Samba
$$$ • Brazilian Restaurant
Reported to be dedicated gluten-free
Most Recent Reviews
I LOVE SAMBA!!! EVERYTHING IS DELICIOUS
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Bread/Buns, Steak
Food is completely gluten free and incredible. One of my favorite restaurants no doubt
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GF Menu Items
- — Bread/Buns, Avocado Toast, Dessert, Steak
Everything is gluten free and delicious
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GF Menu Items
- — Paninis, Bread/Buns, Sandwiches, Avocado Toast & more
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The most overly political restaurant I’ve ever been to. There is a red list of requirements to dine there on the menu. A snarky No wifi sign. And the staff has political messages on the back of their shirts. I want to escape from the problems of the world at a nice dinner, not be constantly bombarded with them and negativity.
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This place is the best. Everything GF, unique flavors, go buck wild. Honestly every time I go I get a stomach ache because I go overboard. It is pricey, but for a special occasion, hell yeah dude.
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Paninis, Bread/Buns, Sandwiches, Avocado Toast & more
The entire restaurant is gluten free. Every visit the food has been delicious. Highly recommend!!
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Wonderful experience for lunch. The entire restaurant is gluten free, opening the entire menu to those following a gluten free diet. The paninis are made on cheesybread (gluten free, of course) and were fantastic. Probably the best gluten free sandwich bread we’ve tried to date. Staff is great, location is great, and food is great—worth a visit.
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Paninis, Bread/Buns, Sandwiches, Dessert & more
Excellent restaurant their menu is entirely gluten free. Is one of my favorite restaurants now.
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GF Menu Items
- — Paninis, Bread/Buns, Sandwiches, Avocado Toast & more
Literally one of the best gluten free restaurants I have been to!!
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This the place to go if you’re celiac and want a delicious meal with no fear of cross contamination. They’re dedicated gluten free and strictly enforce that no outside food containing gluten can be brought into the restaurant (we brought gf cupcakes for my birthday) The ambience is great too. I love this place!
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Paninis, Bread/Buns, Sandwiches
Delicious cheese bread. Very good main dishes and quite big portions in my opinion. The only negative things is their tab water doesn’t taste good and they’re pricey.
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GF Menu Items
- — Bread/Buns, Steak
Delicious and better than expected Got the vegan pastries and entree to go. Place had great ambiance and friendly service. Will come back to dine in. Highly recommend
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Great service! Awesome food!
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Delicious! And so nice to feel “normal” and be able to order anything & everything on the menu without fear of getting sick!
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👍😋🎉👌❤ 👍😋🎉👌❤ 👍😋🎉👌❤ 👍😋🎉👌❤
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The chef is celiac and only cooks food he can eat 😎 Great and delicious spot! Try the lunch time panini!
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GF Menu Items
- — Paninis, Breakfast Sandwiches
100% gluten free delicious Brazilian food, great service, great environment :)
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Everything from the rolls and empanadas to main course were wonderful. Outstanding service and 100% celiac safe!
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Went here with my partner it is a nice restaurant and has an amazing menu!
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The wait staff was kind and attentive but truly I’m so underwhelmed and a bit disappointed in the dish I got. They brought up a basket of biscuits and butter, it was good but the butter was too hard to spread so it was unusable. Next I got the mahi mahi & shrimp I think #16 and while I love seafood and the seafood itself seemed of good quality (thank goodness & as it should be) but there was literally no flavor to my meal what so ever. I had to get it wrapped I couldn’t even eat it. I brought it home for someone else to eat, it really wasn’t worth almost $40 and I wasn’t even the one who paid the bill and I’m still quite unhappy. My date seemed to enjoy his steak and I wish I got it but it was just a basic steak meal I can make myself at home which was why I didn’t go for it. I don’t know I’m really not impressed and I had high hopes for this place. I don’t see myself returning because it’s already expensive and to be expensive & flavorless is enough for me to not come back.
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Samba is our favorite local restaurant. The atmosphere is beautiful, the staff are wonderful and the food is phenomenal. The head chef and owner has celiac and is incredibly thoughtful about food allergies. We love samba and highly recommend.
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GF Menu Items
- — Sandwiches, Avocado Toast, Breakfast Sandwiches, Steak
Other
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Vegetarian options
- — Vegan options
- — Brunch
One of my new favorite restaurants. The food is really something special, I recommend the bolihno de vegetais and prato vegano!
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Amazing gf restaurant. What a treat to have so much to choose from. I’m also dairy free and there were a lot of options - including dessert. Everything we had from appetizers to dessert was delicious. Service was great and attentive. Highly recommend it!
