The name offers a clue to its heritage, so it’s no great surprise to find that Maccaroni, in the heart of Kuta, radiates chic Italian style in every form – from its awesome architecture and enticing menu to its cool ambience and sophisticated music. This funky restaurant and lounge, designed by the well known Italian architectural designer Giovanni D’Ambrosio, has been serving consistently good food since 1995.
Maccaroni is an urban masterpiece in polished grey concrete and tubular metal. The building is multi-levelled, comprising a series of intimate spaces despite its gargantuan size. An alfresco terrace is linked to a romantic mezzanine by an intriguing footbridge. A sculptured cluster of iron cylinders – reminiscent of pickup sticks – houses the hidden lighting, and the multi mirrored washrooms privately reflect one’s best and worst features one million times over!
The extensive menu bursts with Italian classics, together with Asian dishes, seafood, and exciting creations seamlessly coordinated by Chef Made. His competent team blend hours of preparation with fresh and nourishing ingredients that please the eye and satisfy the stomach. Pizzas (45 – 59), dripping in mozzarella, straight out of an authentic Capri wood oven are ordered in abundance. While other favourites include the tasty crab lime salad (45), grilled tuna kebabs (45) marinated with oregano, thyme, parsley and lime juice, the Maccaroni burger, and the ocean salmon (85) served with a soy and mirin rice wine sauce and accompanied by a salad of daikon, coriander, and ribbons of crunchy cucumber. There is, of course, a whole range of pasta dishes (55 – 99), including the delectable ravioli di mare (69) stuffed with fresh seafood and dripping in cream sauce, and Asian staples such as nasi campur, chicken sate, Saigon noodles, Thai chicken curry, and pork and mango in teriyaki sauce. The wicked dessert menu (33) features white chocolate mousse, pandan pannacotta, tiramisu, home made ice creams, and the scrumptious double layer chocolate mousse cake. There is also a superb selection of fine wines from around the world, cigars, cocktails, freshly made juices and wonderful cappuccinos. Current special offers include “buy one, get one free” cocktails after 11 pm.
Complement all of this with a friendly atmosphere, upbeat DJ music, and live music every night including regular performances from the innova-tive ‘Soulflip’, and you will find that Maccaroni is also a great place to simply hang out and watch the world go by. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner from 8 am until 2 am. Rache
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