Steins has been around for a lot of years and they get a steady flow of regular customers every day. These are the kind of customers that go about their business and rarely write reviews. How else could a business survive with a somewhat low rating? I come here for bagels and that's it. I did try ordering ahead once and it just didn't work out. My order never got prepared, so I just walk in, go to the counter and get my 4 bagels. The line isn't usually long and moves quickly. The price recently went up, and it's $1.50 per bagel. You want spreads and stuff? That adds more. They have a large selection for the usual deli items - sandwiches, salads, bagels, spreads, coffee and other beverages. Plus there's plenty of indoor seating, along with a few outdoor tables. All of their bagels are usually large and fluffy - the satisfying kind. Plenty of chew to them and they come out especially great after toasting. My favorite is the 8 grain! Maybe give it a try... read more

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Always amazing service. Quick, friendly, and efficient staff. I don't know the name of the lady who seems to run the shop, but she is always super! read more

Bagels are fluffy and delicious-get the bagel with everything. Tried the pastrami on Riley, coleslaw and potato salad all were exceptional. Service with a smile always. read more

Steins Bagels - Pastrami is delicious - Bagels Near Me - Montvale, New Jersey

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Bagel shop is not open at 6. Owner should change operating hours. I waited a few minutes and called to confirm business hours but no luck. There was an employee in the bagel shop. read more

I had an enjoyable breakfast sandwich here on a cold winter's morning. The service was fine. You order at the counter and wait till your food is ready to pay. My egg, cheese and Taylor ham on a bagel could have been a little warmer. But it was tasty. I ate it on the long table facing the window, looking out at piles of snow. read more

Steins Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Montvale, New Jersey

We are a family that swear by wheat products (gluten-free people don't really get along with us at mealtimes :-)) so our bread bin and pasta pantry are always full. Ever since we discovered Steins Bagels, we simply stopped buying bagels AND cream cheeses from other stores. Their bagels are deliciously chewy and satisfyingly substantial. Their cream cheeses are much tastier (and substantial) than the kind one can get from a deli in a regular grocery store. Many of their customers are regulars, and this family has joined their club :-)! read more

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I stopped in because traffic took me a different way to work. Place looked nice and clean. Ordered a cinnamon raisin bagel with butter. $3.20 !!!!! FOR A ROUND PEICE OF BREAD!!!! Anyway got to work and when I opened it, it just looked like a raisin bagel. Ok, let's see how it tastes. If it wasn't for the raisins there would be no flavor at all. Very disappointed. Disappointed at price and flavor. Go somewhere else read more

Steins Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Montvale, New Jersey

I've been here a couple times. Mostly for coffee. The staff is nice. The food was okay. I ordered two croissant sandwiches and the size of the croissants were smaller than the standard for the price I was charged. It would have been a better value if I got an actual sandwich or gotten it on a bagel because the rolls and bagels were standard size. As I unwrapped my croissant sandwich that feeling of being jipped undulated with every bite. read more

I have been in the food service industry for over 30+years- Ordered Matzah Ball Soup on sign says $5.50 and extra $1.00 for Matzah Ball - when it rang up more I told them it was wrong - they said no its more. I said the sign said less... they said your wrong sir and tossed the printed flyer at me and said the flyer is right. Mind you it was only .50 more but they insisted rudely and then tossed the flyer on the counter in front me ?? In addition, they made a derogatory comment in Spanish about me to one of their peers (my Spanish is limited) VERY RUDE ! I will NEVER go back !!! read more

Great food and excellent service! Fresh greens and fruit. Perfect for breakfast or lunch. Stein's did not disappoint! read more

I order lunch here almost every day for my son. They are always friendly and quick! Great Bagels and wraps. Fresh.

