Munduk Farm House — Restaurant in Bali

Here’s a recent Menu (Sept 8, 2024)

Title : Very Confused Vegan

My eyes went 🤩 when I saw that 80% of the menu items were labeled as Vegan, but I don’t know if I believe it. I wondered at first, with items like calamari, chicken, mozzarella, cheddar, bacon, and eggs in the descriptions, is it Vegan, or do they confuse it with Vegetarian? Upon further inspection i see a note at the bottom “V🌱 = Vegan option upon request”. But what do you get… I’m guessing tempeh/tofu for the meats, or is it mock meat? (I had really great mock chicken wrap at another Munduk Resto earlier today.) I asked about 1 item to test the waters and it’s definitely has “chicken egg”, so who knows what’s going on here. (I also had very convincing vegan egg at Kynd a few days ago in Seminyak.) 🤷‍♂️ What exactly do you get on a pizza, or mac n cheese? Maybe it’s all good, but I wish it was explained more clearly (eg. add a little menu intro “about our ingredients”).

I wasn’t feeling bold, so I got Dadar Gulung (sweet coconut pancakes) and it was just ok, the pancake bland and filling pretty dry. I also got Balinese coffee for 30K and it was just a tiny cup. In another restaurant today I got a little coffee pot with 3 cups worth. So not great value.

The setting is beautiful, staff nice too (but hard to talk with about the menu). The real question is do they understand what vegan means, and/or are people...

We were tempted to go there primarily because of the novelty factor that they have a menu for dogs. Our dog certainly enjoyed his fish and broccoli and rice (35k) and he would have given the place 5 stars, I am sure! But sadly for us we were disappointed. It started very well as we really enjoyed our Karedok which was very good and authentic....and the hot tea came in teapots which they will refill with hot water for you at no extra charge 🙏...but after that it went sadly rather downhill. Nasi G was tasteless and barely warm (I like "hot" food to arrive hot) and the fried chicken was bland. I can't remember the names of the dishes that the other three ate, but their verdicts the same. Maybe the restaurant "tones down" the food in order to cater more for Bules (but that would not explain the karedok, which was excellent)? The people are very friendly and helpful and the setting is good (although we were mostly in the clouds when we went so the view was not as good as it might have been, although clearly this is not a reflection of the restaurant!). They have a curiously large wine selection for a relatively remote place! If they could, in my view, - and clearly it all is a matter of personal taste - improve their (human!) food then the place would be perfect for us. I wish them well as it's great to be able to bring a dog and we would like...

I have a group of 14 pax on the 10th of May, and I arrange a dinner for them, I am also invited to join the dinner. We ordered so many different meals, western, Indonesian, Italian food. Their comment was that the food is good. I had crispy fish, and it was delicious.

For a big group better you make an order in advance so the restaurant can prepare all the meals, since they are limited for the groceries, they give fresh groceries, which is a good thing to know. So when we arrived, we were not waiting for a long time for the group to enjoying their meals.

Their services are above and beyond. I really appreciate their team work. Their response is also fast. So don't need to worry about it.

Overall, I am satisfied with their food, services and location also beautiful. My guests are all happy.

Next time I will definitely bring my guests to have lunch or dinner on our trip in this area.

Thank you Munduk...