Info from Bagus about halal food in Bali:


kuta area
- ayam betutu gilimanuk
- warung sederhana padang
- wongsolo
- buk tinuk
- jimbaran

Denpasar
- warung brambanan
- ibu jaenah
- bumbu desa
- cianjur

ubud and kintamani
- bebek bengil
- suling bali kintamani

bedugul
- mentari rst

nusa dua
-warung nyoman
-angsa putih

still many rumah makan muslim we can find that easy to find in bali

bagus victory
victorytourtravel@yahoo.com

Tomorrow this time I will be in Bali with En. Bagus, he will bring us to a place for dinner, 30K/pax, cheap and nice, he said

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 1 2011, 07:51 PM

aiyo, u scare our Muslim friends already liao la... but it's true, if the seller dun understand the meaning of "halal", then we can't do much also, as long as we dun see it and no pork

I just came back from Bali, reached LCCT this morning at 12:15am.

Stayed in Bali 4 days (arrived in evening), everyday raining they said b4 we came was hot weather, the day we arrived was the 1st day start raining But not that heavy, and it was on and off but we can't see the volcano coz thick haze. Also missed the sunset in Tanah Lot (2nd day) and Jimbara (4th day) coz blocking by clouds

I went with a Muslim friend, so "makanwise" I respect him, followed his choice but no problem to find halal food in Bali.

Stayed in Tune Hotel Kuta, location very good, but the room is very small; bath room is ok. Add-on aircond 24 hours Rp55.000 but didn't fully utilize it coz stayed 3 night but stayed in the room less than 24 hours

I used En. Bagus' van service for 2 days. He picked up us at airport and brought us to take dinner Ayam Betutu, very damn hot, if u like hot food u will like it He has something to do on 2nd day so he asked his cousin to be the driver for our 1 day trip. We also added another day of transport service on 4th day, same driver but we actually prefer En.Bagus, he looks friendly. He also recommended itinerary for us, 3 options for different routes. Can consider his service if you are renting van with driver, can contact him via victorytourtravel@yahoo.com

Went to 2 big discos, Sky Garden and Bounty; Bounty was so crowded every night with mostly mat salleh, free entrance for foreigners. This trip has no shopping, just jalan-jalan and relaxing. In overall, I enjoyed this holiday

He charged me Rp300K per day, Avanza.

The discos are in Jln Legian Kuta, walking distance from Tune Hotel, about 10 minutes, very happening there. Bounty is the most crowded one, open until 4am. Remember to tell you are "international guests" coz free entry or else u need to pay Rp30K or Rp50K (depends on which disco) for 1 drink. If free entry, u dun order drink also fine, no forcing one. First night we didn't know, so paid for entry, 2nd night we entered for free...really enjoy the music there. Also must go to Hard Rock Cafe, live band performance starts at 11pm till 3am, if enter b4 11pm, free entry also. After 11pm, need to order drink before entering, 1 coke costs Rp60K. Last saturday nite was performed by Jakarta local live band called Broadband, all popular English songs, their guitarists, drummer etc and singers are very professional.

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Added on April 6, 2011, 6:52 pmgo massage, full body 1 hour Rp50K, then do reflexology Rp45K (1 hour), and Cream Bath (head massage 40 mins) Rp55K, total Rp150K (about RM50) for almost 3 hours already

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 6 2011, 06:52 PM

we also 2 pax, so no need big van but they only have MPV, no car. I saw the road sign is Jalan Legian Kuta but driver told us there is Legian, I also not sure coz Legian and Kuta is neighbour, so no idea where Tune Legian located. Disco anytime enter also free, I didnt bring passport, keep in safe coz difficult to carry but I have IC in wallet, we show them IC. Disco if enter too early not so crowded, after 11pm has more ppl, peak is after 12am. You can visit few discos 1 night to compare but Bounty is the best, Sky Garden 2nd, the rest not that attractive. We wear short, t-shirt and sandals to discos, many ppl wear like that also, very relaxing Massage shops are everywhere in Kuta, the further we walk were the Jalan Legian, there are many also. Full body massage is worth, cheapest is 50K, we massage 3 times in 1 day, all diff prices (same 1 hour), 50K, 55K & 60K (around RM20 only), at diff shops but prices near discos more expensive. Just a tip, if you want to buy Bali t-shirt (normal round neck), price can be negotiated until Rp20K (about RM7), they normally ask for 40K-50K per piece

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 7 2011, 08:24 AM

we arrived at 7pm on first day, so Encik bagus pick up us for Rp30K coz at first we rent for 1 day, he said free pick up for 2 days. So first night we just jalan-jalan at Hard Rock Hotel & Hard Rock cafe and enjoy live music performance there.

