Easy to visit as walk ins. Sweet place to spend an hour or so. Easy parking out front

Love this place. So many beautiful birds and grounds. Nice selection of food and staff very helpful in answering questions.

I wish this review were to thank Menagerie for the great care they took of my birds, but unfortunately it is not. Upon bringing my birds' cage home after picking them up from a two week stay, I found it to be piled with rotten fruit and invested with ants, which later I found to have made their way into my car and my home. It is abhorrently negligent and detrimental to the health of my pets I entrusted these "caretakers" with, to allow the remains to become putrid. I wish that were the only complaint. However, and infinitely more concerning, when we arrived home from "sleep away camp" (Menagerie), I took a closer look at what I thought was food stuck to my bird's beak and realized that the side had been severely punctured while in their care. It looks as if a large angry bird was allowed access to her. The birds are guaranteed to be housed independently, how on Earth could they have let this happen?! When I found Menagerie / Santa Barbara Bird Rescue, I was so excited to come across a boarding facility that I could trust due to what I thought was an foundation based on the love of our feathered friends. Instead, this experience was not just a nightmare for me to clean up, but it stabs me in the heart to know that my little birds horrendously suffered while I entrusted them with this facility. Words cannot express the repulsion I am feeling about what they allowed to happen to my baby's beak. The care provided to my birds was misrepresented, disgraceful, and negligent. I discussed the events at length with the owner who danced around a circle of nonsensical excuses and blaming the events on everyone but herself (including trying to tell me that the reason their cage wasn't cleaned was because one of my birds is flighted. The door to the newspaper tray slides out on its own and doesn't require the cage door to be opened.) Unbelievable. read more

"Every bird has a story." Visiting Menagerie and the Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary is like zipping around tropical forests of the world, meeting some of the world's most colorful birds. It is part pet-store, part bird-sitting aviary, and part parrot sanctuary. We met a rare bird that had lived with a princess, a sad bird who had pulled out all the feathers on his chest because he had been abandoned by his owner, a bird that only liked men (and made us wonder how they know), and a bird that just wanted to love and be loved. A remarkable experience. read more

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We love menagerie - both as a bird rescue that we visit and support (it is so fun to go talk with all the big parrots) as well as a great place to buy food, treats and toys for our little conure. He especially loves all the inexpensive small foot toys at the front counter - we load up on these regularly! read more

Best bird store ever! They have plenty of toys and foods that I've never found anywhere else. A lot of parrot stores tend to have a huge selection of toys for medium to large birds, but not too many fun things for my parrotlets to demolish. Menagerie had all kinds of wonderful toys for little birds with big ideas. What bird store is complete without birds? Menagerie is also home to a bird sanctuary, you can go and chat with the birds that live there and snuggle with the shop cockatoo if she's in. The birds love visitors, and so do the people that work there. read more

The best bird store hands down. Check out their line of frozen bird food like coconutty cookies, birdie pilaf, and other healthy stuff for your little squawker. Plus a plethora of toys and snuggle huts of all sizes. They also offer boarding (with a required vet wellness check first) and wing and nail clip, in addition to partnering with the bird sanctuary to rehabilitate parrots and other birds. It's located in a cute but LOUD little house but if you love birds, it is definitely worth a visit! read more

Great store for Bird owners! I drive from Pismo Beach to Summerland just to get their Parrot Pilaf for my Parrotlet. the have other great bird food options as wells as toys and supplies. read more

bird care: I take my Parrotlet here to get her wings and nails clipped. They do a good job quickly and for very little money. bird food: The menagerie motivated me to ween my bird completely off seed; she now eats the Parrot Pilaf they offer, as well as their Munchie Mix. Other stuff: They sell a good variety of toys and things. However, their food and water cup supply is dismal. read more

I've lived in Summerland for about 10 years and finally went to visit the sanctuary! I was blown away, the place is beautiful, the birds are so well taken care and staff very friendly. My daughter and I did the tour with Angela and got a good knowledge now about these exotics bird! Totally recommend a visit. They also have a little gift store with really cool things. Check it out! read more

Menagerie is ran by a very passionate and very well educated woman named Jamie. She's been working with parrots for over 30 years. Her staff is very friendly and helpful too. They offer services like grooming and boarding for your feathered friends. When you leave your birds here for boarding they give them 2 fresh meals a day. And that includes their famous parrot pilaf with apples, oranges, grapes, a bunch of greens, sweet potato and a small piece of peanut butter sandwich!!!! And to think some places just offer your bird seed or pellet... they go above and beyond to make sure your little one is happy. Grooming is done by either Jaime herself or one of her trained staff members. They also have countless of bird supplies and foods. She has her own line of fresh frozen foods which are so awesome and very cheap!!!! Only $6.95 per bag and they make it there themselves! Now behind the menagerie is the parrot sanctuary. With just a small donation you can visit all the crazy personalities they've got back there! If you have a bird this place is a must! read more

I live up the hill from Menagerie and rather enjoy the distant sounds of exotic birds squawking. A friend and I wandered in here one weekend and were impressed to find not only many beautiful, loquacious birds, but a sanctuary where troubled birds come to rehabilitate, and an industrial "natural" bird food kitchen. This place reminds you that you're in Summerland, and that's a good thing. read more

Nice place to see exotic birds and have a pleasant time with fan, just a bit loud.