The lady, likely a manager, came out waving a piece of paper and interrupting my husband and I ordering our food to ask about either a Google or yelp review, or maybe a mystery shop (conjecture, I couldn't actually see what it was), berating the employees in front of us for it. This made me uncomfortable and I almost left. The gentleman that made my sandwich was awesome, though (Phillip, one of the managers). At this point, he might be the only reason I return. I felt respected, valued, and important when talking to him. I have obnoxious dietary restrictions, and he went above and beyond to find me something I could eat. I'd give his service a 6 out of 5. read more

Food used to be amazing... they have franchised, changed the overall vibe of all stores, feels very stuffy and corporate, food is HORRIBLE, bread sucks... everything tastes like cardboard. Overpriced and awful, what a shame, I used to go out of my way for Eric's and never minded paying extra for a great sandwich. Never again. read more

Seaside location. Well run and clean. This Erik's has decent management and a staff that cares about the food they are preparing. This is a return for sure. The ordering line is a little confusing as to where to stand. The cashier was hard to understand as well, but the sandwich was terrific. Thank you Erik. read more

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*UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP* Yes, how this makes a difference is beyond me because this is a chain restaurant. This place has gone down. I have been coming to this location for about a year now, it's the butternut squash soup and the friendly staff that keep me coming back. Well, last Thursday was a different story. I have heard rumors about the new place how their staff has completley changed and how it is not as good anymore. All of that rings true.. The staff wasn't very friendly, in fact they act like zombies even, I noticed their shirts are from the Santa Cruz location...need I say more? Sorry to stereotype here but...does it really take 20 min to make 2 sandwhiches?? Wow. I ordered it to go. TO GO. As in I gotta go! And my sandwhich?? My bread was STALE. Like toasted and crispy around the edges..but without the toaster. WTF? The funniest part of this whole experience was that one of the customers found a cell phone on the table...and when they handed it to one of the employees she said it was her phone...I don't know about you but when I am at work I don't leave my cell phone lying around on random tables... Good Bye Erik's Deli, I am glad I got to enjoy you for as long as I did. read more

I used to live down in Salinas and work in Monterey and I was a frequent diner at this location. I arrived and they had a big banner advertising a new owner. The guys behind me knew the owner and he was on premises so I was assured a good experience. But I received the opposite. It took forever to get my sandwich and I had ordered the special but they did not know how to ring it up. They came twice after I paid to ask me what I ordered which seemed to be the scenario for everyone except for the owner's buddies who got a free cookie and their sandwich about 20 minutes before I got mine, even though they had ordered after me. The owner just sat there jawing with his friends and seemed to have no interest in the mess of a business. I love Erik's DeliCafe but will not be coming back to this location. read more

Pretty typical Erik's. I used to love their sandwiches. Now I just find them kind of dry and boring. Still go in for the occasional REO Speedwagon or Pot Belly. The nice thing is they're always fast and the sandwiches are well-priced. If you go, get a punch card. Once you buy 10 sandwiches, you get a fee one. read more

Not bad. It was fairly busy for lunch. I had a half sandwich and chili. I can't remember the name of the sandwich. It had turkey and pastrami. It was delicious, though I took the sprouts off, cuz I'm not into them. Also, it wasn't generous with the meat, though I can see the appeal; a whole sandwich is under 800 calories...impressive for anything with pastrami on it! The chili was decent. Spicy enough, but the consistency was just so-so. Like I said, not bad. But if a Panera came to town, I would think this place would have it's work cut out for it. read more

The only reason this store gets 2 stars is this. I found a GIANT hair in my sandwich. That stuff doesn't gross me out so much, so I didn't complain. The staff was friendly, the store was clean. But I spent $10 and some change on a mediocre sandwich with barely any toppings and a small fountain drink. I won't be returning. Get a better deal for the same quality of food at Subway. read more

Awesome for business catering Recently used Erik's to cater a business event remotely from Sunnyvale for a Monterey location. Maria walked me through her recommendations based on our needs, and handled all the logistics perfectly, on a Friday afternoon for a Monday lunch event no less. Couldn't have been happier. read more

