosphere is cute and jungle like, and the animatronics firing off periodically aroun...
judysbook.com - user review - 01/11/2007
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Need Something "Jungley"?

The Rainforest Retail Village is a store located directly outside of the Rainforest Cafe in the Southcenter Mall in Tukwila, WA. (Judy's Book has it listed as "Seattle") It's a fun store full of stu...
judysbook.com - user review - 01/11/2007
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Need Something "Jungley"?

The Rainforest Retail Village is a store located directly outside of the Rainforest Cafe in the Sout...
judysbook.com - user review - 01/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sean M.

1.0 of 5 stars. Expensive food of questionable quality... Long ass waits to get a table, when they have plenty available (I think its a plot to make you hang around the gift store)... The only good thing is the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Erin N.

2.0 of 5 stars. I'm not sure what scares me most about the Rainforest Cafe: the Westfield Mall location, the red gum stuck to the bottom of my appetizer plate, the $150 spent on a mediocre meal (four adults, one...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Julia Z.

1.0 of 5 stars. Rainforest Cafe is a giant wallet-emptying plot. Their food is straight off the Sysco truck (and the cheapest Sysco line at that, not even the high-end stuff) but your kids will not care and they...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2006
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Sensory YUM!

The Rainforest Cafe is loads of fun. Even the long, long wait to get in is entertaining with the giant crocodile out front to keep you amused. My kids (and I!) especially enjoy the sparkling fish t...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/09/2006
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Rainforest Cafe

After browsing the gift store with its wonderful ambience, I was drawn to the sound of waterfalls. This Cafe is so pretty and eye appealing. Of course, it looks like it is in the middle of a rainfores...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/07/2006
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The decor is better than the food

The food isn't bad, but not the best I've had either for the prices. I think you're definitely paying for the atmosphere. If you can, try to get a seat near one of the animal displays or the waterfall...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/04/2006
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

My kids LOVE this place for lunch. It is NOISY, not a place for an extended chat or visit. There are all kinds of animated animals and toys, and my kids always have to take a quick tour of the place after...
lilaguide.com - user review - 03/28/2006
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Cool place to visit at least once

The restaurant itself is pretty unusual, with the thunderstorm in the background and the wild animal sounds, etc. The kids love the atmosphere, but it's kind of wierd, you wouldn't expect to find thi...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/17/2006
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Rainforest Cafe is a Tropical Feast for the Eyes

The only place I know that kids are less wild than the surroundings. Children are in awe of the huge fish tanks as well as the animated rainforest animals. It could get a bit expensive, but if the ad...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/17/2006
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

Visually stimulating for my son. Food was very good. You pay a little more for the atmosphere.
lilaguide.com - user review - 04/21/2005
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

A must for taking the family. A mini Disneyland. Food is not great even though the prices are high. The atmosphere is worth it, though.
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/21/2005
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

Fun to visit but way too expensive to make a regular dining experience. Decor can be scary for little kids, so stick to the shopping area.
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/16/2005
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

It was a really cool restaurant, although some of the noises, like thunder and lightning, really scared my little one
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/15/2005
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

My kids love it here. The food is unremarkable, but the atmosphere is very enjoyable. I recommend this place for kids 2 and over. My youngest was just one when we went here and he was scared and overwhelmed.
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/15/2005
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

Food is horrible.
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/10/2005
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

Can get expensive if you have a large group but overall a great place to bring the kids.
lilaguide.com - user review - 01/17/2005
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

Our daughter absolutely loved this place!!
lilaguide.com - user review - 08/02/2004
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

A little pricey but, the kids love it!
lilaguide.com - user review - 07/13/2004
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

Great but can be a little scary for some children. Can't carry a conversation near the waterfall.
lilaguide.com - user review - 06/29/2004
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

Great place to go for something special. However, some of the animals (mechanical) tend to scare smaller children (The animals start moving and making noise without warning). You can request a seat away from...
lilaguide.com - user review - 05/07/2004
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

lots of visuals to keep your little one entertained.
lilaguide.com - user review - 04/03/2004
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

fun place but pricey. lots to look at for kids
lilaguide.com - user review - 03/09/2004
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lilaguide | Rainforest Cafe

Though visually stimulating, the service was very slow, the food marginal and overpriced. Not worth the trip.
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/17/2004
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AOL CityGuide

tropical theme and family food...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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Seattle Times

in this faux tropical rainforest, kids will delight in their trio of mini hot dogs or little burgers, not to mention the thunder and lightning, tropical fish tanks and jungle animals that periodically "come to...
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