Hudson Bread Cafe Secaucus

Chicken Parmpesto, you taste so good.
I see multiple people comparing this place to Panera, and that was what I immediately what I thought when I walked in. Without doing a taste my taste comparison, I’d say HBC has a more upscale interior feel, was very quiet during lunchtime, and compared to the Panera in Secaucus, this isn’t in a crowded area so there was plenty of parking. I’m not sure how many people would come here except people who work nearby, people who live in the apartment complex, or people who just parked at Secaucus Junction. It isn’t on a busy road, so I don’t know how large an audience would be drawn here instead of going to similar places anywhere.
That being said, the chicken parmpesto sandwich was really good and I loved the mozzarella was thick and gooey. I also had a chocolate muffin that was super good rich chocolate, but it did look like the bakery display case was smaller than a Panera, but at the pick up window you can see the people in the kitchen, which I thought was kind of cool. I like the ambiance especially since there weren’t many people there.
So if you are in the area, it’ll be a good lunch for sure, but I wouldn’t recommend driving out of your way for it either. Although I didn’t try their loaves of bread, so if you want that, I don’t think there are many other places around to get those, so maybe that’s more of a unique feature vs. the prepared foods.

First off, I just want to say that this place has excellent food. The sandwiches, the bread, the soups, and the bakery are all delicious and fresh. The sandwiches are made well and the kitchen really hustles to put everything together.
The frustration is in the accuracy at the counter. I can’t tell you how many times my order was entered into the system incorrectly or an item was entirely left off of my order. Most of the time it’s a bakery item left off because they don’t it for you right away or the sandwiches are missing an item. It’s really frustrating to have to constantly doublecheck your order and then spend extra time waiting to get their attention to correct the order or grab the missing item. They really just need to pay more attention to detail and confirm the order with the customer before finalizing it and moving onto the next customer.
I also wish that they were open later so that you can get a sandwich for dinner.

Good place and basically a remake of Panera bread. Lots of selections if you like bread, croissants, muffins etc and they will slice it for you. I tried their Cuban sandwich and it was good. They also have a large selection of various sandwiches and will toast it if that’s your thing. The seating area is clean and I think it’s a fairly priced bread/​sandwich place in the Exchange complex.

I only write reviews when I strongly feel necessary to. Either really great or really bad This place was from the impressive just walking through the door on Friday 9:30ish– to the décor to the service to the food !! They use artisan bread (Hudson Bread) which is the best I ever have !!! Recommend for everyone next time I’m in the NJ area that’s the place I will have lunch ! And buy some of they bread to take home !

I loved this place, but today I just got the worst grill cheese I’ve ever eaten. They put the bread in a microwave first and then toast it with not butter at all !! the bread was so dry that it felt like cardboard in my mouth and the layer of cheese was ridiculously thin, has not taste at all. Whoever prepared it has not idea what he was doing. I saw the guy when he was preparing it and I knew it will end up bad.

I love the tonnelle ave. location but not this one. There was one girl behind the counter so the wait was ridiculous with only one person ahead of me. The toasted brioche roll was grilled and swimming in butter.

Everything was amazing! From the friendly staff, to the delicious meal. I got The Roman Press sandwich as well as a regular caesar salad. I initially thought the sandwich would be small so I added the salad to be fulfilling, but the sandwich was more than enough! The sandwich was absolutely delicious and came with yummy sun chips. Beautiful ambiance, Beautiful interior. Exquisite place for a unique lunch date.

What a pleasant surprise. Decided to have breakfast here after dropping off our rental car next door. Staff was patient and friendly. $ 4.99 Breakfast sandwich was delicious; exceeded our expectations by leaps and bounds. Will definitely come back when we’re in the area.

Food is excellent, and I don’t think it is expensive at all. Compared to Bagel Buffet in town, Hudson Bread is reasonable. Their breads are to die for! They are still working out the kinks. They have screwed up our order a few times when we called, but they always compensated by giving us free bread. I think the young kids in the back preparing the food need to get better at details, but once that is done this place will be rocking! Worth stopping by! The Manager is very nice !

If you like Panera you like this. The concept is very Panera inspired. I was waiting for my husbands train to come in and decided to kill time and grab him a sandwich. I was pleased with the selection.
The associate was very friendly and made a few suggestions. The place has a nice set up for tables and comfy chairs and is inviting if you choose to stay for a while.
The sandwich turned out to be very good, fresh and was hot. Very nice area and would go back if in the area.

Food is good, but overpriced. Customer service is horrible. I went in for a simple sandwich and smoothie. There was one man working there and he did not know how to make the smoothie. He said the person who did know was on break, but that he should be back in 5 mins. After 15 mins (and me almost walking out) the man finally returned and made my smoothie with no urgency at all! This place needs to step up their customer service and wait time.

I stumbled upon this place last weekend and can’t rave about it enough! The décor is adorable, its clean, the staff is friendly and the food is delicious! I had the turkey and avocado sandwich and I’m salivating 3 days later thinking about it!

Food is just ok, just convenient for me because of where I live… Customer loyslty service is not priority, hours are not convenient was there at 6:30pm and they said kitchen closed 5 min ago… Just was thinking wow, business must be great having just opened up, a loyal customer can be won over managing a 5 min closing window, just saying… The business os really is off the beaten path so you should take what you can get…

Much better than panera or au Bön pain. Fresh ingredients and much bigger portions. I’m really happy with their customer centric philosophy and j will definitely keep going back

HORRIBLE SERVICE — after over 30 minutes NO lunch was served. Had to fight for a refund, poorly managed restaurant. Staff needs to be retrained in customer service.

So yummy! My dad and I just got here from our flight, so we were really hungry! I got the chicken cesar salad and the frozen vanilla coffee drink, while my dad got the Bastone sandwich and a red eye with a shot of caramel. The meals are amazing! The slim Cesar is not short of flavor or goodness! They add kale which always a plus, and their homemade ceased dressing is up to my expectations. (kind of a Cesar snob lol) the Bastone sandwich has prosciutto, mozzellera, jam, and syrup on a cinnamon baguette. Are you drooling yet? Incredible sandwich! The red eye coffee with a shot of caramel was perfection, but the frozen vanilla was nothing spectacular and less coffee. If you are visiting or live in the exchange, I would check this place out for a innovative, well-​priced meal! Glad I’m here for a couple of days :)

Unilocal states that they’re open on Sunday; they’re not. Just went all the way over there to end up at the diner down the road.

Everything looked appetizing. Place is sparkling clean. Stopped for a midday treat and had a cappuccino and whole wheat croissant. Both were wonderful. Enjoyed the option of sitting outside.

Loved Everything, great Salads, sandwiches, breads etc… The coffee and Pastries were also excellent.
I will definitely return for more Great Food.
Can’t wait to try more if there specials and it is also a nice place to dine in or out.

good. cant complain. new place. clean. perfect place for new breakfast and lunch spot. radio is bit on loud side.