Libretti's Restaurant Est 1950 — Restaurant in Orange

Food and service at this restaurant is always a pleasure.

I don't leave any reviews on any sites, but tonight I encountered at Libretti's an issue of provoking racial profiling by a patron. When a young lady walked in the door and stood by the bar. I thought she was Uber Eats or Doordash because she was just standing at the bar looking at everyone. Well a few minutes later I was startled by the conversation I was overhearing about the young lady not being served because she was black. Well honey, she got my attention and all eyes were on her. Being black, sitting with my black co-worker at the other end of the bar and knowing a lot of black delivery people are always in Libretti's picking up food. I couldn't believe the young lady was making any accusations about the girls behind the bar. Well come to find out after the young lady left she was actually recording the whole provoking accusation. Now listen, I don't tolerate any form of unfairness to anyone I don't care who you are and especially I wouldn't tolerate racism against someone black or of color. But right is right and wrong is wrong. And Queen Bre you were wrong tonight.

You stated in your arguments tonight that this was the second time you've been at Libretti's. So you should know to get the girls attention and place your order and then go sit down. The dining room is in the back if you were looking to be waited on which you should know about.

You just don't sit and look at people then decide you are not being served because of your race and then start filming on your phone. Because you didn't like the response from the girls behind the bar or the patrons responses sitting around the bar. Doesn't work like that hun. If I'm at a restaurant not being waited on in 3-5 mins I will approach someone and ask a question, just so you know. That's all you had to do.

Don't dis any place if you don't know the culture of the establishment. Get an employee's attention and ask a question.

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Have heard about this place for YEARS but had never been. Happened to be in the area and decided to go for a late dinner! I'm sorry I waited so long to eat here! Food was excellent, some of the best Italian food I've ever had, including Gramma's!! We had calamari cooked perfectly Caeser salad with homemade dressing that truly tasted homemade and delicious. My wife had eggplant rolatini with penne and vodka on the side. She said it was the best ever and although I've never been a fan of penne and vodka I took it to work the next day and even leftover and reheated I thought it was great. I have the "venal Libretti" which was veal wrapped in prosciutto, soppresatta and cheese (mozzarella I think) in a mushroom wine sauce over linguini. I could go on and on about how delicious it was and how fork tender the veal was, but I will sum it up in 1 word bestevermostdeliciousieverhad!!!Cudos to the chef! Service was excellant our waiter was a young guy who looked to be around 25 yrs old, I didn't expect him to be so engaging with us and so knowledgable about the menu considering he told us he "was new there" nonetheless he made our dining experience one of the best my wife and I have ever had ! He was so well versed and spoken he should run for Mayor there! All this food and fun for a spur of the moment Tuesday night dinner. 6 Stars all...

My favorite cousins took me to Libretti's in Orange, NJ for my birthday. The ambiance was very nice. The restaurant is beautifully decorated. The wait staff was friendly and accommodating (mostly). We had lunch in the afternoon so it wasn't crowded but people started to arrive as we were eating our delicious food. We had appetizers such as calamari, soup and clams. For our entree I had shrimp scampi and my cousins had filet mignon and pork chops. The only issue was my cousin wanted spinach instead of the broccoli that came with the filet mignon and the chef flat out refused to substitute. The waiter said my cousin would have to pay extra for the spinach as opposed to substituting. That made no sense and it sounded ridiculous. My cousin was annoyed since she was paying $50 for her meal. I thought that was strange that the chef refused to accommodate the customer with such a small request. The restaurant has their own parking lot located across the street from the restaurant. The restaurant is located in the cut but its easy to find. Because of the situation with the chef i would probably not go back but I would definitely recommend for the experience. Enjoy...