This place has been under new management for a couple years (?) now. They have improved consistently over that time. Now, bagels are amazing. Well cooked with "toppings" on both sides! Whole wheat everything bagel, sooo good. Their sandwiches are well constructed with care. My breakfast sandwich is the skinny zesty (not in menu anymore, but they still make it upon request) and wife's bacon egg cheese. AMAZING sandwiches!! Thank you. Best bagels and breakfast sandwiches around!! read more

I have no complaint with the food or service. But the restroom was disgusting. I think it has been wiped down with a dirty, sour smelling mop. It therefore smelled absolutely horrible. The floor was wet and corners of the floor had built up grim. The entire place is rundown and dirty. It feels like owners just don't care. You need to provide tools for your team to use that are decent and refresh your space occasionally as well as bringing in cleaners to do a deep clean once in a while. This isn't the employees fault. This is with management/ the owners. If you let what I can see get to this condition I worry about what I can't see. read more

It was okay. The bagel I got was a little too hard, and the cream cheese was decent. The iced coffee was a pretty basic iced coffee, but it was good. There was both indoor and outdoor seating. Nothing to brag about, but I would try this place again. read more

Bruegger's Bagels - Single Poppyseed Bagel with Cream Cheese and an iced coffee with oat milk - Bagels Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

Awful! This place is always a mess. It's so dirty. The food is sub par and customer service is non-existent! I would give 0 stars if it were an option. read more

Bagels are great - but being blatantly ignored is intolerable and insulting. I waited at the counter 5 mins with no one else in the building but one guy on the phone having his bagel. The staff was no where to be seen and could be heard chatting around the corner - I walked to the end of the counter to peek my head in and as I did someone walked in behind me on their phone and approached the counter - then a staff member entered from the front and another came from out back - straight to the person on their phone and blew right past me as I was just uttering a "hi .. can I?..." I waited a whole 2 seconds before I left angrily and silently because I couldn't control how rude I was about to sound when I did speak again - the second employee that came from the front door just walked up to the side of the counter to chitchat with the person that ultimately ignored me and just stood there. I don't care if it's a five star restaurant or a McDonald's being ignored feels like a punch to the gut in every customer service aspect I can imagine and absolutely dire is any hope of return. It's such a shame because these bagels are made from a very corporate company are actually pretty darn good and blow anything you could ever get at Dunkin' Donuts out of the water.. it hurts bad because there is a lack of good bagel spots around, but there's no way I will experience that again read more

Visiting from out of town and just wanted a quick and easy breakfast and that's exactly what I got. My food was pretty good and I loved the pepper cream cheese. Service was pretty quick considering there were about 3-4 people in front of me. There is sadly no seating inside but there is outdoor seating so we were still able to sit down read more

Bruegger's Bagels - farmhouse - Bagels Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

Bagels are ok. Very dirty place and the service is awful. Ordered a large order and simply wanted to add an extra bagel to the order. She was totally rude on the phone and made me drive all the way down there to add it. Do not order from here. read more

This place was once great. It's now home to the worst bagels I've ever had. The service is slow, and the space is weird and empty now.

Again Bruegger's ceases to amaze me. This morning at around 8:00 AM, I visited the Amherst MA Store. I ordered two everything bagels with plain cream cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and onions. The cashier told me they had no lettuce, would I mind onions and tomatoes only. I used my own lettuce when I got home. I'm not impressed with this location at all. read more

This place is awesome, the food is delicious and the service was great. I came here two separate times and was taken care of promptly a thoroughly. The manager Chris was nothing short of courteous and welcoming, Mark was new but was proficient, and Andrew who was also polite, welcoming, and efficient. read more

It took a while for me to be acknowledged once I got in. One woman was behind the bar and she seemed to be preoccupied by an order over the phone. Another woman was in the back so she didn't really see me. There wasn't any move for the woman behind the bar to get the woman in the back to help me - this went on for about 5-8 minutes. I wouldn't have minded waiting but to not be acknowledged or expressing, "Sorry, it'll be just a moment," is another thing. Eventually the woman on the phone noticed a growing line so called for the woman in the back to come help us out. My order was fairly simple so everything was pretty straight forward. The woman taking my order was very pleasant and nice - she asked how I was doing, took my order, and then asked if I needed anything else. Simple, straight forward, friendly - all that I could ask for really in customer service! I just got a bagel with cream cheese, it came out to be $2.88... not bad! I'll likely be coming back because it smells great whenever I walk by. Thank you for the bagel, Bruegger's! This place is one of the better places in downtown Amherst. read more

