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Daytime on the terrace at Indus
(from sue-in-sydney.blogspot.com) |
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| The less spectular view at night |
For dinner tonight we decided to go to
Indus, an up-market restaurant also owned by Janet DeNeefe (along with Casa Luna and Cafe Luna) on the east side of Ubud overlooking the Tjampuhan River with breathtaking views of the surrounding hills.We arrived after dark, so missed out on the view, but could still enjoy
the sumptuous interior and the evening breeze drifting up the valley.
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| Tamar and John enjoying dinner at the Indus |
The restaurant and her cooking are quite famous and, as well as providing cooking classes, she has written a book of traditional Balinese recipes.
The menu seemed fairly pedestrian, with some typical Balinese dishes and some house dishes and was a bit uninspiring.
John ordered a chick pea curry with red rice which he thoroughly enjoyed - a unique dish. Tamar and I ordered grilled beef with mash and roast vegetables - again sounding fairly uninteresting. However the meal itself provided a spectacular combination of flavours. The beef was beautifully cooked on a bed of potato and pumpkin mash and accompanied by roast eggplant, zucchini and beetroot.
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| Char-grilled beef with mash |
The real treat though was the sauce which had an incredible combination of flavours from a mixture of spices and fresh herbs, which perfectly complemented the beef and the vegetables. It was all accompanied by a
Atrisan 2012 shiraz which is made in Bali from Australian grapes! The photo really doesn't do justice to the dish, but it was one of our most memorable meals.
