Ubud

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  8      Value  9     

Loooooove this place and continue to go back. The food is delicious and very reasonably priced and the service is usually good too. Definitely try the duck pancakes and the chicken satay is some of the best I've tasted.

Jun 16, 2011 

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  10     

Crowded restaurant with good atmosphere The beef rendang, nasi goreng and gado gado are of course a must! The music and decor takes you to beachside Bali. When you get a dense population of students in the area (just as in Newtown), you know its where you get great, reasonably priced food!

Jun 14, 2011 

7.8 Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  7     

As soon as you walk into the big wooden doors you feel like you've been transported back to Indonesia. Warm and welcoming I love the flowers and the decor. The food is lovely and authentic although mostly on the small side. Have been here twice now and have always had a great experience. Definitely try the duck pancakes.

May 18, 2011 

8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  10      Service  8      Value  6     

Here I will give a full comment based on the menu I ever tasted

Entree
1. martabak telor - the beef fillings are well-seasoned, but sometimes the crepe is overcooked. it is recommended

2. lumpia udang - simple prawn springroll, satisfactory

3. lumpia sayur - not really worth it, add $1 more and you're getting the one with prawns

4. lumpia seafood - savory, the seafood fillings are tasty but the fried beancurd skin is even tastier

5. asinan ubud - an indonesian style of salad, worth tasting, one of my fav

6. bebek ubud - this looks like peking duck with pancakes, the only difference is the sauce. tips: try to get a taste of the sauce before ordering ;-)

7. calamari rambutan - squid ball, just a little bit fancy. the dipping sauce is quite nice though

Soups
1. sayur asam - sweet&sour soup with vegies. worth trying, one of my fav

2. sup jagung & kepiting - I never try it, to be honest, but it probably has the same taste as the one in chinese restaurants

3. soto ayam - chicken soup, one of my fav, decent taste, best eaten with fried chicken and white rice

Satay
1. sate ayam - chicken on skewers, with peanut sauce, best served as entree, the peanut sauce is mouthwatering

2. sate kambing - same as the description above, only with lamb, if you don't like the smell of lamb, forget it

3. sate sapi - beef on skewers, unique taste (somewhat sweet) and it doesn't come with peanut sauce

Curries
1. ayam kalio - basically a chicken curry, quite aromatic, decent taste

2. beef rendang - fragrant beef curry, mild-to-spicy taste, some people like it, I loved it

Fried chicken
1. ayam goreng ubud - a fried chicken, with some sambal sauce, worth trying

2. ayam bulungan - taste like a marinated chicken, and the sambal sauce is much better

Fried seafood
1. ikan balado - deep fried fish, quite spicy. the balado sauce is addictive

2. udang balado - deep fried prawns. same as above. but, few prawns (around 10 or 12) wont satisfy my stomach

3. cumi balado - same as above, only with squid

Grilled seafood
1. fish/prawn/squid bbq - highly recommend the fish and prawn, cause the bbq squid is too chewy, sometimes

Grilled meat
1. kambing bumbu ubud - lamb cutlets with some sweet&nutty sauce, appetizing. the lamb cutlets are usually tender and its a plus that they dont smell

Vegetarians
1. gado-gado - mixed vegies with peanut sauce, one of my fav

2. kangkung cah - morning glory, stir-fried with shrimp flavour, is A MUST TRY

3. terong balado - eggplant in balado sauce, yum

4. lodeh - vegie curry, so-so

5. cah sayuran - stirfry mix vegies, one of those in chinese restaurants, not bad

Fried rice/noodles
1. nasi goreng special - full-flavoured fried rice. tips: order it with extra chilli, and make it an entree, cant get enough

2. bakmi - stirfried noodle, for someone who prefer noodles rather than rice.

3. kwetiau - stirfried rice noodle, same as bakmi, just a difference in texture

4. bihun - stirfried vermicelli noodle, same as bakmi, just a difference in texture

My other favourite
1. udang goreng mentega - king prawns in sweet&sour sauce with a hint of butter, rich in flavour

2. sapi cah cabe - beef slices in some sweet, spicy, and nutty sauce. tempting. tips: dont over-eat the sauce

3. brokoli cah sapi - tender beef cubes, sweet&peppery taste, simply delicious

NB:

Ambience
the decorations on the wall are absolutely captivating, with the balinese music. close ur eyes and ure in bali

Service
a very friendly owner and manager. but sometimes it looks like there is a shortage of waitress

Value
a bit pricey for me :-(


That is all I can share, hope you all have a good time

May 05, 2011 

7.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  8     

Awesome! Very Satisfying to say the least.

Food, the variety is great. So much of flavour in the food. My wife and I had the Duck Pancake for starters (a must try) and for mains Ikan Bakar (fried whole fish with Chilli Sauce), Grilled Lamb chops with special Ubud Sauce (a must try) and Kang khung.

Ambience - This place tends to get very crowded and noisy, so try and get there early. Service - Attentive but I think it may get a bit slow when it is crowded. Value - As usual it gets a bit expensive when you order a whole fish and Lamb etc. Slightly expensive but you get value for money.

Highly Recommended!

Mar 19, 2011 

6 Average

Food  4      Ambience  7      Service  5      Value  8     

Well I have mixed feelings about this place and I think I ordered the wrong dish. What ever you do, don't order the Nasi Uduk Special unless you want a dry rice and all of the ingredients separate from each other. I couldn't even mix them together as there was no sauce. It was not what I was expecting. The place itself looks beautiful but I think the dishes should be better than the view. There were only 2 other tables in the place but our meal took a long time to come out after we ordered.

I might go back to give it another go but if it fails to impress me than I will not pay it a third visit.

Mar 18, 2011 

2.3 Not Recommended

Food  5      Ambience  2      Service  1      Value  1     

We recently dined at Ubud with a group of friends. It took 2 hours for our entree to arrive and another hour for our main dishes. The food is lovely but the portions were so small we all left feeling hungry. Because we were part of a large table the staff decided to completely ignore us until the restaurant was nearly empty. For $40 a head we were completely ripped off, will not return!

Jan 29, 2011 

7.8 Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  6      Service  8      Value  8     

Have been to this place twice and have not had a bad dish yet. The beef rendang is to die for, and the prawn nasi goreng is superb. The service is fantastic and although a little pricey and if you can put up with the noise, this is a great place to eat.

Jan 23, 2011 

7.3 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  7     

The last time we visited Ubud, the food was a little less tasty than I remembered (hadn't been for a couple of years) but, fortunately, less noisy as we had quite a late dinner. The ambience inside is quite nice but the problem is, it gets very noisy when the restaurant is even half full. The staff/ manager was very friendly.

Dec 20, 2010 

9 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  10      Service  8      Value  9     

Wow! What an amazing restaurant! When I first walked into "Ubud" a few years ago, it was like revisiting Bali. It felt like I was actually there. The sights and the scents were so authentically Balinese. The carved wall is a sight for sore eyes. The food at Ubud is devine. The host and staff are so friendly, professional and helpful. Nothing is too much for them. You certainly get value for your money...especially when you get the "Nasi Goreng" rice dish. My family visits "Ubud" every few months and we will certainly continue to eat there for many years to come.

Sep 25, 2010