Nice fresh bagels, excellent and friendly staff. Great place to start your day on a wet weekend.

By all means avoid this trap. Besides being ridiculously overpriced on just about everything, (we paid $60 for 2 bagels, a BEC, and 2 large iced coffees and small bottle of Starbucks mocha) they screwed up the order and one of the bagels was stale. If we didn't check before we left we wouldn't have seen they left out one of the coffees too. Poor food, poor service, high prices. Terrible. read more

One of the best BECs i've ever had! The bagel was huge and the ingredients had great quality. Right after we walked in, it got super packed so we got very lucky. They had so many options for bagels, pastries, and deli items. It was a classic bagel shop inside. Very lovely. read more

Howard Beach Bagel Cafe - Bacon Egg and Cheese on Everything Bagel - Bagels Near Me - Howard Beach, New York

This place has seen better days. Used to be a great neighborhood bagel spot. Great customer service, friendly workers, great bagels. Recently it's been a tremendous disappointment. I used to call in advance to place an order and it would be waiting for me when I arrived. Now they don't even answer the the phone. Not sure but I believe they changed owners in the past year or so. Workers are often rude, comedians or they just keep you standing there without taking your order. When you display any displeasure with your treatment, they get worse. Not what it used to be. read more

One of the better bagel stores in the area. Bagels are excellent, and they are not skimpy with the cream cheese. Plus there is seating and two bathrooms available. Help is usually friendly. But if you arrive at the wrong time, expect a line. Large parking lot in back. read more

Howard Beach Bagel Cafe - Many choices - Bagels Near Me - Howard Beach, New York

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Clean shop,tables to dine indoors and a few outdoor tables with umbrellas covering out front. Bagels are good, wide selection of regular variety but they also have some specialty Bagels which is what I usually get. My favorite is the Jalapeño Cheddar with garlic bacon cream cheese. I recommend this only to those who can handle heat because there is a good amount of jalepenos baked in. For a sweet choice I love the Super Cinnamon bagel. It's encrusted with a sllightly crunchy Cinnamon sugar - sort of what you'd get if a churro and a bagel had a chewy baby. In addition to bagels there is a wide variety of sandwiches, wraps, salads and cookies. Catering and delivery available. Lots of special discounts and order ahead reduced pricing. Cash orders cost less than card payment and the difference in prices are clearly labeled. Lots of variety and coffee is fresh. Staff is helpful and friendly, there's a warm neighborhood type atmosphere here . You can tell they have a strong repeat customer base. Clean bathroom and store is wheelchair accessible. I get Too Good To Go Orders from this shop very often. It's a short window of time for pickup daily. ( Items are subject to change ) but it's usually a dozen bagels and the guys lete pick whichever bagels I want. It's great value and one of my top picks in this area for Too Good To Go. read more

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My first time ordering breakfast is very clean it's crowded, but the line moves quickly. The employees are very nice. They have an assorted variety of bagels ( fresh baked) and different types of cream cheese.I ordered a flat sunflower bagel with olive cream cheese. Will definitely stop by again when I am in the neighborhood. read more

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Great service and a great vibe. The bagels are good and there are lots of flavors. It's great place 9/10

I loved this cafe but unfortunately I will not be returning because they argued with me saying everything was in my bag but I was missing an item. How rude. read more

Very okay bagels near JFK Airport. Howard Beach Bagel Cafe is a standard NYC deli, offering a large menu of made to order sandwiches, sliced deli meats/cheeses, salads, grocery items, etc. Prices are reasonable, and they offer delivery via apps like Postmates and DoorDash. My delivery order arrived quickly, and carefully packaged. I got a large coffee, which for some reason already had (way too much) cream and sugar added to it. I drink my coffee black, so this was disappointing. Their Rainbow Bagel was decent, but had a distinct raw dough aftertaste, and a plastic-y lamination on the exterior. The Egg Bagel was tasty, but very dry. Both the strawberry and vegetable cream cheeses were delicious, but there needed to be twice as much of them. If we were anywhere else in the world, I would say these bagels are pretty good. But, in NYC? Mediocre at best. read more

Howard Beach Bagel Cafe - Rainbow Bagel with Strawberry Cream Cheese - Bagels Near Me - Howard Beach, New York

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15 dollars for a potato egg and cheese? Are you guys alright because last time i checked potatoes are recession proof. Best part charging those prices an all i get is a cold piece of cheese on my sandwich. You guys got some nerve. You wanna charge those prices and cant even melt the cheese? Fucking disgraceful and total fucking ripoff. I will not give you my business again read more

My absolute favorite bagel place. Their assortment of different cream cheeses with different types of bagels is astounding. I recommend the scallion cream cheese with a garlic bagel - so delicious! The servers are always polite & the place is always clean. read more

