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| - Officially one of my favourite restaurants in the GTA!
I've been hearing so much about Copa Cabana, but not being such a huge meat eater I never considered giving it a shot, especially once hearing about the price per person. Then I was told that they offer a special birthday deal, so I went online to also come across Copa By Sea. The thought of an AYCE grilled seafood for my birthday was something I had to try.
Unfortunately, I couldn't get a party of 4, which meant I could not receive the birthday free meal. This didn't stop me.
Upon entering, I was immediately taken downstairs, which was Copa By Sea, while upstairs was Copa Cabana.
The decor was pretty upscale, classy, and intimate. Their concept was that you choose from a selection of unlimited 4 to 5 appetizers, ngiri sushi, maki sushi, and one serving of oysters. We ordered the oysters (obviously), lobster mac n' cheese (heaven!), some sort of salad (meh), the eel ngiri sushi (omg...melted in my mouth!), rainbow roll, and black dragon roll. The sushi were made really well.
The actual AYCE grilled fish option had like 7-10 different fish options, and their goal was to serve all of them at least once.
They all were exceptional!! My personal favourites were the cod and some spicy sauce fish (forgot the name). They also had one meat option (ribeye), which I did not try.
I loved every bit of it, including the dessert, which was grilled cinnamon sugar pineapples and grilled bananas with chocolate sauce. These were perfect as they were not too heavy. I was definitely over-eating and couldn't stop ordering.
I also noticed that they gave birthday customers a special dessert consisting of cake pops and some sorta mousse. But since I was too stuffed, I didn't mention my birthday.
The only thing I didn't enjoy was that when all the options were served once, they wouldn't come to your table again, unless you call them out. So to get another serving was a pain...or a blessing in disguise.
Since it was a Sunday the price was $5 cheaper. But I feel like you get your moneys worth for sure! Reservation is definitely recommended.
I crave for this all the time now and wont wait for an occasion to visit again.
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