Copacabana Brazilian Steak House

Live music performances daily during Winterlicious. There are all kinds of meat I cannot even know all their names. They even have roast pineapples.

I come to Copacabana pretty much ever 1 – 2 weeks (might sound crazy to some). I have tried every location and this is definitely the location to be at. The meat is always consistent, service is always amazing and reservation was always ready on time. The manager at this location has become a friend of mine (Short, muscular, light skinned gentleman) and he is nothing but amazing. Always checks up on us, makes sure all is ok, and really knows how to run the place. Also Charlie! He is always coming up to me asking myself and the rest of the table what we need, what were missing, and making sure we are enjoying our time! Both the manager and Charlie really know how to customize an experience and that is why I recommend Copacabana to all my family and friends that is why I am ALWAYS here. See you guys soon!

So I went to this AYCE Brazilian steakhouse with a 6-​week-​old baby on a Sunday night… big mistake. The live music was great (I knew all the songs) but it was way too loud for the baby. Even when the duo wasn’t playing, the background music was too loud to carry any dinner conversation, not to mention that you’d be interrupted by people coming to your table to offer you more meat. Now, the food. Meat Meat and More Meat. There was a good selection of different cuts, though all were way too salty and most had parmesan on it. My favourites were the filet mignon wrapped in bacon, Brazilian picanha (rump cap), parmesan filet mignon and cinnamon roasted pineapple. There’s also lamb and salmon if you’re tired of eating beef. To balance out the protein, there is an extensive salad (super fresh salads, must try the kale salad and quinoa salad, dips (humus, guacamole), hot cheesy bread and hot foods bar (mac and cheese, lasagna, potatoe and sweet potato mash, rice, other hot sides). Servers also walk around with corn bread muffins and these cheese puff biscuits, both are must-​haves! I would definitely go back (service was excellent, our server came to check on us over 6 times during out 1.5 hour stay, kept on changing our plates, asking if we wanted any food in particular, etc.). My strategy is to drink lots of fluids (water or beer) throughout the meal and pace yourself. So sit back, enjoy the meats, and let your ears enjoy the live music :)

i would give this a 3.5÷5.
I came here during Winterlicious and it was only a $ 10 discount per person but still. If you check in with your Unilocal app, you can get 10% off… not sure if you can stack it on top of the Winterlicious price, I didn’t bother asking.
My reservation was for a Sunday night and there was live music which I actually really liked. But that was because our table was at the back near the kitchen so it wasn’t loud for us. The atmosphere is definitely more homey/​family-​friendly than the downtown location. It felt like we were at a pub with the live music.
The food was good, however, for the first 30 minutes, literally no one came around to our table with the meat. We had to flag down one of the gauchos and even then he said that he had to go his section and couldn’t help us at that moment. They definitely wanted us to stock up on our carbs and on the buffet. Our waitress was great, she continually asked us if we had any requests. Every time she asked, I told her I wanted the bacon-​wrapped filet mignon, salmon, and the Moroccan chicken. She was very attentive and came back quite frequently to ask if we had received any of the requests, and we had not! I literally did not get my filet mignon or Moroccan chicken until I was completely full and pretty much right before we were about to pay. I only got the salmon, filet mignon, and Moroccan chicken once during our meal. I like the downtown location’s Moroccan chicken and salmon seasoning more than this location. Some of the steaks were over-​cooked.
It’s unfortunate that the service only improved/​the meat started coming around near the end of our meal when we were already full. Overall, I prefer the downtown location over this one and I would only come back here for the Winterlicious/​Summerlicious price.

Posted this on google reviews thought it wouldn’t hurt to post here as well:
They called me on Saturday confirming my reservation and I asked for an upgrade from what was originally two people to three as my brother said he’d like to tag along, the person on the recieving end assured me there would be no problems.
We all arrived as our reservation was for 4:30pm and we were immediately seated.
The meat was delicious and my friend who doesn’t even like pineapple loved their grilled pineapple! The waitress was extremely attentative and repeatedly asked us if there was any sort of meat we would like to try or request.
The garcons/​waiters also asked us if we had any special requests and honestly that is what made me want to write this review, the attention paid to us and to the tables in our close proximity, from what we could hear, was absolutely amazing. From the waiters to the waitresses I have no complaints. Service was phenomenal.
The food was amazing, price was reasonable considering it is basically all you can eat steaks and meats.
Will definitely be back!

