Place was great. Easy parking. Socially distant ordering. Great food. My gf and I each had a sausage, egg, and cheese on everything bagel, with a bagel and schmear on the side. Quite a treat!!! Would definitely like to eat hear again. read more

We've been to bagel shops from New York to the Middle East, and this is honestly one of the best we've EVER had. Not to thick or thin, not too dense, baked and toasted perfectly. Their cream cheese spreads are delicious, as well! Order the lox and chive or honey walnut version. Our fave bagel was the All Seeds. read more

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Appreciated being able to order in advance but it was confusing to all of the customers who were there at the same time as us where to pick up food. Some people walked in and went straight to pick up their order, but when I asked the employee they said everyone is supposed to wait in the "Order Here" line (this sign is also hard to see). It was definitely confusing, but one employee was kind (another was less friendly - seemed annoyed with all of us for not standing in the right place). Our bagels were mislabeled in the bag but once we sorted out whose was whose they were delicious! Just expect a little wait even if you order ahead. read more

I'm going to school here in Monterey and decided to try this place for a breakfast bagel. Stood at the counter for awhile with no response from anyone working and then another couple walks in and comes up to the counter and they get immediate help from staff??? WTF. Seriously??? Apparently I'm completely invisible to the staff here. I will never return here again and take my business elsewhere. read more

Hipster bagel shop, nice sandwich and bagel options, decent seating, friendly but slow service, cheap prices! * Everything bagel was good toasted with whipped cream cheese, it was surprisingly flavorful. My favorite though was the reuben. * The reuben - 4.25 stars: Eelicious, it comes warm and you can ask for the bagel toasted too. I love that you can add alfalfa sprouts and avocado! * Not so impressed by the Philadelphia whipped cream cheese they use. read more

The man who was making food was also ringing people up, not washing his hands and not wearing gloves. The bathrooms were out of order. We left. Definitely don't recommend. read more

Great bagel shop! The inside is really nice; its covered in wood and succulents (a hipster's paradise). I ordered the post thanksgiving on a toasted wheat bagel and we also got the spicy chicken sandwich and a cheeseburger with fries. The turkey bagel had cranberry sauce, sprouts, and tomatoes as well and was very nicely balanced in flavor with sweetness from the cranberry complimenting the savory turkey. The actual bagels are fresh and have a crisp exterior with a chewy inside. Everyone else enjoyed their meals and we were all glad we found this place to stop for lunch! Bonus- the fries that came with the burger are delicious and I'd highly recommend getting them. read more

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Loved loved loved this place!!!! Such great options, just tey to get there early before everything is sold out! read more

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First time trying this place, although there was a lot of people and the wait was longer than expected- it was well worth the wait! The breakfast sandwich on croissant was the best I have ever had. Also, their coffee is so delicious as well. Will definitely be coming back ! Maybe calling and ordering ahead for pickup if your worried about the wait. It's always a good sign when there's a lot of customers though. Thank you bagel kitchen for making my morning ! read more

Bagel Kitchen - Croissant breakfast sandwich with sausage, bacon and avacado - Bagels Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

Yum! We had the protein veggie sandwich, and it was delicious! I got the onion bagel for the sandwich. Deducting 1 star because they dont have options for cream cheeses, they only have plain cream cheese. Would like to have options such as veggie cream cheese or jalapeno cream cheese with my bagel. Overall the bagel was good, the sprouts, avocado tomato and onions with the cream cheese made the sandwich super tasty. Next time I am in the area will definitely will be back! read more

Menu prices have changed. Food items will run you from $9 a -$12 a piece depending on what you order. Selection seemed wide and definitely sounded interesting. Unfortunately wasn't able to partake as a customer in front had just ordered 30x bagel sandwiches and was told that, because the kitchen was focusing exclusively on that order, it would be a 30+ minute wait for anything other than a plain bagel. read more

Bagel Kitchen - Updated menus prices - April 2023 - Bagels Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

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I stopped here for breakfast to take on the go before heading to 17 mile drive (which I highly recommend doing). The shop is clean and very nicely decorated, and the employees were all really friendly. I had the Big Sur sandwich while my boyfriend had the lox sandwich. Of the two, I definitely preferred the lox sandwich. The Big Sur sandwich was lacking flavor and had way too many sprouts. The bagels seemed fresh and were good but not memorable. However, overall this place was decently priced and (although I was just visiting the area) probably one of the better bagel options in the Carmel/Pacific Grove area! read more

