Fish lunch in Denpasar Bali

On my home home from Ketewel today I swung through Denpasar, the capital of Bali. My guide book said the Natour Bali hotel. close to the Bali Museum, on Jl. Veteran, had a Rijstaffel for a very reasonable price. Arriving at where the hotel was supposed to be, I was informed by locals that the Natour had become the Inna, changing hands a while ago. Oh well, so much for the rice table, but on to other options. Circling around to the south, passing Ramayana mall and swinging right (in Denpasar you do a lot of ‘swinging’ due to the large streets and one-way system), I rode down Jl. Teuku Umar, where there is a choice of Indonesian food places.

My choice of place to eat was Rumah Kepiting (House of Crab). This place was open air, with tanks of live fish and crab in the front. Sitting down and ordering a watermelon juice, I browsed the menu was read as follows:

•Kepiting (Crab) – including Kepiting Saos Tiram (like soy sauce) with for 8,000rp per oz (eggs for 10,000rp per oz).

•Cumi Cumi (Squid) – including Cumi Saos Mentega (squid in margarine sauce) for 17,000rp

•Udang (Prawn) – including Udang Asam Manis (sweet and sour prawn) for 17,000rp

•Swike (Frog ) – including Swike Saos Pedas ( hot sauce ) for 17,000rp

•Ikan (Fish)- including Ikan Soas Inggris (fish in English sauce) for 19,000rp

•Gurami (Flat Fish) – including Gurami Saos Padang (flat fish in hot, thick sauce) for 25,000rp

•Ayam (Chicken) Rica-Rica (chicken in chili sauce) for 14,000rp

•Nasi (Rice) – including Nasi Goreng Ikan Asin (fried rice with salty fish) for 8,500rp

•Sapo Tahu (Chinese style Tofu) – including Nasi Sapo (Chinese style rice with tofu) for 11,000rp

•Sup (Soup) Tum Yum Seafood (Thai-style seafood soup) for 15,000rp

•Tamie (Noodle) – including Mie Goreng Cumi (fried noodle with squid) for 10,000rp.

•Bihun (Small Noodles) – including Bihun Goreng Vegetarian (small fried noodles) for 8,000rp

•Kwe Tiaw (Flat Noodles) – including Kwe Tiaw Goreng Udang (like fettucine, with fried prawn) for 10,000rp

•Cap Cay (Chinese style Steamed Vegetables) – including Nasi Ayam (rice with chicken) for 11,000rp

•Brokoli (Brocoli) – including Brokoli Cah Saos Tiram (brocoli watery soy sauce) for 8,500rp

•Bunga Kol – including Bunga Kol Cah Ayam (cauliflower, chicken with watery sauce) for 11,000rp

•Taoge – including Taoge Cah Udang (green beans with prawn) for 11,000rp

•Sayur Hijau – including Sayur Hijau Polos (plain green vegetables) for 7,000rp

•Kangkung – including Cah Kangkung Cabe Terasi (green vegetables in with red chili, in fish sauce) for 8,500rp

Drinks, juices and daily specials available.

My garami came in sweet sauce, with scattered vegetables. I ordered rice and broccoli an extras. The bill, which included the watermelon juice was 40,000rp.

Rumah Kepiting
Jl. Teuku Umar #101
Denpasar
Bali