Bagel Time: Where My Self-Control Goes to Die ​If you're looking for a light, calorie-conscious snack, keep walking. But if you want a bagel so fresh it practically still has a pulse, you've hit the motherlode. ​Here is the breakdown of my experience: ​The Bagel: I ordered a "regular" bagel, but what I received was a delicious, doughy life raft. It was roughly the size of a toddler's head and had more structural integrity than my last three relationships. ​The Schmear: Most places treat cream cheese like a precious resource. Not Bagel Time. They apply it with a masonry trowel. I'm pretty sure I could use this bagel to insulate a small shed. ​The Vibe: It's chaotic, it's loud, and it smells like heaven's bakery. You will stand in line, you will be overwhelmed by the 47 different types of cream cheese, and you will leave happier than you arrived. ​The Verdict ​5/5 Stars. I came for a quick breakfast and left needing a nap and a larger pair of pants. My doctor might disagree with my choices, but my soul is at peace. ​Pro-Tip: If you can't decide on a flavor, just get the Everything Bagel. It has enough garlic to keep vampires away for a minimum of three business days. read more

Bagel Time is a STAPLE in the Worcester area and for good reason. The bagels are incredible, the bagel SANDWICHES are what dreams are made of. The staff is super kind. If there's a line, it's well worth the wait. The new location is beautiful, too. But I love that they kept the vintage sign. read more

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This place delivers your average bagel sandwich, nothing too special. Bagels are on the softer side, even after it's toasted. I liked their eggs, it didn't seemed microwaved. I also tried their dirty chai latte which was pretty good. read more

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They're good when they're fresh, but they lean closer to fast food/grocery store bagels than the ones you're looking for if you want a meaty chew. They're large, fluffy, and bready. More soft than chewy. Good flavors, although they run out quickly, read more

My First time Bagel Timein Worcester experience did not disappoint! Garlic cheddar sausage, hash brown, egg & cheese... plus a little pimento cream cheese just because read more

Bagel Time - Bagels Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

Reading through some of these posts is priceless. A bagel shop is....quaint? Really? A bagel shop? And another one whining about inefficiencies and if only a lean expert could go through........yeah, that's what is needed. A lean expert, fresh out of the Sheraton conference room with their 2 day green belt certification, gonna set business right!!! Throw on an apron and spend some time in reality. This is a small business with an excellent product that is hard to come by. They may not have deep pockets to pave your road with gold, but they do have a great work ethic. We go there every week and will continue to do so. read more

Huge fan of Bagel Time! Their bagels are fresh and hearty, their cream cheese flavors are well balanced with a ton of variety (LOVE the scallion bacon one), and they make great sandwiches! Customer service is friendly and they work hard to keep the flow going during super busy hours. Appreciate them a ton and love what they add to the neighborhood! read more

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The bagels are always a hit here! Bagel time is a cute little spot located along the Park Ave strip. I usually order the Tunacado or the Super Nova. Both are great options and always filled with content. Service can be a little slow sometimes but that's the downsides of having a busy popular bagel spot! read more

Bagel Time - Tunacado - Bagels Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

Awful service they don't tell you to seat yourself and they are so rude don't know what's going on don't go here they don't care about you at all read more

Best bagels around! Cute shop and friendly employees. I highly recommend the buffalo cheddar cream cheese.

We moved away from Worcester so we were forced to switch to NY bagel factory, welp it's just not the same! We find ourselves driving to Worcester to pick up the jalapenos cheddar bagels, they are delicious and incomparable with what NY bagel factory has. The new location is really nice! Definitely a much better location than older building from before. read more

Bagel Time - Some of the delicious jalapeno bagels, seal in a plastic container to keep them soft longer ! - Bagels Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

Have been going to bagel time since I was little and I will forever love it! Especially the spinach garlic bagel!!! Always run out of it but is the absolute best bagel ever!!! read more

They stop serving before they're closed! Yesterday I was told I to buy a bagel and TUB of cream cheese to make it myself at home. Lost a loyal weekly customer read more

Bagel Time - Bagels Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

Food amazing, customer service is amazing. They have a forever customer, definitely recommend if you're looking for something good in Worcester read more

Love love loveeee!! Bacon scallion cream cheese is superior try with jalapeño cheddar bagel!!! Mouth watering! I always add reg bacon, tomato, cucumbers, and red onion as well! ask for extra veggies and extra extra bacon scallion cream cheese on it. BEST BREAKFAST EVER!!!! If you try it report back!! read more

