Samba Brazilian Grill
240 W Gilman St, Madison
(608) 257-1111
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I have been here before and the food was excellent, however, the last time I visited the meats were either far too well done or in one case raw and cold to the touch. When the food is good it is worth the price but it’s not worth the gamble.
Fantastic place, great service, drinks are strong, the meat is fantastic, flavors like I've personally never had before. Absolutely loved it. Came here with a large group and they handed it flawlessly. Great event rooms as well. Hope to be back again soon!
We go every year for our anniversary, and it always is a delightful experience. The food is amazing, with a wide selection of perfectly seasoned and grilled meat and a salad bar with both exotic and familiar favorites. The staff are extremely professional and attentive; Emma, the head server was especially hospitable and made us feel very welcome. All in all an A++ experience every time.
My favorite restaurant I never have the time to get to!!!!!!! Dont ever question wether or not to go, just go because you wont regret it unless you're a vegetarian.
The food and ambiance are all good. The Salad option has great selections for those who dont feel like having heavy meat. The beef selections seem to be less extensive than before. Still a good experience.
Great food, great atmosphere. Staff was friendly and provided great service.
It was a disappointing experience. If you are looking for a “Brazilian” stake-house experience, Samba is NOT the place. We went to celebrate a birthday, hoping for something close to a Brazilian experience like the stake-house in Milwaukee, but they do not have most of the food served in a Brazilian Churrascaria. The salad bar is plain American, the only thing Brazilian like was the “farofa” (if you can called that farofa) and a cheese bread, which is everything but our Pão de Queijo. No linguica, no chicken hearts, no garlic bread, no mayo salad, no quail eggs, no French fries, no fried cassava... and the list goes haha Again, if you are just looking for a place to eat a bunch of meat, go there! It is very pricey tho! The service was awful 😢 we waited and waited to get a glass of wine, and waited and waited for the dessert. Too bad. Beautiful building, great location, but a lot to improve. If they want to call it a Brazilian Stake House they need to do a better job. I had to add salt to almost every meat that came to our table. The pineapple was good!!! 🍍
Samba was amazing. Food was delicious, staff was friendly, and the experience overall was great. Will be going back.
This was our first time. We took my sisters and their husbands for dinner. There was a huge variety of high quality, fresh salads. Delicious. The meat was tender and flavorful. The Argentine Malbec was amazing. They offered us free desserts for our retirees/ birthday people. The staff and service were wonderful. A real treat and well worth it.
Just had an amazing meal with the family. Really great service, meats were all great and good salad bar. To be honest the last couple of visits over the last 6 months have been pretty average but the family love it so we gave it another try. Huge improvement tonight, great fun time, will be back!!
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Poor service, food not like Brazilian, we could tell that the employees was so confused and had no clue about Brazilian culinary, sweet meats and cold food, also looked like we were invisible for the waitresses, we don't recommend it at all!
The food was amazing for my 1st time on my bday however need more well done meats hubby gave it a 3.8 because of it but still enjoyed the experience for 1st time as well...will be going back 😊
We always take our son here for his birthday. We had a special dietary request and the manager KAT came out and told us that we could call ahead to make special requests. When you have dietary restrictions, this means everything so we definitely will be back. Thank you KAT! 
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.
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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