What to Expect
New Orleans sits in the grounds of Banff Lodge Hotel in Hillside, and pizza is the dish most reviewers name first. Zembe called it “one of the best pizzas in this country” in a 2025 review, and Josefin (April 2025) agreed the pizzas were “best we'vd had in Zim” after trying many other places in the country. The Mozambique peri-peri chicken with mashed potatoes is the other repeat order, and Tafadzwa (2024) singled out a chocolate mousse cake that was “super moist and delicious” at breakfast.
Diners name their waiters: John (January 2025) credited “Patrick the waiter's service was excellent” while dining on the deck, Dr L. (2022) was looked after by Innocent, and Brendon (2020) asked to be served by Knowledge on a return visit. The deck overlooks a lawn, and reviewers describe the setting as calm rather than the noisy restaurants elsewhere in town. Two reviewers, Dr L. in 2022 and Brendon in 2020, mention cats wandering near the tables, with Dr L. noting some diners get startled or are allergic.
Quotes are from Google reviews, credited by first name and month.
What Diners Say
from 157 Google reviews
★★★★☆
Excellent service and food in this establishment.They serve one of the best pizzas in this country.The oxtail with rice was also well cooked and very delicious delightful and the Mozambique peri peri chicken and mashed potatoes was a winner in my view.
★★★★★
Excellent staff and service. Pizzas were best we'vd had in Zim (and we'vd tried many different places). The mozanique peri peri chicken with mashed potatoes was lovely, so was the tilapia and fish and chips. Everything fresh and with some delicious veggies.
★★★★★
We sat out on the deck and all 3 of us had different meals. All of the plates were very good and reasonably priced. Patrick the waiter’s service was excellent and we were very impressed
★★★★☆
Great place to grab a bite. I got amazing service from waiter Innocent, very polite and attentive. The Bacon Steak and Mushroom was delicious. Lisa the manager was good too , she helped me with a customised printed receipt with no hassle.
★★★★☆
We really loved this place and the prices. We got a fantastic waiter named Knowledge and when we went back we only wanted to be served by him. He truly loved his job and went the extra mile to make customers happy.
