What to Expect
Brooks is a Bulawayo brasserie built around coffee, breakfast and homemade pies. Alan (January 2026) called it “Deservedly one of the best places for a light meal in Bulawayo”, noting the Hollandaise sauce and most of the menu is made on site, and Takudzwa (May 2026) has the pepper steak pie on repeat, saying it “had me in a chokehold for the past few months”.
Robert (January 2026) praised the “free Wi-Fi” and fresh food, though other reviewers found the connection unreliable for working from a table. Service usually gets called excellent, but Isaac (June 2023) waited “over 15 minutes for a simple order” while the attendant was on a phone.
One recent visitor found the breakfast wraps overwhelmed by bitter rocket and a $13 ham-and-cheese sandwich hard to justify, a contrast to the regulars who return for the eggs Benedict and Caesar salad. Brooks opens from 07:30 on weekdays and 08:00 on weekends.
Quotes are from Google reviews, credited by first name and month.
The Menu
Menu photos
Prices change, so confirm when you order.
What Diners Say
from 446 Google reviews
★★★★★
Deservedly one of the best places for a light meal in Bulawayo. More of a brasserie than a restaurant. Exceptional service and most of what is served (right down to the Hollondaise sauce) is made on site. One of the best eggs benedicts and caesar salads have ever had.
★★★★☆
I stopped by Brooks today for breakfast and, as usual, I had to get their pepper steak pie- it’s honestly had me in a chokehold for the past few months!
★★★★★
I really love this place—especially if you enjoy great coffee and tasty pies. I highly recommend it. It’s one of the few places in Bulawayo where you truly receive excellent customer care.
★★★★★
Tasty coffee, albeit very, very slow service. Attendant paying more attention to her phone than to my order, waited over 15 minutes for a simple order
★★☆☆☆
The breakfast wraps were completely ruined by the amount of bitter rocket inside them. Instead of tasting egg and bacon, all you could taste was rocket. My mother’s omelette was essentially a thin fried egg and didn’t taste good either.
