The chicken soup is very good, unlike all the other deli restaurants which serve salt water and call it soup. I ordered the fried chicken. It was burnt to a crisp. I would have returned it but I was hungry and didn't want to start over. I ate some if it and asked for a few dollars off the bill which they gave me since it was really too burnt to eat. It's too bad that restaurants don't make the judgment call on their own when they see they're going to serve a dish that's unacceptable. They just try to see what they can get away with. Then end up with two stars when they could have gotten four. read more

Food is consistently good Wait staff very good Prices great and never had to wait for a table more than five or ten minutes If the " caller" happens to be owner that day sit far away from where food comes out he screamed the whole time we were there Not at all relaxing Went back two weeks later. Food still good Wait staff still great and a bit quieter read more

Had take out from here today. Owner ( assume its the owner as he matches the picture on sign) was friendly and helpful. Take out crew was also helpful and fast. Parking is very easy in this strip mall along side Publix. I will comment on food in a second, but key is why wait for an hour with rude staff at other delis, when their food here is great?- we will be back for eat-in too. Deli sandwiches: corned beef and pastrami and turkey all very good (Meat only slightly less flavorful than 3g or bens, but rye bread not as good) Knishes better than the others. Latkes perfect and super large. Pickles excellent of course. The surprise highlight was Chicken noodle and matzoh balls soups ( super chicken flavor , just missing chicken pieces though). read more

So Steve asked me to give them another chance and we did. I decided to get the meatloaf again so I could compare. The meatloaf came to me ice cold in the middle! Sent it back to be heated and they put it in the microwave!!! How do I know this? Anyone who has put meat in a microwave knows that if you do not cover it the edges become hard as a rock and this meatloaf was no exception. Couldn't cut it with a knife. I could have asked Steve to come by but if his kitchen cannot get their items out properly then his problem is bigger than me. There are too many delis around that are consistently good and some within a couple of miles. Maybe a new kitchen manager is required. Someone who cares about what they serve Steve's customers. Lastly, Steve you say in your response below that you don't remember this issue, but I walked right up to you and told you about it (when it came out frozen). read more

I wish I could leave a minus 10 rating. Ordered 2 sandwiches to go. The corned beef was just ok, the pastrami sandwich was so bad I had to through it out. The counters weren't clean, this restaurant should be inspected by the health department. Don't waste your money. read more

Terrible service! Order was by phone.. the woman does not speak or understand English very well. Upon pickup, the owner was yelling at staff and customers. Not acceptable at all. It was total chaos there and very upsetting. Food order was not correct... this has happened to me there before. No bread or gravy, wrong soup, no pickle. Instant mashed potatoes. This place would be a candidate for one tv shows of the least organized eateries. Also see their health dept violations. Last time there for me. read more

Wife and I love this place. She gets the turkey sandwich and I've ordered the pastrami/corned beef combo and the brisket. Both hot open sandwiches. The kishka (derma for those who don't know) is great and the food is always tasty. read more

I give 2 Stars cuz the prices are astronomically out of control. I purchased a turkey Panini it was $14.00 & small as hell. Ordered a side if fries & my order came to $20 for lunch. It taste okay, not great. Won't be returning. read more

While staying at my parents for a week I decided I wanted some good deli for dinner. I was recommend to go to a pretty popular kosher deli about 15 minutes away. Being lazy, this place was closer. I ordered a half salami sandwich and a bowl of matzvah ball soup..for $12!! Ok, The soup was quite bland. I never add salt to my food and I found myself adding some every two spoonfuls. The sandwich was thick and yummy but can't really mess up salami on rye! read more

So I stopped at Ruven's just the other day for a Pastrami sandwich and fries for lunch. Well I have to admit both were GREAT. THE fries were equal to Nathan's fries and the sandwich was delicious. What more can u ask for. read more

I ordered two dinners, one for Christmas Eve, one for Christmas Day (to warm up). And I did call the restaurant directly a week ago to check on Christmas Eve availability. (yes) I ordered for 6PM. I got updates from Door Dash that my food was being prepared, then, it was out for delivery (arriving in 4-7 minutes). Then it was cancelled! Shame on Door Dash for telling me my food was on the way. Shame on Ruven's for closing at 3 PM "due to staff shortage". It IS the management's responsibility to staff their restaurant. For 3 hours they knew my food was NOT going to be prepared without notifying me. read more

