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| - As someone who happily described himself as a meat loving carnivore in the past, I find myself surprised that I didn't give Copacabana an automatic 5-stars. But, I suppose that with age, came sensibility and the desire to make room for different food.
I came here for a friend's birthday dinner with a group of 20+. Before the meat madness commenced, we hit the buffet station at the back of the restaurant. It offered a small selection of breads and salads, and some rice and pasta as well. We all took our seats again, and our hostess explained how service worked.
The long and short of it: servers come by your table carrying a large kebab with meat on it (Kind of like what you'd you see at a shawarma shop) and if you want a piece, they'll slice one off for you to grab.
There are also coasters on the table that you can use to signal to the servers that you want more, or to let them know that you're taking a break/done for the night. (To be honest, I think they paid more attention to our faces than the coasters to judge whether we wanted more or not.)
The portion sizes are bite size (maybe two or three-bite size, depending), but if you don't pace yourself, you'll hit "the wall" sooner rather than later. Then you start getting the meat sweats, etc. etc. Not sexy.
You might also run into a situation where all the meat starts to taste the same after awhile. (One of my fellow diners would munch on some kale from the salad bar in between each meat in order to cleanse her palate. A good idea for next time!)
Having said all that, the Picanha Brazil was my favourite of all the meats. They called it the house specialty, and rightfully so. Beautifully seasoned, medium-rare to medium (as with all the steaks) and left me wanting more. Make sure to get to this one early on!
The chicken selections were somewhat disappointing, but everything else was excellent. The skirt steak rub was a bit on the unexpected side, I wasn't quite sure what to make of it. The grilled pineapple was sweet and refreshing. A nice way to end the meal. As a bonus, live music and dancers came on closer to the end of our meal. They even had someone showing off some capoeira! Great entertainment.
The bill was a tad on the pricey side, but when I remember that tip was included and that we were treated to a show on top of dinner, it makes me feel better about life.
Copacabana is not a place I'd go to on a frequent basis, but for what it is, it is excellent! Look forward to going again!
...in like six months or something.
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