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Other
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Vegetarian options
- — Vegan options
- — Healthy options
Hello, heaven. Just go awesome!
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Other
- — Good for corn-free
Wow. Just go- 10/10. The little bread puffs were to die for
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This place is delicious and the portions are generous. Yes, it’s a bit pricey, but it’s classy and worth a visit. 100% GF to the point of not even allowing outside food, and only wine/champaigne.
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Other
- — Vegetarian options
- — Healthy options
- — Outdoor seating
- — Lunch
AMAZING FOOD. All gluten free menu. It felt so good to have free range to anything on the menu. The cheese bread was delicious. The vegan fried things were delicious and the chicken cream dish I got was so tender and good! Even the leftovers tasted just as good the next day!
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It was awesome to be able to order anything on the menu. Cheese bread was okay, but I found all of our dishes incredibly bland, uninteresting and flat tasting/one note. I felt like I could easily cook a more complex and flavorful dish at home - and I’m not a professional. Not sure why my review is showing as 5 stars when I marked 1 star for taste?
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The gluten free menu was amazing! I didn’t feel anxious ordering and eating the delicious food. What a great dinner! I will go there again!
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We went there yesterday for Brunch; everything we had was fabulous. We will definitely be back.
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Oh my goodness. Where should I start? The food is amazing and the service is fantastic. Everything is gluten, corn & soy free. Each item we ordered was better than the next!
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A wonderful spot with unique and safe meals for those with celiac disease, gluten sensitivity or anyone who just loves good food. I was able to eat here with friends without getting sick, which is great. My food was delicious, and the portion was huge. They had a variety of vegan options for me, but gave me the wrong meal to take home which was disappointing. No bar or liquor but I'm sure you can bring your own.
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Awesome meal! Great menu, everyone loved their meal, and in a gorgeous space.
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Fantastic food!! The yuca cheese rolls are to die for!! We got many apps and entrees to share and they were all INCREDIBLE. Portion sizes are big as well. I just finished some left overs for lunch-even delicious as leftovers!
Nice for my celiac daughter to be able to try unique dishes, not just order a plain steak and a salad and pray they are truly prepared in separate areas.
We only wish it was closer to home! We are from Maryland. We found it because we were looking for somewhere my daughter could eat a full meal before embarking on international travel at Newark airport.
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Samba is my favorite GF restaurant in northern NJ. I have gone multiple times and enjoyed everything I’ve tried. The full menu is 100% GF, so it is really easy and safe. The unique dishes are high quality and decent portions. You usually need a reservation because they are always busy. It is a bit pricey, but worth it.
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Delicious food! Helpful with additional allergies - dairy, nuts. Staff is very friendly. Beautiful decor.
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Other
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Good for keto
- — Paleo
- — Outdoor seating
All I can say is WOW!!
Beautiful restaurant, fabulous menu, interesting new foods to try, gorgeous desserts and best of all 💯 gluten free. The restaurant is a BYOB for anyone interested.
Soooo relaxing...no need to worry or ask any questions, just enjoy!!
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Entirely gluten free menu in a fun, tropical setting. The food is delicious with many, many options. And the service is friendly and professional.
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This is a dedicated gluten free facility. The food was amazing!
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Went for Easter. Everyone loved their meal. Fresh and delicious.
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everything was super delicious and such a cute place plus BYO. Will go back
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I looked forward to eating here for so long. The food was bland and not great. We ordered a few different things and I didn’t love anything. It was also pricey for a subpar lunch. Sad bc it’s a really cute place.
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The place was very nice and the food was delicious.
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I had a disappointing experience – I have an intolerance to garlic and onion, which I know can be challenging to accommodate, so I called ahead to ask about options and they suggested several dishes that could be possibilities for me. When I arrived to order, however, the staff told me that none of the dishes could be prepared without garlic or onion (including the ones I’d been told could be made allium-free).
I was quite disappointed, since I’d been traveling for work for a conference and was looking forward to a meal not from the grocery store, and because I drove half an hour to get there.
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Everything is gf. Food is delicious.
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Food is amazing and full menu is gluten free. Service and atmosphere is outstanding.
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Samba is my favorite BYOB date night spot..the ambience is great, the food is delicious. I love their soups and the salmon dish is my favorite!
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Food was delicious and all gluten free! Staff made me feel so safe, and everything was so good.
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Samba is the best. It’s gf, soy and corn free. It was the first place I’ve been able to eat anything on the menu since I was diagnosed with Celiac. We had 2 appetizers, entrees, and 2 desserts. Everything was so delicious. My husband and daughter (gluten eaters) and myself loved everything we had. The wait staff are all extremely friendly and very helpful. We loved it and will be back when we are in the area again.
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