One of the best bread bakeries I have ever been too. Not to mention their Stromboli, Roasted vegetables, Sfogliatella, and lemon pound cake.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich
Jonathan Bates
Breakfast sandwiches are great and delicious! Always cooked great and on amazing bread!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich
strawsome44
First time coming across this gem. Came in as they were closing, grabbed a slice of cheesecake & cannoli. Both were phenomenal!!! As may girlfriend and I were outside eating our desserts, the man (I’m assuming the owner, I didn’t catch his name)was closing up shop and gave us a loaf of seeded bread, which was also terrific.. What a wonderful gesture. I can’t wait to go back the next time I’m in OC, they’ve gained a customer for life.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cannolis
Dave Bruestle
Breakfast sandwich and pastries were excellent. Easy ordering, fast service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich
Jim Fred Satko
May 29, 2022Mom got the Cubano (not $10.99 but $12.99 "Oh. We just raised our prices yesterday. We have to print new menus.") She said it was really good.Dad also enjoyed his sausage, onions, and peppers sandwich (not $8.99 but $9.99).Daughter said her chicken parm sandwich (not $9.99 but $12.99) was dry, and the cheese wasn't melted, though it tasted fine."Roast beef sandwich" is only the meat and the roll. $9. Oops, I mean $10. Lettuce? Tomato? Onion? Each is an additional $0.25. So is mayonnaise. Son said it was good though.Cheesesteak meat & cheese ("I don't know what kind.") wrapped in pizza dough and cooked, kept cold on the counter. Labeled "$11.""I'll have one of those please."Hands it to me cold, charges $12."Can you please warm this up a little?""No, sorry, our kitchen is really busy right now."Three other people are in the establishment ordering, and I just ordered three hot sandwiches, but this one wouldn't fit in the oven with them, I guess?So 5 sandwiches to go and abysmal service cost $64.46. Just go somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
William Schugar
Very thoughtful menu covers Italian type craving no too
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joe Rivera
This place is great. The bread is absolutely amazing. The sandwiches are really good and fully customizable. Place is always busy, but the staff is quick and efficient.
Paul D.
Great bread selection plus some good take out Italian food alternatives. They are not shy about their pricing however.
John a Stockmar
Always great breads, specialty breads and pizza. The owner and staff are always friendly
Edward K.
Good stuff. Bread is good for down the shore and Buffalo chicken calzone was good. Will be going back
Sandwiches are decent and prices are comparable to beach venues. Good variety of Italian lunch staples. Bennie's brick oven pizza was absolutely delicious!!! Service is great but off-season hours are limited. We will be back!
Travis Miller
This is probably my favorite place in OCNJ... their food is top notch.What I find most interesting is they don't have a broad selection, but everything they have is 10/10. You can tell they focus their efforts and attention on making everything on their menu perfection.Their breakfast sandwiches, especially on bagels, are amazing. Also the pepperoni rolls (if you get one before they sell out) and their macaroni salad are so good I think about them all year round until my next vacation to OCNJ.Only constructive feedback: the online ordering link on their website isn't obvious to find. The web standard is right on the home page but for Bennie's it's behind the menu link. I am guilty of ordering elsewhere a few times when in a hurry because it's not on the home page so I forget they have it.
Eric S.
Our family recently tried Bennie's Bread for an event and man is this place good! The Caesar salad was excellent with flavorful dressing and higher end shredded cheeses and croutons. The eggplant pie is something I've seen nowhere else- has fresh mozz, basil, balsamic with layers of thinly sliced eggplant- I liked it best with some added tomato and greens on top to balance it out a bit more as a meal. The real standout for me was the huge platter we had of various stuffed bread options: steak and cheese, pepperoni, sausage, buffalo sauce chicken and I loved dipping them into their super flavorful delicious marina sauce which was top notch. I didn't pick up, but family that did said service was fine.The only negative was we did order more options of the assorted platter stuffed breads including veggie option for the vegetarians in the house, but they ran out. The staff tried to help make up for it by making us a few veggie sandwiches they cut for us to add to the platter which was nice. Highly recommended.
John D.
The food was good the service was quick. I would go back for the food but wish the soup was hot (it was cold to go). Come for the chicken salad or the Italian sub. The desserts were delicious.
