Menu

Cinnamon Pancakes

Stack of thick pancakes with spiced cinnamon butter and a compote of seasonal fruit from the farm. Unhurried breakfast food.

Creamy Oats & Banana

Stone-ground oats slow-cooked until silky, with banana, roasted groundnuts, seasonal fruit, and a drizzle of honey. Warm, grounding, and made from scratch.

Farm Breakfast Plate

Two eggs your way, with farm-made sausage, wilted garden greens, and oven-roasted sweet potato. Everything on this plate is grown or made at Chalo.

Mandasi Basket

Freshly fried mandasi, golden and soft, lightly dusted with coconut. Served with house-made fruit jam and raw local honey. Malawi's morning, done properly.

Omelette Wrap

A herb and cheese omelette folded with tomato and onion, wrapped in soft flatbread. Clean flavours, properly made.

Shakshuka

Farm eggs poached low and slow in a spiced tomato and pepper sauce, served with toasted bread. A dish that earns its place on any menu in the world.

Sweet Potato & Onion Hash

Roasted sweet potato with slow-caramelised onion, peppers, and baby spinach, finished with a farm egg and cold-pressed herb oil. The kind of breakfast that holds.

Waffles

Golden and deeply buttery, served with a drizzle of syrup. The kind you don't rush.

Americano

Espresso drawn long with hot water. A touch of local honey on the side.

Cappuccino

Equal parts espresso, steamed milk, and foam. A classic, done well.

Espresso

The foundation. Short, dark, and direct.

Flat White

Smooth and close. Espresso finished with silked milk, no fuss.

Harvest Caffè Latte

Our house latte. Espresso with steamed milk, hazelnut, and a whisper of cinnamon.

Macchiato

Espresso marked with a spoonful of foam. Small but present.

Mocha

Espresso, dark chocolate, and steamed milk. Rich without being heavy.

Spanish Latte

Espresso over condensed milk, topped with steamed milk. Sweet, smooth, and deeply satisfying.

5 Roses Tea

A classic black tea, served as it should be.

Chombe Tea

Malawi's own black tea, hand-picked from the estates of Thyolo and Mulanje. Rich, robust, with a quietly sweet finish.

Green Tea

Light and clean. Served plain or with honey.

Rooibos Tea

Naturally caffeine-free. Warm, slightly sweet, and easy on the afternoon.

Hot Chocolate

Rich dark chocolate melted into steamed milk. Warm and unhurried.

Harvest Caramel Iced Latte

Espresso over ice with caramel and cold milk. Sweet and smooth.

Harvest Hazelnut Iced Latte

Espresso over ice drawn through roasted hazelnut. Cold, rich, and familiar.

Homemade Iced Tea

Brewed in-house and served cold. Refreshing and lightly sweet.

BBQ Chicken Wings (4)

Charcoal-grilled wings lacquered in a smoky barbecue glaze. Served with simple slaw. Order more than you think you need.

Garlic & Herb Chicken Skewers

Tender chicken cubes marinated in lemon, garlic, and farm herbs, grilled over charcoal. Served with simple slaw. The white wine order writes itself.

Mixed Grill Board

Short rib and farm sausage from the fire, served on a wooden board with stir-fried seasonal vegetables, rice, and tomato relish. Served with slaw and chips. The fire, the farm, and the table — all on one board.

Nyama Yowotcha – Sliced BBQ Beef (Large Platter)

Char-grilled Malawian beef, rested and sliced simply. Served with slaw and chips. For the table.

Nyama Yowotcha – Sliced BBQ Beef (Small)

Char-grilled Malawian beef, rested and sliced simply. Served with simple slaw. No sauce needed.

Spiced Chicken Skewers

Chicken thigh marinated in chilli and honey, charcoal-grilled on the bone. Served with chilli sauce, yoghurt dip, and simple slaw. The fire does the work.

The Chalo Board

Nyama Yowotcha slices from the fire, beef samosas fresh from the fryer, chilli honey fries, Chalo house pickle, and chilli sauce. Served with slaw and chips. Built for the table.

The Fire Platter

Pork riblets from the fire, charcoal chicken strips, beef samosas, chilli honey fries, and BBQ sauce. Served with slaw and chips. For the group that wants everything.

The Grazing Platter

Beef slices and ox kidney from the charcoal fire, with crispy onion rings, house tartare sauce, and Chalo house pickle. Served with slaw and chips. Built for slow eating and good conversation.

Farm Tomato & Cucumber Salad

Vine tomatoes and garden cucumber with shallots, fresh herbs, and a spoonful of Chalo house pickle. Dressed simply with good oil. Honest food.

Garden Greens

Seasonal greens, tomato, and cucumber, dressed simply with Chalo house pickle. Light, fresh, and from the garden.

Harvest Chicken Salad

Peri-peri grilled chicken thigh, sliced over garden greens, cucumber, vine tomatoes, and Chalo house pickle. Dressed simply with herb oil. The salad that holds its own as a main.

