About Us
The joyful tastes of Northern & Southern India. Authentic and fusion dishes, prepared fresh with the finest ingredients and spices.
Open for lunch & dinner. Vegetarian & vegan dishes available
Chai Ba, centrally located in the heart of Seminyak, is your new favorite Indian restaurant. Dancing with fresh spices, Chai Ba takes you into the home of Chef. You must not overwork yourself, just as you should never overeat certain things. Try your best to eat fresh, cook fresh and you will feel fresh”.
Chai Ba blends the aroma of Balinese culture with Indian spiced home cooked meals. Comfortable cushions make it welcoming for the whole family. A classy dark wood bar compliments the outer works of Seminyak where Chai Ba serves an assortment of different cocktails. Indoor and outdoor seating is available to give you a choice of dining atmospheres. Along with traditional Indian food and drinks, Chai Ba caters to an arrange of appetites, offering fresh salads and juices. No matter which dish you prefer, you are sure to be satisfied with your visit.
We hope that in visiting Chai Ba you feel at home, relaxed and healthfully indulged.
Where It All Began
We hope that in visiting Chai’ Ba you feel at home, relaxed and healthfully indulged.
A Variety of Whole Spices
Mace
Nutmeg
Star anise
Clove
Green cardamom
Black cardamom
Cumin
Black pepper
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What People are Saying
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Must go restaurant if you are visiting Bali. One of the best Indian restaurant around. Ingredients they use are all Fresh, organic and they don't use any food coloring. Taste... read more spot on. They have nice bar with unique cocktails choices. Great vibe and very friendly staff. Don't miss this eatery...
June 2, 2023Decided to call in for a light lunch and was extremely pleased. Ordered the Samosa's and had to go back for 2nd serve as they were that good.
Second visit... read more tried the masala dosa, OMG, flavour sensation.
Well worth a visit if you love good indian food.
Staff very pleasant, service excellent. No complaints from us.
Enjoy
May 30, 2023We ended up going to Chai'ba 3 times over our 9 night stay in Seminyak. The food is that good.
I would rank it up there with the best... read more Indian food we have ever had. The butter chicken and lamb shank masala dishes are delicious and reasonably priced.
I can think of only a handful of restaurants that I've been to several times, that haven't diminished in quality the more times you go, this was one of them.
The only negative I can think of was that drink service was a bit slow each time we were here.
We would 100% go back to Chai'ba the next time we are in Seminyak.
May 25, 2023Family of 5. Kids from 10-15. Everyone happy. The best food we have had in Bali so far. Entrees perfect. Garlic prawn spot on. The sauces all packed with flavour.... read more We all had mild but prob could have gone with a hotter spice. Highly recommend
May 19, 2023The food here is amazing. Every dish we tried ( and we went three times on our 12 day stay) was spectacular. Cocktails and service were great and the price is reasonable.
May 15, 2023We ordered a take out from this restaurant & I am so glad we did, as the food was the best Indian food we have ever eaten (& we have... read more eaten a lot!).
We had lamb & chicken dishes & the all meat fell apart, in both the rice & curries.
The flavours of all the dishes were subtle but still packed a punch. We would highly recommend this restaurant, you will not be disappointed! 5 stars all round!
May 6, 2023Good food… we loved the Dosa’s thr and paneer tikka .
Presentation was good of food and the bar had good assortments of drinks.
We enjoyed and would... read more come again
April 23, 2023It's bust so you may have to wait for a table but that's because it's so good. The flavours are just wonderful. One of the best Indian restaurants I've been... read more to.
April 20, 2023Chai,ba, is unquestionably the best indian food that we have had in a very long long time, make no mistake and forget other indian restaurants in Bali,this place has the... read more freshest food ,although no tomato juice, of the 7 days staying in the Seminyak area we ate their 3 times, simply delicious,
April 17, 2023 -
The food here was delicious and I can recommend. We ordered the chicken tikka masala, Chennai lamb, garlic cheese naan and rice. The only slight negative and is down to... read more personal preference was we asked for it to be spicy hot and it was probably 3/10 in spiciness and the garlic cheese naan the cheese was like liquid cheese inside which was a bit weird but still ok
November 4, 2022Probably the best Lamb Rohan Josh that I have ever had as the meat just melted in the month and was beautifully cooked. The ambiance is really good and you... read more can watch the chefs cooking the food in front of your eyes. I don’t think you can book but they saved a table as we visited twice within 5 days it was so good
October 19, 2022Wow a must visit! My fave Indian food in Bali! Every cocktail was divine probably the best of my trip. Every dish was so good but particularly recommend the chicken... read more tikka kebab and the lamb korma!!
