Restaurants and bars

The restaurants at accommodation locations are generally available for non-residents for food and drinks. There are a few independent restaurants and bars in Dedza Township.

Chongoni Forest Reserve

Ed’s Bar

Located at the Kazela Lodge at the Malawi College of Forestry and Wildlife, Ed’s Bar provides a useful rest point when exploring the Chongoni area. Soft drinks, beer and spirits are available and food can usually be arranged with the Lodge. There are outdoor seats as well as the bar room. The surrounding area offers interesting walks, especially to the fire lookout at the top of the nearby outcrop.

Dedza Township

Boiz Club

On the Township tarmac road opposite the bus depot. Frank Mchekeni has managed the Boiz Club for 13 years and created a hospitable environment for visitors and locals. Open every day 12 noon till late. Facilities include satellite TV, sound system, pool table, dart board. Packet snacks available. Drink prices – coke MK80, Carlsberg MK125.

Dedza Pottery Coffee Shop

At the Dedza Pottery site. Enter the Dedza Township tarmac road at the northern turn-off from the M1. Turn left after 100m and go up the dirt road for 1km. The Coffee Shop offers a wide variety of food from sandwiches and cakes, including the famous cheesecake, to full hot meals. Prices of snacks and mains range from MK635 to MK1230 and deserts from MK290 to MK740. Tea, coffee, soft drinks, beer and wine are available. Payment accepted in the main currencies and by credit card. Open 7.30am to 5.30pm everyday.

Golden Dish

On central part of Township tarmac road, to the south of the bus depot. A basic restaurant , seating about 30. It offers a wide range of meals – breakfast (Full English at MK550, toast, porridge, hot drinks), main meals (curry at MK500, vegetarian, beef stew, fish), light snacks (sausage, samosas) and soft drinks and beers. Open 6am to 10pm every day.

Mapiri Country Golf Ledge

At the golf course in the northern part of the Township. Open to non-residents. There is a large comfortable lounge and bar with minerals, beer, wine and spirits, which is open from 9.00 to 23.30. The dining room has an extensive menu for lunch and dinner. Guide prices are starters at about MK650, light bites at MK850, mains from MK100, including pasta and vegetarian, deserts MK450.

Panjira Lodge

Near the BOMA in the centre of Dedza Township. Turn off the tarmac Township road at the Red Cross building. Turn right immediately after passing the BOMA. The restaurant is open to non-residents during the day and in the evening. Meals range from light meals (toasted chicken sandwich) to main meals (chicken, beef, vegetable stew with rice, chips or nsima). Cold soft drinks and beer and tea and coffee are available.

Rainbow Guest House

On the southern part of the Township tarmac road. The Guesthouse restaurant is open to non-residents. Meals include breakfast (Full English MK350), main meals (local dishes such as Usipa Wotendera MK230), light snacks and drinks. It is open from 6am to 9pm every day.

Step by Step

On the M1 just north of the roadblock on the southern edge of the Township. The restaurant offers a simple but tasty menu, including Piri-Piri Chicken. The bar next door is lively in the evenings and can supply Portuguese wine.

Mua

Pantondo Chalets

Up the road alongside the church and turn right, inside the accommodation complex. There is an attractively decorated restaurant and a patio set in luxurious gardens overlooking the river. Lunch can be provided for non-residents if ordered in advance (before a walk or tour of the museum). The meal is set with no choice and costs $7.50 for two courses.