Healthy food from The Bale Restaurant, Lembang

North Bandung is famous for its gorgeous mountain views and cool climate, but its culinary side is not be scoffed at either.

The Bale Restaurant in Mulberry Hill, Lembang, West Bandung regency, West Java, compiles those attractions into one fascinating travel package with healthy food as the allure.

Customers are invited to pick their own vegetables from an 80 meter by 14 meter garden. The garden is supported by dozens of farmers living close to the restaurant. “At the moment there are 12 types of vegetables,” said the restaurant’s director, Heni Smith, at its launch last Friday.

No chemical products or pesticides are used in the garden and on the chicken farm.

“We are not able to provide meat and fish yet. But as an experience for guests, we provide them with boots to pick any vegetable in the garden. The chef will then cook it,” said Heni.

The restaurant offers a variety of traditional and Western dishes. For appetizers, there are pumpkin soup and a salad that can be made by customers. Main courses are kecombrang (torch ginger) fried rice, spaghetti bruschetta and fruit for dessert. “The price starts from Rp 50,000,” Heni added.

The Bale is distinct in its adaptation of the traditional Javanese joglo style, which has no walls to maximize airflow. Visitors can dine while enjoying Bandung’s landscape. “The best time to visit the restaurant is around sunset,” said Heni. (wen)

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