R & S Kosher Restaurant and Caterer

Nothing beats the chopped liver and cucumber salad been eating it since I’m 6 years old

Corned Beef & pastrami melt in your mouth. Chopped liver and more also excellent.

If you’re in Lakewood and you want that real old-school heimish deli vibe — not fancy-shmancy, not “artisan this, microgreens that” — but a place where the food is straight, honest, and geshmak, then R & S is mamash a go-to.
First off, you walk in and it feels like the kind of spot where the menu doesn’t need a whole speech. You already know what you’re here for: chopped liver, pastrami, corned beef, kishka, deli classics, the kind of food that makes you sit back after the first bite like, “Ahhh… now we’re talking.” The atmosphere is simple and relaxed — like, you’re not here to take pictures for Instagram, you’re here because you’re hungry and you want it to be good.
And the portions? Let’s just say nobody ever left R & S thinking, “Wow, I wish they gave me less.” This is the type of place where you order one sandwich and somehow it becomes two meals… unless you’re extra hungry, then it becomes one meal and a little regret because you should’ve ordered another side 😄
Also, for a kosher deli, it has that Lakewood special feeling — you’ll see all types coming in: guys grabbing something quick, people picking up for Shabbos, someone walking out with a bag that looks like it’s feeding a whole minyan. You get the sense that this place has been holding down the neighborhood for a while, and they know exactly what they’re doing.
And if you need catering, they’re serious about it. This isn’t “we cater” the way some places say it but then you get three trays and a headache. R & S is the type you can rely on when you need food that will make people say, “Who catered this?” (and then you act humble like, “Ah, stam… nothing…”)
Bottom line: classic kosher deli, heimish vibes, solid food, and the kind of place you’re happy exists in town. If you’re craving real deli — run, don’t walk. Just come hungry… and maybe don’t plan a diet that day. 😉

Brings you back to the old New York style deli cuisine, with that nostalgic lower Eastside vibes.
From the wooden floors, to the nostalgic, furniture, and signage. I enjoyed tasty food and had an amazing experience!

Wow R&S kosher restaurant and takeout has been around for years and nobody beats them their liver is an icon in the small town of Lakewood New Jersey (it's not such a small town no more) and their potato salad cannot be beat! All of their food is great! It's a very homey old style takeout everyone's a friend!