Beach Bagel Bakery

I was served a microwaved egg with plastic-​y cheese on a hard old bagel on a plastic plate. I was not impressed. I couldn’t even finish my small bagel because it tasted bad, but my husband enjoyed his.

I go to this bagel shop regularly and while I find the other reviews to be accurate, I think I can add a bit more.
First off, it is a bagel shop. And a good one. Can it compare to NYC bagels — no way. But no one can, NYC bagels are beyond good and rumor is that their greatness comes from the city water.
This shop has the regular offerings, bagel sandwiches, spreads, large cookies etc. and they are REASONABLY priced. This is a big deal to me, as I don’t want to spend a ton on my bagel sandwich. The more reasonable it is, the more often I can go. And I go alot.
The store also has heart in spades. I brought a group of 22 students in once for a celebration meal and the staff literally was running, with a smile, to serve everyone promptly. It was beyond impressive how hard they worked to serve us well. Usually it is just me though, I stand in line, if there is a sample (and there is usually is), I eat it, place my order and by the time I get up to the register my bagel is almost ready. If it isn’t, I sit in one of the booths and someone brings me my food promptly.
Here is a tip too — always check out their special of the day. It is always a great deal. I do wish they offered lox more often, but when they do, I ALWAYS order it.

Paid for a bagel. Cashier then wiped his nose, took over for the person making my bagel and finished it without any gloves. Guessing that handling money, wiping nose and making food without washing hands or wearing gloves isnt in the health regs. I threw it out. Never going back there. Have been there before and on top of lack of cleanliness, service is slow and not friendly.

Nice place. Small bagels. They took the lite cream cheese off the menu… and they serve Pepsi instead of Coke so we won’t return frequently. The bagel places we are used to in the Midwest have much better bagels.

Great local bagel place in Hampton roads. Not the best but decent place to eat highly recommended.
Will go there again.

Everyone knows that we Jews eat a lot. Moreover, everyone knows that Jews eat an exorbitant amount of bagels. Lox. Bagels. Cream Cheese. Whatever, just call me a connoisseur of it all. I just moved from the VB Oceanfront, but even when I lived there … I was sort of in my own little Yorgo’s box for the longest time and it took me awhile to venture out.
I actually didn’t know, for almost the entire year that I lived off of Laskin, that this place even existed. Merlin and I decided to meander in here for lunch one day and see what was up with it. First, the ambiance of the place reminds me a lot of Bagels N’ More only not as inviting and it took a little while for me to be noticed (even though I was the only one in the metaphorical line).
I ordered a cheesy sort of bagel with cream cheese and lox, a kids meal for Merlin, and a soup for us to share. Merlin’s pizza bagel came out ice cold and I had definitely been given an (at least) two day old bagel, not one that had been baked that morning or even the night before. The cream cheese was near flavorless and the amount of lox was kind of scarce. I was definitely a little heartbroken that the bagels tasted like they were on the «expiring soon» rack of a chain grocery store.
It was honestly a little sad, but maybe it’s because I’m a bagel snob and set the bar at Yorgo-​level. Whatever it is, I don’t think that I’ll be back anytime soon.

First time at Beach Bagel Bakery, not rushing to go back. Staff seemed uninterested and impatient. But my blueberry bagel with mixed berry cream cheese was alright. Good bagel, bad service.

Lauren N said it well… «Perfectly average.» Not in a bad way. It was everything that I expected when killing time this morning before a meeting.
It’s everything you expect. Walk inside, look at their selection, place an order (blueberry bagel with cream cheese and a frozen mocha coffee), and wait. I decided to take a seat so I can get my laptop and internet going and the staff was so kind to bring me my breakfast. That being said, I would say this is a solid 3.5 star review.
The bagel was good. The frozen mocha was good. It was a good experience. No complaints.

