Lovely place, went there after an impulse. 39th floor is good enough to enjoy the wonderful london night. I don't feel the need to go to the shard anymore. Unique selections of cocktails with an infusion of Japanese. Didn't get a chance to try out the food as Friday evening is quite busy. Will definitely try out next time read more

Absolutely amazing views. The lift on the way up gives the most breathtaking 270 degree view of the City at night while going at a super fast speed. My ears literally popped on the way down afterwards. The bar outside the restaurant had an interesting array of cocktails which were delicious albeit very higly priced. I didn't get to sample much food as my group was late and in a rush to get to the next location but the service I experienced was very pleasant. read more

I visited this restaurant last August for our friend gathering. We were lucky to sit out side on a lovely summer night. The view was amazing we really enjoyed the sunset over whole London. After very enjoyable meal the bill was not as I expected too. It put extra smile to our faces. I will go back. read more

On Sept 27th, (short notice) my wife and i decided to try out Sushi Samba, Heron Tower, London and were warned by our Hotel Conceirge that we would not be able to get in...guess what...WE DID GET IN...Thanks to Adrian who was kind enough to allow us to proceed to the 38th Floor and once we reached there a gentleman was kind enough to find us a GREAT CORNER WINDOW TABLE overlooking the entire City of London Let's just say...their people know how to treat a client...the service was excellent and the food was superb This place is "THE PLACE" to be and we absolutely walked away saying "WOW"!!! Could NOT be happier :-) Sincerely, Fazal Kaka read more

The views are amazing and the food is even better! Great atmosphere and really good service.

The glazed pork belly is the best I have ever had.

Good view, great atmosphere, love the ambience, can't say food was on the same level, not much of a choice.

Expensive, but the food is like nothing I've ever tried before. Great for a special occasion.

If you are looking for excellent quality fish expertly made into sushi along with respectful service and an elegant atmosphere do NOT come here. This place doesn't not focus on food or show any attention to detail. This is a more of a "pick-up joint / look at me / first date in high building with a view" place - which might distract some from the bad food. Worst sushi I have had in London. read more

The view. The food. The service. Perfection from start to finish.

The decor is top notch but dining room is super loud. Went in for a casual dinner with friends. No issue entering with our smart causal dress code. Food wise nothing knocked me out of the park. The black cod was amazing though. Kobi side burgers I also enjoyed. Sushi that we got was not superb. The rice is a bit mushy and overdone. I have the sat food came so slow and not in a seasonable order at all. The appetizer side burgers came last while they serve sushi and then the cod and other entrees? Were we just too casual? Well, we paid the same price and gratuity! Anyway overall disappointed but can see how the scenery attracts a crowd. Can be good for dates and more formal occasions read more

I have been a big fan of Sushi Samba since it opened unofficially a few months back. The food is fresh and delicious, and the view spectacular. After 6 visits unfortunately, their service has deteriorated, painfully so. Yesterday I took some very important clients for lunch. At one point I gave my credit card to the manager by their computer station and asked him to make sure I paid for the bill. He recognised me from prior visits and said no problem. When my clients left to take some sunset pictures, our server acknowledged they had my card all ready. Once I asked for the check, they couldn't find my card. Obviously they had a change of staff from lunch to dinner, and the new server knew nothing about it. A second server approached us, (french) bald with glasses, and he proceeded to berate me and question me as if I committed some crime. I was mortified. I had to stop him after a 10 minute interrogation, and asked him to go to the side to discuss this, away from my clients. I asked to speak to his manager. Minutes later, another very young frenchman came charging at me. Never gave me the opportunity to explain what happened, and clearly based on what the server told him, he demanded an explanation aggressively. Apparently in an American restaurant, the concept of the customer is always right, or at the very least given the benefit of the doubt, hasn't crossed the pond yet. I asked him to stop, and give me an opportunity to explain myself. Once I did, he denied my story, as restaurant policy is to give customers a numbered card, in lieu of a stored credit card. Unfortunately I wasn't given one. Needless to say I finally snapped. How is this any of my fault? Eventually, after a 30 minute incident, another server casually walked by with my credit card, as the previous server had given it to him. So yes I cursed them both, and the day they were born, for I have never been humiliated like this before. At that point no apologies from either frenchmen, too arrogant to recognise that they're supposedly working a nice restaurant and who clearly, have allowed the heights of Sushi Samba to go to their heads. If it weren't for the lovely Maitre d' who saw our group visibly shaken on the way out, and took a genuine interest in us, the whole day was ruined. At this rate, it won't take long for London to take notice. NEVER AGAIN read more

