Girly catch up lunch today was at Sushi Samba. If you love views, rooftops and sushi this place is a must!

Since the restaurant is fine dining we knew we had to order quite a few dishes considering the portion sizes were relitavely small.

For starters, we ordered salt and pepper calamari & shrimp tempura (both super tasty especially the shrimp!).

For mains we went for the sea bass tempura, which literally melted in your mouth. Another main was the mushroom tobanyaki (very strong mushroom taste), perfect for all mushroom lovers.

Next was the sushi platter. We got the samba london, yoyogi & tokyo sky tree. Amazing. So flavourful and fresh.

Also, as an extra side dish we tried the beef sliders (enough for 1 person), which to our surprise were HALAL! It wasn't on the menu, but thankfully we asked and.. the meat was perfectly cooked and very juicy. 

 For desserts, we got the assorted mochi (good but the other desserts were better), chocolate banana cake (mouth-watering, gooey and chocolatey), with love from rio (you'll love it if you love the taste of coffee) & the passion fruit cake (wow, the flavours of the cake, ganache and ice cream were all so refreshingly vibrant).

The excellent quality of service definitely enriched our experience - especially since we turned up late to our booking and they still held our table!

As a bonus we happened to be there during sunset and the view from their bar/lounge was UNREAL. Would recommend even just going to the restaurant just for the view, that's how good it was!!

We will be visiting again soon! 

Food: 4.5

Service: 5

Ambience: 5

Overall: 4.5 / 5

Cuisine: Japanese, brazilian & peruvian

Okay, I don't know about anyone else but sliders and burger have been my obsession over the summer. I think I've tried almost every burger/slider around. So... no surprise that checking out Slider Station was a MUST!

Located at the end of Jumeriah in the new Galleria Mall (filled with many new cafés I need to try out) is the new hotspot in town. I went with a few of my family members and OH-EM-GEE this place had a 2 hour waiting list (what?!). But still being as food obsessed as I am, we hung out around the area and waited for our call time.

The decor is very quirky. A very rustic/chic restaurant, with drain pipes moulded into looking like a fancy expensive looking chandelier. We were kindly seated by the staff and quickly ordered our food. So many slider options, burgers, and other sharing platters... it was hard to pick what we wanted.

The service overall was super fast! We got our food immediately, and they even offered us a plate of complimentary "Commando Fries". I usually hate having a sweet taste mixed with my savoury foods, but these were addictive. Covered in spicy mayo, cheese, sriracha sauce, fried onions, jalapeños and so many other toppings.

Commando Fries (courtesy @sliderstationme)

As my main, I opted for the "Dangerous Slider". This was a slider that was made with a RED bun... yes, RED. It had fried chicken with spicy aioli, jalapeños and lettuce. The slider was very very good, it tasted spicy and fresh. However, was disappointed with the portion size. I was expecting some fries to come along with the slider, or there to be a few them to be given.

Dangerous Slider

For dessert (yes we were full, but who can say no to dessert, right?) we ordered an "Oreo Midnight Pancake". Definitely my favourite thing about this restaurant!!! It came with a stack of 6 oreo pancakes dripping in milk chocolate sauce with caramel sauce between each layer and a scoop of chocolate ice cream on top. The pancakes were divineeee... just melting in your mouth.. and there was just SO MUCH chocolatey goodness on one plate <3

Oreo Midnight Pancakes

I have to say, this place does live up to the "what you see is what you get" rule because the food was too picture perfect to eat. The food was amazing as well as the service, however, the pricing and portions bring it down. Also, the waiting experience could be improved. Overall, it was great and would recommend you try this place at least once... even if it is just for the dessert!

Location: 4/5   |   Ambiance: 3/5   |   Service: 5/5   
Food: 4/5   |   Price: 3/5

-- Ulfat --