The Boma, at the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge resort in Zimbabwe, has refined its Dinner & Drum Show dinner offering, with a focus on enhancing and modernising both the food and the entertainment.

The Boma’s food offering is being fine-tuned under the guidance of South African celebrity chef Arnold Tanzer, while a new logo and tagline were unveiled by Africa Albida Tourism chief executive Ross Kennedy at Indaba over the weekend.

“The Boma tells a story about the food and culture of Zimbabwe, and the changes will be about making it more on trend, more contemporary, without losing its traditional feel,” said Tanzer.

Changes so far have included introducing a new shared starter platter, featuring skewered peppered impala, smoked crocodile tail and corn ciabatta and “nyimo” fritters. Other menu items include local Zimbabwean delicacies, such as mopane worms, warthog steak and Zambezi bream, as well as beef, pork and chicken dishes, and vegetarian options.

“Everything from food to service, uniforms and decor, entertainment and drumming, sound and light is under the spotlight and many changes are underway. Part of this energy has also gone into rebranding and hence the new logo, colours and style,” said Kennedy.

Changes to be implemented later in the year include the addition of new entertainment elements, new crockery for the buffet, as well as new uniforms for the staff, which will be simpler but still colourful.

“The Boma - Dinner & Drum Show is so much more than a meal - it’s a whole evening of entertainment featuring energetic dance performances, lively songs, story-telling, face painting and an incredible interactive drumming show. It is a celebration of Zimbabwe,” said Kennedy.

The Boma is able to accommodate 320 diners.