Manhattan Bistro & Bagel

Been there a few times. The product and food is very good and fairly priced The employees can be great to awful depending on when you’re there. I’m there one time and the young lady was outstanding and came from behind the counter to bring my food, then on another occasion a different young lady acted like she wished I wasn’t bothering her. Food is good… They need to train better or select better help. I know in this day and age it’s difficult when places like this most likely pay min or slightly above but perhaps the owners should impress upon the help that extra service would leave better tips in the jar. When I got good service I tossed $ 1.00 in the jar, when the poor service was there I left nothing.

I’ve been to this place for bagels on several occasions and usually get a breakfast sandwich with which i ask for an extra egg. There may have been one time when they actually put the extra egg on the sandwich. Honestly dont think i will be going back here anytime soon as I’m starting to get pretty fed up with the unfriendly/​rude/​ignorant staff. The bagels and cream cheese are good and all but this is just starting to get rediculous the way these people treat their customers. I think I’ll be waiting for new ownership before i go back.

Unassuming breakfast and lunch place tucked away in a plaza off Saratoga Road that makes its own bagels and has a modestly original sandwich menu on both bagels and rolls.
The service is very peppy (order at the counter, but sit down in the large seating area) and the hot food was very well prepared. It does, however, suffer a bit from what are obvious food-​service ingredients, maybe done a bit on the cheap. So the food is adequate in the end, through no fault of the serving/​cooking staff.
The bagels are made in-​house but are sort of in the Bruegger’s — store bakery end as far as quality and originality. Certainly fine, and they give you the 13^th bagel in the baker’s dozen, a lost practice I appreciate. I’d definitely go here over a Dunky or a Bruegger’s given the option.
All that said, the interior’s kind of sad. Broken neon, a soda machine with all but one of the taps broken, stuffing coming out of the seat cushions, dirty worn carpet, and a decorating scheme (indoor street lamps?!) that looks like it came out of the mid-80’s and hung around then for quite a while. It feels like you’ve walked into a well-​watched VCR tape.
Decent for a fly-​by and generally recommended but for refueling, not for dining, if you follow.

Great bagels, sandwiches, and cream cheese blends. I love the olive pimento cream cheese, especially. This place is definitely worth a try. Take a moment to read through the menu and don’t be afraid to ask questions. I bet they have your perfect bakery sandwich behind the counter waiting to be built and discovered.

Quick service at an early hour. Cant beat em!

I decided to check out Manhattan Bagel while waiting for my laundry to be washed at the laundromat in the same plaza. Manhattan Bagel is a good place and a cut above Dunkin’ Donuts in terms of quality and variety, but I wasn’t amazed by my visit to Manhattan Bagel. I had an egg sandwich on a bagel, which was reasonable, but I couldn’t get excited over it. I also decided to Manhattan Bagel for lunch, also as a result of a visit to the nearby laundromat, had a sandwich with a side of mac salad, reasonably tasty, but once again, not terribly memorable.

Does a great bacon egg and cheese. Way better than DD.

Great NY style bagels and sandwiches!
Manhattan Bistro & Bagel is located in the Socha Plaza in Glenville, which is independently owned and operated and was once affiliated with the larger Manhattan Bagel Co chain. I used to stop for bagels at the former Clifton Park location. The place is order at the counter and there are several tables for eating in.
MBB offers around 18 kinds of fresh baked bagels to choose from (plain, cheddar, onion, chocolate chip, whole wheat, rye, pumpernickel, cinnamon raisin, poppyseed & more). Also offered, several gourmet cream cheese spreads, breakfast dishes & sandwiches, fresh baked goods, salads, soups, 18 creative lunch sandwiches (available on French or Artisan rolls, bagels, wraps, or pesto focaccia), cold drinks, and fresh ground coffee drinks. The prices here are reasonable.
My favorite bagels here are the cheddar bagel with Tijuana hot cream cheese and the cinnamon raisin bagel with honey walnut cream cheese. The bagels made here are puffy and have a good soft and doughy texture inside. Bruegger’s bagels have a more firm and chewier texture.
For lunch, I’ll definitely order my favorite sandwich on the menu, which is the Pancetta Grilled Chicken Tostini (tender chicken breast, crisp pancetta bacon, lettuce, tomato, and garlic & herb cream cheese spread — I get mine on a cheddar bagel) served with a small cup of macaroni salad or cole slaw and a dill pickle spear. I had the macaroni salad, which is the standard «sweet tasting» macaroni salad found at the supermarket deli. The service here is good and friendly.