Excellent place for outdoor dining. Great service from staff

Delicious food. The service could do with a little help but other than that it's a great place to just chill and enjoy some good food.

Good menu with African food, nice service. Seating possible inside and under the big canvas. Not everything on the menu was available. Early weekdays no reservation needed.

Great service, it was a friday evening but the place wasnt as packed. Plenty of sitting areas for the patrons. Only thing i didnt like was the prices and also the fact that they had runout of most of the dishes i wanted so had to make do with what was offered. Otherwise everything was great and the stuff there is super friendly

Really delicious traditional food here, probably the best in the city. There's a lot of variety on the menu which makes it great for not only internationals but also locals. The staff are really efficient with short waiting time. Portions are very generous and authentically Zimbabwean.

Love the African food here. From Bream fish, to liver and kidney, chicken cooked on the fire, ribs, etc. The food is very tasty. Quite a popular spot as it's usually packed even mid week. Gava has definitely made its mark in Harare.

There is great cooking here, especially that whole Kariba bream. It is also good to see a wide selection of Zimbabwean cuisine. There is a choice of indoor and outdoor seating. The mosquitoes are worrisome so do get repellant as a precaution. The staff are generally friendly and look busy but you should get your order served in close to fifteen minutes. Some entertainment may be taking place so this gives it a lively feel.

The food is good with generous portions. The service as well is really friendly, the waitress was nice to us. If you're going there in the winter and planning to sit outside, dress warm because the manicured lawn makes it colder than it should be. Otherwise, good vibes. Great to spend with friends or just a date. You won't regret the sadza even though it comes at a premium.

Excellent selection of traditional food. Friendly and sttentive servixe at a reasonable price. Everything was great except the oxtail

Also, the only only word to put is awesome

I've been several times in this country style restaurant and never have been disappointed, for dinner and lunch either. Excellent cuisine quality, delicious grilled meat and stews, I literally loved the ox tail stew. Good vibes and atmosphere, I loved the live music entertainment for Friday brunch. Lovely and welcoming staff. Strongly recommend

It was fantastic! They ve a variety of meats and its open air. The food tastes so good. We had a grwst time 😃

I love Gava's! It's one of my favourite places in #Harare #Zimbabwe. It's also my go-to place for traditional Zimbabwean quisine. The food is always fresh and healthy. You're assured of a balanced diet and a pleasant atmosphere, complemented by friendly staff. Gava's has a vibe to it that screams "welcome to #Zimbabwe!" Not only will you eat good traditional food, but you'll enjoy great Zimbabwean music and be treated to typical Zimbabwean hospitality. If you're lucky, you'll also experience some live music by local musicians, courtesy of the restuarant. I definitely recommend this place for a taste of Zimbabwe.

Food was so tasty, service excellent and great atmosphere.

Craving yummy traditional meals - a variety, go to gava but you have to be really hungry cause they are very generous with their portions😍💯

Look, in terms of food, these guys know how to please the mouth. Their dishes are very simple but yet so well made and consistently good. I love this place and I encourage them to keep the ball rolling n to maintain consistency coz thats what keeps us coming back. On this day we ordered we ordered sadza, rice with peanut butter n road runner; ribs and chips and a green salad with T-bone steak. Look, everything was on point. I will include a pic/ video of the empty dishes to testify to this. I guess you are wondering why i gave them 4/5 in fact its a 4,5…kkk. They need to provide more fans/air conditioning in the big tent coz it can be really hot and i will surely give them a five next time. There was very nice music playing in the background, well done Gava!

Don't wear shorts. The mosquitoes will feast on you. Superb place for freshly cooked African foof

Amazing food and great music (on Sundays). The portions are huge, so come hungry. Love that it's kid-friendly as well. All around it was a wonderful experience!

Amazing, Gava serves the best Zimbabwe Meals in Harare. Staff is so friendly, food is reasonably priced and its a very clean environment. Love, love it!!!

Tasty original traditional meals saved here. Great service. Good place for family and older members who enjoy traditional food. Restroom available and is fresh and clean. Clean cozy enviroment with outdoor seating and alcohol options.

established place that has consistently provided tasty local dishes to a variety of diners. The meals are lovingly prepared to preserve authentic flavors and are served in the traditional Zimbabwean way. What a place to enjoy your traditional cuisine.

