Vama – The Restaurant

Jesse and Davin decided that the four of us should go out for supper. We roped Uncle Jacob and Auntie Kim into watching kids, convinced Christine that eating out was a good idea, and made reservations at a place that none of us had ever been to. Once Jesse was ready to go (the other three of us were out sitting on the lawn) we climbed into the Safari, braved the evening Arusha traffic made far worse by Ramadhan, and drove to the Shoprite plaza to “Vama – The Restaurant.”

Friends of ours have raved about the place and its food, and we were eager to try it out. There was only one other group there as we arrived, and Christine and I took a few moments to feel proud of the papa outside trying to console the newborn while his wife ate. Noble. For the rest of the evening we kept our eye on them coming in with a sleeping baby, sitting down to a screaming baby, and going back outside.

The decor and atmosphere are very nice, the menu is full of options with vegetarian, chicken, beef, mutton, and even seafood selections. Davin and I ordered mutton (of course) and Christine and Jesse ordered vegetarian. After complimentary veggies with sauces we had some chili paneer and some yummy mushrooms as appetizers. Even the main dishes came much faster than the posted “40 minutes”, and they were excellent.

Dinner conversation focused on Davin, his charming ways (including his desire to drink the lemon finger wash which he hadn’t encountered previously), the couple with the newborn, and Christine and my history of life… Including the fact that Christine and I have only *ever* had dinner out together alone three times. What can I say? We live life *with* people.

Good food, good times. We finished up, I had a cup of Masala tea, and we headed home with a doggie bag of food that is probably as much food as we actually ate. I think we’ll be back… when we feel like we need a fourth meal alone.