Crisp and tasty chips at Cafe Javas
Unrivalled. Chips made at Cafe Javas.
Javas Kira road is the finest and biggest of the group’s cafés and without a doubt is a success on all fronts. Design wise it is a dream, the ambiance is superb, the location is ideal and the food is predictably what one would expect at any of their locations.
Last weekend we ventured over to Javas Kira road and as usual the ever indefatigable and the seemingly irrepressible restaurant manager, Mr Tapaz holds forte and is always dashing around the place ensuring that arriving customers are never kept waiting long. He is seated while at the same time keeping a keen eye in the kitchen ascertaining that orders not only come out on time and are what the customer ordered.
Excellent food and gargantuan quantities have become the stock in trade of the Java brand and this endeavor is achieved without compromise or any let up and anyone who eats there will agree with this Java maxim. A prime example of the former is their fries which are manifestly fresh, crispy and bereft of grease and manage to tasty like real French fries. Potato chips are more often than not, the Achilles heel of many an eating joint save for the likes of the Serena Kampala Hotel or the Sheraton Kampala Hotel. Fortunately, Javas have mastered the technique of producing outstanding fries and can now rightly claim to be in that coveted league of the above 5 star establishment; at least in this regard.
The service is always efficient and the food comes out in record time; we have never waited more than 15 minutes even when they are busy. With five Javas dotted around town, I am reliably informed that they are opening a 250 seating capacity café in Entebbe that is slated to open in June of this year. Plans are at an advanced stage and without a doubt this will be the most ambitious project that they have undertaken and by any measure 500 sq meters of prime rental space is no mean challenge. I have no doubt that the Mandela Group is more than up to speed in this regard and we look forward to seeing their latest.
If you go...
The space: Grand, spacious and elegant
The crowd: Ugandans and non-Ugandans who are greatly enamored of the remarkable Javas brand
The bar: Coffee, smoothies and a host of other non alcoholic drinks
The menu: Breakfast viz. eggs of your choice, pancakes, waffles, etc-, Salad, such as their grilled Cajun chicken salad-, sandwiches, grilled or pan fried fish fillet, pepper steak, Jerk chicken, Quesadillas & Burritos desserts
Sound level: Perfect
The check: Shs60,000 just about covers a couple including sodas
Parking: Available and safe
Daily Specials: Soup of the day
Smoke free zone: Not allowed indoors though one is free to smoke on the terrace
What we liked: The fries are incredibly well done rare to find in Uganda
Time: Open every day at 7am and close late.
Our rating: Not to be missed
RATINGS: Not to be missed, worth a visit, OK/so so, don’t waste your time. These ratings are purely the reviewer’s personal reaction to food, ambience and service with price being factored into consideration. The menu listings and prices are subject to change .
