Lassen & Hennigs

PLEASE be advised that my rating for this place is purely on service and NOT on food quality or taste. I would give their deli sandwiches, home made meals, baked good, slices of melt in your mouth cake slices (strawberry shortcake and red velvet so good you’d want to lick the container it comes in) & other food related items ⁵⁄₅ stars.
I frequent this deli/​bakery at a minimum once a week and at a maximum I’ve gone twice in one day — in the afternoon for lunch and grabbing dinner at night. They have A LOT of sandwich options with your traditional deli meats and even have breaded chicken as an option accompanied by of course a wide array of different breads (their croissants are delicious btw). They also have so many delicious already-​made meals you can quickly heat up. At least a half of dozen already-​made salad options & an open salad bar as well. Breakfast sandwiches with eggs, homemade potatoes and cheese on a croissant is the perfect on-​the-​go meal.
I only knock this place because of service. Being a newbie in NYC I have learned I shouldn’t really be a stickler on service but for someone who goes as often as I do, it’d be nice to get a smile from the workers once in a while. & their cashiers… you’d be lucky to get a Hello from them sometimes.

Best cakes you can get! Fresh, delicious, and beautiful. I buy all my cakes from here. The strawberry short and red velvet is the way to go. Their cakes are always consistent and service is great. Really amazing cakes and staff.

if you fancy a quick sandwich made from fresh ingredients, look no further than lassen and hennigs. I usually opt for one of their chicken salad wraps, but tried the DUMBO wrap during my most recent visit. Chicken and mango– what a tasty meal! Although I find lassen and bennigs to be a tad pricey (~$ 8), it’s nice to have a reliable quick meal in the area.

One of my best friends got me this cake for my birthday we celebrated at work. I’ve had soooo many different forms of cake but this is the best red velvet cake I have EVER had. That is saying a lot. Will recommend to anyone. My coworkers also raved about it.

Just got a sandwich and the bread was so stale the edges were as hard as a rock. I have used Land H for over 30 years, even their catering. Their food was always good. But I have seen this place go down hill over the last 10 years or so and even stopped using their catering sevices. Now with this stale bread sandwich I will not go back. So sad this is a local business who I would love to support them. but not after this, which its the last straw.

Love the bacon egg and cheese sandwich. It’s amazing on the croissant too! Quick friendly staff and lots of delicious bakery treats. The beverage options are endless from fresh squeezed orange juice to coffee to beer! The cutest deli with a complete food bar for lunch and dinner. The carrot cake is AMAZING. If you are in the area definitely stop by for anything. All of it is amazing.

Great place to get birthday cakes in the area. The all chocolate cake is the best…

Lansen and Hennings is a deli and then it’s a little more. They offer healthy lunch options ranging from salads with a ton of options for toppings to sandwiches, wraps and ready to eat hot food. Everything is made the moment you order it so it’s not left sitting out or soggy. The place is clean and sanitary looking, the shelves are always stocked and appearances are up kept. There’s also a huge desert section with different types of Italian cookies, cakes and pastries. If you’re looking for a drink to have with your lunch try the ginger lemonade; it’s really good but you must love ginger; who doesn’t love ginger lol.

Bought a strawberry short cake for my moms birthday here a last minute buy and she said it was great.
Good for moms .
That’s a plus in my book

The Lassen & Hennigs egg & cheese is the best breakfast sandwich in the neighborhood. I don’t know why they make it better than any other deli around but the egg is soft and not overcooked while the cheese is just melted enough without being too gooey. I lean towards the turkey sausage for the meat if I get one but the bacon and ham are both fine as well. You can tell the deli man that you want salt and pepper when you order, but 9 times out of 10 he’ll ask you again anyway.
The lunch sandwiches are adequate, if a bit pricey. The macaroni salad and a few other deli counter items are very nice as well, but overall L&H is the kind of place where you find a couple of things that they do very well and you go there just for those things. For me, that’s usually a breakfast sandwich and either an iced coffee or an Arnold Palmer from the self-​serve iced tea and lemonade. The iced cappuccino can be very good most of the time but oddly bitter at times so I’ve been sticking to my own iced coffee concoction lately.

Not the cheapest breakfast/​lunch menu in town but the sandwiches do delight. Highly recommend the Knickerbocker sandwich.
The place is also a staple in the community for a long time.

Ginger lemonade. Its definitely a must if you are a ginger fan. Also, have cash or buy another item because there is a 5 dollar limit just fyi. The cupcakes are good; I’ve bought them for the people I work with. They use to sell there sandwiches discounted as they closed… no longer do they do this hence the 3 stars.