Highly recommended. Free parking lot in the rear. Excellent, fat, fresh bagels with an ample amount of cream cheese always added. Can sometimes be a bit of a line as they are usually quite busy, but there are usually up to a half dozen professional employees behind the counter to move things along. Specials offered each Wednesday. Seating and two clean bathrooms available. read more

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Small bagel/deli spot. Sometimes the line is ridiculously long but service is usually quick. Food is decent it's just extremely overpriced for the size and what you get. A blt should not cost $12 that's a crime read more

I submitted an order for pickup online through this place's website. Per the website instructions, I waited about 30 minutes before arriving to pick up the order. When I arrived I was told that I never placed an order online despite having the confirming text and email ready to show the person. They confirmed that was their establishment . The staff at this establishment couldn't be bothered and told me that they never received the order, despite me having a $60 charge on my bank account. It seemed like I was inconveniencing them for asking for my order to be made and they then continued to say "if we slice the bagels in the baker's dozen it's going to be an extra charge." After all the trouble you put me through this morning and that's the first thing out of your mouth? Awful service. Do not come here for bagels. read more

Every time I order from this place it gets worse and worse. Really need to step your game up. Charging 1.50 for a half of a slice of cheese is balls. read more

Howard Beach Bagel Cafe - Requested cheese on an egg sandwich. They charge you $1.50 and you only get a quarter of a slice. BALLS - Bagels Near Me - Howard Beach, New York

Do not order a bagel with lox. The bagel is 20 dollars and it has a sliver of fish on it. I love this place and the food is great, but they have become super cheap with the amount you get and the prices are overly inflated. So disappointed. read more

Howard Beach Bagel Cafe - This is the bagel with only the top removed. Tastes great, but this is not 20 dollars worth. - Bagels Near Me - Howard Beach, New York

Incredible love the bagels employees are wonderful Food is delicious nothing like a NY bagel in the morning read more

Over due review .... held off reviewing because I had two issues.... and I finally see that the owners finally fixed them .... They had a high turn over rate with the help & my most biggest problem was that they never kept a steady grill person on the grill ..... But that's seems to be all in the past now ..... I've been a big fan of this bagel store since they opened it's the closest thing you can actually get to a real deal Jewish Bagel Store ....... Huge variety of bagels, our favorites Flat whole wheat Everything & Their Sunflower Flat !!!!! They slice in half no problem & toast well !!! Sunday is our family's cheat day do their flat bagels look huge are very satisfying.... Huge variety of Cream Cheese Spreads always fresh !!! Salads; Love their White Fish salad, Tuna & Egg Salads ...... Breakfast Sandwiches; Now on the money all the time made the right way and now Consistent !!!! Coffee is always fresh & delicious !!!! We all appreciate a Bagel Store that you can order everything down to your coffee ... we all know that we sometimes have to go get our coffee at another store & I'm glad at this Bagel Store we don't .... The counter service has improved so well in the past year ... very polite & on point to get your orders right .... The manger this Morning Sunday 11/17/19 has a lot to do with it .... I had the opportunity to watch him motor around helping his employees as well as other customers..... didn't get his name but hats off to him .... Sorry no pictures but will add at a later date; we'll here's one that I made when I got home ... don't be jealous you can do it too ...... Keep up the good work, great job from the bakers to the entire staff !!!! Greg D & family read more

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Ordered an egg omelette with spinach and Swiss, with a medium coffee and they charged me $19. Highly disappointed in both the price and the service. Don't not go here if you want a reasonable priced breakfast. Last week I was there and ordered the same meal and it was $14. How does it change in 1 week by $5. When I asked the cashier he said "that's what she told me to charge you" read more

Food is good, but prices vary depending on who is taking your order. Convenient parking in the lot right near the entrance. Bathrooms are clean and convenient. Good variety of bagels, muffins and cheese. They have to get the same idea of what the prices should be. read more

This is a nice bagel shop in Howard Beach. I stop here after riding my bike on the rockaway beach boardwalk early in the morning. I usually order an everything bagel with cream cheese and a cup of coffee. The service has been great. read more

Ordered from here a few weeks ago. Got a Philly cheesesteak and some other sandwich I forgot. Both were very good. We will order from again!

the best bagels around on cross bay, always fresh and always delicious. Definitely stop in if in the area for anytime of day food, its all great! read more

I've been to this bagel place many times and I'm always met with a lot of attitude and shortness of temper . Their orders are never correct and it honestly seems like they don't care about anything. I wouldn't recommend this place. Go to old country bagel instead, cheaper and food is better. I wish I could rate it 0 stars if I could. read more