2nd day we rent 1 day to jalan out of Kuta. Came back to hotel about 8pm, then the van service ended. Then makan and walked to Jln Legian until 2am.

3rd day jalan-jalan, massage, shopping in Kuta area. There are more shops selling t-shirt near Kuta beach. From main Kuta road to Hard Rock hotel, until the junction near the beach, turn right to Hard Rock hotel, turn left and go straight you will see many small shops selling t-shirt on your left (on your right is sea, you are walking on beach), the road can go to Matahari complex also. Remember to negotiate, some shops dun want to reduce too much, then just go other shops. We bought all t-shirt (white background) at Rp20K, but color background t-shirt more expensive Rp25K-30K. I went to shop No.133, got one auntie sells, she not back, can give good price, and I keep telling her she is nice, she is pretty, good luck, good business, then she offer us Rp20K Basically u can negotiate until 50% coz I bought 1 blouse for my wife, Rp90K but I negotiated until Rp.40K (RM14). You can find many shops selling t-shirt along jalan Kuta but more expensive, but if you can negotiate until Rp20K, then same also.

4th day rent another day of van, go jalan-jalan out of Kuta, so check out in the morning, bring luggage in van, then jalan until 7pm, driver sent us to airport.

Massage shops are everywhere, but main Kuta road has more, just compare the price and duration, we tried 3 shops, their skill lebih kurang sama, only price different. All shops have Balinese massage, use oil urut.

Another thing is money changer, dun change in shops that also selling things like sunglasses, shoes, clothes etc coz most of them (maybe all) are illegal money changers, they dun give you receipt, they will give you one whole bunch of small notes (Rp20K), they will count in front of you but when they give to you, they give less. I kena once 3 years ago. Also their calculator also got problem, dun tell the right amount. So when u see they pay you all Rp20K notes, go away, 99.99% is illegal money changer who is trying to cheat u, they shld give u all Rp100K notes except balance with small notes. Legal one will ask you to fill up a form for Name, Passport No, Hotel, Amount, and will give u official receipt. The exchange rate shld be better than in Malaysia, pls compare coz in Bali RM100=Rp283.500 (2835), ave is 2800.

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 7 2011, 01:45 PM

u walk to kuta beach still cannot see the stalls, u need to turn left then go straight until u see them on your left, there shld be cheaper but u can see many shops selling t-shirt in town but they dun reduce so much.

good to control with budget but pls reserve Rp150K per person for airport tax, dun spend until no money to pay airport tax

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 7 2011, 04:47 PM

this time I went Bali also raining everyday, 2nd day went to see sunset in Tanah Lot but blocking by cloud. 4th day went to see sunset at Jimbaran also blocking by clouds, no luck

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 8 2011, 10:28 PM

I used En. Bagus' van when in Bali last week, he is a nice guy and offered very cheap rate for his Avanza. If you are looking for budgeted transport, service, you can contact him via victorytourtravel@yahoo.com, I also dun get commission from him I also missing Bali now, but got strong feeling that might not going there anymore coz already went there twice, so will keep the budget to visit other places unless can get "free tickets" from AA But I regret now coz I saw a Buddha sculpture, very nice about RM1.5K but I didnt buy it...really regret now

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 10 2011, 11:10 PM

I went Bali last week, stayed there 4 days, everyday raining but on and off...

still visit those places coz already booked the van, cant cancel, so still go visiting, luckily raining is on and off but missed some interesting places like volcano (can't see due to haze) and sunset (due to cloud)

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Added on April 11, 2011, 8:47 amActually En. Bagus didn't drive, he got something on that day, another guy drove the van. He just drop us there and wait for us. He paid parking fee but sometimes we need to pay entrance fee and van parking together before entering the compound, normally is Rp5K & entrance fee normally is Rp15K/pax in most places.

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 11 2011, 08:47 AM

we went Jimbaran but didn't take dinner there, too expensive, we just ordered drinks and wait for sunset coz the shop that the driver brought us there too expensive and also my friend can't take prawn and sotong, so decided dun take there

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Added on April 12, 2011, 1:33 pmLive lobster about RM200/kg is very expensive, right? I was shocked to see this price but i dunno its market price in Malaysia, any idea?

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Added on April 12, 2011, 1:35 pmcan try ayam betutu if u like spicy food, very damn hot, eat until sweating

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 12 2011, 01:35 PM

ya lo, Rp600K/kg is crazy...