I struggled with whether to go 2.5 or three stars for this place, & I admit I was influenced by one of my two inexperienced dining companions, who sincerely felt that this was the best place he’d ever been to. For me the price and quality were just way out of whack, and the service was just barely passable.
The various meats they brought around to the table range from good to not horrible to weirdly inedible, and as far as steakhouses go, the quality of meat here is somewhat akin to the now defunct-​for-​a-​reason Outback Steakhouse. Meat-​wise, think one step above Ponderosa or M&M’s, yet definitely not even up to the Keg standards. Mention Harbour 60 or Jacob and Co. in the same sentence and I will merely laugh in your general direction.
The people who give this place five stars are the same ones who think Mandarin is the epitome of real Chinese food, and who helped vote Pizza Pizza to be Ontario’s favourite pizza. That said, it was a fun atmosphere with the live guitarist and occasional dancers, the unlimited steak-​from-​a-​sword was a fun idea, a couple items from the buffet were ok, and a few of the meat cuts, (sirloin, lamb) along with the grilled cinnamon pineapple, were yummy.
If this was a typical $ 28 Mandarin-​priced buffet, I would give it 4 stars, but at double the price, it’s just simply not twice as good, and barely gets a slightly-​generous 3 star rating from me.

I come here often like I’m singlehandedly trying to put the servers and their future children through college.
Mainly go for the Picana and the Top Sirloin, I don’t ever bother with the chicken options, lamb is decent but they damn well need to bust out some more of those ribs.
The Grilled pineapple is always on point, and so is that cornbread.
Why only 4 stars then? I had my staff Christmas Party here and they made us all wait for half an hour to get seated. I did mention to them that this was a Christmas party, and the area we eventually sat down in was empty for a good 15 minutes and well after the dinner rush.
THAT BEING SAID, you guys need to bring some of that eggbread from that downtown location up here.

Although you’re not going there for salad, the salad bar could use some improvements. I found myself looking for a good side dish to cleanse my palate in between meats. Other than that, I’m a meat lover myself so everything else was awesome. The variety of meat was satisfactory. The servers were respectful and acknowledging. I wish I had a taste of lamb. Apparently they ran out. We were there for 7pm which was quite early and I don’t think there ever was lamb. Just sayin. The caramelised roasted pineapple is to die for.

Copa Cabana really never disappoints. We’ve been three times now and it’s our go-​to for a special occasion. Yes, you’re paying a lot but the food is top quality and it’s all you can eat so obviously that makes it worth it!
Service: Friendly and fast hostess’. The servers are very accommodating and always willing to get you what you want. We mentioned to a server or two that we were waiting on the cheese stuffed prime rib and they proceeded to return with it for the rest of the night (instantly they were my best friends). They have a time limit on the seats so as expected, they are prompt at getting you out of there!
Food: 5 stars across the board. Such a huge selection of meats but also, side dishes and veggies. I am always excited to see what they have at the buffet portion of the restaurant and have an unnatural love with their garlic mashed potatoes… really, eat them when you go. Although, it’s not good strategy because mashed potatoes are filling and obviously you need room for the meat! Other honourable mentions for food: parmesan crusted chicken, cheese stuffed prime rib, chimichurri steak, deep friend bananas and we developed a strong love for their roasted pineapple as well!
Other comments: I really dislike how hard it is to get a reservation but of course, this just shows what a great restaurant it is. Nonetheless, if you want to go for a special occasion (especially a holiday) make sure you’re booking months in advance! Also, the first time we went the cards provided at each table had a list of meats that were provided, it was nice to have something to look at especially for newcomers but the last time we went the cards didn’t have the list.
Summary: My concept of a «special occasion» has become much more broad so that we have more excuses to celebrate at Copa.

