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Ninja Cut's squid bowls made their rounds on instagram before I made my reservation and end up not eating it. What an irony. Granted the dishware that the food was served in were huge - and pretty too. Lights were on point, hence the beautiful pictures too. Oceans of Mentaiko ($18) Mentaiko Butter Cream Sauce, NZ Mussels, Hokkaido Scallops, Prawns, Toast This would have been a chowder, deconstructed. Mentaiko butter on toast was already tasty enough, honestly anything with mentaiko is good enough to make the dish sing. What's Your Beef? ($18) Roast Beef Ribeye, Grilled Corn Furikake, Sauteed Mushrooms, Onsen Egg, Honey-Glazed Carrots, Garlic Chips We swopped the rice for greens and turned out to be a reinterpretation of  bimbimbap gone skinny. The flavours were lacking though colours more than made up for it.   The Cheeky Cheese ($18) 24 Hour Braised Japanese Curry Beef Cheek, Garden Greens, Grilled Cheese Sandwich I possibly got obsessed the imagery of melted cheese strings i...

Where do I even start with The Lokal? I love this place enough to visit at all times of the day, all day every week. Now if only the paycheck allowed, but here are some of my favourites for the three meals of the day. Dammit, I love everything on the menu - rawr. Weekend brunch is the week's holy grail. SO much so, it's good food or don't bother trying. I get so annoyed when rave reviews bring me to a place that fails on all grounds - food, drink and atmosphere. Note the order of things though.   Weekday lunches are easier affairs to handle, sans the crazed weekend brunch crowds and there are slight differences in the menu too! The LOKAL Lobster Roll ($22) Slipper Lobster Tails, Gherkin, Coleslaw, Lemon Mayonnaise  Lobster rolls may have been a thing of 2015 but this still tempts whenever I spot it on the menu. The Lokal's version is cheaper and topped with slipper lobster instead of the usual boston lobsters. On the bland side but the toasted buns and tasty gherkin and...