Bagel Cafe — Restaurant in St. John's

I love Bagel cafe. The food is delicious and you get huge portions. The Newfie Bullet Omelet is amazing! My favourite thing on the menu (which is huge I might add). The staff and atmosphere are awesome and very pleasant. I love it every time I'm there. I really wanted to give it five stars. That being said, there are two issues that stop me from doing so. I would give it four point five if I could but google only does whole numbers.

One issue is how busy and congested it gets there during peak hours. This is an issue with location and is in no way the owners fault but it does lend itself to lessening the experience unfortunately. The placement of the cash register makes it very difficult to wait to pay, pay, and exit/enter when it is busy. A new location would be best but I understand the difficulty of finding good locations down town. They also risk losing that awesome atmosphere as well. The second is the price. Bagel Cafe is not ridiculously priced but it does cost a pretty penny to have a decent meal there. While bigger and more extravagant menu items warrant a bigger price, little things like coffee, juice, and small side orders are expensive for what you're getting.

All in all this is still one of my favourite locations to eat in St.John's. Your wait time during peak hours might be a little long, but the staff does all they can and are champs for what they manage to do considering how busy it gets there. They're also very friendly and inviting. Although it can get a bit pricey the food is amazing, the portions are huge, and the menu is one of the biggest I've seen. I would definitely recommend Bagel Cafe to anyone looking for a great...

Went here several days in a row while in St John's earlier this summer - although you end up spending a lot on breakfast, the portions were so big that we didn't worry about finding lunch any of the days we visited the Bagel Cafe.

I love the hash browns the most, but the decor is a close second. Yes, it's cluttered and vibrant and clashing. That's the point, it's a fun and busy style, relatively unique amid a sea of corporate-owned-minimalist/greige-vinyl/visual-muzak boredom. I love the aesthetic the Bagel Cafe curates! It's part of what made me want to eat there 4 days in a row.

The service was generally consistently good, apart from being a kind of forgotten about on one morning when it was a bit busier than the other days. I'm assuming this was due to new summer staff learning the ropes still, as we weren't left hanging for water/ordering/the bill during our other visits. The coffee that morning was also just kind of tolerable instead of good, but the food was still great.

My only real issue was the volume of the music inside - when I go for breakfast early, shortly after a place opens, I'm hoping for a chance to at least hear the person sitting next to me while we plan out the day. Some of the booths are directly under speakers and it was nearly impossible to hear the server across from us.

Note: this place is far from accessible, as the building is so old - if you have mobility issues, I'd advise against visiting as it's difficult to navigate the narrow areas and the washrooms are up a...

My girlfriend and I were in St. John's Newfoundland on a quick vacation and this was the only restaurant we went to more than once!

We had breakfast here twice in 4-5 days. The first time here I had to try the toutan breakfast with beans, bacon, eggs and a side of molasses. The portion was decent and it was delicious! The second time was on our final day in St. John's where I definitely had to try one of their bagels. Why name yourself the bagel cafe if your bagels aren't the star of the show?!

I ordered a simple bagel breakfast sandwich with sausage egg and a sesame bagel and it was amazing! The bagel was soft and chewy and everything you would expect a bagel to be like. I would definitely have more than one of those next time I'm in town.

The other thing I wanted to mention is how impressive the size of the mugs they use for their coffee are. I'm a huge coffee drinker and when the waitress came by with our coffees I was visibly impressed at how much coffee you get. Great job bagel cafe!!

Both times the service was top notch. We were lucky with chatty and friendly service staff which made us want to come back a second time!

Watch out for lineups over the weekend but if you happen to be here during the week the lineups are non-existent and it's a quick wait before you get a table.

If we find ourselves in St. John's again. I will definitely seek out the bagel cafe if not for another generous cup of coffee and one of their amazing...