Libelula Cafe & Grill — Restaurant in Kearny

We have visited several times with large parties. The staff is amazing! All are kind, professional, accommodating, and efficient. All dishes, including apps, dinner, and dessert have always been fantastic. They use the freshest ingredients and make sure all dishes are done the right way and are beautifully presented. This restaurant exceeds our expectations! The menu offers a wide variety of options, including for children. We visited on a Sunday to celebrate my niece’s first communion and didn’t realize we stayed past closing time. The staff kept telling us not to worry about it and did not pressure us to leave at all, which we all thought was so kind of them all. They helped us set up a cake table for the communion celebration. You can tell the restaurant really cares about its guests. The service is always impeccable from start to finish. We look forward to visiting again soon due to the excellent service and...

We had an awesome dinner at Libelula Cafe on Saturday night! Good music, friendly ambiance and great food. The place has a fun, vibrant decor with a huge dragonfly on the wall that's fun to take pictures in front of! (see attached). I'm glad this place is BYOB because you can be comfortable bringing the drinks you love without the fear that you will pay a markup for a cocktail and not end up liking it. We brought a lovely bottle of Tempranillo which complimented everything we ate. For dinner: my cousin and I shared Tequeños for appetizer. He had the house Libelula Burger which he said was tasty and large. He had a hard time finishing it. I had a Steak Arepa and added avocado. You know it's hard to find a place with good Arepas and they made it thin and crispy, on point! We finished the night with some flan which tasted homemade, delicious. I absolutely recommend this cool new spot. I can't wait...

Place was clean. Food was ok overall. The tequeños were really good. I ordered a chicken empanada and a chicken arepa (they were out of pork). I went on a Wednesday evening and had the place to myself.

I had to eat the chicken with my fingers because the waitress, (who continued speaking English to me while I clearly responded in Spanish) took my silverware thinking I would not use it. Why start picking up the table when it's not busy? She tried taking my water too but I asked her to leave it.

I then paid cash and had to wait around for change without being told anything. When I went to tip her, she snatched the tip out of my hand and had an attitude.

The gentleman behind the bar and the waitress kept asking me about 4 times if the food was ok... I just wanted to enjoy my food.

The customer service is enough to not make me want to go back. There are several restaurants in the area with...