the lokal, neil road.

the lokal's been open for quite a while now, but i haven't actually eaten there (due to a bad experience with their service previously). so this time, back again, and did finally manage to eat there.



i reached earlier and waited for a while for my friend. went through the menu while waiting, and settled on the roast pumpkin salad ($18), adding on smoked mackerel ($6). my friend tried another of their salads- the kale salad ($18), adding on chicken ($6).



the salad was a really hearty portion (as it should be, given its price). it was delicious as well- generous cubes of roast pumpkin, perked up by pickled beetroot, green beans, dried cranberries, quinoa and roast pumpkin seeds, tossed in whey dressing. my only complaint is that there was way too little of the in-house smoked mackerel. i tried J's kale salad, and it was good as well! the food, surprisingly, kept us full all the way till dinnertime.



i was initially intending to use a chope voucher to pay for the meal, but upon asking, we were told that the chope voucher was only valid for dinner. i really should've read the fine print- it was written there on the website, but i'd missed it. i was slightly miffed about not being able to use the voucher, because it meant that i'd have to make a return, and i'm really not good about using vouchers before their expiry date. they were really nice about it, though! after we finished our meal, they served us their signature sticky date pudding on the house. they really didn't have to, since it was purely my fault. nice service recovery, nevertheless.

prices are really not cheap, given that there was still gst and service charge. the food was good, though! i'll have to come back sometime to try their dinner.




the lokal
136 neil road
http://www.thelokalsingapore.com