In Reply to: Restaurant list- please help update posted by LynneeD on Monday, 24. December 2007 at 05:02 Bali Time:
There are a number of changes to restaurants in Sanur since you made up your list.
Corridor, Mykonos and Grumpy's have all closed down.
Suni's, Sea Horse and Clay oven are all now the one restaurant. The lack of interest from the Indian owner has changed this award winning restaurant into an also ran.
New restaurants such as the Russian Slavyanka (on the bypass) offer an interesting change. Their menu has dishes such as Shaved Frozen Venison with a pinch of salt, Chicken Livers with apple and onion, plus caviar and various other dishes. The beer is cold there.
SixPoint is just near McDonalds and is very well presented. (they are associated with Papa's) the service is very good and thankfully the menu does not follow the tired old format that so many other places tend to stick too. The beer is cold.
Coriander is a personal favourite. It is opposite Peneeda View Hotel. This has a range of Thai cuisine, Red and Green Curries, plus Chicken Parmigana, among its International offerings. The beer is cold as well. The staff are great.
Piccadilly has opened where Mykonos used to be. It is run by the same crew that have Sendok and Posers. It opened with a bit of fanfare, warm beer and a kitchen staff that were in disarray.
Mona Lisa has opened on the main street (Tamblingan). One visit was enough for me. Yep, you have guessed it. The beer was tepid.
Spirit Café, along the beachfront near Segara Village is very great. It is run by a South Australian woman Liz Travers (Robran). This is a very nice beachfront restaurant. The food is great; Liz is a great host. Most Sundays there is laid back live music between 1Pm and 5 PM. It is worth calling in there just to have a chat with Liz.
The Beach Café has already been mentioned by Kerry and is indeed very good.
Some other longer established restaurants have been missed on your original list.
Arena (on the by pass) is a gem.
Batu Jimbar, opposite Hardy's is a relaxed style place.
Massimo's is a top quality Italian restaurant. Massimo who is a great chef operates it. It is located near Jepun on Jalan Tamblingan. Sadly it is so good that there are often people waiting for a table.
Across the road is Ming, which is another top class restaurant.
Stiff Chilli, at Semawang Beach is good.
Magoos plus The Cat & Fiddle are located further south. Both are good restaurants. The Cat & Fiddle has live Irish style music three times a week.
Trophy across the road is interesting, with live music on Fridays. I look forward to the day they have a group with a lead singer who can actually sing.
The Bali Senia along Jalan Danua Poso, is a good place for Aussie style food. A barbecue is held there most Sunday evenings. This is also the place to watch live sport on the Big screen. It is a popular place with the Oz/Kiwi expat crew.