Q Bar & Cafe: A Gay Night…..Guaranteed!

Posted by admin on Aug 8, 2007

Food: Asian and International - Price: very cheap
This is one very professional bar. What a change to find, in Bali, a bar that actually produces bar snacks that really are finger food. More substantial meals are also available, and can be enjoyed at the scattered tables, or in one of the wall booths. Eating on the patio is a refreshingly cool experience, whilst watching the passing parade.
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Prana Restaurant: Healthy & Wholesome!

Posted by admin on Aug 8, 2007

Food: mainly vegetarian - Price: cheap
Many things that are supposedly good for you, leave you feeling unfulfilled. The most amazing thing about the healthy food at Prana is that it really tastes good, as well. The room that the restaurant at the Prana International Health Resort & Spa occupies has had a chequered history. Once it was called Tre, and promised to become one of BaliÃÔ finest dining rooms. That dream, unfortunately, was very short-lived.
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Pantarei: The Greek Minstrel!

Posted by admin on Aug 8, 2007

Food: Greek - Price: cheap
Where else in Bali [make that the world] do you get serenaded by the restaurateur during your romantic dinner? Christos Liokouras [from the Lio Collection, exporters of fine furniture, and a new and very active partner in Pantarei] is probably one of the world’s more unusual varieties of same. Bouncing everywhere, talking to everybody, snatching a guitar from the band and bursting into song in a variety of languages, the perfect maitre d’!
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Hana: Intimate Japanese!

Posted by admin on Aug 8, 2007

Food: Japanese - Price: moderate
Blink and you will miss it! In fact, you may well have driven past it for years and never noticed it. Behind the hanging curtains in the doorway is one of Seminyak’s hidden secrets.
You may sit downstairs, either Japanese style or at table and chairs, or climb the stairs to the miniature mezzanine. Drop in for a dish of noodles anytime of the day, or come for a full Japanese meal. An amazing variety of dishes can be ordered at Hana for a surprisingly low cost.Blink and you will miss it! In fact, you may well have driven past it for years and never noticed it. Behind the hanging curtains in the doorway is one of Seminyak’s hidden secrets. Read the rest of this entry »


Rio Bar & Grill: A Night in Rio!

Posted by admin on Aug 8, 2007

Food: Brazilian - Price: moderate
A Brazilian feast, in Bali! At lunch the waiters masquerade as football stars in their Brazilian uniform, the names on the back you will recognize, the faces not. In the evenings more somber attire is adjudged more appropriate. Rio is new in Bali, and to be found on the site of longtime favourite, Veranda. The ownership/management stays Scandinavian, just moves from Sweden to Finland. Read the rest of this entry »