This is by far the best chicken cutlet on a semolina I've ever had. I don't even have words other than thank you. The pickles here are also so good, it's a must. They are also so kind, a favorite of mine I tell everyone about! The true vibe, and taste of everything I love about a jersey deli! read more

Valente's Italian Deli - Caterers Near Me - Belmar, New Jersey

Excellent food and a ton of options to choose from! Subs were delicious and going back for more items soon.

Just The Absolute Best Deli and Market in the Wall/ Belmar Area! Small, independently owned family run place at the Monmouth Co Shore! Absolutely Magnificent food and service...UNRIVALED for the last 30+ years! read more

This place was advertised in the flyer for VCF, so I popped by with my son after one of the days for a late lunch. It's a small place and I almost drove by it. This is a serious deli. I ordered a roast beef sub, and my son ordered a turkey sub. It was a little bit if a wait, but the meats for both sandwiches was cut fresh to order. It has to have been the best sub I have had in around a year. I'm pulling in here next time I'm in town, for certain. read more

Fresh mozzarella cheese was amazing! Also took out eggplant parmesan to heat up for dinner. Thin sliced and delightful. The fresh Italian bread is a must. read more

Ordered " sloppy Joe" sandwich platter for party. Hard to believe that a NJ shore deli didn't know how to make these. While the ingredients fresh and good the presentation was ridiculous just great bug sandwiches cut in half hardly enough Russian dressing and not a party looking tray at all. Expensive and not even a free pickle NEVER AGAIN read more

Valente's is a great deli for produce, massive sandwich's, great grilling and cooking meats and Italian products. Lenny is always great for a chat and the people behind the counter are always pleasant and helpful. Bread is always fresh and the mozzarella is always fresh!! read more

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Easily the best deli locally. Everything is always fresh and the store is clean and bright. All salads and subs are delicious and worth the price. Lenny is an absolutely great guy and caters to his customers in a way that makes you always want to support him and his business. He's a gem of a human. We've been supporting Valente's for over 20 years and will for many years to come. read more

The homemade mozzarella is amazing. Love this place. Deviled eggs are also amazing. Everything is always fresh and delicious.

Off the beaten path a little but glad I came. This is your standard deli with all the fixings. The chicken salad with cranberry was delicious. Hard to make chicken salad well and they did it. The chicken cutlet sandwich I ordered was the star of the show. Loved it. The meatballs however were bland. The italian sub was good and they freshly slice the cold cuts to order. The customer service was ok as well but felt like they got a little annoyed that I kept ordering stuff. Nevertheless, I will be back for the food! read more

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Great deli spot with an awesome selection. Everything is fresh and made on the spot. Staff is very welcoming and friendly. Chips were complimentary with a sandwich. read more

Valente's Italian Deli - a bag of chips and a sandwich - Caterers Near Me - Belmar, New Jersey

Great mozzarella and salads (Mac, potato, egg, etc.). Excellent subs and sandwiches. Very good service

Just moved to the area and so happy I found this place! All of the staff were really friendly and you can tell it was a popular place among the locals! We had the best ham, salami and provolone sub today! Meat was sliced nice and thin and great quality meats and bread was fresh. I've had Italian subs all my life and this one just hit different. So delicious! Also they had so many salads. I tried the Mediterranean and it was really good and refreshing. This will definitely be on my weekly rotation! read more

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This is our "Go-To" local Italian Deli. We absolutely love the food and the people. Great sandwiches, salads and bread.

The people are so very nice. I had my son in my arms and the first thing they did was acknowledge him and give him a treat. They put Sesame Street on the tv for my son to watch while I checked out. It is such a sweet place, very welcoming. Very charming deli.The food was amazing! I wouldn't go anywhere else. This is the place to go! read more

You have to order The Italian Sub with prosciutto, mozzarella, and roasted red peppers. You will thank me once you taste this delicious sun!

We went for the first time on Sunday and ordered 2 large subs. They were huge! And loaded with ham, capiccola, salami and provolone. The bread was crusty on the outside and fresh on the inside. A half sub is plenty for 2 people. We ordered 2 large subs for 4 not realizing how big they were and that they are wrapped in half sub portions... The place was buzzing with take out and a wide selection of prepared foods. I can't believe we didn't know about this place sooner! Will definitely be back. They have the best subs at the shore. read more

Had our company Christmas party food prepared by them ALL the food was great. We are definitely ordering from them next year.

