Lunch with a Jungle View at CasCades Restaurant

There is a particular kind of afternoon that Ubud does better than anywhere else in Bali. And it begins, properly, with lunch. The air is cooler than the coast, the light falls differently through the canopy, and the pace of things invites you to stop rather than move on. For those seeking the best restaurant in Ubud to anchor that kind of midday, CasCades Restaurant at Viceroy Bali makes a difficult case to argue with.

Positioned above the Valley of the Kings, the restaurant opens directly onto one of the most considered natural views in all of Ubud. The jungle stretches below in every direction, the Petanu River tracing the valley floor beneath a canopy that shifts with the light throughout the day. To arrive at CasCades for lunch is to arrive at the right moment: the morning mist has lifted, the valley is at its most vivid, and the afternoon stretches out ahead with every reason to stay a little longer. 

A Setting That Earns Its Reputation 

CasCades is not a restaurant that relies on its view to do the work of its kitchen. It is, however, a restaurant where the setting and the experience are inseparable, each one deepening the other in ways that are difficult to replicate elsewhere. 

The open-air terrace sits high above the gorge, sheltered by a high Balinese-style thatched roof that keeps the space cool without closing it off from the valley air. A steady breeze carries the scent of earth and greenery up from the ravine below. Tables positioned toward the terrace edge offer an unobstructed sightline across the full sweep of the valley, and as the midday light softens into the afternoon, the quality of what you see from your seat changes almost imperceptibly yet unmistakably. This is a space designed for those who understand that a meal is not only what arrives on the plate.

Advance booking is advisable, not because tables are impossible to come by, but because the team at CasCades takes reservations as an opportunity. A table requested in advance is one that can be placed well and an experience that can be shaped before you arrive.

What Lunch at CasCades Restaurant Looks Like

CasCades operates on a culinary philosophy rooted in both Western and Indonesian gastronomy, drawing on ingredients sourced with genuine care, including produce grown in the restaurant’s on-site greenhouse.  

That greenhouse is not incidental. It is part of how the CasCades’ kitchen thinks. Herbs and fresh produce that travel metres rather than kilometres carry a different quality onto the plate, and the CasCades kitchen uses that proximity deliberately. The result is cooking that feels of the place: not a generic international menu dropped into a Balinese setting, but a menu with a genuine relationship to its surroundings. For those searching for the best lunch in Ubud, that relationship matters. It is the difference between a meal that could have happened anywhere and one that could only have happened here.

The menu moves between Western and Indonesian influences with ease, offering something for those who want the comfort of the familiar and something equally rewarding for those who want to go further. 

The Royal Balinese Rijsttafel 

If there is one experience at CasCades that best captures what the kitchen is capable of, it is the Balinese Rijsttafel.

A nine-course tasting of traditional Indonesian cuisine, the Rijsttafel is the restaurant’s signature offering and one of the most considered ways to spend a lunch in Ubud. Each course arrives as a study in a different dimension of Balinese flavour: layered spice, textural contrast, and ingredients that carry the weight of a culinary tradition long predating the restaurants now serving it. Eaten above the valley, with the jungle spread below and the afternoon light warming the terrace, the Rijsttafel becomes something beyond a meal. It becomes the kind of experience that orients a trip around itself.   

It is available at both lunch and dinner, but there is something particular about experiencing it at midday, when the valley is at its brightest and the afternoon ahead feels unhurried.

The Right Restaurant for the Right Afternoon 

Ubud asks something of the traveller who visits it well. It asks for patience, for attention, and for the willingness to let an afternoon take its own shape. CasCades is built for exactly that kind of visit.

The open terrace, the valley air, the greenhouse-to-kitchen philosophy, and a menu anchored by one of the most earnest expressions of Indonesian culinary heritage available in the region: all of it comes together in a way that makes lunch here feel less like a scheduled stop and more like the centrepiece of a day well spent. This is the restaurant in Ubud that rewards those who book ahead, arrive without rushing, and let the meal set the pace.

Reserve your table above the Valley of the Kings and let the afternoon begin long before the last course arrives.    

CasCades Restaurant 

Jalan Lanyahan, Banjar Nagi, Ubud, Bali 

www.cascadesbali.com | @cascadesbali 

Breakfast available exclusively for Viceroy Bali guests. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Is CasCades Restaurant open for lunch?

Yes. CasCades Restaurant opens daily at 11 AM and welcomes both in-house guests and outside visitors for lunch. Advance booking is recommended to secure the best table placement and allow the team to personalise your experience. 

What is the Royal Balinese Rijsttafel at CasCades 

The Royal Balinese Rijsttafel is a nine-course tasting of traditional Indonesian cuisine and the signature offering at CasCades Restaurant. It is available at both lunch and dinner.  

Does CasCades have a jungle view?

Yes. CasCades sits above the Valley of the Kings in Ubud, with an open-air terrace oriented directly across the valley. The Petanu River runs along the valley floor below, and the view of the jungle canopy is unobstructed from the terrace. 

Does CasCades get a sunset view?

CasCades does not receive a direct sunset view. The restaurant does, however, receive beautiful morning light and golden hour across the valley, making it a particularly rewarding setting for lunch as the light shifts through the afternoon. 

How do I make a reservation at CasCades Restaurant?

Reservations can be made online at cascadesbali.com, via WhatsApp at +62 361 972111, or by emailing res@cascadesbali.com. Booking in advance is advisable for the best table placement.

Does CasCades use its own produce?

Yes. CasCades has an on-site greenhouse that supplies the kitchen with fresh herbs and produce. This connection between the garden and the plate is central to the kitchen’s approach to its menu.