I’ve found a problem. It’s a misunderstanding of what a brownie is or should be. Blue Star is a little homestay/hotel at the east end of Jemeluk Bay, and is fairly cozy. Worth to sit around between snorkelling and swimming in the bay. So, what was the problem? It wasn’t the use of a premix-brownie-mix;…
Category: Indonesia
A bust in Ubud; bail on Bali Buda’s brownies
Ubud is a hub of expats, artists and yoga as far as the eye can see. Fantastic food is everywhere, with an overpouring of gelatos. So, when I saw one of my favourite bakeries (and a delicious cafe), Bali Buda had brownies, I had to try it. It was not a brownie. Try their bagels…
Comfort found at the Coral View Villas
Backlog: 7 November, 2018 Sufferers of Brownitis! Hear me! Those of you in Amed have a opportunity for deliciousness! I’ve had one reasonable brownie early on, and I did give it a second small taste (no real improvement to my initial review). So, when I went to Coral View Villas for their amazingly good ribs,…
Imposters at the Balila, Amed
Backlog: 7 November, 2018 A vegan “brownie” which isn’t actually a brownie at all. It wasn’t bad, but… It wasn’t amazing. Shaved coconut, cacao, banana, with a scattering of raisins and a couple seeds on top. It was… interesting, at best. As a brownie addict I was deeply disappointed. As a fan of delicious food…
Hard to top Topi Inn, Padang Bay
Backlog: 8 October, 2018 Aficibrownados? browficionados? This name needs work. On my long (long) ride back from South Kuta (Jimbaran) to Amed, I made an executive decision. Side trip to Padang Bai. To Topi Inn 2, and the best brownies in Bali. (22k IDR +14K IDR for a scoop of ice cream. Total: $3.50aud) A…
Basic brownie from Meeting Point, Amed
Backlog: 23 September, 2018 Hello, my little bakers delights! Today was the 15,000IDR ($1.50aud) brownie from Meeting Point Cafe in Amed. It’s 35kIDR inside, with ice cream and probably warmed up, which I think would dramatically improve it. It’s a decent brownie. It’s really not bad. It’s straddling the line between “heavy choc slice/cake” and…
Decadence in Dive-Versions, Tulamben
Backlog: 12 September, 2018 Brown-town, redeux. I’ve already reviewed Dive-Versions Cafe’s brownie a second time (re-reviewed?), so you would think this would be unnecessary. You’d be slightly wrong. This is their “brownie delight”, for 50k IDR ($5aud, plus 15% tax). For an extra $1.50aud (over the 35kIDR normal brownie with ice cream) you get: a…
Bail on Bali Reef Divers, Tulamben
Backlog: 12 September, 2018 Don’t hold your chocolate-laden breath, my friends in brown. This is a re-review of the brownies at Bali Reef Divers, in Tulamben. They fared poorly about two years ago, when I last tried them. I gave them another go. 35k IDR ($3.50AUD), with ice cream (same as Dive-Versions cafe). It’s a…
Delving into Dive-Versions Cafe, Tulamben
Backlog: 9 September, 2018 REPOST. Well, a revisit. I’m currently back in Tulamben, Bali, and I had to go back to the first brownie which really impressed me. From Dive-Versions Tulamben Restaurant (the facebook page hasn’t been updated since 2015, when the owners sold the place). 35k IDR ($3.50AUD) for a brownie with ice cream. Nicely warmed…
Lacklustre Lembongan – Ginger & Jamu
Backlog: 9 September, 2018 Not every experience has been a good one. This was the first failure since my return to Bali, Indonesia. This is from the Ginger & Jamu hippy restaurant on the beach of Nusa Lembongan. It’s a hangout for people eating overpriced hippy food while wearing baggy pants and writing blogs about…