Sea Circus, Seminyak - Bali

Seminyak, as one of the most crowded area in Bali, offers many great places to eat. Started from local "warungs", until fine dining restaurants, you can find it all the way in Seminyak. As a foodies, it's a paradise for me and I don't wanna missed any visit to the popular places for eat there. Between many restaurants, there's one restaurant that I really wanna try, it's Motel Mexicola. Motel Mexicola is restaurant who serves Mexican food. I love Mexican food. I love tacos, nachos, and churros!! Those all my favorites and I was so craving for them. Yeah, it's kinda hard to get Mexican food in my town. So when I see there's a good Mexican Restaurant in Bali, I don't wanna missed this chance.

Cozy indoor seating at Sea Circus

Short story, we decided to came there for a lunch, because at night this place change into a bar, and I thing it's not suitable for children. When I was there, I found out they only have outdoor seating and at that time Bali was really really hot. My son, Winston always be cranky everytime being at the hot weather, so we moved to other restaurant who serves tacos as well, Sea Circus.

Sea Circus also quite famous in Seminyak. Located not far from Motel Mexicola, this place offers a great food and thankfully, they have an indoor seating so I don't need to feel "hot" while enjoying my food. Sea Circus well known for their tacos. However it only available at lunch time which started at 12PM. Well, while waiting for that time, we decided to order a smoothie bowl. Actually, we're not too hungry at that time because we just had breakfast at the hotel. We just want to have a tacos "snack time", to fulfill my craving with Mexican food.

Acai Bowl - IDR 95K

Acai Bowl 
While I was asking the waitress a recommendation for smoothie bowl, she told me Acai Bowl is the most favorite smoothie bowl at Sea Circus. It made with frozen acai berry blended with banana, blueberries, mango, and coconut water, and it's totally delicious. It's not the first time for me to eat smoothie bowl. I make it everyday as a breakfast at home (i'll post the recipe next time). But this smoothie bowl is different. I love the crispiness of granola (they use a lot of it!), and also the very cold smoothie which comes from the frozen acai berry.

Spicy Prawn Tacos - IDR 90K

Spicy Prawn Tacos 2Pcs (90K)
Tacos at Sea Circus is unlike the original taco. It's not a hard shell tacos. Instead, it's soft and unfolded. There are many options for the toppings, but this time I chose spicy prawn with mango salsa sauce, infused with sour cream. To be honest, I don't really like the sauce, because it's quite tasteless. But I love the prawn. It was grilled perfectly with tasty seasons.. Maybe that's the reasons why they make the sauce tasteless.. So I can taste more the flavor of the prawn. Anyway, you can choose is to be served as 2 or 3 pcs tacos.

Detail of the toppings

Choices of the toppings of tacos at Sea Circus

Mango Tango (55K)
After had a lovely taste of Mango Lassie at NOOK , everytime we go to cafe or restaurant Aurelia always request a mango flavoured drink. Luckily, they have mango flavoured smoothies called "Mango Tango". Mango Tango is a smoothies made with mango, yoghurt, and milk. It wasn't bad, but not as good as Mango Lassie at NOOK.

Mango Tango Smoothies - IDR 55K

My lunch at Sea Circus wasn't too bad. But some people said this place is more popular for breakfast than for lunch. Maybe next time I'll come back for breakfast and eat more smoothie bowl..






Sea Circus
Address : Jalan Kayu Aya No. 22, Seminyak, Bali 80361
Phone : +62 361 738667
Opening hours : Mon - Sun 7AM - 12AM
Website : https://seacircus-bali.com

Ultimo Italian Restaurant, Seminyak - Bali

As I was saying at the previous post, I just had a Bali trip with my family for celebrating Aurelia’s 8^th birthday. I was so glad that she liked our “present” for her, especially when she knew we stayed at the luxury resort, Anantara Uluwatu. Nothing can make me feel happier than see the smile from my children.

Outfit for dinner - White Floral Dress : Topshop , Bag : Longchamp

 A birthday celebration, won’t be complete without a dinner. We’re looking for a good fine dining restaurant to celebrate this special moment. Since we gonna had dinner with children, we’re looking for a restaurant, which serves a child friendly menu. Finally, we decided to have a dinner at our favorite restaurant in Bali, Ultimo.

Ultimo is an Italian restaurant, located at Seminyak area. This is one of our favorite restaurant in Bali. Everytime we go to Bali, Ultimo is a must for us. Not just because of the delicacy of their dishes, but they also have an affordable price for that good quality food. They have a good interior for a fine dining restaurant. However, the ambience is quite not suitable for children. It has a low light, with a small space at indoor area. They do have an outdoor area which more spacious, and have live music too!! But as usual, outdoor area is a smoking area, and it’s not good for children.

Extremely delicious complimentary bread

Despite the ambience, we chose this restaurant because they serve Italian food which is our children’s favorite. They love pasta, a lot!! I’ve tried their pasta before, and I like it. And if I like it, so the children do. Beside the pasta, I also love to eat their seafood dishes. It was so fresh and also taste delicious.

Ravioli di Pollo

Ravioli di Pollo (IDR 65K)

First dish is the pasta. This time I decided to try their ravioli, which is stuffed with chicken. It was so tasty, and the pasta also cooked perfectly.  This ravioli is cooked with creamy sauce and mushroom, which make it taste better.

Grilled Snapper with Sautéed Vegetables& Caponata Sauce

Grilled Snapper with Sauteed Vegetables & Caponata Sauce (IDR 135K)

To be honest, this dish is quite disappointed. Even though the snapper was really fresh, but it was overcooked. The texture was too dry and not juicy at all. Beside that, the sauce also has a very strong taste, and too sour.

