Manhattan Bagel

Coming from New York where there are bagel places all over the city, the DC area is really lacking in this department! Bagels are so easy, taste delicious, and are relatively cheap most of the time. This place has great bagels and competitive prices, however, the inside of the place is outdated, the employee’s don’t have very much patience, and they are always closing early.
Any bagel sandwich that I’ve ever tried here has been on point. Their tuna fish is exceptionally good and doesn’t have that tangy after taste that tuna fish has often times. The prices are competitive with the other bagel places in the area, but are expensive compared to bagel bakery’s outside of the area like in NY. They do have a frequent buyer card that they stamp when you purchase sandwiches and can get a free one after buying a certain amount of them.
The inside of Manhattan Bagel is not anywhere that I’d like to spend any of my time. I strictly get my bagels and eat them in my car. The employee’s there are not friendly and I can’t tell if it’s because of the cultural difference or if they really are just rude people. I guess we will never know!

Bagels are as good as it gets in western Fairfax county. Unfortunately, I have to agree with the comments about surly service. Maybe they take the ‘Manhattan’ name too seriously? You will never get a smile, but the service is fast. There used to be a sign on the fountain drink dispenser — ‘Only one refill and it must be consumed within restaurant’.
Go there, get your food, and leave.

Overall the food here is fine. It is a little pricey.
What really bothers me here is one particular person who works in the staff. She is the shorter asian lady who is a little older. She might be one of the co-​owners of that place.
She is very rude, arrogant and not friendly whenever I go in. I don’t know why she is like this toward me but it is disheartening. I came in with a coupon and even though it had not expired and was valid she made up some story not to honor it. One day as I was ordering off the menu it clearly said «for a flavor creamed cheese add 20 Cents». I asked her for the substitution and she denied it and acted like I was trying to rip her off until a gentleman who worked there pointed out the substitution on the menu. Usually I brush this stuff off but the way acted really bothered me.

The sausage, egg, and cheese on Asiago is an intestine lubricating breakfast sandwich that will only set you back about $ 4.50. For some reason they charge 20 cents more for Asiago bagels than any other variety, but it is worth the difference. The staff aren’t exactly the most welcoming bunch, and prepare to bring cash or spend at least five bucks if you wish to pay by credit.
It has to compete for the breakfast crowd with Mcdonald’s, Dunkin, Starbucks, and 7 – 11 all in the same shopping center, so it’s never so busy that you’d be late for work by ducking in for a bagel.

They have great bagels and pretty good other stuff too, but it can get expensive and if you hit it anytime before chantilly high school starts, (especially on Fridays) you can expect to wait. Definitely a good local business but I wouldn’t say it’s a gem.

I’ve been here twice in the past 24 hours. I was going to go to Dunkin’ Donuts for breakfast the other morning, but it was filled with nasty looking trucker men and I was wearing shorts. I didn’t want to have an ocular molestation so I continued to drive around. Manhattan Bagel looked good enough from the outside, and darn it! I wanted a bagel! I walked in with mild trepidation and made a snap decision in line because I was next: Asiago cheese bagel and vegetable cream cheese. There is a $ 5 minimum on all credit\debit transactions so I threw one of those iced\smoothie coffee concoctions onto my tab. I was VERY happy with both items! I’m not picky when it comes to service so I may be easy to please, but the dude at the register was very pleasant. So, I went back today for lunch. I got the Tuna Salad on a white (when I told the kid ”white bagel” he said «Oh, plain bagel.» Come on, as if that’s so much different) bagel. It came with a «side» (basically, a tiny ramekin) of macaroni salad. I liked the bagel\tuna but I could’ve lived without the mac salad. Delicious! I’m happy I have a new bagel place to get my breakfast sandwiches at because the Dunkin’ has been attracting some unsavory characters as of late.

Super chewy bagels thought I might lose a tooth! Fresh fruit was good. Lots of people standing around doing very little. Bathrooms scary dirty with overflowing toilets. Too bad it’s close to our house.

Stopped here on a trip and had a breakfast sandwich. Was shocked to find it was absolutely delicious. Nice atmosphere… not as nice as Starbucks or Panera, but the food was more fresh and delicious.

Typical bagel chain that has a New York locale in it’s title… and no concept of what a New York bagel really tastes like. The bagels here are fresh and come in many varieties, but they are pumped with air leaving an improper consistency. The bagels also taste very generic. My biggest gripe is the horrendous pre-​packed cream cheese. It is whipped and you only get 6 ounces in a container for big money. This is terrible quality cream cheese to be sure… Save yourself some money and buy some Philadelphia brand cream cheese at the store for half the price with better taste.
Bottom line, go elsewhere for your bagel fix… Recommendations include Chutzpah, Bagel Buddies… And if you can drive just a bit further, then I definitely recommend the excellent Bagel Café in Reston/​Herndon!

