Charming, efficient and local. Pulled into this spot looking for a neighborhood bagel place that wouldn't take long before hopping back onto the NJ turnpike. At initial onset, the exterior seems very basic and barebones. But the interior offered way more- flavored coffee syrups, ample menu options, and delightful service. The owner clearly works hard and does his best to make you happy. A notice about family / community support is also posted on the wall which I really appreciate it. Overall highly recommend this place & will mark it down as a map favorite. read more

See all

Quick and easy BEC. The everything bagels didn't have enough everything on them, and they were a bit small and dense. Bacon was cooked super crispy, which the wife likes but not me. Fridge had Jarritos and Fanta along with the usual cokes and milks/juices. read more

Great place to eat and very clean and friendly people Give them a try and you won't be disappointed read more

Stopped in for breakfast on an early Saturday morning for the first time. it's a cute little family owned shop with some fun decor on the walls, it had a homey vibe and the owner was very pleasant. We got everything bagels (one with scallion cream cheese and one with egg and cheese) and they had a good amount of flavor to them. The outside structure had a good crunch to it although the inside was a little cakier Vs the chewy texture I prefer. Still, good experience and a solid local stop for a quick breakfast! read more

See all

Stoped in here for a quick bite. The place was well kept and the prices were dead on. We both got a bagel one butter and one cream cheese. They were good. The gentleman behind the counter was great. And there was older gent having a bite with coffee or tea. Had a nice chat. Def a spot to stop into and give it a try. I'm a bagel snob so they were decent. But the spot had many other choices to eat as well. read more

Friendly, attentive service. Bagels were pretty much sold out, however, the one I had was very good. Reasonable prices, less costly than the awful, IMO, Bazaar down the road. Many people eating at tables. Floor was a little schmutzy but there's a small crew and that can be fixed. Newer owners and I recommend giving them a chance. read more

I've one been here once and the food was delicious (roast beef sandwich). I asked the cook the make the sandwich anyway he wanted and he didn't disappoint. Looking forward to going back. Some others commented on how dirty this place is. It agree it was a little dirty but most places with little staff are. The quality of the food was amazing. read more

Dee's Bagel Cafe - Bagels Near Me - Monroe Township, New Jersey

I should've walked out when I saw how dirty it looked behind the counter. Second clue to leave, was when the man walked out from the back with a filthy hoodie on. Only bagels that looked fresh were plain, so I asked for it toasted with cream cheese. He put the bagel in the toaster for 30 seconds before adding the cream cheese. Bagel was still cold. I told him this and he said but it was in the toaster. At this point, I just want to pay and leave. Thank God I opened it up before eating it. There was paper or onion skin or something stuck in the cream cheese. Needless to say, I threw it away and went next door to Wawa. read more

Dee's Bagel Cafe - Unknown garbage in the cream cheese - Bagels Near Me - Monroe Township, New Jersey

See all

First time in this bagel shop. Small little quaint place. I was greeted by a sweet and vibrant woman. I glanced around and noticed a few tables and chairs spread out decently. A beverage station from one end to the other for all your drinking needs. Hot and cold. Extensive but simple menu. This place was very clean and organized. I went for a simple bagel with cream cheese and lox..had a hankering. Prices are reasonable and affordable. Had a wonderful conversation with the woman behind the counter while she was making my deliciousness. Small selection of flavored bagels but imo all the good flavors. A selection of flavored cream cheese and such. Breakfast sandwiches, burgers, wraps, etc. Definitely going to be on my list. Since I refuse to go to the other one in the other strip mall..yucky..bagel was delcious, onion bagel, scallion cream cheese and lox. Altho I did wish they had jalapeno cream cheese, but next I will try the veggie cream cheese. What a pleasant experience. Very fresh also. Did not make me sick which Is a super bonus. So I will make note of this place and definitely be back to try other yummies. So if your in the area definitely try Dee's bagels. Located in apple plaza off applegarth road in monroe. read more

