Bagel Etc

COME FOR THEIR POTATOES!!! Bagel etc. by far has the best breakfast potatoes I have ever tried. The skin of the potatoes were so crispy and the potatoes were so soft and chewy. They weren’t deep fried, but they were cooked in a way that my mouth will never forget. I got their deluxe on their menu which included two eggs of your choice, ham/​bacon/​sausage, french toast/​pancakes, and toast. I got two eggs sunny side up, ham, french toast, and their challah toast (basically white bread with butter). It was very filling and it was all for about $ 12. Their french toast was delicious! It was not soggy at all and had a great texture. The atmosphere was fantastic; it was just like an old school dinner. I will definitely come here again!!!
It’s a small space and I was in a group of 5. So we sat at table of 4 and pulled up a fifth seat at the end of the table.

Excellent food. Not excellent service. Came here in a large group (NOTE: BAD IDEA) for brunch and we waited over an hour for seating. The owner has a very particular personality and can come off extremely rude (or at least some of my friends found his comments offensive) but I think he was joking??. Waiters and waitresses were all very kind and helpful though, so I did tip generously. I had the florentine eggs Benedict and it was amaZzzingggggGggGggGggggG! Everyone at the table enjoyed their food so I highly recommend. Just come in groups of no more than 4!

Delicious brunch, and great value! I came here for Sunday brunch, and the atmosphere was super fun, and I liked their weird mishmash of décor. My friend from Montréal took us here, and she tells me that the food is great no matter what she orders!

I love this place! I’ve been many times and tried many different dishes and it’s always great. Most recently, I brought a friend who was visiting from Toronto and he said it was quite possibly the best omelette he’s ever eaten.
My usual is the deluxe. It’s a big meal complete with eggs, toast, AMAZING breakfast potatoes pancakes or French toast and your choice of meat. I get a side salad instead of the meat. The pancakes are super fluffy. Picture a cross between a biscuit and cake. Soo good!
The huevos rancheros are also exceptional. Made with a bagel instead of toast or English muffin and it’s genius because the bagel is sturdy enough to stand up to the yummy goodness of over easy eggs and homemade salsa verde.
Finally, I also get the sweet cheese blintzes as an «appetizer» to share before the meal if I’m feeling super hungry or just super glutonous.
The staff and owner are also very friendly which rounds it out to be the best brunch spot in Montréal in my humble opinion.

Excellent plateau brunch option mishmash is great and the tuna sandwich on Black Russian bread is the sleeper win

This is the best brunch I’ve ever had. And I’m from New York, so that’s saying something. I had the eggs benedict, and it was out of this world. The orange juice was refreshing and freshly squeezed. My husband’s pancakes were outstanding as well. As for the place itself, the décor is kitschy and colorful — loved it.

greatest breakfast place is North America… Can’t go wrong with the classic, but pretty much everything on the menu is special. Freshly squeezed OJ is a treat if you feel like you derserve it. HOWARD FOR PREZ

Finally, brunch that lives up to the hype! At the recommendation of others I got the huevos rancheros with bacon and was not disappointed. I wanted to get the challah bread (because I love challah) but forgot to mention that while ordering… it was all okay though because the bagel was great too. Everything had great flavor, and it was huge portions and excellent value. Immediately after finishing my MASSIVE plate of food, the first thing I could think was «Wow that was good. I want to do that again.» I didn’t think I could finish it all but it was just too delicious.
While the food was five stars, I’m only giving four stars because the service was friendly but not particularly attentive. Despite the long line outside, it took our server at least 20 minutes before taking our order, and probably 20 minutes to get our bill after asking for it. Water refills were hard to come by, especially sine we had a seat by the window, which is out of the way of the main area.
Regardless, go for the food, you’ll leave a happy customer. The décor is also fun and whimsical.

A looong time ago, I worked there for about 3 years, and never once did I get sick of their food. That says a lot, as anyone who works in the food industry can attest to. I still regularly dream of and crave:
Huevos Rancheros (add bacon!!)
The Gershwin (for healthy days)
The Monte Cristo (add bacon)
Mishmash
The potatoes!
The biggest selection of hot sauce you will ever see
The ambience! The neighbourhood and all the regular customers that still come over the years to make it a great spot. When Leonard Cohen came in and I had to pretend to keep my cool and serve him like any other customer. (For the Lenny fans: He takes an allonge with cream or milk «whatever is closest.» And tuna salad on a bagel with slice tomato.) Oh, and Howard, the host/​cashier. That guy will keep you occupied and laughing for a full day.

Excellent home diner type space with nice array of breakfast choices, calm music, and fantastic staff!

