Avalon Coffee

The last two times I have come here have been disappointing. The egg sandwiches are not as generously portioned as they used to be, and the bagels tasted stale. I probably won’t be back.

Came here for my morning espresso drink while on vacation. Coffee was delicious and piping hot. There were muffins, bagels, numerous flavored cream cheeses, and sticky buns calling my name. All the baked goods looked tempting but I only had coffee. Service was friendly but the barrister was a little slow.
I’ll make this a regular stop on my next vacation in Sea Isle.

Great bagels. Always buy a dozen mixed bagels on the weekend. Love the everything bagels and the garlic cream cheese. Coffee is always hot and fresh. Service is slow but it’s worth the wait.

The guy making the breakfast sandwiches
did a great job. Quick and perfect eggs with a smile !
The rest of employees r nice and friendly also. Coffee is tasty. I will go back next summer hoping nothing has changed.

You would think that a place with the word coffee in its name would at least be able to figure out how to make a decent cup. Not here. Welcome to Avalon Coffee.
In a somewhat empty shop, the latte I ordered took a good 15 minutes to prepare leading me to believe it was going to be the finest coffee drink I’ve ever had in my life. Not the case. The milk was barely warmed and the coffee was overly burnt. Clearly they need to put someone on the espresso machine who has a clue as to what they’re doing.
But wait! There’s more! I asked them for a cup of of ice water and to my surprise they said it was $ 1.00 or for $ 2.00 I can have a bottle of water. Say what! Is business that bad, that you need to charge for tap water? Pathetic! I should have walked the extra block for some Wawa. Much cheaper and in this case, much better and they have a courtesy cup for tap water.

Stopped in to place a to go order around 1:00 on Sunday afternoon. Waited a few minutes at the counter before anyone appeared. Ordered two taylor ham, egg & cheese w/​salt pepper ketchup on plain bagels, and an onion bagel with butter. The bagels were all on the flat side and way too bread-​like, far below average and pretty disappointing.
Neither sandwich had the requested salt pepper or ketchup on it, and the taylor ham and egg had decent flavor but were dry and overcooked. The cheese was scarce-​it took close examination to even determine whether it had any on it at all. The butter on the third bagel was even more scare, actually waiting until we make it home (in two hours) to put a normal amount of butter on before eating it… or I might just throw it out.
Two stars does seem a little harsh, but it’s a bagel place failing at bagels. Don’t recommend and won’t be going back.

This place for starters is a busy place. The bagels are good and not easy to find fresh baked bagels on the island. I am giving this place a one star review for the lousy customer service and blatant rudeness by the man that work there. We asked for a receipt for starters since we purchased six bagels a coffee and a soda and the bill was 24.00 this seems odd since 6 bagels are 6.90. He rudely said with a full store of people «we don’t give receipts unless you pay with credit» «your going to have to wait» how humiliating to treat your customers like that. I get that you run a wildly popular coffee shop and cannot handle the pressure of a simple request but I pay your mortgage by supporting your coffee shop. Steer clear of this place if at all possible and walk 4 blocks to mrs brizzles buns. The service is better and frankly so is the quality of food and cleanliness. You need 1. Anger management training 2. Charm school. How dare you treat customers that way. You completely made your staff look like they were inadequate as you stormed to the register to take over as if there were incompetent. Your place sucks and I will tell all my friends and family and I will never be at Avalon Bagels again ! I am all about the shore have come to sea isle for 30 years and never encountered your type. Lighten up buddy it’s the shore ! As you rudely yelled «have a good morning» after you were called on being rude you continued to show your real Stars and Stripes. So in closing support a big headed jack ass if you dare ! Be overcharged if you want a real Avalon Bagel experience!

the coffee was pretty good i have to say, but the bagel was just kinda meh. i would expect much better in jersey. they close very early, i think at like 3pm. would be nice if they were open later.

It took a while to find a good coffee or bagel place down the shore and Avalon Bagel has both. They used to have one of the best sandwiches that I have ever tasted which was the Thanksgiving meal on a Bagel, which was their fresh oven roasted turkey with stuffing and cranberry sauce on a bagel. Sadly they do not carry it any longer. Nevertheless they still have great bagel sandwiches. Their turkey is really well seasoned and comes in thicker slices more like Thanksgiving turkey than deli turkey. Avalon Bagel also home makes a really good chicken salad. They also have a good variety of coffee as well
The bad about this place is that it is a little small. It looks very nice and clean but does not have the seating area or the space for a conventional coffees shop.

Awful! We came here looking for a bagel sandwich and we got a show instead. The cook (seemingly a difficult and bratty teenager) argued and yelled at the woman and man who seemed to own the shop. Due to the fact that they have seating right next to the grill, we got to hear the entire argument. They remade my sandwich three different times and when I finally got it, it was cold and unseasoned. Needless to say, we were so uncomfortable we downed our food as quickly as possible just to get out of there…

Excellent bagels!
Burnt espresso drinks.

One of the best in Sea Isle! Coffee and sandwiches are the best

Worst customer service! Older woman at the register is incredibly rude and has the worst attitude. If I wasn’t so hung over, I would have left without my food. Never going back there again!

This review is for their cappuccino/​espresso drinks only.
Frankly, I think what they offer for cappuccino should be criminal. It should not be listed on the menu. The thing I received had absolutely no foam on it. The person operating the steamer must have been confused and thought the idea was to scald milk instead of frothing it. The espresso itself was entirely flavorless. I wouldn’t even have any idea how to make espresso this awful.
I left my full cup on the counter and walked out. I was too depressed about it to even complain.
I’ll keep looking for decent espresso in Sea Isle. Until I find it, I’m sticking with the cans of Illy iced cappuccino at CVS.

My husband spent the week we visited Sea Isle going to Red, White, and Brew to get his morning coffee. When we stopped at Avalon Coffee on the very last day he said, «I wish I had walked down further and gone here instead.» He thought the coffee tasted very fresh and good — and he’s picky about his coffee.
For a quick breakfast on our way out of town we each had a toasted bagel with veggie cream cheese. The bagels were good and the service was quick. We later opted to split a sticky bun — and that was very tasty as well. Very soft — no chewy spots like sticky buns can sometimes have.
The stand out for me at Avalon Coffee was the staff. They were very pleasant and seemed genuinely friendly. There was a mix of ages represented and I think that made the store run well. Things were clean and there was always someone at the counter ready to help you.

There aren’t many coffee shops in Sea Isle, but this one is good! I got an iced mocha and enjoyed it :) The bagels are delicious and fresh as well. They also offer a variety of pastries and free wi-​fi!

This place has the morning basics like coffee and pastries.
Nice staff young people, very willing to help.
Sea Isle City needs these small spots to step up cause it really lacks a real coffee place that makes all the different coffee types like the ones offered at Starbucks

Considering the limited options for good coffee and bagels in Sea Isle, Avalon Coffee hits the nail on the head in every aspect. There are several coffee options to suit everyone, and the bagels are delicious and offered in all the usual flavors.
The young staff is pleasant and happy to answer questions.
There really isn’t much more to be said other than this place serves all my basic breakfast needs at the shore.