Noah’s Bagels

For the price, 2 pieces of bacon and a tablespoon of cream cheese makes it not worth it. See images.

So I may have gotten replacements for the last mess up here but the Managment failed to apologize for their mistake, my food was still cold and wrong, then things get even worse once I go into the bathroom, women’s toliet is broken, men’s bathroom has a non working soap dispenser

Consistently great bagels and the service is generally good. When it gets busy you wait longer– but that seems to be expected at a bagel place. I’m always walking out happy and don’t think they deserve the Unilocal rating they have.

The core bagel Noah makes is only fair, and that applies at Lafayette too. However, the service and cleanliness of this location is pretty good.
The counter is well-​staffed with lots of hands on deck. And what sometimes looks like a longish check out situation rarely takes much time.
It’s like if the staff had permission and leadership to go off the chain’s script and menu, I think there’s a really good chance this would a 4-​star situation.
Parking can be tricky in that clustered Lafayette lot… just takes some Zen and you won’t be parking far away.
NoaHack: go two doors down to Peet’s to rescue yourself from Noah’s coffee.

There service here is just terrible. They got my order wrong twice and took 20 minutes just to make 2 bagels.

I come here on a semi regular basis and the people and service are great I will continue to come here except on a Wednesday… NEVER COME HERE ON WEDNESDAY! Schools start later and you’ll wait 25 min, yes 25 min for you bagel… no joke there was like 50 kids in there! So avoid this place on WEDNESDAYS!!!

Came here on a Tuesday afternoon. They still had a solid selection of bagels. Ordered my bagel and received it about 2 minutes later, toasted bagel with butter was $ 1.75. I see a lot of reviews about poor customer service, maybe I just got different people, but everyone I talked to was very friendly and helpful, especially the woman who took my order, Daye, great customer service. Will definitely be back again.

Review #017 — 2016
I just figured out why this place has such a poor rating on Unilocal.
My younger sister and I showed up on a Saturday around 10:30 AM and placed a very simple order for two bagels – one with lox and one with pastrami and swiss. I can make it myself at home in about 2 minutes.
The two boys working at the front have no clue about anything. I asked about one ingredient just to figure out what it is & one of the kid asked the lady, who may have been the owner, and she just said «we ran out!» So, what is it? I still have no clue what the heck that thing is…
The lady took forever to make our bagels. I understand that there were a few other people ahead of us, but everyone in there seemed like they’ve been waiting forever and just wanted to get the hell out of that place. If I hadn’t already paid for my order, I would’ve just walked out after waiting 30 minutes to get my bagels.
Even after I walked next door to order my son’s food at Chipotle, came back, waited some more and still my bagels weren’t done. On top of that, the bagels didn’t even taste good enough to warrant such terrible service.
How did this place still manage to stay in business for so long? Never again will I set foot inside a Noah’s Bagels!

Plain rude. I ask nicely to warm my bagel gave me an attitude. Employee (Stannett) get a real job if you don’t like toasting bagel. Poor costumer service.

How are they always out of the same type of bagel? Literally five times in a row they have not had jalapeño bagels and every time they say «yeah those are really popular».
News flash if they are really popular make more of those and less of a kind that isn’t popular. This isn’t a complicated formula. Hopefully they start applying common sense

1^st time I came here to try out the bagels. Was nothing more than just a huge disappointment. There were lots of employees but no ones was friendly or nice seemed like they just want to ring you up and. Just get you out. Even if it not very busy. I walked in and wasn’t even greeted. The lady was just starting at me and said are you ready ?? Wow atleast a hi. Or good morning how are you … I think customer service is very important at Any level of employment …
2^nd I would not recommend the Tuscan pesto with cream cheese the worst flavors to have as a bagel and mixed with plan cream cheese to many flavors going on .
I should of sticked with my go to. But was willing to try something new. Fale… The only thing about the place that was some was alright was there lemonade was over priced but the said they were fresh one of kind so I decided to try it out. It was a one and done for me

Usually I’m really happy with my food and the staff but yesterday I had a very unpleasant experience. The cashier gave me the wrong amount of change back and when I asked him about it he got defensive and was questioning my trustworthiness. It was extremely rude. And made me a little sad. But otherwise this is a great location and the bagels are always fresh and delicious

I love Noah’s! They have good bagel sandwiches! Also they had a happy hour for smoothies which are yummy! Great customer service too!

