One of the best cooking classes I’ve ever done! We started with a market tour where we were shown all the produces that are used in Balinese cooking. We also... read more sampled some snacks. We then went back to the cooking school where we had a delightful breakfast of Balinese sweets we had never seen before! Every need was taken care of! I highly recommend this cooking class, it was an incredible experience!! After the class we were also taken to the temple and a coffee plantation which a beautiful addition! Thank you so much!!

  It was our first time attending a cooking class and Erlinda and her team made it such an amazing experience. We learnt some interesting facts about Balinese culture through food,... read more as well as some great snack recommendations. It truly was one of the best experiences I've had in Bali.

  Absolutely loved our cooking class with Erlinda today! Erlinda was so kind and knowledgeable and it was amazing to learn more about Balinese and Indonesian culture through food. Absolutely beautiful... read more location and the food was delicious, so so happy with our experience!

  Erlinda you are a chef and teacher of 5-star distinction!!! The day was spent learning not only about the Balinese culture and cuisine but also extend to preparing authentic dishes... read more from other regional parts of Indonesia.

Erlinda breaks down the seemingly complicated exotic tastes and mouthwatering flavors of Indonesian dishes into bite-size lessons that are immersive, dynamic, and fun—starting at the local traditional market, then moving on to her vegetable and herb garden, proceeding with prep work and cooking of multiple dishes, and lastly devouring what was just created.

Ibu Astrid and Ibu Abi were most helpful. They assisted in the entire cooking experience helping to teach and demonstrate the technique of using the Ulekan (mortar and pestle) to the general cleaning that makes the entire experience seamless. Erlinda only uses help from the local unsung heroines “Ibu rumah tangga” (housewives) of the neighborhood.

MEXX Cooking School will have you leaving the day equipped with new knowledge and skills you can immediately implement into your daily cooking routines. I learned a ton while having a blast. What a treat! I would highly recommend this school.

  It was really excellent, from the beginning to the end! I can highly recommend this school! Erlinda and her staff are very lovely, know a lot, so I learned a... read more lot and had a great time! I‘ve been traveling for ten weeks so far and this was one of the highlights!

  Read my review and all the others! This was a great experience and we would certainly recommend! Professional, friendly, informative, fun and most of all delicious! Our group of 5... read more loved every second of it.

  Our group of 9 friends did the morning Cooking Class with Tanah Lot Temple Tour with MEXX cooking school. Erlinda was an excellent host and tour guide. We started with... read more a tour of the local market where we got to see how the ingredients were purchased. We then took a short drive to the cooking school which was beautiful and so thoughtfully built. Since we were a group of 9, Erlinda closed the booking which allowed us a private class! We all had a blast learning how to cook and without all of the cleaning and prep work. Erlinda has a team that assists as much or as little as you want during the process to ensure that it is fun for the guest. At the conclusion, we all sat down for a delicious lunch overlooking a rice field. It was far too much food to consume, so we all took home doggie bags. After lunch, we did a quick tour of Tanah Lot before heading back to our accommodations.

  Having done many cooking classes in Pacific and Asian countries this one is by far the best my family and I have attended. From hotel pickup, to the market visit... read more and then the actual venue and cooking. Unlike any other course you get a local mum to help you on your station while Erlinda explains everything to you. We went with a 12 and 8 year old and they loved it. If you want to do a cooking class in Bali then this is the one.

  There are too many wonderful things to say about this cooking school! Erlinda has thought of absolutely everything from the market through to the recipes, you get to experience and... read more understand the knowledge of Bali and Balinese cooking. We did the vegan cooking class where you learn to make tempeh and I can’t recommend it enough!

  High quality cooking class where everything just flows seamlessly. Erlinda is a wealth of knowledge and couldn’t be more accommodating for every need. We booked the night before via email,... read more fully expecting to be told no and she still managed to fit us in and arrange a nanny, bed and special food for our 9 month old. The food is delicious and you won’t believe you cooked it yourself. Important tip for anyone going, don’t book dinner that night, you won’t need it!

