Food & drink prices at The Anvaya Beach Resort Bali
Food and beverage pricing is inconsistent and generally perceived as expensive, with significant frustration over breakfast surcharges and pricey drinks, though some value is found in select offerings and meal packages.
All claims are recent (April 2026 to July 2026), with no significant temporal shift detected. The pattern of breakfast surcharge complaints and drink pricing concerns appears consistent across the review window, suggesting these are ongoing operational practices rather than recent changes.
What the reviews tell us
Breakfast surcharges of 100,000 rupiah (approximately USD 6–7) per person per day are required to dine at the beachfront restaurant instead of the Sands restaurant, creating a tiered pricing structure that guests perceive as frustrating.
Base breakfast pricing is competitive—reported as approximately half the cost of The Mulia's breakfast—and represents reasonable value in isolation.
Drink pricing throughout the resort is consistently perceived as steep and overpriced relative to other establishments in the area.
The Sands restaurant main dining venue is expensive compared with nearby competing resorts, limiting perceived value for dine-out meals.
Complimentary daily lunch or dinner benefits are available through certain room packages, offering better overall value for guests who book qualifying rate plans.
The Anvaya Beach Resort's food and beverage pricing presents a mixed but predominantly negative picture. While breakfast is noted as competitively priced compared to neighboring luxury properties like The Mulia, the resort levies substantial extra charges for guests who prefer to dine at the beachfront restaurant rather than the main Sands restaurant—amounting to 100,000 rupiah (approximately USD 6–7) per person per day. This tiered pricing structure has generated frustration among reviewers, who report feeling pressured or second-class when charged extras for premium dining locations. The Sands restaurant itself is characterized as expensive relative to nearby resorts, and drink pricing across the property is consistently flagged as steep. However, select experiences offer better value: evening cocktails are praised by at least one reviewer, meal packages with complimentary daily lunch or dinner benefits are available through certain room bookings, and overall food quality for the price point receives modest positive recognition. The evidence suggests a property that employs premium pricing on à la carte dining while offering modest value through strategic packages and off-peak offerings.
Base breakfast value vs. tiered pricing frustration
The resort's base breakfast offering is positioned as reasonably priced (approximately half the cost of comparable luxury properties), yet guests express significant frustration about being charged extra (100,000 rupiah per day) to access the preferred beachfront dining location. This suggests the budget-friendly baseline is offset by what reviewers perceive as aggressive up-sell tactics that undermine perceived overall value. Additionally, while drinks are widely criticized as overpriced, one reviewer from China reports evening drinks as having good value—potentially reflecting different baseline price expectations or selective pricing (e.g., happy hour specials) not detailed in other reviews.
The evidence
Both sides shown — including dissenting reviewsEveryone raves about The Mulia breakfast Anvaya is half the price
food at the Sands restaurant expensive compared with nearby resorts
Peut-être les prix du restaurant gastronomique
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