Wantilan Bali 

Tried this place over the weekend, never knew there was a balinese place around Hawthorn. The moment you get into the restaurant you feel that comfortable ambience and the classiness of it. I actually miss food in Bali so it was pretty much a good thing that i manage to find one out here in Melbourne. 

 The menu 

The bar and the decorations in the restaurant 

The nice table setting and the menu  

Ok, so we started off with drinks and the one on the right was the Es Teh while the one of the left was the Kopi Bali which in my opinion was one from a box and the other was watered down coffee.. didnt really like  it 

Next up, the food!! It came pretty quickly and the first dish was the Be Celeng Guling which was Balinese suckling pig. I miss the Babi guling in Bali, this one on the other hand, although tasty but the crackling was so hard. Instead of being crispy, it felt like i was biting on a rock. and on the side was sweet potato rice which was just normal rice with sweet potato in it. Nothing really special. 

Then came the Wantilan bebek goreng. This one i would recommend as it was pretty crispy and tasty. Although cant be compared to the one in Bali but for Australian standards i would say that it was pretty good especially with rice. 

The gado -gado was just a simple vege dish i guess. Should have gotten the plecing kangkung instead. At least the gado gado still lived up to its expectations but nothing to shout about really. 

All in all, had a pretty good meal for Aussie standards. This place is a little bit pricey but with good service and ambience it levels it out. Food wise i would say it was a decent meal but if you have never tried Balinese food before, its a good place to try it. I give Wantilan Bali a 6/10 

Have a great week!!