First time trying and can say I will definitely be coming back! This place has a huge deli with amazing snack and drink options perfect for having a beach day or picnic somewhere. I got the #5 eggplant sandwich with fresh mozz, roasted peppers, lettuce, tomato, balsamic, and added a chicken cutlet. DELICIOUS! Dying to come back and try their chicken Caesar wrap. Staff was also super friendly and made my first experience here very good will definitely be back! read more

Brennan's Delicatessen - Delis Near Me - Rumson, New Jersey

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As a sandwich guru, I had high expectations for the place and it delivered. The service was very quick for a Saturday morning beach day and the sandwich was delicious. Highly recommend this spot! read more

Brennan's Delicatessen - #18 - Delis Near Me - Rumson, New Jersey

Solid local deli with fresh ingredients Service is fine I have had issues with incorrect orders in the past which accounts for the 3 stars If I am in the area I would likely go back but I would definitely double check my bag read more

Awesome sandwiches and a great place to pick up lunch on the way to the beach at this location or the one in Red Bank.

Quite tasty sandwiches, well prepared (thinly sliced meats, fresh condiments), quick service. Has a vibe not unlike my local fav, the Millburn Deli-similar clientele, too. read more

Sandwiches and salads are always very good. Service is great and a really good location. One input that I have and highly recommend. When you make the Italian hero, the #1. Slice the bread without going all the way through and place the meats and cheese inside leaving a cup for the lettuce and tomato. Piling everything on top of each other does not let the oil and vinegar mix through out the sandwich. Just my input and others may like the other way. Thank you. read more

I was so wanting this place to be better than it was. Everything on the chalkboard on the wall looks amazing - lots of great sounding choices. The food under glass you are looking at is very enticing as well. The crumb cake had the right ratio of cake to sugar (1:1 x see photo) and the glazed blueberry muffin must have weighed 2 lbs. my mouth was watering all the way home. None of it lived up to expectations. Had a #22 wrap (some kind of chicken or turkey with an avocado thing going on) and a number 8 sandwich (kind of the same as he #22 but with a sun dried tomato Mayo). Both were pretty tasteless and the bread was far from fresh. The mac & cheese was unobjectionable but nothing to write home about. The crumb cake was pretty dry. The blueberry muffin was probably the best thing in the bag. A local had guided us there. Kind of wish we had hit the Wawa on the way into town. read more

Brennan's Delicatessen - Crumb cake and massive glazed blueberry muffin. - Delis Near Me - Rumson, New Jersey

Sometimes you just want a big fat deli sandwich. An 'ol reliable. Sometimes you think you want a small sandwich...and then realize how very wrong you are. There's something about the shore that screams "big sandwiches", but good places aren't as easy to find as you may think. So when I found myself in the area, I knew, despite the 36 degree temperature reading from my car, today was a big fat sandwich and look at the ocean kinda afternoon. Mission accomplished. Yelp steered me in right direction on this one. Bread? Fat. More than a roll, less than a hero. Thick. Holds toppings like a pro. Two hands required. Meats? Generous. Piled on. Think "the hunch" from DDD. Your jaw will be intimidated. Toppings? Many. Also plentiful. Fresh. Crunchy. Vibe? Deli that will make you literally anything you can think of. Plus, desserts. Drinks. Beer. I saw cake. I may have seen pie. I definitely saw classic deli sides. Chips. You won't leave empty handed. Come for a sandwich, leave with a football. I hope your jaw is ready. There's no seating...but why would you want to eat there when the ocean is just a few miles away?! read more

I used Brennan's Deli catering service in my home for a baby shower and the food was absolutely amazing and the staff was the best ever! Food was delicious and displayed beautifully in the home. My guests couldn't believe how good the food was and was constantly asking who the catering service was! Brian from Brennan's was so helpful and made everything easy for the food menu decisions! Great place and definitely using them again!! Thanks again Brennan's Deli !! read more

Exceptional deli selections for complete meals to-go. Service was friendly. The staff gave us so many samples, it was like a meal itself! They also have good brewed coffee and a small selection of desserts. Great for taking food to the beach or a meal at home. read more

The restaurant is too expensive. The food is expensive.they should at least lower their food prices.