To be honest, the bagels here are so good. After I bring them somewhere, people always ask me to bring them again, including large orders regularly for friends out of state. The only reason I continue to go is because it's good. Many of the employees are also very kind and helpful, but I definitely don't go as often as I used to. Unfortunately, I have tried many times to order ahead to pick up, particularly when I'm in a rush or about to take a 4 hour drive to visit friends, and not only is the pickup service terrible, but I've never once gotten a correct order. I literally stand directly at and beneath the pickup sign at the register and I've been looked at and ignored and even looked past to customers behind me before being helped. The person at pickup completely ignores me every time. When ordering ahead a dozen bagels, I'm always given the incorrect bagel choices. Once I flat out asked if my coffee was in the bag, they said yes, and it wasn't there. This also happened once with cream cheese. And there have been times they cannot accommodate a request, which is fine, but they'll just do something else and not inform me until I see it's wrong and address it. Once, they told me that I never wrote something I requested and I pointed out that they crossed it out with black marker on the receipt attached to my order. I guess they thought I wouldn't notice...? The order ahead option and service really need to be improved. I feel disrespected every time and it's caused me to give them less business since I don't always have time to wait and will no longer order ahead. read more

The prices are the most expensive on the boulevard, they are more expensive than old country bagel, sugarbun bakery and all American bagel. For a 3 star service and a basic bagel shop ambiance I would recommend one of the other places mentioned, I would not recommend this place to a friend read more

I usually order a breakfast sandwich everyday. I always say very clearly.....scrambled eggs SOFT on a toasted roll. They have a problem understanding soft. The eggs are persistently over cooked time and time again.Very disappointing since a breakfast sandwich now costs $9.00. read more

I love their bagels. They also make a French toast bagel and a super cinnamon bagel that melt in your mouth. They are pricey though. That's my only issue. Otherwise- highly recommend. read more

Very good. Food was fresh, staff was friendly and efficient. Took our order to go but room to eat and enjoy inside read more

I love the vast selection of bagels and in-house made cream cheeses! They even have some vegan friendly cream cheese options, if you're into that! In addition to the bagels they have salads, sandwiches, baked goods and so many different coffee flavors!! Staff is always friendly and efficient. read more

I used to order from here all the time.Would not order delivery,The delivery driver was so rude and was complaining about his tip being too low.He continued to curse on the phone with me because he got lost.Very disappointed. read more

Pay attention to the bad reviews for this place, because they're spot on. Items more expensive than Manhattan, and they don't even bother getting your order right. Ordered for delivery. We paid $60 for food for TWO people. If that wasn't wild enough, here are more ridiculous practices you can expect from this penny-pinching establishment: --No syrup for your waffles. --Burnt waffle covered with an undercooked one. --A 1-inch layer of sugar buildup at the bottom of your coffee. --A sweetened iced tea instead of coffee if they don't feel like making the rest of your order. --Missing ingredients in PRE-LISTED paninis. --$4 to add TWO slices of bacon to your already $5 bagel. --$5 to add TWO slices of ham to your already $17 panini. Furthermore, the food was absolutely terrible. The waffles were so bad we threw them out. And that's after being ravenously hungry all morning. They'll tell you that it's less expensive if you order straight from them, or through THEIR app, but we compared the prices and I actually paid less with DashPass. I hope they get kicked out by a new establishment so their community doesn't have to rely on them anymore. Maybe the owner would be more successful as a comedian because this place is an absolute joke. read more

This place has to be out of touch with reality i ordered a French toast bagel with cream cheese. It cost me 5.65. So i ask how much was the bagel? He tells me $3. So i said how much was the cream cheese. He goes $3. How are you charging 3 dollars to put cream cheese on a bagel. I asked is the owner here. The Spanish girl starts laughing and goes he's probably at home sleep. I didn't see what was so funny. I will never go back there again. The price for a container of cream cheese is currently 2.79 in store for 8 oz. At BJ's a wholesale food place cream cheese is 13.99 for 6pk/8oz. So how do you justify charging 3.19 for cream cheese alone. They must be paying there workers a pension. Cause ain't no way. If i could give zero stars this place would surely get it. Now this makes me wonder how much is the bagel spot up the block. It's literally up the block from this one when u walk around the Corner on crossbay Blvd. read more

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Truly exquisite. The food, the service, the vibes. Everything regarding this phenomenal business is truly pleasant!. Thank you to the manager Maria and Blanca who helped me so graciously when I was having a hard time ordering due to anxiety. Again wonderful establishment, Thank you bagel cafe read more

Howard Beach Bagel Cafe - French Toast with scrambled eggs and cheese - Bagels Near Me - Howard Beach, New York

