Big fan of Brueggers. Grew up eating it and was delighted to have a location so close to my new home in Denver. The service has immensely improved over the years. The bagels have stayed consistently good. They don't always have what I want, but are constantly cranking out more batches of bagels. It's the best when you get a bagel from a fresh batch. I've never been disappointed with the food here. They always load up the extra cream cheese and it's a fairly quick stop, depending on how busy they are. I am not a huge Brueggers coffee lover, it's a tad sweet for my liking. But they offer other drinks like Celsius and Snapple, so they've got you covered in one way or another. Thanks to Brueggers staff for the good vibes, welcoming energy and delicious breakfast every time. read more

Came in to grab some bagel sandwiches this Saturday morning and every single employee was lovely to interact with. The bagels were hot, toasted perfectly, delicious egg and sausage. The store is clean and the music upbeat. The best party was the girl (blonde, not sure her name) working the cashier. She was just SO kind, engaging, and nice. It honestly made our whole experience. Someone give her a raise. We will be back. read more

Bruegger's Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Denver, Colorado

I don't understand the bad reviews. Yes, the parking here can be trying, but other than that I have had a wonderful experience with getting my bagels and customer service. The bagels are AMAZING. I drive 30 minutes just to buy bagels here. They are truly New York style bagels. I won't purchase bagels anywhere else as I am always disappointed. I always buy 12 bagels and freeze some. I love the cinnamon and sugar bagel. I have never had to wait more than a few minutes to get my bagels and cream cheese. The place is always clean and orderly. read more

The store is clean; however, their customer service is slow and it's not ever even crowded in here also they were eating food while working which was just not sanitary. Food prices are cheaper than others BUT their bagels are also smaller! Would just rather go to other shops where I pay a little more to be filled up. Their blueberry muffins are homemade & fresh though and decent size. read more

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All they need is a simple sign that says "Order Here". Instead you have 15 people confused on whether to order at the register or fight through the tables to get to the other side. I never do reviews but when the employees tell me that the management doesn't want an "order here sign" then you have to toss up a note. read more

This place wins two awards: smallest bagels and worst customer service. Ding ding ding. They got a thousand members working behind the counter yet they force you to wait. Makes 0 sense why they don't have someone taking the orders and the rest of the staff fulfilling them..... Coffee I got here was gross. Hard to mess up coffee, but they found a way. Bagel was tiny and for $1.70 worth of cream cheese - pathetic what I received. Could've bought an 8oz tub at Whole Foods for pennies more. This place is a pass. read more

Very sad this location closed as they had wonderful crew that served tasty bagel sandwiches in a cozy campus atmosphere.

Very good bagels at an affordable price. If you're not a bagel snob these are great fresh in the morning and very good toasted by the third day. read more

Empty when I showed up, but they were working on an order. I counted 6 people behind the counter and not one person greeted me. I waited. They were talking amongst themselves about personal things, so they had time to just say "hi, we will be right with you". I guess because they are guaranteed customers based on proximity to the university, they don't care about service. Funny enough, I went into Starbucks after, it was packed and service was amazing. I was greeted, then remembered by an employee and thanked when I left. It's sad we have come to the point that we don't stop rewarding bad behavior, especially from a corporate company that may be a franchise, but still held to a better standard. read more

Bagels were good, service was terrible. The staff appeared to be arguing with each other, very rude and overall not a great experience. And instead of fixing a continuous problem, I am told to contact and update my review. Downgraded to 1 star. read more

Terrible service. My husband ordered and waited 15 minutes. Asked then where food was- they realized they forgot and answer was "oh- we will make it now" and walked away'. Handed sandwich to him- no sorry, nothing. read more

An average Bruegger's, the bagels are delicious and they don't skimp on the cream cheese but they are often out of the asiago bagels which are my favorite. The employees are laid back but get the job done and the large windows make for a nice environment if you decide to eat your bagel there, I've even stayed and done work on my computer there which is nice as well. read more

They have a new crew and a great manager. Always smiling and greeting customers. Product is very good and the store is neat and clean. I was about to give up until they changed out the employees. Now, a pleasure to visit! read more