It's always on point. The food is delicious and the service is very good. I frequently go to the Middletown & Rumson locations for lunch. The Rumson store is brand new and really nice inside. read more

Flys. Flys. And more flys. All over the food in the front entrance. The food at the old place and now the new place gets me violently ill. Management however is super nice and very friendly. read more

Stopped in here after being recommended by a co-worker. Got the #4 and the #2. Both sandwiches were pretty good size for the price and they were pretty good. Also got a few of their homemade cookies and those were amazing. Will definitely come back and try some different sandwiches, I got pretty basic ones and the whole menu looked delicious. read more

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Fresh, delicious variety of prepared foods, salads, and baked goods. There's a good rotation of items, so even on successive days, you can try completely different things. Outstanding, friendly service. One of our favorites. It's nearly impossible to resist the crumb cake after trying it once! read more

Went to a graduation party last night and Brennan's catered the food! Wow delicious! I've been to two other celebrities which they catered! The food was fresh and delicious! But I want to give credit to the servers from Brennan's; I was on crutches and the waitresses brought me food and checked on me every 15 minutes to make sure I had food! Just a great company!! read more

Came here on July 5th to enjoy Victory Park (Rumson) down the block. Several of us did not bring a lunch but the weather was beautiful so we stayed longer. We called Brennan's and they said they were closing at 2PM (holiday weekend). So several of us walked over and ordered sandwiches to go. The place was packed!! Since they were closing soon and after the holiday weekend, they ran out of sub bread. Friends ordered #11, #13, #15, and #17. I was the last to order as they ran out of sub bread; 1ciabatta roll was left or I could have it on a flour tortilla. I ordered sandwich #11 (chicken cutlet, Swiss cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, mayo) on the last ciabatta bread. They didn't charge me extra for the ciabatta bread since they ran out of sub bread. The sandwich was delicious!! If you are ever near Victory Park, this is the deli to get your sandwiches! read more

Brennan's Delicatessen - a menu for sandwiches and wraps - Delis Near Me - Rumson, New Jersey

Very few tables so be prepared to either go elsewhere with your food and beverage or wait until there is an opening. The food is prepared daily and very fresh. My only complaint are their muffins which I found to be dry. I was impressed they still had the pumpkin coffee. A must try if you never had one. I normally do not like flavored coffee but my girlfriend who met me for lunch ordered me one once before and I got hooked. Darn you, R! You know who you are, lady R! lol. I ordered the Southwestern grilled chicken with monterey jack cheese, black bean and corn salsa, lettuce, tomato in a spinach wrap. The chicken could have been more moist but hey, it's white meat and I'm a dark meat lover. ;) My girlfriend is a vegetarian and she had #25 which entailed marinated portablello mushrooms, roasted red peppers, fresh mozzarella, lettuce, tomatoes on an herb bun. You should seen all the juices that came out of it. While half of mine can be wrapped for later, she could not wrap hers up for later because it would have gotten hella soggy. It's a very nice place for breakfast and lunch but I would not say, its a must place to go if you're in town. There are other places I'd like to try so I may review again after I frequent some other places. Knock, knock.... oh, I hear the French Market calling for me. :D read more

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$7.50 pint of mac & cheese (a pint is 2 cups, this wasn't even 1 cup). My husband enjoyed his Reuben. I had a black forest ham and brie, it came with a half inch square thin piece of brie on each half. The total price was $29.27. We stopped going to Brennan's 5 years ago, the quality had definitely gone down. We thought we'd try again to support our local restaurants. There are so many high quality restaurants to support. We'll order from those. read more

Brennan's Delicatessen - $7.50 pint of mac & cheese. - Delis Near Me - Rumson, New Jersey

New interior was a surprise, but I was really shocked at limited ADA access. Good luck opening front entry in a wheel chair without pivoting down the brick stairs. Maneuvering inside the deli is very limited too. There's limited flow and waiting for orders is too slow. You need to call out ready orders on a speaker, so customers don't strain to get to hear ready orders. There were many workers, but production output was a fail. There is no flow that is customer friendly. Food was just OK . read more

Stopped by for lunch and the place is packed smelled delicious and I was hungry got chicken cutlet sub with bacon perfect rustic look inside gives home felling fast and easy for a short lunch read more

Best selection for takeout. Real pro operation. Worth the stop. Shrimp salad is a don't miss. Service is exemplary. read more

We used to love brennans fast, easy, and delicious. Unfortunately, their new place seems to be bogged down with catering. Wish we had the old place back read more

This review covers ONLY their pork roll, egg and cheese on a hardroll, breakfast sandwich. Saw it being made for Christine Sloan on the FIOS 1 TV show Restaurant Hunters. On that show the Deli's host hand cut 3 generous slices of pork roll, cracked open 2 eggs, melted slices of yellow American cheese between them and placed it on a great looking roll. I specified a hard roll, which was fresh. The pork roll wasn't close to the TV presentation it was very thin. Cheese was average and not dripping from the sandwich, like on the show, and the eggs were fine. It is an average PE&C. If FIOS 1 reruns the episode ... beware. The FREE one, hand prepared for Ms. Sloan, is not the same as the one you will PAY for. read more