Dee's Bagel Cafe - Yum - Bagels Near Me - Monroe Township, New Jersey

this place is a bit far but since i was in the area and was looking for a new bagel place, i decided to try it. I got an everything bagel with veg cream cheese $3.50. Overall, it was a chewy bagel with tender crumb. I liked the flavor overall, not too sweet nor too salty. Crust was peetzel like. veg cream cheese tasted unique and home made. read more

Dee's Bagel Cafe - Everything bagel with vegetable cream cheese - Bagels Near Me - Monroe Township, New Jersey

Great service and bagels! awesome staff. Super breakfast!! highly recommend!! Great new spot

Awesome NY bagels! Plenty of selection and soft, yummy bagels. Great, friendly service! read more

See all

Place was dirty and had limited selections. Bagels weren't bad but we're greasy when wrapped up.

There were enough people going in and out that I thought I would give this place a try. I ordered the special in the window (bacon cheeseburger and fries). Burger was not cooked enough, bacon seemed old but the fries were good. Maybe go in for a bagel or breakfast sandwich but I won't be back. read more

I just ordered an egg on a roll and a cup of coffee. I really like Mom & Pop places rather then the cookie cutter places. I had a good vibe when I walked in because it was a small owner business. The egg on a roll was fine as well as the coffee. One thing kind of turned me off. When the other couple went for a coffee refill, the man at the counter yelled out "REFILLS"! On the way out I stopped by the coffee station to get a cover for my single cup. I was hoping he didn't think I was sneaking out on the 50 refill charge. I just read all the other reviews and to tell the truth scared to go back. BTW I wonder where they get their bagels? read more

Good bagels. John is the best , I get my sandwich everyday from here . It's reasonably priced and it's good food

service is fast and the breakfast sandwiches are fantastic. friendly staff eager to please.

Bagels are like pizza in the Tri state area, always good rarely bad or great. This place has great bagels read more

Dee's Bagel Cafe - Bagels Near Me - Monroe Township, New Jersey

Discovered Dee's Bagels after waiting too long at a store down the street. Owner is very pleasant and service is quick plus food is exceptional read more

Horrible experience as there was something wrong with everything I ordered: For starters my mom found a few hairs in the eggs of her sandwich. The hash browns were too greasy as was the pork roll and I was given a sesame seed roll which was stale when when I ordered a poppy seed roll. I don't what understand what happened as the food used to be good and this was the third and last time I had problems with food I ordered from Dee's. read more

Dee's Bagel Cafe - Bagels Near Me - Monroe Township, New Jersey

Wonderful little coffee shop. First discovered it about a year ago - I occasionally house-sit for a friend in the area and needed a quick bagel & coffee. Sausage egg and cheese was AWESOME and super affordable! Came back the other day and again they did not disappoint. Very fast service and the owners are lovely people. Please support them, especially now during COVID! read more

Bait & Switch advertising by this place. I got a roast beef & provolone on rye with a small bottle of water cost $9.10. No chips. When I questioned the total she said she had fixed it by taking off .50 cents which means she really wanted to bill $9.60 for a simple sandwich and bottle of water. Another thing is that they don't wear gloves or hair net so I was praying they washed their hands but now that I think of it Dee went from vacuuming the floor to making my sandwich and I don't think I can say that she did wash her hands. Won't return. read more

Dee's Bagel Cafe - $5.99 lunch? ? Think again! ! $9.10 is really what I paid, no chips. - Bagels Near Me - Monroe Township, New Jersey

I really wanted to give this a good review. The guy &'his wife are super nice people. They sell bus tickets into NYC so I want to patronize them. The bagels are really good. I have to agree with the other posts about the hygiene of the place. I had an egg and cheese on bagel. It had a bad taste. I ate like two bites and trashed it. Coffee & a bagel (pass on the cream cheese) and a bus ticket. That's all I recommend. read more

