Great bagels, HORRIBLE service. Some people ordered half or dozen bagels to go at the bagel area others at the cashier. Bagel orders fulfilled completely out of turn. Bagels in the wrong bins so staff didn't know if a particular bagel was available or not. read more

Here opening day as well. Was looking forward to this opening for months, only to be disappointed. Don't get me wrong - I think the "Montreal-style" sesame bagel may have been one of the best bagels I've ever had - just as those in the know of Montreal bagels have suggested - good flavor, great texture, small, and just somehow better than the traditional NY bagel. BUT - Prices are OUTRAGEOUS. Woman ringing me up said $7 something, and I said, no that's not right, I just got a bagel and a coffee, and she said nope - that's right - $2 for a bagel, $3 ADDITIONAL for the butter/jam, and $2 for the coffee + tax. So truly over $7 for a bagel + coffee. With cream-cheese, would have been a dollar or two more! Breakfast sandwiches are $8 (each, not for a pair). Whitefish and other "lunch" sandwiches are $11-$13. So - crazy prices overall, and sadly, after waiting for months, I'm not in a position to frequent a place for a $7 bagel + coffee. Finally (and this may just be opening day issues) - but the counter person (possibly wife of owner? or other family member) - was just not getting it -- looking back at the menu to check prices on each order she rung up (creating a line out the door) + also a little bit rude. This I'll cough up to opening day jitters (you'd hope on opening day, people would be friendly than usual, but not in this case). The guy making the bagels (owner), did seem friendly and overworked -- hopefully he'll be the front-man in the future. In any case - great bagel, crazy prices. Rating reflects food, service, and in this case - the disappointingly and ridiculously expensive prices. read more

Spread Bagelry - Sesame Bagel - Fresh out of the oven on opening day - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Okay, so this place came highly recommended both by my brother and the "Ginormous food" show on Food network, and Spread did not disappoint one bit. Got here around 10.30ish on a Sunday morning and the line was of course out through the door, but it moved very quickly. This was my first time eating a Montreal style bagel, and for those of you who don't know what that is (I didn't either until I saw the show on Food network), the bagel dough is boiled in honey water and baked in a wood fire oven, thereby giving it a sweeter taste! I tried an everything bagel with the Amish farm cream cheese spread, an everything bagel with mixed berry cream cheese spread, and the everything bagel with tomato and gruyere!! My favorite was the bagel with mixed berry cream cheese, and what I loved most was they are really generous with their spread on the bagel !! Spread is definitely doing things right, and I'm very jealous of the locals who get to eat here often!! read more

Spread Bagelry - Stockpiles of fresh bagels!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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My darling friend brings me back Montreal-style bagels every time she goes to Canada. They are delightful. These aren't real/true Montreal-bagels. They are close, but they are no cigar. I've been here twice now. The first time was before an Ikea-run. I waited on a sunday in a line almost to the nail salon. It really wasn't worth it. Avoid this place on the weekends. It's allure has died down a little, but there is still the hectic frenetic feel. Although this past saturday they did have a bluegrass 2-man band outside. If you want to soak up the tunes and not be trampled on, grab your bagels and go across the street and sit or perch near the cheetah on the side of Arcadia boutique. Today I made some killer egg salad at home and I was like JCC SUMMER CAMP LUNCH MUST NEED BAGEL. If it was friday I'd go to Maxx's for bagels. Every friday Maxx's has challah and bagels from Rollings in Elkins Park ( kosher btw). So, I strolled in and was actually pleasantly greeted! They close at 4, and at 2 I was impressed they still had a bunch of different flavors of bagels. With my punchy egg salad at home, I wanted to keep it simple. Two bagels costs 4 bucks. Two bagels, one plain nothing on it bagel costs 2 bucks. I just don't get it. I'm sorry. I'll easily spend 4 bucks on a lousy crappy bagel if it's room service, because I didn't have to leave my house and it's served on a platter, literally. I can't justify spending that. I seriously can't. Not saying I won't do it every now and again, but I could not come here every day. They do however have level-up, so I suppose, I will get some cash back after a few trips, but still. The whole less than half a block home I was like 4 dollars. 4 dollars. For 5 I could have gotten a bag of rollings bagels on friday! read more

