Today (Day 5) we stayed in the resort and spent most of the day lounging by my favourite pool and listening to the ocean.
For dinner, we visited Kisik Restaurant which is right down on the cliff face at Ayana Resort. It serves fresh seafood which you select and specify the amount you would like.
The view is SPECTACULAR. I booked a couple of weeks ahead so I would say we had one of the best sunset spots for dinner and I loved watching the waves crash up against the cliff.
Dinner consisted of satay sticks for an entree, salad, soup (with a non shellfish option for me), a skewer of assorted sea creatures for B and a swordfish steak for me…and then a chocolate mousse for dessert! All the food was excellent (as were the cocktails) and I can’t fault the service. I have given this place 5/5 on trip advisor.
On the way back up to our main hotel area we walked through Rock Bar which was absolutely packed! Very different to our first night there. You can see from the photo below what a spectacular venue it is down on the ocean.
Day 6 was our last full day in Bali and was a very lazy day. There was more reading by the pool, more cocktails and more naps in cabanas.
We finished the day off with another visit to the Thalassotherapy Pool at sunset (I love those jets – all 60 of them!) and dinner at Hon Zen Teppenyaki Restaurant.
Hon Zen was the most expensive place we ate at while visiting this resort but holy cow, it was worth it! We had the Teppenyaki set menu which was around $180 AUD each but included A5 graded Wagyu beef. B really loves his Wagyu….and we have eaten it in Japan a few times so the cost wasn’t exactly a surprise for us.
A tip for this restaurant – when you book ahead make sure to clarify you definitely want the Teppenyaki at the grill. We had some miscommunication around this but they were able to make some space for us so we were very lucky to sit and interact with Tony the chef.
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