Excellent customer service with smiles all around. I stopped by on a whim for lunch. The woman at the register was especially pleasant and welcoming. read more

Horrible service. Don't waste your time at this location. I walked in and out of 4 employees not one greeted me or even acknowledged me so I stand around waiting for someone to take my order and when nobody does I continue to move down the line where the cashier tells me to order "back there" where I just came from and was blatantly ignored. Maybe if the employees weren't so busy complaining about customers they would notice the one in front of them trying to order. 0 stars if it were an option read more

Thank you so much James E. I drove to several other bagel shops. They were closed and the one open was not very helpful. You were so kind, and a great store front for your company. Thank you for my toasted bagel and the trick to keeping the other bagels to stay fresh. I love your attitude and I appreciate your smile. A great experience for someone that suffers from chronic back pain. You made my day. I will see you again. read more

Stale bagels and cold as soon as we picked them up! Don't think it was worth getting these bagels! Texture was not great

I've tried this place several times. The latest was on 12/6 at 10:00am. Ordered through DoorDash and my order was immediately cancelled because they didn't have the ingredients. I changed my order and added a note to substitute or call if they were out of anything. Again, order was cancelled immediately. I tried calling, but no answer. This is a repetitive problem. If you don't want to fulfill orders online, shut your doors so they won't be dashed. Horrible customer service. read more

Brueggers bagels is one of the best bagel places out there. This location in specific is magnificent. The customer service is always on point and the food is incredible! Highly recommend trying them out- Thanks for great service! read more

The TERRIBLE service ruined my favorite bagel in Denver. We don't really have good bagels in Denver but at least we have Brueggers. However, the service has kept getting worse and worse. Between the ridiculous long wait (I was the only one there, that makes no sense and they are not under staffed) and the rudeness, I kind of hate this place now. The guy who checked me out forgot to give me my coffee for like 8 minutes and just left. And the dude with his dumb maga hat that was making my sandwich was was rude and it took forever to get a sandwich done. I love the Herby Turkey sandwich but I would recommend going to the other location, not this one. read more

Most delicious bagels ever! Water boiled and toasted to perfection. I had the everything bagel with cream cheese. Busy this morning but the line moved quickly. Right next door to Starbucks so you can't go wrong!! read more

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Good food. Bad attitude. Filthy floors. Bickering employees who cannot stop gossiping...I'd go somewhere else. Quick update... I received a reply from someone who identifies as a "Business Manager." It was actually typical of the generic replies by Bruegger's to most critical reviews I've seen. I have been to Bruegger's a number of times over the past few months. There is a lot of room for improvement. Here are a few recommendations. 1. Deploy "secret shoppers" to eat at the restaurant over several days and observe what takes place. 2. Instruct employees to vacuum the carpets. Every time I ate at Bruegger's the carpets were littered with food scraps and other trash. 3. Tell employees to stop gossiping about other employees and complaining about the workplace within earshot of customers. 4. Suggest that employees not argue or yell at each other within earshot of customers. 5. Remind employees that friendly attitudes toward customers is a big plus. Customers shouldn't feel that they are bothering employees. 6. Employ a consistent cash policy. Sometimes I have been told they do not accept cash--other times they do accept cash. Bruegger's should be consistent and decide whether or not they take cash. Remember--customers have options when it comes to restaurants. Personally, I won't return and I will encourage friends to seek other alternatives. read more

Had a great experience today with the new staff they hired. Much better service than in the past and loved the positive vibe and friendliness! Will be back! Love Bruggers Bagels! read more

$16 for a bacon avo tomato bagel and an everything bagel w/ cream cheese. Burnt the sh!t out of my everything bagel. Overpriced and underwhelming. Will never go back. read more

Bruegger's Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Bruegger's Bagels food is actually pretty good, if you're pressed for time and want a quick bite it's not a bad option. What makes this a miserable experience is the service. The staff are genuinely laughably rude, loud and indignant. Consistent arguing and gossiping slows down orders significantly. Customers are treated as mild annoyances, intruders breaking into the staffs familiar hangout spot. I feel like a mother asking their teenager to turn off the tv and do their dishes, I just want a BAGEL. When an order is received with eye rolling, I want to stick a 10 dollar bill in the cash register, jump over the counter, make my own bagel and promptly leave. To make the most out of your experience, enter with some noise cancelling headphones, take your food and just get out. read more

