Readie’s Cafe

Great menu options. However if I’m paying $ 11 for a wrap I would appreciate it if you heat the chicken up on a grill, not a microwave.

Went here for lunch today. Ordered two sandwiches. 30 minutes later we have nothing but the 10 people who came in after us are all happily eating. Even the other customers were wondering what was taking our food so long. Twice the waitress told us our food was on its way.
Forget that. We walked out without paying. Very poorly run.

Overall: Great food, bad service
Came here the other day for lunch. I was greeted right away by the owner– very friendly. The waiter, who I assume was new, seemed a little flustered. Didn’t seem confident with the menu. He was unsure of what the macaroni special was. Then had to return to the display window to guess what kind of dressing it was made with. The food came fairly quickly. Our server did not return the entire time we ate to ask how the food was, or if we needed refills. It’s very hard to tell if it is self-​serve, or if the server wants a tip.
Would return, hopefully with better service.

Last minute catering done perfectly. I was in need of a large plate of sandwiches for a last minute affair and Tom Fishkin of Readies came to my rescue. Only nice comments were made about the sandwiches. They were fresh well made and a great variety of fillings. Always a nice place for a quick breakfast or lunch.

Had breakfast here. Mistake. Waited endlessly for coffee, which was not made. Ordered eggs and home fries. Out of home fries. Asked for salt and pepper shakers. They were filthy. Companion ordered cheese omelette, which was terrible and had virtually no cheese. Very spotty service, and not inexpensive. Go elsewhere.

Such bland food and non-​existent service make this a restaurant to pass on by in Red Bank. I’m being generous by giving this place two stars.
Would never come here again

Had the waitress come back to make me order 3 different times because they were out of what I ordered. Waited 45 minutes for them to make a cold sandwhich. Food was decent but service was terrible.

Stopped in here for lunch today for first time since it looked decent. Got a grilled chicken sandwich with so called «French Brie». I watched the sandwich being made — chicken got microwaved, roll was toasted in single slice toaster one half at a time and then flipped to toast other half, Brie was the President brand which is meh…
Overall not impressed. I wish it was a little fresher and they maybe had a grill to reheat the grilled chicken and maybe the other «grilled panini’s» that they supposedly have.
It has potential but I likely won’t be back unless they step it up a notch.

This is the «half pound» bbq brisket sandwich we ordered: a thinly sparse spread of stringy brisket between two pieces of bread. I can and will make something better than this. This is what we get for not checking reviews ahead of time and impulsively on good faith, walked in deciding to give this place a try. Good service though. Super pricey for a café.

Overall: beyond incompetent staff, mediocre food
First started by basically all of the ingredients of the sandwiches we wanted being out of stock, which was fine since they have a lot of options. The worst part, however, was the staff bickering with one another behind the counter when attempting to make our sandwiches. No one seemed to have any idea of what to put on each one. We were the only people with active orders at the time and yet they still managed to take 20 minutes… between 3 people… to make 2 sandwiches.
The worst part by far was the fact that upon heading over to the lovely Riverside Garden Park to eat our lunch we opened the sandwiches to find they were nothing like what we had ordered. Not sure how someone could mix up roast beef and turkey but low and behold the imbeciles here did just that. Not only did they mix up the protein but they also didn’t include the sides that supposedly came with the sandwich. A wise man once told me that nothing is fool proof because fools are so ingenious. This place exemplifies that.
For the mediocrity, price and headache do yourself a favor and head to Brennan’s in Rumson. It’s worth the 10 min drive. Much better food and cheaper. It’ll take you the same amount of time to drive back and forth as it takes the 3 snails in Readies to make 2 sandwiches.

Stopped in for a quick lunch this past weekend. I ordered the Cuban Burger with no bread and a Caesar salad. The young guy behind the counter seemed a little nervous but he took my order. About 20 minutes later I got my order. The burger was on a roll (no biggie, I can take it off the roll) but no chips or pickle as advertised and instead of a Caesar salad I got a garden salad. The burger was nicely done but not sure what made it a Cuban burger. Neither pepper jack nor hot sauce go in a Cuban Sandwich traditionally. Overall it was pretty good but I wouldn’t go running back.

They are pretty busy, so the service isn’t super amazing. I can’t complain because the food was good (chicken salad was delicious), and the portions are huge!

While shopping in Red Bank we were hungry for an early and lite dinner so we stopped into Readies. Good deli with great family atmosphere. Perfect soup and lunch combo on a cold day.

I hadn’t been in Readie’s in quite a while, but, when I randomly found myself in Red Bank at 4:30 in the afternoon, I saw their «all-​day breakfast» sign and decided that I was in the mood for an egg sandwich. They really have some cool, creative takes on the traditional egg sandwich, and their prices are so reasonable for the quality. I had fried eggplant and swiss on mine, and it was great. The young lady behind the counter couldn’t have been nicer, and the sandwich was ready in a pinch. This is a great place in Red Bank, the kind of pretty traditional small biz that I’d like to see continue to survive — and thrive — while there’s a constant shuffling of new businesses opening and closing. Great sandwiches in a comfortable café-​type setting. Good luck to Readie’s.

Slow, absent-​minded service with mediocre food, at best. Is it self-​serve or does the waitress actually want a tip? Everything is sub-​par and I’d never dine there again.

I ordered two pork roll, bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches and it took the girl who made them about 30 minutes to make. Don’t come here if you’re looking to get in and out in under 30 minutes.
On another trip here, I ordered four of the same sandwiches and the person at the counter had to look at the board on the wall to find out what was in it. The quality of the food is good but the service is abysmal.

The soup here smelled so so so good. I went with a few friends and regret not getting soup. I had a Coco Pari sandwich and loved it. I feel like most delis use way too much meat on the sandwich but these did a good job of blending meat flavors with cheeses or sauces or other toppings. I could taste each ingredient, which as a sandwich snob is important to me. I hate having a sandwich which has four ingredients but you can only taste the meat.
The prices were average. The service was a little slow but I was with a crowd. The store owner and the the lady there were very very friendly and smiley. I agree that the other counter worker does not seem friendly. She isn’t rude, she just needs someone to tell her to smile and lighten up a bit. I wonder what their gift baskets are like?

I have only had the sandwiches and they are good, with lots of variety. Prices do seem a little high, even for the area. Overall, a decent place to grab a quick lunch.

Food was excellent. I was wooed by a 2-​for-​1 coupon, so I bought both lunch and dinner for about $ 10. Good service. The young lady at the counter was very nice.
This place has dozens upon dozens of sandwiches on the menu, not to mention hamburgers, soups and subs.
I believe their issue lies in a marketing problem. They are equipped as a full service deli, but want to serve dine-​in customers as well. This means they need to do a better job of communicating to clients that the tables are more for convenience than an invitation to sit and wait for a server. Creative instructions can be printed out on fliers all over the store for very cheap.
I wish this business well– the food was definitely worth every penny, and every minute of the wait.

Not sure why you insist on having your employees not write down people’s food orders. Writing things down, especially for newer employees, helps make sure you get the order correct. It gets old when you get your sandwich to go only to find out something was left off. If the cost of scrap paper is an issue for you, you are probably running your business wrong.