Pretty dry bagels And stingy on the cream cheese Pretty expensive* *8.25 for a bacon egg & cheese on a bagel read more

A poorly managed, over-priced chain bagel place. It's an absolute mess there on the weekends and they have run out of bagels before.

Poor customer service and rude employees on multiple visits. No one says hi or asks to take your order. I rarely write reviews but I've given this place multiple chances (I want to love it!) but every time I go I feel like I'm somehow inconveniencing them. I will definitely walk a little further to get bagels from now on. read more

Great bagels that they make in the spot. The poppyseed bagel on the tuna melt is it for me.

Everything bagel has enough seasoning for a dozen bagels making it virtually inedible due to the salt. And it's really baked it there so no dusting it iff. The smoked salmon serving was stingy and you couldn't even tell it was on there bc of the giant hunks of tomato. Not worth the $$ read more

I really wish I could give this place a higher review, considering their bagels are pretty good. First of all, this place has the worst service of any breakfast place I have been to. It took 40 mins to get one bagel the other day, and I was one of two people in there. I had to excuse myself from the restaurant because I was so frustrated. It has been this level of service every time I went. The bagels are also severely overpriced. All in all, there's better bagels with better service and better prices all around philly (and I love bagels, trust me). I gave this bagel place a fair shot (going there 5 plus times), but it disappoints me every single time. Also, last time we were there they forgot the bacon on my bacon egg and cheese. Overall I think it's the staffing that make it so bad unfortunately. read more

As a loyal of a customer I've always been to spread, I have been pretty disappointed with my last 2 orders from the south st location. I ordered delivery once and the last time was takeout, both were not what I would consider edible. I took a couple bites to realize the ingredients we're thrown unequally across the bagel, the egg and cheese were hard and all to one side while the avocado was grossly brown. I feel bad leaving this review but the quality of food at this location and the preparation have led me to not want to take another chance and waste more money here. Hopefully they can fix this soon for their sake! read more

Spread Bagelry - Sausage egg cheese with avocado - Bagels Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I hate to write bad reviews, but the service needs to drastically improve. 45 min to get a bagel melt. It's as though everyone is in slow motion. read more

I come here weekly for either their coffee, loose bagels, or breakfast sandwiches. The food is really good. Would give it five stars but It is more expensive then some other bagel spots around the corner and they need to have friendlier staff especially in the front of the house. It's the little things like good customer service that keep loyal customers. read more

So disappointed to have bagels delivered on Mother's Day only to have 5 Everything bagels BURNT on top. Plus the plain bagels had a coating of flour on bottom. I emailed to complain and got no response. I stopped on a day later and the "manager" gave me a weak "sorry". That was it . read more

Okay so in my humble opinion, I really like this place. It's incredibly clean, it has a beautiful atmosphere and the ingredients they use to make the bagel sandwiches aren't cheap garbage. I don't like places that skimp. Here's the short for people who don't want to read my entire finely crafted narrative on a bagel shop- THE GOOD: Quality bagels, nice oven taste. Clean, comfortable atmosphere. Portion sizes are huge. All ingredients are quality and substantial. THE NOT SO GOOD: Prices. That's it, but you get what you pay for. That being said, the only critique I have of this place is that it's expensive for a take out bagel. The first time I ordered a bagel sandwich I was a little annoyed that it was a similar price to an actual breakfast at a diner. So, I was skeptical. You're looking at roughly $4ish for bagels and fully loaded sandwiches are above $10. Usually in the $13ish range. But man, you get what you pay for. The sandwiches are STACKED. I'm not a small guy, and I've never considered saving half of my bagel sandwich in my entire life before Spread. They are substantial, and they do not skimp with any add-on, including cream cheese. I mean, would pay $13 for a brisket sandwich for lunch? Yeah, that's not crazy. So why not for a bagel brisket sandwich. Another positive is they also package the food nicely. it's never squished or a smear-y mess. I hate it when I unwrap a sandwich and it looks like it was long snapped to Carson Wentz who then threw it 40 yards downfield and it was bobbled and swatted to the ground by Nelson Agholor. Hate that. PRO TIPS: get the bacon. I'm not sure what kind of bacon this is, but it's so good and they give you a ton of it. The strawberry basil cream cheese is awesome and isn't super sweet. It doesn't overpower a sandwich. Oddly enough, it works great with bacon. So a big gripe people seem to have is that the bagels taste weird. No they don't, they taste DIFFERENT. Different is okay because this different is better. Any self respecting bread connoisseur would tell you that wood oven baked will give you more quality bread flavor. The bagels taste slightly more like a loaf of something that didn't come out of a bag. I think most people are just used to the sweet-ish flour-y taste of your Wawa bagels (I'm not knocking those bagels I love Wawa). They still have a nice density and can hold up to the massive amounts of toppings they throw on them. So this place may not be for you if you want something super cheap that's slapped together. It may also not be for you if you don't care about quality. If you prefer your bagels to look like something you found wedged between the seats on the Broad Street Line, I would try elsewhere. As for me, I'm gonna steer clear of the stale bodega bagels and go to Spread, because I like to think that I deserve quality. Treat yo self. read more