Since the Greenbriar Starbucks is being renovated, I’ve been frequenting Manhattan Bagel more and more.
Pros
Incredibly friendly service
Good bagel and cream cheese selection.
Tasty breakfast food and coffee at low prices.
Cons
They close mid-​afternoon, which makes sense, I guess, except for when you have a random late-​afternoon craving for a bagel sandwich.

Frankly speaking, I love this bagel place. Their quality is great in terms of what it is. The only negative is that they took the spinach bagel away and now their yummy florentines are not the same… still good though…

The lunch I got here was terrible. The bagel itself was ok, not bad, not great. There was about one tablespoon of tuna on the sandwich… a sandwich for just over $ 6. and one tablespoon of tuna! That’s a crime.
Plus it comes with either potato salad, macaroni salad or coleslaw. As an avid coleslaw fan, I tried theirs, took one bite, spit it out and threw it away. It was just rancid mayo with white cabbage. It was by far the worst coleslaw I’ve even taken a bite of. I couldn’t even swallow it.
The service was eh, average.
I might go back to get a bag of bagels (maybe), but I will never go back for lunch.

Just discovered this place yesterday! I didn’t even know it was there until I was shopping at Marshall’s the other day and made a mental note to myself to check this place out since I am IN LOVE with bagels. I mean I come from a Jewish family, what do you expect?
So I stopped in yesterday around 3:30 on my way to class to grab a bagel because I was soooo hungry and definitely wasn’t going to make it until 8:00. I got an onion bagel toasted with cream cheese. They didn’t have my usual everything flavor so I got that. The guy behind the counter informed me that they had already cleaned the grill machine so I wouldn’t be able to order a grilled item. I wasn’t going to order something anyway, but I mean… if your «open» sign is still lit up, you shouldn’t tell a customer that their menu is limited because you already cleaned the machine. I worked at an ice cream shop back in the day and the milkshake maker was a pain the rear to clean. Usually we’d do it about a half hour before we closed, but if someone wanted a milkshake, obviously we were going to make it for them. That’s just not stellar customer service. But that was my only gripe.
I’m definitely going to be back. It’s in a great location (on the way to GMU for me) and right by a bunch of shops. They seem to have a pretty decent menu as well.

This is my favorite place to go for bagels. I have no idea why the low ratings on Unilocal.
The service may not be as friendly and approachable but they make great fresh bagels. My favorite is a bacon egg and cheese on sesame bagel. Damn good!

Definitely one of the better bagel places in the area! Will be back!

I love this place and will defend its honor via Unilocal!
Bagels are good, softer than the typical NY style, but I happen to like it that way. Good coffee, great cream cheese selection and other tasty breakfast options.
Also a plus, the owner is quite possibly the nicest guy ever and occasionally gives out a free cup o’ Joe.

Hunh. I don’t think this place is *that* bad. It has been a year and a half since the last review was written, so perhaps standards have been raised and the staff changed? Or perhaps people expect a bit much from a strip-​mall bagel joint? I don’t know, I’m shootin’ bullets in the dark here.
I think the bagels are pretty good. Smallish with a really chewy exterior. Read: not a gigantic, fluffy dinner roll that’s all calorie and no flavor. I don’t know how they measure up to *real* NYC bagels (since I don’t hail from that mecca of culinary superiority), but they offer a ton of varieties, including some you won’t find at your standard DD or Panera: rye, California (with fruits and nuts, just like the state — kidding, Californians!), jalapeño cheddar, and spinach. There’s lots of cream cheese varieties, too, and they’re fresh-​tasting and creamy. At breakfast there are steak sammies and scrambled wraps and bacon croissants…
There’s a nice selection of lunch options which come on your choice of breads, including bagels or tortillas. As a non-​meat-​eater, I appreciate that their veggie sandwich is interesting: onion, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, roasted red peppers, and veggie cream cheese spread. And last time I ate lunch I took a huge risk and ordered the tuna wrap (I’m super picky about my albacore and don’t trust just anyone to make my tuna salad). It was, surprisingly, quite good: all «white» meat, and a ton of it. Husband enjoys the chipotle turkey wrap, too.
I think the service is about average. They don’t go out of their way to be friendly or over-​the-​top, but I’ve never had anyone act grumpy or surly, either. It’s a fast food bagel place; I guess I’m not really expecting much in the way of service, anyway. As long as they’re not throwing my take-​out bag at me or scowling down their noses, I’m cool.
Prices are OK, too. If you live or work nearby, you can come here. I approve.

I ate here a year ago and decided not to make the mistake again.
As far as bagels go, they were pretty average and the selection of sandwiches was acceptable, but the wait was too long and the prices were ridiculous when compared with the quality of the food.
A better bet for bagels in the area is Bagel Buddies around the corner in the Fair Lakes shopping center.