The bagels were okay, but the cream cheese spread was watery to the point it dripped from the bagels as we ate them. A bit of a disappointment as we really looked forward to trying this place on a recommendation from a friend.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Jeremy Manishor
I cant defend this place anymore. Have been going for over 25 years. No longer. Overpriced, mediocre product and rude staff. Sums it up. Plenty of other bagel stores to frequent without feeling like you’ve been taken advantage of when you’re just trying to eat breakfast.
Sherry khan
Worst experience today, My entire family have been coming here for over 35 years. I got some bagels, tuna salad and few other things this morning. I've gotten these salads numerous times. The tuna salad smelled and tasted disgusting and stale. I called the store to make sure it was thrown out and not sold to nobody else. I paid over $10 for half a pound. The owner called me back & swore ot was fresh but that he threw it out anyways and made new one. So I went back to get a new container just to see if he was telling the truth and ofcourse he wasn't. The tuna was still the same old one like before. Then I learnt the shop was bought over by new owners. It's very said that after 35 years I will no longer be eating there.
John Di Prizito
I'm done. I will never walk into this place again. When previously owned I would go at least 4 times a week. Then the place was sold, cleaned up and Apple Pay set up. So the new owner started giving cash discount. Charging higher price if you used credit card. Anytime I went into the bagel place I was always rushing to the train station. Today I had plenty of extra time. I had no cash and thought oh well let me use my phone to pay. Because I was paying in cash all the other times, the guy told me the cash price $8.90. Then he realize I was using Apple Pay. Said one minute..... pushed the machine towards my phone and i was charged $13.21. I only realized because i had time to check my phone. Now I wonder how many other times they stole money from me. Really shady. I asked how can it go so much higher. He said credit card fee. The owner was there and gave me the difference back in cash $4.00 Which is even more shady. Obviously he doesn't report his cash intake to the IRS. The deli to the left of this shop has just as nice bagels. Enough is enough. Any business charging you cc fee don't go. Especially don't go to life's a bagel.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Aviel Zaghi
Great bagels and coffee. Nice and friendly service. And they are Kosher, which is very important to many people in town
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Bagels, Bagel with Nova with Cream Cheese Lunch, Muffin
Yolanda Picou
Very good bagels and cream cheese. But the people that work there are SO RUDE. I come in and greet good morning and they just nod their heads, everyone that works there has an attitude, especially the older guy and the older lady, very nasty. I’d like to keep going but unfortunately this will be my last time going there.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Alex Palombo
LOTS of bagels and spreads to choose from, really well made. And they have baked goodies too.
Heads up that it is a kosher spot, so if you're looking for eggs or meat on a breakfast sandwich, you'll have to go elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eterno Adorador!
Good price
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert Feder
This kosher (under supervision of the South Shore Vaad) bagel place has a nice assortment of regular bagels, mini bagels and flat bagels with cream and other types of spreads. They don't have any egg items or other breakfast items - just bagels with spreads.
The bagels are very good. There are some tables to eat there but it mostly is take out. They are a few blocks from the beach so sitting on a bench and having your bagel there is a great item.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bagels, Bagel with Tuna Salad Lunch, Bagel with Strawberry Cream Cheese Breakfast
Stephanie
The business is now under new ownership. I hope they maintain the quality of the ingredients. The new owner, Neil, was working the register when I visited. I paid in cash, and he shorted me by rounding up in his favor when giving me my change. I didn't confront him, but I noticed this lack of integrity. Beware, especially if you are a young woman, as he might think it's okay to shortchange you. I certainly took note of it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bagel with Nova with Cream Cheese Lunch
Seems to always be jammed so expect a wait especially on a weekend morning. Otherwise, great spreads, great bagels and a very helpful overworked staff
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 3
Michael Lewyn
Had a nice whitefish salad and chopped herring here. One minor complaint: I had to ask for spoons and napkins. But nevertheless I was happy!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: White Fish Sald
Carlos Tatis
There’s no better bagels in NY!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kitchen Insider
I'm on bagel death row. This is my last before I head out of bagel country for pretty much ever. So, the last needed to measure up. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't ess a bagel, Tompkins square or Williamsburg bagel. Guess that was inevitable. The bagel itself gets 2.5/5. The chew was ok, not great. The crust not there, as you can see, and the sprinkles were good, but I need some caraway or fennel to seal the deal. Half had the minimal acceptable amount of schmear, half so little it was a desert. The lox cream cheese is charitably described as mild. Terrific service, but these are normal priced bagels and need the customary new york care and quality.
Vegetarian options: No meat or eggs sold here
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Samantha
I was shocked when I asked for a bacon egg and cheese and she cut me off before I’d even gotten the words out to tell me they don’t have eggs. Or bacon I guess. She was not pleasant at all. I got a bagel anyway and it was good. Coffee was not good.
