Chop Chop Avondale — Restaurant in Harare

Conveniently located in a shopping complex where you find Harare's biggest curio shops, Chop Chop does bring a sophisticated Southern African style open kitchen, wide blue lit bar, and woody walls and furniture It has a vibrant ambience with a loud background fink music. The selection of the music doesn't seem to have a genre flow and doesn't speak to the ambience. The African themed furniture and internal decoration do give it a calming effect. However, there are very few tables for individual guests. Maybe it would've been better to join tables as groups come in who need to be seated together. It appears, from what I observed, that most customers who came in were either from shopping or were passersby. They came individually.

There is a designated smoking area outside on the porch. However, this was used to host a big group, and as a result, those who wanted to smoke were scattered in the porch area.

Service was excellent, curt, and efficient. I was pleasantly impressed at the reception and the way I was guided through the menu and also the occasional checkup by the supervisor. I also noticed in the Menu that they served gluten-free foods at a slightly marked-up price. However, it was disappointing to note that they included a reminder that the kitchen also includes gluten foods. This remark on the menu is rather sad as it indicates they can't guarantee that the gluten-free foods are actually what they should be.

This place could really become a good joint for many people to enjoy and sold be visited during your...

I had dindin here on Saturday. I wanted a quiet intimate space since I was having dinner by myself – I’m happy the atmosphere did not disappoint. I noted down a few things that I wanted to address. Firstly, I felt like they gave me the condiments too early, considering that the ketchup was poured in an open saucer (great concept btw because you can really limit any wastages and ration out the ketchup which can help you budget more effectively). I’m happy I didn’t have to wait too long for my food though, I was quite impressed by the speed at which I was served. However, I didn’t like the plating. It was as if my burger and fries were fighting (you can see it in the picture), there was just too much empty space. The fries were hot and crispy but a bit bland. I found the burger a bit dry, I think the patty needs to be juicer + they could add some sauces on it. The swiss army knife they gave me was definitely unnecessary lol, a normal knife would suffice. Lastly, the fruit juice was whack. It tasted artificial.

On a positive note, I loved the waitresses. They were so helpful (one of them let me borrow their pen for the night), and they had some really great communication skills. When one of them brought my food over, she let me know that my juice would be coming shortly after. I really appreciated that because most restaurants usually forget your drink order and you have to remind them about it.

Overall, I don’t think I’d order the burger again but I’d be open to trying out other things...

For the past 3 years, my husband I have made it a point to visit this restaurant when we visit from USA. During our last visit (and final one) we were throughly disappointed. Our bill was $96 USD and some change, however when we went to pay, we were abruptly informed that our crisp $100 note from USA was not valid (as it has always been on previous visits) they were insistent on us swiping our card. (If you know, you know.. we don’t swipe in Zim) The manager ended up calling the “owner” to who was so rude to my husband about the whole ordeal. We ended up leaving with our mother and returned the following day. Once we arrived back to the restaurant we were informed that the “owner” we spoke to the previous night was in fact not the owner but merely the managers husband.. They ended up taking our previous “non valid” $100 bill and provided us with 3 $1 bills that were so worn and non spendable..

If you do visit this establishment be sure to have exact change to not experience...