If you’re a regular reader, you may have noticed that I’m quite the tapas lover… I mean why have just one meal when you can try a bunch of tasty things instead? Makes sense to me.
This is why I certainly did not hesitate when I got an invite to try out Vicky Christina’s, a Spanish tapas bar & grill on the Camps Bay strip. My friend D who travelled with me for part of my Spain trip back in 2013 made for the perfect tapas eating partner-in-crime. We know our tapas – mainly because we ate our own body weight of the stuff on that trip…
Now Vicky Christina’s (and I am very much assuming here) is a play on the film Vicky Christina Barcelona, one of my favourite movies featuring a hot, sexy cast including Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem & Penélope Cruz. It also happens to be part of a franchise that also has restaurants over in Johannesburg & Durban.
Of course, there’s no better location than the Camps Bay beachfront baby. So without even seeing the other restaurants, I’m going to go out of a limb here and say that this must simply be the sexiest one.
But I’ll let you decide for yourself. Here’s a quick tour:
Of course, it’s also all about the views…
On the food front, they do have a selection of mains, but tapas really are the Spanish way, so that’s what we decided to stick to. And what goes beautifully with tapas? A jug (or three) of Sangria of course! The tapas selection is quite extensive and prices range from R29 for an oyster shot to R84 for a fillet steak stack – which as I understand really is a full meal in it’s own right:
After a lot of umming and aahing, we decided to go for:
Overall though, this was a really lovely dining experience. You have a front row seat to the sunset, it makes for a beautiful sundowner spot, the service is friendly, the Sangria is good, and the tapas are tasty. Price wise it’s also a pretty solid option when compared to the other options on the strip which do tend to be quite pricey.
For all these reasons I’m going to give Vicky Christina’s a score of on the Miss K Kiss-o-Meter scale.
And with summer upon us, may I also suggest that you check out their current craft beer & cocktail hour special:
You’ll find Vicky Christina’s on the top floor of The Promenade Centre (above Pick ‘n Pay) in Victoria Road, Camps Bay.
Their opening hours are as follows:
- Tuesday – Saturday: Kitchen 12:00 – 21:00 | Bar 9:00 – late
- Sunday: Kitchen 12:00 – 17:00 | Bar 9:00 – 17:00
And you can contact them on: 021 437 0221 or campsbay@vickycristinas.com
If you do go and you need someone to help you with that “get 1 free” cocktail, just lemme know OK. 😉
xxx