Warung Menega @ Senggigi, Lombok, Indonesia.

Dinner time and we headed out to Warung Menega, it was a bit far from our hotel, so we had to cabbed it. I didn't expect much as I thought it'll be another tourist seafood joint, but boy was I wrong. It was a Sunday night, the place looked empty with only I reckon three tables full, and all being locals.

Order some grilled fish, sotong/squid. Absolutely fresh, and super delicious.

The grilled prawns was my star of the night, you have to order this. My only gripe was there was no cockles/kerang/clams. Arghhhh what bad luck, makes me wanna go back to Lombok just to taste how they do their clams.

Ok it's automatic when you order the seafood, it'll come with this 4 condiments, thick sweet soya sauce, a kind of chilli/satay sauce, garlic sauce, and my favourite as I took another pic below, some cut shallots with chilli and oil, good stuff. Also, it comes with steam rice and kangkung belacan.

This is one of my favourite restaurants from the trip, ambience is laid back, food is decently priced, fresh and taste good, I'll definitely be back.

Warung Menega,
Jl. Raya Senggigi No. 6,
Lombok Barat,
Indonesia.

Yessy Cafe @ Senggigi, Lombok, Indonesia.

Came here for late lunch, place was empty with only another table being occupied. I guess Lombok is pretty laid back for a Sunday or maybe people tend to pass by here and straight to Gilis.

Ordered an ayam taliwang again. The gravy coupled with the chicken is a match made in heaven. With a hot steaming white rice, the meal is complete.

But us being us, we also ordered a gado-gado to share, sort of a local salad. If there's something they do best here, it's the sauces. The thick peanut sauce, sort of like a satay sauce, is super addictive, but hey it's a salad, so its healthy!

Yessy Cafe,
Jl. Raya Senggigi,
Lombok,
Indonesia.

Roast House @ Gili Trawangan, Lombok, Indonesia.

Roast chicken in Gili? I was actually eyeing more on local food, but this placed was packed every time I pass by it, had to check it out what's the hype all about. Also my travelling companion did a google check and this place came out with good reviews:)

The guy told me it's gonna take some time for the food to arrive, but I ain't complaining as a big Bintang beer bottle here cost 30k IDR.

Quite a small setup for the shop, with tables laid out in open air. Word of advice, don't sit inside or directly in front of the shop, super hot.

Check this baby out, 40k IDR get's you a quarter chicken, heapful portions of potatoes, carrots and some vegetables.  Was it worth the wait? Yes! I reckon this was one of my best meal for this trip, big portions, affordably priced and it tasted damn good! The gravy complimented the meal well.


Roast House,
Jalan Bintang Laut,
Gili Trawangan, Lombok,
Nusa Tenggara Barat,
Indonesia.

Scallywag @ Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia.

Went to Gili Air for some island hopping, this place is much quieter than Gili Trawangan, perfect if you wanna spend some time with your love ones. I didn't manage to check out Gili Meno, was informed that island was more secluded, I guess for those honeymooners take note. 

Scallywag has two branches, one at Gili Trawangan and the other here. Opted a simple mee goreng dish extra spicy.

If there's one thing in Indonesia that I can eat everyday, is mee goreng, They do it awesome, and the one here upmarket a bit, with loads of fresh seafood.

Prawns was super fresh, ample squid,  egg yolk was runny and the best part, I requested spicy, and boy was it super spicy. The generous amount of chilli padi made me sweat. This is a mean mee goreng, coupled with a freaking awesome view of the beach. 

Gili Air, Lombok,
Nusa Tenggara Barat,
Indonesia

Night Market @ Gili Trawangan, Lombok, Indonesia.

This place is packed, and I mean packed! Basically outdoor sitting with rows of tables and numerous of stalls to order your food from. First and foremost I would like to apologise as I'm not sure which stall I ordered the food from, but I'm sure it all tastes good, I think...heh.

Ordered satay with a variation of chicken, beef and fish. Now the sauce is similar but at the same time tasted different from the norm that I eat, nevertheless it's good stuff. The fish was chunky slices, chicken was small(I guess it's ayam kampong), and the beef was just nice.

Ordered a grilled fish, so many fishes to choose from, opted a local fish, very good marination and fresh.

Grilled sotong, my favourite for the night. Overall there's plenty of other dishes to choose and order, but we kept it at a bare minimum as the night is still young. Off for drinks after this.

Night Market,
Gili Trawangan, Lombok,
Nusa Tenggara Barat,
Indonesia

The Beach House Resort @ Gili Trawangan, Lombok, Indonesia.

Straight to check in, dump my bags, and off to the hotel's cafe/restaurant. Next few posts you gonna see a few ayam taliwang, as it's the local dish for lombok. Ordered my ayam taliwang, Bintang beer, and chilling enjoying the view of the beach.

The plain rice was superb, local salad was delightful crunchy with a mix of sour spicy sweet taste, and the chicken with the gravy, good stuff. It tastes a bit like rendang but at the same time not. Good start for my trip.

The Beach House Resort,
Gili Trawangan, Lombok,
Nusa Tenggara Barat,
Indonesia.