![]() ![]() Say it with us now-ooft.Īnd if none of that quite gets your mouth watering, perhaps their wild berry dorayaki (a kind of stuffed pancake)-three different styles of eggs benny, all served with miso hollandaise and korokke hashbrowns-or a couple of scoops from their dedicated Kohu Road ice cream stand will. Their version features a thick slice of pain de mie bread topped with golden chunks of house-marinated chicken thigh, coleslaw, yuzu mayo and takuan, along with some spice-dusted fries on the side for good measure. In which case, you can't leave without trying Pikuniku's take on a picnic essential, the fried chicken sandwich. Or perhaps you're one of those folks who likes fried chicken ('cos we sure don't know ANYONE like that). ![]() Unlike many other waffle dishes, this one's subtle on the sweetness, and we love it. Want waffles? Crunch your way through a plate of their glorious matcha croffles-that's a waffle-croissant hybrid-served with white chocolate soil, a scoop of pretty green matcha ice cream, and the all-important maple syrup for pouring over the top. We love mushies on toast as much as the next person, but this is something else. In the mood for mushrooms? Grab yourself a bowl of their game-changing miso mushroom noodles-a heavenly blend of not one, but three varieties of mushroom (shiitake, button and oyster), juicy udon noodles and a creamy miso sauce, topped with rocket and parmesan. The team have honed in on some of your fave brunch-time dishes and given them a sizeable shake-up (this also extends to the portion size, BTW, which is incredibly generous)-introducing distinctly Japanese flavours that will have your tastebuds jumping for joy. Of course, a picnic isn't a picnic without the food, and there's certainly plenty of that to go around. With so much charm, eating here is the next best thing to going on a picnic for reals. Think wicker-style light fittings in lieu of picnic baskets and gingham-clad cushions in place of picnic rugs, coming together with playful artworks and pops of pastel. The word pikuniku is Japanese for picnic, and that's exactly the vibe you'll get from the moment you walk through the door (kudos to Millé Interiors for the fit-out). This is the latest project from hospo darlings, Isaac Yu and Jeff Kim, who run the nearby Slowlane (also highly delicious) and a number of other top-notch eateries. I was still standing in the nest and she replied “What do you mean it wasn’t you? Your feet are still on the shells!” Rounding up the chicks to make amends, one of them turned out to be a huffy teen (“why can’t I have my own life already”) and the other was fully conversant in self-help speak (“it’s true we haven’t bonded very much lately”).Sitting pretty on a corner site in Greenlane is Pikuniku, a cute new neighbourhood eatery dishing up brunch with a delicious Japanese twist. She demanded to know whether I kicked the eggs and I chose to deny all knowledge. Supporting that tone, the rest of the cast of characters have that specifically 2010s slight archness to them which keeps them from becoming twee.įor example, after kicking a couple of eggs I found in a nest and watching the chicks they contained flap off, a mother bird descended. Instead it remains at “more affable and PG version of a Dr Evil plot from Austin Powers” for the duration. Despite that premise, the tone never tips over into insufferable didacticism. ![]() What evolves from there is a cheery tale of endearingly bumbling and adorably illustrated violent resistance against a deep state social cleansing conspiracy. They settle on imprisoning you until you agree to repair the rope bridge connecting the village to the village crops (which you broke by bouncing on it) so that the villagers can tend their corn and be rewarded with rains of cash from the pink cloud. The local villagers believed you to be a scary beast and are not entirely sure how to handle the fact that you’re actually smaller than them, not threatening beyond delivering grumpy toddler-style kicks and pushes, and don’t look anything like their local beast lore descriptions. At first you’re just playing with them, perhaps enjoying the fact you can go a bit faster if you pull your legs in and roll, or bouncing around, trying to kick anything in the environment. Jumping, rolling, strolling and kicking are your primary forms of interaction. A useful exposition ghost prompts you to head into the fresh air so you can start exploring the 2D world. After an opening cinematic where a pink cloud offers you free money, you, a little red blob with legs, wake up in a cave on a hill overlooking a town. ![]()
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