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Would you believe,,,$22.50 for a Ruben...and cash only...the rudest staff that I ever encountered and I lived in NYC for 20 years. Skip it. Even the Stage Deli is better. The golden age of the NY deli is over. RIP

The food was borderline good but it's the service that was unbelievably poor. To start we were whisked to the very back of the restaurant by an extremely rude hostess who never once spoke or acknowledged us even with a moment's eye contact after literally throwing our menus on the table. The waiter was a notch friendlier. He informed us after eating that Carnegie Deli is a cash only operation and to make sure to leave his tip on our table. As we finished our "meal" and before we could stand to get up and leave our table another party was ushered into our seats. My husband has lived and worked in the city for many years and eaten there hundreds of times but won't ever be back to C.D. We figure we don't need to pay money to be insulted. The old owner would turn over in his grave.

The Carnegie proudly -- and deservedly--boasts it is The World's Best Deli. The pastrami is fabulous, the corned beef is outstanding, & together they are orgasmic. Of course, the portions are gigantic. You're in The Big Apple, not Podunk.The staff is incredbly efficient. They just have a low tolerance for ding-dongs.

The food is ok, service is fair to good, but the sharing fee is ridiculous. Six of us ordered 4 meals and 2 pieces of cheese cake....6 orders total...we didn't even ask for extra plates and were still charged with 2 sharing fees. That practice is arrogant and unfair. They could leave a few pieces of bacon off the BLTs and club sandwiches and recoup the $3.00....the wasted food could feed a small country. Although iconic, I've eaten my last bite of cheesecake at the CD....

When I walked in and saw most items over 15 dollars I was expecting an impeccable dining experience.. However the waitor was completely rude, hovering over our table waiting for us to be ready to order. He literally stood next to the table watching us as if we were doing him a disservice. I got one of the cheapest things on the menu-- a cheese sandwhich for 9 dollars. Something I could have made at home with some cheese and wonderbread and more flavor for about 25 cents. It seems that the deli milks its fame for all its worth, what with no free refills, etc. And a charge for sharing? I felt like a prisoner, having to sneak to try a bite of my lunch mates food. Very dissapointing...

Sadly very disappointing. I had their pastrami and it was just an ungodly amount of fatty meat between two thin slices of bread. Way too much meat!! I threw more than half away - not possible to open your mouth that wide, and not enjoyable to have a meat sandwich like that. The sandwich was not very good even after the excess meat was removed. Not worth $16.20 for a sandwich.

This place has outlived itself. Portions untastefully huge. Bland and poorly prepared. Service by sour and indifferent waitress. Expensive for the quality. Definitely not recommended.