Also so many gluten free options and they had good knowledge of food allergies!!! I am coeliac and felt very safe eating there
October 3, 2022We made a point of eating twice at Chai'ba because the food is so good.
All our meals were delicious. The Samosas are amazing. We can highly recommend The... read more Chicken Tikka Masala, the Chicken Malai Kebab, the Fish Tikka and the Kashmiri Fish Tikka.
Chai'ba doesn't take reservations.
August 30, 2022Amazing evening from start to finish with absolutely beautiful food. We arrived earlier than our reservation and the staff were happy to allow us to sit outside for drinks. Reasonably... read more priced beers and cocktails. Poppadums to start with some nice dips, we also ordered samosas and onion bhajis. They were fairly big portions so we didn’t manage to finish all of them. We ordered Paneer Tikka Massala and Chicken Madras, basmati rice and garlic and cheese naan. Curries were authentic for lovely flavour, decent sized portions. Cheese was quite runny in the naan bread but that was just personal preference. Staff amazing throughout and would 100% recommend if you like a good curry!
August 25, 2022Visited this restaurant 4 times during our Bali holiday and never left disappointed.
This is the best Indian cuisine my wife and I have had since leaving London almost 20... read more years ago.
The service is very attentive and Ee cannot fault any of the dishes we sampled.
This is a must for any Indian food lover visiting Bali.
August 7, 2022Food here was really nice, particularly enjoyed the butter naan breads. The curries were really tasty. Portion sizes were huge and we were offered a doggy bag to take home... read more the leftovers!
Service was good although slow at times, we needed to catch a waitress as they walked past each time we wanted to order.
August 5, 2022This is indeed a fantastic restaurant. Very tastefully done atmosphere inside, comfortable/cozy vibe when we visited on Fri afternoon for lunch with family. The food was lip smacking good, really... read more felt some dishes were the best Indian food we have ever eaten. We ordered Malai chicken Tikka (super), tandoori fried chicken wings, butter chicken and paneer Tikka masala with butter/garlic naans. All great. Finished with a masala chai (tea). Highly recommended for anyone in Seminyak or even across Bali - wish the team here all the best!
July 14, 2022 -
The food was good and authentic Indian. the restaurant has good potential but has a number of areas of improvement.
They get really busy (more on this below),... read more but won’t take reservations. So you have to queue for as long as it takes and the queue does build up.
Part of the reason the queue builds up is that the service is chaotic, which results in each table taking longer to wrap up than needed. not sure why it was so chaotic - they seemed to have enough staff and the folks working there seemed to be trying hard.
Lastly, water and white wine were not well chilled - only f&b in bali that we went to that did not have drinks properly chilled
July 13, 2022Who knew you had to come to Bali to get one of the best Indian meals? Love the oven in sight of the diving room where naans fly in and... read more out. Lamb was terrific. Just awesome.
May 29, 2022Great variety of Indian food and everything tasted wonderful. We had a few drinks from the bar before heading to the table to enjoy a flavourful feast. Great staff, especially... read more the barman. Highly recommended.
April 22, 2022One of our favourite restaurants in Bali. The menu selection is full of variety and caters to all taste buds. We have tried so many different dishes and could not... read more fault one. The spices are perfectly balanced in every dish. There is also a huge selection for gluten free meals. An amazing culinary experience. Kudos to the chef
August 15, 2021Originally we were going to go to another Indian restaurant which we realised were in,y doing takeaway....... well that fell in our favour as this place was a great find..... read more we arrived and were seated outside (next time we would chose inside, only due to the excessive engine noise from the road)
We ordered onion bhajis and samosas to start sadly they had run out of poppadoms so we will have to go back to test these... the bhajis and samosas were excellent, well flavoured and fresh out the fire...
