Betelnut Cafe

Bali has a Surfing Chef, came chasing waves and kitchens after surfing around Indonesia. Soon Betelnut Café opened, then came the food he and fellow surfers like, varying between the very healthy and other dishes for the alternate escapes.

Betelnut Café opens early for breakfast; real surfers catch waves at dawn. Lunch can be Mezze Plate of falafel balls and tempe crisps with hummus, roasted peppers, marinated feta, sun-dried tomato and pita bread, Fish Sate, high fibre Lentil Burger. Other Burgers: Chicken, Fish, Beef. Wraps are healthy Roasted Vegetables, Falafel Balls, Tofu or Sauteed Mushrooms. Raw Foods are Tempe Handrolls filled with  Asian slaw, soy sambal, Vietnamese Salad or Indonesian salad, Gado-Gado.

A popular main is Nasi Gila, made with red rice, Balinese spices.  Tacos veggie style, mahi-mahi or chicken breast added. Tostado is crisp flour tortilla with spiced beans, Burrito a soft tortilla with red rice and beans, guacamole, tomato salsa and cheese.