Nice place for a quick breakfast bite. Bagels are fresh and a nice size!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Giuseppe A.
The bagels are great but the price is equivalent to timesquare. I can't justify a BEC costing $6.
Monika F.
Bagels are life. A well-toasted toasted sesame bagel can righ any wrong for me and I come to this place to get my fix. I've come here dozens of times and each time my request for a toasted bagel is executed poorly. The bagel is alway barely warm, without any crunch or color. A soft bagel with schmear leads to a soggy bagel, hence my request for "well toasted, please." Today my bagel was so lacking in heat and color that I went back and asked for a re-do, politely. The owner fought me! She actually told me that it WAS toasted. I agreed, but pointed out it was soft and could they PLEASE toast another bagel? And please toast it well? She was obviously annoyed and took it back, slapped it on the griddle with the lox spread in it, and gave it back to me. I guess this was her way of saying "don't come back" and I will definitely take that to heart and will no longer meet up with the girl crew for a bagel on weekends. Maybe the staff is overtasked, maybe they overlooked my initial request. But the unwillingness to part with another bagel and just toast it twice ... for $5 bagel, I feel like this was an easy fix, but she was not only unwilling to fix it, she gave me grief. Do not recommend.
Megan Merando
Nasty Asian woman runs this deli. Ordered 2 breakfast bagels for my trip down the shore. Took a bite and a 6 in black hair was hanging out of my mouth. I almost threw up.Called them back to make them aware and she told me to bring the hair back in as proof. Say what! I spit that out into the sand as fast as I could. Terrible service horrible people skills from nasty Asian woman.
Meghan Scaramia
This has become our go-to spot for bagels. Their strawberry cream cheese is amazing and so is their tuna salad. The bagels are delicious as well and the staff is friendly and accommodating. They always put a nice amount of spread on the bagels which is also a plus. Overall, would highly recommend!
Jennifer R.
Owner clipping her nails. How is this place in business they run out of bagels before 10am. They just don't order enough
Lisa B
Love this place! Food is always delicious. Best coffee in town.
Dana D
Deli food is deli food, but the prices wild! A dozen bagels, three ¼lb spreads, and OJ shouldn't cost 50$ anywhere on earth.
Dana Downer
Deli food is deli food, but the prices wild! A dozen bagels, three ¼lb spreads, and OJ shouldn't cost 50$ anywhere on earth.
Adnan S.
Once upon a time a very fine cook who had formerly sold chocolates, crepes, chais & daals found himself famished. Well versed in customer service, the man had become more patient over his years, now aged 52. As a neurodiverse dad of an autistic adult son, he endeavored to be more empathic of people, events and happenings.On an unusually warm January day he drove to a local bagel shop. As a new resident of Manville he thought it would be nice to frequent a local small business + his tummy was rumbling!Walking in with a face mask, he thinks "this looks okay, must have good bagels" - one doesn't think much about service at all - as the mouth salivates gazing at a giant photo of a deli standard: egg and cheese on bagel. The masked man had seen many such signs over his years - especially having worked in NYC over a decade.The shop was populated by few customers, some having coffee, discussing politics "democrats are better organized than we (republicans) are" this on morning for 1st time in a century the US House of Representatives were unable to elect a House Speaker on day one of a new session.The man walked towards the big "ORDER HERE" sign, with only one customer ahead of him at 915am it was a short wait - the masked man placed his order with another masked man - the deli guy - for 1 plain croissant, 1 egg and cheese on croissant, and 1 bottled drink placed on the counter. The deli man seemed confused so the order was stated clearly again : 1 plain croissant, 1 egg and cheese on croissant, and 1 bottled drink.Alongside standard sodas the fridge held fruity veg drinks which looked not only delicious but maybe healthy. The mango carrot juice caught the man's widened eyes, after all he had never seen this specific brand in such a homestyle labeled bottle - he decided to give it a try. It's usually fine to get a taste of things one hasn't tried, after all.The order was placed - written down onto a pad by the deli man. The man who taught yoga had once been a waiter / server so was well acquainted with systems of retail order taking - passing the order slip on to the kitchen / cashier for food prep / payment, trusting in the process. After placing his order he proceeded to the register clerk - also masked - he assumed that the prior written order - now in the cashier's hand - with be clear - so the cashier must know exactly what was ordered. Note test the cashier spoke Super