Comments on: Food/Service Dissonance: New York Bagel Cafe

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:06:39 +0000

I’ve heard many complaints about NY Bagel over the years but for some reason I always have good luck with the service. Perhaps because I tend to go in the middle of the week, in the middle of the day. I always just go up to the counter to pay rather than wait for a bill to come, it certainly speeds things along. And, yes, the food is delish!

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:53:53 +0000

Must agree with the other comments. I like to go there, but there is almost always a long wait, which becomes even longer once you sit down! Always love the food and coffee tho!

By: Adam Snider

Adam Snider — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:56:28 +0000

The food is good, but the service is always terrible. Slow, slow, slow! And, there’s really no excuse for it.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 04:11:14 +0000

Debra and KatyBelle – it’s nice to know others have had similar experiences in the past!

Steve – I didn’t know there was a new cafe there, thanks for the heads up.

By: KatyBelle

KatyBelle — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:56:06 +0000

I have the exact same thoughts about the Bagel Café. The food is wonderful, and I’ve never had a bad meal there, but the wait times there are painful. It’s gotten to the point that I don’t go there unless someone else insists, which is sad, because I really do love the food there.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:17:16 +0000

It’s a nice place. I agree with you on the service though.

Next time you aer in the Whyte Ave area, check out the new Cha Island Tea on 81ave between 103 and 104th St. They make amazing iced teas.

By: Debra She Who Seeks

Debra She Who Seeks — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:44:55 +0000

I haven’t been to the New York Bagel Cafe since they were in their original location that burnt down. It was the same there — a tiny handful of tables and a long wait. Now their new location is the same. I never thought the food was so extraordinary that it justified the wait and slowness.