Bagels Etc is a STAPLE in the Plateau Mont-​Royal area. Between the vintage bar vibes and the friendly owner and staff, there are perfect options for anytime, any day of the week.
Personal favourites:
1. Regular breakfast with sausage — I find their sausages absolutely amazing for some reason. They are less salty than other breakfast joints. Their potatoes are just boiled then seasoned on the grill so they’re not too heavy for the morning. Their challah is SO GOOD — you have to try it!
2. Smoked salmon eggs benedict — As their name suggests, their benedicts are served on bagels instead of English muffins. This combo goes especially well with cream cheese, smoked salmon, poached eggs and hollandaise. Sometimes if I think potatoes may be too much, I sub out the potatoes for fruit at a small fee.
3. French toast sandwich — It’s a different name on the menu but basically it’s a french toast sandwich with ham and cheese. It’s just the ideal mix of sweet and salty. It’s pressed so that the cheese is melted… what more can you ask for?
Literally my only complaint at Bagels Etc is that their coffee cups are too small but still, given the quality of the food and service, the dainty coffee cups are still not enough to knock off a whole star from the rating.

I only have the best thngs to say about my trips here. My go-​to breakfast diner. The décor here is so unique and a marvel just to look at and their food is so well done. You can keep it simple and cheap by getting their Classique, or you can pay a bit more for some sensational omelletes. If you’re hungover from the night before, let me tell you, a walk up here would go a long way towards brightening up your morning (or afternoon). I’ve got the huevos rancheros– very tasty and a bit of a twist (since it comes on a bagel), the pancakes (with walnuts) were filling, and comes with a side of fruit.

Food was awesome and great for the price… went with 7 other girls for a nice brunch and of course we where a stag party so we were quite loud… we got told to tone it down a bit which i found to be quite annoying. considering we were just having a good time… server was great… the cashier /​owner. who didn’t want to admit he was the owner was very rude… don’t know if that is just his personality but i was not happy with the customer service he provided us … i found him to be a big snob… and if that is his personality or his humor he should change it because its mean to speak rudely to your customers.
Food was awesome and the orders came out super fast!!!
Thanks to the customer who loved our energy and bought us some orange juice shots!

Huevos Rancheros. I’d stop writing my review right there in Unilocal would allow it. Great variation of eggs benedict with a few varieties of Salsa on top. Small family run vibe, as I believe the owner was working the cash register. Our waitress was great, which made it that much worse that I forgot to leave a tip. Paying at the register, trying to count our Canadian coins out distracted me and I realized later that night that I never left a tip. They don’t accept credit cards so bring cash or debit.

Très bon Bagel au saumon, Bön service,
Né sert pas d’alcool et né prend pas les cartes de credit

The servers were great but service was a little slow. It was pretty packed and they seem a little bit understaffed. If you love crispy, delicious bacon, you should go to Bagel Etc. I had a standard 2 eggs and meat breakfast but it was really good.
A little pricey for breakfast but well worth it.

Un de mes endroit préféré pour déjeuner simplement. J’y vais 2 – 3 fois par mois. Pas nécessairement la meilleure place pour une date romantique mais un bel endroit en solo, avec les amis ou la famille. Déjeuners de style américains classique et autres options. Des vrais bagels. Service courtois à rapidité variable. Ils pourraient développer leur expertise côté café… Mais overall un 4 bien mérité.

The food is equally as colourful as the décor. One half resembles a diner and the rest is a series of random pieces thrown together which ends up working out.
You get some sort of carb with every menu item. I was on the hunt for a killer bagel and chose the St. Viateur with lox, cream cheese, red onion, tomato and capers. The waitress mentioned they get their bagels from Fairmount so it’s no surprise it tasted superb!
Service was excellent here. The waitress was helpful and listed other places we should check out in the city.

As far as Montréal breakfasts go, you can’t get any more classic than Bagels Etc. As the name implies, and as any true Montréal breakfast spot should know, bagels are the star of the show here. Bagel this, bagel that… this place is bagel crazy.
So, that obviously sounds amazing. And now that you’ve made up your mind to eat here, comes the hard part: what to order? In my humble opinion, the only way to go is with the Huevos Rancheros, with bacon inside. It was recommended to me by the chef about 5 years ago, and I’ve never looked back. Their mega mish mash also looked amazing, but really, you’ll be satisfied no matter what you choose.

We each ordered the classic special ($ 6.95) which comes with a lot of bacon and you can choose challah bread, or a bagel. The service was really fast and friendly and the ambiance was kitch and fun. Our experience was ruined however by someone who was «training» a seeing eye dog.
Now we understand that seeing eye dogs need to be exposed to real-​life situations like crowded breakfast bistros, but the dog was very young and at the beginning of its training, and it was humungous. The trainer was errantly chatting, and only intervened every 5 minutes to pull the dog (very forcefully in fact) from under our table.
I’m scoring the restaurant poorly because there was no conversation with our table about it, no arrangement of the tables and no reprisal for the dog sniffing my bacon.
Provided there is no seeing eye dog in training under your table, you’ll enjoy the sparkling hosts, cheap eats and shabby chic digs.

