Casual restaurant serves up home-cooked style comfort dishes, crêpes, and refreshing beverages
July 25th, 2014
Kitchenette Restaurant & Crêperie is a popular casual restaurant and all day cafe that has its roots in Jakarta with three outlets, and first opened in Bali in 2012. An appealing dining concept from the Jakarta-based Ismaya Group (the team behind mega-popular venues in Jakarta like SKYE and Social House). Conveniently located on the street frontage of the modern beachwalk lifestyle mall overlooking Kuta Beach, Kitchenette serves home-cooked style dishes all day, with many options from the extensive menu perfect for brunch, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, or light refreshments at anytime of the day or evening. A tantalising variety of beverages include gourmet coffee, healthy smoothies & fruit juices, and smoothies; while the bar entices with a compact list of “wicked elixir” cocktails, beer, wine and champagne.
Exuding a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere, Kitchenette attracts a steady stream of customers all day looking for healthy nourishment and refreshing drinks- and a welcoming respite from the bustling streets of Kuta. Kitchenette has dual entrances- principally from the street front promenade- but also with direct access from inside the mall- and opens daily from 9 am until 11 pm ( midnight on weekends).
Inside Kitchenette
Accordant with its Kitchenette title- and concept of home-style cooking- the decor has a distinctly kitchen-themed direction with cooking utensils and kitchen accessories deployed extensively as decorative features, and the compact open kitchen connects patrons with the cooking team. The elongated interior space features several sections of casual cafe tables and banquette settings, back- dropped with oversize wall mirrors and menu chalkboards. At the promenade frontage- open air tables and daybeds on the terrace offer ideal people watching opportunities.
Kitchenette “home-cooked” food
Headlining the menu are Savoury Galettes and Sweet Crêpes – more than ten varieties of each are made-to-order from organic buckwheat flour and natural ingredients. Other menu options include Salads; Rustic Pastas; Sharing Dishes and Tapas; comfort Mains like the Mama Mia Burger and Southern Fried Chicken & Waffles with chili butter & maple syrup; and the Dessert Bar tempts with all kinds of decadent desserts.
Kitchenette drinks
Kitchenette stands out with their wide variety of healthy and refreshing beverages- including juices and smoothies from the Juice Bar– and the luscious Frappes. Under the “Everything Wicked” category are some potent, oversize (500 ml) cocktails such as the Summer Tango– fresh mango & orange fruit with vodka, rum & gin. Other alcohol options include a couple of classic cocktails, well-priced wines and champagne, and bottled local and import beers.
