Bagels are good. The rest is not so great. Lines are typically pretty long and service takes a while. This location is a bad spot as well. Some pretty shady characters frequently down there at the end of the trolley stop unfortunately. read more

I've eaten at this location before with no issues. This morning, my daughter and I ordered our usual bagel & lox. We waited a long time and when we received our order, the bagels were cold, not toasted as we ordered. In addition, there were hardly any onions (I gave mine to my daughter) and capers, mushy tomatoes, which we both end up removing, and 2 small pieces of lox. I was charged over $9 for each bagel due to the high cost of the lox and then hardly received any. The bagel was served cold and hard instead of toasted and warm. Highly disappointed! read more

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Tables were all dirty had to ask to have them clean. Food is good. You really can't tell me in the picture. read more

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Order an Iced Carmel Macchiato and per the online menu when I ordered it should be topped with whip cream and Carmel drizzle. As you can see mine was not. The manager was the one that even made the drink. Any other time I've been there she is rude to staff, never smiles and has a look like I have being here. read more

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The food was absolutely extraordinary! And the service, oh, it truly surpassed excellence. Such a delightful family ambiance!

Came back today to try the breakfast sandwich....The "thick cut bacon" on my sandwich was so thin, it was transparent. The tomato was sliced obnoxiously thick. The avocado was unripe. The sandwich was ICE COLD, which is disturbing because this was immediately after I received it. I didn't want to go back and ask for it to be heated again because the staff seemed pretty overwhelmed already. Overall, not sure I can return after this experience. I had such high hopes because I've heard great things about the breakfast here, but it just didn't work out... read more

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Workers were courteous. I heard this is bagel day not entirely sure if it is. If it is they aren't doing anything special for the big day. I got a santa fe sandwich and a apple cinnamon bagel with honey almond cream cheese. I heard on the news we are going through a cream cheese shortage and that is not the case here thankfully! I ordered To go on my way to work but there is plenty of seating inside or outside if you choose to stay here. Sandwich has a nice spice kick to it. Could use some avocado on it to make it perfect. It is messy so get napkins. They didn't provide napkins to me so had to learn the hard way I'll be returning read more

I have been to several locations and I rarely will write a negative review. However, I think customer service is absolutely important. Being kind to people that are spending any kind of money in your establishment. Unfortunately, today, that wasn't the case. I was yelled at from across the restaurant as I was standing eating my bagel to go sit outside because they weren't allowing anyone to sit inside. (Ps. There wasn't any signs declaring so) Never treat customers that way. I yelled back and told him to be kind and ask me nicely to go sit outside. It was so dang rude, I couldn't believe he talked to people like that. Even if you are having a bad day, do not yell at customers, kindly walk up to me and just let me know the situation. read more

Extremely fast service and very friendly employees! Gal at the register helped me mourn the loss of my prized Cranberry Bagel and helped recommend what would match my unusual salmon schmear obsession. Surprised at how quick our bagels came out- tasted good and toasted to an appropriate degree. I have gotten burnt bagels in the past at other location and decided I was over Einstein. Will happily return! And sign up for their point system on their app! We got a free sandwich and cool discounts when using! read more

Word of advice: Don't plan to enjoy your coffee or drink at the bar stands inside (pulling a mask down as you sip), while waiting 30 minutes for your food. A few of the workers feel that humiliating a person is more of their job title than serving people food. I was waiting 6 feet away from everyone with my family and sipping my coffee, while putting my mask back up during my sips. A young man in an orangish yellow shirt came rushing from the back just to yell at me that I have to wear a mask even though I was sipping my coffee. He yelled go outside and drink your coffee. Thing is...there were others doing the same thing, yet I was singled out to be treated rudely. So I asked for a refund for not being able to enjoy my coffee in peace while keeping my distance and putting mask up in between sips like at any other food service location. Again, the young cashiers preferred to shame me with the "wow" bullying noises as if I needed to put up with their harassment in the first place and give them my hard earned money. Wow, is right about how they treated me as well. Luckily, the manager was gracious and refunded me and apologized. Suggestion: Train your employees to not be so rude and to call out ALL Customers not just one. Maybe giving the drinks out when the whole order is ready would help prevent this kind of situation. read more