We all ordered different things.. lamb biryani chicken biryani, sagwhalla Ghost, chicken tikka masala, aloo gobi, dhal and an array of breads, everything was excellent and well balanced.. we were asked if we liked it mild medium or hot which shows it fresh as can be.... I like mine spicy so they also brought me a chilli pounded to add some extra heat
All in all my question is alway “would I return”? My answer is DEFINITELY... the staff were excellent, the food delicious so yes I will return soon
May 31, 2021Foods is was delicious
Staff ayu it so great, warm service we love it
But manager it was bad!
We stay here from 5pm until 9.30 pm , but... read more her never come to my table , but her always come to another customer table to say how’s your food, andthan my frends have brthday her food didnt come until we finish our food, after that i go to toilet with my friends and talk with waitres just to say why your manager not respect with our? Cause we local or something? Andthan you know manager call scurity and her say we want to fight her, wtf!!!! Her so BAD MANAGER FOR OUR !!! We order many food , wine and beer!
ONLY MANAGER SO BAD, STAFF SO FRIENDLY , FOODS WAS GOOD!!!!!
May 13, 2021Very tasty Indian food - the butter chicken was superb. But the highlight was garlic cheese naan - had to get 2nd portion entirely for myself. Definitely a go-to if... read more I want Indian food around Seminyak area/
April 14, 2021This restaurant can do any meal you order even if not on the menu this is the best Indian restaurant in bali it’s SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Good. My favourite was the paneer... read more it tastes as if it was HEAVEN It’s by far the best Indian restaurant in bali.
February 23, 2021 -
We just moved to Bali from Jakarta and was craving some Indian food. We knew there are at least 2 Indian restaurant that is also available in Jakarta but we... read more wanted to try something new.
And we’re glad that we found Chaiba.
It’s honestly the best Indian food i’ve tried so far. Everything was so good that we came back again the next day and invited friends to join. They all agreed that the food is sooo good and we will definitely come back anytime we crave for Indian food.
November 15, 2020We had lunch twice. The food is full of flavour and amazing. The service and hygiene protocol cannot be faulted. I was super impressed by the fact that the restaurant... read more donated food to those in need whilst we were dining by packing up food parcels. Thank you Chai’ba, it’s amazing and encouraging to see a business care for the community as well as having awesome service and delicious food. Best Indian food in Bali
October 21, 2020Probably one of the best Indian dinners in my life! Great service, fast and nice restaurant. But you come here for the food and that’s where this place is hard... read more to top! Huge menu with lots of vegetarian options. Had super delicious onion bhaji, naan bread, dhaal and some other dishes. Huge portions so had to take half take away (in environmentally friendly package).
Highest recommend this restaurant!
September 29, 2020I came here for lunch, the menu was extensive, with many more vegetarian curry options than other Indian restaurants, which made me very happy! Every dish I tried was flavourful... read more and tasty, and the staff were welcoming and very attentive. I can't wait to go back to try new things!
September 22, 2020Best Indian in Bali, authentic cuisine. No need to go to India, stop by Chai’ba to enjoy their delicious food. Perfect service
July 25, 2020I celebrate my 65th birthday here
I am from.netherland and everytime I go to bali I look for best Indian food
love the nasi Brian and the roti... read more they made very well matched with the mild flavor of lamb shank and my prawn...
unfortunately they didn't have mango chutney that I really missed!
July 4, 2020Delicious food, smily faces & best of the best Indian resto in bali. in the Heart of seminyak. Must visit place in bali.
We went for 3 days in... read more a raw. Lunch Dinner all every day.
June 29, 2020This place will surprice you. The food is of high standards. The kids loved it. The one place we visited three times (in we don't do that normally). Not the... read more biggest place in the world, big big in other ways.
June 7, 2020 -
Twice a week we eat there, security can be more polite other then this, we will continue going there since we leave near by!
Best Indian restaurant by far... read more since we almost tired them all!
April 2, 2020This restaurant is awesome! The choice of curries is excellent and prices are reasonable. The flavour, quantity & quality of the dishes we had were incredible, worth saying the meat... read more was really tender. The layout of the restaurant is good - it was really interesting to see into the kitchen and watch the chefs in action - awesome! The staff were really friendly, attentive and very helpful. If you are in Seminyak and love curry, go to this restaurant - you won't be disappointed!
