A bowl of beef stew with potatoes and carrots, seen from above

Umea Road, Kireka

Ugandan food, cooked like home.

Chicken luwombo steamed in banana leaves, spiced pilao and fresh fish. Open every day, 7AM to 11:30PM.

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Chicken luwombo

Steamed in banana leaves
18,000 shillings
Open daily 7AM to 11:30PM

Monday to Sunday. Dine in or take away.

Local Ugandan food at Jenic

We cook the food Ugandans grow up on. Luwombo steamed slowly in banana leaves. Pilao rich with whole spices. Beef and fish simmered in groundnut sauce. Nothing rushed.

Cooking since
2021
Open
7 days a week
Eat
In or take away
A table set with bowls of different stews, greens and sauces, seen from above

Our local favourites

Tap + to add a dish, or open one to choose extras. Then send your order straight to our WhatsApp.

Chicken luwombo in an opened banana-leaf parcel, with potatoes, carrots and tomato

Luwombo

Your choice of chicken, beef, fish or mushrooms, wrapped in smoked banana leaves and steamed slowly so every drop of sauce stays in the parcel.

A pan of beef pilao with potatoes, topped with fresh coriander

Pilao

Rice cooked in a rich stock with whole spices, with the meat cooked right into the pot.

A bowl of stew in a thick sauce with potatoes

Groundnut sauce

Pasted beef and pasted fish, simmered in smooth groundnut sauce until rich and nutty.

Two hands holding a bowl of meat stew

Stews

Goat, chicken or beef, stewed slowly until tender.

A whole fried fish with lemon slices, tomato and onion

Fish

Fresh fish, smoked fish or dry fish, the flavours of home.

From first tea to late drinks

We are open from 7AM to 11:30PM, every day. Here is a taste of the day.

Two sambusas with a glass of milky tea
From 7AM

Morning

  • African tea3,000 shillings
  • Rolex (vegetable)5,000 shillings
  • Sambusa2,000 shillings
  • Mandazi1,000 shillings
Roast chicken pieces on a bed of yellow rice
Midday

Lunch

  • Chicken pilao10,000 shillings
  • Beef luwombo15,000 shillings
  • Goat stew14,000 shillings
  • Kachumbari5,000 shillings
Fried chicken with chips, coleslaw and corn on a dark plate
Evening

Dinner

  • Chips & chicken13,000 shillings
  • Chicken burger12,000 shillings
  • Deep-fried fish & chips35,000 shillings
  • Chicken pizza (large)35,000 shillings
A row of fresh juices and smoothies in glass jars
Until 11:30PM

Late

  • Smoothies10,000 shillings
  • Milkshakes8,000 shillings
  • Red velvet latte8,000 shillings
  • Juices4,000 shillings

Buffet, rolex and takeaway

A wooden board of grilled meats, peppers and roasted plantain

The Jenic buffet

One price for the buffet. Ask us what is cooking today.

25,000 shillings

Take it with you

Taking it away? Silver takeaway plates are 500 shillings each, and we confirm how many your order needs.

A stack of chapati on a checked cloth

Rolex, rolled to order

Vegetable 5,000 shillings, beef 8,000 shillings, chicken 10,000 shillings.

Catering

Local food for your event or office

Luwombo, pilao, stews, fish and more, cooked by Jenic in Kireka for weddings, introductions, parties, meetings and staff lunches. Tell us the date, guests and dishes on WhatsApp and we reply with a quote.

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Events

Weddings, introductions, birthdays and community functions, with the local dishes your guests love.

Companies

Office lunches, staff meals, meetings and workshops, planned with you around your day.

Umea Road, Kireka

  • AddressUmea Road, Kireka, east of Kampala, close to Banda, Kyambogo and the Jinja Road. Message us on WhatsApp for directions.
  • HoursMonday to Sunday, 7AM to 11:30PM
  • WhatsApp0705 082 912
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