What to Expect
Dutch Oven has been a Gweru CBD fixture for donuts across generations. Rumbi (2025) grew up going there and now brings children who say no other donut “come close to what they got from Dutch Oven”. Di (2023) found it “Just as good as in years past” with “the same doughnut recipe”, calling it “A Gweru icon”. Earlier reviews were less kind: Gladys (2021) was sold “stale doughnuts after requesting for fresh ones”, and Charlotte (2018) said the quality of food and service “has really gone down” and noted the shop takes only cash or ecocash.
Quotes are from Google reviews, credited by first name and month.
What Diners Say
from 175 Google reviews
★★★★★
Dutch Oven is a mainstay in Gweru CBD. I used to go there growing up. Now as an adult living in Harare, I don't miss a chance to indulge when I visit Gweru. I took my children there, and now any donut they have, they say it doesn't come close to what they got from Dutch Oven.
★★★★★
Just as good as in years past and the same doughnut recipe! A Gweru icon.
★☆☆☆☆
Awful! The owner sold me stale doughnuts after requesting for fresh ones. This is not the first time this has happened. I had stopped buying from them, but decided to go back there for my friend's sake. Very disappointing!
★★☆☆☆
Still has the best donuts!!!???The quality of food and service has really gone down. They do not have a POS machine only accepting cash and ecocash though there was an option of buying electricity for them to cater for the bill. I hope 2018 comes with great improvements.
