We arrived at Vamos very early in the dinner service, so early that they had not even finished prepping. The waiter was setting up tables, fine tuning the stereo and probably did not expect anyone turning up so early in the evening for DINNER. Drinks, yes. But dinner? It was only 5:30pm. And Vamos is not the type of restaurant that attracts elderly people who have their suppers at 5:30pm then go to bed at 9pm.
Vamos is a vibrant restaurant, with a live band playing Latin American music on the weekends, serves tapas with cocktails to their customers who would then presumably be so intoxicated by the zing in the music, food and drinks that they would dance unabashedly near their table (or perhaps on the table).
We are not the typical 5:30pm diners either, but we had an appointment at 6:30pm and I was not willing to have fast food meant that Gaz had to do his research and dine me at a reputable restaurant before our appointment.
We ordered the wagyu beef skewers with roasted eschallots and roja salsa ($17). The beef was tender, and we really liked the accompanying sweet eschallots.
Paprika and lime free range jerk chicken ($15). The amount of chicken was just nice in this dish.
Seared scallops on avocado ($15). The avocado suited the scallops well.
The waiter was very pleasant and asked about our evening ahead. The food was delicious and we had the whole restaurant to ourselves. Maybe there is merit in eating and going to bed early after all!
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