I could not fault Hajar and Shannon for there amazing work! very hard workers team players and amazing service. Foods amazing đa very warm place to come to. Iâll be coming back for many more visits thank you samsara for your amazing hospitality
Had dinner at Samsara with my family, ages ranged 13 to 85 and the food was enjoyed by all. It is a calm and elegant place, with well spaced tables which allow conversation. Service was very good, attentive, friendly and competent. The food is more expensive than many middle eastern restaurants, but worth it. The chargrilled eye fillet kebabs and lamb backstraps were outstanding. The mezze platter and chicken kebabs were also very good. Accompanying vegetables and salads were really nice, even things like the cauliflower and eggplant were really well cooked and tasty. Only quibbles are that coffee wasnât good and we had a pretty long wait between entrees and main courses.
Dinner with friends on a Friday night was our first visit to Samsara and I regret that we have not dined here before. The interior of the restaurant was attractive; it was busy without feeling the restaurant was too crowded or noisy. The staff were very friendly and helpful - service was very good. The food was excellent. We had a Mezza Platter made up for 4 people and fried calamari as entrees. The platter was excellent. We all enjoyed our mains of lamb blackstrap, duck, barramundi and seafood tagine. The desserts were just as good - baklava and mahalabia. After 3 courses we were comfortably full. I definitely recommend and we will be back soon.
Excellent service and delightful food land kebab with harissa cream condiment was juicy, tender and lightly seasoned. My partner's ocean trout which included prawn felafel was the the best meal at our table of four. A slight hiccup with service was handled politely and without fuss. We will return.
Had a wonderful romantic dinner here with my husband. Great quality clean food. Happily catered to my allergies and cannot fault the wine list!! Thank you we will be back
Had dinner tonight with 3 friends - first time visit.
Arrived 6.45pm and the place was completely full - seats about 60
Ordered:
1) Lamb Backsraps
2) Chicken Skewers
3) Mixed Dips (served as one person's main)
4) Tangine Slow Cooked Goat
5) side serve of sauteed mushroom, spinach & garlic to share.
Included: 4 beers, 3 glasses house red, 2 house champagne glasses
Total $188
Everyone enjoyed their meals very much - mine was the Goat and it was just sensational cooked in middle eastern spices.
Fair value equation considering the quality.
Definitely go back and would recommend - Zomato doesn't let you do half ratings or else would have rated closer to a 4.5.
What can I say other than wow! This out of the way gem is tastefully appointed and the food was downright amazing. Well priced and good portion sizes. My friend and I visited on a whim looking for something a little different for Fri night dinner and we were not disappointed. The eye fillet kebabs, the bread and dips, the trout ... it was delicious. The hospitality was lovely as well! Highly recommend this spot! Yum!!
Samsara must be suburbia's best kept secret. The food and service here is always divine. I take all my overseas visitors to dinner here. Last week, an old friend and I had the entrée of dips and crisp bread, a salad, and lamb cutlets on pearl couscous. These were accompanied by a generous bread basket. We opted to have everything come at once when asked by the waitress and shared the meal. All were beautifully presented. Over here, they do get that we eat as much with our eyes as our mouths. Dessert, the fragrant and light-as-air custard, was divine as was the Turkish coffee. The chef was nice enough to come by and answer my questions about the chermoula that accompanied the lamb. The other thing that Samsara has going for it is its understated décor, so subtly beautiful. I'd give this place a 6 but the scale only goes to 5.
We had the banquet and the food was really good. The lamb koftas and turkish delight were my favourite.
Really enjoyed the food and the waitress was very nice.
Definitely recommended going.
Lovely food, just the right portion size so did not feel overfull and just a little room left for dessert. Nice ambiance. Even though it was full it was not noisy and we could clearly hear one another. The service was good and the waiters/waitresses friendly and helpful.
One of the best restaurants I have been to in a long while. Fantastic food and very filling. Owner and staff very friendly and efficient and all set set in a comfortable and relaxed environment. It is surprisingly not noisey at all on busy night. Will be back definitely for the experience and the sensational wines on the list.
A very memorable experience. Great food and lots of of it cooked to.perfection. Amazingly friendly service with a good feel vibe and a sense of relaxation inside with a comfortable quietness from low noise levels. Pierre also knows his wines like an art form. Brilliant! I will be recommending this to everyone and will be coming back many times.
Always a great meal. My family and I celebrate many occasions here and the banquet is always unreal. If you want crazy wine you wonât find elsewhere ask Pier, his collection is unbelievable. Highly recommend
Enjoyed a wonderful dinner last night at Samsara. It was an absolutely unique experience. The restaurant itself was beautiful, clean and the staff and owner Pierre we're all super friendly and the food which we ate was absolutely delicious. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone and we will definitely be back!
Came here recently and had an amazing meal. Ordered the mezza platter and I really appreciated that the chef substituted the meat options with other vegetarian entrees. The wine list was honestly fascinating to me as I have been to several restaurants and the prices at Samsara were more than fair. The wine list is really big so it can get a bit overwhelming however the owner was kind enough to recommend a Merlot to us as I don't really have that much knowledge when it comes to wine. đ
Can't wait to come here again with my family, especially with all the wine enthusiasts in it.
First time coming to Samsara with a group of friends. The service was fast and efficient. The food was was so tasty with amazing flavours and the waitresses were lovely and friendly. We will be back! Thank you for making us feel welcome
An absolutely wonderful experience with fantastic food, terrific service and with lovely owners. I wish I could provide 10 stars. If you have not tried this restaurant I highly recommend you do and you will not be disappointed!
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