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The banana pancakes are excellent as is a local specialty rice porridge. Moreng is an Ungasan style rice porridge with boiled eggs, moringa leaves, shredded chicken and turmeric that is so comforting and divine. We also order a tropical fruit plate.
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Commune is also open for lunch and the menu comprises local Indonesian dishes as well as Western classics, salads and pastas and meat. If you're famished (perhaps from an early flight or waiting for your villa to be ready), the Rijsttafel is an Indonesian Dutch banquet that translates to "rice table" and is made up of numerous dishes from salads to meats and seafood. All meals here start with the signature cracker basket with a range of different crackers and half a dozen dips, sauces and pickles - the kecap manis with satay sauce is a standout.
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The staff then bring out an enormous platter of food laden with everything from sate lilit, beef rendang, egg curry, Balinese chicken, green bean salad, prawns in coconut sauce, grilled fish and boiled eggs with Balinese bumbu genep as well as a selection of white, brown and purple rice to go with the dishes. There is also Gerang Asem,a meatball and prawn clear soup. Everything is delicious, especially the sate lilit and beef rendang.
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This is followed with a platter of fresh tropical fruit, glutinous rice balls made with purple potatoes and filled with palm sugar syrup with jackfruit and a sweetened coconut soup. There is also a plate of Pisang Goreng or deep fried bananas. These are crunchy on the outside and the bananas are perfectly ripe and sweet on the inside and all you need to do is dip these crunchy morsels in the palm sugar syrup.
Uma Beach House
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Uma Beach House is one of the most popular places to visit in Ungasan for its oceanfront views, infinity pool, fusion cuisine and relaxed luxury vibe. Uma Beach Club sits on Melasti beach located below the Umana Hotel and a cute little mini bus regularly shuttles guests down to the Beach Club. Melasti means the day before silent day or Nyepi, an important day in Balinese culture usually celebrated in March where the entire island shuts down for 24 hours.
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Melasti Beach is a very popular white sand beach that is often blessed with spectacular sunsets and just before sunset is the most popular time here. It is also a destination for people staying in nearby Uluwatu and Padang Padang. Uma Beach Club is decked out in warm terracotta and blush pink tones with stone floors and timber beams. I'm here for my birthday dinner and it is the perfect location.
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This place has a vibe but isn't overwhelming busy or heaving. Salmon pink booths hug curves and look out to the beach. There are plenty of sun lounges or guests can go straight to a table to order food. For Umana Bali hotel guests the entrance is waived to the Beach Club sun loungers but for non hotel guests there is a fee for these. And usually there is an entrance fee to enter Melasti Beach but this is waived for Umana guests. Sun beds are IDR 750,000/$60AUD/$42USD while cabanas are IDR 2,700,000/$213AUD/$153USD but this spend is 100% applicable towards food and beverage.
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Lemongrass Blossom 180,000++ Coral by the Bay 175,000++
Start with cocktails like the Coral by the Bay or the Lemongrass Blossom which are both excellent refreshers that are well balanced and not overly sweet. The Lemongrass Blossom is made with Gin, lemongrass, jasmine, peach, ginger and citrus while the Coral by the Bay has citrus Vodka, apricot brandy, salak and spice liqueur, tamarillo, spiced syrup, citrus & soda.
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UMA Seafood Platter 560,000++
The menu here at Uma Beach House is Nikkei cuisine or Japanese-Peruvian cuisine, so there's everything from anticuchos to ceviche and suspiros for dessert. The seafood platter immediately caught my eye and at 560,000 (or around $44UD or $32USD) it is a very reasonable price. The raw seafood platter has sashimi salmon, tuna and sea bream with large prawns, fresh Japanese oysters and a poached baby lobster. It comes with sauces on the side like sour cream, soy sauce, and a tomato salsa. It's sizeable so we share this and another main and salad.
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Japanese Romaine 130,000++
I also love the Japanese-style Caesar salad with baby romaine lettuce, katsuobushi, tender poached chicken and finely diced bacon dressed with a fantastic wasabi anchovy Caesar dressing.
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Sushi & Sashimi 300,000++
The sushi and sashimi is also popular with tuna maki, large nigiri, three large nigiri and two vegetarian maki rolls. It is said to have California rolls but these weren't on our platter and there wasn't actual sashimi on the platter.
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There is also a surprise for me as they bring over a birthday cake and the lovely staff sing Happy Birthday to me and bring a gorgeously rich chocolate cake decorated with meringue swirls and fresh fruit.
Extraordinary Experiences
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Breakfast is normally at Commune restaurant but the floating breakfast in your villa is a must do at least once during your stay. The friendly staff lay out a wicker floating tray with your pre-booked breakfast options (Continental, Indonesian or Western) plus a choice of drink and juice.
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We tried the Indonesian breakfast with a delicious Nasi Campur that came with Indonesian sweets and paired with fresh fruit, juice and coffee. The Western breakfast is also excellent with a choice of eggs (we recommend the Umana scrambled eggs that have caviar, prawn and truffle) and a mixed pastry basket. The floating breakfast is IDR 550,000/$43AUD/$31USD per person
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The Lohma spa is a gorgeous, serene space where talented therapists use traditional and modern techniques with a range of facials, massages as well as treatments like holotropic breathing, cold water immersion and sound healing along with private yoga classes.
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For our 60 minute couples massage were led to an expansive couples room with a garden view outside and large soaking tub, shower and change room. Our spa therapists explain what they will be doing and check our comfort levels before giving us a deeply relaxing massage with tropical scented massage oil. I have to will myself to stay awake to enjoy the head and face massage administered expertly by my spa therapist.
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The Village Walk is not to be missed. Guests get a glimpse into the life of people living in Ungasan village by an Umana tour guide. A more detailed post about this is coming up!
So tell me Dear Reader, have you ever stayed at an LXR Hotel? Have you ever visited the Southern area of Bali?
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NQN and Mr NQN were guests of Umana Bali but all opinions remain her own.
Umana Bali
Jl. Melasti, Ungasan, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80364, Indonesia
Phone: +62 361 3007000
https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/dpsolol-umana-bali-resort/ 