Just moved here a few months ago and after trying a few different bagel shops along Main St. in the Madison/Chatham area, Chatham Bagels is by far the best we've had so far. It's now our go-to for soft, fresh bagels and bagel sandwiches. It has a small footprint but they're doing well with following social distancing measures as staff ensured only a few people were inside at once. They leave the door open and take orders for those in line outside also which I also found pretty efficient. Self-serve coffee station was clean and well-stocked even on a somewhat busy Saturday morning. read more

Must start this with my considering myself a bagel connoisseur .. I have been known to drive a ridiculous amount of time if I hear about a great bagel store. Chatham Bagel is one of the very best and ironically, I can walk to it! Their bagels are large and cooked perfectly. They have a great variety and even have flagels. I have tried all their spreads and one is better than the next. Even their tuna salad is way up there and I'm so picky with that! Just for the record, I am not related to or do I even know the owners! Haha read more

I'm a Jersey girl and I know my bagels. These are not bagels. They are bread in the shape of bagels. A bagel place in NJ, I would have thought people would know and rate accordingly. I was very disappointed to try a new bagel place for a change and find the bagels lacking. I ordered a dozen bagels.. plain, salt, everything, and a couple other things. I always try a plain bagel to decide if it's any good. As soon as I brought the bagels home and touched one, I knew immediately that I had just wasted my money on subpar bagels. My husband knew right away, as well. They were so soft that they were squishy. Good bagels are not squishy. The texture was wrong, the consistency was wrong, and the crust was wrong. People who actually want to eat real bagels: I've warned you. Stay away! read more

Best bagels around. They are so big and soft. Made fresh. Sometimes u get them and they are hot right from the oven. And the staff is so nice. read more

They have the best bagels in town and maybe surrounding towns!! Soft and super fresh. Their lunch sandwiches are big with lots of flavor!

Live right down the street and the bagels are great but will literally never go here again. Called in an order and was told it would be ready in 10 minutes. I get there and the place is packed (on a week day) and I am staring at my order on the counter. After the employee rings up 2 other people with orders that were ready I ask if he can quickly ring me up as my order is obviously sitting there. He looks at me, LAUGHS at me and responds "honey you gotta wait. There are a lot of people ahead of you. I don't care if you ordered or not." FYI I'm also hugely pregnant. Is the management aware of how disrespectful and obnoxious their employees are? Regardless of how good the bagels are or how conveniently located this place is not worth being mocked and laughed at. read more

Definitely the best bagels in Chatham and they rival my favorite bagel shop's bagels. The staff are all friendly. Haven't tried the coffee yet - maybe next time. read more

Only been there once since I was visiting some friends over. It's quite a decent experience with their staff being friendly and accommodating. Food's quite nice. I will definitely try more of their selections the next time I visit. read more

Was a huge fan of this bagel store when they initially opened; we needed a good bagel store. I had to knock it down to 1 star because they handled money and then the bagels without changing gloves. I thought this may have been a one time thing but unfortunately, it happened again. Not quite certain, but I believe the bagels went from being a dense bagel to a more fluffy bagel. I was told in the past that boiling determines the amount of rise. The bagels are great however, I don't plan on returning given the unsanitary practices. read more

Everything is always fresh and the bagel melts in your mouth. Bagels are soft the next day also

I love this place! Great food great staff. Their bagels are fresh and good variety of spreads and sandwiches. I once saw a man forget some of his food and the manger RAN out the door to go catch him to make sure he got it. Place gets very busy very quick, but the staff always makes sure you're taken care of. read more

Perfect bagels each and every time I go! I drive out of the way to get my bagels here because I know they're made fresh and with love. This place is the best read more

The best bagel shop in the area hands down, it blows Noah's AND Summit Bagel out of the water. I live down from the Main Street of the borough, so imagine my excitement when I found out a bagel shop was opening up right up the street from me. My mom popped in a while back to buy some spreads and said that 1. The owners are so nice and 2. The spreads AND the bagels are bomb! I went in Memorial Day weekend to get my usual (sesame bagel w/ scallion cream cheese & lox, capers and onions) and it was probably the best I've ever had. Came back in a week or 2 later, for my usual and the owners remembered me! Had a nice little chat about how I live right down the street, when the place opened all that. I've also had the iced coffee, it's so good and they offer you ice and to go cups for it too. Love love love this place and everything about it! Visit when you can. read more

Absolutely rude staff. Will never return. I call and when they actually answer the phone, they forget to make my food. The 4th time this happened I nicely brought this up to them and I was met with a very nasty shrug of the shoulders, and an "it only takes a minute". Then they tried to tell me I never called. Never again. So rude. read more

The bagels are fine, a bit doughy, but the outside has clearly been egg washed, and that's good. One thing: they ARE NOT CHANGING GLOVES between each transaction...money, to food handling....putting bagels in bags, money, touching people.....not good. I didn't want to put her on the spot in the store, I just basically took my 10$ worth of bagels and threw them in the garbage. It's tough times, money wise yet I'd rather not risk this virus. read more

Fantastic, friendly staff and great bagels.

I'm done with Noah's! You won't find a better bagel shop in the area. This place has it all! Excellent bagels, great Taylor Ham, egg and cheese sandwiches (you can get on a bagel, croissant,or roll), and great coffee! The employees are super friendly. I've gone a few times and every time is consistently good. I highly recommend Chatham Bagels! read more

Awesome, fresh out of the oven bagels! Staff was great coming out to the sidewalk to take orders and kept lines moving.