The counter help is hit or miss. Twice now I've had a few things left off my sandwiches that i asked for. That said, given the current environment in food services and not being able to fully staff, this is easily overlooked. The sandwiches are ridiculously good and HUGE. The ingredients are all fresh and Lenny really is awesome. I went in one Sunday to get burgers for an impromptu BBQ - he didn't have any made and profusely apologized and made them himself. And... their fresh mozzarella is some of the best around! read more

Very expensive not worth it. They put the credit card surcharge on everything even if you're paying cash. Used to be very good and very reasonable they've gone up immensely. Bologna sandwich no cheese cost 9.50 read more

Excellent food and service. A great place to have lunch. And they have the best bread and bagels!

Stopped in yesterday for sub sandwiches.Counter help couldn't be better and Lenny is warm and welcoming. The sandwiches were delicious. Good bread and tasty, fresh ingredients. Another upside is prices. Unlike a few of the other Italian Food stores around you don't need to take out a second mortgage to pay your bill. read more

What a great find. We've been here twice now traveling from family in NJ to CT. When we travel we always look for a great local place close to the hwy with fresh options so we don't have to stop at a chain. This is an authentic Italian deli with something for everyone. My husband got a great grinder, we got 2 1/4 cheese grinders for our picky kids and I chose from a plethora of salads & settled on a collection of caprese salad, black bean salad and grilled chicken. YUM. Everything was delicious. The best part of this place is the people who work there. It was "comedy hour" in there, truly a bright spot of my day. Prices are reasonable. Plus you can call ahead to save time. The owner gave me free sweets when I told him I was leaving a yelp review! They were SO good too. We'll be back for sure! read more

Valente's Italian Deli - They do have an online menu & website - Caterers Near Me - Belmar, New Jersey

I am looking at the review by Joseph P. and understand where he is coming from. The subs here come from South of the invisible Mason Dixon line that divides Central New Jersey. They are, dare I say it, Philly style - this means a soft roll, lettuce tomato and onion as the complements to the meat, and provolone as the cheese. A sandwich for one is a half - a whole is about two feet long and feeds two. Elsewhere in the area (Jimmy Pecci's for example) you get the Brooklyn style hero (I mean sub) - a sandwich for one is a whole - the roll is firmer --could be semolina bread, the cheese is likely to be mozzarella, and lettuce tomato and onion are not de rigeur, you might get roasted peppers or even broccoli rabe. That being said, the hoagie (I mean sub) here is one of the best. The Italian combo I had was loaded with thinly sliced ham, salami and capicola. The lettuce tomato and onion were fresh, as was the roll and the sandwich was perfectly assembled and seasoned. My companion went with one of the salads. Although prepackaged, it was crisp and fresh, and when she asked for egg salad on top they nailed it. A great place to pick up food for the beach. We'll be back. read more

Better than average Italian subs are made here at reasonable prices. Could be improved greatly if they were made on good, crusty Italian semolina bread, instead of the soft loaves they use which have the consistency of a hot dog bun. Having said that, the meats and other ingredients were fresh and delicious and the portions were generous. Worth trying. read more

I love this place. The staff is so friendly and the owner Lenny is very personable with all the customers. He always thanks you for coming and I like that from a place I spend my money at. The food here is great. Its like a typical Italian specialty shop but they also have a butcher counter and tons of great baked goods as well as a cold drink selection you can't find anywhere else. Its huge. What I like are the ready made to-go meals that they keep refrigerated. Perfect for when I dont feel like cooking. The sandwiches are bomb and they also carry Tate's cookies which are so hard to find but so damn good. Try this place. read more

Valente's Italian Deli - Awesome cookies you can only find at Valente's!!! - Caterers Near Me - Belmar, New Jersey

Fantastic place with the best sandwiches we've had in years! And the fact that they are the nicest staff - I'm talking to you Lenny - makes it our top pick for bagels, sandwiches and everything you could want in an Italian deli! read more

Best deli around!! The chicken salad is off the charts and the owner is a sweetheart! Great place to go before the beach or anytime of the day! read more

