My #1 favorite breakfast in Santa Cruz: The pink flamingo (w/ red onions) on an everything bagel, extra toasted Medium Bagelry Chai A fresh cookie to bring home for a snack A bag of day old bagels to eat the rest of the week! I love this place, the vibe is so relaxed and real, the outdoor patio is the perfect place to read and sip your Chai and people watch on a sunny morning. The service is quick and friendly. Will always go for the bagelry over a new trendy spot. This place is an institution for a reason! read more

The Bagelry - Pink flamingo bagel, chai - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

The service was friendly and quick. I love the old style atmosphere. The bagels were a big disappointment. I eat bagels almost daily and love to try newly found shops. This was the first that I tried in Santa Cruz. The bagels were small, dense, and dry. No real hole in the bagel either. It seemed to me that they don't understand that bagels need to be proofed twice. We tried two bagels, cheese/jalapeno and blueberry. The blueberry taste was ok, but the bagel was a chunk of lead. The cheese/jalapeno, my go-to, had zero cheese, as far as I could tell, and not much jalapeno. And, again, a chunk of lead. The coffee was very good, but why is the medium so small and they didn't fill it? It's definitely a NO! read more

The Bagelry - Cheese bagel, jalapeno bagel and coffee in the patio. - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Local staple! A variety of cream cheese and breafast sandwich options, for a great price! I became Gluten Free after a few years of enjoying the bagelry, and it's not quite the same. I don't think the GF bagels are made in house, there is no variety it is just plain. The cream cheese makes it delicious, but the bagel is just alright. It's a great place to stop for a morning bite. It will be full of friendly faces starting their day off slow. I like to enjoy my bagel on the patio, then walk to the nearby shops!!! read more

We were walking back to the car from breakfast down the street when we spotted The Bagelry and figured we might as well buy some bagels for the week. The place was busy, which is always a good sign! The line went quickly and we were able to order six bagels for the road. The inside reminded me of an early 2000s coffee shop with an outdoor garden patio. It was really welcoming, I wish we could have stayed longer. We got the pesto, jalapeño, plain, everything, tomato basil, and blueberry. We tried the pesto and jalapeño bagels this morning at home and honestly it's some of the best bagels we've had! When we're back in town we will absolutely stop here and get bagels with their signature cream cheese options and sit in the patio area. read more

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I'm always looking for good bagels when I visit new places. The Bagelry is a great place. Lots of options for bagel flavors and things you can put on your bagel. The inside of the Bagelry is nice and spacious. You can sit either inside or on their lovely patio area. The service was friendly and helpful. All the staff seem to really like working there. I ordered the Pink Flamingo on a 3 seed bagel, my wife got an oatmeal date bagel with a honey almond cream cheese and my daughter got peanut butter and jelly on a cinnamon raisin bagel. They were all really delicious. My only complaint would be that the bagels are kind of on the small side. read more

The Bagelry - Art on the walls - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

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Always 5 stars. Since I started going 15 years ago. I love the Bagelry. This has been one of my go to menu combos for years. "Hum and eggs" which is their hummus and egg salad. Usually it comes one kind on each half, but I like to get it "stacked" which means on top of each other on both sides. I also love to get the oatmeal date bagel with the "royal palm" cream cheese which is dates, walnuts, and cinnamon. And always on my favorite whole wheat plain bagel. They offer seeded ones as well. My daughter always gets a blueberry bagel with berry cream cheese which I think is raspberry. This location has ample seating inside and outside, as well as a small parking lot which is nice for downtown. Everyone is always very friendly and efficient. I go to multiple locations and it will always be a fave read more

The Bagelry - Egg Salad and hummus - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

I get the same thing every time I come here - the jalapeño cheddar bagel with veggie cream cheese. All those additions in the cream cheese are literally perfect, every single bite is amazing. read more

The Bagelry - Jalapeño cheddar bagel with veggie cream cheese - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

I would not recommend the jalepeno cheese bagel, it was hard and small and didn't have any cheese or jalepeno... they said it was baked in but I still didn't see any. The prices were also crazy high $8 just to add some lox and it tasted old and had some brown parts. There's also not much parking so I had to pay for a meter. Overall I would skip this place lots of other options in the area. read more

