What to Expect
Café Lux on McChlery Avenue draws praise for its ribs, pizza and platters, and several reviewers describe it as a favourite spot in Harare. Beatrice (July 2023) called it the “best ribs in harare so far”, and Victor (August 2025) rated the pizza “The Best Pizza 🍕 piece in Town”. In a February 2023 review, Abigail named fried rice with grilled chicken breast in white sauce a favourite, and praised the delivery service for arriving on time with food “prepared to perfection”.
Some reviewers flag a dip in consistency. Tinashe TF, once a self-described regular who introduced friends to the café, wrote in a December 2022 update that “the quality of the service here has drastically declined” after most of the earlier staff had left. Ruvarashe (May 2022) liked the smoothies and milkshakes but found the quarter chicken and chips portions small, and was caught out by an unexpectedly early 4:30 closing time.
Petros (October 2022) praised the platter for one and called service “immaculate”, with polite, accommodating waiters, though Petros asked the café to list shot prices for drinks.
Quotes are from Google reviews, credited by first name and month.
The Menu
Menu photos
From photos of the printed menu posted on Google Maps (May 2023). Prices are in US dollars. Only part of the menu was photographed. The photos are more than two years old, so dishes and prices may have changed. Prices change, so confirm when you order.
What Diners Say
from 99 Google reviews
★★★★★
Great prices, Love their coffee, cakes are fresh and the staff are welcoming (Dec 2022 Update) The quality of the service here has drastically declined and it's sad as this is my favourite restaurant in Harare.
★★★★★
My favorite meal is the fried rice and grilled chicken breast with white sauce 😋. Generous portions, good services. I always use the delivery service, always deliver on time and the food will be prepared to perfection. Keep up the good services 👍
★★★★★
Amazing service. Best ribs in harare so far
★★★★☆
The staff was super friendly but we arrived at 3.45 and were informed that they close at 4.30 which was unexpected:/ We still ordered however cause we were super hungry.
★★★★☆
This cafe is good. I had a couple of drinks by myself and I'm quite impressed. Had the platter for one and really compliments to the chef. Just one thing please put shot prices for beverages. I really enjoyed my double shot of Jack Daniel's.
