Food & drink prices at Le Grande Hotel Bali
Food and beverage pricing is deeply contradictory: restaurant meals receive both positive ("good prices") and negative ("somewhat expensive") assessments, while ancillary charges—bars, laundry, and incidental items—are repeatedly described as egregiously overpriced.
All claims are recent, spanning late 2025 to mid-2026. The most severe pricing complaints (laundry at $54, bar prices described as grotesque) appear in May–June 2026, suggesting these pricing issues are current as of the latest review data. No evidence of improvement or deterioration over time within this timeframe.
What the reviews tell us
Restaurant food receives mixed reviews: some guests praise Indonesian dishes for good value and taste, while others find the restaurant somewhat expensive
Bar prices are described as grotesquely high, with no specific items or amounts cited
Ancillary charges are marked up dramatically: one guest charged $54 for laundry that costs $4 elsewhere in Bali, and another charged 45 IDR for a small amount of milk for tea
Takeaway options such as chicken burgers are noted as tasty and reasonably priced by at least one reviewer
No information provided on whether breakfast is included in room rates or charged separately
Le Grande Hotel Bali presents a complex and contradictory picture regarding food and beverage costs. Restaurant dining is evaluated differently by different guests: some find Indonesian dishes reasonably priced and good value, while others perceive the restaurant as expensive. However, charges for ancillary services tell a more consistently negative story. Bar prices are described as grotesquely high, a guest was charged 45 IDR for a small amount of milk for tea, and laundry service shows the most severe pricing disparity: one guest was charged $54 for a small laundry load that would cost approximately $4 elsewhere in Bali—a markup of over 1,000%. While direct food and drink pricing (restaurant meals) shows mixed sentiment, the hotel's broader F&B and service-related charges appear systematically inflated relative to local Bali standards.
Restaurant pricing viewed as both reasonable and expensive
Direct restaurant meal pricing is contradicted: claim 104022 (May 2026, country unknown) praises Indonesian dishes for good prices; claim 90742 (June 2026, Australia) explicitly states "very yummy for a good price"; yet claim 94184 (June 2026, France) describes the restaurant as "un peu cher" (somewhat expensive). This suggests either genuine variation in guest expectations across nationalities, regional differences in pricing perception, or possible variation in what dishes were ordered. Notably, both positive assessments provide more specific detail (food quality + price pairing), while the negative assessment is vague. The contradiction does not extend to ancillary charges (bar, laundry, milk), which are unanimously negative and specific.
The evidence
Representative quotes from 7 supporting reviewsRestaurangens mat är god och indonesiska rätter har bra pris på sig
Le restaurant est un peu cher à mon goût
Restaurant is very yummy for a good price. We enjoyed chicken burger takeaway to the room
Deres priser er i baren er grotesk høje
Was charged 45 IDR for a small amount of milk to make tea with
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