I stopped here on my way to the beach for subs expecting a great sandwich to enjoy. What I got was whole bunch of aggravation, anxiety and cheated. I ordered 3 subs, one of which was a #2 with ham instead of pepperoni, I take all three to the register and ask the cashier why one says +$1.75? She goes to ask behind the deli, comes back telling me they added ham. Even the lady behind said, "I heard you order, you didn't want the pepperoni." So, the cashier is trying to tell me it's because they added the extra meat there's a charge when I only wanted to switch out meats. She goes as far to tell me "feel the weight, it's heavier". It does me no good to pay extra when I will throw away the pepperoni, thank you anyway though. So I go to the deli and speak to a man who seems to be in charge. He comes up with ham is more expensive. Ok? I've never heard this before, mind you, I've had subs North to South in NJ. If that's not good enough, he now tells me it's what the owner says to do when you switch out meat. He's going by what the owner says. So I ask to have the #1 instead to avoid all this headache about not wanting pepperoni. I pick up my sandwich and notice, "it's REALLY lightweight". I look inside and there's barely any ham inside. I call my friend from the car in to order the exact same sandwich. (She has no clue what's happening). Low and behold, her sub had more meat in it then the one I just ordered and paid for!! I was livid at this point. Fool me once, NOT TWICE! This is brought to the same cashier's attention and she is completely embarrassed. Headed behind the deli counter, yet again, to get answers, in which she could not get. Really sad that this "quality" deli in an upscale neighborhood really thought that taking advantage of customers is the right thing to do. I believe in honesty and integrity and live the same. I may've gotten upset while there, but I truly don't like being made a fool of or taken advantage of. read more

complete train wreck of an ordering system. Showed up at the quoted pick up time for online ordering just to have to wait an additional 40 mins read more

We ordered a smoked salmon platter to bring to a gathering to have with bagels on Good Friday. The order was prepared completely wrong. Brennan's prepared a platter of hors d'oeuvres. Not what we ordered and not what we wanted. The party was in 15 minutes, there was no time to correct the order and the staff could care less. read more

Always the best. Even on the busiest of days every employee is working so hard and the food and service is always great.

Amazing Food, Amazing Service and great owners! We love this upscale deli. They are very transparent with ingredients and do their best to accomodate people with food allergies. Love their flank steak and summer shrimp salad! A little pricey but well worth it! read more

It's the best sandwich from Rumson to Red Bank. I've been going there for 18 years. Plenty of meat on their sandwiches and excellent bread, especially on their subs. This place is super busy at lunchtime and they get you in and out quickly especially if you call ahead. Great friendly staff. Wide variety of coffee and I believe they have pumpkin spice all year round. I hate pumpkin spice but you may be into it and crave it in July. It's a sandwich shop, there's hardly any seating. Get in your car and drive down to Victory Park and sit by the river. If you see me there, don't bother me when I'm eating. read more

Great food bud place is extremely disorganized when it gets to pay and pick up orders. People spin inside in unknown lines to pick up and pay. read more

Simply.the.best. The ingredients fresh, sandwiches large, and worth waiting in line for. Everything is made to order. The chicken with bacon, cheese, red onion (and I personally request avocado) is a fave and regular menu order. A bit pricey for a sandwich, but worth it for a beach or picnic item. Take out only. read more

I want to like this place more than three stars. I really do. But to make a great sandwich you need great bread and that is really lacking here. read more

If I could only eat at one place for the rest of my life, I think it would be Brennan's. No, really. I actually thought this over while waiting in line for my sandwich today. First of all- the sandwiches. They are amazing. You have 26 options to choose from and no matter what you choose I doubt you will be disappointed. My very favorite is the #26 (chicken, corn and black bean salsa, monterey jack, lettuce, cilantro lime dressing) but like I said, you can't really go wrong. I don't normally like roast beef but I even enjoy the roast beef sandwiches here (try the #14!). If you are a vegetarian they have a couple options as well. There are also premade salads that look pretty delicious but I usually go for a sandwich. Secondly- the sides. They've got classics like chicken salad, potato salad, egg salad, etc. plus more unique items like seaweed salad. There's also about 20 different varieties of chips available, as well as a plethora of baked goods and desserts. Finally- the drinks. They don't just have coffee, they have about 15 different kinds of coffee (plus iced coffees and teas). They don't just have soda, they have 4 coolers worth of soft drinks. And yes, they have alcohol (to go, not on tap)! They have a fairly decent selection of beer, including some local-ish breweries like Flying Fish, as well as wine. How could this place get any better?! read more

