Tal Bagels

Terrible service no matter what time of day. Recently in on a week day around 1:30p due to being sick. Hot sandwich sitting on counter getting cold because they kept ringing up other people. Also over priced. Would rather walk the extra blocks to the place on 77^th and Amsterdam. Based on reading reviews on Google, seamless, and here, it’s clear the owners don’t care about their customers or they would sort the service issues.

Ordered for pick-​up on the phone… lox sandwiches were ready and bagged upon arrival. Friendly Asian man rang us up in no time. The lox cream cheese sandwiches were Delicious… their bagels are top notch!!! Recommend this place for anyone looking for a bagel in the UWS

This is the most disorganized busy bagel shop in the area. On a typical Saturday morning, you can expect to wait up to 45 minutes as they operate in a system that you order from one person, that same person will prepare your entire order and then that same person will ring you up. The business would benefit immensely from looking at the modern day assembly line. As you are waiting in line you start to notice the general dinginess of the place. I am honestly not sure how they pass food inspections. Items are left out haphazardly on the countertops that should be refrigerated. It doesn’t look like the place has been scrubbed clean nor the carpets cleaned in decades. And, it’s expensive for what you get.

Ordered 2 bagels at 8:30am. Arrived at 11:30am. Third time this has happened. Called to inquire, spoke with Augustine who said: «since you’re not happy with our service (3 hour delivery time for 9 blocks) you can go f*ck yourself. No more delivery for you». Terrible service, quality not worth your time.

Horrible. $ 15 for a bagel with egg whites and lox??? Their customer service has always been rude. The only reason they get business is they’re the only bagel shop in the area.

I wish I could give a lower rating. The WORST place in NYC, period. The bagels and sandwiches are mediocre, but the service is PATHETIC!!! They screwed up our order, then in a rude manner blamed US for the mistake. Rudest place ever. Will NEVER go back and will tell EVERYONE I know to stay away from this place. How a place in the service industry gets away with treating it’s customers in the manner that they do is beyond me.

The bagels are so perfect! I got an everything bagel with egg cheese and bacon it was super tasty. Only downfall is delivery took an hour, even though it was only 4 blocks away.

Sure they’re a bit gruff. They still have some of the best bagels in the city. I grew up in Manhattan but now live in LA. This is my go-​to place when bringing bagels home on the plane.

I have the second the opinions of some other reviewers
WORST BACON EGG AND CHEESE BAGEL I’ve had in New York. And somehow it came to almost $ 12
Bacon was barely warm and tasted very odd. (I had even asked the guy to cook it extra because I like crispy bacon, but alas no service).
They are a deli and have a lot of other things, but if your name says «bagel» your bagel sandwich needs to be on point!
1 star

Staff is super friendly and quick and bagels are DE-​LI-​CIOUS!
Everytime I come here I try something different and every time I do, I’m never disappointed. The bagels are as fresh as bread gets and toasted to the perfect degree. They assort their bagels with anything you want on them — it’s like a breakfast hamburger!
BEST BAGELS IN NYC!!!

Tal’s is a great go-​to when on the Upper West Side and craving a good New York bagel. I have never been disappointed — they are solidly good and staff has always been friendly to me.
I haven’t tried any of their prepared foods but occasionally duck in for a soft, chewy everything bagel. I have also found that I find their lox to be particularly tasty (it literally melts in your mouth), although their prices are out of control (reason for lowering of one star) — and they charge extra for tomato, capers etc so it all adds up pretty damn fast. Because of this, Tal’s is an infrequent treat for me.

Horrible place. They are extremely rude and charge 50 cent/​$ 1 extra if u add anything (including lettuce and tomato). Seriously, $ 1 extra for a piece of lettuce are you kidding me!
On top of that they got me and my friend’s orders wrong. I ordered chicken salad with an everything bagel and my friend salmon with cream cheese. They gave me a cinnamon/​raisin bagel and forgot to give my friend cream cheese. I called to complain and asked if they could deliver new ones (I live right next door), I was told very impolitely that I could come down to the store if I wanted new ones. So we came down and he demanded to see the old ones (luckily we had brought them) and then he handed us new ones. Of course these were cold (we wanted them toasted) and didn’t even taste that good. We paid around $ 11 each for these bagels.
Conclusion: DO NOT GO HERE!!!

A strong 3.5 (rounding due to food quality). The food here is a consistent 4 – quality, quantity, and consistency. But the service is a consistent 3-​mediocre, unpredictable, and subpar but not offensive. The food quality and offerings make me return, but this place is held back by the employees’s attitude and the attention to details.

It’s $ 8.44 for a bacon egg and cheese on a roll and a black coffee. The absolute worst bacon egg and cheese I’ve ever had in NYC, more bread than anything. Service is great but the price for what you get is ridiculous. I live across the street and always forget why I never come here, until I find myself here again on a random day. You guys suck. Stop ripping people off.

Best bagels I’ve had in NYC. Fresh everyday, and the nova sandwich is to die for. Roast beef is also really good. There’s an extensive breakfast/​lunch menu, wide range of salads, drinks, and desserts. Great, solid food overall!

I live in the neighborhood and occasionally have a bagel here and think that its nothing special.
Yesterday I had a bagel that was absolutely amazing. I do not know what they did but the bagels they are making now are 1000 times better then before. Keep up the good work guys!

Great food! Great staff! My husband had the Nova sandwich and it was so good we went back that afternoon for another! I had a bagel with the creamiest, most amazing strawberry cream cheese and that afternoon I had a mushroom knish! It is a must try place!

I live in neighborhood so I often choose convenience over the taking high ground…
About 9 months ago ordered the bagel lox platter… had the tiniest piece of lox that didn’t even reach across the other half
It was ABSURD and we complained, first nicely to counter and then to manager who argued with us and was very aggressive and would not accept our request for a little more lox!
Are u serious?
What business would treat a customer like this?
I had a bagel w cream cheese recently for $ 4+ … Really expensive for mediocre bagels
I would give it a 1 star but it is clean and efficient and convenient but there r many better options in the neighborhood

This place is awful!!!
The sandwiches are alright, but this place is so overpriced it’s not worth it. The customer service is crap and they don’t update their prices online. Seamless,
and Menupages all say different things and they’ll call you to tell you to pay more if you’ve already made your order on one of them.
You’re also paying extra for everything that goes into your sandwich. Every single item. Get two orders for breakfast and I end up paying almost 30 bucks for bagels. You get better quality items from a hole in the wall deli.

This is the worst value in the city.
Not only do they have sky high prices on everything, but the quality is terrible. Their bagels are grocery store level at best, not what you’d want and expect from a store dedicated to bagels. Most of the staff seems nice, except the cranky manager, who is horrible and probably sympathizes with voldemort
They have a lot of signs up talking about how many awards they won back in the 90s, but Milli Vanilli won a bunch of awards back then too and they suck, just like this bagel place.