Thieves and Shite Bagels. Paid my $7 bill with a $20, she gives me two fives in change. When I ask where's the rest, she points to a sign saying no cash. I asked if she was going to tell me she short-changed me, she had no reply. Then why did you take my $20? If you only had one $5 bill in the drawer, would you have just handed me that and kept the rest? If you don't want to take cash fine, but don't accept it if you can't give change. I use cash all the time, this is the only place that can't break a $20. And she didn't even care enough to get out of her chair to ring me up, nice look. BEWARE if you pay with cash - count your change! Who know how much they've stolen from others. And the bagels were barely warmed, never mind toasted, and doughy as ever. Never going back. I hope they have a better day tomorrow, but today was bad. EDIT TO REPLY TO RESPONSE: You know all you need to know about this experience - you have shady employees providing poor service and you lost a customer. The ball is in YOUR court, not mine. You earned this review. read more

They have the best bagels and I keep coming back for everything southwestern. While getting Wednesday dozen deal, one of the male cashier was talking to the lady who was taking the orders from me and I was getting quite annoyed. She had hard time hearing me and i wasnt happy having to repeat. She suddenly yelled at me and the cashier that both of us talking to her at the same time, she cant hear a thing. Ha? Shockingly surprised at her attitude and lack of training. Its the end of Dec 2015 n very hard to get qualified employees but this employee was way out of her line. Why the 4 star rating? My everthing bagel was hot, right out of the oven. the other making the sandwich did magic to the bacon. It was the best bagle sandwich I had, hence obnoxious employee wouldn't deter me leaving 4 . 9/27/16 OMG: to die for fresh baked muffins. these ones had holes in the middle. IDK why but it is so moist, full of flavors and the crunches from the walnut. Definitely need better training at this facility. p.s. Didnt see the constant gum chewing employee. 8/17/16. its the 7.99 dozen bagle Wednesday! read more

We have been going here for decades. Not anymore. I cannot get an order with any small change made correctly. The store is filthy and the ceiling tiles are covered in dirt and black stuff. The staff is slow to make orders. Too bad. Used to be really good. read more

They seem to be having some challenges with staffing and supply but I'm still giving 5 stars because these are by far the best chain bagels in Denver. Maybe (maybe) Rosenbergs are better but the hassle just isn't worth it. This is my vote to keep this place open. read more

So I walk in and there's not one person in line or eating at the tables. Should have been a clue. Hip hop music with cussing being blared on the radio, super family friendly. They did not have the bagel I wanted (sesame). I got my sandwich and while eating it, I discovered four hairs in one half of it. I did not keep digging through it as I was repulsed. I LOVE Brueggers bagels and drove from the other downtown location here because the other one was closed. This was so unsatisfying and disgusting. I'll never be back to this location. Edit: I replied as the manager below stated to. Have not heard anything back. Glad to see you just reply with that canned answer to help with PR but don't really care to fix the problem. read more

Looked really good, was excited to try the smoked salmon, but they don't accept Apple Pay so I had to leave empty handed.

Oh man. I had THE strangest experience this morning trying to get a bagel. I will preface this post by saying that I have ordered literally hundreds of bagels at this location - I went to grad school at DU and would stop by often during those years. I have had many great experiences previously, so thanks to the former employees who always made me feel welcome. I hope this message makes it to someone who can utilize it to improve customer relations.. If you are a customer who doesn't want to read my whole saga, take this and run: do not call in to order - you will not get your food. This morning I called in and ordered a bagel. I live south of university and work in the DTC, so it's out of my way to go here but I woke up early to satisfy my bagel craving. Calling in helps me cut down on the time it takes. However, last time I called, they informed me once I arrived that they were out of bagels (didn't say anything on the phone) so I was hoping this experience would be more successful (spoiler: I didn't get a bagel this morning either). So I walk in, approach the counter, and tell the girl working that I'm here to pick up my bagel. She looks at me like I have 12 heads. There's a few more girls standing and sitting behind her who resonate the same confusion/disgust at my request. "We don't have any order for you." "Did you call the right store?" "We've all been here all morning and none of us took that order." Ok..... so now I feel like I've totally lost my mind. No one offers to get me a bagel despite some sort of clear miscommunication with unknown origin. So I walk out, grab a coffee from next door, and go back to my car to check what number I dialed. I double checked on Google and my call log. I definitely called the number listed for this location. I call the number back and ask for the address of the location I'm on the phone with... the call goes silent. I walk back in the store and one of the girls who had looked at me like I was out of my dang mind is holding the phone, looking at the other two girls, and their eyes are all saying the same thing: "....sh*t..." So now that we've established that I did call the right location, someone at that location did take my order, and I am not some crazy lady imagining I ordered a bagel - they tell me that they were making my bagel and I just walked out before... (no one ever said a bagel was being made and it's hard to imagine you can make a bagel and stare at customers with "GTFO" eyes at the same time) and a lady who I believe to be the manager asked me, "do you want a bagel or not?!" No. I did not want a bagel after all that (well I did, but I was thinking whoever made my bagel there probably would have spit in my food the way they treated me so I wasn't going to risk it). Listen, I still bartend on the weekends. I've worked at bagel shops, coffee shops, restaurants, bars.. I've even done catering. I know working in food service is tough. But the way the employees treated me this morning is just unacceptable. You shouldn't b*tch out customers, even if they are totally in the wrong, but especially if YOU are the one who made a mistake. It's just bad business. read more

For a bagel shop they are generally lacking in...bagels. The last 4 times I've gone in to get a plain bagel they have been out, and have maybe 2 or three available in other flavors. Service seems understaffed, mostly stoned and lacking in any desire to be there. Bummer since they used to make good bagels but no way I'll be back. read more

Service is great and food is even better. Jalapeño cream cheese is the secret ingredient that makes it over the top good.

Terrible service, employees touching anything and everything with their gloves on. Told them my order 5 times and they still got it wrong. Bagel was tiny and expensive. Save your money and time and go somewhere else read more

Not open on time .... A bit dirty ... Oven broken ... No Vegetable Cream Cheese ... Exact change only ... I'll pass ....! read more

Pretty disappointed for a multitude of reasons. I've come here a few times and have a roommate that visits frequently. The last two times I've been I've been charged for toppings I never received. I brought it to the cashiers attention today and informed her the last time I was in they didn't give me double egg if she would be willing to remove the charge on today's bagel. She refused. Not a big deal. The big deal to me is the same woman made my bagel last time and wasn't very friendly and was snappy at times. She treated my girlfriend the same way today and then made sure to inform the cashier that her bagel had avocado on it. So they charged us. When we got home we realized they in fact did not add avocado. Three times in a row is pretty annoying. read more

Bruegger's Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Everyone who is complaining about the staff and cleanliness of this establish is missing the point. That's part of the charm babes!! The staff is awesome, it's a little grimy in a GOOD way, in a rustic way, in a we wanna serve good food way. The bagels are stuffed to the brim with cream cheese, toasted to perfection. I get the everything toasted with plain cream cheese. I could be hungover and would STILL wait in line for 25+ minutes. Brueggers on University ride or die. read more

I am a Huge Bruegger's fan and I always look for a store nearby! I was happy to find this location, the bagels are plenty tasty. However, the service here is terribly slow. This location does not allow mobile orders, so some customers call their orders in while others wait in line. Even with four staff behind the counter, the wait here is always 15-20 minutes with a garble of people waiting around. Not the type of service I'm looking for if I want to grab a quick half dozen or bite to eat. I'm not sure why the service is so slow; I've been to plenty of Bruegger's with quicker service. I'm hoping this location will improve with time! If you have ample time and patience, the bagels are delish. read more

On multiple occasions recently, the service is slow, disorganized and even snarky, the opening hours erratic, the bagels sometimes flat, but worst of all, the staff ignore any mask requirements, often not wearing them or doing so incorrectly. This is of particular concern given the indoor mask mandate in Denver through the end of the year. Its a stark contrast to Starbucks next door. The decline in service attitude is a real loss to us, as the location is great, and the food and service used to be as well. Karen read more