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Open-air dining space with timber tables under thatch at Warujojo Safari Lodge
Restaurant & Bar

Dine & Drink

Open-air when the evening is kind. Under the great roof when the party is large. At the bar, always.

Dinner table at the edge of the open-air dining space, savanna beyond, Warujojo Safari Lodge
Open-air dining

Dinner, with the plains for company

The open-air dining space runs along the view side of the lodge, shaded by thatch, its tables set where the ridge falls away to the park. Breakfast here starts slow; dinner ends by lantern light. It is the classic safari meal, done without fuss.

Private bush dinner set with lanterns and a cooking fire on the savanna at Warujojo Safari Lodge
Bush dining

A private table
out in the wild

On a still evening we set a table out beyond the lawns, in the bush itself, laid with lanterns and warmed by a cooking fire while the savanna opens wide in front of you. It is how we like to mark the occasions that matter: an anniversary, a proposal, or simply a last night worth remembering. Just the two of you, the fire close by, and the sounds of the plains for company. Tell us the date and we will have it waiting.

Bar counter with timber stools and a stocked back bar at Warujojo Safari Lodge
The bar

Where the day’s stories get retold

Ochre walls, a stone-topped counter, glasses hanging from the rack and a properly stocked back bar. The bar sits at the centre of the lodge’s flow, between the dining rooms and the lounge, so evenings gather here naturally.

Lounge with charcoal sofas and wildlife art beside the bar at Warujojo Safari Lodge
The lounge

Deep sofas, low lights,
no hurry

Off the bar, the lounge is the room guests linger in after a game drive: deep charcoal sofas, live-edge timber tables, original wildlife art on warm orange walls. It connects naturally to the rest of the lodge, sociable and lived-in, never a corridor of closed doors.

Carved fountain sculpture in the dining hall at Warujojo Safari Lodge The details
Painting of an Ankole bull with sweeping horns on the lounge wall at Warujojo Safari Lodge The art
Timber shelves of pottery, gourds and carved artefacts in the bar at Warujojo Safari Lodge The craft
Plan ahead

table for two?

Dusk over the savanna beyond the lounge at Warujojo Safari Lodge, Queen Elizabeth National Park

Set to match your party

Tell us the shape of your group and we’ll set the evening to match, whether that’s the open-air dining space, the main hall, a private bush dinner for two, or a quiet corner of it all.

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The Kitchen

A taste of Warujojo

Everything leaves the kitchen the old way, from the garden, the market and the fire, and lands on tables dressed in hand-printed cloth. A short walk through what’s cooking.

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Breakfast laid on hand-printed cloth in the open-air restaurant at Warujojo Safari Lodge
The unhurried dawn

Breakfast with the plains

Game drives start early; breakfast waits patiently in the open-air dining space until you’re back.

  • Fruit of the morning: pineapple, papaya & passion-fruit juice
  • Katogo: matoke & beef or beans, the Ugandan start
  • Eggs any way: with toast & homestead honey
  • Ugandan coffee: brewed strong, poured slowly
Freshly prepared Ugandan dishes served at the restaurant at Warujojo Safari Lodge
Midday to dusk

From the garden & the grill

Lunch is unhurried; dinner comes as a three-course set by lantern light, or one long table for the whole safari party.

  • Grilled whole tilapia: lemon, garden herbs
  • Chicken luwombo: steamed in banana leaf
  • Goat stew, slow & dark: posho, matoke or sweet potato
  • The garden plate: greens & vegetables from the shamba
Bar counter with timber stools and a stocked back bar at Warujojo Safari Lodge
The golden hour

Sundowners at the bar

The day’s sightings get retold at the counter as the plains turn gold.

  • The Warujojo G&T: poured at sundown
  • Nile Special, Club & Bell: cold Ugandan lagers
  • Fresh juices & mocktails: passion fruit, pineapple-mint
  • House cocktails & wines: ask what the bar is proud of
Dusk over the savanna beyond the lounge at Warujojo Safari Lodge, Queen Elizabeth National Park
What the kitchen serves The Menu

The full carte follows below, dish by dish, priced in shillings.

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À la carte

One kitchen,
two fires

Charcoal for the grill, wood for the oven, and a garden gate that decides the day’s specials. What follows is the short list: the dishes guests order twice.

The signatures ↓

The signatures

Chosen from the carte

  • Cold starters

  • Chicken salad

    UGX 45,000

    Enjoy a yummy salad of chicken strips, matchstick cucumber and carrot served with vinaigrette dressing.

