Coach House wins Award of Excellence 2009
Bulwayo’s Nesbitt Castle is the truly magnificent setting for a Deluxe Restaurant which has appeared every year on the list of Finalists in this category, since entering the competition, with an annual Five Plate Rating thus far.  Well-deserving of recognition for its unusual dining experience in a unique baronial style castle setting, with superb service and food, The Coach House won the Award of Excellence for 2009.  All the reviewers who’ve been sent to check out the Coach House over the years have consistently raved about the meals, service, spectacular setting, and ambience, created by the sense this restaurant is renowned for instilling in its clientèle  - that one is being treated practically like royalty.   The Coach House has delivered this unique, outstanding dining experience regardless of economic woes and challenges. 

The Castle itself was built in around 1905 by Theodore Holdengarde, an early mayor of Bulawayo, as something of a gothic "folly"- a building constructed purely for decoration, but suggestive of some other purpose - and indeed, what could be more incongruous than an English fortified castle in Matabeleland?!  With medieval architecture and spacious, beautifully maintained grounds, the Nesbitt Castle sets the scene for a baronial-style feast in The Coach House.  The Nesbitt family restored this amazing building and surrounds in 1988 and now, it is a venue for fairytale weddings, romantic honeymoons, conferences and fabulous, memorable dining experiences.