SUSHISAMBA Covent Garden Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Carlos was a kind server and helped us navigate the menu."
• "Richard found us a space and took care of us."
• "Ahmed, our waiter, was super helpful – knew the menu inside out and gave us some great recommendations."
• "The runners delivering the food explained every dish and our waiter was friendly."
• "We were served by Yui who was very friendly and attentive."
• "Service quick and on point."
• "Service started well then went downhill."
• "Very high-end food and service is top-notch."

Cons:

• "It was disappointing that three dishes we ordered were not available."
• "Our waitress took our order in the beginning then completely disappeared."
• "I work in hospitality myself, so maybe I’m looking for what kind of service I give. I just didn’t feel he created any relationship with us."
• "Tried to clear our plates before we were done, and without asking."
• "Pushy and dispassionate waiter, the special atmosphere we loved here didn’t develop."
• "Service was slow, difficult to order more drinks, waited a long time for them not to arrive and have to reorder."
• "Service was friendly but absolutely terrible. First few dishes would come quickly and others only after 1h of waiting."
• "The service was appalling, we were served our starter after 15 minutes, but then waited another 1 hour 15 minutes for our main dish of sushi."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The Tom yam virgin cocktail was delightful, the spicy tuna roll was awesome and the fried aubergine was so light and crispy."
• "The sushi was great, really fresh and tasty."
• "The food was excellent, especially the anticuchos with black cod and pork belly."
• "Sushi Samba is one of my favourite places to eat. I have been countless times and the food is always great."
• "What a fantastic meal! Everything was so delicious, I honestly can't fault any of the dishes."
• "Good food too; we ordered the Salmon sushi (very tasty and tasted fresh), California roll, Negitoro, Neo Tokyo."
• "Everything was fantastic. Food presentation and quality were uncomparable to any other Japanese food/sushi in the city."
• "The food was amazing. The best sushi I’ve ever had. The lamb chops, super!"

Cons:

• "I took my housemate here as a Xmas gift, but unfortunately, it didn’t live up to the expectations. Except for the California roll - quite underwhelming."
• "I had too high expectations from this place and maybe I just don’t have the right taste buds suiting this place."
• "Food taste is good, presentation excellent! Servings are small."
• "But the gyoza wasn’t as good as expected."
• "Taste was also not as good as last time. Very high prices for wine."
• "For non-fish eaters, there are less and less options (there were more in the past)."
• "The food is good even though some dishes are hit or miss."
• "Service was ok and friendly, but it is not at the level of quality that you would expect in this price category."