Plan and Travel: Bali Day 2

Saturday, 9 November 2013

Lada Warung, Ubud, Bali

Look out for this sign

Lada Warung

If you are looking for Lada Warung in Ubud, it is located towards the end of Jl. Hanoman (before reaching the T-junction to Jl. Raya Ubud). It has two floors. Well, our first impression of this place is good. It has the right ambience for some romantic dining.

The nice menu

Lada Warung: cosy ambience

Decor on the wall

We went there around 8 p.m. plus by our hotel shuttle. There were only two tables taken. Maybe it was a low season in March. Anyway, we went in but later chose to sit outside since it was a bit stuffy inside.

We had ordered fried spring rolls, ayam goreng kecap (fried chicken with sauce) set, ayam jamur (chicken slices and mushroom) set, a papaya juice and a honey dew juice.

Our drinks: papaya juice and honey dew juice

A glimpse of our dinner

The verdict:

Their Indonesion home-cooked food is just okay. To our surprise, both sets that we ordered came with large plates of rice. At first, we thought we could not finish them but in the end, we were glad that portion was big enough as we were too hungry after a day of walking and shopping.

Their home-made ice-cream is a disaster! So, never try their ice-cream. (Look at the picture below). It looked and tasted like crushed ice.

The drinks are a little diluted. I prefer the papaya juice during breakfast at Taman Harum Cottages as it has the feel of a 'real' juice.

Popiah (Fried Spring Rolls)

Ayam Goreng Kecap

Ayam Jamur: the gravy is good for the white rice

The disaster ice-cream!!

How much we spent: 150,700 rupiah (inclusive of 10% tax 13,700 rupiah)
Lumpia (popiah): 20,000 rupiah

Ayam Jamur set: 35,000 rupiah

Ayam Goreng Kecap set: 35,000 rupiah

Papaya juice: 16,000 rupiah

Honey dew juice: 16,000 rupiah

Ice-cream: 15,000 rupiah

Details of the place:
Address: Jl. Hanoman, Br. Padang Tegal, Ubud

Thursday, 24 October 2013

Warung Pulau Kelapa, Ubud, Bali

Warung Pulau Kelapa signboard outside the restaurant

The restaurant has outdoor and indoor seating

This is our day 2 in Bali or specifically Ubud. We got the hotel shuttle to drop us at this restaurant in Ubud town. It is located after the Bintang Supermarket or about 10-minute drive from town. Look out for the restaurant on your left after you have passed Bintang Supermarket.

It clearly says no MSG used in their food. Thumbs up!

There were three reasons why we chose to have our lunch here. Firstly, we wanted to try authentic Indonesion cuisine. Second, it prided itself on serving MSG-free food. That was what we wanted ~ healthy food. Thirdly, we were interested to visit their paddy fields.

Wooden restaurant with Balinese wall arts and decors

Wooden tables and benches

A special table with a see-through glass top; spices of all sorts are being displayed in the different compartments of the table

We were a bit early (I guess) as the place was empty but the staff were all waiting to serve us. There were indoor and outdoor dining areas. We chose the indoors as we did not like the sun. The whole place was very cosy and decorated with Balinese wall arts and decors. The restaurant was a wooden house and they had wooden tables and benches.

Nasi Campur: delicious!

Nasi Kuning: yummy too!

Sate Bumbu Bali: mouthwatering...

We chose two set lunch: Nasi Campur and Nasi Kuning and also ordered a side dish of Sate Bumbu Bali. Nasi Campur means white rice with a variety of dishes on the plate while Nasi Kuning which meant yellow rice was actually rice cooked with kunyit (turmeric) and also came with a variety of dishes.

Vegetables planted in their garden

A nice garden in their compound

The verdict:

All the food that we had ordered were superb although we did not know what most of the dishes were called. Some were a little spicy but we were okay with that. The sates were very fragrant too. We thought of ordering more but we were indeed very full.

Signboard to their organic vegetable farm and paddy field

Two beautiful statues in the garden

Creeping plants covering the wall

After our lunch, we walked to the back of the restaurant to view the paddy field. We asked a staff and he was very friendly and welcomed us to visit their paddy field. So, we spent another hour exploring the paddy field.