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 ceviche tostadas, tamari + citrus ponzu, guacamole, crema, chilli, coriander
cheeseburger spring roll our signature patty, caramelised onions, ketchup, franks yellow mustard, pablos pickles
wild mushroom quesadilla buckwheat and chia tortilla, , pickled shiitake, queso, baby rocket and mushroom confit 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
roasted celeriac katsu, peruvian yellow chilli salsa, guac’, banh mi slaw
roast cauliflower, cauli’ puree, chipotle tahini, almonds, pomegranate, px currants, cori’
korean fried eggplant, korean barbecue sauce, cashew créma, carrot and coriander ‘slaw
charred lam’ chipotle vinaigrette, pomegranate seeds, sumac yoghurt, pickled watermelon, chilli, coriander
Location
403 King Street, Newtown, 2042
Hours
Dine in,
Tue – Fri, 5pm – 10:00pm
Sa – Sun, 12pm – 10:00pm
Mon – closed
Take Away and Home Delivery,
Tue – Fri, 4:30pm – 9:30pm
Sa – Sun, 12pm – 9:30pm
Mon – closed
Phone
+61 2 9565 1273
Office Hours
Monday to Friday, 10am - 4pm