Warm ambient dining room
Where great food

Brings People Together

A contemporary table of bold flavours, slow evenings and good company — gathered around honest food made with heart.

4.9★1,200+ Reviews
Est. 2014A Neighbourhood Table
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Our Story

Where Flavour
Meets Community

The Social Kitchen is more than a restaurant — it's a place to gather, linger and reconnect over honest food made with heart. Every plate is an invitation to slow down and stay a while.

12Years at the Table
40+Seasonal Dishes
1Wood-Fired Hearth
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The Social Kitchen dining room
The Social Kitchen
Menu Highlights

Bold Bites. Made Fresh.

Beef burger
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Signature Burgers

Dry-aged, flame-licked and crafted to crave. Made to order, every time.

Fresh bowls
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Fresh Bowls

Wholesome ingredients, layered with bold, seasonal flavour.

Shareables
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Shareables

Great food is better shared. Built for the middle of the table.

Sweet endings
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Sweet Endings

Because every meal deserves a memorable last bite.

Chef's Signatures

The Dishes
We're Known For

Hand-picked by Head Chef Marco Avila — the plates that built our reputation, refined season after season over open flame.

Chef's Pick Wood-fired short rib
No. 01

Wood-Fired Short Rib

36-hour braised, smoked over oak, finished with burnt-honey glaze and charred spring onion.

$38 · For Two
Hand-rolled pasta
No. 02

Saffron Pappardelle

$26
Wood-fired flatbread
No. 03

Hearth Flatbread

$19
Featured Experiences

More Than a Meal

Chef's table
An evening with the kitchen

The Chef's Table

Eight seats at the pass. A seven-course tasting served by the chefs who made it.

Reserve the Experience
Private dining
For your people

Private Dining

A room of your own for celebrations, long lunches and the moments worth gathering for.

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Sunday social
Every weekend

The Sunday Social

Long-table feasting, bottomless natural wine and live vinyl from noon till late.

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Loved by Our Guests

Pull Up a Chair

★★★★★
"The kind of place you arrive for dinner and leave having made friends. Every plate was a conversation."
Amara BennettFood Critic, The Daily Plate
★★★★★
"Warm, social and genuinely special. The short rib alone is worth the table — the live music sealed it."
Daniel OkaforRegular Since 2019
★★★★★
"We booked the Chef's Table for our anniversary. Unforgettable — hospitality at its most heartfelt."
Sofia MarchettiCelebrated With Us
Upcoming & Live

Music, Wine
& Good Nights

The kitchen never quiets down. From vinyl Sundays to winemaker dinners, there's always a reason to stay late.

12Jun

Live Jazz & Natural Wine

The Marco Reyes Trio · 8PM till late

Live Music
18Jun

Winemaker's Table Dinner

Five courses · paired pours · 7PM

Limited Seats
22Jun

The Sunday Social

Long-table feast · live vinyl · noon

Weekly
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Reservations

Save Your Seat
at the Table

Walk-ins are always welcome, but the good tables go fast. Book ahead and let us look after the rest.

Find Us659 Manyika Road, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Opening HoursMon – Sun · 11AM – 10PM · Kitchen till 9:30PM
Get in Touchsocialkitchen@tbdvicfalls.com · 077 778 8580
SpecialtiesDine-in · Outdoor seating

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We'll confirm by email within 2 hours during opening times.

659 Manyika Road, Victoria Falls
Mon – Sun · 11AM – 10PM
@thesocialkitchen_vicfalls