Kuta Elegance at Vi Ai Pi

When asked why it’s called Vi Ai Pi, General Manager, Jack replies, “Kuta is a party place and we try to bring the Kuta party lifestyle to a different level with better cocktails, better food and better ambience.” Drinks and food are well prepared and nicely presented with Italian flavours as the main focus. Live music is served fresh every evening from 7pm to midnight and the party continues well into the night. Located on the first floor of the black building opposite the Bali Bomb Monument, Jack adds, ‘’We are developing a whole new concept on
the second and third floors in December, with a club and KTV rooms to cater to an even broader Kuta market, and further enliven the already-famous Legian party street.”

We met Federico Comparin, Vi Ai Pi’s Food and Beverage Consultant to take a sneak peek at the kitchen and he explains that the restaurant is going through an evolution with its menu. He arranges some delectable food for us, like Filetto al Pepe Verde del Madagascar, pan seared tenderloin with sauce made of brandy, cream, Dijon mustard and soft green Madagascar peppercorns that give a sharp taste. Then Coscia d’Anatra alla Fiorentina is served, an imported duck leg that has been marinated for 24 hours before being grilled and served with mashed pumpkin, beetroot, fresh orange and Italian Balsamic vinegar reduction. The plate is colourful and the taste flavourful, balancing the soft textured pumpkin with tender duck leg and a hint of citrus. Everything that comes out of the kitchen look beautiful, and it feels more like I am eating in a restaurant in Seminyak. The end of the savoury dishes means the beginning of the sweets, and we have a decadent Lime Cheese Cake decorated with a round caramel cracker on top. It’s never too early, or too late to have cocktails, especially in Kuta, and Vi Ai Pi has always done great drinks. We end with a very large Amnesia; I don’t even want to know which 20 liquors are put into this drink but am thankful there are five straws so I can share it with Jack, Comparin and the rest of the Let’s eat! team. Menur

Vi Ai Pi – Restaurant & Lounge | Jl. Legian 88, Kuta | P +62 361 752355