Anyone else finding the warungs getting shifty during the pandemic?

PERtoDPS

I am in Sanur, we have always used the local warungs. I have a few regulars worth of mentioning , where I know for a fact I can get a great feed every time, but only so many beef burgers and pizzas I can do. But what I'm finding more, is places are sending out absolute crap in grab, eg yesterdays food, fat and bone instead of meat, chicken heads (yes I know they eat them here) Now it's gotten dead quiet at most local places, driving through Canngu it doesn't appear to be like that over there but even some of my favourite haunts are giving me more fat and gristle than steak. Sure it used to be like this 1/20 meals but not odds stacked against me. To the degree I'm cooking alone. Anyone else getting the same? Any recommendations in Sanur? I will drop a few names of those that have been consistently good: MD Warung, great curries if you go over there, DO NOT ORDER IN GRAB SENDS JUST RICE AND BASIC SAUCE ALMOST NO MEAT Lamis, mate finds it inconstant, I haven't had a drama and love the coffee, but the way meals are cooked does vary. The Man Shed, a little more expensive but larger/fresher/speak good English, quality up there The Club House for steak, haven't been in a while, so don't flame me if it's gone to shit. Be prepared to drop 200,000k, but the serving size is massive. Cupa Cupa corner a recommendation from another member, become a staple for cheap spaghetti both cabonara and bolognaise - does average pizzas, very, very cheap Good coffee 30k Over the Moon or kopi kiosk, both great coffee both 30k, Over the mood for inside good A/C, kopi corner outside read paper, seems a bigger coffee not sure if it is. Talking hot cafe latte here before y'a'll wanna be saying I'm overpaying. Feel free to add, post location and area as I'm running low on good haunts to eat.

mugwump

Frankly think you may be pursuing something that doesn’t exist. Sanur eateries have a business built on the assumption that their customers are tourists and will be gone tomorrow. With that philosophy there is no reason to provide good food and build a clientele. Having stayed there for years for 1 or 2 nights while on shopping trips from the barren hinterland of Jembrana and faced the eternal problem of where to find a decent meal.

PERtoDPS

mugwump wrote Frankly think you may be pursuing something that doesn’t exist. Sanur eateries have a business built on the assumption that their customers are tourists and will be gone tomorrow. With that philosophy there is no reason to provide good food and build a clientele. Having stayed there for years for 1 or 2 nights while on shopping trips from the barren hinterland of Jembrana and faced the eternal problem of where to find a decent meal.

While what you say is pretty much true now, it wasn't before I lived in Sanur (and visited all the time from living in Denpasar) and didn't just "get lucky" so many times. Also if your theory was true, I wouldn't have my 100% good all the time list. Let's face it Sanur was already Snore before the pandemic hit, but now they're just taking the piss. You also fail to acknowledge there is a huge expat community here and the good side of Sanur isn't the tourist side.

mugwump

PERtoDPS wrote While what you say is pretty much true now, it wasn't before I lived in Sanur (and visited all the time from living in Denpasar) and didn't just "get lucky" so many times. Also if your theory was true, I wouldn't have my 100% good all the time list. Let's face it Sanur was already Snore before the pandemic hit, but now they're just taking the piss. You also fail to acknowledge there is a huge expat community here and the good side of Sanur isn't the tourist side.

It all depends upon your taste preferences, and what your used to.

Balifrog

Living in Sanur since 3 years, I can testify there are a lot of good eateries here. Sadly many are closed, but that are mainly the ones orientated towards the tourists. Now, let's be clear, I am French and am very picky on food. At home it's 80% European food. I dont do junkfood (burgers, hotdogs, Mc Do....), I dont do local warungs (nothing against them, but it's not my thing). And even now, with many places closed I have a nice little circle where I can have proper lunch and dinner. French, Italian, general international cuisine... it's all there. And as mentionned, there is a rather important expat community... But not the same style as Cangu or more "hype" places. Oh, and I dont do the vegan stuff, or meatless steack neither !

sakumabali

mugwump wrote Frankly think you may be pursuing something that doesn’t exist. Sanur eateries have a business built on the assumption that their customers are tourists and will be gone tomorrow. With that philosophy there is no reason to provide good food and build a clientele. Having stayed there for years for 1 or 2 nights while on shopping trips from the barren hinterland of Jembrana and faced the eternal problem of where to find a decent meal.

with the exemption of Arena in Sanur. There you have the local regular customers P.S. Hi Don - Happy new year!