This was probably the best meal I have eaten in a long time. The location was amazing we turned up and they probably gave us one of the best tables in the room which was right next to the window with a fantastic view. We both felt a bit out of our depth with the menu but we made the best choices everything we selected was mouth watering. Then the service our waiter was helpful, polite and just what you need a waiter to be. I could not fault the place. Yes it is expensive but with all of the positives I don't mind paying good money for good food. read more

Sushi Samba, more like Sushi Hell! To cut to the chase-it was a beautiful Friday summer evening after work within the City, me and my two female friends decided to treat ourselves for an evening drink. First choice was Sushi Samba. Waited 25 mins outside-fair enough as we was strictly going there for evening drinks without reservations. Once within the establishment, you can spot away the city workers and groups of female posers with 4 layers of makeup, which looks at least 3 months worth of free cosmetics samples. I wonder who they are trying to hide from? Notice there was a beautiful outdoor terrace, overlooking London skyline-SOLD!. Was at the exit to the outdoor bar, was informed by staff that it was champagne only as it was sponsored by Veuve Clicquot-fine, I didn't care just wanted to be outside overlooking London. Ordered a bottle of Veuve Clicquot (not Rose) at £100 a bottle RRP £35-37 to start with, again money wasn't the issue as it was the added value of the location and view...unfortunately not the service! The champagne was lukewarm, we had to indulge overly warm champagne and had to leave the bottle within the ice bucket for over 20 mins. I personally cannot drink warm champagne and to not cause a scene, I ordered two more bottles and asked the waitress to ensure the next two bottle of champagne was chilled. Two additional bottles and £300 on a tab-tonight is going to be a good night. Remember I mention we was told in order to be seated outside that it would be champagne only? Guess what, we looked around and 70-80% of people outside was having cocktails and maybe two of the groups actually purchased champagne...or at least ordered a bottle. I asked the waitress-about the so called champagne policy why is everyone able to order cocktails, may I have a cocktail menu please? Was told NO, I cannot order cocktails as it was for customers who ate at the restaurant only and they will be served cocktails not us unfortunately? So I've just spent £300 on three bottle of champagne, if I wanted a cocktail, I was told I would need to go indoors and drink the cocktail there as I will not allowed to take it outside??? I've paid for a premium to be seated outside, provided below average beverage at above room temperature champagne, extremely overpriced-my question is which retard came up with this policy? I even asked the waitress, I would buy two additional bottles of champagne and you're telling me I can't order cocktails??? She said that is correct!! lol I didn't know if I was getting punked by my friends or this new policy was staged because I was waiting for Ashton Kutcher to come out around the corner and tell me I was Punk'd. Overall, I will not visit this establishment again, it seems the management are more suited to work at Mc Donald's or Chicken Cottage to say the least. Imagine a £1.99 chicken meal deal increased to £199, who would be silly enough to come with that idea? The current manager at Sushi Sumba bar-thats who. I will nicknamed him/her Brains! read more

Dizzying views above London's East End combined with good food and cocktails make Sushi Samba a great place for a special occasion. It's not cheap, but the atmosphere makes it worth the price tag. Definitely an evening to remember. read more

Went to sushisamba for my birthday, and I have to say, as a seasoned sushi-eater, this is the best sushi I have eaten in the UK. The menu is large enough to cater to everybody's tastes, and the waiting staff are extremely helpful and knowledgable about the menu. One of the major attractions of sushisamba is the view from the restaurant. The views over London are spectacular - if you can get a window seat, it will transform a wonderful meal to an experience you will never forget. The bar outside is a great place to grab a drink after your meal and the views are just spectacular. If you like sushi, or are trying it for the first time, this place is a must! read more

First, I made a reservation well in advance and I would have assumed that the restaurant was packed, but no, almost empty. Have no idea why they acted like it was so busy. Server was awful. Not attentive or helpful. But worst of all, the restaurant was scorching hot for lunch. Every patron was sweating and blowing air on themselves with the menu. Turn your air conditioning on. We're spending 200 dollars on lunch and you can't make people comfortable? read more

