Locale Diner at PIK

I AM BACK TO REVIEWING!

After a few posts consisting of only reports and pictures, I am finally jumping back the reviewing wagon. This post is going to be a review the peculiar looking, rather eye catching restaurant which is in a shape of a bus ( a light blue one, to be exact).

Here's a shot of the diner's interior:

I was only around for a snack because me and my girls had just attended another friend's birthday lunch so we pretty much felt that our tummies were close to bursting. Beforehand, I apologize for the terrible photo quality; we were sitting right by the window and were having too much fun to bother to move, or do anything correctly. Tehee.

On to the dishes, then!

Bolognese French Fries, 38k.

To be honest, the fries are soggy and the bolognaise sauce lacked the minced meat that the menu have promised. The flavor of the sauce is just ordinary and the fries was not spiced. The cheese on top did not even taste like cheese. All in all, I think it's a little bit too expensive to my liking.

Corn Tortilla, 36k.

Yet again another dish that it way too overpriced. My photograph said it all; the starter only consists of a bunch of tortilla chips, topped with drizzles of barbecue sauce and probably American Cheese (the flavor of the cheese is too weak I can't even recognize). If you don't think that's too expensive I don't know what's wrong with your mind.

Holly Broccoli and Red Spinach, 38k each.

If there's anything that's going to make me come back to this diner, it's definitely the healthy drinks. Damn, never in my life I have thought that healthy could taste this good! The Holly Broccoli (containing broccoli, honey dew, apple, lemon and gomme) tasted surprisingly sweet and tangy, with tiny accents of the broccoli smell, which is very much tolerable. The Red Spinach (containing red spinach, apple, lemon and gomme) on the other hand, gave no indication of other ingredients besides the sourness of the lemon and apple, but I'm sure the other ingredients are there (where else can the red come from?). I must say that the Red Spinach is a little bit more sour that the Holly Broccoli.

Caramel Panna Cotta, 40k.

 The caramel was not sweet enough, so all I tasted was the creaminess of the panna cotta. Texture was not bad, although I can say that I've tasted better, smoother ones. Overall taste was quite bland.

The menu surprised me quite a lot. I walked into the place expecting to find an All-American diner serving solely western comfort foods. Turns out, Locale served huge variations of Asian dishes! Such dishes range from Indonesian street foods like Ketoprak and Soto Ayam up to Asian classics like the Singaporean Laksa or Spicy Seafood Curry!

Oh, and that's my friend's hand up there!

All in all, Locale gave customers a uniquely adorable dining experience, making customers feel as if they were inside an actual bus. The food served was also not all bad, but prices may be a little overpriced. If you haven't been here, I think it's worth a shot.

Locale Diner

Rukan Garden House Blok B10

Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta Utara

021-29033162