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Satisfying breakfast. The staff are very nice and the prices are very reasonable. Nothing super special, but I wasn't disappointed I went. read more

The Bagelry - Scrambled Eggs on a Toasted Bagel - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

I really enjoyed this place!! The people were so nice, the bagels were made perfect and super yummy. I'll definitely come back when I'm in town. read more

Like a dream I ordered a salt bagel, onion, capers, juicy tomato and tofu cream cheese. I was so impressed by the options I could order. I'll definitely be back! read more

The Bagelry - Lox Deluxe, no lox, tofu cream cheese - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

There bagels are really good the guy that works in the morning there's absolutely something wrong with him my third time coming in last two months next time ima need a manager or ima have meta record the way he acts in the morning I gave a two star because that employee likes to f up your whole morning read more

We attended our nephews graduation today and dropped by for a dozen bagels (plain plus a few pesto flavored) the plain bagels were very hard and were not fresh baked today. The pesto ones were soft and awesome. We also got three turkey bagel sandwiches on plain and they also gave us day old bagels. An unfortunate experience. Their dozen bagels were $18/dozen and I tipped for a take away order. You guys could do better, day old bagels should not be sold as fresh baked. read more

The Bagelry - My credit card pending charge for this unfortunate experience. - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

was chill, lots of menu options and cute outdoor seating. spread to bagel ratio was a little heavy on the spread/filling for me, felt a little nauseous after. not very aesthetic looking but the food itself was pretty good. i got the fandango spread on a tomato basil bagel and it was very filling. overall would come here again to try something different! read more

The Bagelry - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Excellent bagels. Fast service. The amount of cream cheese they put on a bagel however is ridiculous. Don't even think you can stop in for a quick bagel and cream cheese and eat it in your car on your way to work. There's no way the way they load up the cream cheese and then put paper over the top of it, taking it apart in your car is a complete disaster. You'll have cream cheese all over you and your car. If you're taking it home, however, you can enjoy a really great bagel in spite of the ridiculous mess. I love their bagels. The rest of their process, however leaves a bit to be desired. Half the amount of cream cheese would be a welcome improvement. Speaking as a commuter. read more

A classic for a reason! One of the last affordable breakfasts in Santa Cruz. Make sure to try the scrambagel or one of their many delicious flavored cream cheeses! read more

The Bagelry - Interior - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Honestly the people who work here are so rude and whenever you ask them a question it's like the end of the fucking world. When you call for pickup it's like the biggest impact of their day. There was 5+ people working and one person taking orders. It's always been like this and had never changed. Maybe if the workers changed their attitude you will have happy customers read more

One of the worst customer experiences I've had in a long time. Everyone seemed like they hated all the customers to the point where they were giving me dirty looks for ordering. I understand having a bad day but to give dirty looks for a simple order is crazy to me. The store looked nice up until all the workers were rude and annoyed. When given the food they just threw it on the counter aggressively and called my name. Food was good but never coming back. Hope they fix their attitude. read more