All of the sandwiches here have "secret goo" on them. Barring indecency, I can think of very few less appetizing possible names. "Goo" is a word that should never be used to describe food. Sauce, blend, dressing, marinade, topping, mix, anything! Horrible naming aside, they do serve a mean sandwich. I particularly like the Raging Bull, though I should probably try out some healthier ones. They have a huge selection! The soups are also very good, and the place is both fast and friendly. read more

Love, love, love this place. Especially during the holidays because then they get the Holiday Special sandwich. Turkey, stuffing, mayo, and cranberries. Delicious. Oh and the new soup, Creamy Butternut Squash, is amazing. I am not typically a squash person but I love it. Finally, try the pumpkin bread. Probably the best pumpkin bread I have ever gotten that wasn't made in my kitchen. The staff is really nice, especially the red head girl. The club card is great too, buy 10 get one free. read more

Erik's does a lot of things well but routine and repetition is not one of them. I want to rate this place higher, but their wildly inconsistent methods prevent me from doing so. I like this place a lot to be quite honest, so much so that I'm here three times a week. Some of the selections offered here are considerably healthier than the other neighboring sandwich shops, fast food establishments and taquerias that inundate the immediate area. Herein lies the problem. A typical practice of mine is to order the Square Meal, which includes a choice of a cup of soup and a regular sandwich/wrap. I get the same thing all of the time and most of the employees there can easily anticipate my order by just looking at me. Sometimes I'll get someone behind the counter who will insist that I can't have the wrap as part of the combo and I'll have to explain to them that it's a frequent order of mine. They'll then contact management and confirm what I had just told them. Minor annoyance, not a huge problem. Aside from the previous, you can expect the following things to happen to you if you come on a regular basis and although relatively innocuous in nature, it is still very annoying to say the least: #1 - Sometimes I'll get a tray with my order, sometimes I won't. #2 - Sometimes I'll get a side of peanut sauce with my Thai Chicken Wrap, sometimes I won't (even though it explicitly states on the menu that this is included). #3 - Sometimes I'll get grilled chicken breast pieces in my Salsa Ranch Salad and sometimes I won't (even though it explicitly states on the menu that chicken is included). #4 - Sometimes I'll get a rock-hard tortilla wrap with the Thai Chicken Wrap, although most of the time it is fine. And my personal favorite.... #5 - Sometimes I'll wait five minutes for my order to be completed and sometimes I'll wait upwards of 20 minutes (yes 20 minutes) regardless of how many people are in the restaurant at any given time. This place has the potential to be great but with expansion comes sacrifice. That sacrifice being the service and attention necessary to do a commendable job. A lot of chains are guilty of this and Erik's just followed suit. read more

The food was as always great, but the manager at the store is extremely rude. Walked in and just listened to him being completely disrespectful to his employees for like 5 minutes before getting to our order. Throws the mood of the whole place off. Sadly a poor environment. read more

I like this Erik's location a lot. I make sure to eat here at least once or twice every time I'm in town. The service is vastly superior to the location at the Gilroy Outlets food court. Service is always really friendly, even though there are usually different servers working, and usually really fast. My absolute favorite is the Natural High, and here, they serve it fat and plump and never skimp on the ingredients (like in Gilroy, with their gross dried out sprouts). And my favorite part, the pickle, is always good sized. In fact, the other night I got TWO pickles! I had one complaint-there was something unidentifiable and hard hidden deep inside my precious Natural High. I spit it out and it looked meat or bone-like. Being a vegetarian, that kind of ruined the experience for me. I would have complained but I've never had a problem before, and my carnivore dining parter happily polished off the remainder of my Natural High. So anyway, hard unidentifiable thing aside, my favorite Erik's! I wish we had them around here. read more

Got the house salad and the chicken vegetable and rice soup, and it seemed a bit overpriced. The salad was ok, nothing special and the soup was bland and less than warm. What really bothered me was the service. While the girls behind the counter were nice and attentive the guy at the register was completely glued to his phone. I walked up to the register and he greeted me while still looking down at his phone. He then walked away still looking at his phone before giving me my drink cup. Even while he was sweeping the deli, he kept pausing to pull his phone out and stare at it for 5 minutes at a time. Due to the price of the mostly bland and under heated food, combined with feeling like a burden to the guy on his phone constantly, I won't be returning or recommending this place to anyone else. read more

