Bagel Factory

I got a Bagel out here today. Chicken Bacon & Mayo I think it was.
I was advised the bosses sent out the wrong picture for the board of pictures for it. But the way she made it was better than the pic. I have not been here for years and I use to eat here every time I past.
I think you use to get a free cup of coffee with it. However. When I came in today, everything was different from before. An Italian company has taking over, and the Bagels and fillings are not anywhere close to being as good as they use to.
The fillings are bland, and not enough filling as they use to give before. This results in the Bagel taste drowning out the filling taste. It was £5.50 for this and a can of Irn Bru. This has nothing to do with the lovely lassie serving me. She was great. But the fillings really need looked at.
I’m a chef, and we all know you need to take your own food. I think you need to make them up and taste them. The Bagel itself had an old bagel texture, and not the hot melt in your mouth as before. Before they us to have around 3 staff on. 1 staff today.
I think that’s a reflection of how much this place has nose dived. As I said this is no reflection on the girl who served me as she was everything a company would hope for from a worker. But changes need to come from the top. I was looking forward to my old chicken, Mayo sweet corn, bacon, onion, cheese as before.
So gutted they don’t do it anymore as the Italian company is obviously got high GP targets and are putting quality down the plug hole.

Bagels, in every combination imaginable. You can go as healthy as you like, or as mayo-​and-​sausage-​and-​bacon as takes your fancy. It’s a basic wee place but the staff are friendly and the food is good.

I favour the classic cream cheese and smoked salmon bagel: the offerings are better than the surroundings, but this is a convenient outlet when on-​the-​go.

Like Bagels? Then this is the place you want to be.
The few times I have been here, I have been in a rush, as I usually am when I travel. I tend to value my sleep quite a lot, and would rather slumber for ten more minutes in bed and rush around like a headless chicken than get up and have a leisurely, stress free day.
The Bagel Factory eliminates the need to skip breakfast, as they do a pretty good egg and cheese number for under £2, which is stonkingly good value. You can even pick what kind of bagel you would like (I thought there was only one kind… bagel flavour?) and the fillings are pretty vast too; smoked salmon and cream cheese classic, just butter, chicken tikka or hot fillings, all at good prices.
My main sticking point here is a big one though. Do NOT buy the coffee. I had a cup one day because it was only 99p, and it tasted like the bottom of a budgie’s cage. And I have tasted the bottom of an actual budgie’s cage, let me tell you, It ain’t sweet.
Nice for a bit of a different brekkie or a change from sandwiches for lunch.

If you’re looking for an alternative breakfast or just want to pretend you’re living in trendy New York (for the few moments before you get outside and see rainy Glasgow) the Baguel Factory is for you.
Nestled in the chaos that is Central Station, the majority of travellers will run by it cursing Scot Rail for another delayed service. The travellers who stop to indulge in a bagel won’t be sorry.
The Baguel Factory is a bit like Subway. They have fixed baguel recipes or you’re free to create your own from a range of run of the mill fillings to a bit different from the norm.
Smoked salmon, anyone ?
Basically you can have whatever you want !
On average you can expect to pay around £4 for a bagel. This may seem a bit pricey but they are never stingy when filling your baguel and you will feel full up after. They do deals so you can get a yummy baguel and drink for around £5.
The staff are very helpful and friendly too. I’ve often stood staring at the fillings and been indecisive but instead of wait for my decision they make suggestions which has
led me to discovering some new tasy combinations. There are a few tables for you to sit and relax with your bagel whilst watching demented travellers run around outside to
catch trains.
Next time you feel like throwing a tantrum because of a delayed train, throw your anger a frustration out on some tasty comfort food.

Bagel Factory, how I love thee! You sell a plethora of interesting bagels for not much dosh, innocent smoothies and rocky road to me, and for that, I love you.
Sometimes, in the Bagel Factory, I get a bagel with just banana, which is soo nice, but, if I remember correctly, it only costs 90p! It’s a bargain for lunchtime, or breakfast if I’m running late. The only complaint I have is regarding the time I ordered a «banana bagel» and the girl behind the counter thought I’d said a «coronation chicken bagel». Weird.