Sidemen, Karangasem · farm to table
Picked this morning, 400 metres from the kitchen.
A garden warung in Sidemen. Vegetables and duck from our own plot, the rest from neighbours in the same banjar. The menu changes every Monday, following the harvest.
If one vegetable on your plate was not picked today, your food is free.
- 400 m
- garden to kitchen
- 9
- things harvested this week
- 8 min
- our average WhatsApp reply
This week
Being picked right now
Picked before dawn on Monday and Thursday. The number beside each one is how much reached the kitchen this week.
Menu changes 17 Aug, as soon as the first pick reaches the kitchen
See the full menuWhy people hesitate
Eating out in Bali usually means guessing.
It is rarely about the food. It is the small things that send you back to the place you already know.
- 01
The menu is not online
You drive 40 minutes and only then find out the prices are double what you expected. Or that there are three dishes.
- 02
It says farm to table. Where is the farm?
Nearly every warung writes it. Almost none will tell you where the garden is, when it was picked, or how far it travelled.
- 03
You ask on Instagram, you hear back on Thursday
All you wanted to know was whether a table for five at seven was possible.
- 04
Vegan or gluten free? Good luck
You ask the waiter, the waiter asks the kitchen, the kitchen asks the cook. You are already hungry.
- 05
Parking is a gamble
The roads around Sidemen are narrow and steep, and nobody tells you where the car goes.
- 06
You arrive and the kitchen has closed
Open until nine, it said. Last orders were at quarter to nine and that is written nowhere.
This page answers all six before you leave the house.
What is different here
You know what you are eating, and where it grew.
Every number below is on the menu, or you can ask us about it at the table.
- 400 mA distance you can walk
- The garden is directly behind the warung. Want to see it before you eat? Just say so. No booking, no tour fee.
- Every MondayA menu that admits what season it is
- If the long beans are going mad, that week has a lot of long beans. We do not send someone to a Denpasar market so last month's dish can stay on.
- 6 hoursBetutu duck that is actually buried
- Wrapped in areca leaf and buried in rice husk embers from four in the morning. Not reheated when you order.
- 12 of 20Dishes with no animal products
- Marked on the menu itself, not something the kitchen has to be asked. Gluten free carries its own mark.
- 8 minutesOur average WhatsApp reply
- During opening hours you are messaging the kitchen, not a bot.
- 6 carsParking in the yard, not on the verge
- Six car spaces out front, motorbikes as many as you like. Free, and someone keeps an eye on them until closing.
Gallery
The garden, the kitchen, then the plate.
Twenty photos and one short video from the kitchen.
VideoA day at Tanah Atas, from the pick to the plateWe host this video ourselves rather than embedding YouTube. No third party cookies, no trackers, and no other company's logo sitting on top of our kitchen.
What guests say
People who drove all the way up.
Five reviews, all from guests who came this year.
Messaged on WhatsApp at four in the afternoon, had a reply in six minutes, and the table was ready for six of us at seven. The betutu really is buried. You can tell from the burnt areca leaf.
I'm vegan and I usually have to interrogate the waiter. Here it's printed on the menu, and the sambal matah has no shrimp paste in it. I ordered the moringa urab twice.
One hour ten from Ubud, easy parking, plenty of yard. Our two kids, four and seven, were happy the whole time because they were allowed to go and look at the ducks.
Came in March, came again in July, and the menu was completely different. July was better. It really does follow the harvest.
The prices on the website were the prices on the bill. No service charge appearing at the end, no tax bolted on afterwards. That alone is a reason to come back.
FAQ
The questions we get most.
If yours is not here, message us. We reply in about 8 minutes during opening hours.
The menu changes weekly. How do I know what is on?
The menu on this page is the one running this week, with the dates printed above the list. We update it every Monday morning as soon as the first pick reaches the kitchen. If something sells out mid week, we tell you when you book.
Do I need to reserve or can I just turn up?
You can turn up. But for five people or more, or if you want the betutu duck, message us first. The betutu goes into the embers at four in the morning, so it cannot be done on the spot.
Are there vegan or gluten free options?
Yes. 12 of our 20 dishes have no animal products, and the marks are printed on the menu itself. Our sambal matah has no shrimp paste. If your allergy is serious, say so when you book and we will keep the pans separate.
What about parking? The Sidemen road is narrow.
We have our own yard out front with room for 6 cars. Motorbikes are not counted. It is free, and you never have to park on the verge.
Is there wifi and are there sockets?
The wifi is good. Sockets are only at 5 indoor tables. Midday to two in the afternoon is usually full, so come in the morning or late afternoon if you want to work.
Can I bring kids and dogs?
Both are fine. There are 2 high chairs, and children tend to be happy here because they are allowed to go and look at the ducks. Dogs are welcome on the terrace and in the garden yard, but not in the indoor room.
How can I pay?
Cash, QRIS, debit and credit cards. Menu prices are final, tax included, and no service charge appears on the bill.
How long is the drive from Ubud or Candidasa?
About 1 hour 10 from Ubud via Klungkung. 40 minutes from Candidasa, 45 from Amlapura. The last ten minutes climb and narrow, so take it slowly.
Can you do events or large groups?
Up to 24 people. Tell us 2 days ahead so we can pick more. For an event out in the garden, give us a week.
About
This place started as a garden, not as a kitchen.
Tanah Atas was a family vegetable plot in Banjar Tabola. In 2019 we put four tables at the edge of it for whoever happened to pass, and people came back. There are eleven tables now. It is still the same garden.
We do not have a fixed menu because the garden does not have one. The pick comes into the kitchen before dawn on Monday, and only then do we decide what to cook. If the long beans are going mad, that week has a lot of long beans. If the jackfruit is not ready, it is not on.
Whatever we cannot grow, we get from people in the same banjar. Duck from the pen out back, tilapia from a pond in Iseh, arak from Tri Eka Buana. It is all on the menu with the distance beside it, so you can check for yourself.
- Opens
- 10.00
- Closes
- 21.30
- Last order
- 20.45
- Garden
- 0.4 ha
- Garden distance
- 400 m
- Tables
- 11
- Since
- 2019
- Ducks per week
- 9
Book
One tap and the table is held.
Fill in the three fields below and WhatsApp opens with the whole message already written. Nothing is posted to a server, there is no confirmation email. We reply in about 8 minutes during opening hours.
If one vegetable on your plate was not picked today, your food is free.
Quick booking
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- Address
- Jl. Raya Sidemen No. 27Banjar Tabola, SidemenKarangasem 80864, Bali
- Landmark
- 600 metres north of the Sidemen yellow bridgeOpposite Pura Dalem Tabola, green wooden gateSix car parking yard right out front
- Opening hours
- Every day 10.00 to 21.30Kitchen last order 20.45