  • Farmers salad

    UGX 38,000

    Fresh garden produce topped with vinaigrette sauce.

  • Avocado salad

    UGX 38,000

    This tropical salad is a good start for your great meal. A fan of ripe avocado, seasoning served with a dressing.

  • Italian pasta salad

    UGX 38,000

    We do it the traditional way, using penne, mozzarella, tomatoes, red pepper, salami and seasonings.

  • Chef’s special salad

    UGX 38,000

    Salad of the day, hard-boiled eggs and vegetables, with a kick of dressing of your choice.

  • Hot starters

  • Cream of mushroom soup

    UGX 25,000

  • Tomato soup

    UGX 25,000

  • Soup of the day

    UGX 25,000

  • Steak

  • Steak Diane

    UGX 45,000

    Medallion of steak, pan-fried, finished with sautéed mushroom slices & red wine sauce.

  • Fillet Mignon

    UGX 45,000

    Beef fillet & bacon cooked gently in brown sauce.

  • Grilled pepper steak

    UGX 45,000

    Tenderloin steak served with pepper sauce.

  • T-Bone steak

    UGX 45,000

    This chunk of steak cooked to your perfection makes a perfect dish when served with your choice of accompaniment.

  • Beef Stroganoff

    UGX 45,000

    Strips of beef cooked in sauce with various vegetables and seasonings.

  • Spaghetti Bolognaise

    UGX 38,000

  • Fish dishes

  • Tilapia whole fish

    UGX 50,000

    This fresh-water fish is a delight dish served at any time of the day.

  • Fish fillet

    UGX 50,000

    Pan-fried fish served with lemon butter sauce.

  • Chicken dishes

  • Roasted chicken

    UGX 45,000

    Your choice of either leg or breast roasted to golden brown and served with rosemary sauce.

  • Chicken curry

    UGX 45,000

    This is an adaptation of yellow chicken curry from India. The aromas and flavors are a delight to the senses! It is best served with rice.

  • Pork

  • Grilled pork chop

    UGX 45,000

    Grilled tender pork, zingara sauce.

  • Sweet and sour pork

    UGX 45,000

  • Goat dishes

  • Roasted goat ribs

    UGX 45,000

  • Dry fried goat

    UGX 45,000

  • Boiled goat

    UGX 45,000
  • All the above are served with a choice of two of the following plus greens or salad: basmati rice, potatoes of choice, chapati, matooke, corn meal, kalo, pumpkin.

  • Vegetarian dishes

  • Aloo gobi

    UGX 38,000

    Potatoes and cauliflower cooked in light spices.

  • Vegetable curry

    UGX 38,000

    Mixed vegetables cooked in a cream curry sauce.

  • Spaghetti Olio lio

    UGX 38,000

    Cooked al dente then fried with chopped chillies, green pepper, carrot cubes and onions.

  • Spaghetti Napolitana

    UGX 38,000

    Served with tomato concasse.

  • Desserts and sweets

  • Tropical fruit salad

    UGX 25,000

  • Breakfast & snacks

  • Continental breakfast

    UGX 30,000

  • Full English breakfast

    UGX 45,000

  • Cheese sandwich

    UGX 25,000

    Grated cheddar cheese, slice of ham, toasted or plain with fries.

  • Vegetable sandwich

    UGX 25,000

    Tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, toasted or plain with fries.

  • Chicken sandwich

    UGX 28,000

    Boneless chicken on bread, toasted or plain with fries.

  • Pizza

  • Margherita

    UGX 35,000

    Tomato, green pepper, mushroom & mozzarella.

  • Mexicana

    UGX 35,000

    Mince, green pepper, chili & mushroom.

  • Sides & drinks

  • Chips plain

    UGX 15,000

  • Katoogo

    UGX 18,000

  • Chapatti plain

    UGX 5,000

  • Tea or coffee

    UGX 12,000

  • All juices (cocktail)

    UGX 10,000
  • Fresh juices include sugarcane juice, passion, mango or watermelon.

  • Kids corner, every plate UGX 20,000

  • Zootopia

    Spaghetti with meat sauce.

  • The Loud House

    Fish fingers with chips.

  • Cow or Chicken

    A pair of beef or chicken sausages.

  • Bubble Gubbies

    Plain chips with salad.

  • Cow and Mash

    Mashed potatoes and beef stew.

Prices in Ugandan shillings. Menus follow the season and the market.

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