I absolutely loved this place, I ate soooo much good meats here. Service was relatively good considering it was quite busy.
Me and my buddies came here for a birthday dinner there were about 18 of us. We all had drinks which was nice that they had a full bar!
Besides the all you can eat meat, they also had a all you can eat salad bar amongst other things to add to your experience here. Considering it was all you can meat, the pricing was moderate to what I expected it to be. Around $ 40 for the all you can eat.
There was also live music and dancers!!! My goodness they were pretty smokin!

The setup is similar to every other Rodizio barbecue. There is an all-​you-​can-​eat bar with carbs and vegetables and the servers walk around with giant skewers of meat. My favourite were the kale salad, the mushrooms with the mashed potatoes and also the grilled pineapple. YUM! As for the meats, I thought the ribs could have been a little more juicy (it was pretty dry) but I did enjoy the top sirloin. The service was pretty slow and the waitress was no where to be seen for drinks and refills (–1). The ambiance was great, there is seating outside during the summer which is nice and I enjoyed the live music the most. :)

Deliciousness!!! Kind of a late review, but here it goes:
Food: All the different kinds of meat just met my expectations. The best one that I can remember was the chicken parmesan. It was probably the best one I’ve had so far. I also liked the little dishes they had like the glazed pineapple and sweet plantain. Unforgettable experience.
Décor: Simple but luxurious.
Service: Great.

⁴⁄₅ — Damn delicious
Copacabana is best summed up as «reliable.» It’s a lot of meat, served in a lot of ways.
I love this place for groups. You all come and get to indulge in meat however you want.
My biggest problem is the service can not only be slow, but spotty. I went recently with a group of 16 — our side of the table kept getting the parmesan-​covered meat, while the other side did not. On the other hand, that ignored-​side kept getting the bacon-​wrapped meat, whereas ours did not. We had to repeatedly ask for it before it finally came.
So yeah. Delicious, reliable, but you need to keep an eye open to make sure you get to try everything.

I came here with a group of people for a friends birthday. (Apparently, your meal is free if it’s your birthday). I would say the place is definitely not hard to find. However, parking can be tricky for first goers. There is a designated area for parking — I believe it charges you, but if you go to the greeter at the front of the restaurant they will help you waive it off. How the whole process goes — I’m not sure.
So when you walk in, you are greeted with a stage which is pretty awesome because you get live music/​performances! I have been to a few brazilian steak houses and this one is probably my favourite. There’s quite a bit of variety and they have added extra ingredients like parmesan cheese onto their meats — which is genius, in my friends opinion. I also don’t like my meats (beef) cooked too well. And they do this perfectly. My only concern is that some meats are quite salty. There were also particular meats I didn’t enjoy — I believe braised beef being one of them. The salad bar is good — nothing too special. My favourite is always the pineapple — as is with everyone else at the table. I also loved their fried bananas. My friends also loved their cheeseballs. I’d definitely pick this place again over the others.
Service was alright. Sometimes one or two of the servers seemed a bit too stiff, but they are running around afterall. I really enjoyed the live performance though. Excellent way of incorporating entertainment into the dining experience. One issue that I did have at this location was the television. Although I didn’t really watch it, one of the television was located directly behind a vent. So it’s basically blocked. Whoever wishes to watch anything from there, will have a difficult time.

