Rating: 4.0 Came for breakfast. Small local bagel breakfast restaurant located in Norwood, MA. Inside it feels like old timey diner vibe. Parking space is available. Wasn't too busy when we got three so we placed an order at the counter. They make their own bagels at the restaurant. I got egg, cheese, and sausage bagel sandwich with asiago bagel and mocha iced coffee. Iced coffee was ok. Wasn't mixed well so make sure to mix it before trying. The bagel sandwich was pretty good. They use spicy Italian sausage which is delicious. Lots of eggs and a slice of cheese with nice and chewy homemade bagel. Only thing is that I wish they added more of the sausage. Maybe I can try to request it next time. Service was relatively good and quick. Good quick break fast spot. Might take a bit to figure out combination of order that I like personally. Would come back again and try out different combination/get extra sausage if i'm in the area. read more

Cafe Fresh Bagel - Egg, cheese, sausage bagel sandwich with asiago cheese bagel. - Bagels Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

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I was actually on the fence about leaving a review, the woman who made our coffee was lovely and kind, but after reading a few comments about customer service here, I felt compelled to add my own experience. We ordered online and walked in to find the place a bit "busy" with a couple of people waiting for their food. No problem there at all. I'm not someone who adds pressure when a team is in the weeds, I'm happy to wait. The issue was that I wasn't sure where to go for an online pickup, so I stood in line briefly, noticed the staff seemed occupied, and sat down at a table to wait for a natural moment to ask. At no point from the moment we walked through the door or stood in front of a cash register, were we greeted or acknowledged, which... busy or not, is pretty standard practice if a new person walks in. When we finally did ask someone about our order, we were essentially scolded in front of the entire restaurant for not speaking up sooner. We weren't frustrated about the wait. We were genuinely just asking how the online order process worked. The customer sitting at a table behind us even turned around to acknowledge how hostile the interaction felt. One great barista and one rough interaction, just sharing so the experience doesn't get repeated. I think next time I'll take the drive to the Dedham location or the well worth wait at Spot (always a good service experience there... despite how busy they always are). read more

Small family run place and not the easiest to park but their bagels are amazing. Reminds me of NY/CT bagels which is a great compliment. Don't even need the bagel toasted and wish they were closer. Worth the trip read more

Adorable neighborhood gem! Delicious bagels, breakfast sandwiches and omelettes! And the coffee-perfect every time!

I decided to come here on a whim. I usually go to Spot in Norwood but didn't feel like waiting in line for 45 minutes. The place was empty and looked a little deserted. The bagels did not look fresh and seemed like they had been a couple days old (I went around 7:15 am). The lady at the counter was nice and had my sandwich ready within 10 minutes. The sandwich itself was pretty good and the egg tasted fresh. The hash brown wasn't the crispiest. All in all, I will return. I wouldn't recommend enthusiastically as there are better bagel shops nearby. read more

Cafe Fresh Bagel - Everything bagel with egg and a hash brown - Bagels Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

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It's pretty easy to do bagels right with good customer service, warm bagels, and good hours. I came in today to get my team at work bagels for the holiday weekend. The woman behind the counter was extremely rude after I bought a dozen bagels. "We don't have time to slice bagels and warm them - we're busy don't you have a toaster at home?" She proceeded to give me four plates for a dozen bagels when I asked for enough for my staff. To answer her question, no I don't have a toaster as this is going to a medical clinic right by you, so thanks for your completely unprofessional and subpar service. Won't be back for sure. read more

The Good: There was a man working in the shop, dripped out. He was steaming the floors, jamming out, communicating with customers and playing family feud with Steve Harvey. But most importantly enjoying life, doing his job. THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.... unfortunately this is where the good ends. (4 stars) I wish I talked to him more, he seemed wise and lives his life the right way. The Bad: My friend got an iced coffee, but it was more like an iced water, I tried it. He drank three sips I had one. The bacon wasn't bad, just a little soggy. I took a picture because it looked funny in the picture. And the UGLY: Greek Omelette LOADED with feta. Not a problem I am a sloot for feta cheese. The issue lies in the customer service. They overcharged me for an omelette, by the time I noticed The food was already made and I didn't have a receipt as proof. What makes a Greek Omelette $9? THE MENU SAID $6.40. Is the cheese processed out back? Is someone milking a goat, churning it and aging the feta just right for me to enjoy? If so, pardon me, I have no issue paying for the labor. Before you jump to defend the cafe, I did not get a bagel with it, that is not where the mystery expense came from. Maybe the extra tax is from me inconveniencing the workers (not the man aforementioned) by coming 20 minutes before close. The workers were not excited about that. But I am also a firm believer in helping out the local business' during a panarama. This is why I give three stars instead of two. P.S my friend said the eggs slipped out of bagel. read more

