by m. m. on This review is just for the restaurant - I don't know anything about the nightclub. I've passed this place a bunch of times on my way to places in the neighborhood and been curious about it. The decor is very nice and it seemed like a welcoming place from outside. Recently I had the opportunity to come here for an event reception and dinner. I thought the choice of hors d'oeuvres was a little weird as they were serving some huge hunks of meat - I seem to recall it was lambchops? that you were supposed to grab by the bone, dip and eat. A few of the guys braved it but really, dressed-up people trying to talk with other people they don't know very well don't want to chomp on a giant chop and look like some kind of greasy Flintstone, so a lot of us skipped those. The rest of the appetizers were more conventional. When we made our way into the eating area, I felt like the space was too small for the number of people they'd booked (even given that maybe about 10 people who'd RSVP'ed yes didn't show up last minute). I was practically sitting on top of the person next to me, and even so it was loud and hard to hear. The wait staff had a hard time moving in and out of the space to serve folks - at one point we had to move a whole table with about 10 people at it to make more space for the servers. This was a weeknight and it didn't seem like there was anyone else in the restaurant so I couldn't understand why they hadn't utilized additional space instead of basically cramming the whole group into two small rooms. The menu was decent, and the food tasted good. I especially liked a chicken and fruit sauce type entree - but the food wasn't particularly exciting. I will grant that it was some kind of prix fixe event menu so the choices were limited, and I'm sure they have some more exciting choices on the regular menu. Weirdest part of the evening for me was seeing some guy who seemed to be a manager, as he was giving directions to the wait staff, schlepping around our gathering in jeans and a checked shirt. This wasn't any sort of fashionable outfit - he looked more like a waiter who'd just shown up to work late and given that he was the only person in the room who wasn't dressed up, he really stood out like a sore thumb. I liked the reproductions of old paintings on the ceiling of the dining area. I would consider going back when there's less of a crowd because this seems like the type of place that's more suited to an intimate dinner than a party, although the other reviews seem to suggest this is a party-central place so maybe it's not possible to have a quiet time there.
by Claudette Lepke on I went to Copa for the first time last Friday night. The music was great, the dance floor was crowded. The drinks were okay, but I wish they had a mojito. Would be better with a bigger dance floor!
by hiro m. on Great prices for concerts and amazing stage set up. It is a very intimate environment with the band. But buy tickets ahead of time they seem to sell out allot. If you want to be almost able to touch the band and your over 21 come here. I mean they had the faint and ratatat play for only 15 bucks, I think it 10 for lcd sound system. Great deal for what your getting.
