The Bagel Nook — Restaurant in Ocean Township

Arrived here about 7 minutes before they closed today on a Saturday. A guy was counting the register and another 2 male and female were wrapping up closing the counter/food prep areas. All of them did not look too happy to see a customer show up right before they close which I understand because I myself work in the restaurant industry but we are still professional and serve our guests with a smile BUT this isn't a restaurant and I wasn't planning on ordering hot food and staying to eat it even though there are tables and chairs, so it shouldn't have really bothered them. No smiles here were given, just some pissed off young adults and I can tell when workers are not too happy about customers in the food industry. Cashier then asked what I wanted and I ordered a tye die bagel with birthday cake cream cheese, not toasted out of courtesy because I knew they probably had cleaned everything already, and the cashier said okay, I paid and left a 15% tip. 2 other employees in the back made it, the female got the birthday cake cream cheese tub and the other male grabbed the tye die bagel. But I believed he used plain cream cheese but wasn't sure instead of the birthday cake since the female had it right next to him and she put the birthday cream cheese I had originally ordered back in front. I thought hmm maybe he had some on the prep table. Then the hispanic male handed me the bagel with no smile but I still thanked him with a smile. Still no smiles from anyone, just that look of " hate that you came in right before closing". I left and ate the bagel in my car and noticed I was right about them using plain cream cheese instead of the one I chose and I know the cashier heard me when I ordered, because even the female heard, my guess is because it was easier to use then unwrapping the sarand wrap they use for covering the other cream cheese, but I mean, that takes 10 seconds to rewrap. Also noticed the cashier put plain cream cheese on my receipt as well and I know I said it loud and clear what type of cream cheese I wanted. The bagel was good but I didn't enjoy it because of how unwelcoming the store employees were so that just stayed in my head. No matter how good your food is, if the hospitality is unwelcoming with people not wanting to be there to work, then go somewhere else where your hard earned money is appreciated and you can...

Finally a bagel store in the area that is clean, and actually has bagels- they have your norm and they have some specials. Friendly- stop going to local dirty bagel store- give this place a try. I don't remember The last time I walked into a bagel store and they actually had all the bagels, I wanted let alone on a Sunday. It's probably, this place is a 20 minute drive for me or I'd be eating bagels every day and something different every day but omg seriously try this place!!! And to the guy named Alex who has no other reviews in the area....I doubt you work in The business or you would've never written a review like that and you would understand what it's like when people come in two minutes before closing on your busiest day of the week where you're wrapped up and your workers are exhausted so please let me know where you work so I can come and eat there right before you close or better yet since you got in your car and ate the bagel, why don't you keep driving in your car all the way back to California and go eat there not here in...

Crummy food with high prices. We stopped in 30min before closing. Store was clean and bright, counterperson was fine. We got 2 poppy bagels w/ egg salad. Both were horrible. The bagels had no flavor, and neither did the egg salad -- except a faint sweet flavor, as if some of the fruity cream cheese or icing from something got mixed into the sandwich somehow. Not sure, but it was very bad... didn't taste like eggs at all. And the side salads of cole slaw and macaroni salad were inedible and went right in the garbage. Everything in the case looked dried out (tuna salad, cream cheeses, various spreads, etc). Not appetizing to look at. The only good things here were the bottled soda, and the packaged chips. For 2 egg salad bagels, 2 bottles of coke, and 2 small bags of chips, we spent over $35!...