Cafe Fresh Bagel - French Vanilla "Iced Coffee" - Bagels Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

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Got the Greek omelette, moderately priced, over cooked with abundant browning of the egg-rookie chef mistak. Dirty plexiglass seperating customer, employee interaction stemming from the over exaggerated pandemic. Nice people work here but we need more if I'm paying $13 for an omelette with no homefries and an OJ. read more

This is my second visit to this location. The first time I visited, things were going slowly with the orders so I left after a 15 minute wait. Today I was waited on promptly. The service was great, the place clean and the music was outstanding. $6.00 for 2 bagels was easy on the ears. The only problem was the bagels were on the skinny side and were pretty bad. The cream cheese was watery. I will visit here again and the bagels are better, I'll update the review. read more

Got great service here, unfortunately the food wasn't as good. Food was pretty average compared to other similar places. Wouldn't avoid - but not running back. read more

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Good! I do think the bagel could be more fresh though, being this bagel is kind of flat compared to other bagel shops I've been. It is good though, maybe I just picked a less popular one. The iced coffee is actually pretty good for a bagel shop! read more

Cafe Fresh Bagel - Garlic bagel & plain cc , med iced coffee French vanilla w cream - Bagels Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

Their bagels are so yummy, I'm so happy they also have hummus as a spread!! Try their jalapeño cheddar bagel with hummus, let,Tom and avocado you'll Be glad you did!! I also over heard a bunch of other people ordering their chicken salad so it must be good too!! read more

Excellent bagels, though it's a bit pricy. Definitely feels like a small town place, and it's an oddly comfortable place to eat. The breakfast sandwiches are exceptional, though the coffee leaves a bit to be desired. read more

Tried to call in an order for pickup. Was on hold for 25min before I just drove over. Only 3 other customers inside so I'm not sure why I was on hold for so long. It took almost 10min before I got to order. Staff was pretty rude. Then I waited another 15-20 for my order to be ready. I remained on hold the entire time just to see if they'd ever answer. I got my food and left after being on hold on my phone for 55min with no answer. The only reason I didn't give only 1 star is because the food was decent but defiantly not worth the wait. Probably won't go back. Included a couple fun photos! read more

Cafe Fresh Bagel - Call ahead sign - Bagels Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

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Great bagels, excellent coffee, friendly welcome. That's enough for me. I got the egg sandwich with Swiss cheese on a toasted plain bagel. It was delicious. If you are in the area, stop by. You won't be disappointed. read more

I've gone to this place a few times great food reasonable price and the coffee is really good as well I would definitely recommend this place are usually get and everything bagel egg and cheese and sausage and you can add home fries for $1 it's a very reasonable price The staff was extremely friendly read more

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Yummy! Just came by for my first time and got a bacon egg and cheese on an onion bagel, it was ready so quick and tasted delicious! read more

Cafe Fresh Bagel - Bacon, egg, and cheese on an onion bagel - Bagels Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

Bagels are always delicious and I don't know about these other reviews about rude staff but have always had a good experience dealing with the staff. Maybe people need to learn how to speak to others before judging. read more

Two stars for shitty customer service. Took few minutes to even order-understaffed. Asked if they had any chocolate chip muffins for my little one, and Lady taking orders seemed highly inconvenienced by my mere suggestion that they would have muffins at 11:30 am on a weekend and rudely stated "All out of muffins!" While shaking her head at me. I ordered a bagel with fried egg and cheese and she asked how I wanted it and I (not knowing this was an option) stayed "oh, um-how do people usually-" and she cut me off clearly annoyed saying "I can't tell you how you want your eggs cooked!" Food was okay, crispy bacon, but def won't be back due to poor attitude to their paying customers. read more

My dad always gets bagels from the Dedham location but this was my first time going to the Norwood location. Place is nice! I got there around 8:10 am on a Friday morning and it wasn't too busy. I probably waited like 5-7 mins MAX for my order. I ordered a western omelette w/ American cheese on a plain bagel. I got to work and took one bite and omg so good! Might make this a Friday morning ritual! Staff was nice and fast. read more

Cafe Fresh Bagel - Western Omelette w/ American cheese on a plain bagel - Bagels Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

