What is on the menu at Kubu?

Season of Abundance opens with Jimbaran shrimp, Plaga melon, bilimbi sorrel and marigold; Root to Leaf with the same melon and a Bali burrata. Both end with Kintamani stingless-bee honey cake, lemongrass sorbet and petits fours.2

Does Kubu have a vegetarian menu?

Yes, Root to Leaf, an entirely vegetarian tasting menu; the rest of the repertoire also has vegetarian and plant-based dishes.3

Mandapa, Ubud: Kubu and its 2 tasting menus

Kubu at Mandapa, the bamboo restaurant of the Ubud resort, cooks zero-waste with ingredients sourced within 100km. People come for chef Eka Sunarya’s 2 tasting menus, built on fish from local fishermen and produce from organic farms nearby.

Updated 24 October 20264 min readHow we write the guide

Kubu at dusk: the shingled roof over the lit, woven cocoons, the tables laid and the Ayung River on the right.

The choice, in short

Why choose Mandapa

Kubu has 9 private cocoons, set apart from the rest of the room: if you want one, say so when you book.

Zero waste

When to look elsewhere

For Indonesian heritage dishes, or for lunch, Sawah Terrace is in the same resort: Kubu serves tasting menus only.

The 2 menus

What goes into the kitchen

Eka and his team forage for rare or overlooked ingredients: wild herbs, exotic fruit such as palm fruit, unusual vegetable varieties. The menu changes regularly with what the season brings.⁵

Eka Sunarya comes from the village of Buahan, in Gianyar, and grew up with his mother’s cooking of local ingredients and traditional recipes. He was on the team that opened Mandapa in 2015; after W Maldives, a resort in Jimbaran and Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape, he came back in 2023 as executive sous chef.⁴

To drink there are wines, cocktails made with local spirits and foraged botanicals, and alcohol-free drinks of Bali’s tropical fruit and herbs; many use house-made ferments and infusions.⁵

The Alsace wine dinner

From Alsace to Bali
On Friday 20 November 2026 Eka’s dishes come with the wines of Domaines Schlumberger: Riesling, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. It is IDR 2,200,000 a head, wine included, plus 10% service and 11% tax.¹
First or second seating
The first seating sits at 5.30pm, 6pm or 6.30pm, the second at 6.30pm, 9pm or 9.30pm; booking is on SevenRooms.¹

Mandapa

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Where the scraps go

In the kitchen

Vegetable scraps become broths.
Fruit peel becomes garnish, and seafood shells go back on the plate.
What is left goes to compost, which feeds the restaurant’s herb garden.

Where it is

Address	Jalan Kedewatan, Banjar Kedewatan, 80571 Ubud, inside Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve.³

Rooms at the hotel

The bedroom of a Riverfront Pool Villa, its king bed and glass wall on the green

Rooms and staying here

Season of Abundance and Root to Leaf, course by course

Course	Season of Abundance	Root to Leaf
2nd course	Bali Community Fishery, coconut embryo, wild mango leaf, begonia	Bali coconut, coconut embryo, wild mango leaf, begonia
3rd course	Benoa tuna, Kintamani citrus, avocado, soy and kaffir lime reduction	Bedugul beetroot, Kintamani citrus, avocado, soy and kaffir lime reduction
4th course	Payangan beans, tree-nut cream, forest mushroom, free-range egg yolk	Payangan beans, cashew cream, kelp pickle, free-range egg yolk
5th course	Baturiti heritage pig: slow-cooked pork belly, green peppercorn, pepper leaf	Baturiti jicama, multigrain, coconut curry emulsion
6th course	Java Tokusen beef: oyster blade slow-cooked for 48 hours, onion, bloodberry reduction	Ubud organic jackfruit, organic onion, potato, Plaga wine sauce

Before booking

What kind of food does Kubu serve?

Multi-course tasting menus built on local Indonesian ingredients³, cooked with modern techniques such as sous-vide, fermentation and pickling.⁵

What is the atmosphere like at Kubu?

The dining room is intimate and looks over the Ayung River: you eat in the breeze, with the sound of running water.³

How many people does Kubu seat?

52 in all.³

The restaurant’s page

Kubu at Mandapa

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