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Added on April 12, 2011, 6:27 pmI dun feel the taste coz too hot liao

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 12 2011, 06:27 PM

for Thailand, I love their Chatuchak market in Bangkok coz got many cheap and nice things to buy
for Bali, I love Bali, it's so relax, been there 2 times but dun think will go for 3rd time coz better keep the budget for other places which I never been unless got RM0 AA tickets to Bali

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Added on April 21, 2011, 8:20 pmI dun think this is Pak Bagus because his English grammar not that good
What's the incident of Andrekua? can share? I also used Pak Bagus service when went to Bali early this month, his price is cheap; he fetched us from airport (Rp30K) and brought us to take dinner "Ayam Betutu" b4 sending us to hotel, feel he is friendly but he also not free to be our day tour driver, sent someone to replace him, not as friendly as Pak Bagus but not that bad actually...

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Added on April 21, 2011, 8:22 pmI also promote Pak bagus coz I used his service in my recent visit to Bali and I got his contact via this forum also, someone recommended Pls dun ban me

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 21 2011, 08:22 PM

I see. I can't say u r wrong coz I didnt know what was happening in the past but I personally met Pak Bagus early this month, he really looks polite and friendly during our first meet.

Anyway, it's good to list out the drivers in Bali so that forumers can contact them to check their prices and come back here to comment about their services, which will benefit forumers who are going to Bali but dunno which driver to take...

But your first page list really covers a lot of things that gives forumers useful info b4 visiting Bali, that's why this thread has "version 3" now

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Added on April 22, 2011, 8:44 amI guess why some ppl said Pak Bagus' service not good...Pak Bagus himself is a nice guy but he might not available to be driver for everyone (my case also ), so he might asks his staff or "sub" the driver task to other drivers, but the replacement drivers are not that good, so we can see comment & complaint to Pak Bagus' service is "not good". If Pak Bagus is reading this thread, he should be careful when get another driver to replace him because it affects Pak Bagus' reputation if the replacement driver is not doing good job, ppl will blame Pak Bagus because ppl are renting car from him, regardless of who is the driver Pak Bagus, u got me?

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Added on April 22, 2011, 8:47 amIMO, stay in Kuta is better coz more happening, have many shops, cafes, discos, massage shops, beach (but very dirty), all walking distance Nusa Dua beaches is nicer, very very clean compare to Kuta beach, which is highly polluted.

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 22 2011, 08:48 AM

I have to agree with u if u deal directly with Bagus but he forgot to fetch u, that's very serious mistake actually. I also worry he forgot to fetch us, that's why I sent him an email 1 day before we depart to ensure that he will go to airport to pick us and I got his reply. He even went to Facebook to look for my face because I gave him my full name, and he recognized me when we walked out from airport. So far my experience with him is OK

Agree with u again, to compare with other drivers and backup their contact in case the driver u engage didnt turn up. But actually no need to worry so much also because everywhere in Bali have taxi, just the matter they are reliable or not but I remember the advice that must take "Blue Bird" taxi, and make sure they charge as per meter, or else negotiate the price first b4 go into the taxi. For day tour service, since we already know the market price is about Rp.300K, then can negotiate with them in Bali.

So, another reminder to those who has arranged/booked transport from any driver in Bali, send them an email or call them 1 day in advance b4 depart to Bali to ensure they remember your booking, and make sure they reply u, this is important whether u use Pak Bagus or other driver services.

BTW, Rp.200K/day is damn cheap u shld share with us the driver's contact

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 22 2011, 05:11 PM

OIC, I mistaken your Rp.200K is including driver It means Pak Bagus' price including driver & petrol Rp.300K is still cheap coz Rp.200K+Rp.75K+Rp.50K=Rp.325K Of course the driver must provide good service also

Rp5K for short distance is very damn cheap also, just RM1+ nia nia

Anyway, your bad experience and my good experience is good ref for ppl who wants to rent car in Bali, they should take note more things which include price and services good discussion

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Added on April 22, 2011, 5:16 pmIt's not fair, why girls always got special offer especially young & pretty girls : Why old & ugly men no special treatment from them

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 22 2011, 05:16 PM

We had 3 times body massage in 1 day, morning, afternoon & night

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Added on April 23, 2011, 10:52 pmTrue...not only Pak Bagus, shld practice this to all drivers even travel to other places if have booked early, just a reminder to them

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Added on April 23, 2011, 10:55 pmcan find everywhere in Kuta, but you must nego the price coz I asked 1 guy b4, with driver & petrol, he asked for Rp500K, but I just asked for fun only coz that time I already booked transport (Rp300K), so I know he markup a lot. If u take from them, must nego with them until Rp300K or slightly higher coz that's the price we got

This post has been edited by mars1069: Apr 23 2011, 10:55 PM

Those who have deal with Pak Bagus can tell he is a nice guy but ppl will still complain about his service if the drive not doing his job...Looks like Pak Bagus really needs to look into this problem because the driver will make his reputation becomes very bad

not only soursop, other fruit juice also very nice, very "kao"