Listed and first reviewed on: 11/21/16
It was the evening of October 1, 2016, the Mrs and I were scheduled to attend a concert at the Eko Atlantic — Asa, Tuface, King Sunny Ade and D’Banj were all billed to perform. We had planned to get something to eat before heading to the concert. I peruse Instagram on my phone like I always do and see pictures of my friend and trusted foodie, Victoria Pepple, feasting on some nice looking burgers. I asked for the name of the place and she responds.
We decide to make a stop at Samantha’s Bistro before the concert. Samantha’s wasn’t hard to locate, their street is off the popular Alfred Rewane Road also known as Kingsway. On getting to Samantha’s, we were ushered in by a very polite gentleman. We got seated and a waiter approached us to get our orders. Samantha’s has a nice cozy atmosphere, simple furnishing, yet classy. We were given the menu to place our orders, we looked through the text-only menu and couldn’t quite figure out what to order. I told the waiter I had been to their Instagram page and they had loads of mouth watering burgers and I wasn’t sure how to reconcile what I had seen on Instagram with the text-only menu. So what did I do? I pulled out my phone and showed him what we wanted from the pictures on their Instagram page. Off the waiter went, to convey our order to the kitchen crew…….
About 20 minutes later, the waiter returns with our burgers, served in a square or rectangle tray like container, he had earlier brought the hot chocolate we ordered. The presentation of the burgers were pleasing to the eyes — next, we hoped the taste would also be as pleasing to our buds. Every bite from start-to-finish was fantastic. The burgers came with sides of onion rings. Samantha’s burgers is by far the best I have had in Lagos.
Since that day, we haven’t stopped telling our friends about Samantha’s Bistro’s burgers.
The only reason I didn’t give them a rating of 5 was because their menu didn’t reflect the awesomeness they are packing. They need to invest in a better menu, preferably one with pictures.
I’m not sure about this place anymore. It was really good when it first opened but numerous people have complained. Plus the last time my friend and I ordered burgers, the beef patties were off.
Thank God for renewed interest!
Thanks for this review! I’ve been meaning to check out this spot but once I saw the menu online i became uninterested. However, after your review I have a renewed interest in this spot; I will check it out just to try this burger! Thanks again!! 🙂