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  • čas přidán 26. 02. 2023
  • Last up from our trip to the states is the one and only Defonte's Sandwich Shop who have been serving up amazing deli sandwiches in Brooklyn for over 100 years 🇺🇸
    What country shall we visit next??
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Komentáře • 152

  • @caseyodonnell9837
    @caseyodonnell9837 Před 2 měsíci +4

    The guy behind the counter is a legend!

  • @sukendo
    @sukendo Před rokem +21

    Legendary family run sandwich shop.
    Few UK tourists make the trip to Red Hook to visit this gem. Well done lads.
    Came here in 2014, had the roast beef, mozzarella & eggplant, and the steak pizzaiola. There sandwiches are well worth the high score.

  • @richardjennings3049
    @richardjennings3049 Před rokem +31

    All those sandwiches are right up my street. No frills and great ingredients, what’s not to like. Fab review gents

  • @nadavvaknin
    @nadavvaknin Před rokem +12

    I like the guy behind the counter!
    So passionate about his food!
    So entertaining
    God bless

  • @Frank_999Scoobydooby
    @Frank_999Scoobydooby Před 4 měsíci +2

    Defonte's World Class, World Wide, Barese Style!!

  • @telephonic
    @telephonic Před rokem +3

    On the House, that's amazing.

  • @davidkoblentz
    @davidkoblentz Před měsícem +1

    we are so used to that style of italian bread here... crunchy, holds up, soft as a pillow on the inside... but can hold sauce...

  • @michaelfoubister4339
    @michaelfoubister4339 Před rokem +15

    Man, you must be British royalty. I hope you enjoy. That looks really good. You must be the Golden boy. Enjoy your stay in New York City my brother. I'll see you again on the tube !!!!!!

    • @FoodReviewClubUK
      @FoodReviewClubUK  Před rokem +4

      Welcome to the family ❤

    • @michaelfoubister4339
      @michaelfoubister4339 Před rokem +4

      Hey when I get over to England I want you to show me all those fish and chip shops you go to !!!!!!

    • @craiglewis6709
      @craiglewis6709 Před rokem

      There’s too many Michael!😂 some crackers around though!

  • @kylegulliver7340
    @kylegulliver7340 Před rokem +7

    What a gezzer he was, on the house top man! Brilliant review this one

  • @BestHeelInBusiness
    @BestHeelInBusiness Před rokem +4

    Bro being a Welsh man from Wrexham,where you need to come to Chip o Dee ain't number 1. That goes to bellvue grill and fish. l ived in New York for 4 years. Best time of my life other than being a dad. And yes I've visited this beautiful establishment.

  • @stephenrhall4116
    @stephenrhall4116 Před 4 měsíci +1

    If you were from Brooklyn, you called it Nick's. My family used to get 5 or 6 sandwiches and cut them all up to share. Great memories.

  • @alexblade4726
    @alexblade4726 Před rokem +7

    How good was that service wow brilliant

  • @neilhalley8897
    @neilhalley8897 Před rokem +4

    Proper sandwiches and good quality. 9 for me.

  • @JSC131
    @JSC131 Před rokem +5

    The passion of Matt about food he is John Fury of food on CZcams the channel is brilliant well done Matt and Callum.

  • @garysides636
    @garysides636 Před rokem +3

    I love your vlogs and reviews....that sandwich shop looked mental ...you could almost taste the food. Keep up the awesome work....

  • @briyan36
    @briyan36 Před rokem +7

    Been absolutely loving this US trip, keep it up lads 🙌

  • @younglink6863
    @younglink6863 Před 6 měsíci

    great review .. i love that you brought everyone through the experience.. my grandpa was a regular at this place and now i am as well .

  • @chrissloan8953
    @chrissloan8953 Před rokem

    Killing it guys! just getting better and better! cant wait to see where you going next.

  • @BigDaddyBsFoods
    @BigDaddyBsFoods Před rokem +4

    this looked legendary

  • @paulsteele8614
    @paulsteele8614 Před rokem +2

    Great to see you guys make it to the States

  • @kurumais
    @kurumais Před 2 měsíci +2

    the bread they use is delicious

  • @timrichardson8079
    @timrichardson8079 Před rokem

    Loved this vid man. Keep it up. Love the energy… la bosshhhh

  • @gigteevee6118
    @gigteevee6118 Před rokem +2

    You are living the dream….great work! Great sandwiches!

  • @laurengoddard-eu7jy
    @laurengoddard-eu7jy Před rokem +7

    Get me to Brooklyn!! Great reviews as always 👏🏽❤️

  • @ultramchazy9518
    @ultramchazy9518 Před 11 měsíci +1

    The fact you took a second look after the first bite of the goldenboy said it all! Would love to do something like this and tour USA for it's food. Clicking the subscribe button now!

