Kebun Zibiru Cucina Italiana (Bali)

Kebun Ziburu is an Italian restaurant owned by a young Italian man, Luigi Calcagno. It is located on Jalan Drupadi in Seminyak, inside a small house with a garden (kebun in Indonesian). I went there on an evening when they had a live Jazz event so it gave me an excellent first impression.

The young Italian manager, Mauro Piludu welcomed me personally before taking my food order, which was even nicer.

All this gave me high expectations for the food, which did not seem too expensive at first. I had a 3-course meal with Carpaccio di Filetto di Vitella (Rp75,000++), the Zibiru Salad (Rp77,000++) and the Tarte aux Pommes (Apple Tart, Rp42,000++). 

From reading on the menu, the food description was appetizing but I must admit I was a bit disappointed with the actual taste. I thought my salad was too simple for the price, even though the ingredients were good. Maybe I should have ordered a more complicated dish. The Apple Tart was not very good, especially the dough. Only the juice and the carpaccio made me satisfied. 

The idea behind Kebun Zibiru is to bring food directly from the farm to the restaurant. It sounds good in terms of marketing, but it is the case of most restaurants in Bali as it keeps the costs low. They also do their own bread and pasta.

Overall: I recommend you to try Zibiru for the personalized attention, the relax garden area, and their weekly Jazz events. Regarding the food, I have the feeling that I was unlucky and that I should probably give them a second change. From what I tried, the food was average and a bit expensive.

It is suitable for a date/romantic dinner, but there was not a lot of wind and it feel a bit hot. I got a few mosquito bites too.

Jalan Drupadai, Kuta, Bali 80361

Website: http://zibiru.com/

Email: info@zibiru.com

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