Ever since I moved away from Worcester, I've missed Bagel Time! I'm so happy I got a chance to come back. My favorite thing to get is the jalapeño cheddar bagel with scallion cream cheese. There can be a bit of a wait on weekends, but there are also parks nearby to walk around in while you wait. The parks are also perfect spots to have a picnic with your bagel too! This bagel place will always be one of my favorites. read more

Bagel Time - a bagel on a picnic table - Bagels Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

New location updated interior same great food. It's a must visit local shop. Friendly staff too read more

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Delicious & fresh bagels. Terrible customer service & long wait time for bagel sandwiches. I got the Good Morning and waited 35 minutes for it. The avocado wasn't ripe enough but it was pretty tasty. I don't think I'd get it again though. The plain bagel was freshly made and absolutely delicious. I'd probably go again just to get 1/2 dozen bagels & cream cheese to go. Pro-tip: get there early in the morning for most availability of bagels. We went on a Sunday morning and it was PACKED. But it seems like most times would be super busy. read more

The new location is amazing! The lines are always long (because they're so great!), but no complaints since the service is hard working. The bagels are always amazing and tasty. Plus everyone is so friendly and welcoming. Absolutely a fave for bagels in Worcester. read more

Bagel Time - Good morning bagel w/ no meat, added hashbrown - Bagels Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

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They had recently moved to a new location within the last year and by far it's a very clean look. All their cream cheese and bagels are homemade which are all very enjoyable. My personal favorite is the cheddar jalapeños and scallion, bacon cream cheese. They have a variety of flavors that you can from. It is relatively quick to order, and service is nice however, their line system sometimes can be disorganized as people just kind of stand around once they're done ordering rather than move aside to the seating areas especially when it's peak hours. read more

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Came here on a Thursday morning around 11am. None of the bagels were in the baskets but there is a sign that says all the bagels are actually kept in the back. They were out of a couple flavors though by the time I went. The place is relatively clean, just a little cluttered. There was no seating other than a couple of chairs were you could sit to wait for your food, but no tables present. I found the cashier to be a little rude: she just seemed to be a bit short with me and while I was ordering would also stop and talk to either an employee or another customer which made ordering a little confusing. I got a half dozen bagels to go and a jalapeño cheddar bagel with scallion cream cheese. It was a good size and a great bagel. Not too hard on the outside, which I like since it makes it harder to eat. The food is great but the service is alright. read more

Bagel Time - Jalapeño cheddar bagel with scallion cream cheese - Bagels Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

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I ordered a grilled chicken blt. What I got was a breaded chicken patty like you find in the freezer section of the grocery store and a tomato end that was mostly skin. The bagel was tasty and the avocado was a nice touch but this was not the quality I expect from Bagel Time and I waited 20 minutes to get it. read more

Bagel Time - Breaded, not grilled frozen chicken patty - Bagels Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

Best bagels, kind service, great people!!! I love this place so much. Hands down the best bagels around!!! read more

Bagel Time - Nova lox - Bagels Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

Busting bagels EVERY TIME, service was quick & friendly. I bring my family here for bagels all the time! 10/10

This is the best bacon egg and cheese and bagel I've had The bagel was not spongy it was thin and crunchy but not too thin, buttery and the eggs were nice and gooey the cheese was also melted nicely read more

Bagel Time is an oasis in the bagel desert that is Worcester. Bagels always taste fresh and delicious. Bagel Time is Worcester's favorite bagel spot, and as long as I can remember there's usually a line out the door on mornings especially weekends. read more

It's a warm Sunday morning, the sun wakes you up by peaking through your blinds, birds are chirping, but.. your stomach is rumbling. If you have ever been in this situation, and you crave a freshly made, warm, flavorful, breakfast sandwich. This is your spot. Bagel time is the epitome of the bacon egg and cheese on a bagel. When me and my friends go here, I swear after our first bite of the "good morning" sandwich on a cheddar jalapeño bagel, we stare into each others eyes and feel nothing can beat that moment. Thank you bagel time..thank you read more

All I can say is-OMG! ;) my favorite is good morning bagel. I ate without meat. Can't wait go to new place when they will re-grand opening

Unfortunately the bagel sandwiches aren't as good anymore and the two young women working the counter (2/1 930 am) were rude and unfriendly. Also, your new chai is a huge downgrade from your previous location. read more

