Pricey but worthy spot

Fortune favours the brave and the owners of Caramel Café and Lounge must be commended for entering a highly competitive market albeit having chosen a strategic location, and creating something different from what used to be La Patisserie and without a doubt succeeding in this endeavour.
Caramel Café and Lounge is more than a café; call it a bistro or brasserie or a restaurant nobody will blame you. It does not matter, Caramel is just what the doctor ordered and it seems with time they get better at what they do.

Menu
With a menu so vast, one is hard pressed to decide on what to choose, nevertheless for something light and impressive I recommend the bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon which makes a wonderful meal priced at Shs 26,000. Not into fish, then go for the steak sandwich or better still the smoked turkey (if available).
In the event that you are in the mood for breakfast, the choices are legion but one can never go wrong with the chef’s breakfast special or the caramel combo. By the way, do you hanker for those true American pancakes? Look no further. For Shs18,000, you will be served two pancakes or waffles with fresh cream, chocolate syrup and fruit and a glass of juice.

Filling and ambience
For something more substantial and filling beef fillet served with a couple of sides and pepper sauce is a good choice while they also do a worthwhile grilled tilapia and grilled chicken skewers.
The experience at Caramel café and lounge is enthralling and consistently good. The service, food, cleanliness is all of the highest standard and all that we can say is they are certainly a welcome addition to the Kampala culinary scene.

The deal
Place: Caramel Café & Lounge
Address: Acacia Mall, Ground Floor 1, Cooper Road
Our rating: Not to be missed
The space: Spacious, elegant and chic.
The crowd: Cosmopolitan
The bar: Tea of different choices such as chamomile, and green tea. A plethora of coffee with runners such as espresso macchiato and affogato, latte and the ordinary house coffee not to mention the amazing Baileys cappuccino or the rare to find Irish coffee with just the right amount of Jameson whiskey and coffee beans. Smoothies and milk shakes and healthy freshly made juice such as celery, cucumber, green apple, spinach, ginger and turmeric.

The menu: Sandwiches ranging from the chef’s falafel pita pocket, or the smoked salmon bagel and they even have smoked turkey and cheese. Modestly priced around the shs 26,000 mark and are made with their own house bread. For the main course you will have to fork out at least shs 32,000 for the roast chicken or the jerk chicken which are served with sides of your choice. On the upper end of the scale would be the grilled salmon, at Shs 52,000 worth every penny. There is also a limited selection of pasta and salads as well as what they call the ‘Habesha Specials’ which are Ethiopian and Eritrean meals. burgers and pizzas as well as an impressive bakery.

Sound level: Very good
The check: To be on the safe side plan on spending at least Shs 100,000 for a couple.
Parking: Enclosed and secure inside the mall
Smoke free zone: Enforced
What we liked: The service is on the money and professional
If you go: Daily for breakfast, lunch and supper. They open till late