In Reply to: Upcoming Sanur trip questions posted by lalita on Wednesday, 16. March 2011 at 09:30 Bali Time:
Hi Lalita,
It must be said that there is no end of choice one has within easy walking distance of the hotel, all you need is a coin which, when you get out on the beachfront walkway, or the main road, one tosses, heads left, tails right, then heads this side and tails the other side of the road, and then pick a number between 1 and 10 and that's where you eat.
Anyway for what it is worth we can heartily recommend the Mona Lisa, and Ratatouille on the main road, and the Bonsai along with both the restaurants in the Besakih and Griya Hotels (they are not expensive) on the beachfront, but cannot recommend the Wicked Parrot where having ordered the fish, I was presented with a steak knife, I knew I had made the wrong choice, as did Mrs C with the Beef and Guinness pie which was also as tough as old boots, but never mind!
The best meal was the BBQ Beef Ribs I had at the Ratatouille, seven ribs long hanging over the side of the plate, which just melted in your mouth, and from memory it cost about 70,000Rp, while Mrs C had the BBQ seafood platter at about the same price, both beautifully presented and came with chips and a salad, and which would have set us back the best part of seventy or eighty dollars back home.
The medallions of pork fillet cooked in a cognac cream sauce on a bed of creamed potato with garden vegetables which we had at the Mona Lisa, was probably just as outstanding, and the fact that you are also presented with a complementary starter dish, although rather quirky such as a spring roll served with tomato sauce, and small bread roll, it is no wonder that the Mona Lisa is always full every night, so go early or book.
To finish with food, let me also say that the Almond and Chocolate Brownies, which you can pick up for about 6,000Rp at Circle K, to have with your coffee at night, it just the best end to a perfect day.
Speaking of Circle K when eating lunch at the Bonsai on the beach front, the local Children will entertain you with their Balinese Dancing in costume, for which you are expected to toss some money in a bucket, which they immediately run with next door to the Circle K and each gets an ice-cream, simply priceless.
Enjoy your holiday, regards BJC