
Food
In designing our menu we have tried to strike a balance to suit our international clientele who would like to try Balinese and Indonesian-inspired recipes and those who - after lengthier stays in the islands - need flavours closer to home.
About 80 percent of our dishes are prepared á la minute with predominantly local ingredients; daily delivery of meats, fresh fish and seafood, and of course our volume (of business) guarantees freshness.
Cafe Lotus serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with menus specific for the time of day.
Breakfast
Balinese Favourites
Pisang Goreng - fried bananas with grated coconut and palm sugar
Nasi Goreng* - fried rice with chicken, vegetables and shredded omelette
Mie Goreng - fried egg noodles with shrimp, pork and vegetables
Egg's Cetera
"Caviar" Egg: Soft-boiled Egg, Tapenade and Crostini, Fruit Salad
Two Eggs - your choice: with Mushroom and Herbs or with choice of Bacon or Ham
White Scrambled Eggs with Ham, Mushroom & spring onion
Vegetable, Ham and Cheese Omelette, french-fried potatoes
Scrambled Eggs with Salmon, tomato and spring onion
Health Drinks
Bali Jamu - Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, honey, palm sugar, hot water - spicy,
Lime Cooler - healthy and refreshing : lime, honey, cayenne, water
Heart Elixir - carrot, pineapple, honey
Liver Cleanser - tangerine, lime, garlic, ginger, cayenne,olive oil - spicy
Mango Energizer - mango juice, mango, sherbet, banana
Lunch Recommendations
Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwich
with small House Salad or french-fried potatoes
Lotus Club
Chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, bacon and avocado with french-fried potatoes
Salmon, Avocado & Tomato "Terrine"
Layers of slices of cured Salmon, avocado segments and tomato; with Dijon-mustard dressing
Carpaccio of Tuna - when available
Ahi Tuna (raw), briefly marinated in olive oil, mustard, basil and lemon;
with arugula (lettuce), Parmesan slivers and crostini
Makanan Ringan - Six different popular local "tapas":
Lemper (chicken & sticky rice), Sambal Udang (chili prawns),
Pepes Ikan (fish cooked in banana leaf), Tumis Terung (sauteed eggplant),
Tahu Bergedel (fried tofu cakes), Rujak (pickled fruit - Bali-style)
Soups
Gazpacho - served chilled
Tomato and cucumber soup, with red wine vinegar, garlic, parsley and croutons
Lentil & Shiitake Soup
With carrots and garlic, flavoured with thyme, parsley and bay leaf
Tom Yam Goong
(Little) spicy Thai-style soup with prawns, mushroom and lemon grass
Prawn and Cucumber Soup - served chilled
Refreshing combination of prawn, shrimp, cucumber,
tomato and yoghurt, mint and chives
More dishes - also available at lunch - can be found on our dinner menu shown below.
Chef's Dinner Recommendations
Pangsit (Salmon)
Crisp wonton (dumplings) filled with Tasmanian Salmon silvers, shiitake and champignon mushroom; served honey mayonnaise
Grilled Sardines - when available
Deboned, butter-flied sardines, marinated and grilled; great taste. Traditional style with olive oil,
garlic & parsley or with sambal (Balinese-style)
Carpaccio of Tuna - when available
Ahi Tuna (raw), briefly marinated in olive oil, mustard, basil and lemon;
with arugula and Parmesan slivers
Couscous Chicken
Sauteed chicken breast, lightly falvoured with cumin, turmeric and garlic;
with green beans, bell peppers and tomatoes, served on couscous
Mahi-Mahi Kacang
Mahi-Mahi fillet served over plecing of green beans and snow peas; sambal matah and ulek;
with steamed rice if you wish; a little spicy!
Salmon
Fresh Salmon with champignons and oyster mushrooms in tarragon-cream sauce with parsley spring potatoes.
Mini-Rijstafel - for two
Mouth-watering selection of Balinese and Indonesian delicacies :
Bebek betutu (smoked duck), chicken with sambal, prawns, pork & chicken sates,
sayur urap (mixed Bali vegetables), potato croquettes,
tempe, tofu - with yellow nasi tumpeng (rice cone)
Seafood Rijstafel - for two
Catch of the Day from Jimbaran Bay - More than 500 gram of fish & seafood
Tuna with green peppercorn, snapper or mahi-mahi with capers, ikan pepes
Prawn sates with garlic and parsley, calamari fritti, shrimp bergedel,
Tumpeng (rice cone) of yellow & fried rice
Salads & Appetizers
Indonesian Spring Rolls
Filled with mixed vegetables and minced chicken; peanut sauce
House Salad
Organically grown lettuces (butter, arugula, radicchio, curly endive) with balsamic vinegar
and extra-virgin olive oil .... or with avocado and tomato segments
Vegetables Samosas (3), Cheese Samosas (3), Mixed Samosas (2+2)
Served with tomato chutney
Bali Duck Paté
Our own, served with toast points and butter and sliced pickle
Crab & Shrimp Rolls
A twist to the traditional spring roll : here made with fresh crab meat, shrimp, bean-sprouts
and coriander, with a lime, fish sauce and mint dip
Soups
Soto Ayam
Indonesian chicken soup with rice noodles, egg, potato, tomato
and local spices
Lentil & Shiitake Soup
With carrots and garlic, flavoured with thyme, parsley and bay leaf
Cream of Mushroom
Served with croutons
Duck Consommé
Flavourful duck broth with shredded bebek betutu and vegetables
Bakso Ikan
Fish dumplings with shredded carrots, leek, celery and tomato in seafood broth
Tom Yam Goong
(Little) spicy Thai-style seafood soup with prawn, mushroom and lemon grass
Prawn and Cucumber Soup - served chilled
Refreshing combination of prawn, shrimp, cucumber, tomato
and yoghurt, mint and chives
Balinese & Indonesian Favourites
Seafood Red Fried Rice
Prawns, shrimps, fish morsel, calamari (rings), egg white, spring onion, garlic
and other aromatics, with sambal ulek if you wish
Babi Kecap
Traditional fare of Pork loin morsels cooked in soy sauces and tomato sauces
with shallots, garlic and coriander; served with acar (pickled carrot & cucumber)
and steamed rice - a little spicy!