Not my 1st choice for lunch... Or my 2nd..... The menu is a little confusing. You need a few minutes to read the menu. Then you have to be sure what you want. They forgot my mom's soup... She went and told them, and the guy actually said he forgot. Wow! And honestly I could make a better sandwich t home. The clam chowder was eh.. read more

Never heard of this place before but food was excellent. Food came out quick and workers were super nice!! everything was cooked perfectly and the salad was good too. would recommend to anyone!! read more

Came in with my entire team and all got our food very quickly. It was very delicious and really hit the spot! No doubt in my mind that if we ever visit monterey bay we will be coming here. Loved it! read more

Erik's Delicafe is one of my favorite sandwich places in the Monterey area. I most often go to the Seaside location because it is within walking distance to where I live (about twenty minutes). I also like the ambiance of the Seaside location which is bright and airy. The Delicafe is clean and the staff seems friendly. Of the three different Erik's that I have gone to, this is my favorite. Although I have tired several of the Sandwiches with Character, my favorite has been the Turkey Walnut Pesto. On my last visit, I tried a new sandwich, the Mediterranean Veggie Wrap. I really like it. I hope that they make it a regular. I have tired some of the soups only to find that they just seem too bland. I have not tried the salads. Do not miss the carrot cake. As carrot cake goes, this is my very favorite and the one that I compare all other carrot cake to. read more

Never heard of this deli before but it was really great! I had the Erik's Burger. I'd show you a picture but I gobbled it up so quickly! Much better than anything I have had at Panera. The staff was super nice too! Go check it out! read more

I walked in and they were ready to take my order. Very quick. The Hikari sandwich was very flavorful. Also comes with a pickle. It's not filling to say the least. Just something to hold you up till lunch/dinner. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to try new things. As for myself I would buy it again. read more

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Happy New Year! 2 for 1 salad/sandwich Pot Belly Club E-mail Coupon was appreciated! Thank You! See you soon for a fresh healthy meal. read more

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I had never heard of Erik's DeliCafe, as they don't exist where I live. My girlfriend and I stopped here on the way back from a trip to Monterey for a bite to eat before we got back to San Jose. When I walked in I was glad to see that many of the choices were better than your average chain sandwich restaurants, and certainly more appetizing sounding than some of their competitor chains. (Looking at you Panera Bread!) I ended up deciding on the thai chicken wrap which had some pretty good flavor to it, I like that the thai sauce they used tasted good and wasn't overpowering like it could have been. My girlfriend got pea soup in a bread bowl which she said tasted good, but it was a little more pureed than she would have like. I think that 3 stars is a little to low for this place, 3.5 stars is definitely the right spot. read more

We went here for lunch and the experience was "meh". Fact: We entered and female-blonde staff member yelled at me "Be wit ya ina minute." She was on her cell phone. Fact: We were they only ones in there. Fact: It actually took her 6 mins for her to get off the phone and take our order. I ordered a turkey sandwich with walnut pesto. It took about 10 mins for them to make my order even though no one was in there. The sandwich was close to $7.00 and nasty. There was too much avocado and I couldn't taste any pesto on it. It came on reg wheat bread like from home. We also tried the coconut pound cake and chocolate brownie. Both were "meh" and the pound cake was stale. My recommendation is for folks to skip this place and head to Subway; which has fresher ingredients and a bit cheaper. It was a let down from start to finish. I guess there is a reason no one was in there on Saturday around lunch. read more

Had the chicken pesto sandwich and tomato bisque. The sandwich was amazing! The bisque was really good but not creamy enough. I love pickles and the pickles here are delicious. I wish there was one of these delis in southern cali. The staff is also very friendly. I like this deli chain more then Panera Bread! read more

Hmmm... I've been to this location more than a few times and usually something isn't up to par... unfortunately. Today my mother ordered a cup of soup and a half sandwich. I ordered a Natural High. For reasons I can't explain, we were both given half sandwiches. And once again, no towels in the ladies bathroom. It seemed like no manager was on duty. Fortunately I was quickly given the remainder of my sandwich. My mother couldn't finish her clam chowder... she thought it was too salty. read more