I have been a long-time customer of Cafe Fresh Bagel for over 10 years. I frequent this restaurant 3-4 times per week and thus am in a strong position to give my long-term perspective on its overall quality and consistency. Cafe Fresh Bagel is truly a restaurant of the highest all-around quality! Their quality and selection of bagels is consistently excellent. Their egg-based sandwiches are very tasty and generous in size! So are their Nova Lox sandwiches! I am also quite happy with their quality and selection of both hot and iced coffees! I am a very strict guy when it comes to all relationships and I take a zero- tolerance approach to rude, unpleasant and/or unprofessional behavior. Anyone who knows me sees my humorous exterior but beneath the surface I am a strict no-nonsense individual. Strict mutual respect at all times is of the utmost importance to me and I accept nothing less! I can openly state that the cafe owners Dorothy and Dina in particular are most pleasant and polite at all times! So is their team member George. Their Bagel chef Mike is a great guy who is very personable and a true all-around gentleman! I have never seen in my over 10 years as a regular customer any rude or unpleasant interactions by the entire staff at Cafe Fresh Bagel. I give this all-around truly excellent restaurant my highest possible rating! read more

The staff are nice and welcoming. That's the only good thing I can say about this particular location. The others, in Dedham and Needham are great but this location... Not so much. I gave this Cafe Fresh Bagel 3 tries. Yes 3. First time, there was something hard in the home fries. Like crunchy, tooth chipping hard. It looked like a pebble. Don't actually know what it was, but it wasn't supposed to be in the home fries. Could've been a fluke. I didn't let that be the determining factor in not going back. It was unpleasant, but it could've been worse. Second time, there was a long hair in my egg. Imagine taking a bite of a sandwich packed with egg and bacon only to get a nice hair cooked into the mix. Gross. I understand, sometimes these things happen. They don't need to if you wear proper hair coverings. Even a hat would be sufficient, especially if you're actively making and cooking the food. I was so grossed out I said I'd never go back. Well, third time... My husband decided to bring home some breakfast today. Where did he go? Cafe Fresh Bagel. Guess he didn't get the memo. I opened up the sandwich box and BAM, there's a hair BAKED into the bagel. Baked. Into. The. Bagel. I'm officially done with this location. Yuck!!! read more

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Not so fresh bagels today. :(. They taste day old. Not trying to be mean...but the old guy , who seems like the owner, doesn't know how to treat customers. He is grumpy, doesn't smile, & orders his employees around. I used to love this place. Not so much any longer! read more

Cafe Fresh Bagel - Everything bagel with veggie cream cheese. Would be good if the bagel wasn't day old! - Bagels Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

This place is amazing. Best customer service and bagels around by far. Whoever the baker is is incredible. The jalapeño cheddar is a MUST try. If you're in the area be sure to stop by, you won't be disappointed! read more

Cafe Fresh Bagel - a loaf of bread wrapped in plastic - Bagels Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

Have had a couple of solid Breakfast sandwiches here. Steak and Cheese on an Everything Bagel and a Beast Mode (bacon, ham and sausage) on Jalapino Cheddar. Also the Fruity Pebble Bagel (yes, Fruity Pebble) was good as was the Asiago Cheese. read more

Cafe Fresh Bagel - Steak and Cheese on Everything - Bagels Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

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This place used to be so good, I don't understand why they think it would be a good idea to put a hot bagel sandwich in styrofoam, my toasted breakfast sandwich was completely soggy! There goes my $12! read more

First experience at Cafe Fresh Bagel this morning. I will never go back. A customer in the store had an issue with how long his order was taking and asked for a refund. The customer wasn't happy and was rude in the manner he was asking for his refund, but a employee of Cafe Fresh Bagel escalated the situation and was completely unprofessional. This was a Sunday Morning with multiple families in the store and the employee came out from behind the counter yelling profanities at the customer requesting the refund and threatening to fight him. When the customer picked up his 2 year old daughter, the employee continued to shout profanities at the man and his daughter. The customer exited the store with his daughter and girlfriend and the employee followed them into the parking lot continuing to yell profanities threatening to fight. I was there with my 4 year old daughter and I could not believe how unprofessional this employee was. We will never be back and I'm sure most of the families at the store during this incident will not be returning as well. read more

If your looking for a hardy breakfast sandwich you need to come here!! You can also order the home fries for $1 extra!