I love Einstein bagels and coffee. Egg whites, spinach, and mushroom on a pretzel bagel is delicious. However, I feel like this particular location is a bit subpar to other Einsteins. The coffee bar often needs attention, the staff seem stressed, and the customer service needs improvement. Today I received an incorrect order, when I brought it to their attention, they were unpleasant about it. No one ever apologized for the inconvenience. It was poorly handled. The food and coffee are still tasty, but given the choice I would recommend any other location. read more

Bagels were delicious however the girl who took my order was seriously the rudest person I have ever encountered and she should not be working in any capacity with customers. I told everyone in my office my experience and they won't be ordering bagels from this location. read more

I really like this location , staff is friendly and bagels are always good. I typically order the smoked salmon on garlic bread bagel it's fresh and yummy and today we added the doubles baked hash brown thingy and it was delish!!! I always come here on Sunday after the swapmeet read more

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My recent interest in bagel shops brought me to Einstein Bros and I'm so thankful for that. The bagel I got was so good and fulfilling! It was a special at the time, and it came with chicken, eggs, and cheese on the hash brown bagel. This place is quick and convenient and I loved it. read more

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I was the only one in line Saturday morning, and saw at least 4 people standing behind the counter. 1 was working; 3 of them were chatting. At least 2 saw me, but it took a little while for 1 to call me over to the cash register to order. BTW, that's at the other end of the counter where a big sign says "Order here." Guess it's too hard to chat when you're separated like that. Okay, then. The guy at the register greeted me friendly enough and asked for my order. I just started to say a toasted pumpernickel...and he turned away from me in mid-sentence to walk off and speak to a co-worker. That left 1 more, who just stood back away from the counter looking at me. Don't know what they were talking about, but it was obviously more important than taking an order. I've been coming here for several years. The bagels are spendy, but good. The service has been mostly okay, but now and then you get some clunkers. So check the date here and be warned. My experience is that they'll be gone in a few months. If you really like their bagels, they may have someone by then who will sell you one. read more

Best bagels. I don't think I've had better bagels anywhere else. Their app is actually great and they always have great deals and rewards. Only part that varies is customer service. I always always always ask to slice the bagels in half and this location always say yes they will. When I get home none of them are sliced. I would say that is the only thing that irritates me. They have a slicer and it is so fast and easy. I really don't understand why the employee here always lie. read more

The food is good. However, their hours are stupid. We wanted to go, so I looked to see if they were open and they said they closed at 2pm. I checked at 1:48pm. read more

I work in the area and just about everybody at my office gets bagels here . We get them for team meetings , for celebrating and for lunch when you're having a bagel craving . Ive never had a bad bagel here . I just bought 4 bagels and a slice of coffee cake and didn't even get cream cheese on the bagels and it was almost 10 dollars , so they're a little pricey . But my kids and I enjoyed them . I really liked the chocolate chip coffee cake . I warmed it up and the chocolate chips melted a little , it was damn good . They also have a cinnamon apple bagel , it's also damn good !! Pro tip get a bakers dozen on Mondays for $7 . They recommend ordering them a day a ahead to make sure they have them for you . They sell out every Monday . read more

You can never go wrong with Bagels and can NEVER go wrong with Einstein Bagels! Located right by the Santee trolley stop in a shopping center with TONS of shops, in the corner you will see Einstein Bagels. We came at around 3:30pm so bagels were very limited. We ended up getting the breakfast and turkey bagel sandwich with Asiago cheese. It was delicious! The customer service was a little weird, but still managed to do the job. HAHA! read more

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I decided to go to the Santee Trolley Shopping Center to pick us a few items I needed. But before, I stopped by here to get a quick breakfast and coffee. The minute I walked in I was greeted by one of the employee and she directed me towards the ordering line in their little assembly line they have going on. I ordered the bacon and egg on a oat bagel and the spinach and mushroom on oat as well. As they prepared my breakfast, I went to the bathroom to wash my hands and realized that they should really give it a nice cleanup. After that, I went to their drip coffee and prepared myself nice house coffee. As I was there, I heard my name called out, rather loudly, so I went to the counter and jokingly asked the girl why she was yelling at me. She laughed, and politely said my food was ready. I grabbed my food and found a table near a window. I first ate the bacon, cheese, and egg bagel sandwich and it was very good for $4.80. The spinach, mushroom, and egg sandwich was good as well for the same price, but given that it was all veggie, there was not much texture inside, unlike how the crunchy bacon gave the previous sandwich texture. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/Yg66v_Hz5H4rZVZUDWy25g?select=OAZT-EcsGj5grRfzMQYQVA With exception to the bathroom, the place was pretty clean. The employees were polite and helpful when I asked questions. They also have a patio with a lot of outdoor seating. read more