Bagel Kitchen - Big Sur sandwich with a view! - Bagels Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

Great bagel sandwiches at a low price. Great way to start the day, but get there early as they do run out sometimes. They serve up a good Acme coffee as well. read more

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This place was awesome! Softest softest softest gluten free bagel ever. Got it toasted with cream cheese and strawberry jelly and it was the literally heaven. Stopped here on the way from Big Sur to San Fran and would def come here again. read more

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I got the chorizo bagel , had them add on the corn . It was very flavorful , I enjoyed every bite while checking out the scenery at lovers point . Great breakfast spot , definitely going back again today . read more

Bagel Kitchen - Chorizo Bagel with avocado, egg, jalapeños and corn . - Bagels Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

I remember this being just a regular bagel place. But when I stopped here on my way to work once, it became my new go-to place for a good, fulfilling bagel. The only thing I have tried is the chorizo breakfast bagel, which is so yummy. So I haven't had just a bagel with cream cheese but I will try that next! Today I tried the Asiago Madness on an asiago cheese bagel, and I was a bit disappointed. I expected real chicken; like maybe nice shredded chicken breast. I can't describe what it turned out to be but i did post a picture for reference. So this is something I won't be getting again! But the creamy french dressing was bomb. Also note: they do not serve boba anymore. read more

Worth the wait! There was a long line and I see why. Their bagel sandwiches are AMAZING. Like seriously, just go. It was hard to choose which kind to get, but I ended up getting the chorizo bagel sandwich on a jalapeño cheddar bagel and my husband got the Big Sur bagel sandwich. I wish we lived closer! read more

Bagel Kitchen - Chorizo bagel - Bagels Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

We were really wanting a breakfast sandwich with a gluten free option and decided Bagel Kitchen was the place to go. They didn't disappoint and we're incredibly happy with our decision. The level of friendliness and exceptional service is unmatched. We will, without a doubt, be back! read more

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Are you in a hurry? DONT GO HERE. Are you looking for a delicious bagel? DONT GO HERE. Are you looking for an apology after waiting 40 minutes after you ordered two bagels? Won't get that here. Go to the Bagel Bakery right around the corner for cheaper, better bagels in a quarter of the time. This place is a joke!!! read more

I ordered food, the gal said she would bring it right out. I went to my table and waited, and finally asked when my bagel would come out. She responded that she called my order out awhile ago, and said that my order was in this little nook for a while. I didn't realize that is where the orders came out. I was actually sitting right there, but didn't hear her. She could have called again, or made some sort of effort for me to get my bagel. She was chatting with someone she appeared to know, and was just so nonchalant that I had been waiting for my food, and now it was cold. With each bite I needed water to wash down my cold bagel. Better customer service would be nice, just show that they care. read more

My favorite bagels!! So fresh and tasty. I love the sesame and my husband is a fan of cinnamon raisin. Usually I want bagels toasted, but these can be enjoyed toasted or plain- they are soft and soooo good! Specially coffees are available but tend to take a bit longer than other places. But the quality is great and the service is friendly! read more

Came here around 9:30am. Not that busy but takes a while to take your order and make your food. The bagels here were very tasty. We ordered the smoked salmon lox and the egg bacon breakfast bagel. The lox was a bit difficult to eat since it was messy and the toppings kept getting pushed out when you bite into it. But that didn't matter to me. The breafkast bagel came out steaming hot! Delicious! I will be back to try more. Free wifi when you ask for it. read more

Bagel Kitchen - Smoked salmon lox and egg bacon breakfast bagel - Bagels Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

I ordered the Big Sur while my husband got a classic bacon, egg, and cheese bagel. Both were tasty and fresh (great bagels). The Big Sur was bursting with flavor. Sadly, I paid extra for bacon on mine but did not receive it. I believe that would have elevated the sandwich even more. Anyways, worth checking out for a cheap breakfast in the area. read more

We came here on a breakfast pit stop and saw that it had good reviews. I had the East Coast Morning and my boyfriend ordered the Heart Attack. Both bagel sandwiches were really good and loaded with filling. We also ordered an Americano and an iced chai-- the chai was really sweet and too milky and ended up tasting more like the milk after eating cinnamon toast crunch. The service was decent but could definitely be more organized. There is no set place to order your food or drinks so most of the customers just ended up standing around trying to get the attention of one of the workers. On another note, the restroom was not kept clean and smelled like an unkempt public beach bathroom. There was no paper towels and no toilet paper on the roll and the toilet was really gross. If you're craving bagel sandwiches I recommend this place just maybe don't stay to use the bathrooms. read more

