Rough guide recommended the restaurant so my...
Rough guide recommended the restaurant so my American husband suggested that we visited it one night and asked the staff as we walked in the lobby if it served a la carte as well on top of the set menu priced at $38 ++ (total about $50) per person. She said yes. We found out later they didn't. So we were stuck with the pricey "gourmet" menu. Well, I thought, perhaps the taste and quality of the food was worth it. So we did order for 4 people and my husband and I were very disappointed by the unmatching between price and quality of food and service. And we couldn't have enjoyed the scenery either because it was dark outside, and there was nothing special about the setting/interior of the restaurant either. At that time US$ was priced Rp 11,000 in the morning but was closed at Rp 10,250 at the end of the day. But of course that didn't matter for them, as long as it was to their advantage they pretended they didn't know this and still converted it to Rp 11,000.
Overall, it wasn't a pleasant experience. We could have gone somewhere else for equal or better dining experience for 1/3 or 1/4 of the price. This place, at least the restaurant, should be avoided at all costs. There is no need to charge in US$ to begin with when all of their expenses are in rupiah for one thing. Snobs would perhaps justify this discrepancy the way an Australian couple next to our table behaved (they stared at us because my parents and I are Indonesian).
Lesson learned: never trust any establishment that charges in US$ other than for their rooms and we found out that the best dining experience we had in Lovina (and Bali overall) on this visit was a modest seafood restaurant named "Lian" on the main road. For 5 people we were served various delicious fish/seafood, vegetables, chicken, pork dishes for only $266,000 (about $26). My husband unch before we went back to Ubud.
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Summary
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Not Rated
Customer service
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Not Rated
Cleanliness of accommodation
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Not Rated
Quality of room
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Not Rated
Value for money
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Not Rated
Quality of food
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Not Rated
Family friendly