Dontmissmyplate reviewed it in Sep 2026
The formal dining room beside the Denga lounge. Duck with pumpkin mash was polished, but the lamb skewers were underseasoned and the evening got off to a slow start.
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What to Expect
Upstate, in Highland Park Shopping Centre, is a steak-focused restaurant with a view over the surrounding suburbs. Kondwani (May 2026) ordered the T-bone and is “still thinking about it and licking my lips”, and Max (June 2024) called the sirloin with garlic butter “the best steak I've ever had in Harare”.
The kitchen goes beyond steak too: Tanaka (December 2025) tried the Sadza Croquettes and found them “strangely delicious”, and Zembe (August 2025) described the steak as “very succulent and delicious” alongside a large range of South African and other foreign wines. The setting works for everything from date nights to business meetings over steaks, according to Priv (January 2025).
Service divides opinion. Many reviewers call it fast and attentive, but Max (June 2024) waited around an hour for the meal, calling it “well worth it”, and Tafadzwa (2023) found the waiters slow and was unhappy that the restaurant “automatically put a tip amount on your bill”. Upstate is open daily from around 12:30 to 23:30, with the Denga cocktail lounge next door from mid-afternoon.
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 (Mar 2024 to Jan 2025). Prices are in US dollars. 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 409 Google reviews
★★★★★
I had a medium T-Bone and am still thinking about it and licking my lips. Tariro's service is first class so know the menu like she wrote it, maybe she did?
★★★★★
This was truly the best steak I've ever had in Harare! I had the sirloin with garlic butter and chips. Really excellent! The creme brulee to top it off was perfect! My friend had a pork tomahawk. The manager and chef both made rounds of all the tables and greeted each customer.
★★★★☆
Really loved how explorative the menu is, the Sadza Croquettes was my favourite dish to try and it was strangely delicious. Great customer service, views and menu.
★★★★☆
This restaurant offers has great ambiance with great food. The portions are worth the money, even though the variety could have been better. The service is the only disappointing because the waiters can be slow and they automatically put a tip amount on your bill meaning you…
★★★★★
Thank God for God’s will because my vision? Atrocious I really need to note down the names of the dishes that I order, but this was basically a fish salad. When I ordered it, I was picturing a whole fish laid down on the bed of a salad.
