Brunch in Uluwatu: late morning on the Bukit
Sunday hours on any day of the week: a cold glass of prosecco, plates landing in the middle of the table for everyone to reach, and nowhere else to be. A wood-fired Mediterranean kitchen on the Bukit in Bali, at Balangan, with the breeze coming through the terrace and the ocean past the rooftops. Come as four, come as eight. Nobody will move you along.
Brunch 10:00–14:00 · the full menu opens at 12:00
Prosecco, cava, and a spritz that takes its time
Prosecco from Italy, cava from Spain, an Aperol spritz, an Old Cuban, a gin basil smash. Or an espresso martini, if the morning is going that way.
Everything to share
Babaganoush and hummus with warm flatbread, stracciatella under smoked fig, beef tartare with miso parmesan mousse, tuna tataki in lacto tomato water, masala falafel in crispy buckwheat, charcoal potatoes with ricotta and salted sardine.
And breakfast, if you want it
The breakfast menu runs until two, so half the table can be on shakshuka and avo toast while the other half is on tartare and prosecco.
Off the one menu
To share
- Babaganoush 2.048k
- Hummus62k
- Stracciatella138k
- Beef Tartare85k
- Tuna Tataki80k
- Masala Falafel70k
From the bar
- Prosecco, a glass110k
- Cava, a bottle550k
- Aperol Spritz120k
- Old Cuban88k
- Gin Basil Smash85k
- Espresso Martini92k
Prices in thousands of Indonesian rupiah: 88k means Rp88,000.
Late breakfast, and where the day goes from there
Breakfast here runs from eight in the morning until two in the afternoon. Six hours, one menu, nothing pulled off the pass at half past ten. A late breakfast at noon is not a favour anyone is doing you: it is the same shakshuka, the same house sourdough, ordered at the hour you actually woke up.
If the question is which place rather than which plate, the guide to where to eat in Balangan goes through the day meal by meal.
When does breakfast turn into brunch?
At ten, and only on paper. The breakfast menu keeps running exactly as it was; what changes is that the bar opens and the sharing plates come out beside it. Hummus and a glass of prosecco land next to eggs and a flat white, on the same table, off the same order.
And when does brunch turn into lunch?
At twelve, when the full menu opens: pizza off the stone, pasta and risotto, the salads. From noon until two all three are running at once, so one table can go from an acai bowl to a pizza margarita with nothing closed in between. Two in the afternoon is the only real edge in the day, and after it the kitchen turns to the fire.
The one thing on a clock is Create Your Own, the build-it-yourself breakfast, which stops at twelve. The rest of the breakfast menu stays until two.
What a late morning table looks like here
There is no queue at the door and no list to get on. The breakfast menu does not close at ten, so a table that sits down at half past eleven can still start with shakshuka and finish with something off the fire. From twelve both menus are open at once.
The terrace is upstairs and open to the air, with the ocean past the rooftops, and late morning is the quiet part of the day up here. The rail tables are usually free on a weekday. Nobody moves you along, so a brunch that starts at eleven can still be going at two.
What usually lands on the table
Hummus 62k and babaganoush 48k with warm pita, masala falafel 70k, stracciatella under smoked fig 138k, shakshuka in matbucha 88k, salmon and avo toast on house sourdough 115k, an acai bowl 85k. To drink: prosecco 110k a glass, an Aperol spritz 120k, or the halva latte 45k.
Prices in thousands of Indonesian rupiah: 88k means Rp88,000.
Sharing plates, and the point of a slow late morning
Brunch here is not a plate each. The To Share part of the menu runs to sixteen dishes, and they are built to land in the middle of the table and be reached across: babaganoush at 48k, hummus at 62k, masala falafel in crispy buckwheat at 70k, charcoal potatoes with ricotta and salted sardine at 75k, beef tartare with miso parmesan mousse at 85k, stracciatella under smoked fig at 138k. Nobody orders a main and guards it.
That is the whole idea of a late morning up here. Four or five things between you, arriving as they are ready rather than in courses, and the table rearranging itself around whichever one turns out to be the favourite. Seven of the sixteen are vegetarian, so a mixed table is not a negotiation.
Is a bottle worth it for a group?
Prosecco is Rp110,000 a glass or Rp550,000 the bottle; cava is Rp550,000 the bottle. A bottle pours about five glasses, so for four or five people it comes to the same Rp110,000 a glass, and it arrives once, in ice, instead of five separate walks to the bar. That is usually the difference between a brunch that lasts an hour and one that lasts three.
What does a table of four usually order?
Four or five plates to share, one bottle, and a couple of things off the breakfast menu for whoever woke up hungry rather than thirsty. Around noon the full menu opens and a pizza off the stone joins the middle of the table. Nothing is on a timer, and nobody comes to turn the table over.
Prices in thousands of Indonesian rupiah: 88k means Rp88,000.
Sparkling, spritz, and the calm mimosa
The bar opens with brunch, at ten. Prosecco comes by the glass at 110k or the bottle at 550k, cava by the bottle at 550k, and three of the cocktails are built on sparkling wine, which is more or less the point of a late morning. The Lavender Valencia is a mimosa with a secret in it: sparkling wine and orange juice, built exactly the way a mimosa is built, and then lavender syrup, which no mimosa has ever had. The same bright morning drink, with something quieter running underneath it. Rp85,000, and it is the one the kitchen would put in your hand first.
