In Reply to: You said some posted by Baliku on Tuesday, 27. July 2004 at 06:31 Bali Time:
I'll update it before you go.
Restaurants.
Here is my list of restaurant compiled from personal visits and comments on the forum. Those I have visited previously are marked with a *. Those I visited in May 2004 are marked with a # (exchange rate = 6300). My comments are in (brackets). Other comments are from the balitravelforum. I have not visited any of the upmarket restaurants. I hope it is of use to you. Lynne.
TUBAN
All Stars Surf Café Jl KartikaPlaza Tuban/Kuta Kuta Central
Sumo wrestling??? and Limbo dancing. Surf crowd
Chi Chi's Jl Kartika Plaza 752-304 Mexican Free internet. Toilets disgusting
*Daddy's Jl Kartika Plaza Tuban
(Good for breakfast (sausages delicious) Prices good.)
Ma Jolly- 600 metres south of the Dynasty Hotel on the beach in Tuban. Access is by the lane of shops off Jalan Kartika Plaza. It is between the Sunset Bar and the Pantai Restaurant Excellent food. Home made rolls. $80 a couple.
* Pantai Restaurant (Filo favourite) Jl Wana Segara, Tuban Ph 753-196 Between Dynasty and Patra Jasa. Walk through Ramada Bintang hotel. On beach, great, cheap. (meals we had were very ordinary)
Pepito's- Jl Kediri 36A, Tuban. Supermarket, bread, fruit, BBQ chicken.
(1km from Risata intersection).
S.A. Café- Jl Wana Segara Tuban (Filo 2nd favourite) 754- 551
Indo and vege food, good prices.
Warung Muslim. Opposite Bakung Sari Hotel entrance (green wall).
10 satay sticks 5.000 Rice 2.000.
KUTA
#* Aroma's Café. Nice cappuccino Filling Meals, good value.
# Bali Asi Poppies Lane 1. (Good food, friendly staff. Cheap. Bar is nice for a drink or two. Great atmosphere)
#* Bamboo Corner Poppies lane 1. (Plain, really cheap. Always busy. Large Nasi Goreng 7.000. Good for breakfast. )
Bayung (good food, looks poor)
Emas Galleria Kuta, Matahari food hall. Yum Cha
* Fat Yogi's Poppies Lane 2. ( 60.000rp= 2 pax 2 course +drink.
Meals a bit small but cheap enough to have extra. Pizza- yum- too big for one. Just refurbished.
# Kedin's Café. Poppies 1. Cheap, good food, movies playing. Chicken Burger, spring rolls, lassi, milkshake 34.000.
Ketupat Jl raya Kuta Authentic indo. Excellent. Good value.
Kori's Restaurant Poppies lane 2
1st class food excellent atmosphere. Reasonable price
Kubuku- Poppies 2. Cheap, good.
Mades Warung Dua Red snapper, spag bol.
Name ?? Pizzaplace opposite New Bounty, on corner? Indian American Décor. Wood fired oven.
Poppies. Poppies 1. 751059 (Lovely home made apple pie and iced coffee- 32.000).
Porchetta Italian Seafood restaurant. Jl Legian 362. (0361) 750750.
Rainbow Café. Opposite Bounty. Bfast (2 pax)
Nasi Goreng and/or pancakes,and juice/coffee- 50,000.
Raja's Near New Bounty. Cheap, huge servings
# Ratu Restaurant and Bar. Jl Legian 56 62-0361-762069 -behind corner of Poppies 2- next to Sari site (New. Cheap. Great food. Friendly staff. Happy hour 3-6pm.
soup, prawn cocktail, sweet+sour chicken, Steak Dianne, 2 cokes, 1 juice = 94.000)
* Secret Garden. Poppies 1. (Cheap, good food. Nice Garden area. Lit up at night.)
Surfer Bar Jl Legian. (front of Reggae Bar) best Mexican.
Taman Sari- Good food, service slow. Poppies 2?
