Overview
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2 hours
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The Lookout Cafe, perched on the banks of the Batoka Gorge, has without doubt some of the finest views of any venue in Victoria Falls, the African fusion design creates a flow through, connecting indoor and outdoor dining space, offering diners a unique experience with breathtaking scenery and views over the gorge and the iconic Victoria Falls Bridge..
The Lookout Café, offers breakfast, lunch and dinner dining experiences in Victoria Falls.
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
The Lookout Cafe, perched on the banks of the Batoka Gorge, has without doubt some of the finest views of any venue in Victoria Falls, the African fusion design creates a flow through, connecting indoor and outdoor dining space, offering diners a unique experience with breathtaking scenery and views over the gorge and the iconic Victoria Falls Bridge.. The Lookout Café, offers breakfast, lunch and dinner dining experiences in Victoria Falls.
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Lookout Café Lunch in Victoria Falls
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What‘s Included
Return Transfers from Victoria Falls hotels and Lodges.
2 Course Lunch Meal
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
52 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Sensational views
525DavidT,Jun 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Great views of the river, very good menu choice. We chose Ribs chips & salad, Very nice & tasty, good serving. T bone steak medium rare chips & salad, unfortunately the steak was more on the rare stage. Our waitress as if we wanted tomato sauce, yes please for my chips, unfortunately it never arrived. We ordered a bottle of rose, she brought it with two champagne glasses, luckily the lady who came to open the wine asked her to get two wine glasses, they came but with droplets 0f water inside??? Dessert was a choc orange mouse, more like a small slice of cake with a cream mixture on top. Also a carrot cake, good size serving but dry.
Great venue but average food
Imran N,Jun 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00Great location average service and average food. The place is fabulous and the staff is very nice but service is slow and the food is average.
The worst steak ever
markrL6386OS,Apr 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00They view and venue is fantastic but do not have the steak as it is the worst I have had in years. It was all grissle and should never have been served. The staff took ages to get drinks and basically not available.
Great view of Gorge
mikebA3715UJ,Jan 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great place for lunch or dinner. Service a little slow but food good and view fantastic — a spacious place with options to sit under cover or on a lower deck
A must for lunch or coffee
Angelika M,Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Perfect place for lunch or coffee when visiting Vic Falls. The view is fantastic and the menu has lots of good choices. Service is quick and efficient. They also have a beautiful little shop and art gallery!
View was great service extremely disappointing
idette r,Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00As soon as we walked in, there was at least 20 empty tables and the waiter who met us at the door said they were all reserved and that we had to go down to this open area where the sun was blazing and it was super hot and it was basically open seating. We sat there and I asked the waiter and he said we could move upstairs so we went up there. We couldn’t sit right at the edge because apparently those were reserved and they sat us like in an insight table without a view. we sat there for about an hour and a half and those 20 tables sat empty and when I asked what time did the reservations get there the same waiter who was rude to us said he didn’t know but they were reserved and they would get there when they got there. The food was terrible were basically there for the view which was really nice. It would’ve been better if we would’ve had a view where we sat that’s the whole point of going to that restaurant. The staff needs a lesson in hospitality. Coming from Cape Town to Zimbabwe, It was so disappointing. Hospitality is not there. Don’t expect much. Staff is rude I saw that same waiter who told us the table was reserved. Try to scam a family who was paying cash when he swapped out a $20 bill and put a $10 bill in the receipt sleeve. He tried to convince the family that they gave him a 10 and not a 20. Thank goodness that family just ignored him and walked out. So they need a lesson in hospitality and beware if you’re paying in cash.
Beautiful view, should be closed to non patrons.
866ayanac,Sep 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The view is amazing! The food and service were awesome. My only complaint would be the amount of tourists allowed to just walk into the restaurant without reservations and come disturb your view or crowd the table. It was a bit frustrating to be eating your meal while random people came around your table and took pictures.
Amazing view and exquisite cuisine
LoveTravel229903,Jul 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wow! Wow what an amazing place to indulge in out of this world views and exquisite cuisine. I highly recommend the “Pepper crusted rump steak” w brandy cream sauce. Our server; Admire was extremely attentive and personal. We throughly enjoyed our experience. Thanks so much Admire for your attentiveness🤗
Food 🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫❌
missvundla,Apr 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00The food at the Look Out Café was perhaps the only disappointing aspect of our trip. For a group of five, not a single person enjoyed the meal. We ordered butternut soup, which tasted more like ginger soup with just a hint of butternut. One of the soups was swapped for the beef strips starter, but it was inedible. The sticky ribs, touted as a favorite, were a letdown, tasting overwhelmingly of ginger and lacking any stickiness. Even the fries were underwhelming. We ordered chicken strips for the kids, but what we received were chicken balls topped with caramelized onions, despite our request for no garnish since they were for children. The texture of the chicken was akin to corned meat and not enjoyable at all. To make matters worse, my glass had lip marks on it. When I mentioned this to our waiter, he said it was because the glass had been stored in the fridge—perhaps he meant a "lip fridge"? The only redeeming quality was the stunning view, but since we dined at night, it was completely dark, leaving us with no positives to speak of. On the bright side, the chef did come over to discuss our complaints about the ginger, explaining that "ginger has health benefits." However, I would suggest they indicate on the menu that they use a significant amount of ginger in their dishes. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this restaurant.
Stunning views, not so stunning food
acorna,Apr 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Following a recommendation, we went for a lunch to the Lookout Cafe after visiting the Falls. The cafe is easily reachable from the Falls gate, even by walking, though of course, you have to pass through a gauntlet of very insistent souvenir vendors. The cafe looks very nice, the views are breathtaking. Food was not so. We did not expect cheap prices: Vic Falls are generally expensive and in such a touristy place as the Lookout they are reasonable enough. We wanted only a light lunch and ordered eggplant salad. I do not know why it was called that because there were maybe three small slices of eggplant, the rest was other vegetables and (mostly) couscous. We left all cheese as it was obviously old and tasted badly. There was no reaction from the waitress when she asked how was our lunch and we told about the cheese.
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