I really like Spread Bagelry. I had The Frittata Sandwich this morning. What an inventive, amazing breakfast. Putting a sweet jam on a by-the-number egg meat and cheese sandwich makes a world of difference. Love it. As for the bagels, what can I say? Yes, theyre different. Either you will like them, or you wont. Me- I like them. No, I wouldnt prefer them, but you can tell they are made very well and have a place in the bagel world. I'll tell you this much- there are a ton of places that make shittier bagels than here, and take way less heat. I love the environment, love the food, and tho the prices are slightly high, I also think it is exactly in line with the quality items that are served. Worth every penny. I highly recommend Spread as a quick breakfast spot. read more

Spread Bagelry - OMG BAGELS! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Went here Sunday to try out the Montreal bagels that have gotten some good press. I had an everything bagel with nova and scallion cream cheese, along with tomato and onion. I don't treat myself to bagels very often. This was a fantastic product. Bagel had incredible texture. It was chewy and delicious. Lox was good, not great but no complaints! They served this with a small cup of cucumber salad that was dressed perfectly and nice and crunchy. They also serve La Columbe coffee. Sat outside and enjoyed the bagel and the great weather. Nice (but tight) space inside with indoor seating. Owner and staff were friendly. Egg sandwiches as well which I will try next time. A good spot! read more

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Giving Spread 5 stars because this is a neighborhood staple for me. If you don't mind standing in line, I think this is the best bagel/bagel sandwich you can get in Philly. I honestly think that I like these Montreal style bagels better than NY bagels because they're less thick but still have the same density. I've tried a selection of their sandwiches and spreads and my go-to has become the Nova Lox Spread on an everything bagel. Plain and simple and it always hits the spot. Pro Tip: if you are grabbing a ton of food for friends or family, skip the line and head to the front and ask if you can just grab a dozen or whatever bagels and some tubs of cream cheese, usually they're pretty nice about letting you not stand in line and wait and you can be in and out of there in under 5 minutes read more

Took over an hour to get 2 bacon egg and cheese sandwiches. If you're going in person you're better off ordering online. They don't take care of customers that walk in but take online orders as priority. Do not go if you wanna eat right away or don't wanna wait an hour for eggs and bacon. Also forgot one of the sandwiches. If I could give zero stars i would. read more

Spread Bagelry - What a mess - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

So is the wait time long? Yes it can be! But they have orders coming in through their website and DoorDash! You have people who come to the restaurant and scan the code to order and you have the smarter people who order an hour before they get hungry! We learned this after our first journey with this. We were trying new places and saw this recommendation. I got the Fritatta Scramble which yes was amazing and was worth the hour and so wait! We didn't hate the time wait so much because we just got to explore more! It was annoying but it's understandable. They're doing the best they can!! Plus we needed the fresh city air! So we learned now to order from our apartment and pick up later and it was ready by the time we went to get it! Definitely try it at least once and let yourself decide what's good and not good for you ! The food was great! read more

I wanted to badly for this to be my go to breakfast / brunch spot in Philly, but unfortunately it simply fell short. I am not a bagel snob or from New York, but this did not do the trick. Especially on days where the line is long, you will find that there are plenty of spots around town that will do just fine. I ordered the standard (Nova) sandwich on an everything bagel because I wanted to make sure that I was getting full pieces of smoked salmon rather than small chunks in my cream cheese. My biggest problem with Spread is that it simply isn't good value for your dollar. For a ~$12-14 (comparable to NY prices) dollar bagel sandwich, there should be excellent execution. When I got my sandwich there was a decent amount of fish, very little veggies (onion, tomato, spring mix) and a mountain of cream cheese. The cream cheese ended up making the meal very messy and overpowering all other flavors in the sandwich. The bagel itself was also very very thick making it tough to eat. For the amount you're paying, it might be worth trying other places. read more

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My go to place when I miss my NY bagels. Yeah, so these are Montreal style, but the bagel aficionado in me can understand a well done, fresh bagel. Prices are a bit high, but the ingredients are fresh. The spreads are varied - with lox, whitefish and other seafaring creatures. The brunch bagels with some creamcheese, tomato and omelet are an especial delight on weekends. Wait times can be long at the neighborhood fav, so bring your iPad whilst you wait! read more