# Tanaya's Cafe- Japanese steak house and bakery. 131 Jl Legian Kuta. 754362. 50mtre north of Matahari. (Excellent food. You can order off the menu or have Tepinyaki 85.000 p/p plus tax for salad, soup, chicken/beef cooked in front of you, rice, fruit salad). Fun, delicious). Seafood is 110.000. Also wonderful cakes from 5-10.000 and coffee- nice for an afternoon snack.)
# Treehouse- Poppies 1 (beach end). (0361) 762755 (Cheap, good food. Great for lunch. Yummy spring rools 7.000).
# T.J's poppies lane (Mexican reasonable prices. Food OK. Nice deserts.)
# Un's Just off Poppies 1. ( Nice place. Good atmosphere. Good prices for quality, designer meals ie nice presentation, small) Meals 30.000-50.000. http://www.unsbali.com/default_en.asp?strContId=12
Uri's Paradise Poppies lane 2 Italian. Moderate prices.
Warung Brasil Bali- Jl Benasari (cnr Benasari Lane).
Good choice of food. Mains approx 15.000. Excellent.
Warung 96 Jl Benasari off Poppies 11 Cheap, woodfired pizza, burgers, indo food. Bfast 7,000-toast, eggs, juice, fruit, coffee. Calzone Pixxa the best, cheap/huge.
Legian
Appache Surfer Bar.
*Bali Aussie Jl Melasti. (discount White water rafting tickets 180.000rp)
Mixed reports about food quality. Few reports about bags disappearing.
Bali Brazil. Jl Benesari. Kuta. Good, cheap.
Bali Bakery- Jl Raya- Kuta No 65.
* Bali Rock Jl Melasti
Baked dinner (Sun, Tue) 30,000 Drinks expensive. Band 9pm some nights
# Billy's Bar & Restaurant. Jl Sahadewa. (0361) 763373. Staff friendly, Quick service. (Dinner for 2= 70.000).
Café Lotus- Stall behind S&S bar. Nasi Goreng 5,000.
Café The Sand (Kumula Pantai Hotel). Fairly cheap.
Café Yogya Jl Padma Utara cheap, good juice
Chrisdi's – Jl Melasti. http://www.chrisdisbali.com/index.html
Australian owned.
# Copa Café Jl Melasti. Across lane from Legian Garden. Not much custom. Moved from Tuban where it was always full. Too much competition? (2 milkshakes + spring rools = 33.000)
# Dolphin Café. Garlic Lane Seminyak Breakfasts good, cheap. (Nice meal, friendly staff. Garlic bread, Beef Rendang with rice, Chicken Gordon Blue, 2 soft drinks, 76.000)
* Garden View- Jl Padma Utara. Sunday night roast.
Glory Bar. 751-091 Jl Legian- Between Padma and Rum Jungle. Seminyak.
Goes Art Bar & Restaurant Jl Legian Huge selection.
Guci Restaurant- Jl Yudistira (off Jl Padma). Thai. 32.000 chicken with cashews and rice.
Hotel Pura Tanah Lot. Restaurant. Very cheap. Good meals. Jl Benasari (Lebak lane).
#* Indo-National Bar and Restaurant. (Gonnas- Milton and Kerry)
Jl Sahadewa (Garlic Lane) - Legian. Chilli Crab $6.50. Most meals good. Very busy.
JD's Café www.jdscafebali.com Jl Padma 17 Legian (0361) 751725 Cheap, great food.
La Monde Jl Padma Utara (above Loji supermarket). Opp Garden View.
#* Legian Garden (Taman Legian) Jl Melasti. Ph 751-544
Good prices, friendly staff. Breakfast buffet 12.500. Happy hour at dinner (cheap cocktails).
Legian Snacks Jl Padma
Macaroni Jl Legian
Mini's Bar- Jl Legian. Seafood good.
Padma Indah Meal+beer 30.000.
Papa's Jl Pantai, near Melasti
Posers Bar and Café. Cnr Jl Padma Utara + Jl Padma, Legian.
Suka Suka Restaurant. Jl Padma. (opp side Joni 1. Towards beach, in arcade before Mandira. Cheap, relaxing music. Open till late.