Last visit! Won’t go back! Can’t believe Whole Foods sells their bagels. 11:30 am bagels are hard and taste stale. The staff is not very friendly. Floors and tables always dirty. Save your $$ if you were hoping for a good bagel.

It’s a cute little bagel shop. My previous boss brought me there one time between jobs and it was really good! I’ve lived in the area for years and never thought to stop in. I do now, and I always order the veggie bagel. I especially love the sprouts that are held in place by the cream cheese. I felt like I was definitely eating better than we had been eating (fast food, yuck!), and it showed in our performance for the rest of the day, so I came back.
It wouldn’t hurt to stop in and see if you like it. There is still so much more that I haven’t tried on the menu!

This place is your typical bagel shop. They have the bacon egg and cheese, sausage egg cheese — the usual. They even throw some croissant sandwiches in there.
The bagels are OK at best. I had the bacon egg and cheese and it was pretty plain tasting. A couple of my friends got the egg and cheese on a croissant and enjoyed it– though one of their croissants was burnt from toasting.
I will say the service here was really good. All the employees were working extremely hard and quick which was appreciated. Overall, a solid bagel choice if you’ve got a few minutes!

Beach Bagel Bakery is a pretty average place. I personally got the everything bagel toasted with some sort of veggie cream cheese (unfortunately the name escapes me right now).
I was very excited to find they served expresso beverages as well, and ordered the chocolate macadamia with expresso. I ordered it as a double for a couple extra dollars. Unfortunately, I was highly disappointed when I finally got my drink. The expresso tasted stale, and wasn’t mixed well at all so the flavors all sunk to the bottom.immediately. Also, the serving size was so small. it just wasn’t worth it.
The bagel itself was pretty good. As a heads up, you get A LOT of cream cheese. I ended up scraping some off, but that’s just me.
All in all, it’s not a bad place to stop on the go. decently priced. and friendly service. There’s so much variety when it comes to cream cheese and bagel choices, so plenty of flavor combinations. I recommend checking out their menu ahead of time online.

I was pretty disappointed with this shop. I live right down the street but I have been going elsewhere for bagels. Decided to finally give this place a shot in the hopes of saving on gas. When I arrived the employees were all chatting and i felt like I was some sort of inconvenience to some of them for expecting them to cut their conversation short so I could get some service.
I usually buy a dozen bagels every Sunday so that I can eat them throughout the week. I go for the general everything bagels, poppy seed, and then I get a couple of new ones every week to try out. Finally got my order, no pleasantries or smiles from the cashier woman and left the store. When I got home I pulled the bagels out to cut them and boy was I surprised. There was no standard size for them! On one hand that shows that their definitely handmade but on the other hand it’s as if the baker doesn’t care if a customer is getting a misshapen or crappy bagels. The everything bagels inner hole was larger than the bagel itself making it difficult to put anything Like deli meats on it. The jalapeño bagels were smaller than the palm of my hand (almost snack sized), I have small hands. The poppy were the only somewhat normal sized bagels. All 3 types of bagels I got lacked the amount of flavor I’m used to. The jalapeño was hardly noticeable and the everything seasoning was quite misery.
Overall I was disappointed. I’m somewhat of a bagel fanatic so I know a good bagel from a bad one. There has to be some consistency in a product, even if it’s handmade. There was none with this. Also, they got moldy in less than 4 days. I didn’t do anything differently than I have with past bagels but these seemed to not last. When toasted they became as hard as a rock. I won’t be heading there again sadly. Guess I got to go fill up my car with gas. Sigh.

At the Beach Bagel Bakery, we tried the Nova with cream cheese, capers, and red onion on a plain bagel. They used an overly generous amount of cream cheese and served the bagel sandwich style, not open-​faced. The Spinach & Sausage on an everything bagel had scrambled egg, a sausage patty, spinach, and parmesan cheese. It was surprisingly light in taste. I expected the greens and sausage to come through with a stronger flavor and thought the parmesan would offer more saltiness. The bagels had the chewy inside that we were looking for. Also the menu offered a wide variety of bagel sandwiches. We picked up a whitefish spread, a bag of everything bagels, and a package of cinnamon crisps to take home.

