Noah’s Bagels

Not sure why this place has such low ratings — I love it! They have all different types of bagels, from breakfast sandwiches to savory spreads to sweet treats. Service might be slow when you go in the early morning, but what else do you expect? This place is one of the only places open before 8 or 9 in the morning. Plus, the prices are reasonable, as well.

We had Noah’s served at our brunch wedding and it was perfect! We had to change the delivery place and time only a few weeks out and they were very easygoing about it. Our guests said the food was delicious! I only managed to snag a muffin but it was very tasty. We had food leftover after serving nearly 100 people and didn’t spend an arm and a leg for it.

I love bagel sandwiches. I still get excited over them even though I started eating them in high school. The bagels here are always fresh and they have a decent variety of fixings and spreads.
I like this Noahs, they go pretty quickly. It’s close to Cal so it’s usually college students in there.

Noah’s is a staple in Berkeley. It’s location is prime for a morning coffee and bagel. The place itself is kind of small so expect to go in, grab your food and leave. The line is also usually long but fairly quick. Expect to stay for a bit while your bagel is being warned/​made.
You can’t do bagels wrong! Sometimes bagels are burnt but not bad. Food is pretty decent. Coffee is cheap. Especially in the afternoon.
All in all pretty baseline but 4 stars because I always go there. It’s good. Cheap ish. Worth.

The workers here don’t care about you at all. I had to repeat my order maybe 6 times to 2 different employees because they were all too busy talking to each other. Food is very ordinary don’t come here with high expectations. If you don’t mind getting a little frustrated for your overpriced bagel (but if you can’t make a bagel yourself and your coming here your either a student who doesn’t have a toaster or super lazy and so this place will take advantage of you and give you terrible service and overpriced food because they can and you have no other choice) seeing as I’m a student I can’t really make bagels myself. Never coming back though unless I really want a bagel.

Had to come by and show the team at Noah’s some love. I come in pretty often and they always take good care of me! Like they know my name and my order? Service like that calls for repeat business. Two thumbs up!

I’m not sure why it has such bad reviews. It’s a typical Noah’s Bagels. My only complaint is that I wish when I say I want my bagel toasted that it actually tasted like it was toasted, not just warmed up lightly.

Horrible! First off I got the lox bagel, he didn’t put capers and just like threw it in the bag not even wrapped up basically, he only cut the top in half not through the bottom, it’s as if he hurried very fast to get it done. I’ll stick with bagel street café down the street. The iced coffee sucks too. I also need to add the store is filthy and the two employees are just sitting around eating and drinking

I’m super surprised about all the negative reviews, too!
I’ve never been disappointed by this place. The bagels are awesome and the cream cheese is my fave ;) Of course, it’s geared towards a quick meal for students, as it is on Telegraph Avenue immediately next to a major campus entrance. I never had to wait thaaaat long for my order, my order has been messed up before but they fixed it, no problem, when I said something. Also, the smoothies are super yummy! I would definitely recommend this place.

It’s not that bad but its not amazing either. If your just looking for a quick toasted bagel with cream cheese, then this is the right place to be. However, if you are looking for quality food with quality service, then this place isn’t the best place to go. I came in with a hungry stomach and wanted a quick bagel and got what I want so I was pretty happy.
I was actually disappointed with the fruit cup. The fruits had leaves and were poorly cut. The pineapple had the hard shells and the grapes still had the vines in them.

This Noah’s Bagels location isn’t THAT bad. It’s located on Telegraph Avenue, for goodness sake, so it WILL attract a ton of customers. They’re one of the few locations open for breakfast at the wickedly early hour of 7am. Due to customer traffic, the place can be a tad messy during peak times.
Additionally, this location is extremely supportive of campus events. Call in advance about free bagels and they will gladly donate a trash bag of one-​day-​old bagels.

