I agree with the other two reviews. Food was good, but I felt I was also paying for the ambience, which was festive and inviting. A little loud at times and kinda dim, so we had to pump up our voices and try to share our tiny candlelight to see the food. :p I think that made it seem more like we were outside… I believe there were a lot of Cuban diners too, which goes to show that this place is authentic.

Side note: I’m a big fan of the couches near the entrance! Makes any kind of waiting worthwhile since they bring out drinks to you.

The ambience is the first thing you’ll notice here. There’s the big comfy counches in the waiting area and the decoration makes it feel like you’re outside (which is always fun). The place itself is pretty small, but a bunch of strategically placed mirrors will fool you into thinking otherwise.

The menu has all kinds of goodies on it. Ranging from sandwiches for a few bucks to seafood entrees for $20+. I wasn’t too hungry so I opted for the Cuban Sandwich and Empanada. You can easily have a $6 or $40 meal here. If Rachel Ray came here for her $40 a day show, she’d get one of the sandwiches ;)

There were tons of other things on the menu I wanted to try so hopefully I can come back sometime.

think jungle animal prints, big green plants, dim light setting w/a cozy bar, dining area, and waiting area that are all jam-packed — and you’ve got cafe laguardia on a saturday night. this place was bustling! i’m so glad that we came for dinner at an early time (6PM).
overall, i was very happy w/my dining experience here, and would definitely consider returning.
prices are wide-ranging & unbelievably reasonable. if you’re on a budget or wanting to splurge, you’ll find something. the food itself was good, the atmosphere was loud and festive, and the service was friendly.

On the front door of Cafe Laguardia – it claims “Exotic Cuban Food” and the word exotic definitely stands out as you enter to see animal print clad sofas awaiting you in the front of the restaurant. The food was pretty good, they definitely know how to make spicey pulled pork and their counch soup is a definite must try but if their service is as bad as it was on a Monday night, I don’t think I will be back here anytime soon. We came and asked for a table for six and our host told us it would only be about ten minutes. After sitting there for twenty five minutes and seeing other parties of two and three get seated before our party, my friend had to track down our host himself since we had not seen him since the time we had requested our table. Once we were finally seated, our waitress seemed clueless about waiting on tables, and our appetizers came out at the same time as our entrees.