Best place for some traditional meals. I was initially sceptical of the pricing but definitely worth it

Delicious recipes and well prepared meals cooked from the fire 🔥 🔥 🔥. Natural and traditional foods are found at an affordable price, you order as you wish. Happy and nice service from the waiters and waitresses in a nice uniform style. The soft Ps of marketing are well applied at the restaurant. You can walk in anytime as long it's during the business hours and in line with the current Covid-19 Pandemic requirements. The place is good for meetings as well. Family gatherings, work gathering, team building and other social networking events.

Gigantic portions of really tasty local cuisine at fair pricing. They already have the carry-on bags on standby if you can't finish 😂 For what was meant to be a lazy Sunday afternoon, the music was a little too loud and hectic. But a beautiful atmosphere and attentive service.

Delicious meal and professional staff. A great place to taste Zimbabwean traditional food (sadza).

Great place and hospitality. The people here are friendly and the food was great. I enjoyed my time here and in Zimbabwe.

Authentic traditional Zimbabwean food that tastes absolutely delicious. Portions are quite sizeable so prepare for some takeaway. We had sadza, beef stew, beans and veges as well as Seabrim fish with fries, the fries were over done but tasty nonetheless. A lovel garden set up and very spacious for those who want to dine in large groups. Will definitely be going back when in Zimbabwe.

Great food, goat stew was delicious and tender though slightly salty. The beans are also very good!

Very nice service by smiling staff. Sadza very good with some pork chops. Worth the money. Just cut the sugar (syrup). That is too much sugar risks diabetes. Look out for the health of Zimbabweans. You can do it, you have very positive staff. Plus the location is quite nice and airy.

Consistently great food and excellent service. I also appreciate their support of local artists. Some beautiful works showcased.

Food is excellent...very generous portions

I loved it, good place for a traditional Sunday lunch

Fair selection of Zimbabwean cuisine. A little pricey though considering that most of the foodstuffs are locally available. Overall a decent place to enjoy Zimbabwean food especially for Sunday lunch. 3.5 stars from me.

Great food and very convenient outdoor restaurant

Very nice vibe, good food and great service!!!

Great traditional menu at affordable prices. Service was top class

The food was amazing,and great ambiance.

This is a place that serves traditional Zinbabwean African cuisine. Its unpretentious and one of the best values for money out there. The food is out of this world and the service is excellent

Great place for traditional Zimbabwean dishes

Good tasty African dishes and surreal environment.. Very close to Harare CBD. A must visit.

Quite scrumptious dishes. I liked it.

Very nice place

An experience like no other great food good vibe

A great to be especially for business meetings. The food is great! The environment is cool. 4* i rate

It's a cool chilling spot

Nice place to dine and chill. Few km outside the busy and noise CBD.

Good hand washing and sanitizer facilities.

The trotters are to die for!

Awesome dining experience..... If you can.... Pay a visit.

Excellent traditional food

The best service and food

Good food

Great food, great atmosphere and great customer service

Easy outdoor eating. Zimbabwean food

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Nice food

Nice food

Friendly good service

Meals were great staff friendly

Great food

Nice Africa cuisine💯

Really enjoyed the ambiance

I loved this place, best traditional dishes ever... Meals are well made, so satisfyibg...keep it up

Excellent social distancing, delicious African cuisine

The food is well prepared

Good food, great music and a nice outdoorsy feel.

Great food

Fantastic

It was amazing

Nice food. Service can take long.

Food was really good, service not so much had to wait for a while.

Value for money.

Gava offers the best Sadza in Harare though its a bit expensive

It was superb....excellent service and food too.

its a great place to have dinner

Awesome food and awesome service

Amazing place to chill

Consistently delicious African food, good Western options too. The organic fries are my absolute fav. Always a good vibe suitable for family, friends even a chilled date maybe.

Great local dishes

Nice place the food was awesome

Great Food and Clean environment. Service was generally good.

good people ,good food

The food here is amazing

Luv the ambience and Sadza liver

Very very nice place

Loved it

It has a refreshing ambience to it.

Excellent African cuisine.

Huge portions!

Very good place that satisfies hunger for the right price

Good atmosphere and wonderful service. Good food as well

Traditional meal served

I loved it..

Neat and cool outdoor setting. Great food and polite and friendly staff

Loved it lots

I love the Sunday afternoon bands that would play there. There is so much meat, its awesome. had a fish so big I thought I wouldn't finish. The service is awesome. Great people. Great atmosphere. Awesome food.