  Erlinda and her fantastic girls helped us prepare Indonesian food from scratch. We made 13 recipes and had the best time. What’s even better is you get guided step by... read more step and get to eat yr cooking for lunch. Even came home with recipe books

  This is a must do when you come to Bali - Erlinda & her staff were amazing, welcoming and funny. The food was so delicious and it was great to... read more get an insight into how Indonesians cook- my favourite was learning a different way to cook fried rice. We were a group of 13 and nothing was too much trouble. Even had some bintangs whilst we were cooking (we were hot)

  This was a highlight of our trip! Starting the day at traditional Balinese market learning about and even tasting different foods! Bring small change so you can purchase from the... read more market 🙂 then to the cooking school where our morning started with a delicious Balinese morning tea and then into cooking! The smells that came from that kitchen was amazing! Then sitting down to eat our creations was the cherry on top! You even get to take home the recipes and leftovers! Erlinda and the other women working with her are wealths of knowledge and tradition. They are all so happy to help with questions!

  Pick up and drop off from Hotel to Erlinda's school located in Tabanan makes it so accessible. The day starts with market visit along the way and all your questions... read more are answered about everything on Indonesian cuisine.
You arrive at school and start with a spice lesson and receive a cookbook to write in your notes and all the recipes are written clearly and easy to follow. Then you cook, learn, listen, laugh and share cooking stories and before you know it you are upstairs eating what you have just prepared and it is delicious! This was such a highlight for my husband and I and have made the fish curry since coming home to Australia and cant wait to make the next dish Thanks Mexx's Cooking School it was a privilege to share this time with you.

  If you're visiting Bali, this is a MUST have experience. Even if you don't know how to cook, Erlinda's cooking school is a once-in-a lifetime special experience. It was wonderful... read more to visit the market and learn how Balinese people traditionally shop for food and other items necessary for cooking. We made our way to her village, and Erlinda's home was altogether unique, beautiful, and peaceful. Her kitchen was perfectly designed to hold this cooking experience. We got to create several different Balinese meals from scratch. They were delicious and authentic. Finally, we got to take a recipe book home with us. Erlinda and her staff were so wonderful and kind. Do not HESITATE to book and support Mexx Cooking School.

  Fantastic day with a great team, in a great location with an amazing menu. Can’t recommend this cooking school enough, for anyone visiting Bali who wants to get hands on... read more with the local cuisine, off the beaten track & into a lovely tranquil setting for the day. Thank you Erlinda & team!

  We had a fantastic day with Erlinda cooking and visiting Tanah Lot.
Started the day with a market visit which was interesting. Our children were interested in the offerings... read more that were being made and Erlinda picked up the pieces to make some offerings.

The main event was the food, Erlinda and her team were fantastic teachers, very good with the children and patient with us. Lots of different dishes which we then sat down to eat. The food was absolutely divine!
There was so much food we couldn't eat dinner that evening.

After lunch she helped the children make some offerings as we had some time before setting off to visit Tanah lot.

Erlinda was a fantastic, knowledgeable guide. Very friendly and the perfect host. The setting of the cookery school is beautiful overlooking rice fields with the ocean in the distance. The children loved the day as did we.

  Erlinda was the perfect hostess, teacher and chef. From the minute we met her at the local market, she was warm and friendly - giving us precious insights into... read more not only Balinese food, but the culture and religious aspects of this beautiful society, too. The cooking class was wonderfully prepared and presented in Erlinda’s own subtropical paradise. The countless dishes we made, were eaten for lunch - so many wonderful flavour combinations and ideas to take home! Markus (Erlinda’s husband), was the perfect host and we felt like long lost friends.

  Erlinda was just incredible throughout the whole experience! Knowledgeable, passionate and hospitable!

We would give this experience 10/10 as it definitely exceeded my expectations.

The journey was... read more amazing, we learnt about the local culture and about the different foods and spices plus traditional ways of cooking. Not to mention the delicious food we cooked and a fantastic take away cook book full of unique recipes.