This may very well be the BEST DELI ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET. When I first moved to The Shore from Long Island - land of the deli's - it took FOREVER to find a decent place. But man, the wait was worth it. Beyond their standard menu of inventive sandwiches, and their assortment of deli salads, Brennan's offers the most amazing dinner options. From filet mignon, to summer shrimp salad, seared ahi and pork chops, to healthy sides like orzo, grilled asparagus, and comfort food like panko topped macaroni and cheese. The list is endless. But it's not just about the choices, and don't forget the wine selection and interesting desserts and pastries, it's all about the quality of food. This is the freshest food I've ever had! Truly, both food I have taken home and prepared and food they have prepared for me tastes fresher than any food I have purchased in the supermarket. I don't know what their secret is to freshness but they have it locked down. Perhaps because the place is always packed they are prepping fresh foods each day. Because it is always so busy I call my order in ahead of time - yes, Brennan's is programmed into my cell. They know me by name and have my order ready for me when I arrive. If you're interested in taking your time though... you can, as they do have a few tables for eating in. If I had any criticism, and I'm searching for one, outside of the sandwiches, their prices are a bit high. But when the food is this fresh, it is worth it. You get what you pay for... read more

a nice little sandwich gem. there are only two places i go for sandwiches that i have deemed the best. there's brennan's and tuscany in marlboro that has the best italian sub i have ever had, but that may be because i have never tried one from brennan's. in any case, i wish brennan's was closer to me. their flavors, combinations and freshness are everything i want. i try to justify venturing 25 minutes away for a sandwich. as another reviewer has also said, #26 on a wrap is the usual and it is always amazing. grilled chicken with monterey jack cheese, black bean and corn salsa with lime cilantro dressing. you have your choice of bread, of course. and it must be said -i HATE wraps. but this one just works. bread would get in the way of these wonderful flavors. this one is heavily recommended. they have various pastries and chips to accompany your sandwich or wrap with a nice selection of drinks. and i did hear they make their own honey mustard. they have prepared cold salads that look tasty and hope to eventually try them as well as a few prepared entrees (chicken, salmon, etc.). (on a side note, they do sell bottles of wine and beer there.) read more

Brennan's Delicatessen - #26 on a wrap. chicken, jack cheese, lettuce, corn and bean salsa, lime cilantro dressing. - Delis Near Me - Rumson, New Jersey

Delicious and very reasonable. It was a madhouse on a busy Sunday and the staff was quick and helpful. Best grilled eggplant I've ever had!

I love this place! It's always busy because they have the best sandwiches around, and I would've given them 5 stars if they hadn't disappointed me with one sandwich. On one of my "pregnancy craving" days I was really dying for a Roast beef sloppy joe. Simple enough right...it's a deli, how can they not be able to make it. They had roast beef, eye bread, coleslaw, Russian dressing and Swiss cheese. Well if you know the deli you know that they only have a lot of young kids working there so when I said can you make a "roast beef sloppy joe" he must've thought about a "manwich" sloppy joe and his response was "uh we don't have sloppy joes today...in fact we never make them" lol. How can you never make a popular deli sandwich when you have all the ingredients?? Oh well. I did end up driving 45 mins to get my sandwich though from my all time favorite deli in Millburn so it all worked out for me :-) read more

While I was on the "2012 WINTER PAINTING TOUR, RUMSON NEW JERSEY" I frequented Brennan's several times for a wonderful lunch. It was a bustling little joint with many great food items. Not only were the sandwiches terrific, with a vast selection of the usual and unusual chips... but there was also a tempting array of outstanding dessert items. Temptation not resisted. Just an outstanding local deli which had a real neat 'hometown" feeling to it... though I came from 2966 MILES AWAY!!! Very high quality, equally reasonable pricing... And a very friendly staff- my first dealings with native New Jerseyans..! A pleasure. FIVE STAR! If anyone needs their home painted in RUMSON, I WILL TRAVEL AGAIN. GLADLY... AS MY LUNCH SPOT IS SECURED!!! Mark Uniat Uniat Painting, Los Gatos, CA 95032 uniatpainting.com read more

Brennan's has great coffee and wonderful sandwiches! Nothing beats the pumpkin spice coffee when it's cold outside.