Tinkabell — Restaurant in Harare

Minor warning to those that visit this place in any occasion. 1) their chef’s are clearly construction workers who have no experience whatsoever. When i ordered the “greek salad” i was met with a plate filled with lettuce that had brown ends to attatched to it. Did y’all even wash it!?!!?? the salad was lacking any colour, two julienne slices of green bellpeppers, tomatoes that still had its ends attached on each slice (lazy much?) a bit of yellow peppers here and there, 2 olives that barely looked edible and horrible cuts of feta cheese (atleast i hope it was). If that’s what you call a greek salad then i might as well ask a group of rabid dogs to serve me a salad for starters. i was hopping the main would be a bit better cause i was staarving after not looking at that mess of a plate.. only to see an even bigger mess. Mama Zieta’s Plate” oh how good it looked. If Mama Zieta is actually out there then i know she ain’t eating y’all’s plate of food…The tuna salad?? i’m better off eating the fish in my tank at home, they seem more appetising. The chicken and calamari?? I think chicken inn offers better service. Oh lord the Prawns are not worth mentioning. I am shocked this place is still running so witchcraft to success must surely be a thing if such service has been tolerated and adored. Didn’t bother with desert, i wouldn’t want to see little ants peaking outta chocolate mousse cause that was very much a possibility in that...

Tried Tinkabell restaurant for the first and possibly last time today. The reception from our waiter was great and so was the service in general. The menu is small with no prices and not particularly exciting. On being seated we were offered a food menu but no drinks menu. Service was fast as there was hardly any waiting between courses. We both ordered "Malawi shandy" for drinks and the chicken giblets starter. I enjoyed the starter as the giblets were tender and the sauce had just the right amount of heat. I could have done with some butter for the little bread slices. My chosen main was the peri peri chicken. Although grilled to perfection & succulent it was quite devoid of any flavour. The creamed spinach was great albeit a tad salty. My wife had the T-bone steak. She ordered it medium rare but was served rare. At least it wasn't well done (like most establishments cook it in Zimbabwe). At any rate, rare or medium rare, it was a tough piece of meat - maybe time to source from a different butcher (I recommend Billy's 😉). Her fries were also a little on the firm side & had a fishy taste. US$42 for 2 soft drinks, 2 starters and 2 mains, we'll not...

An absolute disaster. Bad food, bad service and bad hygiene. The first thing that hit me was the terrible smell. It was a mix of rotting seafood and something else that I couldn't quite place. The restaurant was infested with roaches. As soon as I left my car to enter the premises I saw rats running around. The owner is an incredibly rude woman and clearly doesn’t seem to care about the state of her restaurant.

Upon entering the restaurant I was looked upon by what seems to be the owners son. He looked at me in a disgusting manner and didn’t lower his gaze. He shamefully asked for my Snapchat in a cocky manner and I told him I felt uncomfortable and had a boyfriend. However, he still insisted. I’ve never felt this uncomfortable in my life ever.

Don't even get me started on the food - it was absolutely disgusting. The chicken was dry and overcooked, and the seafood which my friend ordered was stale and tasted like it had been sitting out for days. The drinks were watered down and were placed in dirty glasses. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. Not only did I feel uncomfortable but I felt sick from the...