Zim Braai in Bournemouth

Wow! What a great experience we had on our first visit. The restaurant was clean and decorated beautifully. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was incredible and we will definitely be back again. A special mention to our waitress Emily who went above and beyond to make sure our visit was pleasant, thank you so much Emily you made us feel very welcome, you were friendly, professional and took good care of us. Thank you all and merry Christmas.

Service first class lovely staff food was gorgeous highly recommended a visit to this lovely restaurant in Bournemouth

Best spontaneous decision for drinks with my Bestie. Amazing choice of drinks, manager Nuno introduced us with Xmas cocktails menu, served him self with great jokes and we felt soo welcome. Definitely recommending to my Friends, and looking forward to bringing my Family for dinner here. Thank you for great service. 🥰🥰🥰

Nice place, we tried food we hadn't had before. Enjoyed our food although some dishes seemed a touch pricey.Staff very friendly and informative. Definitely will return.

Zim Braii has been our favourite restaurant for a few years, and as we’re not local we have fantasised over it for some time before revisiting. The restaurant we used to go to has since closed, along with the Bournemouth branch and they’ve merged the two together. I had the sweet potato curry which was to die for and my partner had the beef curry which he absolutely loved. Our favourite dish used to be the chicken skewers with the special zim sauce, but when we ordered it, it just wasn’t the same, which was such a shame, but was still good. We still had a lovely meal and would most likely return if in the area.

We had a really delightful meal for my sons graduation celebration. Excellent service and amazing food. Well worth a visit. Thank you for the complimentary 🍾 🥂

Went for my birthday dinner and had the mixed grill which was divine! Lauren took great care of us throughout the evening and made the most delicious cocktail. Would recommend for sure and will be back soon!

Amazing ambience, top-class service. I highly recommend it. A plethora of choices when it comes to drinks and food.

I've visited several times and the food, ambiance and staff are all amazing. Keep meaning to try their other branch.

We happened upon Zim quite by chance, we were looking for somewhere to eat and Zim just stood out to us immediately. We read the menu first, discovered it had an African vibe to it so popped in and so glad we did! The food was beautiful - I had the Zulu steak medium rare and it was one of the most perfectly cooked steaks I have had recently. Service was great, it was especially nice as the staff took the time to talk to us, Nuno especially was attentive as was the female waitress. We ended up staying longer listening to the music and just enjoying the general African vibe of the restaurant. Would definitely recommend - especially if you are diary intolerant as my husband is - 95% of the food is diary free! It made it so easy to order food. The cocktails are lovely too!

Such an amazing experience at the Zim Braai . My friend and I were in Bournemouth for the weekend and we were so compelled by the restaurant exterior and the lovely live music vibes that we wanted to try it. The main host Nuno served us a full journey , by explaining us the whole restaurant concept and by recommending us the best dishes. Indeed, everything we had was excellent and you could feel the freshness of the ingredients used. Cocktail were also nicely made and the Espresso martini was to die for 🤤! It was such an outstanding experience and the team, led by the amazing Nuno, made it even more special. Indeed, I will definitely be back on my next trip to Bournemouth ☺️

I chose to hold my birthday dinner here on Friday night as the Manager Nuno has always looked after us so well at the Ashley Cross site. We were a mixed group of friends and family and as a large party we had the African feast. One member of the party doesn't eat red meat and she was catered for superbly. There was a great choice of starters to include salad, prawns chicken and then tasty mains of whole fish, curries and meats. We were looked after superbly by Kyle who I subsequently learnt had only recently joined the team. We all had such an excellent time and I am just about to book a table for later in the month.

The service is absolutely terrible. At our arrival, the terrace tables were all dirty (the restaurant was almost emtpy both inside and outside). At some point one of the waitress came and wiped the empty ones but not ours. The starters were alright, but the main not that good. First they got one of the dips wrong, they offered it on the house which was alright. Then we realized there was no ostritch steak on the mixed grill sharer and when we told one of the waitresses, she sent another one who at first ‘questioned’ us, later realizing herself that there is indeed no ostritch steak on the platter. Furthermore, the platter comes with unlimited fries but we have been left waiting for ages for fries which never arrived - we waited for so long that one of the waitresses asked us if we were finished even though we’ve asked multiple times about the fries - at this point the food was stone cold and we just wanted to get out of there. The service is absolutely in shambles. It seems that the staff has no experience and one of them (seemed like the ‘boss’ as she was the one sent to question us about the missing steak) was too preocupied serving her student mates and sitting at their table talking with them than taking care of customers. Will definitely never return here. The food is nothing but decent and the service is terrible. Taking in account the restaurant was almost empty, there is absolutely no excuse for the waiting staff to get so many things wrong, forget about orders and so on.

