Opens nice and early in the weekends...Good fresh bagels, staff is very polite and super helpful. Great local bagel shop.

Best bagel in jersey will argue with a wall. Always a good stop. Quick and have many options.

Great bagels and breakfast sandwiches. Weekends can be a little crazy with crowds but totally worth it. Staff is great and works hard to get you in and out. This is def a go to bagel shop in our area read more

I have been coming to this bagel shop for decades and the quality has definitely shifted down in the last few years to the point where it's very hit or miss. I ordered an egg bagel with lox spread. I receive a plain regular bagel with lox spread that is 98% regular white cream cheese with a few minuscule specks of lox in it. If I wanted a plain bagel with plain cream cheese I could have gone to dunkin. The lox is now prepackaged, so I just might as well get it from the grocery and the last time I had the whitefish it was very salty and not the same. The bagels themselves are good in texture, but i would skip on the spreads and just buy your own at the store. if my bagel was made incorrectly on a slow Monday morning, I don't know what would happen had it been a weekend. Very disappointing read more

Tommy's Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Manalapan, New Jersey

I have been going to Tommy's bagels for many years with great experiences with everything. You have to check your prices that you are being charged within new sophisticated register. Yesterday I bought two egg sandwiches with no extras on it and I was charged $16. When I brought it to the cashier's attention, he said the price of eggs went up.‍. I guess the old-fashioned adding and subtraction went out the window. read more

Tommy's Bagel is a small old fashioned bagel store. They have a very large variety of bagels that are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Bailey's are delicious as well. Both bagels and bialys remind me of NY. The best. A large variety to fill your sandwich, from all fishes to deli meats and egg salad. Been going here for 13 years. Very rarely a disappointment. read more

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Delicious hot bagels. Stopped in for the first time and ordered the cinnamon raisin with cream cheese, which was delicious. The bagel was fresh out of the oven - no need for toasting! read more

Best bagels I've ever had, and I've lived in and around NYC for a long time. Service used to be very sloppy, but lately it seems like they're making a valiant effort to become more organized. Also thank you for finally accepting card payments. Ambiance is what you would expect from a bagel shop- limited tables, lots of patrons moving in and out. read more

Worst customer service. Walked in and seemed like the guy was disturbed that we were trying to order. Told the older guy to light toast my bagels twice to make sure and still have black burnt bagels. Bad attitude and no smile. read more

Tommy's Bagels - Tell the guy lightly toast my bagels this is what I got - Bagels Near Me - Manalapan, New Jersey

Absolutely delicious bagels and great atmosphere! Fast service, kind employees. Can't wait to come back!

My stomach is in knots over how bad the cream cheese was. They layered it on to the point where it was comical and unmanageable to eat, there was almost 3 inches of cream cheese. Bagel was decent but the cream cheese is disgusting and they do not know how to properly make a bagel with cream cheese. Never again read more

Best Bagels ever!!!Best service ever!!!!Its a great little gem next to Greek spot!!!Its also a must go to!!!

Best bagel in central Jersey without question. I mentioned this to the new owner recently and he was genuinely flattered. My three star review is based on counter service. When I bought a few bagels and received my change a"Thank you" was needed. Instead change was given and employee quickly headed over to some patrons seated and started chatting A customer before me was given a thank you when the employee heard the ch ching of money landing in the tip jar. Sorry but tossing a few bagels in a bag is not worthy of a tip but a smile and a thank you would have been nice read more

First time trying this place on way to my work. Great bagels (firm outside, chewy inner dough - yum). Everyone at the office liked them. Nice service, too. Not tried but heard someone mention they're happy they now have the new grill installed, so guessing good for hot breakfast sandwiches now, too. read more

Pass on Tommy's Service and food sub par Best shops in the area Zzzzzzz. Nbnnnnnnn Just my opinion read more

Great bagels. That's all that matters, right? The place is a hole in the wall but who cares. They scooped out extra bagel dough, toasted it, put in a good amount of soft, cream cheese. Just like I like my bagel. Perfect. And, handed to me with a smile. They have all the types of bagels - my fav is poppyseed - theirs have lots of seeds. The bagels are delicious! read more

This place went from the best bagels in the area to the worst bagels in the area. I don't know why they changed the recipe of the bagels up. They taste different and the texture is different. The consistency is way off.. And the owner is cranky, nasty, and treats the customers like he doesn't care. Shame because Manalapan had the best bagels in NJ hands down, not anymore. Customers are not stupid. read more

Stopped here on my way to play golf at Knob Hill. It is literally down the street. They have biali's which are hard to find in a lot of places. I had to order one and I got it with strawberry cream cheese. Thy don't make their own strawberry cream cheese either when I ordered they got a container out of the fridge in the front. Some places do that and I never understand since it doesnt seem hard to make strawberry cc. FYI, they do not have a grill here so you can't order any egg sandwichs or anything like that. Kind of a bummer but all good. It is a small bagel shop but has a lot of other items. The biali was good not great. It tasted like your standard bagel with nothing popping out at me. The texture and the flavor were typical of a nj bagel spot. I also ordered some of the other bagels and they were pretty similar. They did have quick service which is always a plus. You can get in and out without worrying. 3 star place all the way. read more

