The Bagel Nook
1868 NJ-35, Middletown
(732) 889-8248
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Bagels are the best in the area hands down
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Update: the muffins are dry and old. Tried three times. All three misses
Tuna is got eh
Bagels still fantastic
Great bagels and tuna. I just wish they had more dessert/snack options - I’m looking at you.. chocolate chip cookies!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Bagels are average and service/timeliness is far below average. There are Definitely better bagels available in Middletown. Gave this place 3 chances, disappointed each time.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
This place is the worst. They have young kids working here that have no clue what they are doing! It’s a high volume place and should have people working here that know what they are doing.
Bagel nook is one of our favorite bagel spots. So many delicious bagel choices. The customer service is always fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service is so slow. They need more cooks.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
severely disorganized
Food is amazing!! I’ve came to this location a great deal of times and the food always turns out great. However, the service is inconsistent and every encounter I’ve had needs improvement, to a point where I wouldn’t come back and will stop recommending.
My fiancé called to place a phone order the other day, and the girl who picked up asked what we wanted. When she heard it was a long order, she said, “Sorry we’re not taking phone orders, have a nice day” then HUNG UP.
There is lack of urgency from the staff, some have an attitude, and paid orders are being misplaced. Not just with me, but I’ve observed it happening to others. I just received my single bagel order placed 40 minutes ago, which was just sitting behind the staff counter where it didn't belong and is now cold. I would have some grace if it was hectic in there, but it wasn’t at all.
I’ve watched the manager work before and she’s amazing! Really keeps things in line. It’s sad to see how poor the service can be when she’s not there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
It was my best friend and I’s first time coming, we had a big order for her family—David(I assume the owner/manager) was very friendly and sweet! Funny too and the food is spectacular. We’ll be coming again that’s for sure! The environment was awesome :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is place is new and awesome!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Bagels are too fancy for me
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The bagels were bland, the line was out the door and none of the girls were hustling, the nookaccino pumpkin drink tasted like chalk! And very over priced!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
The best bagel place around! They’re definitely busy on the weekends, but the wait is totally worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mid food and a big douche at the register who was pissed off abt nothing. This place was built for Instagram cause it looks great yet tastes alright.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
This place was made for Instagram and TikTok. The bagels are big soft and chewy. Personally, I prefer bagels that are firmer and denser with a little crunch to them.
They have tons of different spread flavors ranging from Cotton Candy to Flaming Hot Cheetos to Vegan Vegetable. Bagel flavors are vast as well, with cereal bagels like Fruity Pebbles to savory Loaded Potato Skins to typical Egg Everything.
I tried a sweet Smores Bagel, and it just was not for me. To me, bagels should be more savory. As expected, the Smores Bagel with Oreo Cream Cheese tasted almost like a cheesecake. Again, just not for me.
The Egg Everything bagel with Bacon Scallion cream cheese was nothing special. As stated earlier, the bagel is big, chewy and fluffy. Was nothing special to travel out of my way for.
What was impressive to me was the self-serve coffee bar. With a big variety of iced and hot coffees.
The place was rockin’ busy at 9am on Sunday but they were well staffed. The line moved quickly and I only waited a few minutes for my order.
All in all, I WOULD return for the coffee bar selection, but would not go out of my way for their bagels. They are unique and different, and fun conversation pieces but in my opinion, you can find much better quality homemade tasting bagels in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
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