Pondok Mina — Restaurant in Kecamatan Karangasem

A nice pit stop if you’re ever visiting Tirta Gangga or Lempuyang. We stopped by this place as it was recommend by our hotelier as a nice place to eat when touring the two iconic places.

It was located halfway between our hotel and the locations and also has ample parking an lots of seating for groups. It seems like one of those places where tours stop with large groups of people.

The ambience is quite nice as the restaurant is outdoor and seems to be floating over a little pond. There are small gazebos and bridges connecting them so the whole experience is quite special.

We went with a small group and ordered a few of their dishes, Nasi Campur, Paket Ayam, a soup and kangkung and overall everything was quite tasty.

The standout dish was actually the dessert for us which was the Es Buah that came with Durian Ice Cream, Jellys and so many specialty items! It was great to share with our group and after the two trekking areas, this was great for us.

For the three of us, we spent 163.000 which is a great price including tax. The only issue we had was that even though we were pretty much the only ones there, the wait staff was not very welcoming.

As soon as we sat down they never left our table waiting for us to order and once we finished our meal, it took forever for them to give us our bill. Other than that, it was a...

I came here with high expectations considering the high reviews score, but was very disappointed with the place.

First of all it was a bit pricey compared to baseline prices at Warungs in Bali.

The staff was not welcoming at all, they barely talked any english. Our waitress gave us a menu and rushed ua to decide what to get, she wouldn't leave us to discuss what we would want. They were also lacking around 3 products.

In the end we chose the classic Nasi Goreng, but here is the catch. The waitress didn't register we want 2 portions and brought only one.

Add salt to the injury, the plate was realy small and just thrown there. it was basically just rice with 2 crackers and 2 cucumber slices. Nothing like the pictures on the internet.

Before leaving, had another surprise seeing an absolutely disaster of a bathroom that was really old and dirty, not fitting for a dining place at all.

And when I thought nothing else could happen when on the exit door, we areasked to pay for...

I had a chicken dish here, but it was just average. The vegetable rice, on the other hand, was quite tasty. Unfortunately, there was a fish pond in the middle of the restaurant that smelled unpleasant, which really disturbed us during the meal. There was no sauce served with the dish, and when we asked for sambal, they charged an extra $2. Even though Sate Ayam was listed on the menu, we were told it wasn’t available, and instead, we were served a chicken leg. The crackers on the side had a strong odor, likely due to being fried in old fish oil. For the prices they charge, you can find much better service and food elsewhere in Ubud. I wouldn’t recommend dining...