The food at Vandal is not Mexican. Or at least it isn't authentic Mexican. It’s more of an homage to the latino food trucks of Los Angeles.

In LA, Mexican cuisine is the default base upon which to interpret other food traditions - think freshness, spice and rich flavours - and then mix them with complimentary flavours and the cooking techniques from migrant homelands - and you create magical fun food.

At Vandal, we’re not big on traditional sit down meals, all our food can - and should - be inhaled in one hand with a margarita in the other. 

We never want to define ourselves in a way that puts us in a corner, ever-evolving and free to experiment with our food - some people say we’ve ‘vandalised’ mexican food - they’re probably right - but to those naysayers we say ‘f*ck em’, we cook what we want - how we want - no rules, just fun with flavours.

oh, we’re one hundred plant-based and we kick ass - if we don’t want to pillage the earth of its natural resources and kill innocent animals in the process - that’s our prerogative right ?!?

enjoy

 
 

Some of our favourites —

 
 

food truck vibes.

chargrilled corn, queso, chipotle tahini, guajillo chilli salt, lime, coriander

tuna tartare tostadas, watermelon sashimi, salsa macha, pickled green mango, micro coriander

cheeseburger spring roll our signature patty, caramelised onions, ketchup, franks yellow mustard, pablos pickles

wild greens quesadilla buckwheat and chia tortilla, , fragrant peas, wild sautéed greens, pickled eschallots, snow pea sprout salad

guacamole with salsa just as it reads, but kick ass - with pickled chilli, pico de gallo and heirloom corn totopos

 
 

our tacos.

popcorn prawn, guacamole, chilli ginger and citrus mojo, pickled watermelon, corinader

al pastor cauliflower, cashew avo blanco, pickled currants, coriander

birria, braised beef, queso, birria de res consommé

korean eggplant kaarage, korean barbecue sauce, cashew crema, carrot and coriander ‘slaw

charred lam’ chipotle vinaigrette, pomegranate seeds, crema, pickled watermelon, chilli, coriander

 
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Location

59 Enmore Road, Newtown, 2042

Hours

Dine in,

Tue – Fri, 5pm – 10:00pm

Sat – Sun, 12pm – 10:00pm

Mon – closed

Take Away and Home Delivery,

Tue – Fri, 4:30pm – 9:30pm

Sat – Sun, 12pm – 9:30pm

Mon – closed

Phone

0468 820 245

Office Hours

Monday to Friday, 10am - 4pm