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Big Papi's Cocina, Coolangatta, AU-QLD

Big Papi's Cocina

4.8
4.8
17 Reviews
$41 to $100
Latin American

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2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 4 times today
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
Latin America on the Gold Coast! Enjoy the nostalgia of that trip you took with a nice pisco sour or an empanada, with it's own Gold Coast spin. Enjoy Latin vibes from the artwork to the food. Relive the flavours and enjoy!

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $41 to $100
  • Cuisines
    Latin American, Latin / Spanish, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Mon–Sat 17:00–22:00
  • Phone number
    0431 193 205
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress

What 17 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • South Gold Coast

    Most Booked

17 Reviews
  1. rod

    Gold Coast

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fabulous service and great food. Well presented and good value for money. Would Absolutely recommend. Excellent

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  2. Matt

    Sydney

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The staff were awesome! Quality & taste of food was amazing. We were very impressed & will be returning on special occasions. Thanks, we had such a special night.

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  3. Phil

    Brisbane

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great seasonal food that was sourced locally. The chef was truly passionate about his craft and personally visited the table and openly discussed the menu.

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  4. Peter

    Gold Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 18 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Best paella I’ve ever eaten. Proper authentic Spanish food. I could could not fault anything. Do yourself a favour, you won’t regret it!

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  5. PJ

    Gold Coast

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 December 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    I want to preface by saying we went on what appeared to be a busy night when the team was shortstaffed. I do appreciate that this can be challenging. I don't usually give feedback, but there were quite a few things that took this from what could have been a great meal, to a so-so one. We booked for 5:30pm and arrived 5 minutes after. There seemed to be some confusion with our booking and then had to wait for a while for them to get our table ready. We were shown to a table in the back room which was lovely and perfect given we had our 4 year old with us (4 adults and 1 child). We looked over the menu and when we went to order the waiter was quite rude. He spoke down to us and asked if we had ever eaten there before (this is after we had given our order) and told us we had not ordered enough food and tried to tell us that we had to order more and should also get the Paella. We had actually had a snack at a food truck about 90 minutes earlier so weren't looking for a huge dinner, so my husband informed him, and made it clear we were ordering things that we knew our 4 year old could eat. We also asked for table water which hadn't been brought, which finally arrived around 20 minutes after being seated. The food came out in quite a strange order (guac then ceviche, then corn, then empanda then tostadas) with big gaps between arriving. We had ordered a bowl of chips that my 4-year-old had specifically requested, and at the end of the other dishes we got up to ask about these and they were reordered for us. The waiter said he was not sure what had happened as he remembered repeating these back to us, but did not apologise. Most of the dishes were very good, but the service and lack of apology did let it down. Hope the service improves over time.

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  6. Shenaye

    Sunshine Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing food and service, everything was great would definitely go back!

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  7. Keely

    Brisbane

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 20 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fantastic food and cocktails, with amazing, friendly service. Will definitely be back.

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  8. Fiona

    Sydney

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 13 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was so delicious!! Great service and friendly staff. Will definitely be back again.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Sydney

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 October 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    Good was good but it took more than 1 hour to come and the size of the plate is too small for the price.

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  10. Scott

    Sydney

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 4 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    An amazing South American immersive experience On every level

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Big Papi's Cocina is rated 4.8 stars by 17 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 4 times today
Google Map for Big Papi's Cocina

140 Griffith St, Coolangatta, AU-QLD 4225

Additional information

  • Area
    Coolangatta
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Mon–Sat 17:00–22:00
  • Price
    $41 to $100
  • Cuisines
    Latin American, Latin / Spanish, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
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