Have eaten in both places and the beach atmosphere at Canoa is very nice. You can hear the waves while your dining. The food there was good, but I'm sure once, the chefs from Balicana are in-force there, the Indonesian cuisine will be back. PARKING IS TERRIBLE!!! The street leading to Canoa is narrow and parking is very limited...walking there on the beach is somewhat problematic as you have to cross several resorts in either direction. One of the problems with the old Balicana location with the restricted access to the street where it was located...sometimes the gate Watchee would not let you in to go to the restaurant. We were turned away not too long ago.