Cantina Da Serra — Restaurant in Kearny

This is the most terrible experience I’ve ever had by all measures. Stay away from this place!! My husband and I arrived at 8:00 pm, he ordered a Ribeye steak and I got the sirloin steak that comes with Fries, beans and rice. We both asked for medium well meat. The restaurant was empty, no other customers rather than us. It took them over 30 min to get the food after we ordered. My steak came burned. The meat was rubbery and grey. I could barely cut it. I told the waitress about it and she was like oh you ordered a medium well? Like she was surprised. Even though she was the same person who came twice to check how we wanted our meat cooked. However, she took it back to make a new one. I waited for another 30 min and the restaurant is still empty. My husband had already finished his food, when the new steak came they brought me the same fries that were on the plate they took and it was COLD!!! I even needed to point out that the beans and rice on the table were already cold. Like seriously???? What’s wrong with you? They got us really pissed so we cancelled the order, paid and left. The waitress didn’t even bother to apologize...

I came here twice while visiting my friend Rafa, and it was probably better than the food I had in Brazil! The first time we ordered a Salmon Treats for an appetizer to split. The plate came with four salmon balls in a delicious sauce. We also each ordered a chicken salad, and at $16, it was biggest, most delicious chicken salad I ever had!

The second time we came back we ordered Top Sirloin Strips as an appetizer, and also split the Fettucine Alfredo & Chicken. Both were delicious and large portions for the price. The waitresses were all pleasant to be served by, and I was even introduced to the owner, Wesley, this time.

Great place, and next time I come to Kearney, I want to do the karaoke!

EDIT: I came back again last weekend (Sept 12-14, 2025) twice while visiting my Brazilian friend who loves to come here. I had many of the same delicious plates I had the last time, and they did not disappoint. I also came back on a Sunday and got to do karaoke, and the DJ was the best karaoke DJ I’ve ever experienced. He could find any song we wanted, and could even sing himself! I’ll be...

I wish I had the chance to give a thousand of stars! The service is always EXCEPTIONAL, the servers make you fell SUPER comfortable whenever you get there. (once we got there close to 12pm and they did not rush us at all). The food is ALWAYS flavorful. They’ve got specials weekdays for ONLY 12 dollars. Caipirinhas for only 5 dollars during happy hour! That’s a real gift for us Brazilians! My husband and I are really proud of being one of their regulars from now on. A enormous thank you for BRUNA who is responsible for always making us fell at home talking and serving us as super stars. My favorite spot in town. And I’m so excited to hang out with my American friends there in order to show them how authentic Brazilian restaurants are....