Le jus d’orange trop cher et pas froid
La mauvaise assiette
Service extra long
L’endroit est très joli mais malheureusement très décevant aussi

Entrée dans ce restaurant par hasard à l’heure du déjeuner alors que je faisais des courses dans le quartier, j’ai été absolument ravie, à la fois de l’accueil et de la qualité de la nourriture.
Ce n’est pas de la grande cuisine mais le rapport qualité/​prix est vraiment super bon.
Recommandé, donc :)

Un brunch chez Bagel Etc est toujours un événement splendide. De l’extérieur, l’endroit a l’air de rien de spécial. Une fois à l’intérieur, on sent que l’endroit a du vécu. Des noms adornent de petites plaques pès de quelques banquettes pour rendre hommage a des patrons chéris. Des photos de toutes les personnes du coin qui ont adoptés ce resto/​diner, comme Leonard Cohen. Comme son nom l’indique, la majorité des plats sont basés ou accompagnés de délicieux bagels Fairmount. Leurs oeufs bénédictes sont toujours à la hauteur et ils font de bons blintz. Pour ma part, j’opte quasiment toujours pour le Huevos Rancheros sur bagel. Que dire, leur salsa verde est superbe!
Mon truc pour éviter les lignes: je brunch en semaine vers 10h. Si non, en fin de semaine, c’est toujours rempli! Il faut donc s’attendre à faire la file…

After walking around Mt. Royal all morning, I went looking for a place that sold breakfast to satisfy my craving for eggs and get ready for another adventure.
As soon as I stepped into Bagel Etc, I wanted to put on a 1920s dress and start dancing, The atmosphere transported me to another era with their awesome décor and vintage signage throughout the restaurant. I felt relaxed and felt extremely comfortable in their cozy seats.
The server was kind, attentive, and the food was delicious. The ham and cheese omelet I ordered was fluffy and had the filling spilling out; the home fries were seasoned to perfection and were the perfect accompaniment to its eggy companion.
Visit Bagel Etc! You won’t be disappointed :)

One of the few places left in montreal to create an inspiration. I would Lounge at the breakfast bar to draw & write. (I created many Business plans for new productions there. aka Diary of a lost Circus) It the one venue that helps u take life down a notch. Step back into a time of wild hot Swing and Jazz while you gently sip on your fifth coffee.
Always the first place I go to after a long tour, a welcome home, home.

Je crois que j’ai enfin trouvé la perle rare des brunchs, les meilleurs oeufs bénédictines, le délice de la sauce hollandaise, le goût du frais et du fait maison… bref, une petite merveille !!!
Alors bien entendu c’est archi complet, mais avec un peu de chance (et pas mal de détermination) vous aurez droit à une petite banquette rouge à la New-​Yorkaise avec vue sur la grande cuisine ! Je vois passer les plats, j’en ai l’eau à la bouche…
Pour changer je prends le Hanover: oeufs bénédictines (et oui, on né se refait pas) mais sur bagel ! Avec jambon grillé et épinards, mon chéri prend lui une bolée sauce salsa, pommes rissolées et cheddar fondu.
Bilan: service rapide et efficace, grosses assiettes, bagel croustillant à souhait, épinards frais, bref un plat savoureux et consistant !!
J’ai trouvé la carte riche de surprises et de choix, les prix plus que correct pour la quantité (et le lieu), la déco un peu baroque, un peu vintage mais très fun et l’équipe très agréable. J’y retournerai très très vite !

Bons burgers. Salle sympa.

Qu’est-ce des bagels et des oeufs bénédictines ont en commun? Habituellement, pas grand chose, mais chez Bagel Etc., les «bagels bénédictines» sont sublimes.
La foule est longue mais elle avance quand même assez rapidement puis, le plus vous vous approchez de votre table, le plus vous remarquerez le décor original, éclectique, chaleureux et coloré de Bagel Etc. C’est difficile de décider si le style est plutôt «diner à l’américaine» ou «art déco» parce que les éléments des deux courants s’harmonisent à merveille.
Bön, ça beau être un joli décor, l’important est quand même la nourriture. J’y suis allée pour le brunch donc mon chum et moi avons choisi 2 plats différents que nous avons partagé: celui au saumon et épinards, puis un autre avec tomates, fromage de chèvre et épinards. J’ai aimé les deux, mais j’ai préféré celui au saumon. Notre café a été rempli souvent, le repas et la facture n’ont pas pris beaucoup de temps à arriver et le service a été fait avec sourire même si c’était très occupé.
Il y a plusieurs autres options du menu que je n’ai pas encore essayé, donc la prochaine fois que je me retrouve dans le coin et que j’ai une envie de bénédictine, c’est probablement là que j’irai, quoi que je suis curieuse de voir ce qu’ils servent pour le lunch.