Fantastic value and super tasty food. Highly recommended. We tried most things over 7 days while diving at Manta. I have no idea how the pricing works but we generally paid around 50k-60k for 2 full meals with multiple toppings and 2 sweets.
I had very little concept of how to order and had to ask what half of the things are. Maybe because of this the service from 1 or 2 of the ladies was not very friendly and was impatient. But for the other 1 or 2 ladies the service was super nice, patient and friendly. It is quite awkward to order, you just seem to step up and then hunch down and order from the side of the glass by asking for or pointing at what you would like. Perhaps they could have some signs in front of the food on the window that says what each thing is and it would be very helpful for tourists and would similarly help them as well?
They seem to have more meat that is cooked to order at night. For lunch it seems to be whatever is in the window that has already been prepared. I could be wrong though, that's just how it seemed.
PS, the signage is just Warung Saba, not Warung Lalapan Saba. Perhaps it is different since the earthquake as the older photos look different to how it looked when we were...
Read moreMy favorite place to grab a quick lunch on Gili Air after spending a week here. The key is to go up to the counter to order -- in which case service is very fast. For nasi campur, each topping is 5,000 RP -- so generally is 20K or up to 40K for a heaping portion. Great spot for vegetarian / vegan food, since they have at least 4 kinds of curry (eggplant, tofu, tempeh, jackfruit) and a number of other tofu, tempeh and vegetable preparations. The flavors are so rich and varied, which is why you can eat a slightly different lunch here every day of the week with all of their options. Their smoothies, however, are pretty expensive compared to everything else so haven't tried any of...
Read moreWhen I went the restaurant seemed closed and there was only a stall with nasi campur. But for 20k I got a really nice meal (price depends on what you select to have with your rice) and you can eat it with a nice...
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