I ordered a scrambagel with bacon and cheese. The food was exquisite, an absolute five stars. However the customer service I got from the person taking my order was so vehemently terrible that I had to take my rating down a whole three stars. I did not catch his name, but it was an older man wearing a button up shirt and he had dirty blonde/brunette hair. Yes, I am literally adding his description cause of how vile my interaction was. I walked in around twelve, and although there was a rush, the line moved quickly. When I got called up to order, I VERY POLITELY greeted the man taking my order and asked if I can have a bagel with scrambled eggs. He then abruptly replies and looks extremely annoyed and says what bagel. I ask what do you have? And I kid you not, he cuts me off, literally gives me a dirty look, and aggressively tells me that they are "right there." THEN he asked me if I wanted cheese on my bagel, to which I replied yes. OF COURSE, YOU GUESSED IT. His tone is extremely condescending and he asks me "Well what cheese do you want then ." I ask what do they have, and he's STILL UPSET while responding. I was very obviously a new customer so the fact that I am confused a bit on how to order is completely expected. Even if I was not a new customer or he somehow didn't know that (he does it's common sense I was puzzled) why was there ever reason to take that tone. Yes it may be frustrating that I didn't say my order right, but that is no justification to act classless and vulgar. Also even if I was a returning customer, pipe down. I don't need a nice response, just not a mean one. Everything that came from this man was so pessimistic. I have also worked in food service so I KNOW the way I spoke to him was extremely polite. Why would I sass a worker who is serving the food I'm about to eat? The service I received was so bad that I couldn't even enjoy my sandwich to the fullest. I was weirded out that a complete stranger(employee) felt like they had the authority to speak down on me. I don't know if it's because I am a student at UCSC and maybe he has some sort of disdain about young people, but it most certainly felt like he was being mean to me because he perceived me as young and not able to fight back. To the worker who served me, your aggression and presentation of self was distasteful and classless. You represented your place of work as a place that serves you delicious food, at the cost of being eviscerated by the staff. Do better. UPDATE. I have decided to change my review to a one star. This may seem harsh, but I found out the person serving me was the owner, John. If this is the standard the owner sets, the bar is in hell. Factually accurate as he certainly behaved like Satan. Take your business elsewhere and do not support arrogant business owners. As I stated in my original review, do better John. read more

The Bagelry - Bagel Menu - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Lots of different bagel flavors and very delicious cream cheese. There is seating inside and outside. My order came out pretty quick.

Love this place. The perfect bagel and whipped cream cheese is delicious. Quick service and kind staff. I will always come back here!!! read more

The Bagelry - Everything Bagel with plain cream cheese - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

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My favorite spot for a quick breakfast in Santa Cruz! Lots of good bagel options, and a lovely garden patio.

What a little gem. Not busy on a Sunday morning. Fast service. Food was delicious. Had the scrambagel. Added bacon and green onions. Older building with outdoor seating for dog. read more

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While it may be busy and have a line sometimes, the service is super quick! Prices are reasonable and the bagel sandwiches are so good! read more

The Bagelry - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

My family went here last Saturday and I'm still enjoying the experience! We tried 3 different bagel sandwiches and tasted each others. All 3 of us decided that we were happy with our order, but the other two were also really good. I enjoyed the Fandango so much I ordered a pint of the spread to take home! Their chai was also amazing. The Art and atmosphere make the spot a joy to visit. Distinctly part of the community and welcoming! I also appreciated that in addition to the standard gendered bathrooms they have a gender neutral one. The staff were cheerful and super helpful. We live a couple of hours away, and my daughter is trying to convince us to go back when we run out of their spread. read more

Great prices and always really delicious bagels! Staff is super friendly and kind- I recently stopped in with my grandmother and lost track of time, ended up staying past closing, whoops! The staff was so kind and didn't make us feel rushed at all despite it being 20 mins past. Love this place. Been coming for years and will keep coming back! read more

Took the kids here for a smallish lunch while we were visiting our son in Santa Cruz. Prices were decent, bagels and cream cheeses were yummy! They have day old bagels for sale for about $3 for 6. The workers were prompt as we got there about 20min before closing. read more

Great bagels! Made the authentic way. Cream cheese was the right amount. Service was friendly and efficient.

Ordered: - Scrambled Egg Bagel with Jack Cheese - Berry Bagel - Hot Cider - Hot chocolate LOVED the Berry Bagel and Hot Chocolate. No comment on the hot cider (my first time). The Scrambled Egg Bagel was a bit stale in my opinion... also, they forgot about the Jack Cheese. We were on a schedule so we shrugged it off, but forgetting the 90-cents-add-on cheese is not a good look. The cashier was super sweet, and called our names for the drinks clearly. I guess they have someone else call names for bagel orders, because we did not hear our names for the bagels at all. We were dining in, so we sat at a table and listened from there. But the tables have tall walls, so you can't see the cashier/pick-up area without standing up. My crush and I were just sitting and keeping our ear out for our names, but we only ever heard the cashier call out more names for drinks. Our toasted bagels were cold because the person calling names for food wasn't very vocal or cares to repeat themselves. Overall, loved the Berry Bagel so I would come here again. I'll just probably order to-go and make sure my order is right next time before leaving. If dining in, don't sit by the OPEN windows. A homeless man passed by and the stench of piss lingered in the air for a while. The other tables seemed fine though. read more

