DENPASAR (indo.com): Visitors to particular restaurants in Bali have complained about being overcharged or cheated on the weight of the fish or lobster they ordered.

Restaurants closer to a fishing harbor, near the airport and those between
The Inter-Continental and the Four Seasons have reportedly often cheated visitors by charging much higher prices because they pay 30% and even 40% commission to drivers and guides. "I suspect they all have rigged scales. To walk to the surf after dusk, then turn around and let your gaze scan the hundreds of flickering table candles which stretch far into the distance and contemplate the scale of the fraud that is being perpetuated every night is a humbling experience," the Bali's Travel Forum's contributor Dell said.

Jimbaran Beach is known as the best place for fresh sea food, with its rows of open restaurants right on the sandy beach near the Bali Inter-Continental Resort and between the Keraton Hotel and the airport. The number of eateries is fast increasing, but the original six restaurants on the airport side of the Keraton Hotel (LIA is mostly the guests' favorite) are still the most reasonably priced, and they serve the same delicious food. All kinds of fresh fish, squid, crabs, prawns, and lobsters are prepared on the open grill (burning coconut husks instead of charcoal) with exotic herbs and spices.

A large grilled snapper with vegetable, salad, rice, potatoes, several sauces, and different sambals costs for instance at LIA's around 40,000 Rupiah per kilo; one kilo of grilled prawns is about 90,000 Rupiah, lobster (actually crayfish) 150,000 Rupiah per kilo, and a large bottle of beer is 12,500 Rupiah. Not extremely cheap any more but still good value for money, and a great place to watch Bali's famous sunset!