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I was so excited to try this place but was disappointed as soon as I walked in. The menu is located to the right of the entrance so very easily missable. The guy who took my order was very cold and not welcoming at all. I was the only one in there and it made me super uncomfortable. The Lumberjack bagel I got was good but nothing special. The bagel tasted fresh and they include an actual fried egg as opposed to other bagel places that look and taste fake. Safe to say I won't be coming back. Bagel: 7/10 Service: 3.5/10 read more

I used to live on Ransford Avenue behind the building and smell the bagels baking when this was the Bagel Bakery. What a heavenly scent. I'd stop in for coffee and a toasted plain bagel with Swiss Cheese. That was a common breakfast of mine while I lived in the area in the late 1990s. My last visit there was in 2011. I was back in the area last week and stopped in for my last meal in the area. It's now the Bagel Kitchen with some improvements inside. The lines are still slow, though, and now the bagels have gotten smaller! I sat inside working with the free wifi while eating my meal. So I'm docking a star since one doesn't get as much as before. Otherwise the coffee was good and my blueberry bagel with strawberry cream cheese quite good...just not filling enough. read more

Even during times of COVID-19, this place remains consistent in delivering excellent customer service and delectably tasteful bagels! I recommend the Aloha Sunrise bagel. My fiancé and I have continued supporting this local business since it's grand opening and we're happily surprised to see they remained opened for takeout and delivery service during the pandemic. Today (Saturday) was unfortunately busier than most days with a line out the door and patrons inside waiting for their order. Luckily, we've learned ordering 15 minutes ahead for takeout via phone (like we do for every restaurant nowadays) is the most efficient way to avoid waiting in long lines surrounded by people who do not practice safe social distancing and face masks. Here's a couple suggestions about this place: - they take time in making their bagel sandwiches with quality fresh foods, so order 10-20mins ahead! - they are also adjusting to the new local protocols, so please show kindness and patience to their employees - weekends are extremely busy, so plan accordingly read more

This place is hilariously inefficient. So inefficient, it's a good thing Henry Ford has been dead a long time, because the system (or utter lack thereof) for bagel sandwich assembly at this place probably would have killed him. And dying over bagel-sandwich-making inefficiencies would be silly. So there are as many bagel artists (ar-teests?) as there are customers (which says something, since they ran a pretty robust business on the Sunday morning we went). Yet somehow, we ended up waiting in hungover, desperately-seeking-carbs purgatory for an interminable period, watching other customers come and go with their delicious carb loads. Time stood still. It wasn't fair. And don't even get me started on our attempt to procure coffee, which required a strategic pivot that would make BP's circa 2010 marketing team stand in awe. When we finally got our overstuffed bagel sandwiches, they were super tasty and hangover-evaporating, with one caveat: I am a vegan, and as such had ordered the vegan spread (3x!), but I wasn't 100% confident that was what I got (I mean, the bagel artist kid asking for confirmation three times was the main source of my concern. But it also just didn't taste like any vegan cheese facsimile I'm familiar with--and trust, I am more familiar with the vegan cheese landscape than I am with some of my own extended family). But based on the maneuvering it took to just get the bagel from conception to my mouth, I knew investigating that would never yield a coherent answer...so I ate it anyway, in good faith. Moral(s) of the story: don't come here on a time crunch; probably don't attempt a custom order; and if you're vegan, order the hummus. read more

Bagel Kitchen - Vegan bagel (I think?) - Bagels Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

Best bagel sandwich I've ever had. I would highly recommend stopping off for breakfast.

Tried again! I wonder if these out of towners who leave comments they have been coming here for years know this is not the original bagel bakery that moved one block down to country club gate shopping center..... whatever! So I tried again yesterday because I was in a rush and the original bagel bakery was packed with a line out the door, with good reason! I ordered one toasted raisin bagel with honey walnut cream cheese, it was half the size of the bagel bakery's bagel and was over $8!!!! Today I went to the bagel bakery and ordered the raisin bagel with walnut date cream cheese AND a jalapeño cheese bagel with jalapeño cream cheese for $9. TWO FOR $9!! How in the world can you charge $8 for a little bagel with cream cheese? I'm blown away. Last time! I will have to say that the service was better than the time before I came here. Thus the two stars. UPDATE: Ridiculous reply from owner. You want to insult me now? Go for it! I'm a very vocal local! CLEARLY, I was overcharged then Einstein! Why not address that??? I get prices are going up, I'm not dead! I would have had no problem paying 4.75! BUT, I paid over $8. And now your review is a 1, because as a business owner you don't know how to correct a problem, instead you chose to passive aggressively insult me. As for my taste; I guess the other locals making a line out the door at The REAL bagel bakery on the next block have equally bad taste. Good luck winning them over! read more