  • @jamesearley694
    @jamesearley694 Před rokem +4

    OMG those sandwiches look amazing

  • @pizzareviewsonthego
    @pizzareviewsonthego Před rokem

    Awesome ! 🎉 what a thoughtful food review! ❤

  • @gareth85522
    @gareth85522 Před rokem +3

    I’m so jealous of you Matt lol, I wish we had stuff like this far more in the UK, they are over here but much more far and few between, in the US seems like there’s a special foodie place around every corner!

  • @shanecowhey3227
    @shanecowhey3227 Před rokem +1

    Thanks bro really love your vids and the way u chop it up with the workers and just everyone, always give restaurants credit where it’s due, if I could suggest a place in nyc if your still there I’d say lucali but if not all love ❤️

    • @rtasi2000
      @rtasi2000 Před rokem

      he's already been there look it up he gave it a 10 i believe

  • @gregclark1927
    @gregclark1927 Před rokem +1

    Another amazing video bro , them sandwiches look great and you bring out what there all about years of doing the same thing everyday which makes a place great 👍 we'll done lad hat off to you both amazing

  • @silkscreenart5515
    @silkscreenart5515 Před měsícem

    That area is known as Red Hook, Years ago it was referred to as South Brooklyn. The Deli catered to the rough and tumble Longshoremen. There is a movie titled "Last exit to Brooklyn" It's about this neighborhood in the 1950's. Viewer discretion is advised.

  • @kennyadvocat
    @kennyadvocat Před 9 měsíci

    Everything looks so taste!

  • @middelpiraten16
    @middelpiraten16 Před 11 měsíci +1

    end of the year i am going to brooklyn can not wait to try this

  • @davidg7987
    @davidg7987 Před 7 měsíci

    That place was my heaven, wow.

  • @ryanmetcalf7408
    @ryanmetcalf7408 Před rokem

    Good work lads. Keep it up

  • @NiallDoran.glasgow
    @NiallDoran.glasgow Před 11 měsíci

    That's on my list for my next NYC !

  • @willysmedia918
    @willysmedia918 Před rokem +2

    What a guy at the start 🤙🏻🤣

  • @Matthew-nw6qd
    @Matthew-nw6qd Před 8 měsíci

    I love Defonte's. Worked in Red Hook for 20 years and went there countless times.

  • @nicholasl8537
    @nicholasl8537 Před rokem +1

    Unreal 🔥🔥🔥

  • @LA-fr7fx
    @LA-fr7fx Před rokem

    Thank you 👍👍

  • @Darraghcollins
    @Darraghcollins Před rokem +1

    Great video as always. Bring a cameraman and a good personality and you're golden lol

  • @asphaltdave
    @asphaltdave Před rokem +1

    I was that involved in this I felt I was there haha
    Top wrk Matt + Callum 👊🏼👊🏼

  • @martemis
    @martemis Před 6 měsíci

    The potatoes and eggs sub there is best I’ve ever had. Used to live right on that block.

  • @olivergroves5356
    @olivergroves5356 Před rokem +2

    Had a chopped cheese on hero from a New York deli a few weeks back. Best sandwich I've ever tasted. Wish we had these delis in the UK.

  • @joker6374
    @joker6374 Před 10 měsíci

    Loved this place ate it almost everyday when I visited NYC I stayed in red hook like 2 blocks away

  • @cameronlinley8797
    @cameronlinley8797 Před rokem +4

    This all looked bangers but the shrimp would have right up my passage brother looks a awesome trip enjoy 😎❤️👍

  • @potooleftl
    @potooleftl Před 6 měsíci +1

    It's always the bread!!!

  • @nimba1966
    @nimba1966 Před rokem +8

    As mentioned by several others on this channel, these reports just keep getting better and better. This has become a daily must view show for me. Thanks and keep on rocking

    • @FoodReviewClubUK
      @FoodReviewClubUK  Před rokem +1

      Can’t thank you enough for the positive words. We really appreciate you being here ❤️

  • @matteoingrao6080
    @matteoingrao6080 Před 7 měsíci

    Amazing sandwiches!

  • @neiloldfield8661
    @neiloldfield8661 Před rokem +1

    Smashing it 👌👌

  • @jeremysmith4437
    @jeremysmith4437 Před rokem +5

    Now I’m really hungry 😂

  • @jase12349
    @jase12349 Před rokem

    Best noti to appear on my phone oi oi

  • @jonathanschadenfreude9603
    @jonathanschadenfreude9603 Před 6 měsíci

    oh-fah im drooling up here in vermont!

