Tony's coffee shop
Photo: Gurvinder K. via Google Maps · Menu photos via Google Maps
Kicking It With Mimi reviewed it in Jun 2021Older review
A return visit to the Vumba favourite for cheesecake and spiced coffee in the garden, with Tony himself hosting and coffee refilled at no charge. She warns that prices are well above city cafés and suggests sharing a cake.
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What to Expect
Tony's is a cake shop and coffee house set in the Bvumba mountains outside Mutare, and cakes are what people drive out for. Dennis (May 2017) called it “quite simply the best coffee shop in Zimbabwe,” and Yanano (October 2025) named one cake “the best cake I've ever had in my life.” Neil (September 2025) agreed the cakes are “nothing short of exquisite.”
Individual cakes get called out by name. Paul (September 2024) recommended “the cheesecake and the orange cake,” calling them “a dream come true,” and Tineyi (May 2026) was nearly undone by the fruit cake, which “nearly made me emotional.” Janine (September 2025) worked through three slices, including a caramelised cheesecake, and rated the Café Glacé “10/10.”
Reviewers describe Tony as much of the draw as the food: Farai (July 2021) praised the “great baked cheesecake and a very delicate coffee cake,” and Catherine (April 2026) said the service “is so personalized you feel like you visited a friend for coffee.” The cost comes up more than once, with Amanda (February 2026) finding it “a bit high on price” but “worth it.” Tony's is open Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00.
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 to Aug 2025). Prices are in US dollars. Only part of the menu was photographed. Some of the photos are more than two years old, so some prices may have changed. Prices change, so confirm when you order.
What Diners Say
from 242 Google reviews
★★★★★
Tony's is quite simply the best coffee shop in Zimbabwe. It puts other coffee shops to shame. Nested in the beautifully mountains of vumba Tony's is a national treasure. It looks beautifully, quaint and serene.
★★★★★
The Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe is quickly becoming one of our favourite destinations, each winding road revealing hidden treasures along the way. Among them lies Tony’s Coffee Shop — a charming, timeless haven of beauty and comfort.
★★★★★
Zimbabwe has many famous sites and is a Big 5 safari destination. It should also be a "Tony's cake destination" and well worth flying in from anywhere in the world just to visit Tony's.
★★★★★
Tony explained the menu to us in great detail, very lovely hands on approach. The service was quite fast. The cakes and drinks were quite delicious. We had 3 types: Orange coconut with a chocolate custard Baked NY cheesecake in white chocolate flavour and another in Caramelised.
★★★★★
A very nice place! Yes, it's expensive, but the pastries are simply amazing. The waiter was pleasant. And the owner himself is a truly wonderful man – he sat with us and told us the history of the place. Even though my English isn't great, I understood him. With love from Russia.
