The restaurant has been established since 1976 and is located inside the old terminal of Gilimanuk, around 1-kilometer before entering the seaport. In this area, there are many restaurants serving Gilimanuk dishes, with some of them using the legendary name of Men Tempeh. Actually, there is only one original Men Tempeh restaurant, with a photograph of the late founder - Men Tempeh. This restaurant is situated in a higher location than other restaurants.
Betutu Men Tempeh is well-known for its super spicy, rich taste. The chicken is cooked with a Balinese spice mix called base genep, consisting of onion, garlic, ginger, salt, shrimp paste, chili, black pepper, turmeric, lemongrass, candle nut, lime and coriander. The chicken, which is mixed with the spices, is steamed for two hours. Men Tempeh also serves fried betutu, in which the steamed chicken is fried for around 30 minutes until it browns.
There are two menu packages served in Men Tempeh restaurant with different sizes of chicken. One package consists of chicken, a basket of rice, a portion of vegetables, sambal (chili sauce), Balinese sambal matah and peanuts, and costs Rp 166,000. If that package is too much for you, you can order the half-sized package for Rp 60,000 and the quarter-sized package consisting of a smaller chicken, a plate of rice and a smaller portion of vegetable for Rp 28,000. The fried betutu packages are more expensive. One package consists of one basket of rice, a portion of vegetables, sambal, sambal matah and peanuts, and costs Rp 171,000. The half-sized package costs Rp 63,000 and quarter-sized package, consisting of a quarter chicken, a plate of rice and a smaller portion of vegetables costs Rp 30,000.
We mostly buy ayam betutu at a local warung on the main road Mendoyo to Negara, a super spicy whole chicken for just Rp 90.000, to take home.