I love the Einstein Bro's off of the 5 in Oceanside/Carlsbad. This one, however, is awful for two key reasons: 1) The customer service is atrocious. This place is loaded with teenagers that are scraping by with their minimum wage and not putting an ounce of effort into how they treat their patrons. 2) The quality of the bagel sandwiches is much lower compared to the location in Oceanside/Carlsbad. Save your time and money and go to any other branch besides this one. 0/10, would not visit again. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Bad service - Bagels Near Me - Encinitas, California

Went for lunch today on a Monday. There were 2 customers waiting for their food, and I was the first in line at the counter. There were only 20 bagels in the entire bin that typically holds hundreds, and it was 11:55am right before lunch. I had to ask if I could be helped since the 2 employees had their backs to the counter making other orders, with no hello or indication they would let me know they would be with me soon. The manager appeared from the back briefly, then went right back. I ordered my food after waiting some more, asking for no avocado on my Bagel Sandwich. When I received it... avocado. I brought it back and they said they would make another one. When I opened the bag... cream cheese bagel. Had my son not wanted a bagel for lunch, I wouldn't have stayed to "enjoy" this experience. read more

Lulz good luck here. I ordered an Asiago bagel, double toasted with cream cheese. What I got was a plain bagel, not warmed at all, with more cream cheese than any human would ever deem reasonable. After scraping off cream cheese twice and still having enough to choke a horse, I became so repulsed I threw it away. I can understand not having Asiago and subbing plain, but not warming it and then putting a mountain of goop is so passive aggressive it's almost impressive read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - So gross - Bagels Near Me - Encinitas, California

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The customer service was fine. The employees do not greet you and instead just passively look at you. My only real complaint is that the act like the cream cheese comes out of their paycheck, soooo stingy, actually ruins the bagel. I used to be a regular and i actually stopped coming here because of how stingy they are. Crazy how nothing changes. Do better. read more

This place still hasn't got a clue what double toasting is! I even explained how dark I wanted it toasted to no avail!

Super bummed cuz the service was good but this just doesn't cut it for me. I woke up wanting a fluffy toasty bagel and sadly this bagel is flat and looks like someone took a seat on it:( read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Sat on bagel - Bagels Near Me - Encinitas, California

I've been coming to this shop for a couple of years now. Used to be good. Today, however, I order 6 bagels and a schmear. Not a difficult order. I received only 5! Unfortunately, didn't count them before I left the store and couldn't drive back. I've tried calling them for the past 30 minutes to make a complaint and hope to get some points on my account so I can at least get a replacement at a later date, but NOPE. They are apparently not capable of answering a ringing phone. After 30 minutes of trying to get thru, they've earned their bad review. Shame. All they had to do was answer the phone or frankly, hire people who can actually count to 6. STRIKE 1: Cannot count to 6 STRIKE 2: Clearly cannot answer a phone If you go there, double check your order to make sure they've actually given you what you asked and paid for. read more

This place is a fever dream. The store was basically empty and there were 6 employees just watching me stand at the counter, waiting to order for around 7 minutes. Unfortunately they also got my order wrong and the employees all look 15 and confused. Maybe increase hiring standards? read more

Haven't tried this location. Closed early. Lights still on and tables still outside on patio her doors are locked 40 minutes before their posted close time. There's a handful of bagel places in the area I'll go try somewhere else. read more

What a horrible experience. I just ordered an egg, bacon, and cheddar bagel with a few extra toppings. They got the toppings perfect but literally forgot to add the EGG, BACON, AND CHEDDAR!! I don't understand how that's even possible. Not only did we have a horrible bagel sandwich I also completely overpaid and made the mistake of tipping. I'll never go back here, which is a shame because I like this chain at other locations. read more

This place is an actual pig sty. There are only teenagers who work here and look like they are ready to leave (at any hour that you go in). There were rags on the table, in which it looked they attempted to clean but got distracted so they just left them there... gross. The manager is not a very nice person. My order did not go through online for some reason but my card was still charged and he just said that it wasn't his fault and I had to pay again. Huh? I love their bagels, don't get me wrong, but the location is absolutely disgusting and I feel like I rolled around in dirt after I walk outside. Save yourself the trouble and go to the Solana Beach location which I believe is much better! read more

