Speedy’s
“Its a great place to go after you have been shopping around Herald Square to just relax..”
“Great salad bar and sandwiches There's a hot bar as well and wonderful pastries too!”
“My one ding is probably price: I'm not too thrilled with paying $9.50 for a pound of food.”
Speedy’s
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I had stories in this deli. Memories~. I work in the building right across the street, close n fast to get lunch. Def not cheap but with many choices. Food looks n tastes fresh and ok, but really over priced.
So sad I no longer work right up the block from them. The breakfast sandwiches are the best in the area. I order variations of the same thing every time and the guy always asks "pepper on the eggs…right??" It's really cool considering they are taking tons of orders daily. In the year that I've been ordering here I've had one complaint and it was fixed quickly.
As skeevy as buffets are and as much as I try to resist them Speedys always has some interesting options that I can't resist trying. Cauliflower in a red sauce (who knew!!). It's not the biggest place and it gets really crowded during peak breakfast and lunch hours. Those are the best times to know exactly what you want and just call for delivery. Delivery is speedy (pun intended)
I've come here after some pretty late happy hour binges and ordered the Grilled Cheese with bacon and tomato deluxe with cheddar cheese of course. The simplest meal but sooooooo good!!!! Truly my weakness at Speedy's.
The quality of the food here is actually pretty good and if I was judging this place solely on the food, I probably would have given it 4 stars. I've only had the buffet and salad bar, but they have been positive experiences. The fish seemed pretty fresh and was flavored really well. I personally enjoyed the calamari when I went so I would try that if you have the chance. It's a convenient place to eat when you're in the area, but I would definitely not come here too often. Even though I like the food, I would not recommend paying the amount they charge. I understand why the prices are so steep since their location is perfect, but my meal was about 1.3 pounds and it came out to $11+. I also thought about getting a drink too – when I saw that they were charging $3.50 for a Vita Coco I could not bring myself to do it.
Speedy's is your typical, mediocre, meh midtown deli. I came here with my friend (and fellow Yelp Eliter) Danielle P. for late night munchies after we attended a digital media/tech networking event.
It was snowing when we went in and thus my scarf was covered in snow flurries which I was shaking off (shake it off! shake it off!) with my hands – upon entering a man came up to me to "help" me get the snow off of me, he basically touched my coat right where my breasts were. I hit his hand, used an expletive and gave him a look that if I was on American Horror Story Coven would have turned hi into a bonfire right then and there.
So my friend and I each ordered egg and cheeses sandwiches on toasted, buttered rolls and waited awhile for them to be made. The guy who harassed me earlier said something inappropriate to me and then accused me of not having a sense a humor. At this point, he's not worth my wasting words on so I shoot him another "if looks could kill" glare.
Each of our sandwiches came out to practically $4 which is higher than your average deli price, but we're in midtown and this place seems like a tourist trap anyway. I think it would have been nice for one of their employees to have done something when I was harassed by that moron, not because it's someone else's responsibility to look out for me, but because I was a customer and this was occurring on their property.
This alone tempts me to give them a 2 star rating based on my experience, but our sandwiches were tasty and they gave us each (after I asked) a little container filled with Tapatio Hot Sauce which sent the flavor of our breakfast sandwiches to new heights…so 3 stars.
There's are so many buffets around new york. You kinda know by the location that its going to be pricey, but you would think they would keep the buffet a little fresher because of its location too. They have commuter coming by all day so why not yak the time to freshen up the salmon? Make sure the lettuce isnt wilting? The chicken hasn't completely dried out under the heat lamps? No one likes wilty, dry, old food.
Their salads also seem DRENCHED in dressing. Its kinda overkill. If they just kept the staples – simple grilled chicken, tuna, fresh veggies, etc – then it wouldn't be half bad, but for the price i wish they would rotate the food more.
Great breakfast bar with gluten-free/paleo options galore!
the food here is quit delicious but with that comes a hefty price. $9.95/lb. you can easily go over 2 lbs when you even put too much salad dressing which sucks. salad dressing shouldn't be counted towards the weight of the food.
the breakfast buffet salad bar is a hit it miss. sometimes the sausages, bacon and even the egg whites with spinach and mushroom can be super oily and give you an upset stomach.
the cookies there are also so good but at $1.25 each for something the size of 4 quarters out together is way too expensive.
if you don't mind the price or just want something yummy then by all means come here. also if you order hot tea with lemon and honey you better make sure they actually put the lemon in. I checked my tea before leaving and saw that they didn't put it in and I had paid for it already so I told the guy and he just took it, put one thin lemon slice in and gave it back without saying sorry.
this place is always crowded and so hectic and barely any space to walk around. hope you aren't claustrophobic!
Speedy's was a pleasant surprise. I went there for breakfast before a conference I was attending across the street. They are very clean and efficient. I had an egg white sandwich on an english muffin with feta cheese and tomatoes with a cup of coffee. All were very good and no more overpriced than anyplace else in the area. They also had a lovely breakfast bar that looked refreshed.
If in the area, I would go back.