# Dr. Panda Restaurant — user reviews > 181 indexed App Store user reviews of Dr. Panda Restaurant by Dr. Panda Ltd, rated 4.50/5 from 291 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dr-panda-restaurant/id550971517/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dr-panda-restaurant/id550971517.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 229 · 4★ 28 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of Dr. Panda Restaurant? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎮 Highly nostalgic and beloved by long-time players - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Excellent for young children (ages 2-7) - 🍳 Educational cooking mechanics and real recipes - 🎨 Cute and appealing character design - 🧹 Teaches responsibility through dish washing and cleanup - 🎵 Pleasant music and sound effects - 📱 Intuitive interface easy for toddlers to navigate - 🚫 No ads or inappropriate content - 🐾 Variety of animal characters and interactions - 💰 Good value for the price - 🎯 Engaging gameplay loop (order, cook, serve, clean) **Cons** - 🔄 Limited variety of recipes becomes repetitive - 😴 Gameplay becomes boring after extended play - 🎮 No challenge or failure mechanics - 🔊 Sound bugs and missing audio effects - ⚙️ Occasional crashes and freezing issues - 📵 Guided Access mode incompatibility - 🎵 Cannot disable background music - 🔧 Performance issues on newer devices - ⚠️ Safety concern with hot pan cooking tutorial - 🎪 Limited content for older children **Commonly reported bugs** - Sound effects not playing during animal feeding - App crashes with Guided Access enabled - Frequent crashes and freezing on newer iOS versions - Loading times up to 20 minutes - White screen display on older devices (iPod 2G) - Sound not activating in paid version - Game crashes when serving certain dishes - Table decoration not persisting visually - Missing salt and pepper shakers in paid version - Inconsistent performance across devices **Most requested features** - More recipes and dishes (spaghetti, hamburgers, ice cream, grilled cheese) - More variety in tablecloths and decorations - Ability to customize or decorate the restaurant - In-game currency system for unlocking items - More animal characters and guests - Difficulty progression for older children - Voice narration explaining cooking steps - Eating/drinking animations for guests - Improved ingredient pouring mechanics - More savory and meat-based dishes - Ability to skip dish washing animations ## Newest reviews (17 of 181) ### 5/5 — I recommend it for all age groups *2022-12-13, version 2.6* I’m 24 years old and I really enjoy playing this game. It’s also very educational for children as they learn how to cook, of course parents should always supervise. This game actually taught me how to make scrambled eggs! I like to add cheese in my eggs. The instructions are simple and very easy for small children to follow. The animals are cute, the music is pleasant, and the sounds are lovely. You can also wash the dishes and sort the garbage as well which teaches kids responsibility. You can cook stir fry, corn soup, chocolate parfait, smoothie, scrambled eggs, chocolate toast, apple pie, orange juice, gingerbread people, pizza, and chocolate fondue! Edit: There appears to be a sound bug when feeding the animals, they don’t make the noises during and after they’ve finished eating. But maybe it’s because I’m using a newer model phone and the game, while it’s still functional, there might be a few sound effects missing. I’m not sure. ### 5/5 — Tee Chung wei *2022-05-15, version 2.6* Tee ### 5/5 — Still enjoy this game despite being old *2022-01-12, version 2.6* This game is good to the point of me playing it 9 years after discovering it in 2013. would recommend for kids, made my childhood that much more enjoyable ### 5/5 — Parfait 👍 *2021-02-03* Ce jeu est parfait et c est bien mieux que Babybus. Ce qui ne connaissent pas ce jeu mais qu ils aiment bien je vous explique car j y ai joué quand j était petite: -il y a des animaux qui entrent dans le restaurant et il demandent de ce qu ils veulent. -alors on vous apprend comment faire la cuisine 🧑‍🍳 couper les légumes 🍅 cuire ou frire la nourriture 🥘 et le reste la... -après les petits cuistots sortent de la cuisine et donnent à manger aux animaux résultat:ils adorent .(en fait les animaux) Jeu parfait pour les enfants de 3 à 7 ans !!!!! 🙃🙃🙃🙂🙂🙂😄😄😄😄🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 P.S:malheureusement je trouve que je suis trop grande pour y jouer...🥴🥴🥴😒😒😒😳😳😳😓😓😓dommage ce jeu était super... ### 5/5 — Heel leuk Spel *2020-10-31, version 2.6* Ik speel dit spel super graag Maar maak wel Meer eten ### 5/5 — Michael Fischbach *2020-07-07* Super Spiel ### 2/5 — Fun, but has a fatal flaw *2019-11-17, version 2.6* My 2-year-old loves this game, but if you enable Guided Access (the best/only way to let a toddler use a tablet) it becomes completely unresponsive. Like, completely frozen. It’s a big problem. ### 3/5 — Ellajune recensie *2019-10-29, version 2.6* Ik vind het heel leuk maar zorg voor de volgende upgrade dat er meer en meer eten is wan ik ben het beu dat ik altijd het zelfde moet klaar maken en daar wil ik verandering in dus ik hoop dat ik er rekening mee wort gehouden dus ik hoop dat juli blij zijn met juli 2 stèren ### 4/5 — Cooking Mama for kids *2019-10-24, version 2.6* This is like a simplified version of cooking mama— except you have animals come in with a set dish in mind instead of being able to choose dishes. Making them is easy