Early open to dine in or take out. Spreds and salads by 1/4 + Pound. Smoked salmon. White fish.Ice or hot coffe. Fresh Bagels. Everthing my favorite. Spread with butter. Or chesse cream plain or flavored. Egg. Tuna. Olive. Smoked salmón. Delivery avaliable.

I used to get bagels from here all the time. I stopped going into the store because the workers were rude and it gave me anxiety. But I still ordered their bagels sometimes because they taste good. Today, I found a latex glove (a whole finger) inside of the cream cheese spread. I literally almost ate it. How could they not notice this? Was it done on purpose? Grubhub gave me a refund and I called the restaurant to let them know what happened, and they hung up on me. Don’t get food from here.

Ive gone here my entire life. You can see that I reviewed positively with 5 stars under the same name about five years ago. This place has fallen apart, even as theyve renovated and cleaned up. And the reason is for the service. The bagels taste just as good as they always have. But the place has had its good vibe destroyed by the extremely rude behavior of its employees, but especially by one man who I believe even his own coworkers dislike. And he is the taller guy who works the register. He is always humiliating and disparaging his co-workers, talking back and behaving rudely towards customers, and creates problems and confusion with everyone. Then on the other hand they will mess up your order because their system for taking orders is highly flawed and then try to make you feel bad for asking them to make what you asked for. Three stars because the bagels and coffee are good, the place is clean with a bathroom.

The bagels and coffee were very decent. The staff, however, was weird. Seemed to be annoyed that everyone was ordering food *and* drinks. Overall not a bad experience and the food was good.

Never had such a trash bacon egg and cheese take so long (20 minutes and more $2 expensive than bagel mill, you should go to bagel mill). Never ate a plastic bagel before. They’re also insanely rude to their customers even after they paid. No more anything from Tal Bagels!!!

Taj Bagels is not just bagels They make delicious sandwiches too. I live their pastrami sandwiches on rye. You get a free soda too.

Don’t go here. This place is terrible in just about every aspect. Went with a friend who ordered a bagel with lox and cream cheese and an orange juice and it somehow cost $23!! I stepped in before he paid to try to understand how it could possibly cost that much and someone stepped in to harshly inform that it was correct bc “that’s what we charge.” Staff is inexcusably rude and harries you to order fast but then they don’t remember it so they keep asking you to repeat it. I couldn’t possibly recommend this place less. Gets 2 stars because it’s clean, has a bathroom, and the actual bagel is okay

This place is the worst. Lucky for convenient location else they wouldnt be in business. I stopped asking for anything more complicated than the bagels alone, and even then they cant get the right 3 bagels in the bag. Spend your money elsewhere if you can.

Tal Bagels make darn good bagels! A nice crunch on the outside with a fluffy, slightly chewy inside. They were great toasted but also delicious a regular temperature. Their customer service was also amazing! The staff was extremely helpful and open to answering questions with a positive attitude. Now, I can only speak for pick up service, but the place had a couple of sit down spots. The place small with most customers just picking up a bagel and/or coffee to go, but there was a constant flow of customers. We were also able to find street parking nearby relatively easily which was great! This is an awesome spot on the UES - I would totally go back again!

The lady behind the counter took 30 minutes to make a Provolone Chesse sandwich on a bagel. Plus, she was wearing her mask under her mouth, on her chin. Tal bagel, do better!

The staff are so rude and seem like they are always in a bad mood. Very disorganized. They do not have a good system of ordering and waiting. The bagels aren’t bad, but you can find much better at other bagel shops close by. The terrible service makes it completely not worth it.

I came after a break from the MET, to have a delicious late breakfast. And I wasn’t disappointed. At 11 ish, there was enough room, and delicious bagels (probable the best I have tasted so far, which is a lot to say). I loved that the seats were separated, so you have good privacy in COVID times, and I just regretted that there wasn’t a more proper cleaning in the beverage self service side. That needs to be improved but all in all, the food and the place was a complete success, for mere 5 dollars.