March 31, 2020Finally found a delicious Indian restaurant which serves number of vegetarian and non vegetarian delicious food which includes Thali and the rest is never ending, I rate them on a... read more scale 10/10, Until I visited for lunch and dinner 2 days in the row, Thanks once again for immensely work and the quality of food 🙂 Loved it
March 21, 2020This is the best Indian restaurant in Bali. Excellent food, Wonderful staff. Menu.can be tailored to individual tastes. You want it hot, you can get it very hot if you... read more want.
March 10, 2020I always coming here when I craving for Indian food. My favorite is Butter Chicken and their Naan garlic cheese bread, it just another level! But I for me all... read more the foods here is just amazing
March 9, 2020This place was so amazingly delicious I came back 2 more times! This is exactly what we are lacking in Sydney Australia. Total authenticity. From the Butter chicken, Lamb Shank... read more maharani, Meat Thali and Panner Tikka, I could not find a fault. Full of explosive...More
December 8, 2018Speaking to the duty manager at our hotel, about Indian restraunts and he recommended this place to us, not been open very long but proving very popular with hotel managers... read more and staff, and the visit was well worth it, if you are a Indian food...More
December 4, 2018We came here on our last night in Bali and after reading a number of reviews, thought we’d give it a try and glad we did. Everything from the dried... read more banana crisps to cucumber cocktails followed by the most amazingly authentic tasty Indian food we...More
December 1, 2018 -
We got the a selection of food here and all was fantastic. The paneer tikka was so fresh, soft and well flavoured. The strawberry vajeto mocktail is also delicious and... read more addictive!
November 30, 2018Sorry for my mistake for not giving 5 stars I thought I did but it only showed 4. Anyway we are back again in the restaurant two days later shows... read more i meant what I said my earlier review. Definitely genuine Indian restaurant with Indian taste....More
November 27, 2018Such good food; the most flavoursome Indian food we’ve ever tasted. The restaurant has amazing ambience and all the dishes we had were fantastic. The butter chicken, fish curry, Dahl... read more and cheesy garlic naan bread come highly recommended. This is a must visit restaurant with...More
November 25, 2018Glad to find my taste in Bali @ Chai'Ba. Authentic taste. Quality and service is excellent. Moreover the friendly nature of owner, detailed explanation about food and that too first... read more he understands the desire which we crave for is mind blowing... Just try once than...More
November 25, 2018Having been Indian chef and running a large Indian restaurant in southern Spain over a decade successfully I can really say that chaiba really caters for Indians and foreign pallet.... read more Viraj the owner and his team really know how to give his customers a professional...More
November 24, 2018Don’t think I’ve had a better Indian curry anywhere. I’ve travelled a lot, eat in restaurants most nights, have lived in Bali now 2 years, and this restaurant is an... read more absolute winner. Fresh ingredients, outstanding flavours, superb service and great ambiance. Do yourself a favour...More
November 19, 2018This is a very clean modern Indian restaurant with an amazing menu of delicious food for vegetarian and non vegetarian alike. I highly recommend the Thali Plate as it has... read more a sample of several of the curries and delights. The staff are very helpful and...More
July 19, 2018The food here is delicious, we ordered butter chicken,lamb shank maharani, tandoori chicken wings & 2 beers, all tasted great its a must try restaurant if you like Indian dishes,... read more btw the food was not too spicy its below medium and they can make it...More
July 19, 2018 -
Came here for food with my 2 siblings on the first night of our holiday in Bali. Food was exquisite & it is a must for good indian food. Excellent... read more price too.
July 15, 2018Fresh ingredients, superb service, decors cool. Good portion size. Recommend the madras and tikka masala.
July 15, 2018Restaurant is nicely set up. Good location as well. Service was solid. No complaints there. Very friendly. We ordered 1 cocktail each, an app that we split, lamb shank biryani,... read more and one chicken dish. We were quite hungry and this was plenty of food. We...More
July 15, 2018Visited last night. Great food. Great smells. Very well priced and service is great. I’ll go back for sure. Treat yourself to perfect Indian food.
July 13, 2018Dined with a group of 8. Service was lovely & friendly. Drinks came out promptly, complimentary spiced banana chips were yummy! Goan fish curry was beautiful, fish beautifully cooked. Utapaam... read more and dosa were awesome. Saag was vibrant green, smooth & spicey. Level of spice was...More
July 11, 2018My wife and I and our seven year old daughters had dinner here, and I can say we loved it! I think it’s the best Indian I’ve had, ever... please... read more try the lamb korma, and you must have a cocktail. Could this be the best...More
July 9, 2018My husband and 2 teens had dinner here and loved it. I think it’s the best Indian I’ve had and service was great. Thank you. We will be back.