This Bruegger's has ZERO hygiene standards. I saw an employee use a broom with gloves on to sweep the floor and then proceed to take my order and make my bagel with the same gloves he used to clean the floor (did not change gloves). I was disgusted the whole time. Next, my cinnamon raisin bagel with plain cream cheese always tastes weird like salmon or onion, because they don't clean their surfaces or don't use parchment paper to cut and make the bagels. This is extremely concerning for allergies BTW. Below is a picture of my cinnamon raison plain cream cheese bagel with remnants of salmon (from a past bagel- NOT what i ordered/want to see or taste). They also always mess up my boyfriends order. He says two eggs, pays for two eggs, yet his sandwich only gets one egg. Literally 90% of the time. Leaving this so that you guys improve, please do MUCH better read more

Bruegger's Bagels - Cinnamon raisin with plain cream cheese. Featuring disgusting salmon from an old bagel, please do better!! - Bagels Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

This place is so dirty. I used to come here everyday after school. It's disgusting. They need to vacuum. The bagels are not good. They used to have nice booths and chairs to sit in but it is super dark in there and just gross. So sad how down hill it went. Please vacuum your establishment. read more

My basketball team visited Bruegger's for lunch and I've got nothing bad to say! I couldn't decide what to get; there were so many bagel options. I was extremely tempted to try the green (St. Patty's Day) bagel, but I decided to just stick with my all-time favorite: a toasted sesame bagel with butter. I also ordered a cup of their vegetable soup and a cute little cup of their "poured" orange juice. Everything was tasty. Pretty affordable as well. The girl working was very patient and super nice. Not sure why a lot of the other reviews are so low. The only bad thing, in my opinion, was the overpriced drinks. read more

Bruegger's Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

Bruegger Bagels' establishment is not the same as before Covid. The service is terrible most times. And the place is filthy. While standing at the cash register with nothing to do, nothing is done outside of standing and chatting with co-workers. The tables need wiping and the floors need vacuuming, but as each customer comes in, the crumbs are still hanging around the tables and floors! read more

It's not the store I once knew the employees okay but some have a picky personality and bring it to work with them not okay in customer service also they blast the music in here thinking it okay to do so it's not when customers are doing work.i hope this location can get their act together or I'm going to the Northampton one until further notice. This store is going down hill fast the workers are getting more rude and unattendable. Just hope they can pick up the store otherwise I'm just going to the Northampton location. this location is getting worse and im not liking it. :( read more

If I could give zero stars I would. The kid making bagels this morning, 3/22 in Amherst should be fired. He is clearly of generation z and only cares about himself. During this time of the corona virus I don't find it funny to be fake coughing the entire time I'm in the store while making bagels. While I realize I should not be here buying bagels if I'm that worried about it, I still find it unimaginably rude and insensitive. Will be a while before I come back even after all this is over. read more

They were fine, nothing special. A small step above chains like Einstein for better bread.

Here is why I will never go to Bruegger's Bagels again, and why I wish I had gone to Share: I walk in with a smile. I wait in line. I get up to the counter and order a decaf coffee. The girl smirks, and loudly says "if you just want coffee, then you should've ordered from the register!" Oh...sorry, I wasn't up on my how to order coffee from Brueggers skills. Then she proceeds to walk up to the register and puts a cup on the counter. She rings me up, then, now barely audible as if she couldn't be bothered, rolled eyes and all, tells me the decaf is behind me. The entire experience was just RUDE! Then, I fill my cup what turns out to be less than hot coffee, add my half and half with what's left in the carafe, add my sugar, then look over at the three remaining lids that look like they've been tossed around. No thanks. I'd rather put my mouth on a clean lid. I ask the woman nearest the coffee stand if she could provide another lid. Irritated, she tells me "we only have over there". And I'm thinking, 'really? You only have 3 lids?' So I politely ask her if she wouldn't mind getting another lid (refusing to believe that she only has 3 lids) Straight irritated, she goes underneath the counter and pulls out a tall stack, and hands me a lid with such disdain, then replenishes the near empty basket with lids. Horrified by all of the attitude between her and the previous person, I turned to ask her name, and noticed her tag said "general manager". No wonder the other worker was so rude...because the general manager is so rude. I get it that customer service is not what it used to be, but to be rude and act like I am annoying you is another. Wow...so sorry I had the nerve to come into your establishment to give you my business. So sorry I didn't know where to stand to order my coffee. Sorry I didn't want to use a dirty lid! So, General Manager, Christy, I will do you a favor and get my coffee and bagels from Share, where I should've gone in the first place. #buylocal #rudechristy read more

