Comments on: Samba Brazilian Grill Review

By: Samba Brazilian Grill: Great Food and Live Music! - HomeTeam4u

Samba Brazilian Grill: Great Food and Live Music! - HomeTeam4u — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:10:40 +0000

[...] the customer pays a fixed price for gauchos to bring out a wide variety of freshly grilled meats. Samba Brazilian Grill also has a wide selection of tasty wines for customers to choose [...]

By: Bao

Bao — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:41:51 +0000

Kandm:

Every consider parking in Samba’s own parking lot right to the side of the building? I’ve been there 5 times at least and it has never been full.

Overcooked? Well, be more assertive. The dudes bring around big chunks, and the meat is done to different degrees depending on where it is cut. If you want rare, ask for it or point. I prefer rare, so trust me, I know dry and overcooked. It’s never been a problem the numerous times I’ve been there.

And overpriced? Are you kidding me? The “salad” bar is about $15 byt itself if you don’t want the meat that’s brought around and is one of the absolute best deals in town. It’s a crime to even call it a salad bar considering how many meat items are in it. And to add just about $20 more for unlimited DELICIOUS meat?

Whatever.

By: Kandm

Kandm — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:06:01 +0000

We travel all over the country eating at restaurants priced from expensive to moderate…this place is way over priced for what you get. If you like overcooked, dry, and minimially flavored meats, well then: this is the place for you!

To start off your evening you get to drive all around downtown Madison seeking the elusive parking space. Your first course is a healthy helping of pure frustration. Hey, has anyone at Samba thought about valet parking??? Once you are seated, you get the opportunity to serve yourself at the “all-you-can-eat” salad and sides bar. Not very impressive considering what you pay. The curry chicken salad was very good, however the chicken was a bit chewy.

The atmosphere for Madison is very nice. The interior of this place has a wow factor from that aspect. The mixed drinks, while fairly priced, did not taste good whatsoever. One cosmo and one mohito later and we changed to beer and wine. We will say that the desserts were very good.

The cost for the two of us with drinks was $125.00. That’s pretty pricey for Madison considering the food was bland, cold, or overcooked. And did I mention that you have to serve yourself AND you start off your evening frustrated trying to find a place to park??

Nice try, but we won’t return.

By: gv

gv — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:59:54 +0000

I’ve been there once before and cannot wait to go back. This is definitely a meat-fest. The salad bar is great too. The interior is nice and the time I went, a jazz band was playing on the stage. I’m not sure if this is daily or just some days.

You should try a little bit of every meat item, then just get the one you like most. I liked them all but stayed away from the chicken because unlike Lamb, I can chicken any day.

By: dining

dining — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:47:50 +0000

Wow this place is a feast for any meat eater! Id love to try it but it is a little too far to travel for myself. Id love to hear of other readers experiences if you went to try it.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:00:52 +0000

We’ve been to Samba three times this year, and their ‘little sister’ restaurant/bar once. Overall, Samba is an event best experienced with a group of 6-8 friends. It’s not intimate dining, although the bar is one of the most beautiful in Madison, and moderately priced, to boot.

The space is flat-out gorgeous, although navigating the staircase with a full plate from the salad bar can be tricky!

The last time we tried Samba, we ate only the salad bar, and honestly, it was more than enough food. We’ve been pleased with the service, and enjoyed watching at least a couple of the gauchos (!!)..