Fast, fresh and consistent. This is rare combo these days and I am a huge fan. I know they are a sandwich joint, but I like their wraps too. read more

I go here for lunch almost every weekend. Staff is friendly and the food is great. Emily always makes my sandwich with love and Jasmin keeps the place in a great mood:) thank you ladies!! Try the dub club! read more

I ordered a Pilgrims Sandwich on sourdough and it was amazing! I love that they put sprouts on the sandwich instead of lettuce. Gives it a totally new twist for me. Will definitely be back if I'm in town! read more

Great little find in Seaside. Fresh food with a good menu selection of sandwiches and soups. They also carry salads. I had the REO Speedwagon (had to go with the sandwich named after a band!) nice little deli with great service. The staff was very nice and friendly. They let my girlfriend change her order after we had already paid, and after her sandwich had already been started. We also came in at the last second ana they were still friendly and they didn't kick is out. Highly recommended! read more

The staff is very nice and the restaurant is bright and clean. The food came out fresh within 5 minutes and was delicious. We ordered a kid's grilled cheese but is more of a quesadilla, the raging bull roast beef and the Turkey and pesto sandwich. 2 bags of chips and a kid's milk was 30 bucks. read more

Service was good as well and the food was awesome. I had the best veg sandwich ever. It was farmers sandwich, had all the right ingredients to give you the best flavor, texture and taste. Loved it!! read more

This place has tons of free parking off of Obama Way. Great choices and average prices. Ordered the combo with half of a PotBelly and a bowl of clam chowder and it was delicious. There is no doubt we will be back.. soon. Gave it five stars bc service was excellent, super fast, very clean inside and did I say it was delicious? :) read more

Awesome customer service, great food, and awesome atmosphere. I have now added Erik's as a lunch place. This place is clean, and quick. The great sandwiches and soups are well worth a stop at Erik's. The portions are great. The in house glasses are fun and different. Mason Jars. they have something for everyone. Soups and half sandwiches, sandwich and salad, chili and even a perfect size kids menu that comes with chips and a drink of choice. Farmers Market and Natural high are great lunch sandwiches loaded high and on great tasting bread. read more

Whenever i come to seaside i always make a special trip to stop off at Eriks Deli and pick up a Pilgrams Progress . Lots of turkey and just tastes great. The place is always clean and staff is really nice. read more

Had the barn buster worst sandwich ever roast beef looked like wet card board french roll was macro~waved, my wife had the holiday sandwich, mostly stuffing will never go back ever......... Done Not worth the one star........ read more

Saturday crew not up to par! Wrong order charged. two pieces bead and jelly on a Annie ankle biter..umm can we please have the penut butter I had to send it sent it back to get that. I Asked what came with kids meal and got a IDK from cash register! No soup. Changed direction on which way to order confusing all the regulars..I will be back during the week but if I see the same crew I am out! read more

STAFF DOES NOT PROPERLY WEAR OR ENFORCE MASKS. When I placed my order, everyone seemed to be complying but as I waited (too long, for that matter) three men walked in all without masks. They were never asked to put them on and at this point, the young woman behind the counter had hers around her chin too for the next 5-10 minutes. When I recommended that they enforce the mandate, she thanked me (ironically considering hers was still around her chin). Not coming here again. read more

WOW. Yummy sandwiches! Clean and comfortable dining area, I usually order The Del Monte Special with a cup of Butternut Squash soup this time. If a place has delicious veggie sandwiches as much as meat ones, that's jackpot for me. It's not too far from my work either so this will be my occasional lunch spot now. I can't believe I did not come here before. The pricing is a little on the high side, but I don't flinch. As long as tasty food fills me, I'm down. read more

Was our first time coming here and the girl and the boy neither one of them addressed us when we came in no HI how can I help you no nothing then the boy that worked there came from the back and they both just stood there and didn't help us they were chatting with each other we walked over to the girl she was at register I said we'd like to order then she helped us when we were on our way out that's when the boy that was there spoke to us at the end there customer service SUCK!!!!! THE FOOD WASN'T GOOD AT All and THE clam chowder was ok but made me sick it's definitely not worth the price and neither our there dry nasty sandwiches we're never eating here ever again it SUCKS!!!!. we'll definitely stay at subway there definitely way way better and so is the customer service read more