Good bagels in Philly are hard to come by, so I was super excited to try Spread! We ordered online through the app and it said our order would be ready in 30 minutes and to pick it up at 10am. We had to be somewhere in the suburbs by 11am, so I figured this was plenty of time to grab our order and head out of the city. Wow I was so wrong. We showed up to Spread at 9:55 and there was a group of people congregated by the entrance. They were only letting 1 person in at a time, which is understandable given the current circumstances. I didn't understand why they weren't just calling out people's orders as they were ready, but whatever. We waited outside for almost 50 minutes. I wanted to leave, but we paid $25 for two bagel sandwiches so I decided to wait it out. When it was my turn to finally enter the restaurant, the person working (might've been a manager) did not greet me. He actually had zero sense of urgency even though there was a large group of people standing outside waiting for their bagels. When he decided to acknowledge my presence, he handed me an order that was wrong. After 5 minutes of me describing what I ordered and telling him what my order # was, I finally was given the correct order. They definitely have some kinks to work out as they appear to be unorganized, and hopefully they can start off by ensuring that the estimated ready times are somewhat accurate. The bagels themselves were pretty good, but I don't think I can justify spending $12 on a breakfast sandwich again. All in all, I'd visit Spread if you have a good hour to wait around for a bagel! read more

I ordered takeout today. Ordered the Nova lox special sandwich which costs $14, and they gave me a $6 bagel with lox spread instead. I didn't realize the mistake until I got home. Then I walked back to get the right sandwich. There was zero apology from the staff for the mix up, although in fairness they did make me a new sandwich. I also ordered a brisket bagel sandwich and they failed to put the horseradish sauce on it. The staff seemed indifferent and disengaged. I will take my business to the bagel Place on fourth and Queen from now on. read more

Great new location with the same tasty bagels. I kept it simple with scallion cream cheese on a sesame bagel and was not disappointed - the bagel was fresh and so were the scallions. Looking forward to trying their many creative bagel sandwiches and pizzas! read more

So fresh! My family and I were visiting Philadelphia and found this place for breakfast one morning. We were delighted to learn that they served fresh made bagels from a brick oven! The staff was friendly and helpful, and our bagel sandwiches were served hot and delicious. Presentation was excellent, and the atmosphere was bright and accommodating. We will most certainly be back next time we see in Philadelphia! read more

Can anyone tell me if this place is one of those places where they are mean to you on purpose? Genuinely curious why I am treated the way I am the few times I've been there. Am I missing something? read more

Hot off consumption of my first egg sandwich from this Canadian visitor. I use the term visitor because I don't believe they'll last very long. I found them looking for hand rolled bagels near me and found Spread Bagelry. I ordered my dozen bagels on Saturday for an 11:00am Monday pickup and paid for my order online and received an email confirming. When I arrived there this morning low and behold they did not have my order ready. Matter of fact they couldn't find it until I gave them my order info from the email. And you'd also think that if they receive orders ahead of time they could gauge how much product they need. Well one-half my order was not available before noon on Monday! I took a chance and ordered an egg sandwich too. But after standing there for 25 minutes and seeing other customers come and go I inquired about my order. The cook had neglected to put the sandwich out for counter staff. Speaking of the cook at this location, she was down right negative. She never smiled at anyone and it seemed like we were putting our out by expecting her to do her job. I looked at the other reviews at the 2 or 3 other locations and no one gave this establishment more than 3 stars and now I see why. It seems all these locations suck and customer service is not the name of their game. I wonder what their ratings are in Canada? read more

