My latkas were over-fried and my bagel was over-toasted. My mum asked for light mustard on her Reuben and they still put way too much on.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nova Lox Sandwich
Alexander James L
nice chill place, and my go to for getting gluten free bread as they distribute "Something sweet without wheat" white bread which so far is the best gluten free bread I've had! The upcharge on the gluten free bagels seems a lot though ($24 for 6!).The sandwiches and bagels they serve are always nice though, and the service is super friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Sam Richardson
Ordered Tofutti and turkey.Guy didn't put the turkey on the order to asked him to add it again, charged me $3 for it.Open my bagel to find he's added scrambled egg!Only 2 stars instead of 1 as the bagel itself is a good bagel.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Jordan Bayles
No way people rating this have eaten real deli to rate this high.PRO:- Outdoor eatingCON:- Skimpy pastrami sandwich- ExpensiveSUMMARY:I think the art of pastrami is dying. When the description here says "Hip Jewish Deli" you know you'll get an interpretation rather than the real deal. Overrated, overpriced and meh, pure meh.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Latkes Hot from the Kitchen, Pastrami Sandwich
Yi-Hsin Lin
Came here with a group. Food quality was good, not a lot of vegetarian options. They had lactose-free options for the milkshake which was nice. Decent choice for a bagel and cream cheese in Boston.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Amanda Cahn
Really good bagels! Wish space was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nova Lox Sandwich
Phoebe
Ordered a lox bagel sandwich and whitefish bagel sandwich - the taste was imbalanced (whitefish salad had way too much salt, especially with the capers, and I’m not one to skimp on salt), the lox to bagel ratio was off (not enough lox). From a practical standpoint, having all the toppings piled on top of the open faced bagel is really impractical and prone to sliding off. If you’re used to NYC delis, you’ll be disappointed for sure. From reading through other reviews, it looks like it’s a hit or miss - for me it’s a miss. It’s not terrible, but I wouldn’t revisit.
Susannah Beyl
The smoked mushroom reuben is 10/10. Please keep it forever! The cold smoked mushrooms make a world of difference. As a vegetarian, one of the best sandwiches I've ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tracy Underwood
This eatery is outstanding for amazing food that marries a great bakery and delicatessen! I love a toasted Everything bagel with a shmear, capers, tomato, caps and lox! The latkes ate crispy but delicate with sour cream and applesauce!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Latkes Hot from the Kitchen, Nova Lox Sandwich, Pastrami Sandwich, Egg Sandwich
A tasty breakfast bagel in Cambridge! The line was long and wonky, but I was able to place an online order and find a spot in the square outside faster than if I'd waited.
Felix Wankel
Ordered a bagel and the turkey sandwich. Crazy salty, especially the turkey sandwich. But maybe should've expected that from a deli.
Cb Stein
Way overcharged $24, for a sandwich that should have cost $15!!!! So little meat you couldn't find it under the cole slaw! Charged for what was claimed to be 1/4lb of one meat plus 2oz of another, best case 3oz total...extra for bread, meat, coleslaw, cheese!!! Ridiculous!!!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Ilya Levin
This place is really overrated. Ive wanted to like it as i've been about 5 times and never have. I got the matzo ball soup, potato latkes, and egg sandwich. The matzo ball is inedible, extremely dry. The egg sandwich has no taste. I could make a 10x better egg sandwich at home. The latkes were good though. We will not be coming back. I wish boston had an actually legit jewish cafe.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Potato Latkes 6 Frozen
Joshua Mathews
Solid traditional Jewish deli
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pastrami Egg and Cheese Sandwich
My latkas were over-fried and my bagel was over-toasted. My mum asked for light mustard on her Reuben and they still put way too much on.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nova Lox Sandwich
nice chill place, and my go to for getting gluten free bread as they distribute "Something sweet without wheat" white bread which so far is the best gluten free bread I've had! The upcharge on the gluten free bagels seems a lot though ($24 for 6!).The sandwiches and bagels they serve are always nice though, and the service is super friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Ordered Tofutti and turkey.Guy didn't put the turkey on the order to asked him to add it again, charged me $3 for it.Open my bagel to find he's added scrambled egg!Only 2 stars instead of 1 as the bagel itself is a good bagel.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
No way people rating this have eaten real deli to rate this high.PRO:- Outdoor eatingCON:- Skimpy pastrami sandwich- ExpensiveSUMMARY:I think the art of pastrami is dying. When the description here says "Hip Jewish Deli" you know you'll get an interpretation rather than the real deal. Overrated, overpriced and meh, pure meh.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Latkes Hot from the Kitchen, Pastrami Sandwich
Came here with a group. Food quality was good, not a lot of vegetarian options. They had lactose-free options for the milkshake which was nice. Decent choice for a bagel and cream cheese in Boston.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Really good bagels! Wish space was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nova Lox Sandwich
Ordered a lox bagel sandwich and whitefish bagel sandwich - the taste was imbalanced (whitefish salad had way too much salt, especially with the capers, and I’m not one to skimp on salt), the lox to bagel ratio was off (not enough lox). From a practical standpoint, having all the toppings piled on top of the open faced bagel is really impractical and prone to sliding off. If you’re used to NYC delis, you’ll be disappointed for sure. From reading through other reviews, it looks like it’s a hit or miss - for me it’s a miss. It’s not terrible, but I wouldn’t revisit.
The smoked mushroom reuben is 10/10. Please keep it forever! The cold smoked mushrooms make a world of difference. As a vegetarian, one of the best sandwiches I've ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This eatery is outstanding for amazing food that marries a great bakery and delicatessen! I love a toasted Everything bagel with a shmear, capers, tomato, caps and lox! The latkes ate crispy but delicate with sour cream and applesauce!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Latkes Hot from the Kitchen, Nova Lox Sandwich, Pastrami Sandwich, Egg Sandwich
Food was great, and quite inexpensive as well!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich
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A tasty breakfast bagel in Cambridge! The line was long and wonky, but I was able to place an online order and find a spot in the square outside faster than if I'd waited.
Ordered a bagel and the turkey sandwich. Crazy salty, especially the turkey sandwich. But maybe should've expected that from a deli.
Way overcharged $24, for a sandwich that should have cost $15!!!! So little meat you couldn't find it under the cole slaw! Charged for what was claimed to be 1/4lb of one meat plus 2oz of another, best case 3oz total...extra for bread, meat, coleslaw, cheese!!! Ridiculous!!!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
This place is really overrated. Ive wanted to like it as i've been about 5 times and never have. I got the matzo ball soup, potato latkes, and egg sandwich. The matzo ball is inedible, extremely dry. The egg sandwich has no taste. I could make a 10x better egg sandwich at home. The latkes were good though. We will not be coming back. I wish boston had an actually legit jewish cafe.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Potato Latkes 6 Frozen
Solid traditional Jewish deli
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pastrami Egg and Cheese Sandwich