What to Expect
Lake Harvest Shop, Bar and Grill in Kariba is run by the Lake Harvest fishing company and built around flame-grilled bream. Sifelani (May 2024) said to “try their bream it beats the best”, and Vimbai Mukwekwezeke (April 2024) called it simply “the best fish I've ever had”.
Waiting for that fish is the recurring complaint. Vimbai Musangeya (July 2025) said grilled fish “takes 1hr 30minutes ti have it ready”, and Deolyn (2024) arrived hungry at 9am and waited “for like 5 hours”. Paradzai (July 2023) explained that supply has been “erratic of late”, and Edmond (December 2023) asked “Always out of fish for braai?”.
Beyond the grill, it doubles as a weekend hangout with a bar and a pitch for football and volleyball. Rodney (June 2024) recommends it for “drinks and barbecue with friends, especially on weekends”, though H (April 2026) advises pre-ordering fish to skip the wait.
Quotes are from Google reviews, credited by first name and month.
What Diners Say
from 55 Google reviews
★★★★★
Place to have your lunch, try their bream it beats the best
★★★★☆
The best fish I've ever had. 😍
★★★☆☆
The service is slow need to book grilled fish it takes 1hr 30minutes ti have it ready. So if you're not rushing you can wait but fried is readily available
★★☆☆☆
The food is really nice but i didn't enjoy the service at all. Woke up to a beautiful day and headed there because i was hungry and a friend had recommended it. I think i arrived there at 9 in the morning and the chef had us waiting for like 5 hours which is so wrong
★★★☆☆
They are located in Chawara area in Kariba. It's a hangout joint created by Lake Harvest fishing company. If you want to have a taste of a flame grilled Kariba bream that's the place to be.