I drive 40 minutes for their sesame bagels. Their bagel chef should seriously be enshrined in some sort of Hall of Fame somewhere. Make sure you place order before 10AM if ordering a dozen. Absolutely worth the trip. read more

Shortly after my last review, I got a nice message in my inbox from someone named "Maria B." who I'm assuming is the owner. She only reviews Cafe Fresh as 5 stars every year and once did their competition Spot as 2 stars. Pretty sketchy. If this Maria isn't the owner, she is the most dedicated and defensive customer I've ever seen! If she is the owner, what a way to interact with customers! Here's what she wrote, since I can't seem to post the screenshot -- I think it confirms exactly what I put in my review. These people are nuts! "Dear P.C.... You are a very pathetic miserable hater...A lowlife who has nothing better to do than to bring good, hard working businesses down. If you complain so much to that extent to fulfill your bored self, why return??? Go to Dedham and enjoy an overdone bagel with stingy toppings with that tiny space of a store and tell Needham to enjoy your miserable having ass company as well. And get a life please. P.C. hmmmm... Stands for Pathetic C*** or Pathetic Complainer?? That's exactly what you're showing you should be ashamed. There are far worse things that could be happening to you in life and your focus is on trying to break other people's hard earned business WOW. Just another miserable hater is what you are. You disgust me. Cafe Fresh will continue to be busy, with or without you. I do not condone this immature, petty excuse to consume bored time and complete ignorance. In this case, the customer IS NOT always right." read more

I've been coming here for breakfast once a weekend for a while now and have never been disappointed. The breakfast sandwiches are enormous! A sandwich in the morning will keep me full well into the afternoon. Nothing is flash cooked or microwaved, everything is done fresh on the griddle. The bagels are awesome here! Huge, packed with toppings, and fresh. The unsung hero though is the iced coffee. Puts Dunkins to shame. The staff is always friendly and cheerful. Cafe Bagel is a credit to the town of Norwood. read more

Great Bagels always fresh... worth the drive... Owners and staff always friendly and attentive... Hard working family run business... As a customer it is so very nice to be remembered and acknowledged by the business owner during a visit... As a customer there are many options available elsewhere, however I alway leave this establishment happy to be supporting this business... I encourage others to do the same... read more

I have been going to Cafe Fresh Bagel for years and would recommend it to anyone. The people are friendly -- always asking how I am and wishing me a nice day as I leave. The bagels are awesome -- made fresh every day right there. The shop is clean and bright -- a very welcoming place! I stop there as I go through South Norwood on my way to the train -- a cup of coffee and a bagel and I'm on my way! See you tomorrow! read more

Place sucks, they constantly open at 6 when the sign and online hours both say 530. Just change the sign and stop putting a post it that says "we open at 6" up. It's misleading and dishonest. They also wildly overcharge half the time and hope you don't catch it so they can sneak a few extra bucks in their pockets. Everyone dresses like slobs, especially the tall girl in her pajamas with the shitty attitude. You are better off going to spot. It is worth the wait. read more

Good bagels but every time you come here they will be out. Showed up at 10 am this morning and they had like 10 bagels left in the place and weren't making more. Don't come here unless you are going to arrive at the crack of dawn because they will not have enough bagels. Seems like a pretty easy remedy that they refuse to take, avoid this location and go to Dedham or needham instead it's clear management or employees or a combination just does not care. read more

I love cafe fresh bagel; I swear by their food! their egg and cheese bagael sandwich is made with 3 eggs but i always tell them to use just two (I wish they'd knock of a few scents but no). I go to the shop in dedham sq all the time but was in norwood this week so i checked this one out. it is more spacious/open layout than the dedham store. the food: exactly, deliciously the same. the bagels are soft and chewy...oy :) the staff was really nice and friendly. i feel like this is what dunkins was like in its early days (before my time): great, fresh coffee and food....hm....brilliant :) read more

Can't beat the bagels here! Always fresh, always a great variety and the staff is so nice! read more

Cafe Fresh Bagel - All the super fresh bagels on Saturday morning! - Bagels Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

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Well... I don't always come here, Spot being my first choice. But if you come here and can ignore the attitude that every single person behind the counter has then it's pretty good food. Just don't give them attitude back, they can't seem to take what they give. read more

YUM. I'm lucky (yet unlucky at the same time) this delicious bagel place is so close to my house. I'm pretty picky when it comes to bagels... I have high standards. These guys fit the bill! My typical bagel is a multigrain or wheat with chive cream cheese. Delicious every time. My fiancé gets a bagel sandwich (freshly made, no microwaves here!) or rye with a cream cheese spread and he likes them a lot each time as well. The hazelnut iced coffee is a great drink to wash your bagel down with. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it! If you go in a peak time slot on the weekend (mid to late AM) you risk your bagel not being available, but when a place makes them fresh daily I think you risk that at most (good) places. The staff are all sweethearts... get the order right every time and make casual small talk. Very reasonable prices and always be on the lookout for coupons in your local throw away papers. This is definitely my bagel place of choice! read more

Hands down the best breakfast sandwiches around. Wayyyyyyy better and fresher than anywhere else in the area for sure! read more

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