I love the service as much as the great food. We get the bagels for breakfast at home, and you can't beat the breakfast sandwiches. We enjoy the hoagies as well. read more

Little hole in the wall deli that is clean, friendly and has good food quality. I had one of the better egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches in this area from here. I'd go again and suggest you give them a try. They are reasonably priced. read more

See all

BURNT BAGELS Let me began this review by stating that this customer acknowledges and takes responsibility for mistakenly pushing a button on the decaf coffee machine that resulted in an unfortunate coffee spill. In turn, as requested by the counter server, full restitution was made without question. In no way whatsoever is it the intention of this review to diminish the erroneous coffee spill or the clean up that ensued, however, the unprofessional public rant displayed by the counter server that followed the coffee spill was totally unwarranted and highly insensitive to a member in my party, my mother, an elderly 85 year old fragile woman suffering from dementia. To be called out in public for this honest mistake by the counter server stating that "you have been caught on camera" was categorically unnecessary. Needless to say, the counter server's highly discourteous behavior caused my mother's level of anxiety, stress and fear to greatly elevate.  Her behavior was especially alarming since Dee's Bagel Cafe is located in a community, Monroe Township, that a plethora senior, elderly residents call home. To employ such an extremely disdainful approach was simply appalling. Certainly, the counter server had other options to express her concerns in a more discreet, private manner. Sadly, while on the phone, the counter server chose to shout from behind the counter across the dining room to where my Mother and I were seated.   Having worked since my time in middle school, I clearly understand that all sorts of challenges are tackled each and every day while on the job. However, unequivocally, there is no place for these barbaric tactics in the workplace. This type of modus operandi must cease immediately by not tolerating the same. Moving forward, it is my sincerest hope that the counter server receives proper professional customer service training to help her amend her Neanderthal customer service skills. In this day and age where customers have many establishments to choose from to purchase a bagel and coffee, readers of this review are encouraged to choose wisely. Before closing, please allow me to comment on the quality of the bagels. In short, as we were attempting to eat our bagels in the dining room, the counter server proclaimed to other customers who had entered Dee's Bagel Cafe that all of the "bagels were burnt". Need I say more....Absolutely Horrific!!! ***For educational purposes, this review will be posted to every available Internet site that allows for such reviews as well as to the Better Business Bureau, State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, The Greater New Jersey Alzheimer's Association Support Group, Caregivers groups of individuals with Dementia, and all other appropriate sites/local resource groups. read more

not coming back here. food was fine, it was the transaction at the register that was unacceptable. i was told 8.83 for my total. i give the woman my credit card, she processes the sale and i see on the receipt i was charged 9.33. i ask her why it's different and she tells me "the machine automatically charges 50 cents on credit card transactions under $10." okay, first i really question her claim that the machine automatically tacked on an additional 50 cents, I'm pretty sure she is the one who punches the amount with the keypad. regardless, she failed to tell me additional fees before running the transaction. you just don't do that, it is the merchant's responsibility to inform the customer of any differences in price. At the end of the day I don't care about $0.50. All she had to do was tell me beforehand, or maybe have a sign posted that there's a fee for credit card transactions under $10. But the fact that she charged me something different than what she had told me is completely unacceptable. I'm pretty sure it's illegal too. In addition to this, I am offended that she would claim that the machine automatically charges $0.50 when I believe that is completely bogus. read more

There seems to be a common theme of Dee being unable to calculate the correct change, or it's done on purpose. Not the way to run a business - scamming people, especially elderly people, who frequent her establishment. read more

I started off by giving this a good 5 star review because of how nice they were but shortly after eating the bagel, I had to run to the toilet for explosive dirreah, this place is so disgusting. Lady was friendly but a weirdo, telling me how the bagel is made and how all the vegetables are fresh, clearly they aren't fresh and the bagel must be made with garbage. No toaster, high prices, pure garbage. Change the name to Dee's garbage. Now I know why this place is always empty. Save your money and go to bagel bazar in the next shopping plaza. I want a refund and a roll of toilet paper read more