This place would be five stars if not for the door man Dillmar. He was extremely rude and disrespectful. I had heard very good things about sushisamba from colleagues and being from LA. Was excited to try. We had a reservation booked but when getting to the door the doorman was rude and aggressive. A turn off all around. After some deliberation we decided to proceed with dining there but they really should have better representation at front door as the first impression was awful. read more

Had to come here because of the hype. The place had lovely decor, good service and food was nice. But have to say portions were very small considering what we finally had to pay at the end. A nice experience. read more

I had dinner at this amazing place last night! It was something special, the combination of flaovours they offer: Spectacular, and not to mention the view-truly magnificent. The staff was very kind. read more

My friends and I came for early dinner on a Thursday to experience the hype of Sushi Samba...everything was fine but nothing spectacular. The food and drinks tasted good but for the price were nothing special. The service was decent but definitely felt rushed. The hostess came over to ask us to move to the bar before we even had the chance to pay the bill, as the waitress had not been back to our table. The views are great and the restaurant is very pretty, but for all of the talk about dress code it does not appear that it was being followed. The bar was very crowded and my friends and I chose not to stay. Overall, I would have probably preferred a meal at The Shard. read more

I am a huge fan of Sushi Samba in South Beach Miami, so I thought we should try the London restaurant. As usual, I was left feeling happy! The food was amazing and the service was spectacular. I couldn't ask for a better experience. I would highly recommend asking for the omikase menu....they will give you a sampler of their favorite dishes. The sake is worth trying at well. It was a great experience...awesome ambience too. I will be there often going forward. read more

This place is so fancy that it won't even let you wear flip flops. Like you aren't bare footed so it should be fine. If there was a no star u would give it that. Very disappointed and I came from a really far distance to try it. The main reason was just to go up the elevator to see the building and city. The guy didn't even let us go up. Highly disappointed. read more

Great views, atmosphere, staff and tasty/funky sushi nibbles... Really enjoyed it... But my God, it ain't cheap! And on the way home felt like picking up a McD's to top up my gut. Will I go again? Sure. The views, staff and atmosphere make it worth doing for very special occasions. read more

Horrified at the way the bouncer was treating the queue. I honestly am shocked and disgusted at the way this person was responding to questions from the guests. I would expect management to follow-up on this issue and determine the appropriate actions. read more

Typical 'English but trying to be NYC' boring place with lame people in ugly polyester floral prints - even the men. It is in an interesting location, because it is relatively high up, but beyond that, skip it. The staff are snobby, or perhaps depressed, it was hard to tell. We went on a sunny day and walked up to the outside bar for drinks. We were handed a drink menu, decided, ordered, and were told we couldn't order drinks there - only wine. We were sent to their TINY, totally understaffed, totally crowded bar inside for our drinks. It took AGES to order, and ages for them to make it. As usual in London, the drinks hardly had any alcohol in them but looked cute. It was seriously overpriced. I've been to the one in Miami Beach, and in NYC, and I loved them both. The London one is crappy because it is just so... Uncool, and un-chic, and lacking in service and friendliness. Sad. Oh well... read more

Very nice ambience and great location with fantastic views. Only downside was that the menu could have been explained a little better by the staff. Overall nice experience read more

The view is amazing, the food was very good and the cocktails were clever and (for the most part) quite good! I recommend the Pesco sour. The rolls were inventive and interesting and there is plenty of good stuff to choose between. The spicy squid stater was my fave! I'd definitely go back... If work was paying for it again.. ;) read more

This is a rip off joint. Sickly sweet drinks packed with ice to cater to kids using their parent's credit card to feel "grown up" and "kewl", when they aren't experienced enough to know that they are being duped. The staff are a bunch of amateurs who think it's ok to be a jerk. Don't bother, London has other venues with good views. read more

VERY disappointed by SS. Sushi was overpriced for what it was. The rolls were okay. Based on sushi alone, I would give this place three stars, but the service wasn't great. We ordered miso soup as an appetizer and received the soups 10 minutes after our main course (cut rolls) had arrived. Isn't miso soup pretty easy to make? We ordered green tea and received matcha (nothing special), but we're very surprised to see the charge for green tea was nine pounds! I've been to the SS in New York, and I have to say, my experience was 100x better there. read more