mugwump

PERtoDPS wrote While what you say is pretty much true now, it wasn't before I lived in Sanur (and visited all the time from living in Denpasar) and didn't just "get lucky" so many times. Also if your theory was true, I wouldn't have my 100% good all the time list. Let's face it Sanur was already Snore before the pandemic hit, but now they're just taking the piss. You also fail to acknowledge there is a huge expat community here and the good side of Sanur isn't the tourist side.

mugwump

mugwump wrote

You mention the huge expat community which I assume you feel entirely agrees totally with what it is you prefer to eat. Well, Balifrog didn’t apparently. While your primary concern is that currently that what your tastes requires seems scarce has it ever occurred that maybe the economy has something to do with that? While I attempted to make the point that Sanur has never had the reputation as an epicurien’s delight, but instead just generally to feed the tourist and get I’m out. While there exist some wonderful Balinese dishes here, you won’t find them in Sanur! Just search there for authentic items such as: nasi campur, Babi guling, ayam betutu, nasi angin etc. because they all require hours of preperation. There are hints in your regret similar to the Irishman that stomps out of the Chinese restaurant in contempt because it didn’t feature corned beef and cabbage!

SquarePeg

mugwump wrote Frankly think you may be pursuing something that doesn’t exist. Sanur eateries have a business built on the assumption that their customers are tourists and will be gone tomorrow. With that philosophy there is no reason to provide good food and build a clientele. Having stayed there for years for 1 or 2 nights while on shopping trips from the barren hinterland of Jembrana and faced the eternal problem of where to find a decent meal.

What an absolute load of rubbish. I've lived in Sanur for 6 years. Although down in numbers just now, there are still literally 100s of restaurants and warungs, and I would trust most of them to serve good to great food.

PERtoDPS

SquarePeg wrote Most replies to your post seem to have no real knowledge of Sanur, and are frankly talking absolute crap. There are still literally 100s of restaurants and warungs in Sanur - most I would trust for good to great food. I suggest you join the FB group Sanur's Best Dining - it may give you some better insight than what you currently seem to have. If you look up the map they have available, it shows the locations of a snapshot of a couple hundred of the places.

Thanks I appreciate the [I]positive[/I] input.

SquarePeg

PERtoDPS wrote I am in Sanur, we have always used the local warungs. I have a few regulars worth of mentioning , where I know for a fact I can get a great feed every time, but only so many beef burgers and pizzas I can do. But what I'm finding more, is places are sending out absolute crap in grab, eg yesterdays food, fat and bone instead of meat, chicken heads (yes I know they eat them here) Now it's gotten dead quiet at most local places, driving through Canngu it doesn't appear to be like that over there but even some of my favourite haunts are giving me more fat and gristle than steak. Sure it used to be like this 1/20 meals but not odds stacked against me. To the degree I'm cooking alone. Anyone else getting the same? Any recommendations in Sanur? I will drop a few names of those that have been consistently good: MD Warung, great curries if you go over there, DO NOT ORDER IN GRAB SENDS JUST RICE AND BASIC SAUCE ALMOST NO MEAT Lamis, mate finds it inconstant, I haven't had a drama and love the coffee, but the way meals are cooked does vary. The Man Shed, a little more expensive but larger/fresher/speak good English, quality up there The Club House for steak, haven't been in a while, so don't flame me if it's gone to shit. Be prepared to drop 200,000k, but the serving size is massive. Cupa Cupa corner a recommendation from another member, become a staple for cheap spaghetti both cabonara and bolognaise - does average pizzas, very, very cheap Good coffee 30k Over the Moon or kopi kiosk, both great coffee both 30k, Over the mood for inside good A/C, kopi corner outside read paper, seems a bigger coffee not sure if it is. Talking hot cafe latte here before y'a'll wanna be saying I'm overpaying. Feel free to add, post location and area as I'm running low on good haunts to eat.

Most replies to your post seem to have no real knowledge of Sanur, and are frankly talking absolute crap. There are still literally 100s of restaurants and warungs in Sanur - most I would trust for good to great food. I suggest you join the FB group Sanur's Best Dining - it may give you some better insight than what you currently seem to have. If you look up the map they have available, it shows the locations of a snapshot of a couple hundred of the places.

mugwump

SquarePeg wrote Most replies to your post seem to have no real knowledge of Sanur, and are frankly talking absolute crap. There are still literally 100s of restaurants and warungs in Sanur - most I would trust for good to great food. I suggest you join the FB group Sanur's Best Dining - it may give you some better insight than what you currently seem to have. If you look up the map they have available, it shows the locations of a snapshot of a couple hundred of the places.

Where are you from?