Bagels are good but pretty small for how much they cost. Service is pretty stale, not the most welcoming or attentive. I've come here a few times and have gotten a passive aggressive vide from the workers every now and again. Quick and easy spot to pop i read more

Just close the store. Totally disorganized, bad attitude woman (I am sorry if she was having a bad day), not clean, still no seating inside. Half of bagel bins were empty. Don't sell regular milk. Look at all the bad reviews here. Takes a lot for me to give a bad review, but this store deserves it. read more

This store needs to be cleaned up! Rug is filthy, sugar/cream counter is dirty and walls need to be painted. Take pride in your store!

I have tried to buy bagels here in the morning & have been told that they are out of plain bagels. Also, it's very disappointing to me that their indoor seating that had been closed since 2020 and the start of the Covid pandemic has now been removed all together, and they don't have any outdoor seating either even though they have great space for it. I hope that they will bring back seating in the future -- I miss being able to sit and eat there; having to always take my food to go is not the same. read more

This whole chain is sadly dying and this dump in Amherst seems to be on life support. Entered yesterday to no tables or chairs and a carpet that looks like a biohazard. Prior to ordering, while waiting on line, I decided to use the bathroom and learned that the bathroom required a key. I politely asked a scraggly haired troll looking male employee for the rest room key and he replied "no, because our bathrooms are closed!" I then asked him why and he disrespectfully squealed, "because our bathrooms are closed" I walked out, had lunch elsewhere and will never return! read more

This is the most embarrassing establishment in Amherst Massachusetts. This is not even close to "NY style" bagels and is outwardly filthy!!! Overpriced and slowest service! Eating my sandwich just now seriously felt like a punishment and I can't believe I paid $5.85 for an egg and cheese where I couldn't even chose the style of egg. GROSS! Will never be returning. Ever read more

Bruegger's Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

I've been a regular here for the last 5 years, but at some point every time I go there, I have a bad experience. The bagels have become noticeably smaller, and the employees are not attentive at all. They always misunderstand something and mess up my order, and then give me an attitude like I've said something wrong. I ordered a smoke-salmon sandwich, one time I got a bagel with smoked salmon cream cheese. I say, "Could you toast it please", and they say "sure!" and then give me an cold rock bagel saying "Thought you said no toast." without even an offer of making it right, "We made them fresh this morning, so it's going to be soft anyway.", which is not at all the same as having a fresh toasted bagel. Then I taste the bagel and it is hard as rock. Honestly, I'm usually a chill laid-back customer. When I have a bad experience, I try to give a benefit of doubt that maybe I wasn't clear. But when something like this happens SO MANY TIMES not just to me, but many of my friends, this is the point where I know I've had it enough. My friends also constantly complain about similarly bad experience. One time, my friend ordered a cinnamon sugar bagel and she tasted the touch of an everything bagel because they probably didn't wipe out the cutter or cutting board or something. This is probably what it meant another customer below wrote "shit their act together", which was asked to clarify by the owner. I used to love this place. I really hope they come back. read more

I just want to warn people that once I asked for soup here and one of the workers looked into the soup warmer and honestly told me "You don't want that". So there was something disgusting in there. I'm grateful for the honesty but the fact that it was a problem at all really says something about how well they are able to handle basic food safety. It's not that hard to keep food machinery clean, and it's your responsibility. I'll probably never come back here because if they're having problems keeping stuff clean, who knows what other guidelines are not being followed. The Works is right down the block and they have similar offerings. read more

Bacon is raw, there was a bottle of pee in front of the door, so slow, store was dirty, food is just overall disgusting worse then McDonald's quality. read more