I'm used to this establishment taking 5-10 minutes on my nova lox and large chai latte with almond milk...definitely did NOT wait 5-10 minutes. My cousin and I were here a few days ago and ended up waiting almost an hour for our bagels...yes, ALMOST AN HOUR. There were people before us that just either left or stayed irritated. By the time I got my large chai, I noticed it was a bit light. I'm assuming it was the manager, but I told him the drink seems light. And he told me I asked for almond milk. Are you freaking kidding me? I get the same thing at other locations and that's the response I get? I told him I'd like more almond milk and he gave me a look like I was crazy. I just wasn't having it. And he gave it back to me and sure enough...IT WAS STILL LIGHT. I didn't want to make a scene, but I just finished my drink, nova lox and left. Tip: This location needs to work on their customer service skills. I'm assuming they were having technical difficulties, since a lot of bagels weren't being made and customers were getting moody, but it didn't help that I'm assuming the manager was being a dick to other customers. read more

Went to the Einstein bros this morning at 6:30 in Encinitas. I got a dozen bagels and when I asked for him to cut and toast the bagels, he gave me attitude about it. he said "Do you want me to cut ALL the bagels? and toast all of them?" as if it was the most absurd thing to ask. I didn't want to deal with it so I just told him they were fine as is. As we walked out he immediately started talking crap about us and complained about how ridiculous i was for me to ask that and come in at that time in the morning. the fact that he had the christ on a bikes audacity to say that when we weren't even half way out the door yet was so ridiculous. read more

Food is yummy, but service is mediocre. I may just go to a different location next time. I had the all nighter. Right amount of spice and a perfect amount of food, delicious! read more

This place wins the prize for worst Bagel experience ever. They give the chain a lousy name. Rude, harried employees and terrible food quality. I was given the wrong order, tried to call but nobody answered their phone. Left a message and nobody bothered to call back. Spare yourself and go literally anywhere else. read more

My husband and I love bagels. So we went here this morning ordered a pepperoni pizza a veg out a farm house and a Santa Fe. They said it was ready they failed to give us the veg out and the Santa Fe. Also. The Diet Coke I got tasted like cough syrup. So honestly we'll never come back! read more

I ordered 2 meals, 2 orange juices, 2 shakes, a dozen bagels with cream cheese to go. By the time I got to work, I noticed we didn't have cream cheese & the orange juice was watered down badly. I went back to the store and they said once we leave, they can't help us out. We would have to pay. The older guy with glasses & beard behind the counter is rude and shoved my order to side when there was another register he could of used. read more

Dear Einstein Bagel Bros, These photos were taken in Encinitas Einstein Bagel Bros around 9:30 A.M. November 19, 2020. The dog in the photo with the Einstein Bagel Bros sign in the background is clearly not a service dog. The employees were allowing this woman to violate the state health code law thereby making Einstein Bagel Bros in violation. After bringing the situation to staff's attention a young male staff member (dark haired) asked a female staff member (dark haired, heavy set, wearing a 5 point star stuck in the middle of her eyebrows, heavy eyeliner, manager?) what to do. She also did nothing to remove the dog. She then turned her back to me and waved her arm in dismissal and said "tell ??(somebody) tomorrow morning." They also refused to give me an email or the name of a manager to contact. They did not tell the woman to remove the dog until a second person began to complain. Even then it was the gentleman & I who firmy but kindly informed the woman that dogs are not allowed in restaurants.  She took the dog outside and tied it to a chair where it should have been in the first place.  This also makes Einstein Bagel Bros employees sexist as I am a woman and they did nothing until an elderly Caucasian man started complaining. My late father-in-law had a service dog. This was before the time of emotion support pets.  Because of him I learned quite a bit about what it took to train these animals and their owners. Just as places of business have signs on the front door that say, "if you can't wear mask in the store please send somebody else to the store for you." I believe that if you must have an emotional support pet with you at all times you should send somebody else into the restaurant for you. There was a time that businesses were afraid to confront a customer about their pet for fear of losing business. This time is past as people have abused this system. Actual service dogs have documentation. By law a business associate is allowed to ask what service the animal provides for the customer. See the Petco website for an example. An employee would only have to read 5 to 10 minutes of material to understand the behaviours that a service dog has that a non service dog would clearly lack.  For instance you would never see a true service dog sniffing other people, being allowed to be pet by other people or accepting food from anybody else but the owner. It's so easy to Google thisinformation. I hope that the next time I visit Einstein Bagel Bros the employees react immediately to an animal in the store rather than wait for several customers to complain. It would also be appreciated if they would listen to women as much as they listen to men. p.s.- I emailed this information to Einstein Bros. No response. Show quoted text read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - State Health Law Violation. No Dogs in Restaurants. - Bagels Near Me - Encinitas, California