  • @Pre1321
    @Pre1321 Před 9 měsíci +1

    These are the old school NYC vibes. None of this waiting in line for Instagram food (and admittedly some of that food is absolute fire, most of it absolute bollocks as yall would say).
    If your local deli doesn't know your name after you've come a few times, find a new deli.
    As good as the ingredients are, if the bread isn't the star (almost always needs to be semolina bread w/ sesame), also... find a new deli.
    If everything isn't fresh (same day) and scratch made, from fresh mozarella to all the braised meats... find a new deli.
    My personal favorites: Defonte's in Brooklyn, Faicco's in Manhattan, Fiore's in Hoboken (just across the Hudson in Jersey, and my personal favorite)

  • @robertdepesci3418
    @robertdepesci3418 Před rokem +4

    No place in America that does Sandwiches like NYC

    • @UNisNWO
      @UNisNWO Před 11 měsíci

      You mean like Defonte’s

  • @davidkoblentz
    @davidkoblentz Před měsícem

    you need to check out Clemente's in Hackensack NJ... talk about salt of the earth.. it is basically hidden on a side street... it's nuts... they bake their own bread also....

  • @CrackerBarrelkid555
    @CrackerBarrelkid555 Před rokem

    Awesome place

  • @nicobass1966
    @nicobass1966 Před rokem

    Looks the job, cheers

  • @craiglewis6709
    @craiglewis6709 Před rokem +2

    Matt your videos are getting just better and better!
    This place looks awesome!
    Credit to you Jess and the team!
    Thank you for the videos bro!

  • @Ccapz
    @Ccapz Před 5 měsíci

    Can't wait to go to Defonte's one day.... MY BOY ANTHONY GOT HIS CAMEO LETS GO

  • @michaeljohn7405
    @michaeljohn7405 Před 11 měsíci

    Amazing, there is a sandwich shop in Astoria called Sals the king of sandwiches it’s in Astoria queens.
    All the cops and fighter fighters and corrections officers eats there and the locals.

  • @woodyr5gt113
    @woodyr5gt113 Před rokem +8

    Come on Britain, who’s the best sandwich shops.. I would be there daily if there was something like that in the midlands ❤

    • @FoodReviewClubUK
      @FoodReviewClubUK  Před rokem +2

      There’s definitely a couple!

    • @Sim-cl2ov
      @Sim-cl2ov Před rokem

      @@FoodReviewClubUKbro please name a couple

    • @thezodiacguru-fl3eq
      @thezodiacguru-fl3eq Před měsícem

      There's plenty of sandwich places all over New York City it's the king of sandwiches throughout the world too bad they're closed otherwise I would have recommend Carnegie deli their sandwiches are ridiculous there's also Junior's deli in Brooklyn which is really known for roast beef 🍖 I think also they use a roast beef similar to a London broil so if you're British you might want to check it out also they have a very dark gravy

  • @splinky99
    @splinky99 Před měsícem

    You missed the park that’s two blocks away over your left shoulder!!…….my fave is the pepper and egg!!

  • @jimmyquinn9639
    @jimmyquinn9639 Před rokem

    Looks fantastic 🎉⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍🍔

  • @richardp1471
    @richardp1471 Před rokem +3

    First class sandwiches 👌👌👌

    • @mrb2643
      @mrb2643 Před 11 měsíci

      They know what they are doing

  • @barentfoley6264
    @barentfoley6264 Před rokem +3

    I'm all about an Italian sub!!

  • @Trinidadiandeep
    @Trinidadiandeep Před rokem

    My City New York!

  • @Vinnytint2
    @Vinnytint2 Před 7 měsíci

    Oh man I’m so hungry now

  • @Caesar-pj5kc
    @Caesar-pj5kc Před 7 měsíci

    I love being Italian

  • @way-rp4pi
    @way-rp4pi Před rokem +3

    wow 9.8! best score so far?

  • @PoppieLand
    @PoppieLand Před rokem

    9.8 WOAAHHH

  • @maaagicman
    @maaagicman Před 7 měsíci

    Jesus, I want all those damn sandwiches.

  • @robgethin7005
    @robgethin7005 Před rokem

    Everyone loves a leveller …. Oi oi 💯

  • @jamesmichaelfrank
    @jamesmichaelfrank Před rokem

    My mouth waters .

  • @charleslenox6967
    @charleslenox6967 Před rokem +2

    People dont realize that espresso has way less caffeine than a medium roasted coffee

  • @thomasgorry1884
    @thomasgorry1884 Před rokem +1

    You do know when you said that you from Cambridge , that the guy tought you ment Cambridge in eastern Massachusetts, 🤣

  • @guttersnipe3246
    @guttersnipe3246 Před rokem +3

    Can't be as good as a subway surely

  • @GYPSYKINGAJ
    @GYPSYKINGAJ Před rokem +3

    Nice but expensive to travel to America brv cost me 80 pound diesel to get to Manchester and back for a Miami burger 🤣💪 bring it to England 👏👍👌

  • @buddybrozy
    @buddybrozy Před 10 měsíci

    i really need to stop watching these while hungry fml

  • @stevepapa1812
    @stevepapa1812 Před měsícem

    G+R deli bro

    • @iec7587
      @iec7587 Před měsícem +1

      it's good, no defontes

  • @qualityoverquantity9896

    Try general ocky

    • @brianjschumer
      @brianjschumer Před 8 měsíci

      Been to Both Ocky is good, hes got lots of flavors and saucez, Dafontes is Old School stuff, higher quality

  • @malmoran8643
    @malmoran8643 Před rokem +3

    Lads , now we're talkin. Nice 👍
    Do they bake their own bread?