Have gone here maybe 3-4 times; each time served as further confirmation to not return.Food is decent but way overpriced...its like ~$8 for a bacon egg and cheese. The bacon they use always seems off, more like Canadian bacon. The workers are consistently disorganized and rude. Frequent mixups with my orders which isnt surprising, given that they rush so fast they are barely even listening. One of the times when I went back to change the incorrect order, the persons response was What, you dont like ____ bagel? You know we have to make the whole thing over. If im paying 8 bucks for a bagel you best believe Im getting what I asked for.Havent been to any other locations but E86 is awful.

Best bagels in the city! Soft, chewy middle, chewy, crunch outside, everything seasoning in generous equal quantity on top AND bottom (this is very important!), fresh shaved salmon pulled off the fish and straight onto the bagel. I like a slightly flatter bagel with doughy chewy insides, so this was spot-on for me!

They don’t care what you order, they’ll give you what the feel like preparing… time after time they just want you out the door.. rude staff.

Excellent bagel, great fillings, fresh ingredients. Pastrami sandwich is really good and smoked salmon as well.Worth the try, to eat there or to take home.

Very uncomfortable experience with some tall guy at the cashier who seemed to have no patience to customers nor to his co-workers. The place is very well designed and food is delicious but it really kills your mood when the staff is rude like that and they talk under their breath in front of you. As much as I’d like to sit there and enjoy the food it only makes me want to leave almost immediately.

The bagels themselves are fresh, chewy, and the toppings are great: veggie or leek creamcheese, and the egg salad was yolky-rich instead of overflowing with mayonnaise. However, I had difficulty communicating my order to the staff, especially with all the plastic barriers in place. There line is run inefficiently, which leads to confusion and pileups at the checkout or even ringing up your order. That being said, the bakers dozen (actually 16 bagels) is a pretty darn good deal. The babka though .. at $16 a loaf, is pricey.

Check it out! Only in America where you have an Indian family run Jewish Deli that is better than a Jewish run deli! I enjoyed the bagels here, fresh and soft inside. Lots of cream cheese in them, too. Looks pretty clean, except for the restroom which should be a bit cleaner. Sorry but we had runs to the restroom after eating here... Hmm. Sorry folks.

The staff is Extremely rude . Used to be a really good place when they were on 2nd Ave between 85th and 86th st.

The worst service. Terrible English, loud workers, wrong orders, so you have to check what they make and then pay

Went there this morning 7:30 a.m.. to purchase a buttered bagel. The employee ran out of butter. He went into the back to get more. Tal Bagel is not using fresh new butter every morning.Im getting last nights butter..I waited for 5 minutes but I had to catch the train. When the gentleman came out from the back he didnt have any butter. He stated to me he had to go to the bathroom. I love their bagels but their employees are rude and arrogant..

Pure chaos. Exceptionally rude staff. Clearly they wake up every morning and choose violence.

Great service , foods and environment! Quality foods.

Coffee was disgusting. Place is cute and busy but bagels are not good either

Was waiting on the bus and decided to stop in for some food. Busy and clean place with fast service.The Hot Pastrami on an Everything Bagel is a must try. Tender delicious meat on a light toasted bagel.

Quiet bagel place when I went, lots of people to take my order. Got a bagel with nova, and herring in cream sauce. It was delicious

Workers don’t care about customers and pretend not to notice you. Very unprofessional.

I hate rating places, but the vibe here is really weird. Tall dude seems like he hates everyone and yells at all the women there (who are very kind). I come here out of convenience, but my anxiety always spikes while I’m waiting for my food.

As soon as I walked in the door I was welcomed with samples and recommendations. The service was exceptional. Anyone who wants a good satisfying NYC bagel should go here!