Was really looking to my bagel with cream cheese after waiting 20+ minutes and got a scooped bagel with cream cheese that was scraped off. read more

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Was staying at the Courtyard Marriott right across the stress and got tired of paying $20 bucks for a breakfast sandwich and coffee. Found this and decided to try. I ordered the Bagel and Lox and it was so fresh and good! Definitely a better bargain then the Marriott! Customer service was quick and very friendly. read more

Steins Bagels - Everything bagel with lox, cream cheese, onion and capers. - Bagels Near Me - Montvale, New Jersey

I absolutely loved my food. Fresh, hot and so yummy. Very clean space. HOWEVER, there was a Hispanic woman in the front who's attitude was distasteful! I ordered online, and when I went into the store, the nice man in the front had some confusion finding my order, no big deal. The woman rudely began to state one of my sandwiches were not made. Also in a rude manner, with her back to me, stated "I was calling you and you didn't answer so it's not done!", then said to the man "well, she didn't answer". The whole time I stood there trying to process and calmly respond. The thing is I never got a missed call and she couldn't give me the number she attempted to call. The man asked if I wanted a refund, I said no, it's an easy fix, change the bread. But what I really can not respect is a nasty attitude towards a patron. It really disgusted me. Like I said, food was great but that kind of professionalism is not acceptable, and makes me question whether or not to return there. read more

Wrong order EVERYTIME!. In the past two months they have screwed up : Basic bobo; I'll get sausage not bacon. Basic sobo; I'll get home fries instead of hashbrown Ask for toasted and don't get it Don't ask for toasted, get toasted Ask for avocado - don't get it Ask for bagel and get a roll And they charge for every little thing! Food is good but only when it's right. Honestly I'm too annoyed to go back here. They are Losing a regular customer. read more

I had a terrible experience in this cafe, rude staff, and horrible gluten-free bagel and when I complained they told me there was nothing they could do. The gluten-free bagel was small, flat like a cracker, and dripping in butter. They wiped the bagel off, didn't wear gloves and when I told who looked like a manager or owner that this would be the last time I am coming to this place, she said good, don't come back. I sat down to try and eat the bagel and couldn't, I left it there and walked out. The cost of this disgusting bagel was $4.50, if she was smart and wanted to keep me as a customer she would have asked if she could make me something else or refund the money...... read more

Steins Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Montvale, New Jersey

Food and service were good considering it was almost closing time. Clean place and happy crew!

Great bagels, immaculately clean, great service. On the day I went the place was loaded with regular customers. Don't believe the poor reviews. read more

This place has a new owner cause it sucks Never have I ever seen 3 out of the 6 people working there eating It was so long of a wait for 2 bagels It was such poor service The biggest concern was it was not butter it was the fake butter spread YUCK Not coming back read more

Five stars for the bagels. They are delicious and the spreads are great. The atmosphere is good. Very bright. Clean. All good. The service is not friendly but they are efficient. At least very early in the morning. The coffee is drip only. Even a basic barista would up this places game big time. read more

I'll give them 3.5 stars. I have had both breakfast and lunch here. More a fan of their sandwiches than their bagels. They have a very large menu board with sandwiches, salads, paninni's, grill items and much more. I find it a little overwhelming but they make a decent sandwich. The price is a little on the higher side but in line with the rest of the delis in the area. The sandwiches are large in size and very filling. They also have some hot prepared items, along with some desert options. Service seems slow side when crowded despite the fact they seem to have enough employees. read more

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I'd like to update this review because I recently gave them a second chance and their bacon egg and cheese sandwich is bomb

Read some prior reviews and was hesitant because I was afraid my food order would be wrong. It was, but charging me for it was not missed. I do not have time to check other peoples work , I want to trust that a food order will be correct. Especially if it is written as was this online order. Too bad, food seemed good but I have other options in the neighborhood that will get my order correct. read more

Excellent sandwiches and amazing bagels! Best deli in town. Great eggplant panini & tuna sandwich. Classic NJ staples here!!

This place has gone down the pooper. Don't know whether or not its due to the fact no one of authority (owner/manager) is ever present, but the staff is careless, slow, complacent. Just today, my wife went to pick up egg sandwiches on bagels, and we found they gave us sandwiches without eggs and hardly cooked taylor ham (still very pink). We have been going to Steins on the weekends for years now, and lately all we notice is the steady decline. They are comparatively more pricey to other shops, and in the past the service and quality of food made up for it. Now it has become somewhere to avoid. If someone there decides to make changes, here are my suggestions: 1. Get the food orders right. I dont mind waiting, but make me wait and then get my order wrong? Time to go somewhere else. 2. There's usually a long line, so have your staff more attentive to your customers and actively shortening the line. Your staff playing around, having conversations, and essentially ignoring the long line of people while customers are watching this go on is an insult to them. 3. Change the layout or your POS system so everything is streamlined. Walking back and forth down the length of the store for every charge on a credit card is ridiculous. 4. Have a pickup area for phone orders so people who call in orders don't have to wait on the same line as people who go and order their food. The front area that is designated as a pickup area your whole staff ignores. 5. Don't advertise text messaging of orders if no one on your staff responds to it. read more

