Samba Brazilian steakhouse

Samba Brazilian steakhouse reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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1. C

   Chris

   Atlanta1 review

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Fantastic brazilian steakhouse and truly family owned!
   

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   Hunter

   Atlanta1 review

   1.0

   Dined on April 4, 2025

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

   This is the worst dining experience I have had in years. If you want a brazilian steakhouse, go somewhere else. We had a party of 20 and had 1 waitress for our entire table as well as for the entire restaurant on a Friday night. Not a single employee was there to assist her. Nothing against her but that level of service was unacceptable. It took almost an entire hour for checks to be divided and paid. Now let's talk about the food. This was arguably worse. We had entire plates (With pictures) of raw steak, completely inedible. I've never seen a steakhouse have such poor food quality and service. To top it all off, of the 10 different meat that they offer, we got offered maybe 5 of the 10 throughout the entire time of our meal. Overall 0/10 would recommend. Take your time and money elsewhere. Also charging the entire table $7 per person for WATER when it took almost 30 minutes after food was brought to the table for us to get water is criminal.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Indiana1 review

   2.0

   Dined on March 8, 2025

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

   I’ve been to many Brazilian steakhouses. Chains and small operations. I was shocked how slow this place was on a weekend. The meat was slow to come out and in small amounts. Few and far between. Sides weren’t refilled. Plates weren’t changed. I used my dirty buffet place the whole time. But the drinks are what made me most upset. Charged $5 for non-alcoholic basic drinks. Fine. But I wanted water and was told regular water had black chunks in it. Waitress was saying even the sewer was bad. I think she was just trying to charge me more more more. She brought out a large water bottle and charged me $8. I paid $200 for me and 2 teens to eat stale buffet and a few pieces of meat. I think the water was just to increase my bill. Nobody wants to feel taken advantage of. I eat out a lot but this was just weird and awful. I never write reviews but to heck with this place.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Atlanta3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 28, 2025

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

   The meat was excellent, and the salad bar/buffet was okay. Some of the salad and a couple other items looked older, like it had been there a while, but the service was good and the food we did eat from the buffet was very yummy. There was no shortage of meat! From the buffet I really enjoyed the potato salad, asparagus, chimichurri, and rice!
   

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5. B

   Bernard

   Atlanta1 review

   1.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

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

   I prefer my steak medium. Every piece of beef brought to the table was well done. The potatoes were cold & so was the bread. The hot bar was not hot at all. The rice & beans weren't even warm. Ask for ice water, They don't have complimentary ice water. Bottled water almost $8. There were only 3 ppl working. The bartender, the young lady server, & the cook/server. It was obvious they were short staffed. They did the best they could with what they had I guess. The lamb was the only thing we enjoyed.
   

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   David

   Atlanta3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   Went for Valentine’s Day dinner. They kept bringing the same cuts of meat, the cheaper cuts. We had to request the filet, lamb, beef ribs, etc. When they arrived, not on the sword, they seemed “reheated” and overcooked. Definitely not Fogo de Chao or Texas de Brazilian they charged just as much. I only wanted water to drink as no was driving. My girlfriend saw someone leaving with the water bottle that was served and thought it was strange. While I was paying the bill she said “see if you were charged for the water”……Yep $5.95. Very, very small pour on my girlfriend’s glass of wine. Drive to get the real Brazilian experience.
   

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   Elian

   Unspecified1 review

   4.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   Food was good staff was very helpful I’d love to come again
   

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   Richard

   Atlanta1 review

   5.0

   Dined on January 19, 2025

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

   The horsdeuvre's bar was terrific and the meat was flavored and cooked to perfection.
   

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   max

   Atlanta35 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on January 18, 2025

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

   If someone had never been to another Brazilian Steak house, they would probably consider it a positive experience. Long intervals between meat service. One person serving. Smaller salad bar. Atmosphere not aligned with price point.
   

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    Ricky

    Atlanta1 review

    5.0

    Dined on January 16, 2025

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

    The restaurant was empty, which was a surprise. The food was good.The service was good.
    

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