The food was delicious, service by Loren was outstanding, she was very attentive and friendly. The restaurant has a lovely welcoming atmosphere, would definitely dine here again!

Loved the restaurant food was excellent and customer service was brilliant all round. Thank you Zimbraai

I came in because of the 2_4_1 drinks at lunch and was surprised with the amazing quality food! a lunch deal ( starter and main for £15 ) and a chicken wrap for £7.50; where can you find this prices and quality these days? Absolutely...

WOW WOW WOW!! This was my second time to this amazing above and beyond restaurant. Nothing I say here will do this venue justice as the ambience, decor, food and definitely the service we're so good, we didn't want to leave. Emily, our waitress, was...

Me and my friend Sam had the best time and our waitress Emily was just the best and even though we had a few issues with our food she dealt with it amazingly and was super kind. The bartender and blonde manager were also super...

had the most amazing meal here yesterday! we had my the most amazing night. we were served by the loveliest server (emilie!) she really made our night special! some of the best service i’ve had in a long time. thanks, sam and tawana!

Recommend going here. Really good food and the service is brilliant & welcoming. It's also beautiful.

Loved our food here, so unique and the service was great too! We had the salmon and curry, both were amazing!

Yep, all in all a very nice visit. They made sure the kids were looked after and enjoyed the visit and food. Us adults were also very impressed with everything about our visit. Nice relaxed atmosphere, attentive service, good food and if we lived closer...

Myself and my wife managed to get to the restaurant before 5.30pm so took advantage of the 2for£15 offer. Both courses were amazing and would 100% return again to eat. Would recommend Zim Braai to anyone.

Fellow Saffas-We were very excited to taste abit of home and man were we disappointed :( service was very poor and the food underseasoned. The Meat platter had deep fried chicken wings ( not from the braai) and the boerewors was borderline Drywors. The Chicken...

Friendly staff, stylish decor, relaxed atmosphere, good selection of food. My husband and son especially enjoyed the sharing meat platter. Would definitely return

We had an amazing dinner here on Saturday. All of our food was very delicious and original. All the staff were very kind and attentive. Our waitress Phoebe knew what was in every dish on the menu and was very nice.

Amazing food and drinks which is rare in Bournemouth and to top it off we had an excellent waitress Phoebe could not fault her she went out of her way to make us happy . Will definitely be returning my only fault would be your...

Perfect birthday lunch for my daughter, delicious food and fantastic atmosphere! Remarkable staff members, especially Emily who arranged for a birthday desert for my daughter, will definitely be back here again- one of the best restaurants in Dorset.

I have attended Zim Braai a few times and there is always such a soothing ambience throughout the restaurant. Extremely tasty food and to top it off- exceptionally attentive staff! In particular, Phoebe and Emily made my most recent experience so pleasant, such kind and...

A friend of mine recommended this restaurant a few months ago and when I was on holiday in Bournemouth with family had to stop and try it out. Lovely atmosphere when got in and was greeted by a lovely waitress Jessica who was extremely polite...

Great for meat eaters but also some great vegetarian options too. A nice change, with some interesting new recipes I had never seen before. Lovely terrace outside too, just surprised customers were allowed to vape out there.

Zim Braai is amazing! From the food to the service, impeccable. Katie’s service was golden and we were looked after from start to finish with every want and need met with a smile. Thank you Zim for a great night!

We were looking for somewhere a bit different to eat whilst on holiday and came across this amazing restaurant. Fantastic atmosphere, food and staff. A special thank you to our hostess for the evening, Jessica. Would definitely recommend you book as this is a very...

Amazing chilled bar with great ambiance. I was served by the amazing Katy, she was tenacious and went the extra mile.!Thoroughly recommend!

Amazing food! Love the aubergine & halloumi main course, it’s my favourite. Alongside the sadza bites and prawns - to die for! Best service from Emily and Katie - very informative and attentive. Can’t wait to come back

What a lovely restaurant! We visited Zim Braai Steakhouse Bournemouth for our son's birthday. Lovely food and atmosphere, with very nice and pleasant staff. Best Old Fashioned I have ever had. Will be returning!

Different menu, friendly staff, decent food. We have visited Zimbabwe, Zambia and South African a number of times, as we have family in Zimbabwe, and wanted a change from standard British steak House food. The Zimbabwe Braai looked like it could offer an interesting change,...