This is the most GHETTO Noah’s I’ve been to. Terrible customer service. Aren’t chains supposed to give same training?
I got a bagel with cream cheese. How can you mess that up? Came out so burnt it was chewy. When I told the girl who did the bagel she was nice enough and made another one. I left the bagel on the counter. Meanwhile the shift leader «Shay» it says on name tag said «you don’t want this ?» (but think of it in a Sha Nay Nay from the hood voice) and rolled her eyes annoyed. I said no. She said well can you give it to someone outside? Uh what? To who? I said no I don’t think so. Rolled her eyes again? You seriously asking your customer to dispose of a burnt bagel to a homeless person on Telegraph. GHETTO as I said. Never coming back here again.
Noah’s management — retrain your staff. And get rid of Sha naynay

Okay, so I realize that it is obnoxious to begin a review with some explanation of how you are an expert on a certain type of food because of blah blah blah whatever, BUT, as a recent transplant from New York, I am especially dissatisfied with these bagels.
While it’s nice to have a wide variety of flavors, none of the bagels I’ve tried at Noah’s have been very good. Besides being a calorie-​laden carb with a hole in the middle, they barely resemble bagels– rather just huge, mushy, SOFT hunks of bread… even when toasted! There is no chew at all, no boiled-​dough toothsome goodness on the outside (or anywhere). So disappointing! The «onion & chive» cream cheese could have been just about any random flavor (maybe it was?) because it sure didn’t taste like much of anything to me… PS in striving to recreate the NY bagel, how could they overlook the correct spelling of «schmear» ?
Props to them for attempting to achieve the NY bagel experience here on the west coast, but unfortunately their effort falls short.

This location is ok. I came her to get a pizza bagel. It was great. There were no napkins. Two of the cushion seats were ripped. This location needs to be fixed up this location looks rundown. The music playing here is awful. I may not come back to this location. It depends on if I am in the area and I’m craving a pizza bagel. There services here sucks. It too awhile for someone to help me. The worker who saw me had to get someone from the back to help me. I thought they could have helped me.

I’m not entirely sure what the poor ratings here are for but overall, you pay for the convenience of this place.
Service? It sucks but you can’t blame the workers. It’s SUPER close to campus so mornings here are extremely packed. Mornings, it can take up to 15 minutes to get your order. During their less busy hours, the wait is about 5 – 7 minutes.
Bagels: The selection is alright but they generally run out of their specialty ones after 12PM.
Shmears: HONEY ALMOND CREAM CHEESE! I think it’s one of the greatest spreads ever created.
Drinks: I would probably skip on their coffee and sugary drinks. The coffee is pretty watered down but again, you pay for convenience.

I only visit this Noah’s bagels location when I absolutely have to refill my cup of coffee on my way to work. It’s always very busy here, there isn’t ever any seating available, and the self serve coffee dispensers are empty half of the time. On the plus side, the staff is always friendly and the bagels are always freshly made.

LAZIEST staff ever. Every time I go there (2 – 3 times a week), it takes them a few minutes to even notice me with my money in my hand because they are screwing around. Noah’s bagels is a bagel place but whenever I go there there are only like 3 different types to choose from, everything else is empty. I order my sandwich the same way every time I go, and they only get it right about 10% of the time. They are totally unprofessional. They definitely need to fire the current manager and hire someone new.
4÷15÷15 — 2:41pm

Great bagels, horrible service. Everyone there acts like they hate their job and will treat you like it’s your fault. I’m the type of person who orders with a smile and says please and thank you and the looks I got were quite insulting.
Sorry for being polite.

One day when I was sitting in a meeting a co-​worker (Hansen D.) came in with his usual cup of Noah’s. I couldn’t help but notice how delicious the coffee smelled, even from far away (imagine me flaring my nostrils sucking in that fragrant air). That’s when I was introduced to the CHELSEA, a hazelnut flavored coffee they have «on tap». This is by far my FAVORITE non-​espresso coffee in the entire world! Better yet, it’s only ONE DOLLAH — if you bring your cup (Heck yes to saving the planet!) They also sell reusable travel mugs on site.
I’m no bagel expert but they definitely taste good toasted. Cold bagels just reminds me of 7am meetings and a to-​go bagel box.
Their assortment of schmears, however, is out of this world! My favorite so far has been the honey almond schmear. Pair that with a yummy sweeter bagel, such as blueberry, and you’re looking at an epic breakfast on the go. Time to conquer the day.
Happy Munching!

What’s with the negative reviews?
I was fairly impressed with this place. The price isn’t bad, the food tastes good, and it is filling. A convenient breakfast place to grab a quick meal on the go.
I ordered the breakfast bagel sandwich. I got the most basic one which included egg and cheese only. The bagel was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. It was warm and fresh, which was perfect because I am not used to the chilly norcal weather!