Bratek Deli

75 River Dr, Garfield
(973) 732-5134

Recent Reviews

Christopher Corrado, DVM

This is precisely what a local ethnic grocer used to be. Excellent staff, good quality, marked freshness of products. The next best thing to a trip to Poland. Also. Even though there is generally a language barrier and my hearing isn't what it used to be... the staff are fantastic and polite. Can't say enough good things about these folks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

MoOk RuLz

I love this place , I'm not Polish but I love the hot cooked meals this little gem offers daily . You have plenty of options to choose from and the price is very reasonable . Its quality food and the meat selection is top notch and not to mention the delicious deserts they make homemade. I do find it difficult to communicate sometimes because of a little language barrier , I guess Im just going to have learn Polish.Parking: Ample parking available .

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Kiełbasa BBQ, Potato Pancakes, Fish, Bakery

Giovanny Valdez

Good experience, overall!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tina LoPresti

Great deli! Has everything from homemade kielbasas & cheeses, butchered meats, prepared dishes and sides, bakery items, to a full grocery store, and even pharmacy items. This is a full service store for the community, not a restaurant.Vegetarian options: This is a full service polish grocery store and deli with uncooked and cooked vegetarian options.Parking: Mini mall lot has sufficient parking for all its stores.Kid-friendliness: Candies and treats available that kids would like.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Beef Goulash with Potatoes & Salad, Kiełbasa BBQ, Potato Pancakes, Salads

Ewa Kotowska

The best polish store in nj . Love it

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kiełbasa BBQ, Bakery

Ernie Hladick

I guess this place is okay if you speak Polish. Nobody in there could speak English and tell me anything about the different types of food. Since I was not going to buy something I didn’t know anything about, I had leave without buying anything.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Shawn Ganley

I can guarantee you will not be disappointed when you go here. The meats are outstanding, the portions are ridiculous and the owner and his team are the best.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Melanie Tam

Stopped in on a rainy Saturday at around 2 and the place was pretty poppin. This was my first experience at a Polish grocery store, so I didn’t really know what to expect. They have everything here - produce, fresh kielbasa, household items, skincare, pastries, and hot foods just to name a few. The pastries are just kind of on a shelf out in the open, which didn’t seem too sanitary (or the buffet for that matter) because the store is VERY tight and the aisles are narrow, so I could see it being easy to knock a hand into it, not to mention the conversations happening next to the cramped buffet station.We ended up ordering hot food from behind the counter since none of the buffet items appealed to us anyway. Nothing was labeled so you have to either know what you want, or guess what the food items are. Or if you want to roll the dice and just point, that works too. It seemed there was only one person behind the counter who spoke English but she was busy helping other customers. We ended up getting the stuffed cabbage. You can order the food by weight, or a dinner portion ($9) where you get an entree, potatoes (choose from 3 different styles) and a salad. We did the roasted potatoes and beet salad and both were great, especially the beet salad. The stuff cabbage was just okay. I thought stuffed cabbage was supposed to be mostly meat, but this one was mostly rice with a few specks of meat. We dug into some of it in the parking lot and it was already cold. I wouldn’t order this again.Maybe we just didn’t order the right thing. I do wish they had cooked kielbasa behind the hot food counter because I would have loved to try those. There’s also a packaged cold food section (i.e. various salads, stews, and pierogies) you can bring home and heat up. I ended up getting a quart of half sour pickles to take home.I wouldn’t mind giving this spot another try - possibly some of the kielbasa to throw on the grill at home. I don’t know of many Polish grocery stores around, especially with such a variety, so I can see why it’s so popular.

Argny LLC

Looks like the store hired people without skills. The young man working there on Friday March 1st at evening shift have no idea how to treat customers. Please teach him!! It looks like your young employee has watched too much of how ladies with Polish experience from PSS Społem serve and doesn't know how to speak to the customer properly. Please teach him.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Gun Slinging Gringo

Nice polish spot to get all the pierogis you will ever need. lol.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bakery

adam ski

I normally never complain but this past Monday 1/22/24 around noon. I went to get dinner although the mashed potatoes and side salads were delicious. The cutlet chicken however was very rubbery and looked slight grey and barely could cut it. I had came back inside told the lady at cashier. She they got an another employee. Went to the go food area and they brought the chef out. And to say it's cooked. Attempted to cut and clearly was rubber. And I brought the meal back 10 mins after leaving the store. I started to eat in the parking lot. And they looked at me like I was crazy.They did not offer me another piece or meat or another meal. Left the place and left the meal on counter. Never coming back. And really liked most of their items not cooked there. Def going to Piast next time where the actually have good customer service and people at the counter with smiles on there face.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

DanutaS (Danutas)

This is the best store we know, and we know it quite a bit, we have been going there every day for years..Great owners of this store, very nice, extremely polite and helpful, always smiling, great service as well as great supply of this store with Polish products, delicious dinners, everything is fresh and tasty... I'm telling you... no other... we recommend it to everyone.Thousands of kisses for the entire crew!!This is the best store that we know and know a lot, we have been in it every day for years..Great owners of this store ... kindest ... extremely polite and helpful, constantly smiling, great service as well as great supply of this store with Polish products, delicious dinners, everything is fresh and tasty ... well, I tell you ... no other ... we recommend for everyone .Thousands of kisses for the whole crew!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tomasz Owczarek

ATTENTION! The tartare is dyed. Mine is ground from their steak tartare to prove it! Only "Samson Shampoo" is missing.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

marlena karwowski

Best Polish store around!!!They have everything you need …top quality and always fresh!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Andys Zedker

delicious choice in the country

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