Michael Ong

Came here with a group of 8 people after visiting the rice fields and regret it. First of all we thought we got the wrong place as there were only a few tables on the first floor, a total of two tables on the second floor and one table on the rooftop. Paintings were on the ground and not hung up. We should have walked out straightaway to find another place but only chose this place because of the ratings. There was no one else in the restaurant but our food probably took an hour to arrive and felt like the kitchen was literally preparing them one dish at a time. Basically our travel plans for the day were ruined due to the extended time it took to have lunch. They didn’t have spaghetti bolognese despite having it on the menu. The food was alright, nothing to write home about and definitely on the pricier end for Bali’s standard.

Amazing espresso style coffee and brekkie. They only offer soy and full cream milk (sorry you macadamia and oat milk latte folk). Staff don’t really speak English but the menu has pics. Expect around a 10 minute wait for food on a week day.

Alright, they are pretty good pancakes, fluffy and all like you see on Insta. But is it worth the confusing reservation system, going up and down the lift and waiting 40 minutes before actually setting sights on the prized commodity…probably not, for me at least. It’s quite tricky to find on Google Maps, not least because the signage doesn’t match with the name in English (it’s 幸せのパンケーキ) on the floor directory and the entrance is located beside NOA Cafe on a side alley. Then there’s this complicated check in procedure, where you scan a QR code, wait for a confirmation email to be received, click that to verify, then wait for it to tell you to go upstairs, then wait for the waiter to sit you, then join a bunch of other tourists who have done the same to be there. Not something I’d be doing twice that’s for sure.