Homestead Gourmet Shop

I love this hidden Jem. Homestead has been open for decades and they have so many delicious delicacies. I go there every month for Rainbow Cookies and Hungarian sausage. The best. The ladies that work there are so sweet and helpful.

A trusted, reliable «old» staple… great authentic olde world German deli and specialties.

Perfect Polish deli with home cooked goodies. My personal favorite is the liverwurst sandwich with mustard and onions on pumpernickel bread. Everything is fresh. Today I tried the homemade polish egg custard which they make with only fresh ingredients no powdered shortcuts, and it is baked to perfection. Pastries and super good and you can always find imported specialty items to take home. Lastly I must mention The homemade pickles! To die for if you’re a pickle head like me. The staff is nice and friendly really enjoy having my sandwich at the shop instead of taking it to go.

The pastries are delicious, just wish they had more variety. The food is fresh and ready to go, especially when coming home late from work. The staff is always friendly and helpful. Glad I’m in this neighborhood.

The place smells like heaven with fresh baked goods lined up everywhere. Opted for the Apple Strudel. Staff in paper hats are pleasant and efficient. Small seating area for express type eating is a practical consideration. Store is full of unfamiliar delicacies and worth a longer visit.

Shop here for cheese because the Ctown down the block carries almost nothing, not even feta.

Awesome European deli in Kew Gardens! Lots of German, Polish, and other ethnic pastries, cold cuts, salads, and groceries. Love this place. Located in the half-​timbered tudor style corner building. Love their smoked sausages and meats.

Its the BEST! The Food, The People, and their baked goods are totally out of this world! Parking can be a bit of problem so call the order in before going. The staff are more then happy to meet you at the door with the order.
Try It, You will Like It!

The food is fantastic, but the service is what earns this place 5 stars.
I’ve been coming here sporadically for around six months, and the service and food is consistently good. The selection is vast, and not everything may be to everyone’s taste, so don’t be too proud to ask for advice.
I think their best food is the polish vegetable salad, which is like the best potato salad you can imagine, but better. They have a very wide selection of sweets, packaged and fresh. The packaged sweets are well curated, but unless you’re buying a gift or looking particularly for chocolate, I’d opt for the fresh pastries instead, they’ve always been good for me.

I fondly remember the Homestead on Austin Street. And I keep driving by this one on Lefferts and always say I’m going to stop in. So without giving it much thought I bought a few things just to satisfy my curiosity. It was mostly desserts. The custard was pretty good but not great. Seven layer chocolate cake pretty good. But I can’t believe how utterly bad the rice pudding was. Let me just say that I took one taste, spit it out and threw the whole thing away. Let me also tell you that it’s not cheap so I was very, very disappointed. Three stars are because I have to believe that this was a fluke. The reputation of this deli has always been quite good. But this was the worse rice pudding I have ever ever had. The rice was hard, clumpy, and didn’t even taste sweet. I could tell that it wasn’t spoiled or anything like that. It was just poorly prepared. Let’s see what happens the second time around. I think based on its reputation, this place deserves a second chance. But I really hope that it’s not one of those places that is surviving solely on reputation.

Cute, quaint bakery. Lots of yummy desserts and other foods.
Staff always very pleasant.

Wonderful food, if somewhat pricey on some items. Strudel is great, roast pork terrific, homemade pot pies and German potato salad are great. Good homemade Polish food (I’m Polish and I cook, so I know what I’m talking about). Don’t be put off by the girls behind the counter — they are friendly but often face disgruntled Russian customers (the Russians ALWAYS seem disgruntled!). This is a good, old fashioned European style deli like they used to be — no pre-​made crap. Give it a try, you won’t regret it.

Sometimes I forget how much I love the homemade chicken pot pies here. It’s also the best potato salads around. There are three kinds! Deli heaven!

Pricey but truly a gourmet one stop shop for desert lovers. Their cherry strudel is worth every penny and is always fresh.

Best deli in Queens, but not in the convenience store– breakfast stop sense. The Homestead is old school, with home made foods and pastries. The German /​Polish influence is strong. Don’t miss the Bavarian potato salad, or the strudel.

This place has been here FOREVER (or at least since the mid 1980’s when I first started hanging out in the neighborhood).
Old style German deli with high prices.
Had the roast pork sandwich on rye with mustard and Swiss cheese (it came with a whole pickle), with a small side of German Potato Salad (with bacon) and a Snapple Iced Tea the other day. Total: $ 14.
Steep prices. Good food.

Love, love, love this place. It’s like stepping into the past when you walk through the doors. Food is high quality and delicious. i know it is a little more expensive than other places but in this case you definitely get what you pay for.
Homestead is a treasure that I hope Kew Gardens never loses.

The shop window proudly displays rows and rows of fresh strudel. Apple strudel. Cherry strudel. Plain. All delicious. The plain is sweet with a smidge of tartness from the sour cream coming through. Homestead also has cold cuts and homemade breads for sale, but I’ve never bought anything other than the strudel — not because I don’t like deli ham or sausage sold in a two dozen different ways (like lots of sausage? they’ve got it).
It’s because I never had a good feeling browsing there. The staff stand behind the counter watching the customers, but not in a «have a look and ask if you’ve got any questions» sort of way. I’ve never experienced downright rudeness, just gotten the feeling that my presence was getting in the way of their conversations. I’d have loved to have asked about and tried the glorious foods on display (cabbage rolls, cutlets, tons of Eastern European specialties) but was too put off by the staff.

Yummy food by Polish people. Lots of stuff going on in here, from cases of Polish beer, to stick-​your-​face-​in-​it racks of sweets, to all sorts of meaty stuff, to pastries from heaven. This is a place you’d want to stop by on the way if you’re nearby and probably a favorite among locals (though steep competition exists, never mind the constituents of these places are angry Russians).
Bookmark Homestead and stop by. The building itself is in cute Tudor style.

Came here on a rainy evening walk from the train station in hopes of finding an easy dinner to plate at home for 2. I was expecting to pay more than I should because I know this place is expensive so that’s not what my complaint is about.
I have always come here to pick up strudels when I needed a different dessert to bring to a party or family gathering, and that’s what I have always loved about this place. The workers have always been friendly and helpful also.
This last time tho I went in and the worker available was not helpful. I guess it was about 30 minutes to closing so maybe that was her problem. She just didnt seem interested in helping and when I asked questions she seemed annoyed like «how much is this per pound? how many pieces approx comes in a lb?» and she looked at me like how the hell should I know then she said «I dont know» then she would walk away so I would have to follow her to tell her what I wanted.
I ordered a bunch of stuff, a few pieces of BBQ ribs, 4 pierogies ($ 1.25 each WTF!!) and potato salad and a few beverages. everything was about $ 30. The ribs were dry. The pierogies were good but they charge way to much for them. potato salad was standard.
Ive experienced better for sure.