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Dumbo: Is Ubud’s new farm-to-table vegetarian restaurant worth the hype?
[Editor’s Note: Rachel Malaguit is an
associate editor at Coconuts Manila.
She was recently in Bali on a visit, and
though she was mostly intent on
spending her meal times stuffing her
face with Indonesian food, she headed
to Ubud for a taste of something
different. Here’s her take on that
experience.]
Dumbo is a vegetarian restaurant that
bills itself as an ethical, farm-to-table
dining spot serving wood-fired Italian
dishes. There’s been quite a bit of
social media love going around for the
place, so here we are, weighing in on
the buzz.
It’s been open for three months now,
but since the grand opening is slated for
later this month, June 22, it’s actually
still under “soft opening.” Three months
in.
Anyway, first impressions: The first floor
has plastic-covered aquamarine seats
situated opposite a bar and a coffee-
making machine. Lattice-covered lights
hang from the ceiling, giving off a warm,
cozy vibe that also illuminates its green-
and-gold tiled walls.
The second floor is a high-ceilinged
space marked by a huge oven and
carefully placed tropical plants. It also
offers good views of Ubud’s forest,
which, thankfully remain free of hotels
and other manmade eyesores (for
now).
While the place was gorgeous, I was
more curious about the food
itself. Farm-to-table vegetarian
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restaurants operate according to values
that are definitely commendable.
But, it’s still a restaurant. The food has
to taste nice. It’s basic science. Right?
So, with that, let’s take a look at the
food.
try Dumbo in the first place. I decided to
I ordered the Bianca Jagger
write my take on my (admittedly limited)
(IDR80,000/US$5.74), a pizza topped
personal experience, if only as a
with potato slices, rosemary, black
caution to others like me who have
olives, roasted garlic, dried chili, and
limited time in Bali and are searching for
rocket leaves, which I paired with a
the kind of flavors I was on the hunt for.
freshly-made drink which they called
lemongrass and lime squash
And so, I finished off some more slices,
(IDR45,000/US$3.23).
and ordered chocolate mousse
My drink was refreshing, and that
(IDR75,000/US$5.38) for dessert. It was
mixture of lime and lemongrass does
fine — but most likely not made with the
wonders to perk up the senses. It
Indonesian palate in mind. Unlike the
wasn’t good enough to boost the
conventional desserts in Indonesia,
mediocrity of that pizza, however.
which see generous helpings of
sweeteners mixed in, this mousse was
The pizza crust had a nice crunch to it,
only slightly sweet, and
with the right kind of bite from outside to
interestingly, paired with a pear, which
in — and it carried some of that great,
actually worked to bring down the
fragrant aroma characteristic of pizzas
overall sweetness of the dish.
coming out of a wood-fired oven. But,
Dumbo is a design-driven venue
as a whole, it was unbelievably bland.
inspired by Balinese art, and I can
Some more salt and spice? Yes, that
imagine people visiting just to have
would have been nice.
something showy to post on their
‘gram. Their staff is super nice, which is
Look, it’s pretty apparent to anyone
par for the course in Indonesia,
who’s ever stepped foot in Indonesia:
especially in Bali.
This country has a love affair with
spices. But though this pizza had a
When I was back in my hotel room, I
dusting of chilis on it, it did not deliver
seriously considered going back to
the heat, or at least the umami factor,
Dumbo to try their other dishes. Maybe I
that I’d hoped to get. I asked one of
should have ordered their breakfast
the staffers to hand me a bottle of chili
burger, which has egg, onions, and chili
flakes, which I spread all over the pie in
jam. Or maybe I should have stuck to
an attempt to wake up my tastebuds.
my original choice, their pasta al forno.
I finished one slice before considering
Maybe I just need to give it another
whether I could fairly give my take on
shot, I thought. But, as I dug into my
this food. I had spent the past few days
babi guling, I decided against
eating the spiciest nasi goreng and
it. There’s truly something for everyone
creamiest Soto Betawi I could get my
in Bali’s food scene, and perhaps this
hands on. Perhaps I just couldn’t go
one just isn’t for me.
from one extreme to another, but for
others who aren’t hunting for that
Dumbo Bali is located at Jalan Raya
smackdown of spice, a pizza like this Sanggingan, Kedewatan, Ubud,
would suffice? Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80571,
Indonesia. It’s open every day for lunch
I thought back to all those highly at 12pm–3pm and dinner from 5pm–
10pm.
enthusiastic reviews I’d seen online —
(coconuts.co)
the ones that made me decide to come
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