
Address and Contact Information
Address: 8081 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (240) 599-8767
Website: https://onlyatvibe.com/
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Order and Reservations
Reservations: resy.com
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Reviews
First of all, I would definitely come back here, but a lot of the time, my vibe is preferring off peak hours, so I’d tailor my visits to go right when they open or during the week. When I first got here, there were only two other tables there, but it was the grand opening, so things were busy and when I mean busy, I think a lot of people waited a long time for their food, so either have patience or wait to go after they’ve been open for a little bit.
To eat, we got the VIBE’s Taste of Africa Sampler and Maafé Lambchops. The sampler came out first and the lamb chops came out a while later (they’re both entrees but we had finished the sampler before the lamb chops were ready). The sampler contains Char-grilled suya, dibi guasacaca wings, harissa calamari and shrimp, jollof rice, sweet plantains, pepper sauce. I would definitely order this again.
The suya was missing the suya spice, but I think not all West African styles is to use the spice. For the style of suya it was, it could have been a little more tender but it wasn’t bad.
The jollof was Senegalese and this was my first time having their Jollof. I really liked it and wish I had more because it was good! My favorite part of the sampler were the wings and the pepper sauce. Loved the flavor of the wings and the pepper sauce was just spicy enough, which I prefer, not anything that will make you sweat.
Now the lambchops were perfection. Seared lamb chops, maafé peanut sauce, herbed couscous. The sauce was delicious, the lambchops were cooked perfectly, and they came out very hot where you could see the steam. They were worth the wait.
For dessert, we got the Bissap Sorbet, which was Hibiscus-spiced sorbet, ginger crunch. It was light and refreshing.
There is a drink menu online but while we were there we were told they didn’t have one yet, but I think if you go in and ask for a drink listed online, they probably would be able to make it for you. Drinks are pricey ($20+) but this is pretty on par with with many elevated establishments these days.
The music was loud, which is to be expected, because it’s not just a restaurant, it’s also a lounge. The DJ was great! If you made it to the end of my caption, congratulations! Looking forward to coming back and trying more because the rest of the menu sounds so good!
The food portions were tiny and described as “dainty”, and the preset 3 course meal was lackluster. I ordered suvy tacos, the branzino, and a sorbet dessert, my daughters ordered egg rolls and lamb chops, sorbet and a cookie. They were both still hungry. Overall dinner was underwhelming and overpriced.
The ambience was very nice, with moody overhead lighting and a dj playing all sorts of jungle house music and Afro beats.
Now the bad:
The service was slow at best, with there being a limited set of waiters designated to take orders for patrons.
I’m talking about we were not addressed for the first 25 minutes. We didn’t get WATER and were finally attended to about 30 and hour after being escorted to our table.
Our order was finally taken, though, it took our waitress a couple of times to find something to write on to take our orders. She was also working as a bartender, making drinks and taking orders.
The final straw was my girlfriend and I talked to a family sitting next to us, with their young daughter, who said they had been sitting go and waiting for their appetizers for an HOUR AND A HALF! You hear me?! An hour and a half.
Finally, we gave up and left out after being butt in seat for 40 minutes. We ended up going to Copper Canyon.
Take this information for what it is. Be forewarned lol