Vaquero Dining

We had a beautiful tapas dinner at Vaquero. The decor is understated but warm and the service matched the quality of the food. We had lamb ribs, charcuterie, basque potatoes and a chocolate tart. Each dish was delicious and well presented. A perfect place for date night or dinner with family or friends.

Staff were very attentive, professional and friendly. My water glass was never empty. The menu was 95% gluten free which was perfect for my partner who is coeliac as it provided a lot of options. The place has a lot of history and created a great environment to have dinner in. A nice rustic feel. The food was of great quality however for the price, it was small portions. I would recommend booking before going. It is a lovely spot to go and have dinner, not too noisy and can have a conversation in a relaxing atmosphere.

4 people dining, ordered Banquet Menu at $49 per person. Surprisingly, to me, a full restaurant. To me, Vaquero fits into its own specific spot of restaurants. Lamb, seafood, Pork, beef but in a unique style. The attention to detail of each dish was there and tastes were subtle but able to be appreciated. Hervey Bay scallops were special to me because of the presentation and the sauce. Definitely equal to a speciality seafood restaurant, which Vaquero is not. One thing I do not like on any menu is a baked Brownie. This was part of the banquet menu so no choice to not order. But, I would have this Brownie every day of the year it was so good. Lots more good things to say but I'll leave that to next time. Lamb was as expected, good. Pork was excellent. Celeriac puree, some sort of white stuff, I consider just to put the Pork on top of, was so good that I found myself scraping off the plate the last little bits. The texture was much more than just Puree as was the taste. Staff were friendly and helpful with smiles that set a positive mood in the patrons, very important too. Overall: Yes, we will be back.

Tapas, Lychee Martini's and amazing customer service. Lovely ambience, stella food & cocktail! I enjoyed a lot of sensational Lychee Martini's after our amazing tapas upon tapas so I did want to name our awesome waitress but I have forgotten... Mia!? We dined 4.12.21 at 6:15 inside under booking 'Anna' so to the lovely lady who was amazing to us that night, we thank her 🙏🍸🍸🍸🍸 Thank you for a wonderful night, we will be back!

Staff were quite rude. The food took a long time to come out and we were berated for asking how much longer it might be. The tapas entrees we ordered were nice however the octopus and fish mains were severely underwhelming abs overpriced for portion size. The ‘charred broccoli’ was completely flavourless. Saying this, four of our eight diners had the banquet and they certainly enjoyed their meals more than we did. Just didn’t order the right things I suppose. Good wine and ambience.