I went on Saturday night with my boyfriend. We had two cocktails each before dinner and they were all nice. I thought they were reasonable value compared to some places in London. When we went to front of house at 9pm for our booking our table wasn't quite ready so went back to the bar. A little while later one of the front of house staff members came up to us at a bar and said they had a great table but we had to be finished my 11. I was a little annoyed that because someone else stayed longer we had a shorter seating time and it felt like they were rushing us a bit. Anyway the food was all quite nice, not amazing, but I didn't think that mattered to much as I feel this place was about the whole experience (views, nice bars, funky fit out). I definitely didn't feel like I was in London - it felt like we had gone to NY for the weekend. Very cool! read more

Was really excited about going on Valentines day as the set menu looked amazing - the first 4 courses were brilliant and we were both really enjoying the atmosphere and the experience. Unfortunately the final course of pork was overcooked and the dessert was extremely disappointing - A shame as the lasting impression was the final two dishes which were not a patch on the first 4. Also slightly disappointing when you get over cooked pork at a restaurant where you are paying in excess of 250 pounds for 2 people read more

I think I understand the model being used at Sushi Samba: South American flavors are strong and varied, but such restaurants can't command high prices. Sushi is something people are prepared to spend up big on. Let's fuse the two and hit hard! From the 6 dishes I tasted, it was the most pure Japanese that were impressive. Well, even as I wrote that last sentence, I realised it wasn't entirely true... The yellow tail taquitos are excellent and amazingly tasty, but the tempura prawns lacked the finesse you would expect. Wagu gyoza was more than simply beef.. I would order that again. The London Roll was very good sushi, with sauces on the side. I can only describe the Tuna Seviche (sic) as a miss; way too much flavor competing with the delicate fish. Overall, the food is a 4. The overall score must be reduced as result of the rushed and overly opinionated service. Will try once more, and revise this review if appropriate. read more

As a vegetarian I was a bit apprehensive of coming here, especially because I knew it was going to be pricey. However, I was pleased with the variety and quality of vegetarian food. The location couldn't be better and in all I had a wonderful night. read more

Amazing beyond words!! The view and atmosphere was so fantastic, it was definitely worth the price. The only slightly negative thing was that the music in the dining area was super loud - like being in a nightclub almost - but either they turned it down at some point or then we got used to it, because it didn't really bother us after a while (maybe because the food was so good). Bonus points for serving dinner also quite late (we had a reservation at 11.30pm) which is great for people flying in on a late flight but still needing dinner. All in all, I would recommend the experience to anyone (even if you just go for drinks). read more

Wanted to look at this restaurant before booking for the evening but front of house would not allow me to enter without having a booking, very snooty and unfriendly; I'm sure she thought I only wanted to see the view and had no intention of booking but her attitude put me off making a reservation which I would have made if she'd been friendlier. read more

I would say it's a very touristic place. Maybe too crowded. Suddenly not the most intimate place for special occasion. But they do serve nice dishes read more

Obviously an amazing setting waaaay up high - the elevator is not for vertigo sufferers! Food and drink was sensational. They lose a star from me as the waitress had a bit of attitude. But you get over these things because the rest is pretty magical! read more

I was taken here for a business dinner and everything truly tasted amazing. The waiter chose our dishes so I can't quote the names. There were five of us so we had lots of dishes to share. I would highly recommend the tempura shrimp as all of us loved it and said it was the best shrimp we have had. Perfectly light and crispy with an amazing sauce. Then dishes kept coming! Had it not been a business I would have been snapping photos. The cocktails were very delicious. I had a Nina Fresa to start, I do wish it would have been a larger drink as it was very refreshing. I then tried the Padron Pepper Caipirinha. Wonderful almost smoky flavor that paired well with the meats that were served at the same time by chance. Managed to also have dessert. Two of us had the chocolate banana cake. I didn't think I would be able to eat dessert and we both finished it off. It was a great end to the meal. The glass elevator ride was a great view but it was a rainy evening. I would love to go back in warmer weather and dine on the outside patio to enjoy the view. We did have to get security checked before going up the elevator. Not a problem, just wanted all to be aware. read more