Super sweet staff and good bagel sandwiches. Found this place on our way to the beach and will definitely stop by when we come back.

Had the chorizo breakfast sandwich on a bagel. They definitely had very good bagels. However, they did take quite awhile to serve the bagel even though it wasn't very crowded. Maybe try ordering over the phone to reduce wait time if possible. I'll pass on the coffee next time. Go to the Starbucks across the street for coffee and go here for the breakfast bagels. read more

This place was on the way to the Asilomar Conference Grounds, so it was a great stop to expense my breakfast. The atmosphere is friendly and there are many regulars that stop by. The wall of succulents add a sense of modern charm to this bagel place. When you first walk in, you follow the sign to order your food. They have a wide variety of bagels and spreads as well as breakfast sandwiches. I decided to order the chorizo breakfast bagel with a jalapeño cheddar bagel (because why not?). The chorizo wasn't too greasy and anything with avocado is amazing right? I washed my bagel sandwich down with a latte and was a happy camper. This place is clean, food is tasty, and everyone was friendly and smiling. They have regular coffee and espresso drinks. Good stop if you're looking for breakfast. It may not be your best choice if you're in a rush though, it took a bit of time for my bagel sandwich to come out. read more

Wish I had gotten here early as this basic B prefers her bagels plain. That being said, the sea salt bagel I opted for was fantastic! I was a bit thrown off by how thin they were, but boy was I proven wrong. With plenty of seating, and great prices - this place is a great pit stop before heading to Carmel if you're coming from PG or Monterey. My only critique would be their use of a massive tub of whipped Philadelphia cream cheese on their bagels - seemed a bit inauthentic but definitely didn't ruin the experience by a long shot! I will definitely be back here the next time I'm in town. read more

Bagel Kitchen - Super skinny bagels...all out of the best options by 1pm- get here early! - Bagels Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

Great price and great spot. Had the grove but added a buyer patty and sprouts. AMAZING. Plus great views in the area. read more

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Stopped by to grab some brunch on our way to 17 mile drive. I got the Big Sur and it was delicious. The sandwich was loaded with avocado. My only gripe was that only one side of my sando had the feta and the tomatoes on it. I also order a coffee and I have to say they make some pretty good coffee too. Will definitely come back! read more

Bagel Kitchen - Big Sur - Bagels Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

Jalapeño bagel breakfast sandwich with bacon and avocado was delicious. My wife loves the everything bagels with chive and onion cream cheese. We will visit every time we visit family! read more

best place I've ever been. No one does it like them. Everyone is dressed very nice and has amazing service. Quick and grub goes crazy.

I was excited to try this place! I'm giving stars for the cleanliness, which is a huge improvement over the previous bagel shop in the same location! That being said....... I was excited they offered "house-made cream cheese". The huge jar of Philadelphia cream cheese indicated otherwise (see photo). I sincerely hope the sesame bagel I purchased was day old- that was not indicated- because it was super dry. Customer service was just ok. Not very friendly. He was confused I didn't want my bagel toasted, but maybe that's because he figured I'd notice the bagel was stale. Don't waste your cash here. read more

Bagel Kitchen - Not sure why the menu boasts of the "available house-made cream cheeses". - Bagels Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

Roasted: bagel and coffee shop in Monterey. Quiet environment but the team working was friendly. They use clover milk which adds to the quality of the drink I received. Only problem I had was that the espresso sat for too long before being mixed with the milk causing a bitter flavor in my drink. Unroasted: as I walked I noticed it's a great space. Think large school cafeteria with Spanish hip hop playing the background. Only think missing was the guys wearing hairnets. Ordered mocha latte and it was really good. Barista knew what he was doing. Dropped some points because the place was empty and at least 4 tables were not whipped down. I would return for this latte. No sugar added read more

Bagel Kitchen - Bagels Near Me - Pacific Grove, California