I just got back from pleasant lunch at Colonial Living restaurant, an inexpensive Bali vegetarian restaurant in Seminyak with excellent hygiene and extremely friendly staff. I would put this in the ‘Bali’s best kept secrets’ Bali Tips category actually because the value for money at Colonial Living was borderline astounding. Take a look at the photo: I got an enormous falafel sandwich, tabouli on the side, a citrus cabbage and raisin salad, and some really stellar pureed carrot and mushroom soup. It was a set meal and it set me back 45,000 rupiah including tax and service, which at current exchange rates is just about US$5 dollars. I wanted to stand up and applaud. A nice fresh pineapple juice on the side, no sugar thanks (‘tanpa gula’), and you have an excellent vegetarian lunch in Bali for under US$7 dollars. Can you eat cheaper in Bali, or Indonesia for that matter? Yes you can, but I can also pay three times this for a similar meal in some cities around the world.
Colonial Living restaurant also does an organic fruit and vegetable market every Saturday from 11 in the morning until about 3PM; I will be checking it out and I’ll do a writeup on BaliTips.com. I’ve been looking for a nice organic vegetable market in Seminyak, as Ubud or the surrounding hills is a bit far for me to go to find an organic market.
I’ve done posts on vegetarian food in Bali before, but Colonial Living is probably right up there with the best of them. Vegans should be aware that it is a lacto/ovo vegetarian restaurant, though as a vegan you’d be accommodated quite easily.
Colonial Living restaurant is located in Seminyak at Jl. Raya Kunti No. 67, across the Sunset road, not too far from Bali Deli. (0361)738919. If you are looking for excellent vegetarian food in Bali and you’d prefer a Seminyak restaurant away from the Kuta crowds, take a look at Colonial living.
Vegetarian lunch in Bali