    • @FoodReviewClubUK
      @FoodReviewClubUK  Před rokem +2

      I’m not sure tbh… wouldn’t surprise me.

    • @andrewbranch700
      @andrewbranch700 Před rokem +1

      ​@@FoodReviewClubUK To be honest, and knowing what I do about East Coast cities, it wouldn't surprise me if they get their bread from a traditional Italian American bakery within 10 blocks, who themselves likely have storied history. A lot of these establishments have formed bonds and familial ties generation after generation, and work together to support one another. These culturally rich pockets within a lot of the older (older in regards to our existence and evolution as a nation--we know y'all got us beat on ACTUAL history) East Coast cities of the U.S. operate as a network of hard working families and they've helped form the backbone of a lot of our communities for 100s of years. Thank you for placing an emphasis on that in your videos--it's wildly important to our narrative, as I am certain it is in countless other places across the world. Be well.

  • @michaeljohn7405
    @michaeljohn7405 Před 11 měsíci

    Lived in the city all my life lived in Brooklyn never been to redhook never even heard of defontes

    • @brianjschumer
      @brianjschumer Před 8 měsíci

      From Manhattan, About 5 minutes from Brooklyn Battery Tunnel..worth a try, its excellent

  • @LarryFogarty
    @LarryFogarty Před rokem +1

    you have great manners..you are well brought up frc

  • @davidgomm6043
    @davidgomm6043 Před rokem +2

    how much was the 3 sandwiches bruv

    • @FoodReviewClubUK
      @FoodReviewClubUK  Před rokem +2

      I don’t know…. 😅 They gave them to us

    • @davidgomm6043
      @davidgomm6043 Před rokem

      @@FoodReviewClubUK can tell your from London bruv lol I get the same thing when I do a video keep it up 👌🤣👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @user-Jamie370
    @user-Jamie370 Před rokem

    Free food that’s a 10 lol

  • @ejbernal2
    @ejbernal2 Před 7 měsíci

    NO SALT, PROSCIUTTO SALTY ENOUGH!

  • @cory9083
    @cory9083 Před rokem

    When you get back. Whiteheads fish and chips I'm hornsea (near hull), has just won chippy of the year for 2023. Just saying.... get yourself back up here.

  • @marc6016
    @marc6016 Před měsícem

    Are you the same guy who does watch reviews? 🤔

  • @ddullaway
    @ddullaway Před rokem

    Blue sky for a chopped cheese would be my stop in Brooklyn for an iconic working mans sandwich. Fried shrimp with marinara doesnt sound appetising to me but each to their own.

    • @ddullaway
      @ddullaway Před rokem

      Sorry its harlem not Brooklyn, my bad.

  • @patricknolan1096
    @patricknolan1096 Před rokem +1

    Rad.

  • @blackbob3358
    @blackbob3358 Před rokem

    I'll bet that septic is a "barrel of fun " in the boozer. Ear plugs, any one ?

  • @laticman7010
    @laticman7010 Před rokem +1

    Fuckin top draw review I doff my hat to you good sir

  • @neilwilliams3657
    @neilwilliams3657 Před rokem +3

    He makes salt bae look amateur, any body else agree?

  • @imiali6805
    @imiali6805 Před rokem +1

    Why can't you sit inside and be more comfortable to do your review looks great

  • @jamiewilden2702
    @jamiewilden2702 Před 10 dny

    Fat flavour 👌👌👌👌

  • @stevehopeisalive23
    @stevehopeisalive23 Před 6 měsíci

    YOU TRIED THE REST, NOW TRY THE BEST🎉 OLD SCHOOL TRADITIONAL FAMILY FOOD, THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT 🥖 FRESH EVERY TIME WAY TO KICK IT UP A NOTCH BAM BAM BAM CHEERS 🍀

  • @johndean1634
    @johndean1634 Před 6 měsíci

    When you see the UK alternatives you got to think WHY can they get away selling there crappy food to us every day. If they can do it in the US surely we can do it in this day and age. Silly me talk sense they only sell for Maximum Profit smaller portions and lesser quality is the UK in a nutshell.

  • @qualityoverquantity9896

    Ain't no black in the union Jack

  • @stephen129
    @stephen129 Před rokem +1

    You should pay for all your meals. You can't give an unbiased review if you haven't paid for it.