Copacabana is a Brazilian rodizio steakhouse, which is one of those restaurants where servers will come to you with rotisseries packed with lots and lots of meats. Carnivores paradise. The place itself is rather large and is located on Eglington between Yonge St and Mt Pleasant Rd. The restaurant has a large dining room that is split off into sections and in the back, they have their «Gallery», which is where you can procure your side dishes, salads, carbs, sauces, etc.
There are a rotation of meats that come around and though some of them might seem similiar, there are many large and subtle differences between them. Some of my favorites included the bacon wrapped veal, filet mignon, spicy chicken, and top sirloin. They will come by and slice off pieces for you to grab at. You can request as much as you want and it’s up to you how much you can eat. The spices are simple, as I believe most of the flavor comes from the crust of the meat, hence why you might see them carve the crust off and then go back to the kitchen to roast again.
My girlfriend loved the meats too, but easily her favorite dish was the grilled pineapple that comes around as well. Her and I loved the nutmeg/​cinnamon spices that come sprinkled atop the grilled pineapples. Grilling pineapples really brings out the juices in a way that makes it like a very very sweet cut of meat.
The Gallery offered every side dish you can need at a steakhouse. They actually had some pretty good salads, and I don’t consider myself a salad person at all. The carbs would include unique items like beans and rice, yuca fries, lasagna?, and many others.
The service here can be meh. We were a small table of 2, and at the beginning, it seemed as though they were ignoring us for the larger tables that sat around us, but we were able to get some of the attention as the night wore on. The price is about $ 40 per person on weekday nights and $ 45/​person on weekends (Fri, Sat, Sun). They have live music most nights, except Mon and Tuesday. They also have belly dancers on Fri and Saturday. Definitely worth checking out on a weekend if you have never been to such a place before.

I love that this place partakes in LiciousTO (Summer/​Winterlicious). It’s a smashing deal.
To avoid the 3 hour wait that we had back in February, my friends and I decided to invite a couple to join us for dinner. It was our annual Christmas in July and we were really set on eating here when we did our Secret Santa gift exchange. As we would be going on a Saturday evening, we needed to have a party of 6 to make a reservation. Thus we invited a couple to join us.
Unfortunately, our friends had double booked dinners and decided to back out of ours… This led to panic and mayhem. I let the restaurant know that our party had actually decreased in size, despite having confirmed our reservation the night before, and that we were willing to wait for a table but would like to know how long the wait time would be. THEY WERE SO AMAZING, they KEPT our reservation! We were very thrilled to not have to wait at all!
The service from the waitstaff was equally amazing. We were seated in the back half of the restaurant, so closer to the food, which was perfect for us. We didn’t get as good a view of the dance and drum performance, but frankly, we were good without it. It wasn’t our first visit, and we’ve seen the performance several times before. We were brought all the juiciest dishes and when we requested certain items, they remembered to bring them by our table. Our dirty plates were constantly being replaced and our water was topped up every time we emptied a carafe.
I think it’s a bit funny that we all went in looking forward to certain dishes and came away enjoying other dishes a bit more than the ones we went in for. I found the salmon to be a bit overcooked this time. My favourites were the Top Sirloin and the Parmesan Filet Mignon. I liked the Chimichurri Steak as well. I really liked the cornbread, and found the deep friend banana and roasted pineapple to be good as well.
We definitely planned for our meal better this time, although I felt full the rest of the night. Will definitely be back, although I think we would all like to try out the other location at some point as well.

This place was such a let down!
I had high hopes for our dinner here (all you can eat meat — who wouldn’t?) but while walking out of the restaurant after our party of 6 finished dinner, we all had the same sentiments… meh…waste of money…
Having never been to Copacabana before, we relied on the instruction of our server, who sent us to the salad buffet first, before any of the meat came. We brought our plates back to the table, and about 30 minutes after chowing down on salad the meat started to come. It almost seemed as if they were waiting for us to fill up on salads so we would be full by the time the meat came.
The meat then came in HORDES… all at once! — but this was short lived. The servers with skewers of meat were at our table one after another, with no time to eat the piece already on our plates. They also failed to describe the meat they had (super loud in there and when asked to repeat they just ignored — they need to have signs or something.). After we told a few of them to come back in a bit so we could tackle the meat already on our plates they completely ignored our table for the remainder of the night, even when summoned.
We also asked four different staff for more salmon (the one hit of the night + the grilled pineapple) and all said sure! no problem! …and then it never came –_​_​_​_​-​‘
The meat was super super salty and I have a feeling its intentional as they keep coming with bottles of water for the table — maybe hoping you will keep chugging and get filled up?
Basically the night was rushed, loud, poor service, salty meat, and with tax/​tip/​no drinks came to $ 45 per person (it was sumerlicious mind you, so it’s probably even more expensive on normal days). For that price we could have gone to the Keg and had a great slab of steak with proper sides and better service.
Save your money.
Would I return? — No.
Parking? — Street parking on side street and on Yonge, Green P’s around, Eglinton subway station right beside
Value for $? — Not great
Space? — Medium sized/​limited waiting area (they will take your number and text you when the table is ready). Inside is pretty big.
Ventilation? — So so (aka you will smell a bit like food after)
Service? — Poor