AVOID THIS LOCATION IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. I have nothing against Tal Bagels - they make solid bagels and other locations are generally fine - but here the service is so bad, you’re better off skipping your morning coffee and bagel. I generally only write positive reviews, but I’ll make the exception here. Many of the staff are downright rude for no reason other than they don’t want to be there, and let it out on you. Listen to me - it’s not worth your time, never mind the slow service and long wait. You may have had a positive experience. I’m generally very tolerant. The first time I let it by, the second time I let it by... but man, they just keep doing it.I’ll make one more comment about the bagels themselves. They are so inconsistent. Some varieties are alright, but many are flattened to the point that you’re getting half what you pay for.

I want to start this review with a positive. The bagels are excellent. That is about it because everything else about this place is mind boggling. Their prices are way too high. The staff are either rude or apathetic, nothing else. Everything seems to be designed to be as inefficient and slow as possible. From lining up, ordering, paying, preparing the food, preparing coffee, literally every single process. It appears that there was no thought put into anything. It is actually miraculous that this place has been able to stay open as long as they have been because it does not seem that they know how to run a bagel shop. I go back every once in a while, hoping that their ever growing list of negative reviews will cause them to make some changes, but it somehow gets worse. I suggest they go down to Bagel Bobs on York and take some notes on how to efficiently run a bagel store.

Their bagel is good but it seems as their staff hate their job, hate bagel, and hate interaction with other people! They are just unbelievably rude and it makes you wonder what I did in the world that I deserve to be treated like this!!!I give one more star because their bagel is really good.

If I could leave 0 stars I would! Came in to buy breakfast, ordered two everything bagels with scallion cream cheese, tomato, lox and onion. Add a toasted croissant with butter, a single cookie and a cup of fruit? $44 total. Get back home, the bagel has jalapeno cream cheese. I call to tell them and they yell at me that I am wrong, it is 100% not jalapeno cream cheese and ask me to take a bite. I do! IT IS JALAPENO (see picture)! They then say to bring it in and they will check. If it is, new bagels, if not you get nothing. Literally their words. How utterly disgusted I am with this place for such horrible response to what was clearly an honest mistake on their part and two wasted bagels because nobody here eats spicy cream cheese.

I’ve gotta say my first experience was not a bad one I ordered a bacon egg and cheese on an everything bagel 🥯, food was hot and service was fast! I knocked one star off because it was a bit pricey but we’re in the city so expect to pay $7-$10 for a bagel but as you can see it’s not skimpy servings so worth the price!

Bagels were chewy on the inside, crusty on the outside. However, I only got half my order....no tomatoes, capers or onions. For $14.95, you can do better.

Worst customer service on planet with rude and slow workers!

Excellent bagels and “appetizing.” Generally rude and grumpy staff. Overpriced.

Everything Whole Wheat bagel, salmon spread. Life doesn’t get more NY or better. A blissful morning, everyone should have.

There bagels are my favorite in NYC - Love the Sesame (packed with sesame seeds).

Great bagels, strong coffee.Its a bagel joint, don’t expect Michelin star service.

Boo this place. Awful service! There was only one other person in the store and it took 13 minutes for a bagel with cream cheese and a sandwich with deli meats. The staff was rude and pushy. Better bagel spot two blocks away!!

Very good bagels. A little pricey

The bagels 🥯 so delicious! Tasty!.But I put one star because the service was so terrible ☹️. Bad customer service 👎🏼, I got my order wrong. I order two bagels and neither was right as I ordered. I was served by three different persons. So disappointed. (The place was not full).If you guys pick a good staff this place would be awesome!

Awesome bagels, healthy helping of spread on it. Highly recommended!

The worst service ever!!The stuff are not nice and too pricey1 star

Best bagel in town!

Way overpriced and not worth it. Ive noticed this places customer service has gone down steadily. Ive gotten hung up on when trying to place a pick-up order or rudely told to just come into the store multiple times. Its a PANDEMIC, and I live with someone immunocompromised. Also, if you want to just order a bagel with no cream cheese, they refuse to cut and toast it for you. Apparently, that additional service requires you to buy a side or a topping. Ridiculous and greedy. Suggest going to another better bagel shop nearby.

It was good. A little over priced for me but good. So no complaints..