Went in for a few sandwiches --when the guy went in the back to make them -- with no gloves on-- I noticed the pretzels and some tastycakes were expired-- not by a day or two-- expired by months! I then asked the deli clerk if the turkey he was cutting had a use by date. He remarked, "I cut if off". He then said'" tell me now if you still want me to make this sandwich cause I don't want to waste meat". What? Everything was expired! I cannot believe this place hasn't been shut down! read more

I really apologize but this place is disgusting. I stopped by for a quick breakfast sandwich, waited about 15 minutes. Within the time I was waiting, I actually observed a rat run across the floor. I still payed for my bagel and coffee, but tossed it in the garbage. This place was also dirty, and I will never ever return here. I recommend you avoid this place. read more

Um, food not terrible but over 30 minutes to get two sandwiches? The people behind us left. This is a small family place that obviously thinks they are saving money by having only one person work the counter but thrice that in sales is walking out the door. Don't go unless you have 2 hours to kill. read more

One of the best places to get a bagel sandwich in the morning. There's a special in the morning that offers breakfast sandwiches at a great price and it runs on Saturdays. The owner and his wife are really friendly. His lunch deals are good and the food tastes amazing. read more

This is a mom and pop deli that deserves credit where credit is do! Their breakfast sandwiches and bagels are delicious. I never tried their lunch specials, but they always sound really good! I go there all the time. Their prices are great, and the owners are so friendly. It may take a bit of a wait sometimes in the morning but so what? I'd rather give my business to a small business anyway. read more

Love supporting a small business. Bagels are amazing as well as the sandwiches. Great place to grab breakfast or lunch with friends. We got turkey, roast beef, chicken salad, and rubin sandwiches - everyone was happy with their lunch. Soup was also excellent. Love this place and always visit when in town. Takes time to make up the orders but with the wait. read more

If you state that you open at 6:00am open at 6:00am. Don't stroll in between 6:15-6:30 EVERYDAY. Your competition opens at 6:00 and had the door open at 6:00. Don't be so shocked that you are getting beaten more and more each day by businesses around you. read more

Great experience with this place. My family and I came in from out of town and had to put together a last minute spread for a funeral. Not only was John able to pull together a beautiful spread but all of our friends and family from out of town and local raved about how delicious everything was. When we revealed who catered, the locals were pleasantly surprise that the food was from Dee's! My father interacted with John directly and was greatly impressed with the care he put into everything from the way he slices the bagels to sit just right on the platter to suggesting a few items that weren't even listed on the menu. He even delivered and set everything up for us, making a difficult day for our family a little bit easier. Overall, I give this place 5 stars and highly recommend it to anyone. read more

I went to Dee's because the sandwich shop next door was closed on Sundays. One of the items I ordered was an Italian sub - my go-to order for any sub place. I don't even know how to describe how bad it was. The meat just didn't taste the way it was supposed too. Almost like it was sitting out or it was old...not sure. Aside from that, it took quite a long time for my order and there was also some confusion over prices at the register. While I was there, a lot of people came in ordering various types of egg/cheese/bagel combos. Those were made pretty quickly. I would not go back here ever again. read more

Disgusting! I can't comment on the food because I walked out when I noticed that the front counter employee DOES NOT USE GLOVES to make sandwiches! He didn't wash or use gloves, but proceeded to use his hands to touch my bread and scoop out lettuce. That is so filthy! With all of the illnesses spreading around out there, this is unacceptable! How do I know if he washed after the last time he used the restroom? I don't. STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS PATHOGEN HAVEN! read more

due to the closing of our favorite childhood bagel place, we've been unable to find local bagels that we enjoyed enough to make our regular spot... until we discovered dees bagel cafe. we always receive great and prompt service with a friendly and family like atmosphere. read more