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The customer service here is awful. A man took our order in a very condescending tone and he looked like he just wanted us out of there. He talked to me like I was stupid and his coworkers were all looking at us like we were inconveniencing them by just standing there. It was 3 of our first times there and we will not be back due to the attitude we received read more

I love the Bagelry I have been going there all locations for over 30 I'm giving a 4 stars because yesterday I ordered a bagel half hummus, half egg salad lightly toasted. I noticed that people behind me were already getting their orders! And then, at one point after that, I noticed that my bagel was sitting there with just the hummus and the other side empty. After another name was called again people that were behind me. I asked one of the workers and she says we do two orders at a time the order she was working on was Three bagels, all with cream cheese, sprouts, cucumbers, and onions when my bagel was simple and just sitting there neglected as I waited. I think it's a really strange process make it make sense that they wouldn't work on a single bagel with no toppings just spread versus three bagels with spread and three additional toppings. I don't get it. I was very upset. read more

This place was good! I do have to say, the menu is extremely confusing and difficult to understand/order from. We were trying to figure out what to order and the cashier told us to just disregard the menu and order what/how you want. So I think that's the easiest way to go. Everything was really good and the sandwich was really good. The eggs are cooked perfectly and include green onions which I really like. Only critique is the confusing menu and the bagel are much smaller in size diameter wise, but they are dense and thick. Whereas I prefer a thinner bagel, but that's just personal preference. The bagels were still really good and fresh and lots to choose from! Service was also really nice and quick! Lots of seating inside. read more

The Bagelry - Onion Scrambled Eggs on a Toasted Bagel Onion bagel - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

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We ordered bagels for breakfast. The scrabbled eggs in a bagel sandwich were pretty good, both with and without cheese. We ordered a flamingo, which had lox blended into the cream cheese. That came with a thick layer of cream cheese and was also pretty good. We ordered hot chocolate, which had a decent cocoa taste. We had to stir the bottom of the cup because otherwise the cocoa and sugar would settle on the bottom. We also ordered the hot cider. At first we were sort of surprised that they used a tea bag to make it, but it had a surprisingly strong apple and cinnamon taste. I assume they also added sugar to the cider. All in all, the food was pretty good. The people were easy to work with. Orders are placed at the counter, and your name is called out when the food is ready to be picked up at the counter. The only two slight downsides were cost and waiting time. We spent $50 for breakfast for three, which is not too much less than a full-service sit-down restaurant. We waited about 10 minutes for our bagels. They were busy with quite a few orders, so that's not too bad, but we still had to wait. read more

A local brought us here for breakfast. One of the best bagels I've had in a long time! A variety of different schmears and the bagels were so perfectly made. They are thick but soft inside. Outdoor and inside seating. Even though there was a big line it went by super fast. Definitely would go back! read more

We went to this place because of the good reviews. My wife and I grew up in NY/Long Island, so our bagel standards are pretty high. That said, we are always open to great bagels, anywhere. This place is a massive disappointment. The bagels are surprisingly small (not a big deal) and the texture sucks (a huge deal). The Bagelry bagels are akin to what home cooks experimented with during the pandemic. Just not quite right. Deeply disappointing. read more

The food was really great. They messed up on a sandwich. But immediately fixed it with no charge. The garlic spread has alot of garlic. For true garlic lovers. This is a great place to try. read more

Gabe was super nice and helpful at the register! these are my favorite bagels in town:)

Sought out this place on my trip to Santa Cruz . Good menu items, cute outdoor seating. Bagel was pretty good. Will return next time I'm in the area! read more

A great budget friendly option. You can't go wrong with the number of bagels, schmears, and toppings offered.

Pretty nice place to bring your friends and family. Relaxed, chill and laid back type of environment. I bought the tomato spread with garlic bagel and it's a rare find to get the tomato spread so brownie points for that haha. Staff are friendly, good seating and a small private parking right next door free in downtown. Parking can get packed fast so might be a little struggle to find close by parking. read more

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