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Covid is no excuse for 80% of businesses and this one is horrible. The sandwiches I've ordered are much smaller, the orange juice is watered down extremely. The contents of the sandwich are inadequate and extremely old. Stay away from this place. It used to be amazing but something took a drastic turn and the last 35 visits have been horrendous. To top it off, the employees are stoic and not friendly at all. Quit your jobs and go somewhere else! read more

My husband ordered my Mother's Day breakfast through DoorDash my favorite, lox& bagel & a baker's dozen bagels & smears!! We did not get the dozen bengals! & the amount of lox looked like a silver dollar size!!!!! Totally ruined my morning And to think that a 35.00 order cost him 50.00 Not only that but we wound up doing Grubhub IHOP and ate around 2:00pm NEVER AGAIN!!!! read more

Einstein bagels were good enough to post about. The cream cheese smear was a generous dollop and sufficiently covered the warm, toasted bread top. The staff was helpful, quick, and the large dining area provides a great study space. Notes: Cream: Smear was a generous dollop Flavor: garlic on green chillie Toasted: ends were crisp, dark and the read more

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This place is hit or miss. Hit because their bagels and sandwiches are yummy, miss because the service is ok. I won't ever use the app because every time I try my order takes forever. They move at a very slow pace so don't go if your in a hurry. The store is alway clean when I go, but they are always out of coffee and creamer. Some employees are nice some are rude. read more

Don't know what they're doing. I ordered Tasty Turkey: it was supposed to be toasted, asiago, with spinach, and chive schmear. First sandwich I got was a plain bagel, untoasted, with turkey, mayo and cheddar. Then when I pointed out the mistake, I got another bagel sandwich made. It had the asiago bagel, turkey and the right schmear but still not toasted, (cold!! And hard to chew) and no spinach. Just regular lettuce....In a place like that I can't complain twice or they will spit in my food. But ugh. They also didn't give me my chips. What is the point of giving these people money? Don't do it. read more

Have only been to this location a handful of times , always had good service, friendly workers and bagels were good. Decided to write a review today because I was in with a lengthy complicated order today and the staff was quick, efficient, friendly and my order was perfect. Keep it up Einstein's Santee! read more

Customer service wasn't bad at all but when you watch me put a dollar in your tip container you might want to say thank you... I only bought one bagel sandwich maybe you didn't think a dollar was enough but it's the thought that counts. read more

Not happy. Ordered online and went in just now and they were a little busy but the food and drinks I ordered were chilling on the back counter and not in the pick up spot so I waited and pretty much 5 or 6 people got there order and then mine was still on the back counter. Not one person asked me if I was waiting for something. Went and waited in line and the girl finished helping someone and then just started cooking something and waited another couple minutes with no help and then went to the cashier to see if I needed to do anything else cause I already paid and my food had just been sitting there and she just looked at me blankly and didn't even ask me my name and grabbed my food and handed it to me. Worst experience I've had with a pick up order anywhere... read more

Coming in with my family to do two separate orders, as we're waiting for our food my mother in law ordered coffee to drink and had an orange juice and blackberry lemonade. Well as we're waiting about 10 minutes my mother in law takes a drink of her coffee, and the lady looks at her in shock because her mask was hanging off she then proceeds to whisper to another man who comes over and yells "ma'am you need to have your mask on"! She then tells him "well I'm drinking my coffee how am I supposed to drink my coffee?" Mind you it's cold and raining. He then tells her "go drink it outside" WHILE MY MASK IS BELOW MY MOUTH BECAUSE IM ALSO DRINKING AS IS MY DAUGHTERS, but we weren't told anything.. stores and restaurants are open... no masks while eating?? What's the problem Einstein's of Santee? If I could give 0 stars I would. read more

The flavor is there and tastes good however the amount of cream cheese they put on bagels is absolutely dismal. The first time it happened I let it go. But they did it again it's like they just put the knife down and back up and just lazily put it on. This is not what I paid for. Here's a picture for your enjoyment. If you order just ask for extra I guess but that's probably an extra charge lol. read more