I have been to the downtown Copa Cabana location connected to the Shangri-​La. I have been wanting to try this location to experience what they had to offer.
Now I must say this restaurant is a major treat to come here for Summerlicious, taking into consideration the regular price. This place is a carnivore’s heaven, so much meat. Some selections were a bit too salty for my liking however most of the meat choices were seasoned really well. Note: get some sides from the salad bar/​hot foods bar to accompany the meats because it may get overpowering with just slices of meat. My favourites had to be the sweet steak, the flank steak and the top sirloin. The corn bread is so good here, and it was nice and hot when we got it. Same goes for most of the other foods served, nice and hot.
The major differences I noticed with this location and the downtown location were:
This location:
–They have awesome live music performances and live dancers and martial arts dancers at this location
–Parking is in the back you can fill out the clipboard with your car info at the front desk to get comp’d parking.
–The hot food bar was disappointing, their mac n cheese/​lasagna was mush, and way too much cheese… all I tasted was cheese.
–Can get pretty loud and hard to talk in the evening
–Service was great, no snobby workers and they made sure to check up on us/​clear our plates frequently
–The meat servers made sure to let us know that they would be back and just needed to reapply the dry rub onto the meat/​come back to us
Downtown location:
–The hot food bar is better quality at this location
–No dancers/​performances when I went
–Very nice interior and nice restaurant to enjoy a nice dinner
–Does not offer comp’d parking-​only saw street parking.
–Service was good from what I remembered
All in all, I had a great experience and would definitely recommend this place. How often can you get a dinner AND a show?! Both locations offer the same selection of offerings more or less but the experience and atmosphere was more memorable here. Make sure you make a reservation before you go.

I visited Copa on Eglinton on July 7^th. The reason I am writing a review today is because the haunting memories of such a bad experience scars me to this day.
I was in a group of 8 and made reservations a week in advance. Unfortunately for us, we were seated next to the door — along the entrance and in front of loud speakers for live music.
To make matters worse, this location has one of the worst buffet service. After about an hour, the servers stopped bringing food to our table despite asking for it.
For those who’s never been, the food is delicious, but you can’t really enjoy it when other aspects of dining are not satisfactory.
Thumbs down to you, Copacabana on Eglinton.

Fellow Canadians… let me say this. If you love meat. If you love grilled meat. If you love steak. Don’t walk. Run to Copacabana. GO.
Upon arrival you are seated and the concept is explained. My sister and I sampled a few sides.
It was the only time we visited the salad bar, pasta sides, hot and cold vegetable fare (DO try the lasagna. It’s top notch).
We didn’t bother returning to the «sides section». Because the gents came around with the steak and they kept it coming.
I’m a true steak connoisseur and prefer filets. But the skirt steak rub… a sweet seasoning while savory… I’m a convert.
Don’t deny yourself the grilled pineapple after you’ve had your fill of delicious meat. There’s a reason why Unilocalers speak so highly of the grilled pineapple. It’s a cinnamon crunchy crusted delight that’s hot and definitely worthy of four stars. Next time I’ll request a whole grilled pineapple. Yes. A whole one.
My sister and I visited on a Saturday night. The joint was hopping. Get there by 6 PM for tables under eight people. They don’t take reservations for parties under 8. Add some great live music and Carnival-​esque dancers and you’ve got a great evening out. Do it, fellow carnivores. Just do it.