Uncle D's - Mabushipe

It was my first time at Uncle D’s and I wasn’t disappointed. You can see your food being prepared through the glass partition in the seating area and the food prep time didn't take long at all. I had the fusion burger which was a mix of chicken and beef patty and it was delish! The bun was just out of the oven, (I saw that through the glass partition, remember? slightly toasted, yet soft. The cheddar cheese was just perfect and the burger sauce gave it that zing! It was the burger week so I got a mini burger that wasn't so tiny as an extra.

An overall good restaurant, good presentation, excellent customer service and enjoyable meals. For starters, we had Caesar Salad and Tortilla Nachos (with minced meat) with a guacamole dip (basically mashed avocados and cilantro). The Salad was fresh and well prepared. The Nachos was good and appetizing. We followed up with a Chicken Excellento Burger served with fries as side and Chicken Alfredo as the main course. These were also good-tasting although the Burger size was a little bit below what I’m used to as a standard burger size. To be honest, the starters were quite filling and could have passed as the main meal, unfortunately we didn’t realize how large the starter portions were. In summary, it is a simple restaurant, perfect for lunch.

I love the atmosphere of the restaurant. Their wings are good, the tangy pepper is quite spicy which I didn't mind. I loved their ice cream and fries. The pizza was okay (nothing amazing) and the smoked chicken was good even though it was served cold. I heard the chicken excellento burger is very good.

Good food for those who enjoy good old well made food. I personally loved their menu and how they had a variety of options. This place is pocket friendly and the staff were every so pleasant. Seems like it is an Abuja favorite as well. Also you can literally watch them make your meal, adds to the excitement of the experience. They had a good selection of fruit juice, which tasted divine by the way. All in all this place is highly recommended.

Uncle D’s is one of those places I think I could get to really like. On my maiden visit however, I wasn’t blown away. Here’s why: Customer service: when it did begin, service was pleasant. But I had to wait for quite a while even though there were only two other tables in use and both tables already had been served. I eventually had to walk to the pay counter, menu in hand to ask if I could place my order and was told a waitress would be with me and that still took some time Taste: We liked the wings. Simple and tasty and a little sticky. I found the steak a little hard and using a regular table knife instead of a steak knife only made it worse. I had to send back for my steak to be cut and it was hardly any better. The accompanying mushroom sauce however, was really quite nice and I don’t like mushroom sauce Ambience: I like Uncle D’s. There’s something about the dominant red chairs against the light streaming in from the huge windows that made for interesting dining. And the local cuisine section which is visible through the huge glass walls, provides a parallel dining experience which I found interesting too Pricing: an average of about 3,500 per dish. Pros: nice ambience, polite and friendly waitress Cons: really slow service, hard to chew beef Overall experience: I wasn’t wowed by the experience which was disappointing as I’d read reviews which made me really eager to go. I hear they have movie nights in Thursday’s so I’ll be trying that out soon too