Thank you!!

  My boyfriend and I did the morning cooking class followed by the Tanah Lot Temple tour and it was an amazing experience. We got picked up from our Villa by... read more Bob in a nice air conditioned car, and taken to the local markets to learn about the produce we will be cooking with. We then arrived at the MEXX Cooking School, a beautiful location overlooking rice terraces and lush gardens. We cooked a total of 10 recipes! The Tanah Lot Temple tour was also a lovely experience, Bob was a great tour guide.

We had such a wonderful time learning about and cooking traditional Balinese and Indonesian cuisine and can't wait to re-create what we learnt back home! Special thanks to Erlinda, Astrid, Bob and the rest of the team for making our experience so memorable.

  We did the full day cooking school which was great. Loved learning the tricks to making our favourite dishes like Mee Goreng and Nadi Goreng that much better! ... read more

I don’t cook, but Erlinda made me cook and I am glad that she did!

  The market tour was very interesting and we were given tastes of many foods unique to Bali. The enjoyable drive to the cooking school took us through villages and rice... read more fields. We were delighted on our arrival at the destination to discover our dining table was outside overlooking the produce garden and lush vegetation. The cooking area was very well laid out, the people very helpful and friendly as they explained all the methods and recipes. We ended up with so much food we were able to bring some home with us. Highly recommend!!!

  My partner and I went to MEXX to experience their half day cooking class. We had such a great time, it was wonderful learning about taking Balinese and Indonesian cooking.... read more /> Not only is MEXX a great cooking class, but it is also a great social initiative. They employ local workers in everything they do and you can really tell that they are passionate about their community.

  We had the best day on this cooking class with Erlinda. It was great to cook at your own station with your own kitchen 'assistant'. We made so many delicious... read more recipes and Erlinda explained how to replicate these at home if we didn't have all the ingredients. Her style of teaching really gave us the confidence to cook the same meals we had been eating at cafes/restaurants on our trip. We have cooked in Italy, Vietnam and now Bali and I this was my favourite class so far.

Tip. Don't eat breakfast before the tour as you will be treated to coffee, tea and Indonesian sweets before the class.

  We had a great time. Amazing local knowledge and all staff were extremely friendly and helpful. So so so much food, no breakfast needed before you go!!
Great experience, Thank... read more you x

  This was an outstanding day and one we will all remember for a very long time. I organised this for my mums 70th birthday for a group of 10 people... read more of all ages and everyone loved it. Erlinda was passionate and funny while very professional. I would do it again in a heartbeat!

  This was a really well organised and informative class. Picked up at our hotel in air conditioned comfort and taken to the local market where Erlinda ( our host) met... read more us and toured us thru, explaining all the different herbs and spices as well as the cultural side of life. The class is at her house, fantastic views and set up with individual cooking stations for our 3 groups. With the assistance from her helpers ( neighbours in her small community) they assisted us in cooking 6 dishes from scratch. They help when needed and laugh along with you ( truly beautiful people)
Then our meals are served to us on the balcony overlooking the beautiful outlook!
Could not recommend this highly enough
Thanks Erlinda and helpers!

  What an amazing morning with amazing women. We loved every part of the experience but the most wonderful thing about it was how lovely Erlinda and her team were. Highly... read more recommend this to anyone wanting to get to know the amazing cuisine of Bali through an inspiring woman.

  Erlinda, the host, is welcoming and very informative. The class uses traditional method of grinding paste and the food were great. A must try!

  Mix of culture , the charming wife from Indonesia and the Chef from Germany ! Speaking perfectly English. The location is superb surrounding by a nice garden , rice fields... read more and the sea on the South and the old volcanoes on the North.
The best location but also a very professional kitchen. The Chef's explanations are perfectly clear, a very well done cooking book will help you to cook "as a Chef" at home.
And a great time when eating what we prepared we were talking about the Chef's experience on cruise ships , about Bali , about LIFE !!!!!