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The bagels n cream Cheese are so good the staff is very unfriendly sadly like there miserable but food is really good wish they had a grill read more

I've been twice and I get the feeling each time their doing me favor not the other way around. That they don't need my business I asked a few patrons of the nearby shops and they're known for being rude. So the only thing I ever ordered was a chocolate croissant which wasn't amazing;( read more

We were turned on to Tommy's at a World Cup brunch party. Amazing is an understatement. They are not in the neighborhood but I was near on a Sunday morning and had to stop. Line was out the door but moving quickly. Better bagels than any place in the area and worth a bit of a ride to load up. Outstanding. read more

Great bagels, service was impeccable nicest and friendliest dude of all time behind the counter

Best Bagels I've ever had, and I've had a few. We're from around here, but visit from time to time, however is my second time stopping at Tommy's and I can say the quality is consistent. We ordered 15 assorted with veggie and plain cr cheeses. The service is attentive and courteous. We will certainly be back. read more

Picked up a bialy with whitefish salad and tomato this morning. This is what I got for $7, where is the whitefish? This is a disgrace and they should be embarrassed to do this to a paying customer. read more

Tommy's Bagels - Bialy with whitefish and tomato - Bagels Near Me - Manalapan, New Jersey

For whatever reason they refused to serve me today. I waited in line but when I got to the counter no one would make eye contact with me, looked around me at customers behind me, and took their orders. I just walked out. No point in making a scene. Sad part is they are conveniently located within 5 minutes of my house and I loved their bagels. Oh well, from now on I'll have to drive further for better service. read more

Best bagels and tuna fish . Cash only They close at 3 so get there early ! Wouldn't go anywhere else

Favorite local bagel shop! Always a line but it moves fast. Their fat bagels are so chewy yet so soft! Must try their French toast bagel on the weekend. You can just eat them plain! So delicious! read more

Tommy's has the Best bagels every time I go every weekend they are nice and hot.. Highly recommended

Very good! So far this is the best bagel place we've found in the area, including Princeton, East Windsor, Hightstown, etc. The whole wheat bagel is really good, I can't even tell it's whole wheat. I think the only thing that would make this place better would be if they had a few more cool flavors of cream cheese. While we're brainstorming, maybe a pimento cream cheese? :) read more

Decent bagels but if you want a specific bagel at 6:15 AM when they open at 6 forget it. No Egg everything, everything, multi grain or cinnamon raisin amongst others. Get up earlier. you run a bagel shop! read more

Some of the best bagels in town! They don't have a grill so don't make breakfast sandwiches. But tons of butter and cream cheeses to put on your toasted treats! Cash only but they have an ATM inside just Incase. read more

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Bagels are good, rude owner. I watched him roll his eyes at his employees. He's Very impatient. There are other bagel places to go to in the area. read more

I've been here twice in the last few weeks. There are many places that are closer but we've been very impressed by both the size, quality and the service. read more

Whenever I get to my sisters I always request Tommy's- sure there are other places nearby but it's always consistent! Really great bagels! I also really love the tuna salad as well! read more

Nice place to buy bagels. Food is good. Prices reasonable. Service is experienced. Typical bagel atmosphere.

Bagels are huge and always fresh. Special bagels in weekend including delicious French Toadt bagels. Worth the trip

Great bagles (and Bialies) freshly made. They only take cash so come prepared. Self serve coffee with a few different flavors. They open at 6:30am which is nice for us early risers. I am not partial to their Whitefish salad because is tastes like they add sugar or something to sweeten it. Best bagles in the area, but the staff seems to be miserable... Almost laughably. read more

I've had many New York bagels in my time, and I've got to say that Tommy's takes the cake as some of the best. I wasn't expecting much from a strip mall bagel joint in Manalapan, but when my Dad told me that this was his new go-to spot I knew it had to be good -- the man knows a thing or two about a bagel. On a Tuesday at 9 am it was poppin' off. You can definitely tell that lots of regulars hang out here. Luckily, we were able to snag the last table! My bagel was hot and perfectly doughy, and was so large that I was only able to finish half! The scallion cream cheese was flavorful and had just the right amount. I hate when bagel stores put on too much cream cheese, and the sandwich just turns into a mess. There is no grill so you can only order cold sandwiches, but I'm sure the epic bagel and cream cheese combo will have me coming back for more! read more

Love! These bagels are hugeee and so delicious. The girls at the counter are always so welcoming and nice! I love to come here on the weekends even thought it can get a bit busy! read more

Quite simply the very best bagels I've ever eaten!! The crispy outside, soft inside, incredible taste...seriously, calling these the world's best bagels wouldn't be an exaggeration! Even the cream cheese is fantastic, especially the one with lox. And the prices are super low. This place is an amazing find! read more

Tommy's Bagels - Quite possibly the world's best bagel! - Bagels Near Me - Manalapan, New Jersey