The People's Cafe - Living World Denpasar

Modern street food in a mall setting

On the Lower Ground, Gate 3 of Living World Mall on Jl. Gatot Subroto Timur, The People’s Cafe brings Jakarta-style street food into a clean, air-conditioned corner of Denpasar Utara. It runs daily from 10h00 to 22h00, following mall hours, so it works for late lunches, post-shopping snacks or easy dinners.

Backed by the ISMAYA Group, this branch benefits from polished branding and a central website, but no account dedicated just to Living World. Online, it leans on the main @thepeoplescafe Instagram and Ismaya Group channels, while guests tag the location heavily in their own posts.

Indonesian comfort on a big menu

Diners talk about a huge menu that “mashes up” Indonesian favourites in one place. Nasi Goreng leads the charge: Nasi Goreng Gila, chili oil fried rice, Nasi Sei Komplit and Nasi Sei Kecombrang come up again and again in reviews (Google 2024).

Plenty stay loyal to other classics: Seafood Kwetiaw, sate taichan, Soto Betawi, tahu telur Surabaya, cireng, otak-otak, Uncle Wok dumplings and small thin-crust pizzas. Desserts like shaved ice, pisang goreng and a nostalgic new toast menu round things out.

Taste, portions and price

Food is widely described as “always delicious” with generous portions, especially the fried rice dishes and sei plates. Several guests call out the Nasi Sei as rich, smoky and balanced with crunchy fried bits, cucumber and spicy sambal.

Price is repeatedly called “reasonable”, “middle pricing” and “worth value of money”; one guest paid 94k for two toasts and a coffee plus tax and felt it was fair. Most reviewers say they would definitely come back, and many already have.

Service patterns: from standout to frustrating

Service is a major talking point. Many guests name staff individually—Novia, Moni, Frans, Novi, Tinus and others—for being friendly, attentive and knowledgeable about the menu. Some describe the team as “very excellent”, “humble”, quick and professional.

A minority report the opposite: twice visiting, sitting with menus and struggling to get anyone to take an order despite plenty of staff around, and leaving vowing not to return. These experiences sit against a backdrop of an overall Google score around 4.8/5 with more than 1000 reviews.

Ambience, seating and small snags

Inside, the look follows ISMAYA’s People’s Cafe style: chill, minimal lighting, contemporary café lines and warm music. Guests like the “cosy” feel for meetings, family gatherings, dates or working on a laptop, helped by a location near escalators and toilets.

There’s a smoking-friendly outdoor area that several people appreciate, alongside a quieter indoor zone. One criticism that stands out: around 90% of in-house drinks reportedly arrived in plastic takeaway cups due to a partnership with Djournal Coffee, which some diners found off-putting from a waste perspective.

Who it suits

This branch suits anyone craving Indonesian street food flavours—especially nasi goreng, sei and snacks like cireng and bakwan—in a clean mall setting with mostly warm service and fair prices, provided you don’t mind navigating Gatot Subroto’s busy traffic or the occasional service inconsistency.