This place is ridiculous The prostitutes are hoping to set up some dumb American just stupid enough to invite them to their room. Guys who fall for this deserve whatever they get. They don't know if these girls will set them up to be robbed or have their passport stolen. We were there and made the mistake of not reading reviews before we went. The whole restaurant constantly swarmed of atleast 10 prostitutes and transvestites rotating standing around while you eat, and moving back and forth to the corner.
You also get an occasional crackhead or two running through the restaurant, and people coming by your table to hussle you to buy flowers or whatever. Anything seems to go at this restaurant. If you want to feel uncomfortable, eat here We will never come back to this ghetto hole in the wall. No one comes here to eat or drink. The prices are a level or two higher than other beach side places. Working girls are the big attraction. I'm using Maps when I'm in Rio, but it's getting worse and worse.
Before, you could get good Spareribs and Bacala Bolinho here, but now it was limited. Were in 2 evenings, ordered me Bacalao Bolhinio but it was not good. Later in the evening, it was not only that there were some pros, but some of them behaved aggresively.
This place is almost an institution in Copacabana. Mab's has been around for over 40 years and always been a bit different from the other restaurant on Av. For lunch it is a regular family restaurant, but it is in the evening Mab's come alive. In the evening and into the night there is a party atmosphere with live music and a mixed crowd of all kinds of people from all over the world. The beer is cold, the food is pretty good and all served quickly by a friendly staff.
The 'ladies of the night' have always been hanging around Mab's and has been part of the scene for the last 40 years. Apparently some foreign men have fallen in love with a local beauty at Mab's and brought her back home to their country.
