CnC Living Recommends: {Restaurant Review}: Mozaic, Bali, Indonesia

A place has got to be pretty good it if greets you with this right?

Bali shouldn't be known for just its beaches and markets, it should also be known for this restaurant.  Eating at Mozaic was one of my most unique and fun restaurant experiences to date (and in Pellegrino's World's 50 best restaurants).

If you're a foodie, eat the chef's (ahem, Michelin starred) table tasting menu here.  It'll be a good time and possibly your best meal in Indonesia and among the best meals in your life (this coming from someone who was getting over food poisoning in Bali but ate almost every tasty morsel here).

The chef's tasting menu was a Chic 'n Cheap Living experience - you sit in a private room with other patrons while the chef guides you through the dishes and offers tips along the way in a shining and enviable test kitchen.  It cost ~$100/person which was worthwhile considering the level of cuisine and personal attention from the chef.  This restaurant was memorable not really solely because it had good food, but because it provided such an intimate and personal dining experience.

A sampling of our courses:
Langoustine tails in a citrus ceviche

Foie Gras two ways - chilled with nashi pear and seared with candied kumquats and chocolate

Whipped celeriac ice cream with black truffle espuma (yes truffles can be eaten for dessert)

Chocolate truffles - mmm

These pictures and more uploaded to my Flickr photostream.

What was your last great restaurant experience on a vacation?