Rubinstein Bagels Capitol Hill

Coming from New Jersey, these aren’t my favorite bagels in Seattle. They have a pretty heavy sourdough profile, which is off-putting and atypical for the bagels I’m used to. They can also tend to be a little on the chewy/tough side. They are also on the more expensive side.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

they are literally always out of something. i’ve been here multiples times, early enough in the day and ordered different things and something is always out of stock. no eggs, no deli meat, no bacon, no lox 🙃 I don’t get it. it’s just comical at this point 🤣 eventually i’ll get desperate enough to come back, but it will probably be the same experience.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

The bagels were really tasty, service took FOREVER though. Like 35 minutes for a few bagels. Id like to hope it was just a lot of new staff? We enjoyed our food when we got it though!

Food: 4

Service: 2

i just want a toasted bagel. please just toast my bagel. i ask every time and no matter what i walk away with a cold, chewy bagel. i don’t know if it’s a toaster issue or something else but i really just want a warm bagel without my partner having to scrape everything off at home and retoast it. please, i want to give you my business just toast my bagel.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 4

Clean quiet store.
Counter worker was really nice,
Had a cinnamon raisin, and my friend had a rosemary. We’re good- nothing too fancy. I was pleasantly surprised w the rosemary salt one. It was really good!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Best bagels in Seattle IMO

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

When adding cream cheese to my to-go order I didn't realize the $4.50 was for such a small amount of schmear. $4.50 is crazy for an amount that barely covers a single bagel. Very disappointed after many good in-store experiences.

I gave this place a chance despite the 3.8 star review and am sorry to say the rating is justified. The staff were sweet but my bagel was barely toasted, no crunch at all... slathered in way too much cold sticky cream cheese that only stuck to one half of the bun... so it was basically a cold, undercooked, very disappointing chewy waste of calories that was not worth finishing.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

Coffee tasted like motor oil, I literally stopped and questioned if it was coffee. SEC was very standard. Only thing that was good was that the garlic on the everything bagel tasted fresh. Very expensive for subpar, dunkin donuts quality food. Go to Westmans bagels 2 minutes drive away, u won't regret it.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Sold out of bagels. It is a bagel shop... you had one job. No sign to indicate why they're closed, but the employee at least let me know and was apologetic. When it is open it is too crowded. I have a hard time finding the in between hour when I can get service, sit down, and there is food.

The people here are absolutely lovely! I pop in at least once a week for a rosemary sea salt bagel with the herbs and garlic schmear, which is just delicious. Tried their coffee once, and I'm not a fan as a coffee snob, but the food is great!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 4

Rude staff. They wouldn’t take an order over the phone that’s too much work I guess..

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 1

yummy bagels very nice i like that they cut them

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Ordered a couple of bagel sandwiches for delivery through Postmates, one was a BEC (for my partner) and one was the Double Down lox sandwich (for me). The bagels are pretty standard, nothing special. What really concerns me though, is the fact that they clearly used the same knife for cutting everything. There were fragments of egg on my lox sandwich (see photos with yellow egg on the bagels) and while this was not a huge deal for me, it can be a really serious issue for people with allergies. A similar issue happened at Rubinsteins in Eastlake, where I ordered a lox sandwich and my coworker ordered a blueberry bagel. Her blueberry bagel tasted so fishy because they used the same knife for both bagels, she had to take it back. She is also vegan, so that is a big deal. I think the workers at Rubinsteins need to be a bit more knowledgeable about cross-contamination since this seems to be a recurring issue.

Food: 2

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Double Down, Bacon Egg \u0026 Cheese

They said to pick up my order between 2:30 and 3pm, but they were closed when I arrived at 2:40 today