Vaka Restaurant

Name: Vaka Restaurant
Address: 337 Essex St, Lawrence, MA, United States, 01840
Telephone: (978) 655-7278
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.6

4.6

323 Reviews

$30 and under

Japanese Speciality

Good for special occasions
Great for creative cocktails
Good for groups

Vaya Restaurant was established in 2020 In the heart of downtown Lawrence, MA. A unique, family-oriented atmosphere where guests are brought close to their Dominican roots, but with a little kick!

Vaka’s tapas style menu features a delectable array of Dominican-Japanese fusion cuisine mastered by the world-famous chef, El Ninja. The fun and electric menu complements Vaka’s décor, inspired by Dominican Republic’s rich history.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Japanese Speciality, Tapas / Small Plates
Hours of Operation
Mon–Thu, Sat, Sun 14:00–01:00 Fri 14:00–02:00
Phone number
(978) 655-7278
Website
https://www.vakarestaurant.com/
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
337 Essex St, Lawrence, MA 01840
Area
Lawrence
Parking details
None

What 323 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.6

4.6 based on all time ratings

4.7Food
4.4Service
4.7Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Energetic

323 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
Greater Boston
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 28 January 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Excelente lugar para pasar en familia o para salir con una pareja. La comida es increíblemente buena.
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OpenTable Diner
Greater Boston
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 21 January 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
They are friendly and amazing!!! My first time there and of course planning to going back there :)
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JessicaG
Greater Boston
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 21 January 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food, environment, service, staff was amazing! Can’t wait to go back!!!!!
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AdriannaA
Greater Boston
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 14 January 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Food wasn’t hot .. jus barely room temp .. a little overpriced compared to other similar restaurants in the area. Reservation necessary or u would be waiting.
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OpenTable Diner
Greater Boston
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on 1 January 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
La comida es increíble, el servicio y las bebidas la recomiendo full, y el mofongo >>>>>
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jellen2010
Greater Boston
7 reviews
3.0
7 reviews
Dined on 30 December 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
The food overall was okay . The secret ninja sauce is bland and was a part of several of the dishes we ordered. The best items were the yucca croquettes stuffed with shredded chicken (very tasty) and the mango flan we shared for dessert ( not overly sweet).
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OpenTable Diner
New York City
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on 30 December 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Excelente lugar la comida deliciosa los tragos muy rico un poco sobre valuado
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KyrsaG
Greater Boston
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 28 December 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Food was good service was horrible Waitress was rude and kept forgetting us
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SueB
Greater Boston
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 25 December 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Dreadful experience. Service was appaling. Ordered 3 appetizers - shrimp ceviche wasn't even chopped, it was just thrown in a bowl with little care. The other two appetizers arrived 20 mins later - cold - after asking twice when they might arrive. Entree's were seen being brought out before appetizers had been delivered, and were quickly taken back to kitchen - but we did see that happen. They then arrived at the same time as the appetizers - also cold. When ordering my husband's meal we ordered a shrimp entree after confirming 'no meat' products. Our wait person asked us 'are there any allergies' to which we answered yes, no meat on my husbands dish. 'No problem' she said. His entree arrived, the rice has some suspicious 'strips' in it ... which I tasted ... and it was pork belly. We immediately called our wait person over, pointed out the 'meat', she said 'yes the rice has pork belly in it', we BOTH said but we mentioned this several times. She was annoyed and took the dish away. It took SO long to get his food back, we took it ... and my meal (which was AWFUL) ... to go and dumped it in a trash can round the corner. $165. Wow. Disgraceful. My husband could have been severely ill. They just didn't care about any aspect of the experience we had.
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OpenTable Diner
Greater Boston
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 26 November 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Hello, this was my first visit at the restaurant; I discovered it on TikTok and decided to celebrate my birthday there. I reserved it on the app and received a confirmation saying that my table was ready in 15 minutes. When I arrived at the restaurant, the front lady was I gave a five minute for her to get the table ready 35 minutes went by then I went back inside imagine they'll tell you to wait outside is freezing then I went back inside and told her you know I've been waiting over five minutes now it's anything going on with the tables. I would never recommend anyone to Lawrence for their birthday especially to this restaurant the worst restaurant ever been to and I’m always eating out top restaurant top 10 to 12 20 whatever it is this is a worse!!
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Vaka Restaurant is rated 4.6 stars by 323 OpenTable diners.

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337 Essex St, Lawrence, MA 01840

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Additional information

Area
Lawrence
Hours of Operation
Mon–Thu, Sat, Sun 14:00–01:00 Fri 14:00–02:00
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Japanese Speciality, Tapas / Small Plates
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None

Website
https://www.vakarestaurant.com/
Phone number
(978) 655-7278

Vaka Restaurant

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