Circles — Restaurant in City of Hudson

Delightful, award-winning bagel shop that is 1000x more than just a "bagel shop." Tepper is famous for small batch sourdough bagels, served with the highest-quality and often locally-sourced ingredients. The seasonal cream cheeses are delicious and creative, and the fish spread is bursting with thai chili and fresh herbs. Our favorite is the Circles Bagel, which features cream cheese, shiso leaf, cucumber, red onions, and the best chili crisp (be sure to add tomato if you celebrate tomato). The seasonal offerings including the most amazing B.L.T. and turkey sandwich are delicious. Lots of offerings for vegetarians, too. Tepper and his team are incredibly friendly and the bright, sunny space exudes happiness. Coffee beverages are served in cups made by the pottery artist who does the exuberant branding for Circles. Circles is special and going there weekly brings joy. A perfect pit stop for your Hudson visit, for...

I found this experience downright offensive. I paid $17 for just two plain bagels with scallion cream cheese. The price alone is excessive, but what made it worse was the quality. The bagels were like days old, extremely hard, and almost impossible to chew. My kid couldn’t even bite into his and refused to eat it.

On top of that, they automatically tack on an 18% forced gratuity, which makes the poor value feel even more insulting. Yes, the interior design, music, and overall vibe were pleasant, but none of that excuses serving stale food at premium prices while squeezing customers with hidden charges ($25 cent per bagle to support pickles prices which we found out only after paid as the note was hided at our knees level).

Overall it feels like taking advantage of people rather than providing any real value.

Absolutely disappointing and not somewhere I would return...

First off, these are not good bagels. Anyone claiming otherwise is probably not from New York or hasn’t tasted real bagels. While the inside is somewhat chewy, the crust is overly hard and tough, it feels electric and rubbery, making you pull and chew so much it actually tires your jaw. Not pleasant at all. What’s worse is the pricing and policies. They automatically tack on an 18% gratuity, even though there is no table service whatsoever. On top of that, they add a $0.25 “funding fee” for their pickle program, which supposedly allows people claiming “financial hardship” to randomly ask for 33% or 50% off their bill. It feels like a gimmick and not good business practice. Yes, the atmosphere, music, and design are nice, but that does not make up for overpriced, low-quality food and forced extra charges. Overall, this is not a good experience and not a place...