samba - shangri-la the fort

good food!good service especially liezel and
shynne .they were very attentive to our table's needs.will definitely come back! thank you very much.

good food...nice and friendly chef...excellent crew esp liezel and shynne..nice ambience.. very good food and service. we will be back definitely.

i love their food. service is great with liezel & nikki. great ambiance. we will definitely be back with family and friends. for those looking for a perfect place to dine in, i highly recommend samba.

their ceviche was definitely refreshing!

service was good, even if we dined on a saturday night and most of their tables were full. ambiance was great as well.

try the magic liquid if you want a fruity drink.. tastes really good!

food here is is freaking awesome! pakiramdam ko may rio carnival sa bibig ko after taking a bite of their awesome food. the staff is awesome too! 😁

this is where i will always bring my friends who love spanish food and sangria or wine! their paella is my favorite and the white chocolate dessert is definitely unforgetttable! seriously, everything is good here! the ambiance is so chill as you can get a table by the pool area.

checked in at shangri la fort for an overnight stay with the fambam. my daughter and sister decided to swim and luckily samba serves food and drinks by the pool! mr kevin was very accomodating and recommended their bestsellers. kudos to you sir! the onlg downside is they dont serve breakfast. we only got our rooms as promo and it didnt come with free breakfast buffet. when we got back in the morning for a swim, we got hungry and so we had to leave the pool earlier than we wanted to.

i have never tried peruvian cuisine until last night. these guys set the bar pretty high because i loved it!!! we started our meal with the ensalada samba which had a really nice light summery taste. perfect for the hot night. it was followed by a ceviche limeno, which was served with the main course because i had to follow it up. main course was arroz con mariscos which was really nice and creamy. prawns anticucho was perfectly seasoned. the prawns were still the star of the show and not the seasoning. for dessert, we had the marquesa con chocolate. ok, i’m a diabetic and i cheated for this. presentation was great and the taste lived up to it. so why the 4 and not 5? it was pretty difficult to get the attention of the servers from where we were seated. there was one who seemed like he didn’t hear me each and every time i called him. the bill also took forever. but despite the small service problems, i was very happy with the experience and will be back to try other things on the menu.

this is my first time here and the service is great, the usual shangrila service. the food is made fresh and consists of mostly seafood. it’s good for sharing such as the pasta and arroz con mariscos. their dessert is also great and instaworthy haha in particular the chocolate with dry ice.

the restaurants in shangri-la the fort never disappoints! my tastebuds were very happy! as expected service was superb! the manager chloe made sure everything was perfect 👌. we got the piqueo tres de ceviche which is like a ceviche sampler i personally liked the ceviche limeño all the flavours were just blending well together the seafood melts in your mouth. we also got the salmon tiradito, i read that it has truffle oil which i though was interesting however it didn’t really taste like it has truffle oil over all nothing special with it. we also got the conchas al carbon which was torched scallops which was absolutely delicious! they actually torched it in front of us which i though was cool. one favorite is also the arroz con mariscos! the dessert was interesting we got 3 different ones the black and white chocolate shell which they lift and break, it was interesting i’m just not decided yet whether i like it or not. the dark chocolate shell was actually good. the other one we got was suspiro limeño which was soooo sweet you only need one bite to get a sugar rush! i’m giving them a 4 and not 5 because there was a lot of things that was not available when we went i was personally looking forward for the oysters and the anticucho de corazon. overall i would love yo come back. note though to set your expectations regarding price and serving size cause you’re dining in shangri-la so the high price shouldn’t be a surprise.

samba at the fort is one of the finest places in manila to dine if you're searching for an immense love for peruvian cuisine. for a first timer like myself, who's born and raised from a filipino-chinese family, i've always held back to try food other than the ones we were served in the table -- which of course are traditional chinese, filipino, or a mix of both. nonetheless, samba has made me feel home at first bite.

ambiance 5/5
easy 5. i love the relaxing feeling and good food by the pool. it takes you far away from the city, even if you're in the city, you'd feel as if you flew out of manila.

