Private Tour
Private Javanese Cooking Class with Dotty in Tumbak Bayuh, Canggu
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Join Dotty in her kitchen in her beautiful home amidst lush paddy fields to cook a Javanese meal, using local ingredients and recipes handed down from her mother and grandmother. Dotty is especially gifted at teaching you about substitutes for traditional ingredients that can be hard to find at your grocery store back home. Your Javanese meal might include dishes such as Dotty's addictively light and crispy corn fritters or another favorite, soya chicken, chicken cooked in soy sauce with traditional ingredients such as cinnamon, star anise, and rice wine. Share a delightful meal with Dotty over conversation about food and culture.
Dotty was born in Java and has lived in the US and Australia. She recently returned to her country of birth and has fulfilled a life-long dream of building a bed and breakfast. She is passionate about cooking traditional recipes handed down from her grandmother and sharing Javanese cuisine with travelers.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Tanah Lot Temple is 20min away from Dotty's home and is a great side trip before or after the experience. Dotty lives about 45min to 1hour from Kuta beach
Menu might change as it is seasonal and subject to availability
Dotty can offer optional round trip transportation at an additional cost [please select the 'Cooking with return transfers' option when booking] only from Canggu hotels. Only if you're staying in Canggu, select optional round trip transportation at an additional cost.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Homecooked Javanese meal
Cooking class with your host Dotty
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
What To Expect
Dotty's home is located in the lush and tranquil Tumbak Bayuh, 20min from the famous Tanah Lot temple, amongst rice paddy fields that Bali is known for. Join Dotty in her kitchen and learn cook a simple Javanese meal, using local ingredients and recipes handed down from Dotty’s mother and grandmother. She might teach you to cook her addictively light and crispy corn fritters or another favorite, soya chicken, chicken cooked in soy sauce with traditional ingredients. As you chop, grind and sauté, Dotty will teach you about the local cuisine and tell you stories about her family. Dotty is especially gifted at teaching you about substitutes for traditional ingredients that can be hard to find at your grocery store back home. Tanah Lot Temple is 20min away from Dotty's home and is a great side trip before or after the experience. Dotty lives about 45min to 1hour from Kuta beach.
Sample Menu
starter
Gado gado (Indonesian salad with a peanut sauce dressing)
or Urab (vegetables with a spiced coconut dressing)
main
Javanese spicy chicken or Soy chicken
main
Turmeric coconut rice with corn fritters or stir fry vegetables
dessert
Fresh fruit or Black rice pudding served with coconut cream
Options
Cooking and lunch
NO transportation included: Just a cooking and lunch experience, NO hotel transportation is included. Meet Dotty directly at her home in Tumbak Bayuh
Cooking with return transfers
Hotel transportation included: Transportation only from Kuta or Seminyak hotels included. Pick-up will be one hour prior to the start of your experience
Reviews
4 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Hospitality and Heart Through Food
Victoria H,
Aug 21, 2025
- Viator
5.00I had the most wonderful experience this morning at Dotty cooking class. Dotty is such a charming woman who shares her love through food, making every moment warm and special. Truly a memorable highlight of my trip!
This was the highlight of my trip! I...
Robin D,
May 9, 2018
- Viator
5.00This was the highlight of my trip! I loved meeting Dotty and being welcomed into her home, and making some really amazing recipes. She is very accommodating to dietary restrictions and offers a lot of different choices of recipes to chose from. We made four really great recipes. It was so relaxing being in her home and getting the one on one attention! This is a must do for anyone coming to Bali!
This cooking class was one of my...
Laura B,
Feb 12, 2018
- Viator
5.00This cooking class was one of my favorite parts of our vacation in Bali! I took this cooking class with my boyfriend. We were staying in Kuta at the time and decided to utilize the transportation offered by our hotel to get to Dotty's house. Dotty does provide a transportation service, and I realized that we should have taken her up on that offer. Our driver was a bit of a headache to say the least. At one point I didn't think we would make it to the class on time. I was able to communicate with Dotty through WhatsApp, and she called to talk to our driver to help navigate him. I am happy we arrived to the class with the assistance of Dotty.
We took the class with two other women. They are from Italy, and it was fun to get to know them. We started the class gathered in Dotty's kitchen. She made us all feel very comfortable. We were all encouraged and able to participate in creating the dishes based on our own confidence levels. My boyfriend decided to watch for the most part, while myself and my two new friends worked on slicing and dicing ingredients to add to our dishes. Even though Grayson preferred to watch, he still learned so much! I think he was amazed to discover how simple cooking can be.
We enjoyed our lunch together after cooking. It was fun to sit and visit with everyone and get to know about different cultures. The lunch was delicious! It was pretty enough to be served at a restaurant. I was surprised that we were able to create so many dishes in such a short amount of time. I very much appreciated that each of the recipes were realistically achievable for anyone to complete. I can see myself making these dishes at home. Nothing seemed to be too intimidating to try to recreate. Even Grayson still raves about how easy it was to make such tasty rice!
After the completion of our class, Grayson and I planned on going to Tanah Lot...another trip I recommend! It is located close to Dotty's house, so it made for a great addition to our day. Our driver ended up being late did I mention he was a headache? and Dotty helped us communicate with him by calling him. Dotty was kind enough to let us stay and wait for our driver at her house. We very much enjoyed her company. Dotty is a kind and passionate chef. Many of our conversations, inside and outside of the kitchen, would end by talking about how meals bring friends and family together. It was wonderful to see her passion shine.
I would recommend this tour to everyone! Dotty has an incredible talent and a beautiful soul. I am very grateful that she is willing to open her home to tourists like me.
I wish you all the best, Dotty. Thank you for such a wonderful experience!
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