I just don't understand why there is so much ineptitude at this location. I came in to pick up my takeout order and noticed that my order had been completed and was sitting on the counter. I told the manager/owner? that my order was sitting there and he said he was working on another order (along with another employee). He could have simply rung me up, but instead, had to go to the kitchen for potato salad - took about 10 minutes and then still continued to work on the other order; which wasn't a very large order either. Bottom line- why should someone have to wait 20 minutes to pick up an order that was ready for pickup ? Answer: Irresponsible and disrespectful ! read more

I recently discovered Ruven's, thanks to Yelp. The food is pretty good, depending on what you order. I enjoyed the pastrami sandwich on rye bread. The food comes with great pickles and delicious cole slaw. The matzo ball soup was just okay. I tried the stuffed cabbage with a side of mashed potatoes. It was fair and I wouldn't get it again. Tilapia was okay but I probably wouldn't order it again either. I think the food would be better with more seasoning. My cousin ordered fried chicken with French fries. It was a large serving of chicken and it looked great. He loved it. He's been back four times in the last two weeks for more fried chicken. I tried it and it was delicious. Clyde had chopped steak with grilled onions and mashed potatoes. He liked it. I tried it and I would order it the next time I'm there. The service is fair at best. They have a beautiful challah bread that comes with meals. The problem is almost every time we've been there they've forgotten to bring it. Last night I had to ask for the bread and we didn't get it until we were almost finished with our food. You have to ask for refills on drinks. The service needs to improve. Their menu is large and they serve breakfast, lunch, and supper. Complete dinner specials are served until 7:30 pm. The specials are posted on a blackboard in front of the restaurant. read more

This is seriously the best brunch, Lunch and dinner place. Food is fabulous and the staff is great read more

Ruven's - Delis Near Me - Delray Beach, Florida

Disappointed brisket was tough and not even warm, I've gotten it before and it's warm and yummy but this time nope

Terrible service, I will not return for quite some time. We had to flag a waitress down to take our order. I get it, sometimes people call out of work, but they started taking peoples' orders who sat down after us before coming to our table. Furthermore, the waitress had a nasty attitude to us. There was confusion at the table regarding the lunch special. Outside, they have a 2 for 1 lunch special sign. The back of their menu states lunch specials. However, the lunch specials on the back of the menu have nothing to do with the 2 for 1 special. I know, very confusing. The 2 for 1 only applies to the rest of the menu, NOT the back of the menu. The idea behind the 2 for 1 is that you get 2 meals for the price of 1. When the waitress was taking our order, she said "next order!" with disgust. Excuse me, but the menu is not clear at all. Besides that, don't take out your frustrations on customers because staff is short today. I will admit, the matzoh ball soup is pretty good. Very large matzoh ball with noodles. Good for the soul. Also ordered a half tuna sandwich. That came with lettuce, tomato, onion, and a fried potato pancake. Not bad, the sandwich met my expectations. They do provide complimentary pickles. Plenty of booths, as well as regular tables. There is some artwork on the walls of NYC. I guess that makes some of their clientele feel good since there are a lot of retired New Yorkers and northerners in the neighborhood. My dining compadre was not happy with their sandwich. Too much cheese and not enough meat. In fairness, they did provide a sandwich on the house. Although some of the food was decent, the service left a bad taste in my mouth. Treat others the way you would like to be treated. That's the golden rule. read more

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Came here for the first time on Saturday, the food was okay. Feel that the meals weren't delivered to the table quick enough because my fries were almost cold and my son's Mac and cheese too was room temp. Def not something to rave about ‍ read more

I have been to Ruven's several times recently and have been disappointed every visit. If 3g's wasn't so crowded I wouldn't go back. The biggest difference is the service which is where Ruven's really falls short. I had the French dip last week and the roast beef was cold and the au jus was so salty you couldn't eat it. The week before before I had the Cobb salad which was very good but the waitress forgot to give me my bagel that comes with it and I ended up leaving without it. read more

My husband and I have ordered twice from Ruven's during the pandemic and we were very happy with the service and the food. My husband loved the Rueben sandwich and their white meat tuna salad platter was excellent. Love the tuna and I am very picky about tuna! All the vegetables were fresh. Cole slaw and Israeli salad were both great! Ordering was easy from their website and was ready ahead of schedule. Excellent rye bread too. The guys at the front were super nice and friendly. Everything was up to speed regarding safety. Being from New York, we have high standards when it comes to deli and Ruven's not only met, but exceeded our expectations. We are looking forward to trying other things on the menu. Keep up the good work! read more

