Lighting, menu could be better

During the 1960s, Nakulabye was mainly famous for the so called massacre of 1964 and Susana Night Club. The latter was a joint where many a politician and Makerere University students with the feisty wannabes would converge and dance all night with the girls.
The music was mainly Congolese, local as well as hits from the likes of Cliff Richard, the Everly Brothers, and Elvis Presley. The music was good, conversation loud and boisterous while the men and women would dress to the nines.

Dining scenario
Today, Nakulabye in terms of dining in the formal sense of the word, as a rule of the thumb, perish the thought that you will find chicken luwombo or good matoke much less pilau. It goes without saying that the mobile food vendors are the exception to the rule and do not seem to be in a hurry to formalise their business by getting a shop or retail outlet that offers proper dining facilities.

Locale
Pork is the in thing around this turf, and rightly so considering the multitude of pork joints that abound in the area. For that matter, Nakulabye Road starting from the roundabout coming atop Hoima Road to the next intersection (heading towards Makerere and Wandegeya) is littered with a slew of pork joints.
Admittedly they are rather ‘local’ and lacking glamour as well as being makeshift in my view, but nevertheless popular among the frequent dinners, the majority whom are locals.
Starting early in the week through the weekend, this area is always chock a block with the faithful diners who go there in droves to partake of pork mchomo and they swear that there is no better pork to be found anywhere in town.

Gem
Lately, we have come across a place in the area that is a restaurant in the conventional sense of the word and in that regard manages to offer good, reasonably well-priced local food. Haji Kyazze Restaurant located on Hoima Road just before the intersection to Kasubi and Mulago.
The prices range between Shs5,000 and a tenner.
Situated in the corner and next to Capital Forex bureau, it is the sort of place that is wholly unpretentious and in fact could do with better décor and ambiance. Barely able to set a couple of dozen at a go, the food is served in the main dining room that is poorly lit. Fortunately, there is a small verandah.

Verdict
By and large they offer breakfast and lunch plus supper, but the latter is more often than not a hit and miss affair. We have been there in the evening and all that they had was beef stew or fish with matoke and rice.
We like the food though they need to get their act together in terms of providing uniforms for the waitresses.

If you go…
Place: Hajj Kyazze Restaurant
Address: Hoima Road just before the Nakulabye intersection
Rating: Ok/so so
Smoke-Free zone: Not allowed
Recommended item: Chicken luwombo
Menu: Various types of luwombo, stews, katogo, boiled beef, fish stew and generally the type of food that you would expect from a modest decent local restaurant.
Damage: Soda for two and a couple of luwombos would cost one around shs 25,000.
Service: They try though could be better.
Ambience: Shabby
Open: Daily for breakfast, lunch and supper
Parking: On the street

RATINGS: These views are purely the reviewer’s personal reaction to food, ambience and service with price being factored into consideration.