Love the vibe walking in. The decor, music, and friendly staff were all inviting. Ordered a sesame bagel with veggie cream cheese. The bagel was a bit bland and tasted more like bread than a bagel. However, I might be more biased towards New York style bagels as I typically enjoy a saltier taste and fluffier consistency inside. The cream cheese also lacked flavor and the texture I typically look for in a veggie cream cheese. I also ordered an iced coffee which was just ok. Overall, great location and space but just average flavors. read more

I was very disappointed with my service today, usually the early AM staff is amazing but today, I had the worst experience, the cashier who's was the lady with wavy ombré bob was so rude, she didn't not say a single word to me the entire time, not to ask what i wanted or tell me my total and when I'm bagel was finished she literally just placed it on the ledge and didn't even call my name, this was so unfortunate and unprofessional, I'm a regular here so for this to happen, really caught me off guard, i will not be returning. This happened at 11/11:15 am ,8/1/22 read more

Literally such good bagels. SUCH good bagels. I've only ever gotten bagels not sandwiches, but they're so fresh and stay fresh for a while. They're so doughy and delicious. Way better than Philly bagels read more

Came for the bathroom, stayed for the veggie pizza! The employees were very courteous.

Their costumer service is terrible. They sent me my confirmation for pick up and when I went it wasn't ready, the bagels hadn't been made yet. The woman working the register was so rude and not helpful at all. She didn't help me or offer any solutions. When I told her I had received a confirmation email she said she had not sent me one, even after I showed her the picture. I will not be going back. read more

I've been ordering from spread a lot the past year, and for the most part I am always happy and satisfied. I think their ingredients and food is always fresh and prepared well, so I'm surprised to see some negative reviews. The staff is also very attentive and on top of things from what I've seen. The ONLY thing that baffles me is the Oat Milk Draft Latte. Every single time I order it it's different, which makes no sense because it's supposed to be on tap. I have a strong feeling that maybe the employees don't know this or maybe they don't actually have it on tap anymore? I don't think their employees understand what a latte is either, because several times I've seen them prepare regular coffee for me with oat milk added, instead of a real latte with espresso and steamed milk. It's always been busy and I used to be a barista so I know how hectic it can be, so I haven't asked the employees more details, but I'm so confused and I so badly want to know what the mix up is !!! read more

Spread Bagelry - Bagel Grilled Cheese Sandwich and a chai latte - Bagels Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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I went to Spread this morning with my parents, and I could not have been more disappointed with the service. I have been to Spread many times before, but never have I ever had such a bad experience there. We ordered 4 different sandwiches and a few coffees, and the guy who took our order was just absolutely oblivious. We stood in front of the cashier for no joke about 10 minutes with absolutely no acknowledgement while he printed receipts. Not even a simple "I'll be right with you" while we waited. When he finally took our order, not only did he mess up our coffees and not put in cream after we asked for it, but he also messed up 2 of our sandwiches. Our order was a $50 order and we waited about 50 minutes for our food, so we were expecting at least decent service. The worst part about the whole experience was that we ordered a bagel with smoked salmon, and I asked for capers to be added onto the sandwich. After arriving home and opening the sandwich, we discovered that instead of putting capers on our smoked salmon bagel, they put KETCHUP. KETCHUP on a smoked salmon bagel...like even if the cashier misheard me, was he actually not going to clarify with me that I wanted KETCHUP with my smoked salmon?! We also paid $2 extra to add avocado to a different sandwich and he completely forgot to add that to our sandwich, but he charged us anyway. Overall it was a terrible experience for pretty expensive bagels. Will not be providing service to Spread any time in the near future. read more

The worst. Terrible customer service and couldn't care less after canceling my order without even informing me. Will never go here again but I'm sure that's ok with spread because they honestly seem like they couldn't care less. Awful and honestly, bagels ain't that great! read more

Update: this place is a disaster. They're so understaffed and have everyone managing everything in addition to the storm of online orders. I won't return here. Lots of other bagel spots in the area. read more

Great food as we seem to order from here every weekend; however, the management teams need to urgently figure out how to handle the demand as they seem to have 0 process for distributing out online orders to the consumer. Literally groups of people in there waiting for their placed orders. No one systematically is calling out names or on top of distribution. And Grub Hub tells you order will be ready in 15 and by the time you get there, its pushed out to over 30 minutes. read more