I love bagels so I was excited to try this place, especially all of the different types of cream cheese. The Good Morning is honestly one of the best breakfast sandwiches (if not the best) I've ever had - the flavors are amazing together. The bagels themselves though are decent, nothing really to write home about. However, I will say that their apple cinnamon and honey apricot cream cheeses are very yummy. The place is cute but definitely gets very crowded on the weekend I noticed which makes wait times super long. Even when it wasn't really busy the food does take a bit so give yourself enough time for that haha. Overall, pretty good and the staff is nice enough :) read more

recently tried this spot since they relocated & it is the BEST! i love the options of bagels & homemade cream cheeses. the cheddar jalapeño is my fav, it's actually spicy and crispy. the staff are friendly. i like the interior with lots of natural light. the chai was a little perfumey for me but the sodas are really great! this is my new bagel spot read more

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Excellent tasty bagels. We arrived on a Sunday morning and only had to wait a few minutes to go on because of covid restrictions. They have a fairly large size seating area that was nicely decorated. They offer lots of flavors of in house made bagels and muffins. Lots of yummy flavors of cream cheese and also make sandwiches. Plenty of off street parking. read more

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Whenever you drive by there's a line. Seeing that you would think the bagels are good. Last week there was no line so I went in. The good news is that there were only 2 people in front of me but the bad news is that it took me 15 minutes to get my two bagels to go. What I will say is that the bagels are awesome, but the lines you see are a reflection of organizational chaos. A lean expert would have a field day with the entire lack of processes in the place. Just watching how inefficiencies was painful. I wonder how much money they could be making here with better processes. read more

As a once NY-er, I take bagels very seriously and bagel time is a pretty good option for when you're not in the Empire State. Covid times (currently) mean only 4 people inside at a time. This means a line on a Sunday around 11ish included a 10 ish min wait outside. Be warned in the current winter! Twice while inside the owners had to remind the fifth person entering to leave. Which I very much appreciated. Having literally never been there before but I checked the menu online, I was taken aback when I was asked if I knew what I wanted after immediately entering. This would clearly be ok for a regular but it turns out that 1) I hadn't looked at their bagel types - I love whole wheat everything - they had either or. And 2) their current menu has a "lox sandwich" as it were not the lox cream cheese spread I was requesting. Guess just one less item to streamline orders right now. Oh well. So I went with a scallion cream cheese everything. I was asking if the bagels were soft i.e. fresh so I wouldn't have to get it toasted. Looks like I didn't have a choice bc it definitely had been lightly toasted. Oh well. Anyway. Great amount of cream cheese almost bordering on too much. Just wish it had more scallions! See photo. I ended chopping up a whole one to add on my own. Looks like they just used the greens and sparingly at that. The bagel was a pleasant surprise. FULL of everything "seasoning" slightly crispy in the right spots and a bit chewy in the right spots. Not a NY bagel for sure but pretty good. My other half got a wheat bagel which seemed smaller than a normal bagel, and maybe due to it being a wheat, lacked the air and chewiness of regular bagels. The cucumber dill cream cheese on that bagel was equally heavily added (glad u get what u pay for!) and a delicious amount of dill. Cucumber was equally sparingly added tho to the scallion, actually less. But cucumber is watery so maybe that's on purpose. Anyway. Definitely worth a trip for a decent bagel is the end all be all. And supporting a local place for a " whopping" $5.97 (plus tip of course) for two bagels is not a problem. Beats a trip to NY, especially when you can't safely get there now. read more

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Very good bagel place. Excellent sandwiches options, clearly very popular so I ended up waiting about 20m to get my order (covid). I hope they expand in the future read more

Bagel Time - Sausage Egg & Cheese on Asiago - Bagels Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

Visiting NY recently and found bagel time. Delicious! I had a salt bagel, turkey and cream cheese with tea. We went every day after til we had to go to Connecticut... read more

Always the best bagels and friendly ,kind service even when they are extremely busy. Easy parking and small seating area

Pretty ok spot for a city w basically no other bagel options. The bagels are pretty tasty, but they are slow as shit. Don't go here if you're in a rush, even w a simple order. read more

The first thing you notice when you walk in is a completely disorganized ordering system. For some reason it takes at least 10 to 15 minutes to get up to the register to order, with only three people in front of you. Then you notice that this bagel shop does not show any of their bagels; every basket is empty! If you want to sell the goods, you need to show them! After you order, you should plan to wait another 15 minutes for a toasted bagel or 20 to 25 minutes for a sandwich. This makes no sense for people that are in a rush. The bagel sandwiches and bagels themselves are always good, but definitely not worth the wait. None of the workers are hustling to get things done and keep people moving They would have a lot more sales if they got people in and out in a timely manner. read more

Always delicious bagel sandwiches, delicious bagels to take home. I can hardly wait for the new location to open, it looks like it's going to be great! read more