Process can definitely be improved. For example, getting the bread that you grabbed (yourself) from the shelf sliced while you wait in line- instead of having to wait in line to pay, and then wait again to get someone to slice it. However, I can kinda forgive them, because their food is so good. We get their sourdough bread religiously. Just tried the Green Goddess sandwich today, and holy sh*t, it's so good! Amazing flavors and textures with the crunchiness of the carrots, radishes, cucumber balanced with fun alfalfa sprouts, sandwiches between yummy grainy bread. Loved the texture and flavors. Can't wait to get it again. read more

I love Orwashers chocolate chip cookie. best on the uws but they overcharge for their bagel with lox and cream cheese 12.95 for a lovely bagel, a lot of cream cheese and two meager slices of smoked salmon. It is a rip off!! should cost half that. so my review has changed. read more

I tried their Green Eggs and was quite disappointed, since I'd heard good things about this bakery. It was very bland. The avocado and eggs had no flavor and you could barely taste the cheese. (And this is coming from someone who is not into strong flavors) They have a great variety of breads, so I'd like to try something else, but not ordering this again and wouldn't recommend it. read more

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Great place to grab a pastry or bagel and coffee in the morning. Would definitely visit again when I'm in the area

Excellent little bakery on the UES. I love carbs and dream about carbs and definitely went a bit crazy in the store. Here's what we tried: 1) morning spelt. Bread loaded with raisins, sunflower seeds and quinoa. So dense and hearty. Excellent with some butter or just on its own. 2) green olive zaatar sticks. Lots of olives inside but didn't think it was all that amazing. 3) raisin pumpernickel. Rye bread with raisins. Really good but I prefer the morning spelt. 4) banana walnut bread. Fresh and yum. Loaded with banana flavor. 5) sprouted grain bread. Very crunchy on the outside and chewy inside. Loaded with good for you seeds Tasted so healthy 6) Roasted Onion Focaccia Pull a Part. Didn't think this was all that impressive. 7) Whole Sticky Bun Babka. my favorite item from the store so far! Super buttery and soft with sweet pecan goodness on top! It did came with a hefty price of $17 bucks for a small loft however. 8) everything bagel. Good bagel but no scallion cream cheese? :( Overall, this is a decent spot. Definitely pricey but overall worth it IMO. The ladies who served me were friendly besides the woman who made the bagel. read more

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Best bread in NY for 100 years, classic loaves, and specialty rolls. Cant be beat. AZ read more

I tried the green olive and zaatar stick. The olive added some nice salty and tangy flavor, but the bread tasted pretty dry, almost stale. Not terribly impressive. read more

I have had this catered in, and the bagels/cream cheese are standard (not bad), and also I liked the banana bread enough (because it was not very banana-forward) but surprisingly the standout was the sandwiches. The turkey/bacon sandwich was good and refreshing, but the true STAR was the roast beef. Full of tender, decadent, fatty roast beef that did have me alternate bites with the other sandwich because it was so rich. I have yet to try the donuts still...one day. read more

Amazing rugelach. Best in the UWS - I much prefer Prwashers to Zabars for rugelach. God sandwiches as well

Good bakery. Good service. Good cold brew with oat milk. Only had a toasted everything bagel, but it was worth it. Yum!

Just got Orwashers delivered via Caviar DoorDash. Food came really fast esp given the distance. And me oh my the bread and treats are so freaking fresh and delicious I'm in a state of utter nirvana. This was a trial run and it was worth every penny. I got doughnuts, the scrumptious olive sticks, two loaves of freshly sliced (sliced!) bread - sourdough and pumpernickel. The two side salads (tuna and egg), rugeleh, a mini black and white, and more. So very happy with this experience! read more

On the plus side, Orwasher's has some of the best croissants and breakfast sandwiches in NYC, plus one star for that. On the minus side I'm officially over their staff. This time I ordered an egg and tomato sandwich and a toasted croissant at the order counter. The woman taking orders seemed put off by asking for a croissant to be toasted, not sure why since it tastes a lot better if crisped and warm. Five minutes later the counter guy calls me to the counter and hand me a bag with only the egg sandwich. I asked if my croissant was still coming, since arguably that would come out at least as fast as the sandwich. The counterperson looked confused and went back and threw it in a bag to hand to me and I said "I ordered it toasted. Can you toast it please?" He looked exasperated and told the woman running the toaster, who also gave an incredulous look and threw the croissant on the counter by the toaster. I wait another five minutes while she toasts 20 or more pieces of bread and pastry for orders that came in after me, all the while my croissant is sitting there on the counter. I went up to the register and asked politely if they were going to toast my croissant and he seemed like he was at a loss what to do (throw it in the toaster maybe?) and was looking at the woman running the toaster. She still didn't put it in for 2-3 more minutes, seemingly finding anything she could be doing other than helping me, now waiting 12-15 minutes for a toasted croissant and me having to run back to my wife to take bites of my now-cooling sandwich. Finally the toaster worker throws it in a bag, smashing the side of the croissant in the process and the bag is rudely shoved at me without a word. Last time for me at Orwashers. This level of service has been my experience there 3 out of 4 times and I'm tired of feeling angry after having my breakfast no matter how good it tasted. The workers seem to be undertrained and under-supervised. read more