Sparkling and wine
- Prosecco, Italy, a glass110k
- Prosecco, Italy, a bottle550k
- Cava, Spain, a bottle550k
- Wine by the glass, white or red95k
Built on sparkling
- Lavender Valencia, the calm mimosa85k
- Old Cuban88k
- Aperol Spritz120k
And the rest of the bar
- Watermelon Tini75k
- Gin Basil Smash85k
- Espresso Martini92k
- Negroni140k
For whoever is not drinking
- Halva Latte45k
- Green Mix, cold pressed55k
- Liquid Love, cold pressed62k
- Detox Bomb, cold pressed65k
Prices in thousands of Indonesian rupiah: 88k means Rp88,000.
Breakfast, still running
The breakfast menu does not stop when brunch starts. It runs until two, so eggs and a spritz can land on the same table without anyone negotiating.
Eggs and pans
- Shakshuka88k
- Arabian Breakfast70k
- Big Grill Breakfast105k
- Omelette from the Oven78k
- Wild Princess Breakfast110k
Toasts and pastry
- Salmon & Avo Toast115k
- Prawn & Avo Toast110k
- Croissant with Mortadella98k
- Breakfast Flatbread90k
- Savory Cottage Pancake78k
Prices in thousands of Indonesian rupiah: 88k means Rp88,000.
When the full menu opens
At noon the rest of the kitchen comes online in the middle of brunch: the stone oven, pasta and risotto, the salads. From then on one table can order across everything at once.
From the oven
- Pizza Margarita95k
- Pizza Pepperoni98k
- Flatbread Lamb Kebab82k
- Flatbread Slow-Cooked Beef85k
Pasta and salads
- Mushroom Risotto110k
- Pumpkin Ravioli85k
- Greek Salad98k
- Avocado Salad75k
- Thai Beef Salad115k
Prices in thousands of Indonesian rupiah: 88k means Rp88,000.
Bowls, juices and smoothies
For the mornings after, or the ones before a session: bowls built on yogurt and granola, juices pressed cold, smoothies that are closer to breakfast than a drink.
Bowls
- Acai Bowl85k
- Breakfast Bowl70k
- Power Kick Smoothie Bowl78k
- Oatmeal & Banana Porridge55k
Cold pressed and smoothies
- Green Mix55k
- Pineapple40k
- Detox Bomb65k
- Liquid Love62k
- Chocolate Iron Man55k
Prices in thousands of Indonesian rupiah: 88k means Rp88,000.
Before you come up
Is there a separate brunch menu?
No, and that is on purpose. Brunch here is the breakfast menu, the sharing plates and the bar at the same table, so you order across all three.
Can we come as a big group?
Yes. A table here takes eight comfortably; call ahead for more and they will put the room together for you.
What time is brunch?
From ten in the morning until two in the afternoon. The breakfast menu is open the whole time, and from twelve the full menu comes with it, so from noon you can order across everything at one table. On Mondays the kitchen closes at four.
Where can I have brunch in Bali on the Bukit?
At Shaffa, on Jalan Pantai Balangan between Jimbaran and Uluwatu, a few minutes up from Balangan Beach. Brunch runs from ten until two on an open terrace, and the kitchen is Mediterranean cooked over wood.
Is this an unlimited brunch?
No, and we would rather say so. Everything is ordered a la carte. Prosecco is Rp110,000 a glass, an Aperol spritz Rp120,000, and cava comes by the bottle at Rp550,000. Nothing is on a timer and nobody counts your glasses.
Do you serve brunch on Sunday?
Yes, and on every other day too. Ten until two, Tuesday through Sunday. Monday is the short day: the kitchen closes at four, so brunch still runs its full hours.
Can I get a late breakfast in Bali after ten?
Yes. Breakfast runs from eight until two in the afternoon, so arriving at eleven or at half past twelve makes no difference to what you can order. Shakshuka is Rp88,000, salmon and avo toast on house sourdough Rp115,000. The only item with a cut-off is Create Your Own, the build-it-yourself breakfast, which stops at twelve.
Does breakfast stop when brunch starts?
No. At ten the bar opens and the sharing plates come out, but the breakfast menu keeps running underneath it until two. From twelve the full menu opens as well, so between noon and two a table can order breakfast, brunch and lunch at once.
What is on the sharing menu at brunch?
Sixteen dishes in the To Share part of the menu, from babaganoush at Rp48,000 to crispy broken tortilla with smoked eel at Rp135,000. Seven of them are vegetarian. They are meant for the middle of the table: four or five between a group, arriving as they are ready rather than in courses.
Can we share a bottle instead of ordering by the glass?
Yes, and for a group it is the sensible way round. Prosecco is Rp110,000 a glass or Rp550,000 the bottle, and cava is Rp550,000 the bottle. A bottle pours about five glasses, so it works out at the same price a glass and arrives once, in ice.
Do you do mimosas at brunch?
Not under that name. What there is instead is the Lavender Valencia at Rp85,000, a mimosa with a secret in it: sparkling wine and orange juice, built exactly the way a mimosa is built, then lavender syrup, which the classic has never had. Brighter to look at, calmer to drink. If you would rather keep it plain, prosecco is Rp110,000 a glass and Rp550,000 the bottle.
Is there brunch near Uluwatu?
Shaffa is on Jalan Pantai Balangan, on the same peninsula: about eighteen minutes from Padang Padang, nineteen from Bingin and twenty-five from Uluwatu Temple. Brunch runs from ten until two, with parking at the restaurant.
Is it busy at brunch?
Late morning is the quiet part of the day up here. There is no queue at the door, the breakfast menu does not close at ten the way it does in town, and the tables by the rail with the ocean past them are usually free on a weekday.