Malfina Beach Bar & Resto — Restaurant in West Nusa Tenggara

The Malfina is next-door neighbours with the more sizzling Diana, but don't overlook it. It's got the most eclectic and exotic ambience among Gili Meno restaurants by far. Recycled plastic waste has been creatively used by painting them with flashy neon colours to create a vibrant, eye-catching space that delights as you approach this open restaurant on the beach. The seating is expansive, from wooden tables and chairs under an awning to deck chairs with cushions under sun umbrellas on the beach. The rustic, bamboo bar and order counter is small and manned by friendly and cheerful staff. The prices are extremely moderate and the food and beverages delicious. I ordered a chocolate pancake and mango juice for dessert, after having lunch at Diana. The pancake came with banana and watermelon slices to my pleasantly surprised delight! The mango juice was freshly made from Indonesian mangoes and sans any additional sugar. The beach views and sound of the surf...

We waited for over 1 hour for food that never arrived and in the end we had to leave as we had wasted enough of our evening.

They have a ‘laid-back’ kind of reggae vibe here which is all well and good if they are still actually providing a decent service, but from our experience the service and attendance from the staff couldn’t be worse.

We were asked by three seperate staff members if we had ordered yet and one guy even asked us if we wanted some mushrooms which is really out of order while sitting in a restaurant!! There is no communication between the workers and they just all hung around the bar area talking to each other while 90% of the guests had no food on their tables.

Not sure how their reviews are so good but we wouldn’t return...

After spending some time on Gili Meno. I went here often. The guys are very friendly and got to know me within 3 visits. I've ordered a lot of food here and never been disappointed. I ordered the placing kangkung on day and the waiter warned me it was spicey (I like spicey) this thing nearly got me. There was a tear and a sniffle. It's good but if you don't do Spice stay away. There's a great ambience and a DJ with the funky lights it suits everything. There's a 1 man fire show around 730 and they've started...