Brilliant food from the Starter to the Dessert. Would definitely recommend to others Shout out to our server, Loren, who was fantastic

A group of 8 of us ate here for a birthday celebration on a Friday night, 4 adults and 4 children all very happy with their food. The only slight negative was that it took a long time for our mains to come out after...

We had a great meal at Zim Braai. Great menu, well executed and a fabulous selection of gluten free options. Lauren made our evening and went above and beyond to ensure we had everything we needed, even popping out to secure some milk so we...

What a find. Great food wonderful service and a genuine warm vibe to the restaurant. All our meals were delicious and so different from other restaurants in the area.

One of those places where I'm tempted to order my whole meal again. Can't get enough of the seasoning on the food and the way they cook the steaks. Much better than any chain steak house.

Popped in as always fancied a visit. Booked for a Saturday night. Great atmosphere, service and food. Will defo go back.

This place we wanted to try for some time, we opted to treat ourselves. Starters - chicken wings and some lovely potatoes (unsure what that term was they called them) to start. - both devious and went very well together. Mains - emu steak and...

Had a lovely evening last night (6/1/23) with friends. Both food and drink were really nice and service also faultless. Had a fantastic DJ playing great music that really created a nice vibe, we stayed longer than we probably would of done because of the...

8 of us had a celebratory meal at Zim on Poole Hill. We were well looked after and had great food. Its a nicely decorated restaurants with a nice vibe. This was our second visit to Zim and we would go again.

Such a lovely evening! Loren and Emily looked after us so well, loren made some great recommendations and we can't wait to visit again in the new year! Drinks made by corey were just spectacular!

I've been in others zim restaurants never complained about anything but this zim steak house was very unpleasant, food was cold without flavour the steak wasn't 30 days age steak at all was dry with burn awful flavour the starts was bad and the dessert...

This is one of my favourite restaurants! Me and my South African friend have been here many times and always have an amazing experience. The restaurant vibes are super cool, live dj music with African tunes. The foods is of super high quality, tastes heavily!...

Even though the steak was cooked to my liking, it is very expensive. 2 x sirloin steaks, large White wine, bottle of cider, side salad. Peppercorn sauce, £77 including 10% service charge. Will not be going back, prefer Miller&Carter or the Bournemouth Steak house.

We recengly had the pleasure of visiting the Zim Braai Restaurant in Bournemouth and my what a delight. The food was exceptional but what really made our night was the efficientcy and helpfulness of the staff. They helped with selection and advised on portion size...

The staff are very friendly and handled a niggle with one of our dishes extremely well - these days that’s a rarity We were disappointed they’d run out of both chicken wing and calamari starters - the chicken skewers were nice though …….. Steak cooked...

Popped in on a rainy Thursday night, restaurant wasn't busy but the decor, music, and lighting gave a nice sense of coziness that more than made up for it. Service was attentive without being overbearing, which we always appreciate. Food was great - ostrich steak...

I am married into a SA family so they love the SA food but let’s be honest what’s not to love about a good Braai! I had the SA sausage (I can’t spell the SA name) and from what I saw and tasted myself all...

Another lovely evening spent on the terrace at Zim Braai - where I felt really looked after. The people I met tonight were the 2 Emily’s, Phoebie, and Carl (who makes amazing Espresso Martinis!). Thanks again to all.

Thank you again for the fantastic service & food! Zim Braai is our new favourite place to eat out as a family or as a couple. Date night just got better with the 2 for 1 Tuesday Burger night… yummy! Phoebe & Loren both smashing...

The food was beyond appalling. I would leave zero, but the bartender and waitress did a decent job. The food was mediocre, the chicken was cold, worst calamari I have tasted or seen and was extremely far from been authentic. Considering I paid £149 would...

Beautifully decorated restaurant inside and out. Although the air was chilly we sat outside under the canvas with its infrared heaters which were pleasantly warming. The staff were very friendly and attentive and the food very well presented and delicious. This is a must place...

Visited restaurant with disabled husband and his son. There were three steps into the restaurant but no hand rail, making entrance and exit challenging. Greeted with very loud music (not South African, as I would have expected). When I said I was unable to eat...

Nicely decorated restaurant - we visited on a Tuesday evening and the restaurant was busy with a nice atmosphere. We had The Durban Beef Curry and Zimbabwean Dovi - both came with rice. The Dovi was different to other curries - packed full of chicken...