I was very excited when I saw them setting up this shop. It looks beautiful, flowers on the roof and super sleek on the inside. And then i saw they had La Colombe on tap. So today i decided to walk in and try. "Montreal" bagel and get a La Colombe draft latte. Normally ill go to the La Colombe which is like a few blocks away but this was slightly closer. Well obviously I ordered a draft latte and because the bagels looked amazing, i got an everything bagsl with vegetable cream cheese. Actually, i asked if i could have vegetable and jalapeno cream cheese but apparently thats not possible . Ok so my draft latte, all foam!!!! It dissipated within minutes of leaving. If you haven't had a draft latte, its like pouring beer, you need to make sure you tilt the glass so you dont just get a lot of "head". So that was a waste of $5. Then i get home and try the bagel. The bagel is delicious. Philly has really sucky bagels; not like ny or nj. But this place did it right... and thats where they stopped because the "veggie" cream cheese is just cream cheese with carrots. They should just refer to it as carrot cream cheese. Ugh such a disappointment!! Worst $11 I've ever spent. The two stars are for the bagel itself. read more

Ordered and paid for 2 breakfast bagels, was delivered 1 bagel that was the wrong kind. Called to ask if they could fix the mistake, but after they answered the phone, they left us on the phone for 20 minutes and ignored us. read more

This place is horrifyingly slow at making orders and the staff is so rude and dismissive about this. If they alert even remotely kind about how long it took to make a simple order it would be much better. The only thing keeping them from being a one star is that the bagels are actually pretty good. read more

Ordered online, told my order would be ready in about 25 minutes. So head over to pick up at the designated time...after an hour goes by my order still isn't ready, and the cashier gave me attitude for checking on the status. I also witnessed her being nasty to 3 other customers. I wait an additional 15 minutes and talk to a different cashier, then she tells me they are out of one of the two meat toppings, and the bagel type. So I request a different bagel and a substitute topping. An hour and a half after placing the order, I finally get my bagel sandwich...not only did they choose the wrong substitute bagel (they were out of whole wheat everything so I asked for regular everything, they gave me a plain bagel), they also substituted the topping they DID have with my replacement for the missing topping...still only receiving one topping.. I paid $13 for The Cure (bacon, brisket, egg & cheese) on a whole wheat everything and received a sausage, egg and cheese on a plain bagel... for $13+ !!! Not only was this a huge waste of my time and money, the sandwich was GARBAGE. I will NEVER go back. read more

Poor service. Have messed up my order multiple times now. When I asked to cancel my most recent order (prior to it being started) they said no. It was 25 minutes late and I had to leave to get to a meeting and no refund. read more

Walked in this morning, bought 3 bagels to go. One was good and fresh; two were hard as rocks, possibly left over from yesterday. They should put little flags on their bagels to notify customers which are fresh and which are stale. Not going back anytime soon. read more

A plain bagel with cream cheese is $5.00, exclusive of tax and tip. I would absolutely never return unless you plan on buying a bagel sandwich. They are still overpriced but at least significantly more substantive. A plain bagel and a bagel sandwich here was $20.00. read more

Ordered online and they didn't actually have anymore of what I wanted. So why doesn't it say sold out on the site? Waited 20 mins after for a different order. read more

I had a poor experience today with one of the tall white staff members. After letting him know my order was ready and him adamantly saying it was not ready i had to point it out to him. He then decides to call me moody as I'm leaving the establishment. As a customer you probably want to train your employees on customer service. You lost a customer today simply on the premise of your employee feeling he needed to criticize me because he was wrong. read more

Who can't give 5 Stars when they season both sides of the everything bagel? The only thing I wish my delivery had different was cream cheese on the side of the extra bagel I ordered. I know for the future to request it on the side. read more

Great bagels and good quality toppings. My favorite is the chicken BLT with nice thick bacon and fresh cooked chicken.

The pizza bagel is my favorite. Also a fan of the scallion cream cheese on any of the bagels and the frittata scramble. Some of the reviews say they brought bagels home and they were stale. I agree that the bagels don't keep as well as a more fluffy traditional bagel - BUT if toast them up at home, they're perfect. read more

Great bagel sandwiches! However, their "standard" sandwich on an everything bagel is smaller than the one you can get at the spread in Rittenhouse Square. Note to self, do NOT add hot water to re-heat Chai Latte's! read more