Be-Pasih Goa Lawah
Fish fillets marinated in a paste of turmeric, lemon grass,
ginger, tamarind, garlic, shallots, chilli, lime and kaffir lime leave,
wrapped in banana leaf and grilled; served
with a bean-sprouts tomato salad and steamed rice - a little spicy!
Ayam Sisit
Shredded breast of chicken (moderately) seasoned with Balinese spices served
with sayur lodeh (vegetables cooked in coconut milk) and steamed rice - a little spicy!
Pork and Chicken Sate (total of four)
With sayur urap (Balinese vegetables), steamed yellow and red rice and peanut sauce
Sambal Udang - Chilli Prawns
Prawns cooked with sambal (sauce made with chillies, tomatoes, garlic and fish sauce)
with plecing kangkung (water spinach with shrimp paste,
chilli and sesame oil) - steamed rice - a little spicy!
Sate Lilit Kambing
Minced (imported) lamb (seasoned with Balinese spices) grilled on skewers over coconut chips,
served with lawar (mixed Balinese vegetables), steamed rice and sambal
Sate Gourmet
Two each of sate lilit kambing, chicken and pork sates,
grilled on skewers with lawar (Balinese mixed vegetables), steamed rice and sambal
Ayam Betutu
For a hearty appetite: half of a "red chicken" (ayam merah favoured by Balinese), served
with paku sayur and sayur urap (local vegetables preparations) and red rice - a little spicy!
Bebek Betutu
Balinese favourite of one half duckling pasted with fragrant herbs,
wrapped in areca palm leaf, cooked underground for twelve hours;
served with paku sayur and
sayur urap (Balinese vegetables) and red rice - a little spicy!
Pasta, etc,
Pasta & Feta
Linguine tossed with Feta cheese, black olives, (Bali)
sun-dried, tomatoes, capers, garlic & oregano
Lasagna
Assorted vegetables and herbs, baked with Mozzarella
and Napoletana sauce
Seafood Ravioli
Filled with fresh seafood, served in light curry sauce
with prawns and leek
Fettuccine Smoked Duck
Bali smoked duck (bebek betutu), tomatoes, chilli and fragrant
herbs - a little spicy!
Salmon & Prawn Fusili
(Spring-shaped) Pasta with snow-peas, cream,
touch of vodka, dill, thyme and garlic
Fish & Seafood
Red Prawn and Shrimp Curry
Prawns and shrimps, green beans and garlic flavoured with lemon grass,
red chillies, prawn paste, coriander, cumin,
sweet paprika and coconut milk - a little spicy!
Tamarind Tuna
Grilled, flavoured with tamarind; served on salad of glass-noodles,
snow-peas, cherry, tomatoes, lemon & parsley
Tuna Steak in Green Peppercorn
With ratatouille of zucchini, eggplant, tomato and bell peppers -
the fish cooked to your preference: medium - rare (recommended) or
well done ..... with Ahi Tuna - when available
Prawns
Tempura-style prawns (tails shelled) with a relish of leek, bell pepper,
onion, soy and oyster sauces and vegetable fried rice
Fisherman's Dream
Marinated grilled tuna, tenggiri or snapper (depending on availability)
and prawns; with linguine Bisanzio (pasta tossed
with tomatoes, basil, garlic and olives)
Fowl & Meats
Due to Pura (temple) Saraswati's proximity we are unable to serve beefChicken Cafe Lotus
Pan-fried crumbed chicken breast served with
sauteed spring potatoes accompanied by a mini-salad or lemon sauce
Babi Bagus
Grilled basil-and-garlic marinated pork cutlet served
with sauteed fresh champignons and mashed potatoes
Crispy Chinese Duck
Served with puree of sweet potato, zucchini, cauliflower,
sayur urap & paku sayur, with tamarind sauce
Served as Whole Duck, Half Duck or one portion
MENU SUGGESTIONS
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MINI-RIJSTAFEL DINNER - for 2 Mini Rijstafel Coffee or Tea BALINESE DINNER - for 2 Ayam Betutu Balinese Crepes (shared)
Lentil & Shiitake Soup
Fruit with Vanilla Ice Cream
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SEAFOOD DINNER - for 2 Seafood Rijstafel Coffee or Tea
MENU DAUN Be-Pasih Goa Lawah Fruit Cup with Vanilla Ice Cream MENU SPESIAL Ayam Panggang Coffee or Tea |
MENU CABE Fisherman's Dream Ice Cream or Sherbet |
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