I was at a meeting today and searched for a near by deli and Valente's showed up. Super friendly staff! I got a half turkey & cheese and this amazing oatmeal raisin cookie! Definitely stop by! read more

Awesome, delicious, huge sandwich that makes me miss living in NJ. Typical Italian deli that is not found much outside this area, at least not in new england. Chocolate chip cookies were to die for! read more

I come all the way from the city every summer for sandwiches from Valente's before the beach. All of the meats, cheeses, sides and even my fave, the tuna salad, are amazing. I've never tried the butcher shop because we're always headed to the beach, but it looks terrific. Last wknd they had jersey corn for $1. Employees are very sweet and the owner often works the register and is a great addition at the end of your visit. If I needed anything catered in that area, I'd definitely use them. read more

This place is located in my hometown, and is a neighborhood favorite (it's actually in Wall). When you walk in you see the whole space lined to the left with cases filled of homemade salads, chicken parm, and tons of other treats, you know you're in the right place. They have boar's head meats straight to the back, and premade soups, pastas, and sauces in the fridge to the right. You can find staples you need on tables in the middle of the store. But beware this place is pretty tiny, and can get packed. It reminds me of the local butcher shop that Tony and Junior would hang out at on the Sopranos, except it's not a butcher shop and way nicer. Every sandwich, every meal I've had at this place is awesome. If you're hungover, it's the best pork roll and cheese around. I was just home and my friend had their party catered all by them-subs, mac and cheese, meat & cheese platter- all very, very delish. My one gripe about this place is the prices. It's on the expensive side, but every bit worth treating yourself if you want good eats. read more

This hidden little gem is amazingly in the open, that I've driven by to many times. So, on one of my lazy work days I stopped in. This is certainly a northern Italian deli that has a shore flair. I have tried quite a few things in the past few months, and cannot find one thing wrong. From the friendly staff, to the egg and chicken salads, and everything else in between - this is my new area favorite. This place is a winner! read more

Wow this place is old school just like the places I grew up with. Everything is fresh and well prepared and delicious The sandwiches are tasty prepared to order and a nice size The counters are packed with homemade baked goods and they are so tempting as you walk out I had a pastrami on rye with coleslaw and it was some of the tastiest leanest pastrami I ever tasted very good and delicious My friend who lives about a mile from the place had a turkey sandwich and it was fresh and delicious The place is tiny and it has a few tables so you may have to get your sandwich to go Try their fresh mozzarella iris absolutely the best I have ever had. Slightly expensive but remember u get what you pAy for read more

I stopped in yesterday to bring food to my daughter and her family while they are in the middle of a kitchen Reno and with a new baby. The food was great as was the service. But the most important thing was the customer service shown by Lenny to " a couple of kids". He took care of them as they were the most important people in the store,and for him they were! Because of how you treated those boys I will be back again and again. Thank you. read more

I travel a lot for work and often eat chain food out of convenience. I am so happy I found this place. I have never seen so many ready to eat salads, sides and pasta. Also, I got a half sandwich, and let's just say this thing is huge!!! Bread is soft and meat and cheese just packed in there. Delicious. Only thing I would improve on, is more places to sit down and eat this amazing sandwich. read more

Valente's Italian Deli - Roast beef, turkey, provolone. The half sandwich is huge!! - Caterers Near Me - Belmar, New Jersey

I can't understand why anyone would get a sub anywhere else down the shore. Fresh meat that is stacked high, great bread, it's the perfect sandwich. Stick to the cold sandwiches, for some reason I'm not into their chicken pram, but love everything else. Try the fresh mozzarella. It's made fresh in store almost everyday. Also, how can you not respect a place where the owner is such a great guy. read more

Food here is as anticipated based on previous reviews. Small dining area is cozy. Staff was very friendly. Little pricier than I would like, but you get what you pay for. Quality is on par for price. Will repeat. read more

The fresh mozz from this place is like no other. We have a fam friend who brings to our house always, last time he brought 5 and they were gone because it's truly the best mozz we've ever had. Last time he brought bread with the mozz and I think I ate 10 souces. Seriously unreal!! read more

Bread it's hard, lettuce is dry not enough cheese, over load on the meat. Friendly people for sure but the food could be better