staff 5/5
courteous, excellent service, very professional and accommodating as expected from shangrila fort. thank you, liezel, manu, and of course, chef carlo huerta who made sure we enjoyed their company by consistently stopping by at our table to attend to our questions and requests. they all wear natural smiles, you instantly feel their love for the job. it's the type you'd love to come back to.

food 5/5

what we ordered:

starters
complimentary basket of sweet potato chips with ocopa sauce

piqueos
empanadas de lumo - stuffed puff pastry, braised us beef tenderloin, rocotto honey chimichurri salsa

the best puff pastry i've tasted in a while. texture is perfect while the beef is tender and well seasoned. pair it with little drops of lemon and you'll be surprised of how well it balances the taste.

anticucheria
anticucho de pulpo - chargrilled octopus, panca pepper, roasted potatoes, ocopa sauce, lemon olive oil

i don't even have the words for it but it might just be the best chargrilled octopus you'll have in one lifetime. i've been to japan and since coming back to manila i have been in search of good, underrated octopus dishes but i always walk away disappointed. i've given up on the thought that there could possibly be any match to the ones that i tasted in osaka, but not after tonight. truly amazing. the "wow" factor is literally there -- perfectly charred on the outside, soft and tender on the inside. you can even slice the octopus with a spoon, without effort! amazing. thank you, chef carlo. i literally had tears in my eyes.

platos de foudo
arroz con mariscos - peruvian seafood rice, calamari, octopus, shrimps, scallops, white wine, paprika creole seasoning, parmesan cheese, coral butter

at first i thought it was your normal, mom-cooks-paella-so-its-gotta-be-good type. i didn't think much of it until my first spoon - damn, that parmesan cheese!! fiesta in my mouth! all the flavors started to sink in and it made me think wow, i need to close my eyes and remember this feeling of serenity. it's fantastic.

lomo saltado - stir-fry us prime beef tenderloin, tomatoes, onions, soy sauce, arroz con choclo, andean potatoes

i have to give it to them for the fried quail egg! 😂 the plating was absolutely lovely. the beef cubes was done rare to medium well. no more, no less. just perfect.

postres
merengado de guanabana - guyabano cream, crispy almond merengue, fresh blueberries, strawberry coulis, white chocolate balloon

this one definitely put up a show. we were assisted by liezel as she poured the nitrogen inside the white chocolate balloon. she asked carlo (my boyfriend) to hold it up a little after the smoke's gone and just let it splatter on the plate. amazing. this definitely gave a good finish. plus, it's on the house! thank you chef carlo! 💓

beverage (tiki corner)
we had the hakuna matata, aloha, and viking margarita. i had the aloha and it tasted a bit strong for me, but i have no complaints haha! it was great, nothing else. the glass was definitely cute.🌈

this place is highly recommended, definitely worth every penny and yes, i will be back! 😊💗🍉

thank god! finally a good peruvian restaurant in manila!  i haven't had a decent peruvian meal since i lived in the states.  so i was dying to come here and try.  
i loved the menu and everything looked so delicious. lots of great fresh seafood!  if you're a fan of oysters, then this is your place!  
i came on a lunch date and we ordered the lomo saltado, oysters, ceviche, ropa vieja, and another fried dish i cant quite remember the name.  oh it was all very delicious.  however, i didn't realize how big the plates were!  we could have shared a plate.  but it was all delicious, so we actually finished it all.  obviously, i did not have room for dessert.  so maybe next time.
fun cocktails to choose from and a lovely interior with great service.  i'll be back soon!!  bravo!

this place is a good dinner place for groups. their servings are good for sharing. got to try a lot of their dishes and we loved it. what we particulatly love was their ceviche limeno and their arroz con mariscos. we also liked their peruvian pork adobo and their steak (chuleton). it was interesting also that the steak was torched was in front of us. the steak was tender. dessert was also good with the effect of dry ice giving the dessert a new feel and experience. service was good as well with the chef interacting with the guests. ambience was great.

food - 4.5
service - 4.5
ambience - 5.0

i love everything here but my favorite would be the grilled octopus, salad and paella mariscos. service was really good too, its kinda pricey but all worth it. try their desserts too. it would be better to reserve a table as the place gets full most of the time.

tasteless seafood. over priced items. not so good desserts. i ate there once just to try it out and i did not get full and happy from the food.