Fast - so let's just call her The Fast Talker.The Fast Talker proffered coffee, the man accepted, payment was made, but no receipt offered, and after pouring his own coffee into the cup provided, the man sat down at one of many available clean empty tables.Within 3min he received 2 bags and sat back down to enjoy a sandwich. Suddenly The Fast Talker called loudly, "Sir! Sir! You got a drink! You didn't tell me you got a drink!" He walked back to her where The Fast Talker shook her head saying "you didn't tell me" several more times. He said quietly "OK I thought I paid for it - how much?" The Fast Talker continued shaking her head, so the now tired man decided to release his drink curiosity to avoid a continued unpleasant interaction - beginning to feel it offensive.He returned to his table, opened 2 bags finding 1 egg and cheese sandwich - and 3 croissants (not 1). The man had conscience and stood up to return what he'd erroneously received. He walked up to The Fast Talker and said "excuse me, I ordered 1 plain croissant, 1 egg and cheese sandwich, and in my bags are 3 croissants and 1 egg and cheese sandwich." The Fast Talker looked into both bags, kept 2 croissant and returned 1 - it was not clear if the croissant were passed on to another customer, or discarded.The man decided to leave after this experience to eat in his car - after taking a few steps outside The Fast Talker opened the shop door "Sir! Sir! You ordered coffee!? You didn't pay!" The surprised man turned around said "I did" but followed her back in
Friendly people , amazing price and very tasty fresh tuna salad) def will be back .Thank you
Tomato P.
Best bagel by rutgers by far and very reasonably priced. Cashiers kind of mean but damn can she run a kitchen. Talk about efficiency!
Nicole
Fast service but the ordering station is unclear. No free wifi. Not a clean vibe. Idk.
Keasha Jack-Lyles
I like the flavor bagel and cream cheese. Reminds me of NY
Rey and Chibbs Pereira
So disrespectful. Why is it that EVERY single time I come in here the manager gets so nasty with me? I’m literally just coming to get food and they treat me like a piece of garbage every time, I’m NEVER coming back. Today was the last straw, I come in to place my order because that’s what I was told to do by management since they were having trouble understanding me on the phone. He then starts arguing with me saying he never said that, which doesn’t even matter sir, It was RIDICULOUS. This place is going to go out of business so fast with this new management and unprofessional staff. This is not how you do business and they will see that very soon.
Nice place for a quick breakfast bite. Bagels are fresh and a nice size!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The bagels are great but the price is equivalent to timesquare. I can't justify a BEC costing $6.
Bagels are life. A well-toasted toasted sesame bagel can righ any wrong for me and I come to this place to get my fix. I've come here dozens of times and each time my request for a toasted bagel is executed poorly. The bagel is alway barely warm, without any crunch or color. A soft bagel with schmear leads to a soggy bagel, hence my request for "well toasted, please." Today my bagel was so lacking in heat and color that I went back and asked for a re-do, politely. The owner fought me! She actually told me that it WAS toasted. I agreed, but pointed out it was soft and could they PLEASE toast another bagel? And please toast it well? She was obviously annoyed and took it back, slapped it on the griddle with the lox spread in it, and gave it back to me. I guess this was her way of saying "don't come back" and I will definitely take that to heart and will no longer meet up with the girl crew for a bagel on weekends. Maybe the staff is overtasked, maybe they overlooked my initial request. But the unwillingness to part with another bagel and just toast it twice ... for $5 bagel, I feel like this was an easy fix, but she was not only unwilling to fix it, she gave me grief. Do not recommend.
Nasty Asian woman runs this deli. Ordered 2 breakfast bagels for my trip down the shore. Took a bite and a 6 in black hair was hanging out of my mouth. I almost threw up.Called them back to make them aware and she told me to bring the hair back in as proof. Say what! I spit that out into the sand as fast as I could. Terrible service horrible people skills from nasty Asian woman.
This has become our go-to spot for bagels. Their strawberry cream cheese is amazing and so is their tuna salad. The bagels are delicious as well and the staff is friendly and accommodating. They always put a nice amount of spread on the bagels which is also a plus. Overall, would highly recommend!
Owner clipping her nails. How is this place in business they run out of bagels before 10am. They just don't order enough
Love this place! Food is always delicious. Best coffee in town.
Deli food is deli food, but the prices wild! A dozen bagels, three ¼lb spreads, and OJ shouldn't cost 50$ anywhere on earth.
