Comments on: Murray’s Delicatessen, Berwyn http://mainlinedine.com/rest/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html Finally, a restaurant guide for Philadelphia's Main Line and suburbs Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:57:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: elaine http://mainlinedine.com/rest/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-7161 elaine Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:09:21 +0000 http://www.mainlinedine.com/rest1/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-7161 i go to murrays in lower merion and the food is great, always, but the service is always bad. its too small for the clientele that they have and yes, i am always laughing at the goyim wait staff. they wear these big crosses while they serve you, and its as if their trained to be nasty. i go to murrays in lower merion and the food is great, always, but the service is always bad. its too small for the clientele that they have and yes, i am always laughing at the goyim wait staff. they wear these big crosses while they serve you, and its as if their trained to be nasty.

]]> By: ed kessler http://mainlinedine.com/rest/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-3377 ed kessler Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:08:15 +0000 http://www.mainlinedine.com/rest1/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-3377 Surprise--Lew's won the race to open before Murray's. Was in there and it looks like it has potential in sort of a Main Line way. Give them a week or so to shake down. The pastrami was quite good : nice and fatty like pastrami should be. The late Leo Steiner of Carnegie Deli was once quoted "if you want lean pastrami get turkey. The man was quoted a lot. After the restaurant was robbed by 7 gunman he said "THE SCHMUCKS TOOK THE MONEY AND LEFT THE PASTRAMI" He and the late Abe Lebewohl come from a breed of colorful deli owners which we have never had in Philadelphia and will probably never again see in NYC. Surprise–Lew’s won the race to open before Murray’s. Was in there and it looks like it has potential in sort of a Main Line way. Give them a week or so to shake down. The pastrami was quite good : nice and fatty like pastrami should be. The late Leo Steiner of Carnegie Deli was once quoted “if you want lean pastrami get turkey. The man was quoted a lot. After the restaurant was robbed by 7 gunman he said “THE SCHMUCKS TOOK THE MONEY AND LEFT THE PASTRAMI”
He and the late Abe Lebewohl come from a breed of colorful deli owners which we have never had in Philadelphia and will probably never again see in NYC.

]]> By: ed kessler http://mainlinedine.com/rest/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-1519 ed kessler Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:43:43 +0000 http://www.mainlinedine.com/rest1/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-1519 Let the deli war begin: Lew's NY Deli of Paoli vs. Murray's of Berwyn. Will it be like the NY Pastrami Wars of the late 80's between Carnegie and Stage Deli or like the never ending Bala Wars betwen Hymie's and Murray's? Sit back, sip your egg-cream and see what happens. Let the deli war begin: Lew’s NY Deli of Paoli vs. Murray’s of Berwyn. Will it be like the NY Pastrami Wars of the late 80’s between Carnegie and Stage Deli or like the never ending Bala Wars betwen Hymie’s and Murray’s? Sit back, sip your egg-cream and see what happens.

]]> By: Brian http://mainlinedine.com/rest/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-1515 Brian Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:59:10 +0000 http://www.mainlinedine.com/rest1/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-1515 FYI, Murray's of West Chester will be closing! It will become a steakhouse, called Pietro's. However, there will continue to be a Murray's, Bob Teti is moving the whole operation to Berwyn by the train station. FYI,
Murray’s of West Chester will be closing! It will become a steakhouse, called Pietro’s. However, there will continue to be a Murray’s, Bob Teti is moving the whole operation to Berwyn by the train station.

]]> By: Casey http://mainlinedine.com/rest/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-962 Casey Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:35:17 +0000 http://www.mainlinedine.com/rest1/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-962 Had dinner there on Saturday. Nobody had a sandwich, but the Lasagna, Quiche, and pizza were all good, and dinner prices were quite reasonable... but the service was poor. It was not crowded, but we still had long waits between seeing our server. When I tracked her down to give her our payment, I discovered why... she was chatting with a guy who appeared to be the head honcho that night. The atmophere is so nice, and the prices and food were good... I hate to see it fail, but if they don't get some decent service, they will. Had dinner there on Saturday. Nobody had a sandwich, but the Lasagna, Quiche, and pizza were all good, and dinner prices were quite reasonable… but the service was poor. It was not crowded, but we still had long waits between seeing our server. When I tracked her down to give her our payment, I discovered why… she was chatting with a guy who appeared to be the head honcho that night.
The atmophere is so nice, and the prices and food were good… I hate to see it fail, but if they don’t get some decent service, they will.

]]> By: Linda M http://mainlinedine.com/rest/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-921 Linda M Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:07:11 +0000 http://www.mainlinedine.com/rest1/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-921 I was in Murrays of West Chester on Feb. 28th, the food was amazing. The service was horrible. The next time i go back it will only be for take out. I was in Murrays of West Chester on Feb. 28th, the food was amazing. The service was horrible. The next time i go back it will only be for take out.

