Jahazi Pier — Restaurant in Kampala

This venue is located in Munyonyo, a surburb of Kampala, overlooking Murchison Bay on Lake Victoria.

There is front gate security. You are immediately struck by the beauty and tranquility of the grounds. A large variety of trees, half of them fruit, sit on a mixture of natural vegetation and well kept lawns.

I was warmly greeted by staff , who wore matching uniforms, very professional. My table had magnificent lake view - nice tables and chairs - the gardens are well kept, beautiful flowers, magnificent trees and manicured lawns.

Breakfast was a pot of African coffee and a fruit platter, a 'Rolled Eggs' or 'Rolex' -an omelette with onions, tomatoes and peppers, rolled in a chapati. It was tasty, nicely seasoned and presented. Coffee was very nice. Albert and Karanja are the magnificent chefs here.

After breakfast, I relaxed with my computer tablet- a refreshing gentle breeze coming from the lake. I walked around the grounds down to the lake - plenty of bird life namely marabou storks, cormorants, crows and Kingfishers. Gentle waves break the lake shore, nice and clean, with palm trees.

You are struck by the large variety of plants and trees - amazing colours.

It is evident that Jahazi does its own fishing on a daily basis, so fresh fish on the menu.

The owners clearly respect the environment and I saw no evidence of plastic lying around the grounds and lake shore. I sense a strong desire to preserve the local natural environment - plant species, birds, fish, animals.

This venue is clearly run, mindful of the ecosystems and the rural communities around them that depend on these for their livelihoods.

For lunch, Patience, a waitress served me. I had deep fried fresh Tilapia and golden chips - all seasoned and tasty , nice glass of house white wine.

After lunch ,I relaxed with my computer tablet, enjoying the lake view. I walked around the rest of the grounds, struck by the menagerie of trees with enormous canopies - mango, guava and jack fruit trees, and non fruit trees. The vegetation is diverse, given the micro climate provided by the lake. There are hundreds of trees, a natural habitat for plants and wildlife.

There are birds everywhere on this natural ecological habitat - I saw a tree lined vegetation area, home to some monkeys - friendly and harmless, high up in the trees . There is endless beauty of natural vegetation, trees, fruits, bird life etc . This venue has maintained all the trees as their natural beauty and bio diversity is as much a pull factor to this venue, as the lake view is.

For afternoon tea, I had African tea and spice. I was served by Agnes and once again very professional and efficient - my tea arrived in good time and very tasty.

By late afternoon, it got busier. The food and beverage manager, Irene, and her staff were proactive, seating customers and promptly taking orders. At sunset the views remain magnificent

There is a nice log fire outside at Sunset.

For dinner, I was served by Sarah, one of the waitresses. I ordered the goat choma (slowly roasted goat ) with chips and fresh chili sauce, a glass of house dry red wine - very well presented and tasty plates of food. Music plays throughout the day it's tempo changes to suit the time of day.

Given the quality of food, drink and service I received all day, the bill was very reasonable.

I settled my bill with the cashier, Fatuna. I used the washrooms(toilets) and these were very clean.

This venue is an absolute gem. It has maintained its natural beauty, original trees and natural vegetation.

I understand the owners are inspired by the saving of the planet for future generations - ensuring the business is run with sustainability in mind.

I strongly recommend a visit to this venue, not only is the food and service magnificent but both the views of the lake and the surrounding nature and bird life are breathtaking. It is a wonderful venue for every type of customer - be it for tranquility, families and those who simply love nature and wildlife.

I cannot compliment Jahazi and its surrounding...

What an amazing place, right next to the greatest lake in Africa wow, so much potential. This place just needs a bit of TLC that’s tender loving care for those that don’t know 🤣 and a bit of capital. Right now you can come and enjoy fresh fish, cooked on the spot, it takes time but it’s worth the wait. The restaurant is basic but it’s a really cool place, staff are lovely as usual with a Ugandan service team.

Loads of wild life, some amazing birds like the marabou stalk, little monkeys too, spears there and also playing around. Surrounded by beautiful tropical trees too so if you need some shade you have it. Entrance is 3000 UGX which is less than £1.

Gab a picnic blanket and your friends go chill for the day by the greatest most amazing lake in the world, it’s a tropical paradise here, you’ll get some amazing pictures just to remember the whole experience. Enjoy guys and gals.

I visited here again today and stayed till the evening while the sun went down, it’s such a lovely peaceful place, love the way they have lit the trees with lights, looks...

This place has degraded tremendously!!! It started at the door when they knew it was a large group of people for dinner and they asked us to pay 3,000UGX at the door, which is not normal. I do not recommend this place AT ALL. We have been coming to Uganda for a long time and we used to enjoy the place. I will make sure we will never visit again!!! Very poor service: they had our food ready on time, knowing we had to order early, but everything went sideways!! they served meals, but drinks came when some of us were done eating already. Some of our guests asked for tea and coffee, it took them 2 hours to serve. Then we wanted to sit by the fire and some guys were obviously drunk and smoking weed came to sit there while we had children with us. They wanted to play drums and we told them that we didn't to have music they insisted and didn't want to leave. When it was time to pay the bill, the staff there was rude, I was controlling so I was doing my calculation and the lady had even forgotten to count 1 meal hopefully I noticed the error and had...