Grilled Seafood Platter

Grilled Seafood Platter

At the time we ordered, we didn’t see this menu. But the waitress was telling it’s one of their recommended dishes. Based on what he said, we decided to try it and it’s very very delicious. This platter contains squids, prawns, muscle, and it’s all grilled - my favorite cooking method all the time - and French fries for the side dish. I love grilled food especially for seafood dishes. This seafood was grilled perfectly, and also comes with less spices, so I could taste the flavor of the seafood itself. How tasty it is!!! Suddenly it reminds me with grilled seafood dishes from Cerveseria Catalana which is also very fresh, and delicious.

Not just the foods, we love their bestseller beverages too. I don’t know what does it called, because we didn’t see it on the menu. We just saw every table had this drink, so I asked the waitress to make the same. This beverage is exactly the same with the one that we got at Nervino Dieci Trattoria, Milan. It made with full of sorbet and it’s really fresh. The only difference is the flavor. While in Milan they only have watermelon flavor, UItimo has more options for that. This time I tried the mango flavor and it wasn’t disappointed at all. It was really good and fresh. You really need to try it when have a dinner at Ultimo.

Ultimo is the right place for you who are looking for a fine dining yet affordable restaurant. You can reach this place by short walking from Seminyak Village. Since this restaurant has many tables, reservation is not necessary. Except if you want to celebrate a special occasion, with many peoples on your group.

Ultimo Italian Restaurant

Address : Jalan Kayu Aya No. 104X, Seminyak, Bali 80361

Phone : +62 361 738720

Opening hours : Mon - Sun 4.30PM - 1AM

Website : http://ultimo-bali.business.site

Sisterfields Cafe, Seminyak - Bali

Bali is a heaven for a foodies. Started from simple brunch, until traditional Balinese food which use a lot of spices, you can find it everywhere in Bali. Last week, I visited Bali for a few days to do a culinary trip. Actually, we made this trip as a present for Aurelia's 8th birthday, because she missed beach so much. But, in between our activities, we gave a try to some popular cafe to fulfill our craved for yummy foods. At this post I gonna post about one of many popular place for breakfast in Seminyak area, Sisterfields Cafe.

It was the first morning in our short vacation. We arrived at 8 am in Bali because we took a very early morning flight. Once we arrived at Ngurah Rai International Airport, we drove directly to Seminyak area. It's not hard to find this cafe. It's located right across Seminyak Village, and you can spot it by looking at its name in front of the cafe. The street is quite small and have no parking area. But don't worry, they provide valet parking for your vehicle.

Even though it's located at the small street, but the interior is really spacious. There 2 areas inside it, indoor and outdoor The ambience is really cozy. Most tables were full at that time, but it didn’t feel too crowd at all.

We decided to not order too much and just ordered two dishes which they recommend. We didn't want to eat too much because we still have more food list that we gonna try in Bali. Otherwise, I saw they have a big portion for each dish. However, we also get a glass of smoothie as a beverage because it looks tempting for us.

Pulled Pork Charcoal Roll - IDR 110K

Pulled Pork Charcoal Burger
Based on its name, this burger use pulled pork as the fillings. But it taste so unique because they don’t use the "ordinary" bbq sauce to make this pulled pork. Instead, they use a homemade bbq sauce which make this pulled pork taste different. The sauce itself contains some spices which make it taste more “Bali”  and it’s so delicious. To balance the fat of the pork, they also put some veggies for the fillings. But again, unlike other burger that only use lettuce and tomato, they use fennel and coleslaw which are perfect match with the pulled pork.

Pulled Pork and Coleslaw for the fillings

Beside the fillings, another unique thing from this burger is the bun. Yes, they are using a black bun for this burger. Actually, there’s no different taste between a black bun and a normal bun. However, I love the bun because it’s really soft. Last, this burger also come with very delicious fries. I would say this is one of the best fries I ever ate. The crunchiness of the fries was perfect, and a little bit salt that they put make me couldn’t stop to eat it.

Pancake and Red Berries - IDR 105K

Pancake and Red Berries
Second dish I tried is a sweet dish. Usually, a pancake for breakfast is a simple one, just with a maple syrup (for a sweet taste) or with some eggs and bacon (for the savoury one). But this pancake is so special. It has a lot of toppings like berries, raspberry sorbet, and many more. But my favourite topping is the granola. With almond matcha flavour, this granola complete the delicacy of the pancake.

Purple Dragon - IDR 55K

Purple Dragon
Brunch is not complete without a smoothies. Am I right?? Sisterfields offer many choices of delicious smoothies, one of them is Purple Dragon. This smoothie was really fresh. A combination between mango, passion fruit, and Yakult (Yakult is my favourite!!), make it really fresh and perfect to be matched with red dragon fruit.

Overall, all of the dishes at Sisterfields taste so delicious and really satisfying. I would recommend this place for a brunch in Bali, and definitely I will come back again if I go to Bali. Anyway, if you visit Sisterfields, why don't you check their restroom?? With a pink wall and a statement on the huge mirror, it's a great place for a photo.

P.S : Since 11 March 2018, Sisterfields has opened a new branch at PIK Avenue, Jakarta. It's a great chance for you who stay in Jakarta and wanna taste a delicacy of their dishes.





Sisterfields Cafe
Address : Jalan Kayu Cendana No. 7,  Seminyak, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361
Phone : +628113860507
Opening hours : Sun - Fri 7AM - 10PM
Website : http://sisterfieldsbali.com