The Black Lantern
The restaurant of the Nile Porch resort on the Nile in Jinja, famous for its signature pork ribs, a challenge to finish a full rack.
Located on Bujagali Falls Road in northern Jinja, as part of the Nile Porch resort. It sits next to the pool and overlooks the White Nile and a native plant garden. The setting is quiet, making it good for dinner after rafting or for a date. The signature is the secret-sauce roast pork ribs. Half a rack costs about 60,000 shillings and is very generous. Other dishes include banana-leaf grilled tilapia, T-bone steak, masala chicken and fish with caper mayonnaise. Open daily from 7am until the evening, and it is best to book dinner in advance.
Opening hours
Daily 7:00-21:30
Nearby sights
- White Nile Rafting
- Bujagali
- Source of the Nile Bridge & Owen Falls Dam
- Source of the Nile
- Jinja Old Town
- Jinja Central Market
- Lake Victoria (Jinja shore)
- Itanda Falls