What to Expect
Franco Foods is a grill spot in Mutare's CBD built around tshisa nyama style meat: T-bone, chicken, pork, fish and sausage, most dishes priced between $3 and $7. Ivan (May 2023), an American tourist, called it a place with “great, cheap, grilled local meals”, and Calma (2023) regularly orders sadza with two or three meat types split across plates for dinner.
The food is cooked fresh in front of customers, but collecting it draws repeat complaints. Sithabiso (May 2026) said “the guys with the food dont follow a queue, it's just a lottery system to receive your order”, and Eliot (December 2025) described staff swamped by the crowd and the heat from the fire. Tendeso (July 2026) found the T-bone steak overcooked and chewy despite the fresh preparation.
Charles (November 2025) summed up the trade-off simply: good food, slow timing.
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 (Apr 2026). Prices are in US dollars. Prices change, so confirm when you order.
What Diners Say
from 138 Google reviews
★★★★★
A gem in Mutare BUT the service is so confusing. The guys with the food dont follow a queue, it's just a lottery system to receive your order.
★★★★☆
People seem to love this place, great food and generous portions. But the staff are under pressure as they are swamped by too many clients. I admire the staff, the HEAT from both the fire and crowd asking for their food a minute after placing an order.
★★★☆☆
Ordered the T-bone steak for $5. The area was clean. The food is fresh and made infront of you. However, the staff could be more hospitable and the service could be more efficient. The meat had flavour but it was overcooked and chewy.
★★★★☆
I absolutely love this place. It's one of my regular favourites where I love to have well cooked sadza and braai meat for dinner. If there are two of us, we normally just order two or three meat types and have it served in one plate and sadza in the other, and we spoil ourselves…
★★★★★
as american tourist, Franco has great, cheap, grilled local meals. the location