Steins Bagels - Incorrect and soggy breakfast sandwich from Steins tossed in the trash. - Bagels Near Me - Montvale, New Jersey

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Had a super tasty eggplant cutlet sandwich from Stein's recently. Cut thin and fried to perfection, just like momma used to make! I know that other reviewers have given them a hard time for their service, but I found them to be polite and prompt. I'll definitely be back! read more

Best bagels-light and always fresh. Service is exceptional-call ahead for breakfast sandwiches. Other bakery items are very good but the bagels are the best. read more

There is something to be said about bagels from North.The bagels must need the dirty Hudson river water to get that right sense of fluff. I got a variety of bagels here for a hungry bridal party, and thankfully had coupons to get some free cream cheese. The bagels were super soft and fresh, that three days later they were still perfect! They seem to have a variety of sandwiches and baked goods to choose from, but I'm sold just on the bagels. Prices were comparable to other bagel spots around. They have decent seating area as well. Sadly the service could use a little smile, we had an issue with our coupon and there was unnecessary attitude given and the owner/mgr just blew us off. And for me service is everything...because at the end of the day, there are a million bagel spots. read more

Been here twice and it's probably my last. Food both times wasn't too bad. Service is horrible. Unexplainable how bad. Owner and I guess it's their son have no customer service and their English is terrible. They also take forever to make the food. Prices are high as with any other gourmet deli read more

You can depend on getting fresh food and sandwiches here -Bagels are good. Quick stop in the morning! Order ahead and you'll be in and out!

The rudest ladies working there. Intentionally ignored me while I waited to pay. One lady walked pasted me while I was holding coffee and bumped my shoulder. Life is hard enough, what is wrong with them??? read more

Stopped in for a Taylor ham egg and cheese sandwich. Was more bread than anything. Menu stated price was $4. but was charged $4.60 + tax. As a side note coffee was warm. read more

Steins Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Montvale, New Jersey

Rude staff, way over priced food. Not worth it to eat there. $15 for a plain chicken sandwich on a round roll, stale macaroni salad, and a small ice tea that was warm. The owner told me to go home and make my own lunch next time when i asked her how much she charged me for the sandwich. Nice attitude lady GFY! read more

This is just a review of the coffee or lack of. If you have 6 self-serve canisters of coffee, there should be coffee in one of them, right? Only if you want regular--all the flavored ones were empty. Perhaps they were for show? A cruel tease imo... read more

Average bagels and horrible service. This is Jersey. If the bagels aren't going to be awesome the service has to be. Every time I go there they screw up my order. I clearly state my order, watch them write it down, and without fail they deliver it wrong. There's too much competition in this area to have to put up with that. I won't be back. read more

Ordered a chicken burger and it was the driest piece of left overs I have ever had I mean come on you think people are going to like this. STAY AWAY IF YOU LIKE FRESH FOOD!!! read more

For the life of me, I can't understand why people still go here. I just called for a minestrone soup on my way home from work. I drive 20 minutes out of my way to not be greeted as I stood in front of the register for 5 minutes as two woman cleaned up. Then she goes to the back and comes back to tell me that they don't have the soup I just ordered and drove here for. WTF. I called for a reason. I will NOT be back this time. read more

I mistakenly left an envelope with money in it at the cafe. I called later and the woman said she would hold it for me. I went in the next day and she returned the envelope with the cash to me. TG for honest people! read more

Last week forgot my cheese on my sandwich this week made my sandwich with barely any meat. Told me to pay extra if i want more. Bye. not going back. what happened to the old owners? read more

Steins Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Montvale, New Jersey

I've been here a few times and they must have new management or new owners. The place is running very well, organized, and all staff is wearing masks. Bought bagels for my co-workers and they were delicious, moist, fresh, and flavorful. This is now my go-to bagel place in town! read more