Samba Brazilian Grill

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   Carrie

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Samba's is an elegant restaurant with very tasty and high quality cuisine. We were two couples enjoying the food and atmosphere. All was nice except for there could be a little bit more lighting at the tables. I had a hard time viewing the menu and reviewing the check. Otherwise, I would suggest it.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Milwaukee

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The wait staff was very kind and replaced our beverages as needed .. The removal of the used plates wasn’t the best. I had to flag down staff since the table was crowded we had 5 people at a table that normally seats 4. The salad bar was tasty though there were many things that were out because it was busy. When the meat starting coming around we kept getting the same 2 meats coming to our table. I ended up saying something to one of the people that was dishing out the meat , she said she would try and send the others over but no one came . It was an expensive meal and I think some of this happened because it was busy but we did pay a pretty penny for a mediocre experience..
   

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   David

   Las Vegas

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 22 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was cooked perfectly. The staff was friendly and extremely fast. For instance when my water glass was about half drank, someone was right there filling it up without me saying a word.
   

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   Kathleen

   Milwaukee

   6 reviews

   3.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   We love Samba and have been there many times for celebrations. We brought our good friends and though the food and atmosphere were fantastic, as always, I have a few minor complaints. 1. Our reservations were at 5PM. We arrived there at 4:45 as did our friends. We're all in our 70s and there was not sufficient seating in the lobby. So we stood. The hostess did not offer the option to go to the bar, which we would have liked to do, and refused to seat us until the stroke of 5PM. It was very inhospitable. 2. Samba was busy, which is great, but again, we've never experienced such slow, spotty service. We felt ignored. So disappointing. Our bill for 2 couples was approximately $500, and my husband tipped generously, as usual.
   

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   Andre

   Milwaukee

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 23 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Truly amazing food! I have no idea how you produce such volumes with such freshness and quality! The buffet, meats and desserts are top of the line as far as I’m concerned. I sampled at least 10-12 different items from the buffet, and all of them were excellent. The greeting was warm and welcoming, and the staff were attentive , professional, and very fast in there responsiveness. And the ambience was nearly perfect. And the value of what is provided versus what I paid is quite fair and reasonable. Thank you for a terrific experience! I can’t say enough good things about it and will definitely be back.
   

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   Alex

   Milwaukee

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 19 January 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We were seated near the far side of the restaurant and were seemingly overlooked by the servers who were going around with the meat. When we did get served it was often near the end of a round where the meat was cold or there was only enough for one of us.
   

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   Kenny

   Milwaukee

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 12 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was very good, the service was too, the restaurant was very nice. I'll be back. 🤗
   

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   Jeffrey

   Milwaukee

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 12 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Staff were excellent! Food was good. Open Table to make the reservation sucked.
   

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   Chuck

   Milwaukee

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 11 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great salad bar and the meat and grilled pineapple was very good
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Milwaukee

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 11 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Great! Great prep, amazing food, and super ambiance!
    

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