Deli food is deli food, but the prices wild! A dozen bagels, three ¼lb spreads, and OJ shouldn't cost 50$ anywhere on earth.
Once upon a time a very fine cook who had formerly sold chocolates, crepes, chais & daals found himself famished. Well versed in customer service, the man had become more patient over his years, now aged 52. As a neurodiverse dad of an autistic adult son, he endeavored to be more empathic of people, events and happenings.On an unusually warm January day he drove to a local bagel shop. As a new resident of Manville he thought it would be nice to frequent a local small business + his tummy was rumbling!Walking in with a face mask, he thinks "this looks okay, must have good bagels" - one doesn't think much about service at all - as the mouth salivates gazing at a giant photo of a deli standard: egg and cheese on bagel. The masked man had seen many such signs over his years - especially having worked in NYC over a decade.The shop was populated by few customers, some having coffee, discussing politics "democrats are better organized than we (republicans) are" this on morning for 1st time in a century the US House of Representatives were unable to elect a House Speaker on day one of a new session.The man walked towards the big "ORDER HERE" sign, with only one customer ahead of him at 915am it was a short wait - the masked man placed his order with another masked man - the deli guy - for 1 plain croissant, 1 egg and cheese on croissant, and 1 bottled drink placed on the counter. The deli man seemed confused so the order was stated clearly again : 1 plain croissant, 1 egg and cheese on croissant, and 1 bottled drink.Alongside standard sodas the fridge held fruity veg drinks which looked not only delicious but maybe healthy. The mango carrot juice caught the man's widened eyes, after all he had never seen this specific brand in such a homestyle labeled bottle - he decided to give it a try. It's usually fine to get a taste of things one hasn't tried, after all.The order was placed - written down onto a pad by the deli man. The man who taught yoga had once been a waiter / server so was well acquainted with systems of retail order taking - passing the order slip on to the kitchen / cashier for food prep / payment, trusting in the process. After placing his order he proceeded to the register clerk - also masked - he assumed that the prior written order - now in the cashier's hand - with be clear - so the cashier must know exactly what was ordered. Note test the cashier spoke Super Fast - so let's just call her The Fast Talker.The Fast Talker proffered coffee, the man accepted, payment was made, but no receipt offered, and after pouring his own coffee into the cup provided, the man sat down at one of many available clean empty tables.Within 3min he received 2 bags and sat back down to enjoy a sandwich. Suddenly The Fast Talker called loudly, "Sir! Sir! You got a drink! You didn't tell me you got a drink!" He walked back to her where The Fast Talker shook her head saying "you didn't tell me" several more times. He said quietly "OK I thought I paid for it - how much?" The Fast Talker continued shaking her head, so the now tired man decided to release his drink curiosity to avoid a continued unpleasant interaction - beginning to feel it offensive.He returned to his table, opened 2 bags finding 1 egg and cheese sandwich - and 3 croissants (not 1). The man had conscience and stood up to return what he'd erroneously received. He walked up to The Fast Talker and said "excuse me, I ordered 1 plain croissant, 1 egg and cheese sandwich, and in my bags are 3 croissants and 1 egg and cheese sandwich." The Fast Talker looked into both bags, kept 2 croissant and returned 1 - it was not clear if the croissant were passed on to another customer, or discarded.The man decided to leave after this experience to eat in his car - after taking a few steps outside The Fast Talker opened the shop door "Sir! Sir! You ordered coffee!? You didn't pay!" The surprised man turned around said "I did" but followed her back in
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Friendly people , amazing price and very tasty fresh tuna salad) def will be back .Thank you
Best bagel by rutgers by far and very reasonably priced. Cashiers kind of mean but damn can she run a kitchen. Talk about efficiency!
Fast service but the ordering station is unclear. No free wifi. Not a clean vibe. Idk.
I like the flavor bagel and cream cheese. Reminds me of NY
So disrespectful. Why is it that EVERY single time I come in here the manager gets so nasty with me? I’m literally just coming to get food and they treat me like a piece of garbage every time, I’m NEVER coming back. Today was the last straw, I come in to place my order because that’s what I was told to do by management since they were having trouble understanding me on the phone. He then starts arguing with me saying he never said that, which doesn’t even matter sir, It was RIDICULOUS. This place is going to go out of business so fast with this new management and unprofessional staff. This is not how you do business and they will see that very soon.