I always enjoy Orwashers food and coffee! Clean, fresh and friendly! Their bagels and breads are amazing, as are their cookies and other desserts. They have a good variety to please just about anyone. Definitely a great spot to stop through on a cold or hot day, as they have a plethora of hot and cold drinks on the menu. read more

Orwashers - Waiting out the storm with a delicious Iced white mocha w/ oat milk - Cafes Near Me - New York, New York

BEST BIALYS EVER! I love bialys, have tried H&H, Tal, Kossars and more. Trust me, these are the best. Lightly toast and add butter. The bagels were very good but not as flavorful as Tal. The texture is perfect - I am from Philly and Philly bagels are less cake-y than New York bagels. Orwashers bagels pair a crunchy exterior with an airy, chewy interior. So good - among the best - but still have to defer to Tal Bagels on this. I am not a babka maven, but OMG the slice of the babka was heavenly. A slice is like a mini-loaf, very rich, very moist - and no chocolate or cocoa addition that have ruined modern babkas. Other pastries, like the croissant, brioche are good but nothing better than other local bakeries. Still - I will be back and am looking forward to trying their cinnamon bread. Oh yes, and the rosemary bread was notably good. read more

They have one of the best croissants in New York. It's super fluff inside but it's huge and the outside is nice and crunchy!!! Their coffee is pretty good as well. Last time I was in there we ordered a couple of sandwiches which were good The biggest pit is that there's no pumpernickel bagel and for a bakery you would think they would have it...oh well their specialities are sourdoughs. Last but not least the staff is super cool and really nice. No grumps first thing thing in the morning is always nice ;-) read more

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love this bakery. everything we've tried has been so good. flaky croissants. delicious rugalach. pairs great with coffee. little outdoor tables when the weather permits. great service. truly a neighborhood fav. read more

This is a nice bakery! They have good breakfast and lunch foods like bagels pastries, sandwiches and salads. The bagels are fine but nothing special. Personally I think the breads and the pastries are the best part about this place. I usually get their sourdough loaf which is delish, but today I got the challah pan loaf which is like crack it's so good! read more

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Sigh. Orwashers has long made the best seeded rye bread in NYC. Any rye other than that from Orwashers is a very distant second. Their Russian pumpernickel is also absolutely delicious, as are their onion packed bialeys. I keep our home stocked with the rye and pumpernickel. The problem is that I live far enough south of the store and my work hours are such that I have to rely on the store's employees to fill my order correctly and get it safely into the hands of the Uber or Door Dash delivery person. Sadly, all too often Orwashers make mistakes -- I get only one loaf of bread, I get the totally wrong order, and so on. Hence the bakery that makes the best rye bread (dare I say) anywhere gets only 4 stars. Please folks, slow down and read the order with some consideration for sending people what they've actually ordered. Given how I feel about your rye bread, I'm not going elsewhere, but I'd sure love to not have to waste my time with customer service at Uber and Door Dash getting credited. read more

Top NYC Bakery. Orwashers is a great place to bring people, especially when the weather is nice. The upper west side store has an outdoor sidewalk patio where you can sit, relax & enjoy the local ambience. Went here today. Planned on buying a simple baguette but the guy working the counter tempted me by offering a chocolate croissant. Must be a mind reader, how'd he know? Now I'm hooked on their chocolate flavored products. I'd planned on simply buying some bread but decided to sit outside & eat (pig out) instead. Very relaxed, no one pressuring you to buy or leave quickly. Nom nom nom I was enjoying the patio but needed more of this delicious bread. I returned to the store. I looked for their famous chocolate bread but it was already sold out. Had the skinny brioche with Nutella instead. It's essentially a Nutella sandwich! So good. Will try the jelly doughnuts next time. I've had Orwashers breads many many times. Always delicious. Not too heavy. Not too sweet. Perfect. read more

Came here to grab a bite while waiting for our table to get ready at a nearby restaurant. It was the day of NYC marathon and the restaurant was near the finish line. Nice to see all the finishers wearing their medal. The bakery had a wide selection and we got to sit by the window to just chill. The chocolate macaroon and chocolate bread was good. Perfect portion that wouldn't ruin your appetite for dinner. Staff was friendly. Would love to come back when I'm in the hood again. read more

