Spread Bagelry Reviews Summary

Bagel Quality

Pros:

• "These are THE best bagels I’ve ever had."
• "Sweet sassy molassy, this is the most delicious bagel I have ever eaten."
• "A Philly institution. Montreal-style bagels that are better than the bagels in Montreal."
• "Wow. This is the best bagel I’ve ever had, and it wasn’t close."
• "These Bagels are the real deal."
• "The bagels have a unique flavor in that they are baked in a brick oven."
• "These are hands down the best bagels in Philly."

Cons:

• "Pretty sure my bagel had mold."
• "$8 for turkey bacon, eggs and cheese on a plain bagel. Not good quality, and not what i asked for."
• "The second star was for a slight burnt taste on the bagels."
• "These bagels have the PERFECT texture...but LACK flavor."
• "However, the texture was more of a roll than a bagel, light and airy with little substance and none of the chewiness I associate with a good bagel."
• "They substituted the type of bagel and cheese unilaterally."
• "The whole wheat taste was a bit overwhelming."

Service

Pros:

• "Employees have always been friendly, courteous and professional."
• "As soon as I walked in the cashier was very friendly and helped me quickly."
• "The staff is so friendly and the cashier was kind enough to give me an iced tea on the house."
• "The staff was extremely friendly in taking my order."
• "Staff was also friendly."
• "Johanna is the most sweetest being among the Earth, she works hard and works with confidence on her side!"
• "Staff was lots of fun to interact with, service and ambiance was on point."

Cons:

• "You’re paying $15 for a bagel sandwich and the staff is just nasty."
• "I’ve called four times over the course of 45 minutes and they’ve not answered."
• "Never got our order that we paid for - and it was NOT cheap - and never got refunded for it."
• "Abysmal customer service."
• "The most consistently rude staff I have ever witnessed."
• "The cashier we had was extremely rude with the worst customer service."
• "The staff was rude and dismissive."

Price

Pros:

• "They also serve fresh orange juice so you’ll enjoy a full healthy affordable breakfast."
• "Definitely a great option though."
• "All in all, not a bad place for a breakfast sandwich."
• "For my money, they are definitely as good/if not better than the oft-hyped New York bagel."
• "Nice location for a good breakfast sandwich."
• "The plain bagel with pistachio honey cream cheese spread. Oh, how delicious."
• "Overall one of the best bagel places I’ve ever been to."

Cons:

• "The food is overpriced."
• "Spread Bagelry is the most expensive bagel place in town."
• "It is a little pricey but that is more a knock on the atmosphere than the food."
• "Too expensive IMO."
• "It wasn't a cheap sandwich."
• "It’s a little pricey for bagels."
• "The sandwiches were pricey, which I get, but the quality should match the price."

Order Accuracy & Availability

Pros:

• "They make delicious sandwiches or just regular bagel with cream cheese."
• "Spread did a phenomenal catering order for a family brunch I had after an eventful weekend!"
• "Our order was served super fast, we got our food almost immediately."
• "We love going to Spread. Whenever we want to treat ourselves we go to the one in CC or University City."
• "One of the most delicious bagels in Philadelphia and probably the whole state!"
• "Favorite bagel shop in the city."
• "This bagel spot is a staple."

Cons:

• "When they can actually fill your order, the bagels are pretty good, I’d say 6/10, but almost every time I’ve ordered recently, they weren’t able to fill my order based on being out of stock of one ingredient or the other."
• "Today, I ordered two bagel sandwiches, a half dozen bagels, and a container of cream cheese. When I got my order home, I found that both sandwiches were wrong and they forgot to include the cream cheese."
• "I ordered bagels yesterday for pickup today. I arrived only to find out that they ran out of bagels and my order was nonexistent."
• "Gave two stars bc it is good food. But After time and time again I am disappointed with how they constantly put egg on my sandwich after I specify I can’t have it on there as I am allergic."
• "Was told after 10 minutes of waiting there were no egg whites (what I ordered) available."
• "Today I ordered a scooped everything bagel with egg whites, turkey bacon, tomato, and onion. I got an everything bagel with cheese (?), not scooped, and no tomato or onion."
• "Not sure if it’s door dash or the store that messed up my order completely."

Ambiance & Location

Pros:

• "The ambiance is excellent and it's cozy to see the cook manipulate the bagels and big oven."
• "The rustic quality of the space and the warmth of the wood fire oven are both great draws for potential customers."
• "Felt like a quaint local neighborhood spot."
• "Close to schyllkill park and you can get a sandwich to go and eat it at the park."
• "It is cozy and subdued, with very friendly and helpful staff."
• "This place is awesome! The service is really good."
• "We love going to Spread. Whenever we want to treat ourselves we go to the one in CC or University City."

Cons:

• "It is small and cramped."
• "The place was filled with smoke and dust."
• "The amount of people concentrated on the sidewalk is both inconvenient to walkers and people with strollers."
• "There was no where to stand to wait for your order."
• "You can sit outside but you are in the middle of major street."
• "Because it is so freaking hot in there."
• "Closed at 2:20pm even though they say 3pm."