Read the reviews. Not that great. Average food at best with not the best portions. On top of that, I was really concerned over the cleanliness. Not good at all which worries me about the food and kitchen.

Perfectly average. Best way to describe this place.
Grabbed some lunch while I was in the area on a rainy day (had a coupon too!) so why not?, I thought.
Indoor décor: average, plain décor. but was clean!
Bagels: good & tasty (i’ve had better though)
Customer service: adequate (was greeted upon arrival so that’s a plus!)
Price: again, their prices are about average for a sandwich shop (i had lunch there) but I feel like the size was a bit smaller
Had a completely adequate Turkey sandwich on a plain bagel. Enjoyed the fact noone was in there & would reccomend if you are in the area & need a quite spot to eat an average lunch :)

Meh. This place was just alright. I came in here the other day with my son for a quick breakfast. It looked like an old Wendy’s inside fully equipped with geriatrics, which made me sad because I think eating inside fast food restaurants is disgusting. Anyway, they had a nice selection of bagels and other breakfast items. I came in solely for a bagel though and decided to try the sun dried tomato with plain. it was pretty good too. Sun dried tomato bagels are like breakfast pizza and I am totally good with pizza in the morning. I got a kids bagel for my son, which was just a plain with plain and he ate it, so you know, it had to of been good. I also got a a fruit plate and coffee which was not that great but decent enough to satisfy my forever starving fetus that sucks all life and energy from my body. Their prices were cheap which was a plus. Service was STIFF. Literally, I walked in and the charisma vaccum, OOPS, I mean, GIRL, at the counter just stood there and stared at me like I had 8 heads. It was freakin scary. Basically, I think this place could be a helluva lot better if they vamped up the inside and gave it a more artsy vibe, added some sweet tunes in the background, hired some interesting hipsters or at least people who like to say hello and also use real coffee creamer instead of milk in my iced coffee because there is a difference. I dunno. I was just left extremely unimpressed with this place and was really hoping to like it.

I would love to love this place — it’s close, convenient, and clean. But I’ve given it more chances than I want to admit to. The bagels are ok — not great but definitely better than some of the other local places. Good choice of toppings, and solid cream cheese. Coffee is average — nothing you’d go there for itself, but pretty good for a local bagel place.
Where they lose me time after time is the service. (1) Forgot my order and when I went up to ask, they finally delivered and literally threw it on me and my son’s table with a rude «here ya go»! (2) I’ve waited 15 minutes before with absolutely no movement of the line to order. (3) I’ve waited 15 minutes to pay — had food delivered to me before I could even pay and sit down. When the staff is in a good mood — best place in VB. But usually, they are not and it’s not worth the drama.

I absolutely adore their chicken cordon bleu melt on a croissant! Very good and well priced to boot! Their smoothies have interesting combinations but are not anything special. I have not tried much else their but am currently trying to convince my sister to give this bakery a shot!
The service is friendly and fairly fast.

Wonderful local goodness. I like to stop here in the mornings on the way to work for a toasted sun-​dried tomato bagel with veggie cream cheese. The food is always delicious & the older woman that does the cashiering is always really nice. Fresh, in-​house product is always the way to go. Their loyalty card is easy to get punches on since the prices are low & you only need spend $ 3 to get a punch. I love supporting local businesses like Beach Bagel.
However, I can immediately tell if it will be a very quick wait or an unnecessarily long wait by who’s behind the counter taking orders. Even when they are super busy on weekends, the younger gentlemen that take the orders are much quicker than the two girls that work weekday mornings. When I see those two girls its like watching my service decline. I went this past Tuesday morning, with no one in line in front of me & watched them talk to each other for several minutes. One of them even acknowledged ‘There’s a girl still waiting’ and then came back again to take my order.