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Perfectly decent breads, but not too special. I was excited to see they had a bialy, but it tasted a bit too much like a normal squishy bread roll, rather than like a proper bialy. Zaatar green olive stick was tasty enough. And chocolate rugelach were pretty nice but not as good as Lee Lee's or even Zabar's. Certainly a good option on the whole, but also not worth a special trip. read more

olive sticks awful and brownies dry as a bone. With so many choices in this area why would anyone go back

Hype. Hype. Hype! Marketing. Youtube videos have made this bakery. I'm only talking about their baguette as this is all I tried along with an okay coffee. The baguette was similar to baguettes one buys from supermarkets. It was not crunchy on the outside. Inside was a doughy mess. Flavorless. As I chewed it felt as it were falling apart in my mouth. I had only taken a piece of the baguette - so I took the remaining almost full $4.00 baguette and threw it in the garbage. I thought about taking it home and toasting it to see if that would help but I was too disappointed. This is a basically a wholesale factory with a storefront. read more

Orwashers - Tasteless supermarket bread. - Cafes Near Me - New York, New York

I am a long time lover of Orwashers. But this location is not as good as the upper east side location. They have the best chocolate chip cookie in the city, no doubt, and I always love their specialty coffees. I routinely come on the weekends for a bagel, and they have gone down in quality over the years. They used to really taste like sourdough, and be substantial, now they're tiny. Also, I ordered this toasted, it's barely toasted and doesn't seem very fresh, despite it being Saturday morning. It feels hard like it was baked days ago. Really disappointed, stick to the pastries and coffees... read more

Orwashers - Everything bagel with dill cream cheese - Cafes Near Me - New York, New York

Fantastic chocolate chip cookies - maybe the best... need to do more research. I will come here more often to discover more but... there is some pain involved - all of which has been mentioned. Price: high. Attitude from customers: omg. Employees: maybe they are too busy, but they could use more patience. I want to try the sandwiches, bagels, breads, and probably everything else. I'm in. read more

To the managers in this place, please! train your staff members to listen to customers food request attentively. Mainly to avoid your staff from exerting vile attitude when customers let them know they got the order wrong. I was in this morning and issued a simple order. One bagel toasted well with cream cheese and two small coffees with half and half, one light, one not light. When the bagel was given to me so quickly, I asked- "it toasted well?"- "Yeah" answered, the lady with the long pony tail.-- But it was not. The bagel was barely warmed and soft. When I took it back to have it prepared the way I had asked. The attitude from this lady was palpable. She wouldn't make eye contact, cut and flung a new bagel into the toaster at the slowest possible speed, twice, and instead of getting it toasted well this time, she burnt it. This was a $13 order- Why the attitude? Now- The coffees at this point were also not correctly prepared, they were both too light and barely warm from too much dairy. I should have returned all items and walked away, but I had my mother with me, who needed to eat something before her medication. And at this point the order had taken so long... Orwashers - preparing food with this disgust is not good customer service. It is unacceptable and unnecessary. read more

Cold small bagel. If it's wasn't St Patty's day and my bagels wasn't green, this would have been 1 star. It's crowded, the line doesn't allow you to see the food selection. And the staff is very short with you if you don't know exactly what you want. I get there are probably lots of regulars, but for those entering for the first time, I'm sorry that I have questions. And the baked goods are pricey read more

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I paid $10 today for the saddest bagel sandwich of all time. $10 for an everything bagel with a measly slice of lox. It didn't even come with cream cheese. Feeling majorly ripped off. read more

Orwashers - Saddest lox bagel sandwich ever. - Cafes Near Me - New York, New York

These bagels are incredible. They are the perfect size, the right amount of chewiness, and have an excellent flavor. I can't believe reviews are not all 5 stars for this place! read more

Orwashers - Lox, cream cheese, scallions, and red onion on a lightly toasted everything bagel. Perfection! - Cafes Near Me - New York, New York

First disclaimer is that I have only tried their breads. However, they are glorious and do not disappoint! They have a wide variety of breads from ciabatta to baguette to pumpernickel to rye. My personal favorite is the swiss health one. I have it with some salted butter and apricot preserves and it hits the spot every. single. time. Also, doesn't hurt that it is quite close to where I live so I always get to have freshly baked bread for breakfast! read more

Orwashers is a pretty nice bakery located on Amsterdam Ave in the UWS. Depending on when you go, it can get pretty busy. It isn't a huge space but they have some bar seating inside. When the weather is nicer they have some table seating outside under an awning. The staff has always been nice and the line does move pretty quickly. You first order on the right when you go in and then you pay on the other side. Tip for Children's Museum of Manhattan members: mention your membership and show you digital membership card and you'll get 10% off your order. read more

