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Vancouver Restaurants

Samba Brazilian Steakhouse

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Not good for: meat lovers, everything

  • Address
    • 1122 Alberni St
  • Transport
    • 5
  • Phone
    • 604 683 2555
  • Price
    • mains $13-25

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Lonely Planet review for Samba Brazilian Steakhouse

In a city with plenty of boring North American steak joints, this unusual subterranean gem is recommended, especially if you’re a blood-sucking carnivore. Despite the uninspiring family-restaurant interior and large but oft-ignored salad bar, diners come here to gorge on meat, including beef, lamb and ostrich – all served in a kitschy manner from swords wielded by wandering waiters. It’s all-you-can-eat and there’s a regular side dish of Brazilian dancers on most evenings.

 

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    Horrible place its not even close to being Brazilian

    kumba does not recommend this,

    people. I have been to this place many times but never for a weekend dinner. Once everyone sits down they wait for you to go to the buffet to grab food. The buffet in many people few is not very good to be honest. Then once they see that you have eaten all your buffet they come by with the meat. So 30 minutes after they come with the meat and start to serve it. For the first hour they brought us sausage 3 times chicken twice and pork once. After sitting there for an hour and a half I stated when are they going to bring the beef? They showed up with beef (beef ribs) then once again with sausages then they brough sirlion then they once again brough sausage. In 2 hours they brough sausages 7 times, chicken 3 times, pork 3 times and beef only 3 times. They only cut a small piece of beef and usually there is not enough to give everyone a piece on the table they say they wil be back and they never come back. I understand a restaurant needs to maximize there profit but its so obvious what they were doing. They want you to get full on the sausages and the buffet(awful) and barely bring the beef. Regardless we didnt say too much until the bill came. On the bill it says price $34.95 buffet pop $3.50 total was $38.95 then add the HST and there suggested tip of 15% then the final price was $50.20 so basically $12 above the price with HST and tip. Most people ignored the suggested tip and left what they wanted as it was not stated in the menu or anywhere they would add 15% for tip. As we were leaving the waiter came and got us and said we are $20 short on our bill so with suggested tip it came to around $450 but we left $430. I said it says suggested tip and most people left what they though was deserved. Then the manager came and said why dont you want to pay the tip I said we paid what we thought was deserved so basically around 12%. Many of us cant stand mandatory tipping expecially when it wasnt stated. If the service and food was good alright. What a mess over $20 but at the end I paid it and said you will not only ever see me again but I ll make sure everyone i know wont go. But the service was ok and the food was less than good. Dont get fooled by all you can eat at the end it is not a good value. My suggest is stay away from this place and they should not shame the Brazilian by calling this place Brazilian. This is one step above all you can eat buffet at Uncle Willies.

    Not good for: meat lovers, everything

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