too, and almost too easy. For example, I wish you could stir longer so that it could be more fun/ satisfying. Also, there could be a better variety of dishes. I didn’t see that many salty dishes or meat/ seafood for that matter. Lots of sweets though. And when you cook there’s really no room for error because the dishes come out perfectly no matter how you make them which is a shame. Washing dishes isn’t that fun either after a couple times, so I’m glad you can scroll down and skip that part. Not sure why you wash multiple dishes each time either because you only make one dish at a time. Overall fun, cute food game if not a bit bland. ### 3/5 — Cool *2019-09-07, version 2.5* I like this game ### 5/5 — Love it! *2019-09-06, version 2.5* Fabulous, amazing, interesting and incredible! ### 5/5 — ses un jeux trés amusent pour mon enfant et merci👍🕷 *2019-07-25, version 2.5* cool ### 5/5 — Love Dr Panda *2019-07-03, version 2.5* I love the Dr Panda apps. I’m a SLP in a school & a mom. My kids & my students love these apps! ### 5/5 — Beautiful food dishes *2019-06-28, version 2.5* The food dishes look delicious.I wish I knew how to make em in real life.😋🍫🍦🍪🌶🥧🧁🥙🌭🌮🍔🥩 ### 4/5 — Great but needs music settings *2019-06-13, version 2.5* Maybe if you turn the music off... ### 5/5 — Like this game *2019-05-30, version 2.5* I like this game because it’s fun to play with. ### 5/5 — 楽しいけど、 *2019-05-08* もっと作れる料理が増えてほしい。 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Boo 😒 *2020-07-13, version 2.6* 😒 ### 1/5 — Bad *2019-09-05, version 2.5* My daughter loves dr panda games but she said she did not like this one my daughter is 8😡 ### 1/5 — Booooo *2019-05-18, version 2.5* Apesta ### 1/5 — This is the worst *2019-01-27, version 2.5* We can’t mess anything up and especially if this is for little kids then it should be able to mess up because babies don’t know anything except how to pee and 💩 poop in there diapers😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 ### 1/5 — Boo it's nothing *2016-09-02, version 2.5* It's boring ### 1/5 — Мошенники. *2016-03-21, version 2.5* Мой ребёнок раньше играл в эту игру, а теперь нет доступа. Может тогда деньги вернёте??? ### 1/5 — Garbage *2014-10-26, version 2.2* Requires to rate. So here you go... ### 1/5 — I feel the hate! *2014-03-30, version 2.2* Dumb app hated it end of story ok? Feel the burn! ### 1/5 — Worthless Trash *2014-03-11, version 2.2* Annoying garbage that comes with no instructions. You're better off giving 2 dollars to a terrorist organization. ### 1/5 — Frustration *2013-06-08, version 1.4* The games, all of dr pandas, are good and worth 4 stars minimum, however, it seems that lately they just keep crashing. Sometimes they start to open and just when u've waited and get excited it crashes! My poor 5 year old has been so frustrated she's been in tears. This is a child who is generally patient and has a good temperament. She's asked if I will fix it but I don't know how. I thought that maybe the download was corrupt so I paid for the new dr panda tools and downloaded it, and that has the same issue. I tried with wifi and also without, but to no avail. All my other apps work ???? Any ideas anyone? I can't see any settings menu to check ? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — My childhood!! *2025-06-22, version 2.6* I loved this game as a kid and I still love it after all these years ### 5/5 — 良いゲー *2025-04-25* いろんな動物も居るしいろんなレシピもあって面白いです♪個人的に面白いのはピザです。 ### 5/5 — I love it *2025-01-03, version 2.6* As a older. sibling my 6 yr old bro loves this game and I do too when I was younger defo recommend ### 5/5 — J’y ai joué étant petit et : *2024-10-02* Je reccomande fortement ce jeu pour les parents car il a tout il est éducatif ,amusant et ne comporte pas ne publicité ni d’autres éléments pouvant poser problème. Personellement j’ai 18 ans et je l’ai téléchargé pour la nostalgie 😂(oui j’ai rien d’autre à faire) ### 5/5 — NOSTALGIA *2024-05-31, version 2.6* Hello, I’m 12 years old and I remember loving this game as a kid. I still remember it right now. I still play some of your other games as well as this one. It’s very nostalgic for me. Thanks for making this app. By the way, this is a good option for kids who want to learn how to make pizza or learn what it feels like to experience working at a pizzeria. Very creative! ### 5/5 — Клевая игра💋💋 *2023-10-15, version 2.6* Игра очень классная я родилась в 2014 году в 2016 году айпад с которого я сейчас пишу отзыв сломался и только неделю назад его починили когда я решила посмотреть игры в которые я играла если често то мне все игры которые у меня были большое количество занимали имена игры от этой компании’ когда я поиграла в игры я вспомнила своё детсво а особенно эта игра пому что я играла когда была маленькой с утра до ночи 💋💋 спасибо огромное создателям этой кропании вы можно сказать мне дедство подарили 💋💋💋💋💋💋❤️❤️ ### 5/5 — Sehr gut *2023-09-10* Das Spiel ist sehr gut führ Kinder geeignet ### 5/5 — Спасибо за детство. *2023-05-08, version 2.6* Ностальгия ### 5/5 — ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ *2023-03-27, version 2.6* I’ve been going on a little nostalgia trip through the app store. All the Dr Panda games are incredibly nostalgic, but this one hit HARD. The second I opened the game and saw the little flashing sign I had to take a moment to breathe, I’m not even kidding. I love this game. <3 ### 5/5 — My baby brother *2022-12-24, version 2.6* My brother Bennett loves this game --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*