Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Breakfast Buffet
Dined
in December 2013
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but what is
better than waking up to a good breakfast? How about a breakfast with a slight
view of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Well this is what you get at the local
restaurant attached to the Victoria Falls Hotel at the Jungle
Junction Restaurant.
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ratings chart:
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Extraordinary
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Exceeded
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2 stars
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Above average
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1 star
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Average
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No star rating
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Basic,
poor, or appalling
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Review basics:
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Star rating by Wine,
Dine, & Play:
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2 of 5
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Quality of food:
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7 of 10
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Presentation:
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6 of 10
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Customer service:
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5 of 10
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Ambiance:
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6 of 10
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Restaurant style:
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Casual
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Dress code:
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Smart casual, or Casual attire
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Reservations:
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Not Required
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Walk-ins:
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Accepted
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Child policy:
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Cuisine style:
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International, & Vegetarian
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Music styles:
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Background instrumental
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Experiences:
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Lounge, Great outdoor dining, Good for special occasions,
Beautiful décor, and Scenic views.
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Gratuities:
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Zimbabwe standard is 10% added to parties of 6 or more
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Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Diner’s,
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Parking:
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Valet, or hotel parking
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Transport options:
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Tour Bus, taxi, limousine, personal vehicle, and walking
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The restaurants reviewed on
this site may have Wi-Fi, but do not require you to go online, because the
excitement of the food and wine alone will keep you too entertained instead
of checking your social media and emails.
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Noise level:
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Low
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Smoking:
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Nonsmoking restaurant, and nonsmoking patio
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Patio:
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Yes
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Food price per person (excluding gratuity)
Price chart:
$£€ - Under 50.00
$£€ x 2 - Under 75.00
$£€ x 3 - Over 100.00
$£€ x 4 - Over 200.00
$£€ x 5 - Over 400.00
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My food bill:
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Currency :
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Price chart :
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Z$ 30,140,476.00
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ZWD
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LMAO
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$20.00
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USD
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$
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R221.53
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ZAR
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RRRR
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£12.07
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GBP
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£
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€14.65
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EUR
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€
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$22.22
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CAD
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$
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$23.02
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AUD
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$
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¥122.11
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CNY
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¥¥¥
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د.73.53
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AED
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د. د.
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From restaurants home page:
Dining at the Jungle Junction offers an unforgettable
experience with a fusion of African flavours. Entertainment from ethnic groups
epitomises the spirit of Africa. Jungle Junction is the ideal venue for
incentives groups. The Jungle Junction has a maximum seating capacity of 140
pax.
Main review:
I was traveling back home that morning, after enjoying a
wonderful stay at Victoria Falls, and I was very happy with the breakfast
buffet. First off the views were just outstanding. Above the tree lines to the
front of us was the mist to the falls and to our right the gorge leading down
to Zambezi River.
We were presented with a newspaper of our choice from
whichever country we were from. What they had done was take headlines from that
specific country, and then printed them out into a three or four page document
for us to read, which also included the language of that country. I of course
looked at the U.S. News and I picked up the U.K. News, and learned that Peter
O’Toole had just passed away, so a great actor gone into the ages. I started my
meal with a fruit parfait, which was very refreshing considering how hot it was
outside.
I then went along the buffet line to see the wide selection
from carved gammon steak, to tomatoes, and fresh baked breads and artisan
cheeses.
Among the breads, someone had some fun with making some
bread to look like snakes and crocodiles.
I enjoyed my breakfast, and then went about my business of
packing and getting back across the border to Zambia to the Livingston Airport.
This Restaurant reminds me of:
The Jungle Junction was like any other typical buffet that a
hotel could offer, but since I did not have dinner there and chose Boma
Restaurant instead, I can only review my experience with the breakfast meal and
the hotel stay itself. Both were very pleasant, and I would compare the buffet
to two locations where I had a similar very large buffet while in Dubai at the Tirquaz Bistro and Garden Lounge, and
the Safar Restaurant at
the Dubai Airport.
Restaurant address:
2 Mallet Drive
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe
Contact Information:
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Maître d, reservations
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+263 13 44751
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Review by:
Chef Sean Overpeck (CFE) in Afghanistan 2012
Chef Sean cooks for soldiers in Afghanistan, 2012:
"Culinary perfection
consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily
well."
TTFN
