March 8th, 2011: For a late lunch, we were headed to a cool cafe spot in Legian and as we turned the corner onto Jalan Dhyana Pura, dad’s friend leaned over and asked if we’d ever gone to Zula, a vegetarian/organic food spot. Mom said let’s go! She was dying for some healthier food…
Zula has a nice organic cafe feel to it. There are comfy wooden benches and chairs for you to sit down and enjoy a tasty vegetarian meal, cool down or get an energy boost while sipping one of their many mixed juice drinks or stop by to pick up some organic products for your home (food, tea, soaps, vitamins, etc).
It was already quite late so the adults were starving. I, on the other hand, have a ‘regular’ schedule that I try to stick to. Having my daily routine where I eat/sleep/play at pretty much the same time every day helps me to keep my energy high (so much so, that mom and dad sometimes call me the Energizer Bunny who just keeps going and going and going…) It also helps keep my digestive track in check. If only my parents could apply the same ‘rules’ on themselves as they do to me, they may be less tired and have less ‘Bali-Belly’ symptoms as they’ve been experiencing…Ah well, maybe they’ll learn one day…They’re old enough to take care of themselves. Who am I to tell them what to do – they should know what’s best for them!
At least coming to have a healthy meal at Zula is a step in the right direction! Feeding the body some yummy healthy food is better than going to McDonald’s for a Big Mac (More on that in another post…)
Dad ordered the Nachos Lite plate (32 000 Rp) to start off. The plate came with a tomato salsa and guacamole. Less than one minute before the appetizer arrived, the waiter had just cleared the table beside us, where they’d left their Nachos Lite plate almost untouched. Dad was sure that we would get their ‘leftovers’… but it turns out he was wrong…Our nachos were nice, warm and crispy!
Mom ordered a falafel sandwich (39 000 Rp) which was huge. It consisted of 3 homemade falafel balls, which were just the right texture – not too hard and not too soft, caressed by tasty hummus and tahina spreads and a cabbage and greeen salad to add some crunch – all this wrapped in a very fresh pita bread…yummy…she looked really happy. Luckily she got some help from dad and his friend…
Daddy was a little less impressed by his Tofu Cheese Sandwich at 32 000 Rp. It was similar to mom’s in that it was also served in a fresh pita with the pickled cabbage salad, but the Tofu and ricotta cheese combination seemed to be lacking some ‘umph’ for his liking, despite the herb seasoning. As they usually do, mom and dad exchanged plates and mom ate most of dad’s sandwich, but again the portion was quite generous so she was not able to finish.
Dad’s friend took a large Planet Platter (65 000 Rp) which looked really yummy, almost like a colourful sunshine in his plate. There was brown rice, tofu/tempe , grated carrot & red cabbage salad, seaweeds, greens and stir-fried mushrooms (which according to mom was the tastiest of the ‘sun rays’ on the plate).
Overall, the food was very tasty and they seemed to be happy to be putting some healthy food into their bodies (for a change…), especially mom! The ambiance was cozy and relaxed, despite the leaky roof 🙂 There was a bucket in the middle of the resto, which was catching the little drips from the ceiling. It did not seem to bother anyone and was quite understandable given all the rain we’ve been getting.
I have a feeling we’ll be coming back here in a not too distant future!
Food: ****
Deco/setting: ***
Service: ***
(out of 5 stars)
Zula
Jl. Dyana Pura (Abimanyu) No. 5
Seminyak – Kuta, Bali 80233
Phone: (0361) 732723/731080
Open daily 8 a.m.-midnight
Website : http://www.downtoearthbali.com/
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