Tekor Bali (near Pelangi- opposite beach) The best potato salad (with feta cheese, olives and capers), 2 chicken satays, side of veggies, 4 beers... under 150,000r.
#* The Legend- Jl Sahadewa, Legian. 755376 Great food, reasonable price. (small steak, chips + veges- 30.000 Entertainment, music, dance party, (9.30-). Balinese dance (Tue, Th, Sat) Too many staff who tend to hover a bit too much. )
Twice. Padma Utara. Owned by Aussie + Balinese hubby.
# Uncle Norm's Jl Melasti, Legian (nice food, staff friendly, cheap- 2 chicken snitzel, 2 juice, soup + garlic bread = 81.000) Seafood basket 45.000
Vilarisi Restaurant (in hotel). Lebak lane (Jl Benasari). Good food, cheap.
Warung Ketut. Jl Padma Utara (mixed reports)
Combo seafood for 2 150,000 Nasi Campur 23,000 Happy hour 5.30-8.30
#* Wayan and Friends Bar and Restaurant Jl Padma Ph 761-024
( Whole snapper Delicious. Reasonably cheap. Meals 25.000-40.000. Has been extended.
Shrimp cocktail, bruschetta, nasi goreng, 2 salads and 2 soft drinks 100,000r.
Zanzibar. (Legian Beach Walk) chilli prawns good. 150.000 for 2 with drinks.
Seminyak/Kerabokan
Bali Deli. Jl Kunti, Seminyak. Cheese bread etc.
Bennys. Near Jayakata Residence. On beach. 300mtr north of Bali Niksoma.
Breakfast- plate fruit, homemade bread, fruit smoothie =$3
Blue Ocean Next door to Bennys. Club sandwich = juice =$3 Good view
Café Warna. Near Benny's.
Gateway to India- Jl Dhyona Pura (off Jl Legian). Great food and prices. Sunday buffet 45.000.
Also another one located near Bemo corner.
Ketupat 109 Jl Legian. Indo great food and setting. Opposite Kopi Pot.
Kin Khao (Thai) Jl Raya Seminyak 732-153
Good service, cheap
Ku De Ta Seminyak. Beautiful setting. Best food, relaxing, exciting atmosphere. Expensive. 1.1 million for 4 –food and cocktails.
La Tabu Jl Petitenget, Seminyak. Around corner from La Luciola.
Opposite Petitenget temple. Cheap. 9.000 Mie Goreng (with chunks of chicken). Nice cake and iced tea.
Lemongrass Thai- 37 Jl Seminyak. Delicious, cheap.
Pizza Place (name?) (Tuesday night pizza club) Jl Laksmana (eat street). Great.
# Poco Loco, Legian. (A little pricey for what it is.Food OK. Nice toilets.)
Puri Seafood Bintang Lima. Jl Raya, Kerookan. Very cheap, good.
Rumours Jl Laksmana (eat street) Seminyak. 29.000- imported steak and veges. Desert 12.000. Great food and atmosphere.
Sawasdeekha- Jl Werkudara 523, Seminyak. Near Jayakata Residence
Romantik. 6 indiv thatched huts, raised, with fountain and temple. Sit on Mattress with candles. Thai food served in coconuts.
Teras pizza Jl Legian Seminyak
The Living Room Near La Luciola Great $52AUD for 4 with $10 corkage
Warung Padma Indah (near MBR) Indonesian buffet excellent.
Warung Sobat. Jl Batu Belig. Bali Sani Suites Hotel. 0816-578924
On right 100m before beach. North of Living Room. Pak Made- Wife Kadek. Closed Saturday. Mains from 8,000. Fresh seafood + Indo. Banana Pancakes YUM. 3 course meal for 4 with drinks 200-250.000
Warung Taste- Jalan Laksmana, Kerobokan. French cuisine. Chef used to work at Kafe Warisan. Escargot was rp 23,500... delicioso!
