If you love authentic balinese food then I recommend this restaurant. I have been here 4 times and the food is excellent drinks are cold. I am allergic to soya and peanuts the staff are very helpful helping me choose a meal. The views are just fantastic from the restaurant and the unique toilets.

This was the second trip to Bali Asli - it was a special occasion as it was my friends birthday. I asked Penelope if it was possible to have an early dinner and cake as a surprise. All was accommodated which made for a beautiful evening, even managed to get some great shots of Mt. Agung as the clouds cleared for us (I didn't order that).

Food was fantastic and drinks wonderful..a great evening was had - thanks to Penelope and her staff.

What an impressive young woman Bali Asli owner, Penny Williams is. After arriving in Bali 10 years ago to work as Executive Chef at nearby Alila Manggis, she became fascinated by local Balinese cooking flavours and techniques. Then, five years later, she puts everything on the line, to build a cooking school and restaurant which embodies these local traditions, but also combines them with skills she had from reaching the top of her profession. And she sticks to her guns, and respectfully adheres to the time honoured ways she has begun to admire, therefore no electricity for cooking, using traditional charcoal only, plus a mortar and pestle and enormous amounts of good old elbow grease - combine this with organic produce from either the restaurants own garden or the nearby local market, and you have delicious, authentic food, served in a location worthy of it.
This is a very special destination, and well worth the journey. The restaurant can organise transport for you, and the trip will be rewarding, as you will see that elusive Bali that the busy areas of Seminyak etc have made you believe had vanished forever - not so, they still exist in East Bali. The dining costs are exceedingly modest, and the flavours as honest as the woman who has fulfilled her vision so completely. A must for food lovers.

Bali Asli is amazing, off the beaten tourist track, not only is the food totally delicious, but the view is unbeatable. The restaurant perches on a hill overlooking lush rice paddies which are nestled below Mt. Agung.
4 of us for lunch, started with a refreshing complimentary drink, we all ate something different and all vied that we had chosen the best, that is how good the food is. 'enak scali'
Cost: lunch & non alcoholic drinks approx. Rp 400,000 ( they do serve alcohol )
Penny owner & chef was giving a cooking class while we were there, lots of chatter & laughter from that group
Just wish the staff were a bit more cheerful, but service was very good
Will definitely return .... and very much worth the detour going from Amed to Ubud.

go so on! you ara the best. We enjoyed very mubach. the chef ist so friendly. best indonesian kitchen with typical flavors. we will never vorget the visist at Bali Asli restaurant.