Gave daughter free water in the heat. Very nice people. Was a fair and they could've charged me up the arse read more

Ordered from door dash. Pastrami hero and tater tots awful. Tater tots were soggy sandwich was just the regular pastrami you get at the supermarket slimy read more

The years of business i gave this over priced deli. Delivered to me for years i live 1.2 miles from them and today they said its too far. Fine i wont pay $20 and egg sandwich anymore just figired i would support a local business. read more

Went this morning at 745 am to get an egg sandwich. Heavy set fellas with long hair in a braid was hanging around in the back, probably prepping. No one was at the counter, so I called out for service. He came out, quite frankly with an attitude. I asked if they were open, knowing they were, but his demeanor and attitude was a sense of annoyment. His response, well your in here aren't you? Again I asked, as I would have left hand he not been, and his response was, "well I'm here now." And there's the reason I don't frequent this place. Bad attitude, bad service, bad approach. Total douchebag. Strongly suggest finding another location to go to. There's a bagel/deli store up the road that deserves your business way more than this fool. read more

It upsets me to write this about the deli, but in all seriousness the staffs attitude needs to be corrected, immediately! I can't directly pin point the exact date, but since they got rid of two employees and hired this angry, disrespectful, dirty cook... the vibe and food have been horrible. I work early mornings and love a BEC to start my day, so to the deli I go! Wow, what a mistake to come here. Never have I waited in line of absolutely no-one and had to wait 10mins for the cook to ask me what I want. Sorry for not being rude and just shouting my order at you. On top of his nasty attitude everytime I come in, he is dressed exactly the same EVERYTIME! Yeah, I'm sure you have 7 days worth of the same clothes... do better Lake Ave Deli, until then, you lost a local customer. read more

excellent food, great variety, quick time to recive food, workers were very nice, floors were very clean 10/10 would recommend

Large selection of Sandwiches offered but will also customize any thing you want. They always have fresh turkey on the menu. Friendly staff and clean environment. Carl read more

This is what you get for waiting over 30 minutes at this deli can't even eat it. And it was 16 and change read more

Lake Ave Deli - This is what you get for waiting over 30 minutes at this deli..... - Delis Near Me - Saint James, New York

I don't know what happened to their chef/cook but the tuna fish is totally awful! Bland and flavorless. Ordered it on a hero and got more lettuce than tuna! read more

Generously overstuffed sandwiches and good food. Staff has great attitude very accommodating!

I asked for a pound of macaroni salad and a pound of potato salad. Neither one was weighed, but still charged over seven dollars a pound for each. When I questioned it, the girl said "it's a pound container." I also ordered a roast beef sandwich and asked for it to be sliced thin. She then proceeded to go into the refrigerator and pulled out what was already pre-cut roast beef. dry and thick. Was charged for lettuce and tomato, when I got home neither one was on my sandwich. Normally I have had a good experience there. read more

Great food, great service. I've been here several times while visiting over the last month. I'm a veteran who grew up in Nesconset and would recommend it to everyone. read more

I love the food from this deli, however, more times than not, they completely screw up my order. I usually order eggwhites, spinach, and turkey on a whole wheat wrap with hot sauce - pretty standard order. There have been times now where they forgot: hot sauce one time and another time (today) forgot turkey. Another time they just decided to add swiss. I write this review in hopes they get a better handle on filling orders correctly. read more

New owners have done a great job renovating. I've had both breakfast and lunch since the re-opening and both were excellent. I worked here for 10 years as a kid - glad to see it on the rebound! read more

REOPENED under new ownership as of 2/24/2020. The deli looks beautiful! Fully renovated! Food is excellent!

3rd time going to this deli under new ownership. This is the 3rd time I got the incorrect sandwich. If I'm paying $10 for an western egg sandwich and get a BEC that's probably only $6 that grinds my gears. Get ur act together. read more

The only deli in NY that is constantly out of hero rolls. Help changes frequently. Very dirty and they rarely pick up the phone. I wish Saint James would bring in a new REAL NY Still really suck. No hero rolls. Wish they would close down or go out of business.... New ownership still doesn't stock hero rolls. I truly hope they got out of business again... read more

Little pricey honestly, most long island delis are though. Food was pretty dang good! Service was lovely, lots of personable workers there.

Catering arrives on time and is displayed nicely. Bread is SO fresh for the sandwiches.

I use to come into this deli almost everyday when I was a kid, now I dread going in. The customer service sucks, the staff make you feel like there doing you a favor by taking your order which they will def scoff at with arrogance because it seems to annoy them. And I say all of them because I have been helped by all and they all act the same. Most people are happy to even have a job while these people act like they don't want to be there. Your better off going up the street to Seaqua, there pricy but you get the best service and food possible!!!! read more

I remember this place from a long time ago. They have good lunch, cold drinks and excellent service.The environment needs a sprucing up though. It seems to have worn down over the years. Location is perfect as its on main st and the process are good. read more

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I'm in this area for work on Tuesdays and the manager John is super nice to everyone. I order a bacon egg and cheese and it's one of the best on the island. read more

I use to come here 3 days a week. Everything is always fresh, but I tend to usually order on the Today's Special menu. Definitely an above average Deli. read more

What a fantastic deli. Food is always fresh and delicious. I have been here several times and the guys are wonderful. If you haven't experienced a great deli in a while, this is a place you have to go to. Egg sandwiches kick ass also! read more

I've been going to this deli on and off for many years and they rock. Great deli dishes always fresh and ready to be eaten there or taken home (lazy days when you don't want to cook but don't want Chinese). It's been a few since I've been but I'd expect the same quality to be in place. read more

Very disappointing lunch from a usually great place. We got to Lake Ave deli about 20 minutes before noon and there was the usual line. When it was my turn I ordered a large soup and a buttered roll. It was bagged and paid for fairly quickly and off I was. Five minutes down the road I take out the soup and realize the soup is cold. Ice cold in fact. I'll chalk it up to being busy but may go to the pizza place or Chinese next time I'm in the area. read more

An old school deli in the best sense. Wood paneling. Fresh food. Eggs all day. Daily specials. My go to choice for a sandwich or a quick meal when I don't feel like cooking. Fresh and clean. read more

Good food for breakfast, cheap prices too. Customer service has improved ten fold.

Walked in tonight, a heavy set man greeted me with such disdain and disrespect. Very disappointed and surprised at the level of unprofessionalism and rudeness that was administered to me visiting this location. I am an assistant director for a major corporation on long island, and will be sure to tell my staff, colleagues and friends to stay away from Lake ave Deli. read more

The breakfast sandwiches here are good but the manager of this place is so rude it automatically puts me in a bad mood. He is so negative and miserable. Cheer up!!!! read more

After going to lake avenue deli on many different occasions I can now say that the short heavy set man working the counter has a serious attitude problem. I understand everyone can have a bad day, but with this particular gentleman it is an everyday occurrence. The food is good and the service aside from that one employee is great. Does he know he's in the service industry? It's common curtesy to say hello and goodbye to your customers especially when they say please and thank you. Instead this guy just throws up the order and walks away. He always seems aggravated about something. Maybe he should find another job. He's to miserable to be around people. All in all good place to go to get food, but don't expect anything special from Mr. Personality taking your order. read more

Flies in the cases landing all over the food. Don't bother going in there if you're not a regular. If you go in occasionally but their buddy is behind you then they'll skip you and help their buddy. I would go in once a week and after the 8th time of being skipped over I stopped going. Also, their bread for sandwiches was always stale. I guess I wasn't getting the fresh stuff because I don't go in there every single day. read more