First time in to Tals since the covid shut down and right away greeted with rude servers. I actually saw a female employee get upset at an older lady who wanted the everything bagel, but was out of stock at the moment (said over a 10 minute wait) but the baker brought out the new batch less than 10 seconds later. BEFORE the substitute bagel is even touched the woman asks if she can get the everything bagel now that its out and the server says ,Why! Why you changing your mind now?!?!

Best bagels... they toast when you ask and pastrami is pretty good as well. Up there with 2nd ave deli

Clean and well run place to get a bite.

Best bagels near yorkville. Unfriendly staff

Really dirty. Saw staff pick a fallen bagel off the ground and put it back in the basket ready to serve.

I like to come here to get away from the cops. Not that I did something, but even if I did...they have a nice back corner to hang out in, and theres not too many crazy loners sitting over cups of coffee for 6 hours with nothing to do.The only thing I dont like? All the mirrors! Sometimes Ill be eating, look over and see some loser chewing...then I realize the loser is me! Its terrible

Ask for jamsheb!!!

Best bagles in the city!

Always a good bagel.

Fresh bagels always with any kind of spreads..

Great selection of bagel toppings, of which every combination that I’ve tried has tasted good. It’s nothing extraordinary though, and that’s why I can’t give it 5-stars. It is worth mentioning though, the customer service is very attentive—there are multiple people waiting to get your order, and despite the constant trail of orders the employees do a great job at maintaining no wait for incoming customers.

This place sucks. Theyre over priced and overrated. Go somewhere else.

I just spent a total $15.67 at 7am todayat Tal Bagels. The bagels were as cold as the cashiers attitude. Very rude. I said good morning and she ignored me. She did not say thank you after I paid. I said have a good day & she did not even smile.I ordered a bagel with lox spread. 3 otherbagels with nothing on it and a mini pint size orange juice ($4.99)The floor was also dirty with wrappers. Last time for me. Not worth it.

Super good! Not only was the meal filling, the bagel was so tasty and the workers were extremely friendly! They provided samples upon walking in the door and were awesome! Great place for a NYC bagel

Bagels are the best. Service is not.

Not everyone gets the same treatment

The bagels are the best in the area. The staff is hit or miss. Theyre either rushing and mess something up, or super super slow even with 2 or 3 customers in total. Most of the time its worth it. When they mess up the order its not.

I come here every now and then because I like the bagels here. But the staff here are rude, have a sour mood and grumpy attitude most of the time.

Miserable staff, rude and impatient, as if customers were annoying them with the simplest request. Ive been here a number of times, so this isnt just about one person having a off day - I wouldnt give one star based on a single experience. That said, the food is very good and the place is bright and clean. Shame the service is so poor.

Friendly service. Large selection of delicious items. Potato knish was outstanding with spicy mustard.

It is a nice stop for that morning bagel on UES.

The lox bagels 🤤

Bagels are indeed good but read the reviews below. I unfortunately have to add to the list of people reporting that the cashiers tend to accidentally overcharge. Displayed menu prices are not reflected accurately on receipts. Also, please be aware that theyll ask you if you want lettuce and tomato and cheese on your bagel.... but it all costs extra.Good bagels, but the lack of transparency in pricing has me not wanting to return.

This is the best store in the chain! All the help are definitely new immigrants and they treat you like family. I went there to get bagels for my Mom and the guy wouldnt let me leave until he made a fresh batch. The bag was so hot, I could barely hold it. Yummy in my tummy! Best Split Pea in the City!

Bagels are pretty good. Staff? Not so much.

They are opened and have 6ft spaces marked on floor. My bagel was nice and toasty 🤤

Bagels are pretty fresh here. Customer service here is the worse. The cashiers are nasty and are only friendly depending on your race. They charge people different prices as well. I barely give them business anymore.

Best bagels in town! Also, I am so impressed by the service. Great people. Last week I was there when a customer had a health scare, and all of the employees truly showed they cared. Amazing.