We've been here before but this was years ago and the food was okay then. However, we came here yesterday (1/13/22) to grab some sandwiches real fast because we were starving & needed someone quick to eat. BEWARE......the prices they have posted are NOT the prices they charge you for the sandwiches (they haven't updated their menu boards) according to one of the ladies that works there. We ordered 2 hot pastrami's with mustard on a bagel, that cost 10.99 each ( that was the correct amount). The sandwiches came with a pickle & your choice of a side salad We also ordered 1 Reuben on a hero, the price on the menu board states 10.99 plus 1.00 for the hero......that should have been 11.99 but they charged 12.95 We ordered 1 Cordon blue on hero ( 10.99 plus 1.00 for hero) but were charged 12.95. Finally I ordered a Ham, with lettuce & mayo on a hero (10.99 plus 1.00 for hero) but was charged 12.95. We also bought 2 Arizona drinks that were 3.00 ( Arizona's are usually 1.00 but whatever) and 1 large coffee w/milk which was 2.79. According to the menu board prices the total for the sandwiches should have been 57.95 but we're charged 60.83. It's not that much more money but Its disconcerting that the deli will charge you whatever price they want other than the stated prices that are listed on the menu board Now for the food review, the hot pastramis w/mustard on a bagel was definitely the best sandwiches we bought. The bagel was perfect with the hot moist, juicy pastrami..... could have used a little bit more mustard though. The potato salad was okay but needed more mayo & salt. The taste was a little bland. The Reuben was HUGE disappointment, the hero bread was fine but the little bit of meat on the sandwich was dry......really dry, tough & rubbery plus the coleslaw on the sandwich was just awful. I should have read the menu description (that's on me) but I assumed that the Reuben would have the classic ingredients of corned beef, swiss cheese, sauerkraut & russian dressing. HOWEVER the Bagel Cafe's version was supposed to have (according to the NON- updated menu board) hot pastramis, corned beef, melted swiss & coleslaw with russian dressing. WHAT I RECEIVED was a tiny amount of dried out, tough, rubbery corned beef meat (no pastrami meat like the menu states), some sort of white cheese that didn't taste like swiss cheese, terrible tasteless coleslaw with NO Russian dressing anywhere on the sandwich. I also ordered the 3 bean salad which I would NOT recommend to anyone. It looked very colorful & delicious in the case but was tasteless. It looked like they just threw whatever extra ingredients they had left over and called it a 3 bean salad. The Cordon Bleu sandwich also wasn't good at all either. It was supposed to have chicken cutlet, ham, swiss cheese & russian dressing BUT what we received was a dried out tasteless chicken cutlet, NO ham, swiss cheese & a tiny bit ( technically a drop) of russian dressing. However, they did include a case of the "Runs" (diarrhea) with the sandwich and a container that of the tasteless potato salad. The Ham, lettuce with mayo hero was also a disappointment, like seriously......how much can you screw up a ham sandwich????? There was a tiny amount of ham, a HEAPING mound of lettuce ( enough to make a large salad) and a tiny smear of mayonnaise. And of course the tasteless potato salad. I wish I had taken pictures like I usually do but we were all ravenously starving because we are gutting/renovating an apartment. On a good note, the pickles were crisp , delicious & the large coffee was very hot and very good I don't drink/make coffee at all, when the cashier told me I could make the coffee myself ( behind me at the coffee station) I must have had a "deer in the headlights" expression on my face because the young lady immediately offered to make it for me......Thank God The place was very busy and the employees were extremely nice & helpful. The place seems to have a very busy thriving business & most of the customers seemed to be locals that live in the area. All in all, I would NOT recommend this cafe/deli to anyone and we won't be returning especially after my poor daughter was sitting on the toilet several times yesterday & for quite a long time each time after eating ONLY half of the Cordon bleu hero . Her stomach was bothering her for the rest of the day and this seemed very odd because this particular daughter has a "cast iron stomach". I actually had to run to the drug store and get a bottle of pepto bismol for her to chug down read more

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Walked in this morning to get a buttered bagel. The long line to the door and every table inside being occupied is testament to the amount of business they do. I waited on the line which thankfully went very quickly. Got my bagel with butter, paid and was out. Service was efficient and courteous. Bagel was warm, fresh and soft. Thank you! read more

The phone etiquette for this place is horrific!!!!! I have been there several times and the shortness of the staff while ordering and the shortness of the staff while taking phone orders is horrific. The only time they are somewhat welcoming is when the boss is there. Howard beach has plenty of other places for bagels and breakfast need to start acting the. Way they did when they first opened!!! read more

I always forget how expensive this place is and am always shocked when I come here, the food is good but typical deli and bagel place food, it's nothing special. I got a turkey and cheese sandwich and 2 Bagels to go to use for breakfast or lunch in the week and it was $21. It hurt me to eat the sandwich read more

Love this place, food is great, breakfast even better. However, please figure out a way to ensure coffee doesn't spill during delivery. Plastic wrap helps but if it spills, the cup ends up being soaked and gets very soft. Which make it very hard to hold on to. read more