The place is really good, I really love their services because I prefer eating outside than in a closed space. The food itself is delicious too. I would go back again!. The reason for four star is because of the time taken to be served.

A bit pricy as compared to other traditional food establishments, but worth every penny! Great untainted traditional tastes and beautiful environment suitable for family Sundays too!!!

I love the atmosphere especially the Sunday band uhm its so lovely the FaB and fusion band ,with the traditional food wow

The best sadza nehanga meal in town

Place is excellent.. food was good and so was the service by Melissa

Liked the open air feel and the music that played in the background from a live band

they serve great food😋

Nice

Their food is amazing.

Good proper African cuisine. My favorite eating place

Best

Whole bream.......it never disappoints!

Simply the best

The service from waitresses and waiters is so slow.......

Mint.

A comprehensive traditional menu. Open air and accessible from the CBD

Nice traditional foods

Busy

best Sadza in town

Best sadza and entertainment joint

Lovely foody place

Great

Muyera Lion...finishes the tournament 👌🏼

Nice traditional meals....

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Food well cooked, great service, relaxing atmosphere. No negative experience so far.

Calm environment

Amazing pap

I think their initial popularity got into their heads ,service is now bad and food taste has gone down

Excellent traditional dishes

African vibe is good

Service on point Food on point Place is clean and very clean

Love the traditional cuisine. Perfect spot for those who want to experience a Zimbabwean diet

Mnandi meal😋😋

Loved the place

Good but expensive food

I love this place, traditional food here

Often imitated, never duplicated

The food taste great but it's pricey

My first visit to Gava's. Popular restaurant serving mostly traditional Zimbabwean cuisine as well as the always popular braai (bbq meat). Fast friendly service and very reasonable prices - lunch for 2 including 2 glasses of good house red wine & filter coffee was USD29. I had Guinea fowl (hanga) served with peanut butter rice, green vegetables (covo) & beans. My wife had tripe (maguru nematumbu), sadza rezviyo, beans & mustard greens with peanut butter (tsunga nedovi). All very good. A very enjoyable afternoon with entertainment provided by the brilliant Fab Fusion band.

Whenever l crave a hearty traditional meal, Gavas is my plug. They never disappoint. They have reasonable pricing and big portions too

Have been to so many of these african restaurants when you can order proper african meals with a hint and a dash of western cousins but never have I ever had a wonderful and nice meal like I did today at Gava restaurant. We were there for our lunch meeting and we had one of the best (in my view) waitresses at the place. She was wonderful, warm, patient and funny. She gave us the best treatment anyone can give and made sure we had everything we needed and were served well. On the down side though, is they need to improve on their restrooms, they are not well maintained and for a restaurant growing so big and hosting fancy people they need to improve. But overally these guys rock...

Great ambience. Good and well prepared traditional food. Friendly staff

Had a great meal. ordered the local fish, bream. Huge portion and great.

Amazing generous food portions we even left with leftovers..a beautiful african cuisine experience had "Mutongi Gava" plate with assorted meats and chips.. My 3 mothers enjoyed their meals too and our waiter Tinashe was exceptionally friendly !! They serve one of the best red wines called M.A.N Will definitely go there again

Best traditional food in town. Infact best traditional food in the country

A good restaurant for traditional Zim foods. Service can be a bit slow when the restaurant is packed! Lovely live music during the weekend!

The place to be for pleasant home cooked meals and refreshing drinks . Starch options include all sadza types , rice and fresh chips. Goat,beef stew,road runner,sausage are among the served meats. Parking is spacious, and sit ins are available. One can also order from the comfort of their homes and get prompt delivery. Be sure to try the signature dish "Mutongi Gava"

Delicious Afrikan meals. Loved the open air atmosphere, lovely waitresses and the goat meat!!!

Nice atmosphere. It feels like a social event. Service was great. Unfortunately the chicken was dry and the pork ribs were expensive.

The sedza(sp?) And goat I had was amazing. Place gad a cool vibe is obviously very popular.

Great food, generous potions, relaxed environment. Awesome place to be with family.

Lots of food, well meat really? Check Bound to see a familiar face? Check Perfect open air settings? Check Ideal location? Check Real drinks if required? Check This is the cordon bleu of traditional Zim cuisine. On the high end of the price scale but always guaranteed to please. So what's the downside? The waitstaff gets overwhelmed and some of them tend to be downright rude if they are not serving your table- they just ignore any request that you make- but meanwhile your own wait person has disappeared and it might take them 10 more minutes to pop up again.

