Samba Brazilian Grill Reviews Madison WI
Reviews of Samba Brazilian Grill Madison WI
Emily Echola
Beautiful dark restaurant on the 2nd floor. The salad bar was nice. The asparagus was perfect! We were tucked in a corner and had nice quiet conversation, but the servers were aloof and seemed to forget about us for considerable periods of time. Meats had mostly good flavor but tended to be tough. Good selection of meats to choose from, but probably won't be back.
Amanda Robinson
We dined here for my birthday as it came highly recommended by a friend. We LOVED this place!! The variety on their salad bar is killer. Every meat that came to our table was delicious. And the cinnamon pineapple....to die for! I also got cheesecake for my birthday that was so good.
Every employee we came into contact with was friendly and helpful. Our waitress, Jay (sp?) was amazing! She was professional and engaging, and let us know how much she enjoyed her job.
We will recommend this restaurant to everyone, whether they ask or not! And we will definitely be back!
Andrea Sarvas
We left the dinner pretty disappointed. We had created a reservation and shown up 5 minutes early. After we were seated, we weren’t even greeted by our waiter for 10-15 minutes. This is the first time we were there so we were unsure what to do and just sat there waiting. When he showed up we had ordered a bottle of wine and was told how the process works. We went to get the salad and soup portions and started the meat process. We made it 20-25 minutes into dinner with no bottle of wine. Finally my other half walked up to the bar to request it as there were bar staff just cleaning glasses. Another 5 minutes after that we finally got our wine. Based on how fast they brought it, it appears that our waiter forgot, which was disappointing. In addition we saw our waiter pass by at least six times but he would never look our way or acknowledge us until the very end where he finally asked how dinner was. I do acknowledge that there was a large group being taken care of, but even a quick “how is your food” would have made a huge difference. The food itself was okay and bland. My other half said the best part of the meal was the pineapple, which is disappointing as it is a meat place. I left feeling like it wasn’t worth the money we spent there. As a first time experience, it was very lacking and we most likely won’t be coming back. Nor would we recommend it to others.
Ed Sieverding
When we went there the dining area felt like was over 90°, it was intolerably hot. We were sweating into our food and it felt like we were getting heat stroke. The experience left me feeling sick the next day.
The meat was inconsistently seasoned and cooked. Sometimes it was overcooked, other times it was raw. Sometimes it was so salty it was just terrible. We did like the pineapple and the appetizers were all right. I felt like they could have purchased pitted olives instead of cheaping out with ones that still had the pits.
I would expect a lot more for the price. We had a large group of 10 and the bill came out to $850. How could somebody charge so much when they don't even have air conditioning?
I'm never going there again.
Ruby Denny Manjaly
We were a group of 3 people, went for dinner on Sunday . I made reservations in advance just to make sure. The location was easy to spot. Convenient parking spots are available near the restaurant. We were greeted at the entrance and given seats, server was friendly and helpful. The blueberry basil cocktail was delicious. The tomato bisque soup was good and the bread with it was tasty. Salad bar is unlimited. Chick pea, cucumber salad, quinoa salad were very tasty. Chicken curry salad, potato salad were good too. Mashed potatoes, rice and bean & sausage were also popular. Meats are brought to the table regularly. I really appreciate them making an effort to give us well done meat after we requested them. Some meats were rare at first although it was good too. Our personal preference was well done. There was lamb, several beef cuts, pork & chicken. Seafood salad was available. Dessert menu had several items. Flan was very good. Coconut custard is another item which we tried. Overall it was a great experience. Bar looked beautiful. It is very good value for the price.
Emily Echola
Beautiful dark restaurant on the 2nd floor. The salad bar was nice. The asparagus was perfect! We were tucked in a corner and had nice quiet conversation, but the servers were aloof and seemed to forget about us for considerable periods of time. Meats had mostly good flavor but tended to be tough. Good selection of meats to choose from, but probably won't be back.
Amanda Robinson
We dined here for my birthday as it came highly recommended by a friend. We LOVED this place!! The variety on their salad bar is killer. Every meat that came to our table was delicious. And the cinnamon pineapple....to die for! I also got cheesecake for my birthday that was so good. Every employee we came into contact with was friendly and helpful. Our waitress, Jay (sp?) was amazing! She was professional and engaging, and let us know how much she enjoyed her job. We will recommend this restaurant to everyone, whether they ask or not! And we will definitely be back!
Andrea Sarvas
We left the dinner pretty disappointed. We had created a reservation and shown up 5 minutes early. After we were seated, we weren’t even greeted by our waiter for 10-15 minutes. This is the first time we were there so we were unsure what to do and just sat there waiting. When he showed up we had ordered a bottle of wine and was told how the process works. We went to get the salad and soup portions and started the meat process. We made it 20-25 minutes into dinner with no bottle of wine. Finally my other half walked up to the bar to request it as there were bar staff just cleaning glasses. Another 5 minutes after that we finally got our wine. Based on how fast they brought it, it appears that our waiter forgot, which was disappointing. In addition we saw our waiter pass by at least six times but he would never look our way or acknowledge us until the very end where he finally asked how dinner was. I do acknowledge that there was a large group being taken care of, but even a quick “how is your food” would have made a huge difference. The food itself was okay and bland. My other half said the best part of the meal was the pineapple, which is disappointing as it is a meat place. I left feeling like it wasn’t worth the money we spent there. As a first time experience, it was very lacking and we most likely won’t be coming back. Nor would we recommend it to others.
Ed Sieverding
When we went there the dining area felt like was over 90°, it was intolerably hot. We were sweating into our food and it felt like we were getting heat stroke. The experience left me feeling sick the next day. The meat was inconsistently seasoned and cooked. Sometimes it was overcooked, other times it was raw. Sometimes it was so salty it was just terrible. We did like the pineapple and the appetizers were all right. I felt like they could have purchased pitted olives instead of cheaping out with ones that still had the pits. I would expect a lot more for the price. We had a large group of 10 and the bill came out to $850. How could somebody charge so much when they don't even have air conditioning? I'm never going there again.
Ruby Denny Manjaly
We were a group of 3 people, went for dinner on Sunday . I made reservations in advance just to make sure. The location was easy to spot. Convenient parking spots are available near the restaurant. We were greeted at the entrance and given seats, server was friendly and helpful. The blueberry basil cocktail was delicious. The tomato bisque soup was good and the bread with it was tasty. Salad bar is unlimited. Chick pea, cucumber salad, quinoa salad were very tasty. Chicken curry salad, potato salad were good too. Mashed potatoes, rice and bean & sausage were also popular. Meats are brought to the table regularly. I really appreciate them making an effort to give us well done meat after we requested them. Some meats were rare at first although it was good too. Our personal preference was well done. There was lamb, several beef cuts, pork & chicken. Seafood salad was available. Dessert menu had several items. Flan was very good. Coconut custard is another item which we tried. Overall it was a great experience. Bar looked beautiful. It is very good value for the price.