Nick Ruffini
Plenty of options at the bakery, even after 5 they had everything we needed. Glad this place is at the beach
One of the best bread bakeries I have ever been too. Not to mention their Stromboli, Roasted vegetables, Sfogliatella, and lemon pound cake.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich
Breakfast sandwiches are great and delicious! Always cooked great and on amazing bread!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich
First time coming across this gem. Came in as they were closing, grabbed a slice of cheesecake & cannoli. Both were phenomenal!!! As may girlfriend and I were outside eating our desserts, the man (I’m assuming the owner, I didn’t catch his name)was closing up shop and gave us a loaf of seeded bread, which was also terrific.. What a wonderful gesture. I can’t wait to go back the next time I’m in OC, they’ve gained a customer for life.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cannolis
Breakfast sandwich and pastries were excellent. Easy ordering, fast service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich
May 29, 2022Mom got the Cubano (not $10.99 but $12.99 "Oh. We just raised our prices yesterday. We have to print new menus.") She said it was really good.Dad also enjoyed his sausage, onions, and peppers sandwich (not $8.99 but $9.99).Daughter said her chicken parm sandwich (not $9.99 but $12.99) was dry, and the cheese wasn't melted, though it tasted fine."Roast beef sandwich" is only the meat and the roll. $9. Oops, I mean $10. Lettuce? Tomato? Onion? Each is an additional $0.25. So is mayonnaise. Son said it was good though.Cheesesteak meat & cheese ("I don't know what kind.") wrapped in pizza dough and cooked, kept cold on the counter. Labeled "$11.""I'll have one of those please."Hands it to me cold, charges $12."Can you please warm this up a little?""No, sorry, our kitchen is really busy right now."Three other people are in the establishment ordering, and I just ordered three hot sandwiches, but this one wouldn't fit in the oven with them, I guess?So 5 sandwiches to go and abysmal service cost $64.46. Just go somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Very thoughtful menu covers Italian type craving no too
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is great. The bread is absolutely amazing. The sandwiches are really good and fully customizable. Place is always busy, but the staff is quick and efficient.
Great bread selection plus some good take out Italian food alternatives. They are not shy about their pricing however.
Always great breads, specialty breads and pizza. The owner and staff are always friendly
Good stuff. Bread is good for down the shore and Buffalo chicken calzone was good. Will be going back
Restaurantji Recommends
Sandwiches are decent and prices are comparable to beach venues. Good variety of Italian lunch staples. Bennie's brick oven pizza was absolutely delicious!!! Service is great but off-season hours are limited. We will be back!
This is probably my favorite place in OCNJ... their food is top notch.What I find most interesting is they don't have a broad selection, but everything they have is 10/10. You can tell they focus their efforts and attention on making everything on their menu perfection.Their breakfast sandwiches, especially on bagels, are amazing. Also the pepperoni rolls (if you get one before they sell out) and their macaroni salad are so good I think about them all year round until my next vacation to OCNJ.Only constructive feedback: the online ordering link on their website isn't obvious to find. The web standard is right on the home page but for Bennie's it's behind the menu link. I am guilty of ordering elsewhere a few times when in a hurry because it's not on the home page so I forget they have it.
Our family recently tried Bennie's Bread for an event and man is this place good! The Caesar salad was excellent with flavorful dressing and higher end shredded cheeses and croutons. The eggplant pie is something I've seen nowhere else- has fresh mozz, basil, balsamic with layers of thinly sliced eggplant- I liked it best with some added tomato and greens on top to balance it out a bit more as a meal. The real standout for me was the huge platter we had of various stuffed bread options: steak and cheese, pepperoni, sausage, buffalo sauce chicken and I loved dipping them into their super flavorful delicious marina sauce which was top notch. I didn't pick up, but family that did said service was fine.The only negative was we did order more options of the assorted platter stuffed breads including veggie option for the vegetarians in the house, but they ran out. The staff tried to help make up for it by making us a few veggie sandwiches they cut for us to add to the platter which was nice. Highly recommended.
The food was good the service was quick. I would go back for the food but wish the soup was hot (it was cold to go). Come for the chicken salad or the Italian sub. The desserts were delicious.
Plenty of options at the bakery, even after 5 they had everything we needed. Glad this place is at the beach