July 7, 2018Firstly, I must say that I love the food, I’m always hungry and thinking about eating. Three years ago I was here, in Bali, and I ate for the first... read more time a curry, and I liked it so much...! When we returned to the Basque...More
July 6, 2018Absolutely love this place , ingredients are the freshest you can imagine and they customize the spice levels to your individual need. Super cozy atmosphere and very friendly staff. I... read more will come back very soon and also Recommend to all my friends who come to...More
July 5, 2018 -
First things first: I LOVE INDIAN FOOD this trumps any ‘posh’ curry in London (gymkhana, authentic east end etc), or anywhere else I’ve sought out good Indian food (admittedly I’ve... read more never actually been to India) Super authentic, made with organic, fresh ingredients, tasty and perfectly...More
July 5, 2018Hi! I was in Bali for 9 days and visited Chaiba for atleast 4 meals .. there are other indian reataurants in seminayak area but Chaiba is the best ..... read more unfortunately i had to try the other ones before i found this gem.. they arent...More
July 4, 2018This place is great. Unfortunately- we discovered this on our last day. After searching for a good Indian and trying a couple - this was by far the best Indian... read more food we had in Bali. Staff were welcoming and friendly, it was very clean and...More
July 4, 2018Turned up on a bust night and the restaurant managed to accommodate 5 of us without any dramas. We found the service to be exemplary and our food experience was... read more 5*. We had a wide range of dishes and I particularly enjoyed the two lamb...More
July 3, 2018A smartly selected menu and an innovative style to present. The food tastes good however it is cooked to cater to the western expats as it is sightly on the... read more mild side. Place is great and always busy
July 1, 2018The villa owner who is Indian told us this is the best in town and boy was he right Great Indian food we consider ourselves experts in Indian food and... read more we were not disappointed. So good going back again tonight
June 30, 2018The restaurant is at the busy street of seminyak so u can notice it easily . Ambience is classy staff is courteous and food is authentic Indian We tried their... read more aloo paratha dal makhani palak paneer hara bhara kebab sangria and exceptionally well masala tea:)...More
June 12, 2018Amazing delicious brilliant Indian food. Perhaps the best I’ve had. Staff are warm and polite, atmosphere is funky. We’re staying in Seminyak for 4 days and we’ve eaten there 3... read more times.
June 12, 2018 -
I couldn’t recommend this place enough. If you love curry then you HAVE to go here, so fresh and tasty, if we come back to Bali - we’ll come back... read more here, it’s that simple! Some of the best curry we’ve had anywhere in the world....More
June 7, 2018As I'm plant based I enjoyed a meal here with my friend, we had two vegetable curries a starter, popadoms, the lot. They even gave us garlic naan without butter... read more which is what we asked for. The curries were a god size and very delicious....More
June 5, 2018We had dinner here yesterday ,walking down the seminiyak street !! Last order at 10 ,30 . amazing decor ,food presentation ,quick service ,hospitable staff . We ordered Dal makhani,paneer... read more butter masala n garlic naan ,,which were mouth watering .. apple crumble for dessert was...More
June 4, 2018Went to this place with the Wife while on honeymoon and we both absolutely loved it. Nice and relaxed atmosphere, but the food was out of this world. Will definitely... read more be back.
June 3, 2018We stumbled across this place whilst out walking and called in for coffee but were instantly impressed by the stylish surroundings and relaxed atmosphere. We perused the menu whilst we... read more had our lunchtime drinks and vowed to return for dinner. So glad we did -...More
June 1, 2018Have come 4 times back to this restaurant in our 2 week holiday, the food is superb, the staff are beautiful. Highly recommend if you love Indian cuisine. Have met... read more the owner who was very friendly & welcoming. Will definitely be back here next stay...More
May 31, 2018Had a wonderful Indian meal at this new place . Everything we ordered was outstanding and cant recommend it enough with service right on cue Certainly will be back soon... read more for sure !
May 27, 2018Amazing delicious brilliant Indian food. Perhaps the best I’ve had. Staff are warm and polite, atmosphere is funky. We’re staying in Seminyak for 4 days and we’ve eaten there 3... read more times.
June 12, 2018
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