I love the food at this African restaurant. They have spacious and secure parking lots. The price of food is fair and you can pay using cash or debit card.

Nice food , price worth plate and friendly service

Gava's food is not rational. Gava's food is Zimbabwean culture, Gava's food is Zimbabwean habit, Gava's food is Zimbabwean craving and Zimbabwean identity.

Great food though didn't like my goat meat too much spices it took away the flavor of goat

The setting is beautiful, green manicured lawn and great ventilation under the shade of the tents. The cuisine is typical Zimbabwean, delicious, delicious delicious. Great steaks. Have to improve on the speed of service, though.

Great spot for a very African themed food menu. There servings are generous and the food is well made. Ther service can be slow especially during lunch times. You shouldn’t go in a hurry. Great for a family or group settings too

The place is so busy during lunch but also incredibly vibrant. The food is reasonably priced and you do get what you pay for. The outdoor experience is magnificent. Highly recommended. If you're travelling from outside Zim, this is a must experience location. The staff are nice, ever so busy but with great service.

Great spot for traditional food. Good service and great selection of tasty Zim food! The outdoor sitting is great for groups of friends; eating and drinking.

Sadza and soulful food. If you're trying to have a taste of Zimbabwe. Visit this place it's lovely.

It's a great place if you're looking for a well made traditional meal

The environment is quite lively and spacious. The facilities for eating both inside and outside are good and focused on making the customer quite comfortable both for eating and space to enjoy your conversations. The food is 'traditionally' amazing; well-cooked and quite filling. I like how throughout the years they know how to maintain a good standard of what it means to be an African Cuisine restaurant.

Good service, good location on a sunny day. Once it gets rainy or windy its not so pleasant. The music is decent, I have heard they have live bands on weekends. The experience is okay, never wowed me or left me with memories.

I was a bit disappointed by this place. The food was a little bit overcooked. I couldn’t distinguish between the different kinds of meat dishes we got. The waiters also took way too long to attend to us. They kept passing our table without checking on us or anything. I still believe our experience was just a once off occurrence and I’d really love to give them another chance. I was split between 2 or 3 stars. Ended up giving 3 stars because the place had generous and safe parking, clean and quite an open setup.

The best traditional grill restaurants in Zimbabwe. The service is quick, the food is always good and it has fantastic serving sizes. You are paying for quality and quantity!!

Sadza and Mazi-beans . If you love your traditional foods with sadza lol 😂🤣this is your go to area. Sundays are always super fun as local artists are performing. This is our place for a bit of #JAZZ fused with sadza and beans lol 🎺🎺. Secure parking and a great hangout for a Sunday.

Beautiful experience. Ideal for traditional meals. Sunday afternoons usually have live music as well and a lovely atmosphere

It was a serene atmosphere, the service and food was excellent and I woud not hesitatebto recommend friends, colleagues and family.

The food was fairly lovely and the service was good. The peanut butter pumpkin leaves/muboora really let down the experience for me; tough and not tasty.

I tried the machikichoriI really enjoyed the meal and couldn't finish the meat.., the Gava portions are very generous.

Food was a bit dry. Chicken was overcooked. Beef stew wasn't great. First three things I ordered, they didn't have in stock. It's a locals favourite so thought I should check it out. I would recommend the peanut butter rice though.

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Gavas, a delightful traditional African/Zimbabwean restaurant, and it was an absolute delight! From the moment I walked in, the warm and welcoming ambiance transported me to the heart of Zimbabwe. The authenticity of the place was evident not only in its decor but also in the delicious dishes they served. I decided to go for the classic combination of sadza, chicken, and vegetables, and it was a true culinary adventure. The sadza was perfectly cooked and had that lovely, comforting taste that reminded me of home-cooked meals. The succulent chicken was seasoned to perfection, and each bite was a burst of flavorful joy. The veggies were fresh and expertly prepared, adding a healthy and colorful balance to the meal. The service was exceptional as well, with the staff being attentive and friendly, making sure my dining experience was nothing short of exceptional. I also appreciated the cultural touches throughout the restaurant, which added to the overall charm of the place. If you're looking to experience the authentic flavors of Zimbabwean cuisine in a welcoming and homely setting, I highly recommend Gavas. It's a place where you can savor the rich traditions and flavors of Africa, leaving with a heart full of happiness and a satisfied appetite. I can't wait to return and try more of their delightful dishes!