Manhattan Bagel

The one thing this location needs the MOST is to be CLEANED! We stopped in to grab some bagel sandwiches for lunch and as we waited for our order, we couldn’t help but notice how filthy the tile floor was. The carpets need to be vacuumed badly, there is a thick coating of dust on the ceiling fans, hanging sconces and the counter where you get coffee was in much need of wiping down. If there is one thing a good restaurant needs to uphold, it’s being clean. Unfortunately they fail miserably. With the amount of kids they have behind the counter, I would think at least one could be dedicated to cleaning. Even the sides of the griddle they cook food on are caked with dried drippings of who knows what.
The food is okay but presented poorly. Our sandwiches were cut ⁸⁰⁄₂₀ rather than ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ and my girlfriend’s sandwich only had chicken salad on one half (see my photo).
Just clean the place for starters, please!

They are so focused on the drive thru that customers inside get ignored. Long lines inside, incorrect orders, and it’s dirty.

I come here quite often because of how close it is and always order the same thing, but they rarely get my order right even when I repeat it 4 times. The people there are very friendly but it is very slow and the bagels are flat. The food is good, but its not a place I would recommend to anyone. The location is very bad due to the lack of parking space. They only have enough room for maybe 5 cars in the parking lot and maybe 3 in the drive through so do not go during rush hour. Expect at least a 15 to 20 minute wait for anything even if you are the only one there and order one bagel with coffee.

Not worth your money. Poor taste. Go get yourself something better. Nice people though.

Had a muffin from this Manhattan Bagel yesterday and it had to be days old as it was very stale. Obviously they keep these muffins around for a few days if they do not sell.

This location is the best I have ever used for catering! They consistently go above and beyond and the food is top quality and always as ordered! Thank you to the entire team at the Chalfont Manhattan Bagel! Keep up the great job!

Every time i go here i never leave with what i ordered. Step it up MB. You’re charging Starbucks prices and giving Wendy’s service.

love this place. the parking lot it a little terrifying, so be careful coming and going. the employees, although all teenagers (I’ve never seen an adult there) are ridiculously friendly and always in high spirits. wish they’d toast the bagels longer – a lot of times they jut come out lukewarm. getting coffee can be crowded and tedious too while you invariably wait for someone who needs 10 mins to prep their coffee. wish they had a bigger location.

The pork-​roll, egg, and cheese sandwiches on an egg bagel are so delicious. I haven’t tried much else because this order really got me hooked, but if you’re looking for a fast paced breakfast joint with high quality food, this is your place! Love that their food is made to order and nothing is «fake» or sitting out all day. The parking is crowded but I believe they are putting in a drive-​through, which would be amazing!

Unsurpassed service and quality. Consistently outstanding.

I love the bacon egg and cheese sandwiches here. They use a real fried egg and the sandwiches are made to order. Not some powdered egg thing sitting under a heat lamp like you get at a convenience store. I like the bagels and the coffee is good too. The lunch sandwiches are good too and there’s a good selection. I always mean to try more of their sandwiches but I always end up getting a bacon egg and cheese because they are so good.
The only drawback is its in a converted gas station so there are only like 4 or five tables. Occasionally the service can be a little slow. It can also be hard to get into the parking lot during morning rush hour since its on the corner of a busy intersection.

It is definitely a tradition to stop here for breakfast on our way to Woodbury, with good reason. The bagels and coffee are fresh, the service unsurpassed, and the breakfast sandwiches very good. They have a fully-​stocked selection of bagels, including the CA powerbagel and asiago, that have a soft interior and great, chewy, flavorful shell. My favorite part about this branch is the service, though. The staff are always cheerful and our food is always hand-​delivered quickly and with smiles. A fantastic neighborhood bagel café! I only wished that the Center Square location was as great since we don’t make it here very often.

I like Manhattan Bagel a lot.
The bagel thins and Ranchero Wrap are becoming my working at home staples. Bagels are light with a crisp shell, and the Honey and Almond whipped cream cheese is awesome.
Autumn and Winter Roasts are excellent.
Service is kind of haphazard when they’re busy though.

I usually wouldn’t write a review on a place where I only got a cup of coffee, but I felt that this review is well deserved.
Not only did I see a team of employees working together to serve customers, but the communication was incredible, and the employees were very receptive to all the customers, even with the long line.
I think this feeling resonated in other patrons as no one got upset because of the wait, and when it came to be my turn, I wanted to test the product knowledge, and instead of getting an «I don’t know» to a question about sausage, I got an answer, then a further confirmation from another employee.
This is the service that I wish I saw more often but don’t, and I think that the management here must be great because the staff knows how to work together in harmony.
As for the coffee? It was hot, fresh, and the bar was fully stocked with supplies so I didn’t have to wait to ask for creamer.
This has become my new spot for morning coffee.

Last month I was in Chalfont almost every day taking my grandparent’s kitty to the radiation treatment center down the road. Our last day there, my grandmother and I stopped by Manhattan Bagel for a snack.
She got a cinnamon muffin that she told me was the best she’d had in her 75 years on this Earth. I ate a wheat bagel with veggie cream cheese. It was slightly messy but delicious.
Plus there was a guy who worked there that resembled Darren Criss of Glee, so along with the tasty food there was a nice-​looking guy behind the counter.
If I“m ever in Chalfont again I’ll definitely return.

I’d given this a one star review in August 2010 because, though the food was very good, the place clean, most of the staff was extremely nice, the manager was rude (and to ME, the FourSquare MAYOR of Manhattan Bagel!) and embarrassed me in front of a busy store.
After I wrote the review, I stopped giving MB my business. It made me and dog Diablo very sad because it was a fun place to walk to (and I did love the Whole Wheat Everything Bagels).
Fast forward — February 19^th, 2011. On our way to walk Diablo at the park, KT was dying for a bagel and I swallowed my pride, parked in the MB lot, and, thinking no one would recognize me (actually, hoping no one would recognize me, I was wearing baggy sweat pants/​sweat shirt, no make up), I ordered a chocolate chip bagel with cream cheese (it is better than it sounds). While waiting, someone recognized me. OMG. And asked if I brought my dog with me. «Uh, my dog was banned.» I said.
And then, the heavens opened, and a light shone down on a man who left his place behind the register and walked toward me.
He lifted his arms and sang, «Praise you, baggy sweat pants girl, and your dog, and the bad review you wrote on Unilocal.»
Then, the people working the grill pulled trumpets from below the counter and played while he said, «The person that was rude to you was fired a few weeks after that review. It wasn’t just you, she was burnt out, and rude to other people. She needed a change of scenery, and we let her go. Your dog is welcome in Manhattan Bagel.»
«Who are you?» I whispered as confetti swirled down from the ceiling and the sky, which was gray when I walked in, was now a brilliant blue. «Are you Jesus Christ?»
«No. I am the owner, Don Bradley.»
And so it was, on February 19^th, 2011 — Dog Diablo was no longer banned from Manhattan Bagel.
I learned two very valuable lessons that I hope to pass on to other reviewers:
If you have a bad experience, don’t hesitate to contact the owner. Had I contacted Mr. Bradley, I have a feeling I would never have given a one star review initially, and I would have enjoyed bagels all winter long.
If you are as vain as I am (probably impossible to be as vain as I am) — DO NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE LOOKING LIKE A SLOB. EVER!
****I may have exaggerated actual details in this story (I WAS wearing eyeliner).