Came in today around 10am and ordered a turkey bacon avocado on a 4 cheese bagel, jalapeño bagel, turkey sausage on a Asiago bagel, and two coffees. I love love love Einstein bagels! I'm not sure why they have such bad reviews..my bagels were toasted and super yummy. They also gave me extra sauce on the side so I'm extremely happy. Shout out to the two guys working and both were super friendly (super nice smiles). Even though It seemed busy and there was only two workers, they brought out all my food and drinks under 5 minutes! It was so fast that I didn't even have time to sit and go on Snapchat. Lol. 10/10 recommend read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Small vanilla latte - Bagels Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Ordered via DoorDash so I avoided all of the poor service mentioned in other reviews. The food itself is also very poor! Check out this extremely mediocre BEC bagel. The bagel wasn't toasted and the cheese wasn't even melted. $8 for this breakfast bagel this is unacceptable. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Encinitas, California

The worst customer service here again and again. I had a regular system in the CV Einstein Bagels and despite them being busier than this branch would ever be, they always had their act together. I would call, put my order for 1 or 2 bakers dozen every Monday morning and puck them up on the way to school. They would know to separate the seedy bagels with the other ones. To open and air out the bagels if too hot. They put them in a nice box. Always ask if you want cream cheese also. Have them ready when I got there. This branch in Encinitas sucks, problem taking order when calling. When I get there, they are all mixed together. So now my sons chocolate chip and pretzel bagels taste garlicy. He hates that. The bag them, so some are squished at the bottom. I wait forever, no greeting, they just go about their business like I haven't pre-ordered. Even when not that busy. So upsetting. The one girl with purple streaked hair is the worst. Terrible customer service. I will always try to wait to pick up on my way to school in CV when I can and avoid this branch if possible. But when school is out, I don't want to go to CV for bagels. read more

SLOW service. I waited 37 minutes for 1 bagel. The bagels are good, but the service is not.

I come here occasionally just because it's so close to my work and every time I've came here the customer service has been awful, the employees tend to be extremely rude. The food is still good and I still come out of convenience but the employees could definitely use an attitude check. read more

Terrible customer service. The cashier had an attitude. They messed up our orders and we had to go back in multiple times for them to get it right. read more

Their COVID measures were less than stellar. The door states that customers must wear masks: great! They wore mask: great! They wear gloves: great While wearing gloves, they touch money and then make your your food: negates the point of any COVID safety protocols. read more

We picked up a box of their special dozen bagels yesterday around noon and were pleasantly surprised to have such a variety to chose from so late in the day. Everything was very fresh. The staff was really friendly and accommodating, and very keen to help. We just moved to the area, so we'll definitely be back! read more

start a frequent buyer card. Before you know it, you have earned free bagels. Line is long on weekends mornings. Give yourself plenty of time if you need to rush somewhere with your bagels.They have the low carb bagels that are just perfect for us who's avoiding too much bread. I think their coffee is watery... they do slice your bagels if you ask them :-) read more

Always have to give places the benefit of the doubt as covid times are extremely difficult for the food/beverage industry. As someone who worked at a restaurant during covid, I give my utmost respect to these people who are doing the best they can with MAJOR understaffing issues since our government is incentivizing citizens not to work and get paid way above standard wages. I came in early morning, two people waiting for orders and I am the only person in line to order. I wait for about 10 minutes before I am even acknowledged. As previously mentioned, I am very forgiving for the challenging time, but a "hey I'll be with you shortly" would've gone a long way then just being ignored. Finally I order, food comes out pretty quick..waiting awhile for my drink so again no worries I just check on it with the cashier and he starts making it. Left the establishment and ate in my car on the way to my next stop of the morning, sandwich was cold and not thoroughly cooked. Really disappointed. read more

Terrible service for the second consecutive day, had a cashier, a person working on the food and the others hiding from view but coming out to add more Orange Juice to an already full cooler. After 10 minutes standing at the "Order Here" sign and watching someone off load, in slow motion the afore mentioned OJ , the person making the bagels, "Someone will be with you soon" After another 5 minutes I left, It's a store we've gone to for years, manager is terrible and staff isn't trained well enough, I'm unlikely to return and less than likely to go visit another Einstein's there are a lot of choices and they are off my list! Don't go unless you have no other option! read more

My experience here has always been mediocre but today it was awful! Took my kids in to get bagels today at 1:45pm... they close at 2. (I understand it was close to closing) The staff were so rude barely paying attention to customers as they performed closing duties. Once our bagels were ready we were rudely informed that they close at 2pm (I mean they actually said it multiple times to make sure we knew). When I asked if they stop taking orders prior to 2pm they said no they take orders up until 2pm. We were NOT eating in the store, so I don't know what the big deal was. Such a terrible customer service experience. read more

