Bogaraja: All You See………is Sea!

Food: International – Price: very cheap
After you leave the sea level road that winds south from Amed, you begin top climb a steep mountain. The road hugs the cliff face, ever rising above the sea below. You eventually arrive at the Hotel Indra Udhyana, virtually perched on the edge of time. A stroll through the gardens takes you to the Bogaraja restaurant, where you can sit and gaze at a sea that appears to stretch across the world. The International menu caters for the myriad of guests that come here to dive along the coral reefs, and down into the many shipwrecks, off Amed.

La Croute Bergerac is a mixture of creamed mushroom and ham on toast, topped with Swiss cheese. The Prawns Avocado is just that, with a calypso sauce. The crunchy spring rolls are stuffed with a seafood mixture. For soup a Vichyssoise, cream of potato, or a Seafood Chowder, sauteed cubes of shrimp, fish, squid and crab. Or that Italian epeasant stylef soup, Minestrone. Here it is with pasta, French beans, peas. Topped with parmesan, of course.

There are the usual sandwiches [BLT, Club, etc.] and burgers as well as a comprehensive Cheffs Salad with lettuce, cheese, ham, smoked ox tongue, chicken and egg topped with a vinaigrette or 1000 island dressing.

Feel like some pasta? The Spaghetti can be ordered as Bolognaise, Carbonara or Napolitane. The Lasagne Verde is home made layers of green pasta, interspersed with bolognaise sauce, and topped with cheese.

For steak you have a choice of Sirloin, Porterhouse [how old fashioned] or a Mignon Chasseur. The Pork Picatta is three escalopes of pork that have been pan fried and then served with butter spaghetti and a tomato concase. The Garlic Chicken Breast is presented with a garlic butter sauce, potatoes and other vegetables.

What could be better, eating by the seaside, than a good old Fish & Chips. If you want to be a bit more exotic then have a Seafood Fricassee with Whiskey. Pieces of prawn, shrimp, squid and fish cooked in a light whisky cream sauce, with cheese on top.

If you prefer Asian cuisine, there is a reasonable choice. The Nasi Goreng a la Canton is a plate of Cantonese fried rice with roast pork, shrimps, chinese mushrooms and green peas. Ayam Goreng Mentega is chicken that has been fried and then served with a butter sauce. Udang Goreng Asem Manis are fried shrimps in a sweet and sour sauce. Ikan Panggang Sambel Matah is fish cooked Balinese style with local spices. Cap Cay Dengan Telor Puyuh, braised meats combined in the wok with shrimps, mushrooms, quail eggs and assorted vegetables.

Ikan Goreng Sambel is a fried baby tuna in a Balinese tomato-based sauce, served with steamed rice and sauteed spinach. Poisson Sauce Homard, a pan fried fillet of local fish, topped with a lobster sauce, served with roasted potatoes and a salad.

To finish off, Les Crepes Georgette, thin pancakes that have been filled with cubes of apricot and pineapple. The wine list is very basic, mainly local wines, but served by the glass for you to try them out. The country-style friendly service adds to the charm of the place, as does just sitting there gazing out over the majestic sea!

Address: Hotel Indra Udhyana, Bunutan, Amed.
Tel: (0363) 22.349
Email: hiuamed@indosat.net.id
Open: 07.00 – 22.30 daily
Creditcard: Amex, Dinners, JCB, Visa, Master
Wine: limited