Spread Bagelry - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Montreal-style bagels? I'm not sure someone from Montreal would agree. But is that all that bad? Like Montreal-style bagels, they have that subtle honey sweetness, and nice flavour complexity from the wood-fired oven. Unlike Montreal-style bagels, they have a surface area when cut in half that is not completely useless! So these can hold a good amount of spreads, toppings, etc. Nothing bad on the menu. The breakfast sandwich is awesome. read more

This location took my order for the Jewish holidays 2 days in advance and then ran out of bagels. They didn't call to tell me they ran out of bagels. Their plan was to wait as multiple people came to the store to find out their orders for the holiday would not be filled. The charge is still on my credit card. The manager hasn't responded in 2 days. read more

This place has been going downhill each day since they opened another location near university and Drexel area. The service is rude and slow. We were there this morning. They are supposed to open at 7 AM. There were workers inside but they were still closed. There was a line waiting outside and no one knew what was going on. Finally after persistent knocking a worker opened the door and said they are opening today at 7:30 or until the manager shows up. Not apologetic at all. Very matter of fact. We ask if 7:30 for sure and she did not give a response. Half the people left. This place is the pits. read more

In terms of bagels in Philly this is probably the closest thing your going to find to a decent bagel in Center City. And by closest I mean they aren't traditional bagels. they're more like high end bread in the shape of a ring. They're just baked sans boiling so no hard dreamy exterior to bite into. If your office does breakfast Fridays and you want to show everyone what's up I suggest coming here. The bagels are pulled straight from a wood fired oven and are soft and deliciously fresh. I was a bit shocked when I was told my egg and cheese sandwich would be roughly $7 when at no point living in manhattan did I ever pay more that $5 for such a sandwich. A note on their coffee it is La Colombe so that's a plus but they don't brew it as strong and rich as La Colombe so that's not a plus. Daily bagel ritual probably not; it's more of a treat yourself to a boutique bagel once it a while, sure why not. read more

Living nearby, I have been here more times then I can count. The bagels are very good and fresh. My favorite is a tie between the nova salmon cream cheese and pizza bagels. Long lines on weekends, but the live street music makes it bearable and somewhat fun. A bit overpriced, but that is to be expected in the area. read more

Spread Bagelry - Pizza bagels - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I placed an online order for 18 bagels on Saturday in advance of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur on Monday, a holiday where it is traditional to have bagels for dinner. I immediately received a confirmation text message saying that my order had been placed. A half hour before my assigned pick-up time on Monday, I received another confirmation text message saying that my order was ready. When I arrived at the store, however, I was informed that they had run out of bagels and did not fulfill my order. The ten or so other people who were also at the store were as upset as I was...one woman was literally in tears that her holiday was ruined. While I was frustrated that for some reason they couldn't fulfill my order from days earlier, what was worse was the store's response. They merely offered a refund and said that I could "check out" their other locations across the city. I asked them to deliver the bagels to my house from another store to compensate for their mistake, which they said they could not. At the very least, I would have appreciated a call saying that they had run out of bagels before I made the trek to the store instead of receiving false confirmation that my order was ready. I asked to speak to the manager, who I was told was not available. The store associate took a message and said that the manager would call me within 24 hours. I have not heard from the manager in the past two days, and I have still not been refunded for the order they did not fulfill. I would NEVER order from Spread Bagelry again. I have a feeling that they will lose a lot of business after what happened, and that would be very well deserved. read more

Been a while...the counter girl yesterday late afternoon seemed miserable. Tried to get her to smile and be pleasant, but just couldn't turn her around. Sucks...stuff like that hurts the ownership and the staff who actually know how to be pleasant. Bought the remaining 8 Everything Bagels...not as good as I remember. Love the texture, but the flavor was missing. I may be spoiled though, because living in Denver now I'm exposed the the best bagels I've ever come across...Rosenbergs. If ever in Denver gots-to-go! read more