Add Grilled Chicken

Grilled chicken thigh, added to any salad.

Beans & Ground Vegetable Stew (Vegan)

Heirloom beans slow-cooked with seasonal greens and ground spices, served with nsima. Rooted, filling, and entirely from the land.

Beef Simmered in Tomato & Onion

Malawian beef slow-cooked in a rich tomato and onion sauce until tender. Served with rice or nsima, zotendela, and seasonal vegetables.

Chicken Stew

Chicken slow-simmered with tomato, onion, and garden herbs until deeply flavoured. Served with rice or nsima, zotendela, and seasonal vegetables. The dish Chalo is built on.

Goat Stew

Malawian goat braised low and slow with aromatics until it yields completely. Served with rice or nsima, zotendela, and whatever the season is offering. This is the one.

Groundnut Soup

A rich, slow-simmered broth of roasted groundnuts, tomato, onion, and warming spices. Deeply Malawian, deeply comforting. Served with toasted flatbread.

Arrabiata

Penne tossed in a slow-cooked tomato and chilli sauce. Simple, bold, and exactly right.

Beef Stroganoff and Mash

Malawian beef strips and mushrooms sautéed and finished in a sour cream sauce, served over buttered mash with vegetables. A kitchen classic, made with Malawian beef.

Chambo & Chalo Potatoes

Whole chambo fillet pan-fried golden, with Chalo potatoes, seasonal greens, and house tartare sauce. Endemic to Lake Malawi. Found nowhere else.

Harvest Chicken

Chicken breast pan-seared and tossed with garden herbs, roasted tomatoes, and crumbled feta through penne. Light, bright, and built for a glass of white wine.

Honey-Mustard Pork Medallions

Pork medallions pan-seared and finished in a honey-mustard sauce, served with buttered mash and seasonal vegetables. Precise and satisfying.

Rump Steak with Mushroom Pepper Sauce

Malawian rump grilled to order, served with a rich mushroom pepper sauce, Chalo potatoes, and garden greens. The sauce, the dark plate, the chips in a basket — the dish that earns its place on a Saturday afternoon.

Slow-Braised Beef Short Rib

Short rib braised low and slow until it yields from the bone. Served with buttered mash, roasted seasonal vegetables, and a rich braising jus. The most considered plate on the menu. Worth every minute it took.

Smoky Beef Stir Fry

Malawian beef wok-fired with green peppers, carrots, and onion in a rich, smoky sauce. Served over steamed rice in a wide bowl. Bold flavour, built for sharing.

Vegetarian Curry with Rice

A slow-cooked curry of seasonal vegetables and warming spices, served with steamed rice. Built from whatever the farm and market are offering.

4 Vegetable Samosas

Hand-crimped pastry filled with spiced seasonal vegetables, fried until golden. Served with tomato and onion relish.

Beef Samosas (4)

Hand-crimped pastry filled with seasoned Malawian beef, fried until golden. Served with tomato and onion relish.

Grilled Chicken Wrap

Chicken thigh with slow-caramelised onion, house slaw, and chilli mayo, wrapped in soft flatbread. The lunch order that works every time.

Savoury Mandasi

Warm mandasi, lightly salted and served with chilli honey. Simple, Malawian, and exactly right.

Spiced Mince Wrap

Slow-cooked Malawian beef mince with beans and herbs, wrapped and served warm. Grounding and generous.

Vegetable Chimichanga

Crisp-fried flatbread filled with spiced seasonal vegetables and beans. Golden outside, warm and full within.

Chalo Potatoes

Farm potatoes roasted with herbs. Crispy outside, soft within.

Chilli Honey Fries

Hand-cut fries tossed in chilli honey. Sweet heat.

Hand-Cut Fries

Cut fresh and fried golden.

Mash

Creamy, buttered, and made to order.

Nsima

Malawi's foundational grain. Stone-ground white maize, cooked smooth and served warm. The base of everything.

Rice

Steamed and served simply.

Simple Slaw or Greens

Seasonal slaw or garden greens, simply dressed.

Sweet Potato Fries

Our signature side. Hand-cut, fried golden, and impossible to share.

Affogato

A shot of Malawian espresso poured hot over vanilla ice cream. Two things, perfectly opposed.

Mandasi with Ice Cream

Fresh mandasi, warm from the kitchen, served with vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of raw honey. Malawi's doughnut, elevated.

Milkshake

Vanilla or caramel. Thick, cold, and made to order.

The Sweet Table

Warm caramelised seasonal fruit, fresh mandasi with raw honey, and vanilla ice cream. One plate. Centre of the table. The farm's best ending.

Waffles and Ice Cream

Golden, buttery waffles served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The breakfast waffle, dressed for dessert.

Warm Caramelised Fruit

Seasonal fruit from the farm, caramelised gently in butter and sugar, served with vanilla ice cream. The dessert that changes with what the land is giving.