My family friends swear that Orwashers has the best babka in NYC. I'm more a fan of their ciabatta muffin breakfast sandwiches, but that's the beauty of a very good bakery: with such a large variety of baked goods freshly and expertly baked, everyone can find something they love. Anyways, back to the babka: the taste and texture reminded me of Asian milk bread - a light sweetness and a tender, pillowy crumb that tears in long shreds. The filling, described as "sticky bun", has a hint of cinnamon, a lot of brown sugar, and walnuts scattered throughout. It's not the dense, usually intensely sweet and filling-laden babka that I'm used to, but it is very, very good - so good that I doubled back in the afternoon to buy another slice. The ciabatta muffins were likewise very light and tender, with none of the sometimes overly-chewy toughness of traditional ciabatta, and yet the flavor was unmistakably ciabatta. They taste excellent with jam and butter, and even better with egg and ham. We tried twice to buy a bunch in the afternoon and they were sold out both times, so come early if you want to try these! I didn't have a chance to try the doughnuts, but heard that they are excellent filled with raspberry jam (which is piped to order). Service is fine - fairly fast if not very friendly. The tight quarters and uptight clientele we encountered also left me feeling lukewarm about eating in - I had placed my breakfast sandwich at the counter, then left to get my coffee from the pick-up area. When I returned to eat my breakfast, a father with his two kids, who had arrived after me, glared at me and moved his kids down one seat as if I was the harbinger of the plague. People also bring their strollers in and get inexplicably upset at you when they run their strollers into your feet while you're standing in line - happened to me twice out of three visits. Probably more of a place to grab and go - and Central Park offers a spacious outdoor picnic space just a few blocks away! read more

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My friend is moving away from NYC and wanted her last taste of a legit Jewish bakery. I don't have much experience in the area of authentic Jewish desserts, but I'll do my best to comment generally on how these were! COST: $4.62 for 2 cookies. * Black & white cookie - 3.5 stars The cookie was soft & cake-y, which was nice! It was a tad on the dry side. * Rainbow cookie - 3 stars Very sugary and rich. A bit too much for me, even with my sweet tooth! read more

Orwashers - Black & white cookie - 3.5 stars (soft but a tad dry). Rainbow cookie - 3 stars (too sugary & rich). Sat afternoon 2017-10-28 - Cafes Near Me - New York, New York

I was so happy to try your coffee after a nice lunch I had with my friend crave fish.. I asked for a coffee at 5:45 pm and the 2 lady's on the counter told me in the rude way that they closing in 15 minutes so I couldn't get my coffee because the coffee machine was clean and they don't even have drip coffee cause they drop it.. this is a shame .. read more

Orwashers is my reason for getting up at 7 am Saturday morning to get to the farmers market before their stand sells out of almond croissants. read more

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I just bought 4 rainbow cookies from here again. Two were moist and delicious, the other two were completely dried out. Perhaps they mixed a fresher batch with yesterday's batch. I might just be done with this place despite living right around the corner. read more

Extremely rude and aggressive staff. I came into the store for a pickup order. There was a bag sitting on the counter with a receipt stapled to it. So I turn the bag to check if it was my order. The woman behind the counter snatches the bag out of reach and says "That's not your order! You can't just come in here and grab someone else's order!" It was so unnecessarily rude. My first time (and last time) ordering from here... didn't know what the pickup system was. Many places just leave the items out for folks to take and go. There was no need to yell at me read more

Hypes: - Awesome awesome bakery that was an UES legend and now is on the UWS - I love their breads! Pumpkin bread for Thanksgiving was a hit. The cinnamon raisin is to DIE for....especially when toasted and buttered at home with a cup of tea - Great variety of baked goods - Bagels are one of the best I've had in the city. Sourdough, crispy, yet not heavy and dense - They have perfected the black and white cookie - great coffee - The sandwiches are delicious - The bread is baked in house and you can get it sliced -great Americano - samples to try! so good. read more

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Came in yesterday for a quick coffee and to grab pastries to go. I asked what were the best sellers and for his recommendations and I took him up on it. The drip coffee was good, chocolate almond croissant when reheated at home for 15 seconds was delicious and the pain au chocolat was alright. Also got 2 coconut macaroons and 2 chocolate coconut macaroons because they looked delectable but sadly, my husband who loves coconut macaroons couldn't even finish half of it. It was pretty dry and lacking. We didn't eat the rest. Charming, bright, and a spacious cafe though, so it's pretty enticing to come in. read more

$13.50 for four leaves of arugula, two slices of proscuitto, and a baguette that doesn't begin to make up for it. Also bought two rugulachs for $3.50? I know this is the upper west side but yikes. read more

Orwashers - Prosciutto sandwich - Cafes Near Me - New York, New York