I've been to Spread a handful of times now, and almost always have great experiences. I would have given 5 stars, but this past Tuesday's trip brings Spread down to a 4 in my book. I love their bagels. This is one of the few places in Philly where I prefer to have just a bagel and spread over a bagel sandwich (such as bacon, egg, and cheese). This is in large part due to the bagel quality. These are considered "Montreal Style Wood Oven Bagels". I don't know what that means exactly or how they differ from other bagels, but I know what I like and what I don't like and these are great. If you are here in the morning, or even late morning on Sat/Sun, the bagels will still be warm and tasty. This past Tuesday I came in around 11, and the bagels weren't as fresh. Still good though. The line always moves pretty quickly, even during the Sat/Sun morning rush. They serve La Colombe which is always appreciated. They have one of the best jalapeños cream cheeses EVER. I don't say this lightly. I love it. It has a decent level of spice and great flavor. It could use more spice in my opinion, but I recognize that the general public doesn't have the same spice tolerance/obsession with all things jalapeño that I do. I haven't tried their bagel sandwiches yet, because of the aforementioned obsession with their jalapeño cream cheese, but they look amazing and I really want to. They're LARGE, which is good because they are a little on the pricey side for a breakfast sandwich. So, like I said, Spread usually delivers a 5 star experience. However, my last trip was not so pleasant. I was there with my boyfriend around 11am. When we walked in, the woman at the register IMMEDIATELY asked "what would you like". I get that this place probably sees a lot of regulars, but we hadn't even looked at the menu and definitely weren't ready to order. It was off-putting and came across as slightly pushy. They were out of a lot of things we tried to order, the avocado cream cheese, cinnamon raisin bagels, and gruyere. Slight inconvenience. We were also told the "mixed berry" cream cheese was really trust strawberry cream cheese which feels a little bit like false advertising. We were having a pretty chill morning for a weekday, so we decided to eat in. As we sat there, one of the staff members was having a loud conversation on the phone in Spanish. A personal call at this volume about any subject in any language is extremely unprofessional. However, he was having a full blown argument complete with expletives and rude/offensive language. All around an inappropriate conversation to be having at work and in front of customers. So, like I said, this last experience was really the only bad experience I've had at Spread. I'm only knocking 1 star off because, to my knowledge, this trip was an anomaly and I prefer Spread to other bagel places in the area- it's in a super convenient location, has great bagels and great coffee, and generally good customer service. read more

Spread Bagelry - Jalapeño cream cheese on everything. Love the jalapeño flavor this cream cheese delivers! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Holy cow. If you want cream cheese with a bagel on the side, the Spread is your place to go. I am pleased with the taste & flavor of the bagel but the amount of cream cheese was off putting. I had to get a knife and scrape off more than half of the cream cheese from my bagel. In my opinion, I had three times the amount a normal bagelry serves. read more

Tried the cure and it was delicious, but I literally had to shut my eyes for 20 minutes at my desk as a result of the itis. read more

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The first time I went here I had an amazing experience; I had large bagels stuffed with cream cheese, check out the picture! I had a plain bagel with the veggie spread and another plain with the berry spread. Both were equally delicious. The bagels were crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside. The next time we came, we had the same thing plus a bagel sandwich with lox and another plain with green onion spread. Boy, they're not joking with the green onion, a little strong for me. I also tried their half bagel with the tomato slice and cheese on top, not worth it- lacked flavor. So we enjoyed ourselves so much, we ordered some bagels to go...except when we got home, we had scrawny rings. Pitiful rings. These were *not* the same thing. I was disappointed and felt ripped off. I'm hoping it was just a bad batch because I will go again....I just hope they are as glorious as the before. I gave it 4 stars because of the scrawny to-go bagels and the fact that they cook their turkey and pork on the same tiny grill and when asked if they would mind making an exception by cleaning a tiny section to make something follow religious guidelines (for me) they were hesitant. So be it, it's their business, I just won't be ordering anything that needs to be grilled. I will be back for the veggie and berry spread though! read more

Spread Bagelry - berry spread - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I thoroughly enjoy bagels, and having never had Montreal style ones before, my expectations were very high coming to Spread. Earlier reviews nail the difference in the style of bagel - I could taste the 'wood fired'-ness on my Everything bagel, and it did seem to have a slightly different texture to regular ones. It was quite tasty. That being said, the waitress seemed fairly surly, which seemed odd considering I was the only person there. I had the Nova scramble sandwich which was quite a let down. This $10+ sandwich had the tiniest piece of salmon, and the smoked nova spread tasted super bland. The quantity of the cream cheese also seemed quite out of proportion to the size of the bagel itself - leading to quite a mess. (hey, I've had plenty of bagels before without causing a mess...) I was disappointed. If I go again, I'll probably just get something simple, rather than an overpriced sandwich. read more

bagel was amazing however lady working the cashier was just absolutely rude. unfortunately, that ruins the experience. Wayne location. read more