Great place ! I had a random act of kindness at this bagel shop. It doesn't take much effort to be nice but it's somehow still not that common. Bagels are amazing ....kindness is unexpected! Thank you. read more

I asked for a plain toasted bagel and they gave me one with butter and cream cheese how outrageous. Later I decide to try it with cream cheese because I haven't had it in about 20 years and I had it and Henry spitting into sinks left and right and I would not recommend this please do not read more

I love Chatham bagel. They have some of the best bagels out there. Plus, their drink selection is almost endless. My one complaint is that they fail to put enough everything seasoning on their everything bagels. But overall, great place! read more

This place unfortunately doesn't know the first thing about good bagels. Their bagels are fat, doughy and undercooked. Compare their gross lead balls to Bagels 4 You in Short Hills or even Noah's- both places have superior bagels. read more

New in town and came here this morning for the first time...we loved it! The bagels are really good & reminded us of one of our favorite spots in NYC. Strawberry cream cheese was delicious and fresh. We are now weekend regulars! read more

Great bagels and great service staff is very friendly the egg sandwich is amazing. You can also get cream cheese by the pound

I frequented this place when they first opened. The most delicious bagels! However, I pre-ordered recently. Two days in advance. Ordered a dozen. Wanted to make sure I got my salt, and that my daughter got her egg-everything. I understand that there are so many things to fret about these days. Having said that......I went to pick up my order and it wasn't ready. No problem. But I saw the woman (owner) putting in a bunch of plain bagels. I explained what I had ordered. She looked at me, annoyed, and said "we are out of salt an egg-everything. So what she did was put 8 bagels in my bag that I did not want. And she was annoyed that I noticed. I won't go back. I had people in from out of town who wanted their special bagels....not plain bagels. Sounds silly, but there it is. read more

I have been a loyal customer since Chatham Bagels opened and expected more today than nasty treatment. I was informed to call ahead to order a dozen bagels which I did. No one picked up the phone after calling 6 times within 90 minutes and there is no email contact. Then I'm told to call a day in advance to order one dozen bagels fm a store specializing in bagels!? Frankly the attitude I received today was uncalled for and made it clear you are now too busy to service loyal patrons. Disappointed in the service. read more

Our absolute go-to for bagels. The bagels themselves are delicious - fresh and warm and tasty. They are constantly coming out hot and I love that the folks who work there always let me know the ones that are still hot. There are tons of choices (including rainbow, which my kids love), and if I have to wait for a particular flavor, I am always given specific wait time. The cream cheeses are SO yummy - best veggie I can find. And finally, the staff and owners are extremely nice, often giving my little guy a mini-bagel to munch on while we wait. You will not be disappointed. read more

By far the best tasting and freshest bagels in town! I moved from warren and could never find good bagels until this one came out, I recommend! They're amazing read more

Was in the mood for a good bagel and googled some spots and came across Chatham Bagels and gave it a try. Ordered Lox Bagel Super delicious! Fresh fluffy bagels!! Welcoming staff and owners and nice outdoor sitting! Will definitely be back! read more

Chatham Bagel is absolutely awesome. Their bagels are addictive. The best in NJ. (And just an FYI.......NJ bagels are far far far better than NY bagels.) These folks have the right formula. Excellent food and really wonderful employees. I work for an airline, and I've brought these to Newark Airport. My co-workers love these bagels. read more

I have to agree with the other reviewers that these bagels taste more like a NYC bagel. I typically would get my bagels in Manhattan but no more!!!!! read more

What a great addition to town. Great bagels and full kitchen with grill so can make bacon egg and cheese sandwiches. Best of all, friendly and courteous service, unlike other bagel shop in town. read more

Best bagels in the area by far! We have tried bagels from every neighborhood in Morris county and these are by far the best and basically a NY bagel (without the NY water) Bagels were hot, doughy and flavorful. Cream cheeses were also delicious. we have been waiting for a place like this for 4 years! read more

Best Bagels in town / area and not even close. Frankly, the closest thing you can find to a NYC bagel for those of us x-NYers. And unlike the other shop down the street, the folks are nice, they FRY their eggs, and the subs and homemade cream cheeses are great too. Chatham has waited a long time for a good bagel / deli spot and this hits the mark. read more

Fantastic bagels! Had a Taylor's ham and cheese sandwich--terrific! Very friendly service. Wish I lived locally--it would be a regular stop for breakfast. read more

Bagels are good service is horrible. I walked in at 7:30am nobody else in the small space. Sales person asked what I needed. I usually place each bagel order at the same time and most bagel places write down the order. This guy asked for all the bagels types first. So I complied 5 different bagels. He started to put them in a bag, so I told him I'd need them toasted with spread and he waved me off and rushed me to give him the rest of the bagels I needed. When I asked for an egg bagel, he asked me if I looked at the time...I replied it's 7:30, you open at 6...he said only what you see here, which was a selection of 4 bagels (everything, plain, rainbow, and cinnamon raisin). Finally picked all the bagels, so I told him all toasted with spread, his reply "why didn't you tell me when I started putting I the bag?"...ultimately, I've ordered the same order every weekend for about 4 weeks at around the same time. Maybe it's daylight savings adjustment that has them crankier than normal but today's price for the same order was also mysteriously more expensive by $2. I asked if prices went up, he said yes and handed me my bag. Not sure I'll be coming back again. Love supporting local businesses but not when when they are nasty to their locals. I'm sure another bagel place would love to receive my $20 for 5 bagels. read more

These are some of the nicest people ever, and their bagels are fantastic. I've literally never heard anything bad about this place; my friends and I love them! Also, they've mastered bagel making. They are soft and fluffy inside, and slightly crispy on the outside. Their cream cheeses and bagel sandwiches are excellent! If I could give them six stars, I would. Thank you, Chatham bagels! read more