Such good service! So sweet to my mom and I. The bagels are incredible and they have a wide variety of toppings! Great atmosphere. Truly must go!

This place looks good from the outside but the second you walk in you will be greeted by rude staff and dead roaches and bed bugs the floor. You are better off going to Dunkin Donuts down the street. I also saw them kick out a lady with a service dog. This place should be demolished.

The best bagel east of Lexington in the 80s. Inside there is usually a line but it moves fast with all of the help behind the counter. There is also a seating area in the back and down the side wall so you can usually enjoy your bagel while it is still warm. The offer all of the classic spreads and deli sandwiches as well. They take Credit card which is a plus too

As a New Yorker I almost fainted when they tried to charge me $16.05 for a bagel with lox. Avoid this place if you don’t want to pay apocalyptic prices for a NY staple.

Their Lox with cream cheese can really make the day look different. Everything is fresh, and i have never needed to ask them to add or remove anything from the Bagel. It is like they know exactly what i like. They also make great Sandwiches (Never tested them since their Lox is something i cant replace when it an option), but a friend of mine who doesnt eat fish said they are the best.Good morning ;)

Excellent service and pastrami!!!!

Fresh, delicious! A deli wonderland of food.Fast pace service which this business needs due to the many customers lined up for the food.Service is fast!

Bagels sell themselves and theyre the best. Employees there are always disgruntled.

This was a full bagel shop & deli. They had fresh squeezed orange juice & the best cream cheese (multiple flavors) I have ever had. I would recommend their bagel sandwiches. Their window display with lox is what got my attention. They also had plenty of seating.

Food is good and location is bigger and brighter since refurbishment but service continues to be incredibly slow/poor. Get more than one person on register! Have separate person make exotic coffee drink orders. Oh and bags prices are up $1.40 per while bagel size has noticeably gotten smaller.

OMG. Unbelievably delicious. Just had an incredible Everything Bagel with the most perfectly toasted and balanced Jalapeno cream cheese. Looking forward to tasting the other items they offer. Honestly, too many items to be able to get through in several days. Wish I had more time.

Toasted bagels= burnt bagels. Tried to make it right by giving me a new bagel, totally cool of them but the second bagel had hair in the cream cheese so...yeah. two stars for effort but if Im paying 5 bucks for a bagel I expect better

Literally perfect. The tuna and spicy tuna salads were amazing! Everything is clean and organized.

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Clean, friendly and fresh food. Good quality regarding the quintessential Manhattans bite. If you are wandering in the Upper East and you are looking for breakfast or lunch, even for fast and tasty supper this is the right place.

Always fresh bagels. Everything bagel is amazingly delicious. Great bagel spot for UES

Clean, comfortable bagel shop. Delicious, fresh bagels made on site. Ordered the veggie tuna on an everything bagel with lettuce & tomato. Perfectly toasted and prepared. Friendly service and conveniently located off the Q at 86th Street. Also offer coffee, soup, knish and rugahla, but only tried the bagel today.

Bagels were great but they forgot the red onion on one of our orders.

When I think of New York, I think of delicious bagels. These bagels definitely Raise to standards - and above! There are a wide range of cream cheese, bagels and different meats. This has by far the best bagels Ive ever had.

The tuna salad is amazing! The cashiers there are so friendly. Fahim was a really good employee

Best bagels in the world. There,I said it. Not the city, state, country, the world. Dont doubt it for a second. It will change your whole life. Ive been eating here since I was a kid, you cant go wrong grabbing a bite here.

Fresh bagels and helpful staff

Overpriced everything from bagels to their water down Small coffee ($2.72) to any and all sandwiches, meats and cheeses. Their bagels are tasty and delicious so I suggest only buying that and making your own sandwich at home. I have to say Fairway, located a block away, has tasty bagels they make downstairs that is a close match to Tals. Be very careful when you pay cash or CC as they over charge and try to give you back the wrong change. Its shame they operate this way and somehow continue to grow and survive NYC.

They dont handle Uber corrections well