Why am I not surprised to see all the bad reviews here. I have been to other Bruegger's locations in the Boston area and they were all terrific. But this one seems to be the exception. Mainly because of the lack of professionalism amongst the employees. Putting aside making my sandwiches poorly (the egg was literally outside of my sandwich), they seemed unhygienic and just didn't want to be there. I went there twice and both times I was met with an attitude. read more

Today, there was a sketchy printed letter taped to the doors saying that "technical difficulties" meant there was a limited selection of bagels. Weird. Ordered a smoked salmon on a plain bagel. The bagel was really tough and obviously tasted like it came from the fridge or freezer - very unappealing. I would have appreciated a heads-up from the staff that the bagels aren't fresh today. I've been coming here for years but that's it now. read more

so like,,,,, i like went ther with my boitoi and they done forgot his thingy order,,,,, we waited for like 2 hours and then i was like hey now ur an all star but also i was like hey they like arent doing ur sandwich tghats wat she sed,,,,, and then i told him to go ask for them to fucking maik it and he was like nah nd i was like uh ya and thwn the chick werking ther was like o waitr wat was ur sandwich and my bf/"friend" was like ya haha like haha lol i ordered srirracha and she was like wat and then she maid it after ;ike 10 mins of that stupid ass conversation and i was like omg yall suk im wriying a bad yelp review. also my friend says they are "small and greasy" read more

There are a few things in life that bring me continuous pleasure. The taste of a warm pumpernickel bagel with salmon cream cheese is one of them. It's 6AM and you need coffee, need solids of some sort so where do you go where it's quick easy in and out. This is the place. Great bagels, decent coffee. More different types of cream cheese than you'll ever need or want. Besides the above bagel configuration, the sun dried tomato with veggie cream cheese is always a home run. read more

Good people quick service espically waiting for the bus. Friendly environment will be back.dont like that yelp tells me i need to write more read more

Bruegger's Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

I'm not normally in the area but when I am I try to stop by what used to be a well-respected establishment. This visit, was disappointing to say the least. Having not visited since the COVID-19 lockdown, I was unaware of the new store guidelines and entered eagerly. Who I assume to be the manager rudely told me to leave and reenter through a designated "Enter" door which was allegedly "clearly marked." I can appreciate the stress service workers must be under during these unprecedented times, but this person's hostile attitude was unwarranted. Had this not been a special trip for my daughter, I would have simply left. By the way, the signage was smaller than my phone screen. Whatever. So I followed directions and reentered to order a sausage, egg and cheese sandwich on a cheesy hash brown bagel. It was just average. The last time I had the sandwich it was amazing. I was very disappointed with the service and the food overall and will not return any time soon. read more

The assistant manager Jamie is so kind and helpful! She just goes above and beyond trying to get me and each customer what they need every time I'm in there it seems. Really glad they gave her that position-she clearly deserves it. Bruegger's has been getting better since she and Christy took the reins. read more

These guys will probably close in the next year or so if they don't get their act together.

Wow, the staff is so friendly here! The amount of cream cheese the gentleman at the counter applied on my everything flavored bagel was JUST RIGHT. The bagel was a little chewy but really hit the spot the morning after a late night gathering of local juggalos in Amherst MA. Just what I needed. Thanks for reading my review you guys~! -Level U. read more

Good garlic bagel.... So good I had another one. hazelnut coffee was also good. Wasn't crowded when I stopped in at 8am. Plan to stop in again when I'm in the area. read more

I came here for brunch on a Sunday, already knowing what I wanted to get: the Smoked Salmon breakfast sandwich. In my opinion, one of the best sandwiches because it comes with cream cheese, tomatoes, red onions and capers. I got the sandwich on a jalapeno cheese bagel (extra $0.30), with extra tomatoes and red onions (another extra $0.30). I didn't know the veggies would've been extra, but it was a good amount of extra for just a lil more than a quarter. BUT, I got my sandwich, and I definitely got the extra veggies, but was missing the capers! The capers are the best part of the sandwich (in my opinion!) and they definitely forgot them :(((( super sad face I also got a medium hazelnut coffee to go with my brunch. I don't think they have anything on Dunkin Donuts, just saying. Overall, I'd come back to Bruegger's when I need my smoked salmon fixed (making sure they put the capers!) because it's a nice clean spot with a lot of seats and free wifi. read more

Good food, but the place needs a serious cleaning... it's a pit. Tables need cleaning, bathroom also... read more