Spread Bagelry - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cool concept (fire baked bagels), La Colombe coffee, and near my office. Everything was good (though would get spread on the side next time), however waited 15 min for my cup of coffee and plain bagel. Don't have that kind of time to wait around, so not an option for me. Will try again in the future, hopefully operation will be smoother by then. read more

After checking my credit on LevelUp and seeing how close I lived to this Best of Philly bagelry, I stopped in for a particularly decadent brunch for one. I scoped the menu for a bit before finally deciding on The Standard on a whole wheat everything bagel, toasted. This included eggs (or egg whites, but I went for it with the yolks and all), bacon, and cheese. The sammy was ready much faster than I expected, but it was the middle of the weekday, so I'm not too surprised. I ordered it to-go so I could enjoy this breakfast in-bed (or at least, on-couch) right across the street at my apartment. It smelled intoxicating when I opened the bag and unwrapped my prize, and I couldn't resist taking a bite almost instantly. The "innards" of the sammy were phenomenal, the cheese well-melted, the bacon smokey and crisp, and the eggs were not too bad, either. A little over-done (I opened the sammy at one point to add some hot sauce). The bagel itself... well I can tell it was well-made, and beautiful as far as bagels go, but they toasted the HELL out of that thing. Toasted in this case seems to have translated to nearly-blackened, and it left the bagel kind of dry without much in the way of flavor other than burnt. It's especially tough for me to get my head around this considering the cost of this sammy. $7 is a lot for a bagel sandwich, considering you can get a bacon, egg, and cheese on a bagel at many places for less than $4-5. I respect they rock the wood-fired brick oven thing, but I'd rather not eat a wood-fired bagel sandwich. read more

Spread Bagelry - The Standard on whole wheat everything. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

That pink paper is back up behind the window, and the door is closed because they had a mechanical failure. Maybe the prices will be lower when they fix the fire problem? read more

Great bagels! You can make your own breakfast sandwich - choice between bacon, turkey bacon and sausage, cheese and eggs or egg whites. Free WiFi too. Great big window in the front which makes for a nice place to sit. read more

Spread Bagelry - Cheddar, turkey bacon, egg sandwich on a sesame bagel - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

They clearly had a bad day on Sunday, 5/2. It happens. Per other reviews, they ran out of bagels, which is probably not unusual. However, there are clearly management issues. I placed an order for delivery, was charged, and received a confirmation at 11:45am. The story ends there. I wasted a few hours waiting for an order that was never delivered. I received no follow up, and as of writing this review, no refund. I called the store. The only option, per the voice prompts, was to automatically receive a text at the number from which I was calling, which I could then respond to so that management would follow up. I responded to the text with my order details and also sent an email. I still haven't heard back. It's unfortunate as I've had good experiences at the University City location. They're spread too thin. Never again. read more

Lox bagel sandwich on a sesame bagel and the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich on an everything bagel are my faves. Order, walk over to Rittenhouse, find yourself a nice bench and enjoy. On weekends it can get busy, but def worth the wait. read more

What, you might be asking, is a Montreal-style bagel? It is a bagel that is baked in a wood-fired oven after the standard boiling, and it is delicious! The lox sandwich has thick, fresh-tasting salmon and all of the other toppings are spot-on. It is expensive (~12 dollars) but worth it. The less-than-four-star reviews can only be explained by the proximity to Manhattan. read more

I've had Spread twice now -- once catered but cold (not their fault, we just ordered early) for a breakfast event for an organization I'm part of, and again in store. Both times were great -- the bagels were so soft, fresh, and fluffy! Probably the best bagels I've ever had! but not that much more remarkable than Bruegger's or anything else. The time I went in, I didn't have an issue at all with the service, as they were quick and actually gave us more bagel than we had asked for! I also like that it's set up as a coffee shop so there's seating. read more

Consistently good coffee and bagels.breakfast sandwich to split. While in Philadelphia, it's best to have lots of small portions so you can try all the great eateries in town...and don't forget the watering holes! Wood fired ovens bake great thigs all around. read more

Spread Bagelry - Fresh wood fired baked everything and sesame bagels - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania