Traditional Dum
Ask around for the best biryani in the area and you'll get different answers. Ours is dum-cooked the traditional way, rice and meat sealed together to steam, not mixed and reheated later.
Curry, Done the Right Way
Slow tomatoes, tandoor smoke, real butter, cream at the end, and spices treated with patience.
Butter chicken is the dish everyone claims to make well. Ours uses tomatoes cooked down slowly, with butter and cream added at the end, not dumped in early and boiled off.
Chicken tikka masala follows a similar approach, smoky from the tandoor, finished in a gravy with real depth. Our lamb curry leans into whole spices, cardamom, cloves, black pepper, cooked until the meat falls apart.
Vegetarians get equal attention. Paneer butter masala is a best seller, made in that same tomato-cream base. We also rotate North Indian and South Indian curry dishes through the week, depending on what's fresh.
Biryani Worth Ordering Twice
Dum-cooked rice and meat sealed together to steam, not mixed and reheated later.
Chicken and Lamb
Chicken biryani is the most ordered, but our lamb biryani has a following of its own among guests who've had it in Hyderabad or Lucknow.
Vegetarian Daily
We keep a vegetarian biryani on the menu daily too, loaded with paneer and seasonal vegetables.
From the Tandoor
A good tandoori chicken should char slightly outside and stay juicy inside. Ours marinates overnight in yogurt and spices before it goes near the clay oven.
Chicken tikka and paneer tikka come off the same tandoor, marinated separately so the flavors don't blur. For a group, our mixed grill platter pulls from all three plus a couple of kebabs, closer to Indian BBQ than a single dish.
The Bread Basket
Garlic naan, butter naan, cheese naan, and fresh bread made to order in the tandoor.
You can't judge an Indian restaurant without trying the naan. Garlic naan is the standard order, and our butter naan, brushed with ghee right off the tandoor, is underrated.
We also do a cheese naan that's popular with kids and anyone wanting something indulgent alongside a spicy curry. All our bread is made fresh to order, not reheated, so there's sometimes a short wait. Worth it.
Vegetarian and Vegan Options
Health-conscious Bali travelers get real choice, not a token side dish.
Vegetarian Indian Restaurant
Bali attracts a lot of health-conscious travelers, and the menu reflects that. As a vegetarian Indian restaurant, we go well beyond paneer dishes, with dal and vegetable curries that never touch meat stock.
Vegan Friendly
We're also a solid pick as a vegan Indian restaurant. We can swap ghee and cream for plant-based alternatives in most curries, and a few dishes are vegan from the start. Gluten-free options work too, since most curries and rice dishes qualify naturally, it's mainly the bread that needs a substitute.
Good for Any Occasion
Quiet dinners, date nights, birthdays, work catch-ups, family meals, and group dining.
Some nights call for a quiet dinner, just you and a menu you can take your time with. Other nights it's a bigger group out for a birthday or a work catch-up.
For a date night, we keep a few quieter tables away from the main floor. We're also an Indian restaurant with a bar, so cocktails alongside a spicy vindaloo isn't out of the question.
Group dining is easy here too. Our team is used to arranging shared platters and staggered courses for tables of ten or more, and family dinners get the same care as bigger celebrations.
Takeaway, Delivery, and Catering
Not every meal happens at a table. Indian takeaway is available if you'd rather eat at your villa, and delivery covers most of the area, including near Double Six Beach and Petitenget Beach.
For bigger events, our catering service handles everything from small private dinners to party catering for fifty or more guests. It usually needs a few days' notice depending on size, so reach out early for weddings or corporate events.
Find Us Near Seminyak Beach
Close to Eat Street, Seminyak Square, Double Six Beach, Petitenget Beach, and Legian.
Chai'Ba sits a short walk from Seminyak Beach, close to Eat Street and not far from Seminyak Square. It's an easy stop whether you're coming from the beach or already out shopping.
We get a fair number of guests coming over from Legian too, since there aren't many places offering this level of Indian food that close by. Looking for something open late? Chai'Ba usually still has the kitchen running after a long beach day.