Merrick Bagel Cafe

As far as food goes you can never go wrong with any of the «Long Island Bagel Cafes». Compared to 24 Hour bagel in Oceanside, and Bellmore Bagel, however, this is the slowest of the three and definitely the least friendly.

Seems like new owners. The service is slower and it seems like you have to pay $ 5 extra to get a smile. How does someone screw up an egg sandwich, give them a chance and they will show you.

I used to like bagel café. But in the past few months it’s been soooo awful! This used to be a good bagel shop where the food was fresh… not now. The egg salad I got the other day was ROTTEN! it had an awful sour taste as soon as I tasted it I had to spit it out! Waste of $$! E

I’ve been coming to Merrick Bagel Café for close to ten years, and it’s never disappointed.
I’ve been to plenty of delis around the area and not one of them has bagels that taste as good as MBC’s. You get what you pay for; it’s a little more expensive than other spots, but the food is worth it.
If you don’t know what you want, just walk in a me you’ll see a HUGE spread of choices. And it’s all so good. Their sandwiches and salads are on point (I would get a chopped salad for lunch and barely be able to eat it all.)
I know there are other bagel spots throughout LI, but this one has the best tasting food of them all.

I am updating my review to say this is possibly the best bacon and egg sandwich I ever had in my life,

This place sucks. Tried them again after the new owner apologized to me and asked me to come back. Robert swore he had things under control and that the service was better. Still run very poorly and the employees run him and not the other way around. The food has also gone down hill. The simple fact that when you tell them no grease or oil on your egg sandwich and they can’t get that right is a major problem. The staff also has a major attitude problem. Stay away at all costs!!! Go to bagel boss down the road.

This place used to be the best until they changed owners a few months ago. Bagels are decent but very doughey, recommend having them scooped out. Platters of salads in the cases were half empty on a Sunday morning which says to me that they were from the previous day. At least refill them with some fresh tuna, egg salad, etc. I ordered and the person helping me was scooping the tuna into the container with a small plastic cup instead of a spoon, kind of gross. My husband has gone recently and his egg sandwich orders are always wrong. It’s decent but just make sure your order is right before leaving.

The food and bagels are great but the kids that work there are a little rude/​short. Prices are high as well.

. Nova salmon, tuna, cream cheese, and bagels are way better at bagel boss. If your looking for meat you need to come here. Personally I think bagel boss is cleaner .some of the employees here are downright rude.

It goes without saying that if you’re traveling on Long Island, you’re bound to pass at least THREE 7/11’s, banks and of course bagel stores when passing through each town. I’ve been to most within a 5 or so town radius, but I somehow missed the Merrick Bagel Café!
I came by one day with my cousins and I have the say the place is pretty nice inside. It’s clean, organized and they have a wide variety of products to choose from. I’ve had both their bagels as well as their sandwiches. It’s definitely worth trying both. The bagels are good, but what I really enjoyed was their deli options! I ordered honey turkey on a roll with LTO… and was happily surprised that they give you macaroni or potato salad on the side. (Which was very good I might add.)
I wish there was more seating but hey, you do with what you can. Oh. And get their Iced Tea in the largest size possible. You wont regret it.

Best tuna salad and macaroni salad anywhere in the area. Best bagels too!

The bagels here are absolutely fantastic! I really love their selection of salads as well as bagels, I love getting the whole wheat everything bagels as well as the iced coffee. Delish! The only reason why I am not giving this place a full 5 star review is due to the service! Most of the employees are very helpful but I had a bad experience with a few of them as of recently ! I had already given my order and my husband called asking for one more thing — I politely asked the server to add one more thing on to my bill and she rolled her eyes at me ! How rude! I’ll keep going back for the bagels but I feel like some of the staff needs an attitude adjustment

if i order a poppy bagel with butter and this place gives me a sesame bagel with cream cheese, i’ll assume it’s a mistake. when similar mistakes are made again, i get a little suspicious. the third time was the last time. there are bagel places up and down the street you can lose count. all are better than this place.

I used to go here thinking it was the best in town. I’ve come to the conclusion I’ve been terribly wrong. They’re bagels are average at best, salads are okay. Whenever I would ask for an egg sandwich I would have to remind the person at least twice to toast the bagel. Plenty of times they would forget and I’d take a bite into my sandwich that was untoasted and end wearing half the sandwich on my shirt. Not the best way to start your day off, looking like a sloppy bastard with ketchup stains bc the young man forgot to toast the damn bagel. Not a good look when tour trying to slay the puss on the registration, na mean. I’d also like to point out if you order one of their «speciality» breakfast sandwiches it comes with a coffee. Now if you order the same exact sandwich plus Sausage, no coffee. Hey its only a buck n some change but wtf man give me the fucking coffee ya hand job. One time I ordered bacon, sausage, homfries, eggs salt pepper ketchup on a bagel. When she rung me up, charged me $ 3 for homefries, I didn’t even want to argue. I also got a Medium iced Coffee and it totaled to like $ 13. Pretty lame if you ask me, this place is weird man and I’m over it. Get fuck’d Merrick Bagels, get fuck’d

The bagels here are on par with any bagel I’ve had in New York. The spreads are good too. The are plenty of bagels and spreads to choose from, so selection is not a concern either. The service is quick and courteous. It’s not kosher, so you can order a BLT. This is the most EXPENSIVE bagel shop in the area.

The bagels are excellent, they have plenty of counter help, clean bathroom ! Beauty !

Same genre as Bagel Boss or Brendels. This particular bagel shop is part of the Long Island Bagel Café chain with multiple locations around the island. One area they do one-​up Bagel Boss is the wider variety of hot foods, sandwiches and salads. Whereas Bagel Boss focuses more on the bagels themselves, over here the food selection and variety are huge. Expansive menu with plenty of options from Egg and Breakfast choices to Pannini’s to heroes and everything in between. Very large salad selection that you walk past as your heading up to the counter to order /​pay. Place has a clean upscale look. Prices are on par with the others in the area. Good, Reliable, Quick. Coupons do pop up in flyers, pennysavers, etc. so keep an eye out for deals.

Just wanted to let you know and thank you for contributing to making a great party. Juan and Justin where very professional, accommodating and the set up, takedown and clean up was fast and non invasive. Everyone complimented the food and many asked for your contact info. We have one problem… too much food leftover. Oh and there bagels are good too ;)
Thanks again and likely see you on Saturday or Sunday.

I went there today specifically for a 3 amigos smoothie which is cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew, sooo good. Bagel was decent but the star of the show was that smoothie

Some things are just personal… like my bagels. These are the greatest-​tasting of all NY bagels. In my opinion, they have the perfect blend of fluffiness and sweetness. Always fresh. We have a lot of choices here in Merrick; I say «go here for the bagels!»