The service is poky, sometimes aggravatingly so. But if you go in with a laissez-faire view, you'll do fine. Jason Kelly's wine list favours Argentina, Uruguay and Chile, and this is a good thing; do yourself a favour and venture to try something new. With your dinner menu, you'll have no choice in the matter. -R.B. |
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Cobre Nuevo Latino Restaurant
52 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC
604-669-2396
Latin American
Gastown
Venue:
Restaurant
Hours:
Daily: 5:00pm-11:00pm
Price Range:
$$
Payment:
Master Card, Visa
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9 Reader Reviews | I have no even words to express my disapointment about this place. I felt robbed and treated with disdained by the staff, specially the latino gay waiter (what an attitude!). The food took an eternity and the taste is too modern that it doesn't taste as latino food anymore. It was really a waste of time, money and energy.
1. Pedro Ramirez's Review :: June 21, 2008 Pedro Ramirez's Rating: 1 Stars |
Nuevo Latio - excellent idea - Cobre - appaling execution. To start we were squeezed onto an excruciatingly small table in a throughway. The service was horrific, or waitress even scoffed at our drink choices with a cheeky comment and at 10.50 a glass for wine, the staff should be behind your choices, non? At least not openly sarcastic. Very frustrating as we waited one hour between plate one and two tables seated after us received waves of tapas plates while we waited and wondered if it was us who were being overly critical and where the heck our server had disappeared to. When plates two and three arrived on top of each other we found the short ribs tough and three minor shrimp not at all satisfying. Three plates should not be spread over 2 and a half hours. We left without ordering a coffee or dessert, we always have at least a coffee...we were still in dinner mode, we still needed a meal.
2. Anonymous's Review :: April 28, 2008 |
Nuevo Latio - excellent idea - Cobre - appaling execution. To start we were squeezed onto an excruciatingly small table in a throughway. The service was horrific, or waitress even scoffed at our drink choices with a cheeky comment and at 10.50 a glass for wine, the staff should be behind your choices, non? At least not openly sarcastic. Very frustrating as we waited one hour between plate one and two tables seated after us received waves of tapas plates while we waited and wondered if it was us who were being overly critical and where the heck our server had disappeared to. When plates two and three arrived on top of each other we found the short ribs tough and three minor shrimp not at all satisfying. Three plates should not be spread over 2 and a half hours. We left without ordering a coffee or dessert, we always have at least a coffee...we were still in dinner mode, we still needed a meal.
3. Dq's Review :: April 28, 2008 Dq's Rating: 1 Stars |
Really deserves all the accolades. This place lives up to the hype. When I'm in the mood for an authentic fare, this is where I go. They've got a great selection of Latin American food for the right price. And the atmosphere as others have mentioned is relaxed and inviting.
4. Anonymous's Review :: March 27, 2008 |
Really deserves all the accolades. This place lives up to the hype. When I'm in the mood for an authentic fare, this is where I go. They've got a great selection of Latin American food for the right price. And the atmosphere as others have mentioned is relaxed and inviting.
5. Richard Greenaway's Review :: March 27, 2008 Richard Greenaway's Rating: 3 Stars |
Cobre was perfect for us. We had a birthday dinner with 7 people. We ordered almost everthing on the menue. Great for sharring multiple dishes except most dishes come with 3 or 6 things and being 7 of us made it interesting who got left out of that dish. Well a few drinks later we made sure to order the dishes so we got 9 of everything. Our waiter was so good, he stopped us from ordering too much food. The manager actually ended up having a seat with us to share in some wine at the end of the evening. The decor is perfect and it's not too lound. We will be going back to load up on the chicken taquitos.....so good!!! Great wine selection too. Make sure to put Cobre on your list.
6. Anonymous's Review :: February 15, 2008 |
Cobre was perfect for us. We had a birthday dinner with 7 people. We ordered almost everthing on the menue. Great for sharring multiple dishes except most dishes come with 3 or 6 things and being 7 of us made it interesting who got left out of that dish. Well a few drinks later we made sure to order the dishes so we got 9 of everything. Our waiter was so good, he stopped us from ordering too much food. The manager actually ended up having a seat with us to share in some wine at the end of the evening. The decor is perfect and it's not too lound. We will be going back to load up on the chicken taquitos.....so good!!! Great wine selection too. Make sure to put Cobre on your list.
7. Johny Vancouver's Review :: February 15, 2008 Johny Vancouver's Rating: 4 Stars |
The service is appalling, and we've experienced poor service elsewhere, but what made it so much more frustrating was that tables around us were being served while we waited. And waited. It was one hour between plate 1 and plate 2. One hour. And, whoever orders their meat needs to find new suppliers. The lamb was gristly, the wild boar mostly fat, and the short ribs tough. 2-1/2 hours and 4 plates later we decided to go home as we were still hungry and needed food NOW.
Also, tables are too close together. We were really squished in (by the front window).
8. Anonymous's Review :: January 29, 2008 |
The service is appalling, and we've experienced poor service elsewhere, but what made it so much more frustrating was that tables around us were being served while we waited. And waited. It was one hour between plate 1 and plate 2. One hour. And, whoever orders their meat needs to find new suppliers. The lamb was gristly, the wild boar mostly fat, and the short ribs tough. 2-1/2 hours and 4 plates later we decided to go home as we were still hungry and needed food NOW.
Also, tables are too close together. We were really squished in (by the front window).
9. Erin's Review :: January 29, 2008 Erin's Rating: 2 Stars |
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