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Whenever I am running errands and am eating carbs (sometimes I take breaks from carbs) this is the place I go to when I need a quick pick me up. It's conveniently located at the Santee Trolley Center, so if you're shopping at TJMaxx and then are going to shop at Target, it's the perfect midway point to stop at! Their bread is always fresh and they rarely run out of different varieties. I usually get a jalapeño cheese bagel with herb garlic shmear.. noms!! read more

Avocado toast... more like avocado spread... I can see through it. I gave it two stars because the seasoning on top and the bagel were good. read more

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Love this place!! From the bagels and smear, to the breakfast sandwiches it's all good. Husband loves the jalapeño cheddar bagel and my kiddo loves the blueberry bagel with blueberry smear. As for me I just get whichever one.. sometimes sweet sometimes savory. That's the best part they have something for everyone. I have never tried their lunch bagel sandwiches but I'm sure they are good too. This trip we had breakfast sandwiches. The place was very busy but that didn't stop them all from giving great service. Dining room was clean and bathroom was clean! That's a plus because being near the trolley that's hard to keep up. Fun and quick stop for my little family is always a plus for me. read more

I came here for snacks. If I purchase a drink, I get a free bagel for my birthday. Had to use it. My daughter and I shared a fruit punch and for the bagel, I got the farmhouse sandwich which comes with two eggs, bacon, ham, cheese and mayonnaise. It was pretty good. It was a hot sandwich with all those flavors blended together. Pretty filling and delicious. I washed my food down with fruit punch which you can refill if you dine in. They also sell drinks, coffee and other items. There were plenty of tables inside. Pretty chill place to have snacks. I definitely would come back to try other sandwiches on their menu. read more

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I have come here many times. I love their egg specialty bagels. But almost every time I come either one of the sandwiches are burnt to a crisp or they forgot a hash brown. But today I ordered the Texas brisket egg bagel with a hash brown and a farm house egg bagel with a hash brown and I got two bagels with cream cheese. I could not have been more disappointed with this order. I payed online for pick up because I was in a hurry and didn't have time to come back. The receipt on the bag however had my name on it and the order that I had placed, but not my bagels. If I could leave no stars I would. I love this place and just wish they'd return my refund requests for this order. read more

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I don't think I've ever driven to specific place to get a Bagel Sandwich (EinsteinBagels), parked out front, stared at the door and soul-sighed as I thought about the prospect of another tossed-in-a-box bagel Sandwhich made with irritation and the apathy of underpaid, overtired 20-year olds and said out loud : "fuhhhh - there must be someplace else I can get a bagel breakfast sandwich... " I don't know why it sucks so bad... But I know it's not just this location, so the training style, food quality and general focus on portions and cutting costs must come from corporate. I gave it two stars instead of just one because I will go back... But, I won't be happy about it. read more

They are very inconsistent in the quality of the bagels. Usually cinnamon sugar bagels have a good amount of the topping on them, which gives them the cinnamon sugar taste.... last time I came they were out of cinnamon sugar bagels but the person behind the counter graciously made us some! They were really great and had a good amount of the cinnamon sugar topping. I've had good bagels from this location before but this time was really disappointing. I buy and freeze my bagels so I have them for the week but I don't think I'll even keep these. They are barely with any cinnamon sugar flavor, basically a slightly sweet plain bagel. Gross. All of my dozen are the same so it's really disappointing. I got some cheesey hash brown ones to try and those are super inconsistent too- one of them has scant hash brown and is flat/pale compared to the other one. I'm going to try to find a different location that is more consistent read more

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This was my first time here and most of the staff was extremely patient with my lacking knowledge. Most of the staff was extremely friendly and inviting though two people seemed rather stressed. I have to say that overall the main area was comfortable, but a little crowded, granted it was a busy day. For the first time trying their food I was extremely impressed with the food and the fair prices. The only reason for it being 4 stars is the fact that the seating areas and coffee bench area were a bit messy with food crumbs and coffee, but it's understandable with how busy the place was at the time. I will definently be back again to try more and will reccomend this place to other people. read more

I always order here and the workers are really nice. But I typically order cinnamon sugar bagel with plain cream cheese. They always use the same knife from the onion cream cheese so my Cinnamon sugar bagel taste like onion cream cheese and it taste disgusting. It would be nice if they just had a different knife for each cream cheese. read more

Husband bought two egg n sausage bagels, both had egg shells in them, and not the occasional little piece, mine had it in 4 bites. REALLY IRRITATING. Money thrown away. Will not visit this location again. read more