The bagels were okay, but the cream cheese spread was watery to the point it dripped from the bagels as we ate them. A bit of a disappointment as we really looked forward to trying this place on a recommendation from a friend.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
I cant defend this place anymore. Have been going for over 25 years. No longer. Overpriced, mediocre product and rude staff. Sums it up. Plenty of other bagel stores to frequent without feeling like you’ve been taken advantage of when you’re just trying to eat breakfast.
Worst experience today, My entire family have been coming here for over 35 years. I got some bagels, tuna salad and few other things this morning. I've gotten these salads numerous times. The tuna salad smelled and tasted disgusting and stale. I called the store to make sure it was thrown out and not sold to nobody else. I paid over $10 for half a pound. The owner called me back & swore ot was fresh but that he threw it out anyways and made new one. So I went back to get a new container just to see if he was telling the truth and ofcourse he wasn't. The tuna was still the same old one like before. Then I learnt the shop was bought over by new owners. It's very said that after 35 years I will no longer be eating there.
I'm done. I will never walk into this place again. When previously owned I would go at least 4 times a week. Then the place was sold, cleaned up and Apple Pay set up. So the new owner started giving cash discount. Charging higher price if you used credit card.
Anytime I went into the bagel place I was always rushing to the train station. Today I had plenty of extra time. I had no cash and thought oh well let me use my phone to pay. Because I was paying in cash all the other times, the guy told me the cash price $8.90. Then he realize I was using Apple Pay. Said one minute..... pushed the machine towards my phone and i was charged $13.21. I only realized because i had time to check my phone. Now I wonder how many other times they stole money from me. Really shady. I asked how can it go so much higher. He said credit card fee. The owner was there and gave me the difference back in cash $4.00 Which is even more shady. Obviously he doesn't report his cash intake to the IRS. The deli to the left of this shop has just as nice bagels. Enough is enough. Any business charging you cc fee don't go. Especially don't go to life's a bagel.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Great bagels and coffee. Nice and friendly service. And they are Kosher, which is very important to many people in town
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Bagels, Bagel with Nova with Cream Cheese Lunch, Muffin
Very good bagels and cream cheese. But the people that work there are SO RUDE. I come in and greet good morning and they just nod their heads, everyone that works there has an attitude, especially the older guy and the older lady, very nasty. I’d like to keep going but unfortunately this will be my last time going there.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
LOTS of bagels and spreads to choose from, really well made. And they have baked goodies too.
Heads up that it is a kosher spot, so if you're looking for eggs or meat on a breakfast sandwich, you'll have to go elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good price
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This kosher (under supervision of the South Shore Vaad) bagel place has a nice assortment of regular bagels, mini bagels and flat bagels with cream and other types of spreads. They don't have any egg items or other breakfast items - just bagels with spreads.
The bagels are very good. There are some tables to eat there but it mostly is take out. They are a few blocks from the beach so sitting on a bench and having your bagel there is a great item.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bagels, Bagel with Tuna Salad Lunch, Bagel with Strawberry Cream Cheese Breakfast
The business is now under new ownership. I hope they maintain the quality of the ingredients. The new owner, Neil, was working the register when I visited. I paid in cash, and he shorted me by rounding up in his favor when giving me my change. I didn't confront him, but I noticed this lack of integrity. Beware, especially if you are a young woman, as he might think it's okay to shortchange you. I certainly took note of it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bagel with Nova with Cream Cheese Lunch
Restaurantji Recommends
Seems to always be jammed so expect a wait especially on a weekend morning. Otherwise, great spreads, great bagels and a very helpful overworked staff
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 3
Had a nice whitefish salad and chopped herring here. One minor complaint: I had to ask for spoons and napkins. But nevertheless I was happy!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: White Fish Sald
There’s no better bagels in NY!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I'm on bagel death row. This is my last before I head out of bagel country for pretty much ever. So, the last needed to measure up. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't ess a bagel, Tompkins square or Williamsburg bagel. Guess that was inevitable. The bagel itself gets 2.5/5. The chew was ok, not great. The crust not there, as you can see, and the sprinkles were good, but I need some caraway or fennel to seal the deal. Half had the minimal acceptable amount of schmear, half so little it was a desert. The lox cream cheese is charitably described as mild. Terrific service, but these are normal priced bagels and need the customary new york care and quality.
Vegetarian options: No meat or eggs sold here
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
I was shocked when I asked for a bacon egg and cheese and she cut me off before I’d even gotten the words out to tell me they don’t have eggs. Or bacon I guess. She was not pleasant at all. I got a bagel anyway and it was good. Coffee was not good.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 2
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