In Reply to: Made's Warung Seminyak or Ketupat? posted by becinnoosa on Thursday, 8. October 2009 at 13:53 Bali Time:
of Ketupat
2009 KETUPAT: - 109 Jl Legian Kuta. (0361)754.209. It's situated down a driveway behind Jonathan Gallery. I wanted to stop at Lotus Seaview on the way back from our orphanage trip to Amlapura but they were full to capacity and wouldn't even attempt to seat us or offer us a table so we continued on to Kuta. Davey the driver was hungry too and said he would like Nasi Goreng so I suggested Ketupat rather than a basic Warung and I thought Davey would like the opportunity to try somewhere that he could suggest to future clients. It does not have the same ambience during the day that it does at night. We were able to park around the back of the driveway but it was not busy so I don't know what the night time parking is like. We ordered Lumpia and Ote Ote (Vegetable and shrimps cakes) for starters @ 18000. Our mains were Cumi-Cumi Harum Kemangi,(sautéed calamari in chilli basil sauce) 75000, Mie Goreng and Nasi Goreng @ 30000each. Small Bintangs were 20000 and the Fantas were 15000. It was an enjoyable meal and our bill was around 350000 ( tax 15%). I thought afterwards the same in a Warung would have cost about 70000 and that would have been a much larger tip we could have paid Davey.
I don't think I will dine there again in the daytime. The menu is amazing and if you wish to try a large variety of Indonesian dishes then it should be on your 'must list'
2007-: KETUPAT ( A hidden culinary treasure)
Location : 109 Jln Legian
(behind Jonathan Gallery)
Ambience & Service: A Shangri-La and an oasis set around a pool with private and open small and larger alcoves scattered around the perimeter of the restaurant. A very busy restaurant with sufficient staff to attend to your every need. We sat inside the restaurant and occasionally glanced at the many other parties enjoying the fine Indonesian cuisine
Menu & Presentation: Advertised as genuine Indonesian food. An extensive menu with photos of dishes to help you decide. So hard to decide I chose to have 4 appetizers instead of a main. The corn fritters were a little too dry with just a sprinkle of corn kernels. I was also disappointed with the granita but it was only called a granita and was listed as 'nice fruit syrup with crushed ice'
Prices: My appetizers were 18,000 and mains varied from 35,000 to 90,000.Our total bill for 4 was 580,000
I would certainly return to this restaurant each visit to Bali and would call it the find of our trip.I am sure Tina took a photo of this menu
Frangipani Rating : 9/10