Gili Resto — Restaurant in Gili Trawangan

My friend and I (she’s Italian, everyone knows how picky they are!) dined at Gili Resto and were genuinely blown away. We ordered the spaghetti marinara and the tuna salad, and both dishes were outstanding. The seafood was incredibly fresh, the flavors beautifully balanced, and everything was cooked to perfection.

My Italian friend — who knows her pasta — was more than pleasantly surprised by the spaghetti marinara, even praising it as one of the best she’s had outside of Italy.

We had the pleasure of speaking with the chef, who shared that he spent over seven years working in high-end restaurants before opening his own spot on Gili T. The difference in quality truly shows. The chef, his wife, and the sous-chef were all incredibly warm and welcoming — we genuinely enjoyed chatting with them throughout the meal.

The quality of the food is top-tier, yet the prices are incredibly reasonable for what you’re getting. This is a locally owned restaurant that deserves all the support it can get.

Without a doubt, Gili Resto is my number one restaurant on Gili T. We’ll definitely be coming...

not really an italian restaurant, pasta were not al dente, chicken was dry, sauce way too sugary (couldnt eat it), no olive oil, no parmesan etc. so food is not good 1/10. portions were normal size. BUT maybe we had a bad day and got unlucky. not sure why this resto has 5.0 otherwise. Need to say though that the staff was 12/10 friendly and lot of restaurant could learn from them. superior service. for italian food there are way better restos imo (e.g. my house). so best is to test it yourself, maybe we had...

Very nice place with amazing staff. I came in (and I arrived really late, like 10 min, before they closed) they welcomed me so kind and sweet, that I felt immediately like being at home. The pasta was al dente, which is sometimes not easy to find and a must for me as an Italian 😄. I really enjoyed being there, we had a nice chat and I had even a little language lesson. I can really recommend this place. Go there to eat and have a chat with these...