Kecak Dance at Laka Leke Restaurant

Kecak Dance...live

Laka Leke Restaurant was thought to be near our hotel, Taman Harum but it was not. It was about some 15 or 20 minutes away. Luckily, we got there in time before the Kecak Dance performance began. We had booked our table two weeks before we left for Bali. It was no surprise they reserved a front table for us. Actually, it was not only a table but a gazebo. Wow! We were indeed surprised and pleased. We were also presented with a fragipani flower each. So, I guess guys in Bali wore flowers on their hair too?!

Lake Leke Restaurant's entrance

A quiet and serene ambience after the peformance

They had the ala-carte menu and also the buffet. We opted for the buffet. The buffet included a bowl of soup and cocktail per person. They would also grill pork ribs on request and send to the table. And the rest, we just picked from the buffet table.

The buffet table

Our table at the gazebo

What we ate...the taste was not bad

Pumpkin soup with bread

Grilled pork ribs

We came to dine at Laka Leke Restaurant mainly because of its Kecak Dance. It was a traditional dance performed at night with background music made up of chanting (of cak-cak-cak) by the group of dancers. It told the story of the great Hindu epic poem of Ramayana. The performance lasted about 30 minutes and followed by a photography session with the dancers. Oh yes! The photography session was free of charge (unlike some other places).

All lights out...It is time for Kecak chanting and dance

A photograph with the Kecak dancers

Details of the place:
Address                :  Nyuhkuning Village, P.O. Box 165, Ubud, Bali
Telephone number: (0361)977565
Email                    : info@lakaleke.com
Website                : http://www.lakaleke.com/ 

Kecak Dance is only performed on Monday night. Please refer to their website for further information.

Chanting cak-cak-cak away...

What we think about it:

- The Kecak Dance is a must watch. Yes, we enjoyed ourselves very much.
- The buffet dinner was 160,000 rupiah per person (excluding 21% tax). We paid a total of 387,200 rupiah. It sounded pricey but we thought it was worth it as we also got to watch the Kecak Dance too. Plus, the place was kind of private and romantic.