Mama
We’ve really enjoyed The Bagel Place Essex! The bagels are nice and soft, and the food has been a hit with our whole family. My kiddos absolutely love the tuna, and my husband really enjoyed the chicken salad.
The only constructive feedback I’d share is about online ordering. It would be much easier for people with food allergies or specific preferences if there were a true “build your own” lunch sandwich option that doesn’t require selecting a spread, but still allows all the same add ons the “bagel with spread” option on their website includes.
I also want to mention that when we called multiple times with questions, everyone we spoke with was incredibly nice and helpful, which we really appreciated.
Overall, we love the food and will absolutely continue to eat here. We’re grateful to have such a great local spot.
… moreD R
Placed an order online at 8:18am, was given an estimated pick-up time of 8:40am. Waited around until 9am, while other customers placed orders in-person and were served. Finally was notified at 10:17am that my order was ready, long after I had finished eating my bagel from a slightly more distant but much better quality bagel shop. While this is the most extreme example, I have ordered from them perhaps five times and only once have they had my order ready within 10 minutes of the estimated time. Don’t order online.
They are also the 4th best of the 4 nearby bagel spots in terms of quality, not bad but all of the other places have better bagels. Worth the few minutes of extra travel.
… moreJon Stegenga
Was doing some work next door at Nomad Coffee and overheard about bagels being nextdoors. Friendly staff and quick service. Tasty bagels! They alsp have day old bag of bagels for $3 great breakfast combo with some nomad coffee (next door)
Indoor and outdoor seating.
… moreBrian Cummings
Friendly service. The owners are cheerful and make a great bagel! I’d give more than five stars if I could! Highly recommended!
… moreAnne-Maire Mattogno
I love this place. They’ve gone out of their way to chip 3” thick ice off the sidewalk, they always give large portions of meat and cream cheese, and their bagels and WONDERFUL.
… moreLily Merchant
Fairly small bagels but friendly staff. Pretty cold inside with AC and currently no outdoor seating. Bagels are good, though! Check out Nomad Coffee next door 😉
… moreCameron Silloway
Montreal spice bagel with scallion cream cheese packs an insane amount of flavor for a bagel. Also insanely affordable if you get limited toppings – my go to is cucumber and red onion. Basically just your friendly neighborhood bagel spot that rarely if ever disappoints.
… moreElias Holland
The Montreal Spice has a nice kick and the scallion cream cheese is bomb on anything. I like to get a tub and use the leftovers for turkey sandwiches. They’re bagels, so if you’re not eating them fresh then you’re losing a lot, but it’s awesome to have this place close to home and I’ve always had fast, easy service.
… moreJeff Margolis
These bagels are more bread-like than they should be. There shouldn’t be corn meal on them either. The bagels are edible and inoffensive, but that’s all I can say for them.
… moreWill Graham
For years I’ve been here every weekend getting a breakfast bagel sandwich and a bagel with a cream cheese. The food and service are great and it’s always the highlight of my week. Now that there is a second public parking lot around the corner on Railroad Street, it’s so easy to find parking.
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