Breaking from the past, an effort to create a new Elburgon

Customers enjoy a meal at the Classiq Cafe in Elburgon.

Food: Excellent

Decor: Great

Ambience: Good

Service: Good

Nothing is as good as having a tasty meal served with the best and courteous of services. While many hotels may have good food, the party is often spoilt by dirty and non-caring attendants or even dirty environments.

No so for the Cafe Classiq in Elburgon Town, situated on the Molo Nakuru road and about 180 kilometres west of Kenya capital Nairobi.

Amid the hustle and bustle of log carrying tractors and lorries criss-crossing the town and farmers going on with their activities, the hotel offers a fairly quiet ambience where one can eat and at the same time hold a coffee chat.

The hotel represents the new Elburgon, a break from the past in which investment never seemed to be in a hurry for change.

Perhaps meant to taunt the old town, the hotel sits directly opposite the low lying; dark asbestos roofed Model Butchery which for years on end was the face of Elburgon.

Cafe Classiq co-proprietor Peter Kimanga says the hotel is about one year old and for that time they have seen it grow in leaps and bounds.

"Our idea was to create something modern, one that would serve both local and visiting guests. Besides, we were interested in a hotel that represented modern trends," Mr Kimanga told this writer.

And the cafe doesn't disappoint, as you have your sumptuous meal, you will be entertained by a state of the art digital television whose sound is measured to ensure your comfort. The atmosphere and decor adds to the service as it provides a romantic feeling never before witnessed in any of the hotels in town.

The cost of the meals is affordable and doesn't seem to do much damage to the pocket.

Definitely, it is a hotel worth trying, especially because Cafe Classiq is not just classic in the sense of the word but in its attempt to combine modernity with affordable service so that customers end up satisfied.

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