Pondok Waru Seafood — Restaurant in Bali

Pondok Waru is a beach-front seafood restaurant in Pebuahan Beach, Jembrana, West Bali. This restaurant is quite attractive as it serves fresh seafood dishes from the local fishermen. The staffs were all friendly and welcoming, they helped me choose what kind of fish which is good to try. So I ordered a fish called "Kiper Putih" to be grilled and half of it cooked as a soup. The foods are excellently-cooked, especially the fish which is so fresh, boneless and juicy. I also ordered a fried squid (Cumi Goreng Tepung) and fresh coconut (Es Degan) which are just perfect! Besides those, they also serve other kind of seafoods (some might be seasonal), such as prawns, lobsters, crabs, and scallops.

For those all I ordered costed me: 1). 240K for 2.4 kilograms of Kiper Putih fish (100K/kg). Different kind of fish may costs differently. Btw I could also freely choose how the fish were gonna be cooked (fried/grilled/soup/curried/steamed as "Pepes"), it'd cost the same 2). 35K for a plate of fried squid (Cumi Goreng Tepung) 3). 10K for a whole fresh coconut Those prices, I think, are affordable enough for such a big portion of seafoods 😄💰

Now, for the cons: When I went there, I was actually mesmerised how the restaurant and the beach are much a tourism potential. It is located right on the shore, in the middle of a local fisherman village, which is so traditional yet beautiful. But unfortunately, the access there were badly maintained, and villagers also seem to haven't got much concern from the local government relating to the development of tourism potential and environmental hygiene in the area. For the restaurant itself also seems a little unkempt because of some remaining damages from the beach abrasion.

Soo, I'm gonna give it 4/5 because this place gonna need much improvements! But I definitely would like come again whenever I go...

Pondok Waru Seafood terletak di Banjar Pebuahan Desa Banyubiru Kecamatan Negara Kabupaten Jembrana. Tempatnya ada di pinggir pantai, masuk sekitar 5 km dari jalan utama Denpasar-Gilimanuk. Bisa ditempuh dengan perjalanan 2 jam dari Kota Denpasar dan sekitar 1 jam dari Pelabuhan Gilimanuk. Hidangan utama yang disediakan adalah Ikan Bakar, namun ada juga hidangan lain seperti Cumi asam manis. Rasa makanan cukup enak, sambal ikan bakarnya menggunakan tomat dan terasa agak sedikit manis. Tidak disediakan sambal matah ataupun sambal bawang. Harga sangat terjangkau. Dulu tempat ini sangat luas dengan gazebo-gazebo namun karena abrasi pantai yang sangat parah, tinggal sedikit lahan tersisa. Akses jalan dari selatan juga terputus akibat abrasi pantai, sehingga jalan masuk satu-satunya adalah dari utara. Minuman yang tersedia diantaranya es teh manis, es jeruk, teh hangat, jeruk hangat dan minuman botol. Cocok sore hari datang bersama keluarga menikmati sun set sambil menikmati ikan bakar...

Secara pribadi,.. tempatnya lumayan bagus hanya sedikit kurang dipelihara saja. Tempat makan pondokan dipinggir pantai itu udah pasti asyik ya. Kebersihan juga lumayan walau kalo udah matahari tenggelam banyak sekali binatang kecil terbang2 dan semut. Jalan menuju ke lokasi cukup baik, kondisi jalan bagus tapi sayangnya terlalu sempit dan semakin sempit saja menjelang tiba di lokasi (hidden gem style) Untuk makanannya sih rasanya biasa saja. Not so special. Kondisi ikan waktu di box frozen kita milih itu tergabung dengan ikan yg kondisinya udah hancur juga, mesti pinter milih ikan.. Lalu ikan bakarnya terlalu kering menurut saya dan bumbunya biasa saja.. Sambelnya lumayan, sambel ala lalapan pinggir jalan terasi asem basah segar. Saya kali jempol untuk spot lokasi aja... adem, sejuk dan...