Il Salotto Bali — Restaurant in Kuta Selatan

I really wish I went to the wonderful restaurant so many people are praising.

My own experience left me and the people I shared a table with very puzzled. It's not bad, but it really isn't amazing and definitely not worth a 5 star rating.

The place is deafeningly loud and very dark. We had to yell at each other and to the waiters until I requested the music to be toned down, which they did, credit to them. It is also very dark, so dark you can barely see what is in your plate. Maybe it is nice for a bar, but for a restaurant, sorry but no.

As often in Bali, the brigade is huge, but the service is very poor. There is apparently no designated waiters, it is free for all. Everyone is pacing around, but little table waiting is actually done. Basics is to serve all the starters together (our cheese plate came a good 5 minutes after the olives), and to WAIT until we are done with the apetizers to serve the main course. We were still busy eating the starters when the plates came. Either they really want us to rush and gtfo (which is what we felt since they pick up the plates as soon as you finish the last fork), or they don't know this basics, but whatever the reason, it really ruined the nice moment we had enjoying the olives and cheese.

Then comes the food. It looked appetizing and daring on the menu, it came out messy and not very flavorsome. Definitely not bad, but nothing to write home about. The gnoccheti had so little tiny octopus pieces in it i thought they had forgotten it altogether.

I have to give it to the manager, she did listen to our remarks and genuinely shown care about how our experience went. I said it was all right, which it was. Okay.

The place is very busy and is obviously riding a wave of goodwill from past experiences, but from my own opinion, I was either unlucky, or the place is becoming pretentious, too much in owe with their own success and fame to realize they are on a...

Been here since the first opening which was 3 years ago. Can say that, this place is my favorite bar in Bali. Great atmosphere, great people. I found many friends here. Also the music is nice. If you guys love techno shouldn’t miss ‘Ciao for now’ on every Saturday night.

Stefano & team do a very hard work Once you step in, they will greet you with warm hospitality & smile. Every details were taken care by them. Stefano always come & check on every of his customers(not only me, ofc!) to make sure they are satisfy with the service.

The drinks are enjoyable . I’ve been here since the beginning and every time I come back, their drinks are getting better & better Negroni is the best!! I don’t know, how many drinks I got from this place. But I do enjoy them all.

The bartenders can make upon your request. So feel free to ask something out of the menu and you’ll discover the real happiness of cocktails🍸Ps. Limoncello is a game changer🤣 don’t forget this one🔥🔥🔥

About the food, for sure delicious because they’re sister to La Baracca. My favorite menu is ‘Prosciutto di Parma’ The combination between cheese, fig and Prosciutto ham. Also love their pasta & salad. Never get enough.

To me, Il Salotto is not just a place but a family. Feel comfy every time I visit and will keep...

The atmosphere could have been nice, but the place is completely overwhelmed. They let in way too many people, which makes it impossible to manage the crowd. It quickly turns into chaos. What shocked me the most was the violence. Nobody told us that the entrance and exit were in two different places. So we tried to leave through the same gate we came in. In the crushing crowd, two security guards suddenly turned aggressive, with no explanation. They grabbed our arms violently and forced us apart: one outside, one still inside. No eye contact, no respect, only contempt. When I shouted in anger, a man asked the guard what was happening. Suddenly, the guard turned polite and finally explained that the exit was somewhere else. So the information existed all along, but they only gave it when a man asked. Until then, I had no idea why I had just been treated this way. We told the manager, but he didn’t really apologize, nor did he ask the guard to simply look at us and say “sorry.” Nothing. I understand that working security at night can be hard with big crowds. But violence is never acceptable. If you can’t handle so many people without aggression, then limit the...