Dining
Japanese
Ryoshi on Jalan Raya Seminyak was a regular haunt for our lunch and dinner....we must have been there at least 6 times to enjoy the miso soup, sushi, noodles, Korean beef and tuna sashimi. Very fresh and delicious - the best Japanese I have eaten in a long time. Ryoshi is going to move next door to the site of the old Kura-Kura (I think that is the right spelling), so are moving to a much bigger restaurant, I hope that the food stays the same! We also managed to buy some of the t-shirts that the waiters wear - cost 90,000 Rp each and are white cotton with pictures of all types of sushi over them. They had run out last trip, so happy to have a reminder of some of the great meals we enjoyed there.
Thai
Warung Asia, almost on the corner of Jl Werkudara and Double Six. Bright orange sign. Had the best pad thai, warm beef salad, spring rolls and Vietnamese rolls for lunch one day. Very fresh and tasty and cheap. Many expats come here for dinner and we found it quiet during lunch and could find a table easily. Will definitely head back there again.
Spanish
An old favourite - La Sal on Jalan Drupadi. We had an assortment of tapas, washed down with Corona beer and sangria.........creamy potatoes, chicken croquettes, prawns in truffle oil, mussels and deep fried muchrooms. That night they had a bbq going on outside, but we couldn't get past the best tapas. Cost: 400,000 Rp.
We had ended up at La Sal, but had been in search of an Italian restaurant (we found it in an old Hello Bali brochure) along Jalan Dyana Pura and walked the length of it and missed this Italian eatery - so not sure if it is still there or if we managed to just miss it walking by!
Greek
Panterai on Jalan Raya Seminyak, just before Bintang Supermaket is another old favourite. They have replaced the blue sign now with an orange/brown one.
Mushroom soufflé, oven baked feta, stuffed bourek, dolmades with lamb gyros and pita bread, washed down with frozen margaritas. No live music on this night, but we dined very early, so didn't expect the entertainment to be on when we were there. Sensational savoury food.
Ketupat
Enjoyed an Indonesian feast at a table right beside the pool. The restaurant was quite busy. Enjoyed lovely appetisers of deep fried chicken nibbles and spring rolls, then satays and a seafood/vegetable hotplate which arrived sizzling and steaming to the table. Also had nasi goreng and a huge deep fried fisherman's basket that would have fed us all at the table. Cost 800,000 Rp for 6 of us.
Made's Warung
One night we felt like cheap and cheerful, so we headed to Made's Warung on Jl Seminyak. 5 beers, 2 tom yum soups and chicken/beef satays cost 190,000 Rp. We were very disappointed because the satay sauce, which is normally the highlight of the dish tasted burnt. So will probably give it a miss next trip.
A la Carte
We went to two restaurants along the beach front in Legian -
Blue Ocean for a quick lunch. Had a table overlooking the beach and ended up with a sunburnt back, trying to hide under an umbrella from the noon-day sun! We had a lovely pizza, salt and pepper calamari and tuna carpaccio. Cost 250,000 Rp for 3 of us, including a number of small bintangs. Excellent value and apparently owned by a Dutch guy and I am told that the kitchen is spotless. Service was extremely slow and I put that down to being the day after Nyepi and the staff still making their way back from their villages.......so I suggest that they were short-staffed, but you could have died of thirst waiting for that first bintang to be served!!
Seaside Restaurant for dinner. We had Mexican fajitas, which came out with all of the condiments and chicken on a sizzling plate - lovely and tasty. Hubby had spaghetti and meatballs and enjoyed those too. Spotless loos here. Cost 190,000 Rp for 4 of us, including bintangs.
Food For Life
We picked up a number of copies of this cookbook at Ryoshi, having read about them here on the forum. Absolutely sensational - I didn't realise that it's not only a cookbook, but also a reference book for Bali restaurants. Each contributing restaurant provided a recipe and then there is a pic and address details of the restaurant. A great resource for anyone going to Bali - will make great gifts too. I think they cost 70,000 Rp per copy.
Tip for dining is to go to the chemist and invest in a box of Travellan. We ate one before any meal and had absolutely no tummy problems at all. We stuck to restaurants and enjoyed many wonderful meals. Not sure if Travellan is available in the apotek in Bali, so make sure you buy from home and pack as a safety insurance.