I have lived in the neighborhood for five years now. Every day that has passed has seen this Deli’s quality plummet. The sandwiches are not very tasty and the staff doesn’t know how to take or remember an order. I have officially eaten the last bad sandwich that I didn’t order from this place.

Where can you go for
— breakfast
— coffee
— a healthy lunch and
— bakery fresh desserts ???
Lassen & Hennigs! I’ve always wondered what the name means – perhaps the last name of two owners? I come here quite often since it’s right by my work. I come here to grab a sausage, egg and cheese on a roll along with some iced coffee for breakfast. (Coffee is so so but good to get when I need a break from Starbucks). Then I head over to the fridge section to grab lunch for later. I can choose salads or sandwiches but I always end up getting an awesome premade meal whether it be gnocchi or jambalaya or salmon with broccoli rabe. I can just throw it in the microwave later and voila lunch is served! If I’m craving dessert I can grab a slice of red velvet cake or chocolate mousse or cupcakes! This place has an endless variety of food! The service is up to par. You are acknowledged and helped quickly especially if the owner (?) is working inside.

I came here every weekend to get bagels and coffee, I think the bagels here are the best in Brooklyn Heights, the rest of the deli food is OK, the cakes are pretty good but its the bagels that kept me going back.
On more than one occasion I have hard the manager be rude and aggressive to the staff there. This weekend I was shocked by how nasty, aggressive and mean the manager was to the staff, shouting and throwing things in the kitchen so I have deiced to get my bagels elsewhere now, I can’t give my money each week to someone that is that horrible to staff, really not necessary.

An absolute joke and quite possibly the worst establishment I’ve ever encountered. The staff was unresponsive, rude, and their $ 9.50 turkey sandwiches (after tax) are the size of my fist. And they used a sliced CROISSANT as bread! It couldn’t hold the turkey at all. Dude’s don’t know what they’re doing back there.
The restaurants and delis in BK Heights are ALL grossly overpriced for the crap they sell. Lassen & Hennigs is THE WORST possible place to walk in to. Literally, a living HELL. Go to Blimpie or Subway instead.
Unless you want to break the band on a 5-​bite sandwich, avoid this place at all costs.

Best cannoli!!! I love the small miniatures of there desserts. It’s the perfect size for a nibble or to try a few. Their butter cookies were great as well and very light.

I was there yesterday for the first time and ordered ½ pound of assorted little cookies (of my choice), one big hamantash and a coffee. Hamantash was delicious — soft and fresh.
The cookies tasted like grandmothers holiday kitchen. Coffee was good too. I will be back.

The first time I went into Lassen & Hennigs I left disappointed. You see, I went in for the sole purpose of picking up one of their famous black/​white cookies* and they had run out. Ugh. So you better believe next time I was in the neighborhood I popped in to check the cookie case. AH! A full case of cookies! Including several of the black/​white.
The cookie ran me a whopping $ 2.95 but I had read in multiple reviews & foodie articles that L&H b/​w cookie was one of the best in the city.
I’ve got to tell you — this shop is fantastic. So. Many. Delicious. Looking. Baked. Treats. Oh my. Butttttt it’s not the best b/​w cookie I’ve had. Size — good. Frosting — sweet & creamy & overall lovely. Cookie — a bit dry. So I guess you could say the second time I left a little disappointed too. :-/​
I’m not giving up on L&H, I will be back, there are after all about 50+ varieties of desserts to try and they’ve got some delicious looking sandwiches. I’m positive my next visit will be more successful. Until then…
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*To some of you crazy kids– these cookies might be called «half moons»

Lassen & Hennigs is a nice, mid-​sized deli shop in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn.
My company and I have ordered food from here endless amount of times. I must admit the catered food we’ve ordered before has had it’s up’s and down’s. I have also picked up birthday cakes from Lassen & Hennigs as well too. They have a wide variety of cakes to choose from and are very moist.
I’ve tried their Waldorf wrap and it is phenomenal! It is hands down, over the top, the best wrap I’ve ever had. I’ve had a Waldorf salad before, but a Waldorf salad rolled together in a wrap is a whole different level here. There was chicken, walnuts, sliced apples, raisins, celery, and mayo rolled into the wrap. I love that they add big slices/​chunks of apple. It adds a nice crunchiness and sweetness to the wrap. The celery adds a nice crunch to it too! It’s a very light, simple, and super filling wrap.
I’m starting to enjoy the food at Lassen & Hennigs very much. Although it is about 8 – 10 blocks away from my office, I still enjoy taking a nice walk over to the other side of Downtown Brooklyn for some yummy food.