Ubud
Bamboo Palace Rum Jungle Rd (Ribs good)
# Bebek Bengil. Dirty Duck Diner. Jl Hanoman. 62361-975 489 (Excellent atmosphere- go to the back, over the rice paddies. Individual huts. Great value for money. Meals presentation and taste were fantastic. Unbelievable deserts and cappuccino. My favourite. 2 meals, 2 juice, 2 deserts and coffee- 166.000)
Bridge Café Canderi 145.000- 1 entrée, 2 meals, 1 desert, 1 beer.
Café Wayan Monkey Forest Rd 77,000 for 2 pax Friendly coconut cream pie. Overlooking rice paddys.
Cahaya Dewata Hotel stunning views Reasonable prices. Buffet or Al a Carte
# Casa Luna. Jl Raya Ubud Ph 977-409
Great food, resonable price 110,000 (2pax +drinks) Tiramisu torte to die for. (nice cakes and cappuccino. Cake + Cappuccino 33.000 )
Deli Cat. Rum Jungle Road- Next to the football field. I wanted to go here but it was full. German owners. They have cheeses and German sausages.
Klub Kokos. Outside Ubud. www.klubkokos.com
Along ridge. Walk up from Champuan Bridge. Good atmosphere, Reasonable price.
Murni's Warung Reasonable prices
Naughty Nuri's Warung
Satri's Warung Monkey Forest Rd
Hard to find. Cheap, great. 45,000= heaps of food for 2 pax.
Tamas Bar & Restaurant. Monkey Forest Road. 971330
Ubud Palace Hotel. Ramayana Ballet. Evening performance.
Sanur
Arri's Café Jl Pantai Sindu No.7 Bonsai Restaurant
Benno's. Sindhu Beach. Great food, great toilets.
Bobbies on beach, cheap
Grumpy's Pub. Jl By pass. Steak, veges/salad- 42,000.
Lazer Coffee Shop and Bakery.
Mezzanine Excellent, good value
Mykanos Greek Restaurant.
"The Village - Massimo Sacco's Restaurant. Italian. home made pasta. Across from Besakih Hotel. Excellent. $15 per head including Tiramisu.
Benoa/Nusa Dua
Bali Epeh Jl Pratama Ph 778-185 Excellent food + cocktails.
Bumbu Bali Jl Pratama Nusa Dua. Ph 774-502
Upmarket, pricey
Kecak Bali (same owners as Bumbu Bali but cheaper)
Nyalan Restaurant Buala Village
Poco Loco Jl Pantai Mengiat Buala Village Ph 773-923
North of Nusa Dua. Mixed reports.
Jimbaran Bay
Lia's. Good value, great food.
Mama Donos
Snapper/barracuda 35-40,000 kilo. Prawns 90-120,000 Kilo
Melasti Café Lobster
New Melasti Café Ph 709-083 (pick up) Seafood
Sharkeys 150,000 (2 pax) prawns, snapper, drinks. Salad frozen.
80,000 Chilly crabs + drinks (musicians) Will pick up. http://www.geocities.com/sharkeys_cafe/
Sunset Café Good food.
Lovina
# Bali Taman Restaurant. Anturan- Lovina. A/C Rest & pool. (nice meals, spaghetti carbonara 36.000, Cap Cay 20.000 )
Barcelona- good, cheap food.
# Kopi Bali Jl Binaria. dolphin statue st- end on left- near beach. (Fish & chips, 7.900, Pizza, 9.900. Great value)
Kakatua Dolphin statue street opposite Kopi Bali. Cheap. Pizza-YUM
# Octopus Garden. Main road just north of Dolphin statue Rd. Japanese, Italian, Indo. (Not fancy but meals were good and cheap. Avocado and shrimp cocktail 10.000, salad, chicken with creamy mustard sauce, 3 drinks 60.000.)
Winery/Restaurant in hills behind Lovina. Run by a Dutchman.
Location?
Khaima - Moroccan cuisine - YUMMY... lovely ambiance and the food was fantastic (service too!)
Add any comments and let me know so I can update the list. Thanks.