The Lokal

Bar, Restaurant, Casual Dining

Australian

In 2014, Aussie Chef Darren Farr started The Lokal, a casual Australian Restaurant-Bar with an open kitchen concept, providing customers with honest house-made comfort food from day to night — including butter, sauces, pickles & meats all made on site with good produce. Our name is German for local, an influence that be explained by its proximity to Goethe-Institut Singapore and is also reflective of our diverse and worldly approach towards food that can be enjoyed by the people in Singapore.

In the day, he serves up healthy and hearty brunches like Smashed Avocado with Ricotta, Roasted Pumpkin Salad, and Steak & Eggs, but slowly transits into a cozy and versatile space for casual after-work drinks & comfort food by German Head Chef Max Strauch such as Grilled Pork Chops, Tasmanian Grass Fed Steak Frites and Catch of the Day. Aside from the normal menus, both Chef Darren & Max also prepare Daily Specials with fresh seasonal produce.

Most of the dishes on the menu can be customised to suit your needs.

The bar features a stellar collection of wines, monthly beer specials and easy drinking cocktails with a Lokal touch – all pairing perfectly with our food.

You need to know:

✓ Celiac Friendly – Establishment is not dedicated gluten-free but the kitchen follows careful food prep practices to eliminate the risk of cross contamination

The Lokal can also accommodate:

✓ Dairy Free, ✓ Egg Free, ✓ Nut Free, ✓ Paleo, ✓ Vegetarian, ✓ Vegan

Recommendations:

From our brunch menu:
– Kaya Toast, with house-made butter & kaya, 64 degree sous vide egg & toast *substitute the toast to the Gluten Free Country Loaf from The Whole Kitchen; this dish is great if you would like a relatively light breakfast

– The Lokal Ricotta, house-made ricotta and smashed avocado on toast with pomelo, olive oil, almond & sea salt *substitute the toast to the Gluten Free Country Loaf from The Whole Kitchen;

– Roast Pumpkin Salad *this dish is made with quinoa so it’s a nice and healthy gluten free alternative.

From our dinner menu:
– Roast Chicken Salad, romaine lettuce, avocado, 64° egg & macadamia

– Smoked Mackerel, fennel, green apple, horseradish, dill & burnt lemon

– Boneless Canadian Pork Chop 250g, brussel sprout & date slaw

– Cape Grim Vintage Grass Fed Ribeye 300g Steak Tagliata, cherry tomato, rocket & asiago cheese

For dessert, we have Pavlova with passionfruit curd, caramelized pineapples & toasted coconut flakes. Add a scoop of ice cream as well as they are gluten free!

Do check out our specials board for Catch of the Day as well!

How The Lokal does gluten-free...

Most of the ingredients at The Lokal are made in-house from scratch so the chefs are well & truly aware of what is served up to customers. The kitchen tools like utensils & cooking trays are not re-used each time to minimise cross-contanmination. Our gluten free bread is stored separately from our other breads to ensure that there is no cross-contamination.

Our chefs are very accommodating to changes in dishes wherever possible. If customers are happy to be surprised, they can inform us via reservations of their dietary requirements / restrictions and the chefs would be happy to whip something off the cuff as well.