Samba Room
Orlando, FL 32819
Phone: (407) 226-0550
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Dr Phillips Boulevard
- Hours:
- Sun-Wed 11:30am-11pm, Thu-Sat 11:30am-12am
Message from Samba Room
Sensual. Sexy. Taboo.
- Award-winning Latin cuisine
- Great for groups
- Happy hour
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Editorial Review for Samba Room – by Sylvia Whitman
The Scene
Minty rum mojitos, '30s streamlined curves, white-jacketed waiters and filmy curtains evoke the glamour of pre-Castro Havana, while the percussive "foreground music"--an eclectic mix from reggae to samba--drums home the pan-Latin theme. Dining areas include a cigar lounge and two outdoor patios.
The Food
"Latin infused." The dinner menu ranges from appetizers such as plantain chips or mango barbecued ribs to Cuban sandwiches to "large plates" of paella or sugar cane beef tenderloin with chipotle mashed potatoes. Order the grilled mussels to start, which you dip in coconut milk laced with sour orange. Don't let the "wine-habanero" syrup scare you away from the cachaca chicken, a delicious quarter of smoked chicken atop a colorful, fruity coconut rice. Although Cuban bread is somewhat bland, the shredded beef sandwich packs plenty of flavor, more like barbecue than a sloppy Joe. Finish with the divine coconut creme brulee.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitFor large parties, request the curtained-off "Havana Table."
When to GoOn Friday and Saturday nights, the Samba Room features a band and welcomes dancing.
User Reviews for Samba Room
01/17/2006 Posted by cpennnn
How is it possible to have a reservation and still have to wait an entire hour for a table?? This place is COMPLETELY unprofessional, the management staff obviously have no idea what they are doing!! This place is fine if you clear your calendar for the entire day and wish to stand in a standing room only bar waiting an hour even though you made reservations! And we werent the only ones, there was a list of people who had made reservations that waited as long as some longer than we did! After an hour we left and vowed never to return! It's great that they have a band, but who cares if you cant eat and have to listen to them from the waiting area?!
Cons: MANAGEMENT, SERVICE
10/16/2005 Posted by jordylass
I went here becuase of great revies and was very disappointed. The service was the worst I have experienced anywhere, when we were eventually served we got the wrong food. Our server was obviously very busy, maybe they were short staffed or something, but a very expensive experience.
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