Went to Ruvens yesterday it was our first time. We reviewed the menu before hand, the menu has something for everyone serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The place has a nice atmosphere and a real NYC vibe. Before ordering we were served pickles and coleslaw. We ordered the hot pastrami sandwich which was average in size and tasted ok. We also ordered a side of fries which we promptly returned since they were oily and soggy. The waitress was very nice and brought out two potato pancakes which were ok but we appreciated here effort to please us. We were hoping this place would have been better since it is very conveniently located. Will we be back? I don't think so. Go to 3G's instead!!! read more

we. no longer drive so we had two turkey dinners to be delivered. The dinners were wonderful. They forgot our drinks but everything else was perfect and plentiful! If we could drive I would eat all our breakfasts and dinners at Ruvens. read more

We have been eating at Ruven's for years. Today was a total disaster. We arrived at 11:45 AM hoping to have brunch. We were kept waiting for 20 minutes to be seated when the restaurant was 75% empty. There were tables available immediately that were clean, but the hostess assumed we wanted a booth. We were finally seated at a table. After 10 minutes the waiter asked what we wanted to drink and left. We then waited another 10 minutes for someone else to take our order. My wife ordered a breakfast sandwich and I ordered ham and eggs with grits. The ham was overcooked, the eggs were good, but the grits had no flavor and were watery. This is not the Ruvens we have come to know. Poor service and mediocre food will kill this place. We will give it one more try. If it is still this way, we will find a new place to go. read more

In the past I did not think well of this place. However that has changed. They have a new chef and the food is very good now. The sloppy joe grilled cheese is really good. The hamburgers are good and have a open fire flavor. The pickles and coleslaw are really good and are brought right away. The deli meat is pretty my guess is that they do not make it on site. However the sandwiches are a really good value. They have definitely turned this pace around. Recommended. read more

I was a regular patron for years, hostess was for lack of a better word "a jerk". Sorry, I refuse to be treated like one. read more

Initially we stopped nearby to try the new pho restaurant a few shops over - but that place was closed. And because we were hungry we checked what else was around. We opted for Ruven's. It's a pleasant spot tucked in a shopping plaza off of Jog Rd. We were thoroughly surprised to find this little gem. Our server, Linda was on point. My husband ordered an egg sandwich which he loved and I ordered the cowboy skillet. I do not recommend this dish to anyone as it had about a tablespoon of oil at the bottom which basically turned me off and I ate probably 2 bites . Lol. Next time I'll try the pancakes or another deli nearby. read more

Ruven's - Delis Near Me - Delray Beach, Florida

They have the best service and great food. I travel all the way from Cleveland, Ohio for their French Dip. I cannot say enough good things about Ruvens. If you haven't tried them you haven't lived. read more

Cute-as-can-be New York style, Kosher style deli with a fabulous menu and friendly service. The delicious cold slaw and (both sour and half sour) pickles keep on comin'. The matzo ball soup with delicious, hot, and filled with bits of chicken, celery, carrots, a huge ball, AND noodles. Yum! Why the lack of a glowing review then? Well, for me, as important as the aforementioned items are, a deli should be all about the meat. And this meat (corned beef for me) was really not good. Flavorless, dry, and sliced with (rather than across) the grain... it was barely eatable. So, I left it (sadly) on my plate and made a yummy meal of the tasty little latke (served on the side) and lots of slaw and pickles. read more

Better than Ben's, 2 Jay's, 3 G's, 5 Guys and all the other so called NY style delis in S FL... Real pastrami and brisket. Not rolled up prepackaged nonsense... You want some real deli like Katz's or Carnegie, try Ruven's. You won't be disappointed. read more

Came in for a weekday lunch. We ordered as soon as we sat down and it took over 40 min for the first piece of food to be on the table- which was a matzoh ball soup which was half cold and half warm. I became ill from this item. An additional 15 minutes for the rest of the table to be serve and my cold sandwich. The waitstaff is rude, disruptive, and extremely unprofessional arguing with each other (and sticking their tongues out at each other). My mother in law said her pancakes were ok and our other dish was creative. I don't see myself returning for a $45 lunch plus tip. And won't recommend for anyone else looking for a place to eat read more

I went with my wife and some friends to Ruvens for breakfast. The restaurant is attractive and is deli style with ample room for diners.We ordered several breakfasts which were all quite good. I have also gone to this restaurant for lunch which was excellent. There is currently a bogo for breakfast and lunch at this location.Service by our waitress Jackie was excellent and was always responsive. The price to value ratio is above average due to the bogo. The portion size is around average for this type of restaurant.All in all this was a very good experience and I will be returning in the near future. read more

I have given them a nice review before but how can a deli not have half-sour pickles or potato pancakes unbelievable