Ordered 2 bagels on the mobile order app. They weren't ready for the time I selected, which was fine. The only guy working there didn't have his mask on properly, with his nose peeking out. And lastly, the most upsetting part of this situation was the minuscule amount of cream cheese. The lack of cream cheese made the bagel dry and hard to eat. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Egg toast bagel and failed attempt at a cream cheese shmear. - Bagels Near Me - Encinitas, California

I don't know why I insist on coming back to this location. Every. Single. Time. There is a 15 minute wait for a toasted bagel. Every time. There are more people waiting for food than eating. I can't come back. Please dear god. Never again. read more

I love bagels and am a big fan of Einsteins but something happened to the management of this location a few years ago. I am from the area and used to go before school for years. It was also quick, cheap, and good. But in the last few years it's horrible. They're rude and mess ur order up more often than not. In addition...THEYRE ALWAYS CLOSED the hours say 5am-2pm but normally they are only open from 12-2. Even still, they always manage to close early. If you arrive at 1 they've already cleaned everything up - no more coffee and limited selection. And some times they just close early ._. I don't understand why you would close early if you are only open two hours a day???????? read more

I love coming here but today "Eva" was the worst experience. I had told the cashier toasted and they didn't toast one of my items. Another cashier was already doing the favor while "Eva" according to her she's the manager, she said she was going to charge to toast! So I said never mind and the other cashier had to put the bagel back. Really bad service. read more

Living in SD County you understand that the cost of living is higher. Businesses provide coupons to help a little when dining out. It's important that these businesses employ people who understand the value of a customer and how these coupons work. We dropped into this location Sunday 10/27 and my wife seen a coupon on her phone that gave a lower price on 6 bagels and a smear. She mentioned it to the person helping her. When she got to the register the cashier stated that the coupon needed to be on the app. and she could not honor it. The line behind my wife was getting long so she mentioned it one more time that it says on the coupon to show the app OR give your phone #. The cashier rudely stated it needs to be in the app. So my wife not wanting to cause a scene, relented. This is unfortunate, we won't be coming Back to this location. read more

I am a regular here at Einstein bagels Encinitas. This morning I came in to get my regular bagels and I was extremely disappointed. Service is mid. And I was disappointing to wait over 10 minutes for three bagels that weren't even cooked. I then left disappointed in the service and went home to eat my bagels. I was in utter disbelief when I opened my bagel and it was cut horribly it was like a fillet but it's not I was extremely sad one star review. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Horrible cut - Bagels Near Me - Encinitas, California

My last, and I mean LAST, visit I was preceded in line by a young man NOT wearing a mask. As we were waiting I had thought that someone would say something to him, but no, not a word was said. The signs on the door were very clear and prominent, no one without a mask was allowed to enter. As we were waiting he began to cough, a dry cough, which is a symptom of Covid. At that time I thought that an employee might ask him to leave but no one said a word, so I DID! I raised my voice so that others could hear and told the guy to put on a mask. STILL NO RESPONSE! As he made it to the counter to order the server said NOTHING! As he paid his bill the cashier said NOTHING! As I paid for my bagel and coffee I commented to the cashier that in MY business I'd throw him out on his ass, and the cashier made a sideways glance toward his manager and said quietly "Yeah, I would too". My impression is that THEY JUST DON'T CARE! I AM 69 YEARS OLD AND THIS GREATLY DISTURBED ME! I will relate this incident to everyone I know. read more

Well,were do I start. Just found out the manager, ( Ash). Is no longer with them. Its not the same there now. It's like they don't care about working here. The time we waited for our bagel, was long. I hate to say it but it's time to find a new spot .no Pride, here, dirty inside. Just sad. read more

I used to like Einstein Bros but can't say this during our first and last time visiting El Camino location. I do understand, that it's very perilous times currently, though that shouldn't justify selling burned bread and charging money for it. Our kid enjoyed the cheesecake but what kid doesn't like sweets, however the steak "bagelito" was burnt and tough, non-edible at that point. We won't be coming back. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Picture of the burnt "bagelito". Marketing trick that went south. - Bagels Near Me - Encinitas, California

Something about this location reeks of incompetence. It feels like the young people they've hired have no experience or don't get trained. A young child in front of me in line ordered something they certainly had when he ordered, but they gave it to someone else and made the kid pick something else. Weak dress code, bathrooms running out of supplies (this has happened more than once). I used to think the coffee was giving me indigestion, but this morning I had only my own water... and had indigestion. I tried working with my laptop and the internet connection was crap. My assumption is the owners of this place are cheapskates, and don't care about their customers, so I will not be coming back. read more