Samba Brazilian Steakhouse — Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur

Tips/Observation:(Saturday Dinner visit) •Ample parking in Avenue K •Terrible live music (terrible song and terrible singer overall) It got worse during birthday song - few times during my visit). •Buffet spread is meh... •Come before 7 or after 9pm. Should be lesser crowd. •White coin is go. Red is i had enough. •Plain water is free •Just call the waiter and request ur meat of choice. Sometime when they go around, ur table will get overlooked.

Food: •Overall Buffet spread is meh | 2/5

∆ Meat Rump Steak (I assume picanha) | 3/5 -Cooked properly. Got mine medium rare.

∆Duck breast | 3/5 -nicely cooked. Slighly salty -beast easten with something bland to cut the saltiness. I choose black bean.

∆Lamb leg | me 2/5 | wife 2.8/5 -Wife like it. I dont. For some reason lamb here is too gamey for me. Person its not cooked properly.

∆Sirloin steak | 1/5 -Got rare this time. Some area is raw. Unedible. -Marinate is salty

∆Chicken heart | 0.2/5 -Not good. Didnt taste the marinade.

∆Squid | 1/5 -marinade is not good. -squid is not fresh

∆Small scampi/prawn (skin off) | 3/5 -Marinade is not bad. Cooked well. It still got snap and bite. -Some of it is fresh.

∆Grilled chicken | 1.5/5 -marinade is not good. I'll pass

∆Dory fish | 3/5 -not bad. Still flaky. -marinade is ok.

∆Made in house chicken hotdog 3/5 -nice snap, flavourful.

∆Meat of the day is Beef ribs 3.1/5 -Well cooked. But too salty. -Fat is cooked properly, melt in your mouth.

∆Oyster | 2.5/5 -Not the freshest. Not the biggest. Medium size. Just squeeze some lemon and ur good to go.

∆Some rice/black bean/flat noodle/spaghetti. -Cannot comment much. I skip most of it. -According to wife, the spaghetti is undecooked, underseason, under 'everything'.

∆Fries/Wedges -The earlier one not fresh, cold fries. -the topped up is edible

∆Japanese section •Salmon 0.1/5 -not fresh, doesnt taste like salmon.

•White fish (i think) | 0/5 -not thaw properly, u bite into the ice crunch. Lose all its fish taste

•Tuna | 0/5 -not thaw properly, u bite into the ice crunch. Lose all its fish taste

•Desert (some is ok, some is terrible) -some petit cake -coconut candy etc

•Fruits and salad -Fruit is not good. Not fresh -Cannot comment on the salad.

My wife's conclusion:

"Will recommend this shop to my worst enemy" I laugh but i can agree.

For the price, spread, quality of foods, location. Terrible place...

Imagine going to a supposed to be fine dine experience, but it turned out into a nightmare.

It went like this.. upon arriving in this cool fine dine resto at around 6PM on the day of Chinese New Year 2025, I asked for a table for 2 and I was given 2 choices near the entrance. Somehow I was not comfortable seating near the entrance and ask other table choices inside, and so I was given choices at the bar and also one table in the middle area near the buffet section but I was told that the tables inside an area near the window are not available for selection even if they were empty (as I saw that it look better to get a table there). Finally I had to select the one in the middle section. I have been asked a couple of times for my order but I mentioned I was waiting for another one.

Fast forward, our order of ribeye steak that was supposed to be well done, they made it medium rare after also giving us a wrong set of order. We have to send it back to the kitchen for another round of cooking. It was also very disappointing that it was not only just us who had this erroneous order handling and cooking but also the other table right next to ours which they just decided to take it all out to their homes and cook it on their own.

I tried to ask where the manager was but the waiter who didn't have any name plate (none of them actually have one) said the manager was on a holiday break. Which was too bad since this is the time and day of the year where there should be someone overlooking and managing their crews and staffs.

The waiters' poor attention to details could be due to fatigue and stress but their nature should still be towards customers' satisfaction and not smirking all the time when they have no manager.

Overall, the entire experience with this not-so fine dine resto is really terrible. So terrible that I'm afraid of going back again. Their expensive steaks did not fit the quality of cooking and service that they have provided. For the management, I recommend not to focus on just ambiance but also on excellent cooking and excellent service. Customers deserve what...

I had a group lunch buffet - main dish are grilled meat, chicken, duck and fish comes in big skewer brought to your table. Waiters cut it for you and put it on your plate. 2 choices of sauces i.e. mushroom & black pepper sauces are available. The side dishes such as salads, wedges, fruits, rice, spaghetti, etc are also available as buffet spread for you to eat with the grilled meat or steak. You can choose from welldone to medium rare cook. Drinks however, is separate from the buffet set.

-steak was okay. Nice and tasty except for the fish, a bit too salty for me. Others were okay too.

waiters didnt go to each one of us to cut and serve the steak for us instead they went to those who called for them (cut Q). Waiters did ask us who wants steak but didnt go to the right person who had asked for the steak. Some of us have to wait for next steak to be served about 10 mins. Some didnt even get the 1st round steak. Those who called for the steak to be served had to wave to waiters like many times just to ask for the steak to be served for them. 👎. Please improve on how you served your customers. Think again..

there are few of us went back to office/home feeling hungry and angry at the same time. Feels that steak that served were small portion. The mushroom and black pepper sauce got mixed up. We tasted both taste in one serving bowl.😲

there were flies 😠 and... one of it got into my friend's drink. To get it replaced with a new same drink also takes a very long time.

to pay is very very fast. They would help check everything just to facilitate the payment process. U just need to call them once if you want to make payment 😅.

at the end we all left the place unhappy.

This is just me and my friends' experience. You guys may experience it...