Old world kosher deli!! Pastrami that is soft, moist, fatty and delicious! Served with good coleslaw and kosher pickles, this is like back in lower New York City. Potato knish was excellent but the kasha knish was mushy and tasteless. The menu is massive! So many choices to eat. read more

Coming from Boston where there is surprisingly not a lot of Jewish delis it is always a treat to come to the Delray area and get a nice corned beef sandwich and a bowl of matzo ball soup. I especially love the endless supply of pickles they provide as well as the big bowl of coleslaw they greet you with. read more

First time here. The staff is extremely courteous and the menu is so large I have already planned times to come back and try more. Photo is of the cheesy hash brown fried egg skillet. read more

Ruven's - Delis Near Me - Delray Beach, Florida

We've eaten at most of the Jewish delis in South Florida, but never at Ruvens until this week. Had a large group for a post unveiling dinner and they did a great job. handled all the special requests with aplomb. Stuffed cabbage was huge. Blintzes cooked perfectly. Pickles and bread were as good as expected for a deli. Only disappointment was the potato pancakes which were all small and some of which appeared burnt or folded over. They were quickly supplemented with quite a few better ones. The rice pudding and chocolate cake were very good. Big portions, reasonable prices, pretty good service although clearly a bit short staffed. All in all a pretty good place. Free parking. Clean unisex bathrooms. read more

My wife and I stopped in for lunch last Monday. The place was pretty busy with the late breakfast crowd. My wife ordered a bowl of Matzo ball soup and I ordered a corn beef and turkey combo and coke. My wife received her soup and I waited for my sandwich. As my wife was finishing her soup, my sandwich walked by and was delivered to a table two booths up. My mistake??? Shortly thereafter, I heard one of the waitresses ask the person who was delivered my sandwich what did he order. I then watched my sandwich return to the counter, handed to our waitress and brought to our table. Mmmn. The sandwich came on a large plate. Alone. No chips, no pickle, no coleslaw, no French fries (even though the menu said that all sandwiches come with fries - except I guess these type sandwiches) The sandwich was good. My wife's soup was OK. The adventure took the fun out of it. Our meal was 26 bucks including tip. The breakfasts look about the same price. There are better places, better delis read more

Ruvens is a real deli that is not over the top expensive as many of the delis are in the area. Pictures of NYC all around the restaurant makes this deli cozy and inviting. The staff is always friendly, and there is a deli/bakery counter--mark of a real deli. We go every time we have an urge for deli sandwiches or late breakfast--breakfast is served all day. read more

Had takeout this evening, turkey dinner. Supposed to come with 2 sides, appetizer, beverage and dessert. Got 2 sides, overcooked sweet potato, and skimpy portion of cole slaw. I guess the appetizer was the soup. Mushroom barley soup was yellow, don't know why. No beverage. Turkey was salty, dressing and gravy not that good. I had asked if our requested cheesecake dessert was in the bagged meal and they said it was. It wasn't. We have had better meals there, though we have also had not so good meals. Liver and onions meals we have had in the past have been good. read more

Stopped in for a pastrami which they have amazing sandwiches on NY Rye and saw all these turkeys lined up. It was turkey Bonanza nite and had to go for it. My husband and I split the turkey dinner which came with a big bowl of soup two sides drink and dessert (which was more than enough food for both of us). Had to go with the potato pancakes instead of the mashed and that was heaven! The Turkey was off the rack, tender and juicy. OK, I'm stuffed. One star off for the overdone green beans, but they were tasty so that saved them. The stuffing was homemade and yummy and soaked up the gravy just right. read more

My wife and I went to lunch at Ruvens yesterday on the recommendation of my cousin. It is located in a strip mall with a Public, an Italian restaurant and a Chinese restaurant. Over the summer slow season, they have a great lunch special. This included buy one meal, get one free. Basically, this included everything on the menu except for their lunch specials which were already discounted. My cousin mentioned that the corned beef was great so we both ordered corned beef on rye bread. Immediately, the. waitress brought over a plate of excellent Cole slaw and several crunchy pickles. The restaurant is large and airy with comfortable booths and tables. We had a comfortable booth in the corner of the restaurant. The menu is very large and has everything from eggs and other breakfast items through dinner fare. The waitress soon brought our food. The sandwiches came with a mini potato pancake. I chose to get french fries which the waitress mentioned was an upcharge. The sandwiches were nicely sized. However, unfortunately, we found the meat to be fatty. French fries were tasty and the rye bread was fresh. Upshot is we will try Ruvens again and perhaps order something else. All in all a fairly decant experience. Thus far, we have found other similar restaurants in the area better for deli meats., read more