]]> By: Alex Conroy http://mainlinedine.com/rest/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-767 Alex Conroy Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:13:51 +0000 http://www.mainlinedine.com/rest1/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-767 My three coworkers and I went to Murray's today. The waiter (C.J.)was friendly, courteous, and attentive to the four of us. The sandwiches (turkey, chicken salad, and reuben) were excellent,the large salad was fresh,the soup (chicken corn chowder)was a little too rich, but tasty. We all agreed that the service was excellent. For us, Murray's was a good choice for our holiday lunch. My three coworkers and I went to Murray’s today. The waiter (C.J.)was friendly, courteous, and attentive to the four of us. The sandwiches (turkey, chicken salad, and reuben) were excellent,the large salad was fresh,the soup (chicken corn chowder)was a little too rich, but tasty. We all agreed that the service was excellent. For us, Murray’s was a good choice for our holiday lunch.

]]> By: Elliott B http://mainlinedine.com/rest/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-499 Elliott B Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:11:11 +0000 http://www.mainlinedine.com/rest1/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-499 My daughter is a WCU undergrad and I surprised her for lunch. My review: 1) Prices for a sandwich, considering the size, the location ( This is not Phiily or New York) very high at about $10.00 each. 2) Atmosphere, pleasant, relaxed and laid back, a nice place to relax. 3) Service- THE WORST. I mean where does the management get these servers from. They were not college students but stupid, ignorant and poor servers. they were more interested in socializing with their fello employees thna taking care of the customers. Clearly there is absentee management as if the owners were on property the servers would be more attentive. 4) Will I return, perhaps..not any time soon My daughter is a WCU undergrad and I surprised her for lunch.
My review:
1) Prices for a sandwich, considering the size, the location ( This is not Phiily or New York) very high at about $10.00 each.
2) Atmosphere, pleasant, relaxed and laid back, a nice place to relax.
3) Service- THE WORST.
I mean where does the management get these servers from.
They were not college students but stupid, ignorant and poor servers. they were more interested in socializing with their fello employees thna taking care of the customers. Clearly there is absentee management as if the owners were on property the servers would be more attentive.

4) Will I return, perhaps..not any time soon

]]> By: kathleen o http://mainlinedine.com/rest/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-447 kathleen o Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:23:50 +0000 http://www.mainlinedine.com/rest1/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-447 I must admit, the sandwiches are hard to beat. However, I've been to Murray's WC a handful of times and each time I've left saying I'd never be back. They have no idea of how to provide service. I had to wait for 15 minutes (at 9pm) for them to make my sandwich and then another 5 for someone to ring me up. Once they got the order completely wrong. There is no consistency- sometimes you get a pickle, sometimes they serve it in a styrofoam container, sometimes they bunch it in wax paper. I must be crazy to go back, but thinking about the turkey makes my mouth water... I must admit, the sandwiches are hard to beat. However, I’ve been to Murray’s WC a handful of times and each time I’ve left saying I’d never be back. They have no idea of how to provide service. I had to wait for 15 minutes (at 9pm) for them to make my sandwich and then another 5 for someone to ring me up. Once they got the order completely wrong. There is no consistency- sometimes you get a pickle, sometimes they serve it in a styrofoam container, sometimes they bunch it in wax paper. I must be crazy to go back, but thinking about the turkey makes my mouth water…

]]> By: Steve K. http://mainlinedine.com/rest/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-356 Steve K. Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:51:15 +0000 http://www.mainlinedine.com/rest1/murrays-delicatessen-west-chester.html#comment-356 Today was my first Murray's experience and boy was it a bad one. We had a party of 15 people and we made and confirmed reservations before arriving. We get there and they tried to split the party up between two tables in separate rooms! It was a birthday gathering, was the guest of honor supposed to circulate between the different rooms? It took over 20 minutes to get Menus and over an hour to get the food. The waiter apologized and explained they had a party of 22 that they were busy with. Never again. By the time we finished our meals, the lunch hour had long since past and the place was empty. It was 1:30. Today was my first Murray’s experience and boy was it a bad one. We had a party of 15 people and we made and confirmed reservations before arriving. We get there and they tried to split the party up between two tables in separate rooms! It was a birthday gathering, was the guest of honor supposed to circulate between the different rooms? It took over 20 minutes to get Menus and over an hour to get the food. The waiter apologized and explained they had a party of 22 that they were busy with. Never again. By the time we finished our meals, the lunch hour had long since past and the place was empty. It was 1:30.

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