First time I went here, it was amazing. The variety is endless, they even serve loafed bread, healthier side options, free refills of coffee and soda (bottled options for to go), AND ALL DAY BREAKFAST! I got a cheddar bacon with an asiago bagel, which was so good. They were so effecient. I’m not sure if they offer free wifi though, but I wouldn’t doubt it. It’s a very «chill» place to eat and play cards with a bud or something.
After such a great experience, I dragged the boyfriend to try it with me on his 10. I ordered a turkey sausage in a Tuscan bagel. He just ordered a bagel with cream cheese, both agreed to be toasted when asked. It was busy, so the bf went back to work and i was going to drop it off for him. I get to his work, turns out my turkey was missing, which is fine, mistakes happen. Just so it didn’t look fishy, I brought back both, in hopes that they’ll redo his as well.
I wait in line, explain to the first cashier the issue and show him & he forwards me to the second register. Now this girl, brown hair with pretty light blue eyes, rings me up, I explain to her what happened and she told me that it wasn’t put in as toasted, so they weren’t going to remake the bfs. I wait, listening for «Alex» (name on the order), but no, a different employee calls out «remake.» It wasn’t until I realized that they weren’t going to specify, which is rude in my opinion. Just to be sure, I tried to get the attention of two individuals on line, which were managers/​supervisors. I said «excuse me» 3 times before actually getting the attention of one of the managers, white medium height guy who was thinning, but was cut off by another guest clarifying her order and then was forgotten about.
I finally got the attention of the other management, taller lady with long brown hair, Nancy I think it was. I asked if she had an order for Alex, she looked at both screens, then said no. She checked my receipt, and got the bag, that has now sat there 10min. The new one had a new 2^nd, untoasted tuscan bagel and the bagel sausage breakfast sandwich, but Nancy didn’t apologize or anything. She checked with the other manager and left it in front of me and continued with the rush.
I know Lafayette people can be posh jerks, but I commute from Pittsburg to work in Lafayette too. I just wanted two new, toasted bagels, but the first time in my life, I had one of those experiences where I rather just have my money back, but my bf paid with a card and was back at work. Costumer Service is a thing guys, terrible costumer service, even if you don’t mean it.

The kids working at the counter are friendly enough, but that is about it (hence the 2 stars). The older lady in charge, runs around between the register & the ovens like a headless chicken.
We’ve come here three times, & kept hoping to get the right order, each & every time.
If you order anything outside of a plain bagel with cream cheese, you are in for disappointment.
You will get anything BUT what you ordered.
On our last visit, this past Thursday, couple of people were even complaining that they were given something they did not order. In our case: plain bagel w egg & sausage, when we ordered 1 Ham & Swiss, & 2 Southwestern Turkey, the last two are supposed to have egg whites, on everything bagel, onion bagel & good egg —
Customers that received the correct items: plain bagel w cream cheese. Yep…
Not coming back again.

Horrible (!!!) customer service. I tried to work out my bad experiences with the manager «Scott» on the phone a month ago and after giving him my personal info (name, number, address) he promised me coupons that never came. Today I went in to see if he was there in person and got (again) nasty customer service. Scott wasn’t there so I asked when Scott would be available and they said they’d check the schedule. They never checked, so I had to ask again. A woman named «Nancy» told me ««Tomorrow». I asked what time, specifically. She had the nerve to tell me 2:00AM. LIKE ANYONE IS GOING TO CALL AT 2:00 AM! Now I’m writing a letter to corporate. Shaking my HEAD!

I ate here got a great Blueberry bagle with a generous amount of cream cheese and was completely satisfied it was quick and filled me up
The Manager Scott even talked with us for a little while and made us feel welcome we really enjoyed our experience and would recommend it to anyone

Ok, I think my final impression with Noah’s Bagels, after coming here relatively consistently over the past two-​three years, is that the service is inconsistent. Sometimes it’s fine, other times it’s terrible. I think an honest opinion from me over a multi-​year span is «meh, I’ve experienced better.»
Sometimes they’re quick and get your order correct the first time. Other times it’s crazy crowded, they get backed up, they get stressed out, they’re slow, they aren’t up-​front about what’s available/what’s not, and they’ll get your order wrong.
I’d say most staff are either high school or college students, and, frankly, most of them don’t seem to care about their job (doesn’t give me hope for the future…). Even the «adults,» though, just seem to go through the motions.

My dedication to Noah’s Bagels goes way way back. As a freshman in college at Cal, many of us loved hanging out at our dorm’s study lounge, sometimes stepping out to the balcony for fresh air and everytime we could see Noah’s lit up sign in the distance, beckoning us to come for a fresh bagel to start our morning. The Noah’s Bagel sign in Berkeley will always be remembered as the one with the phallic sign (check them out if you haven’t LOL). I have to say the bagels from here just cannot be beat. I’ve tried bagels all over the place and I consistently go back to Noah’s. I haven’t found bagels as soft, chewy and tasty except for in the infamous NYC.
Years later, after I moved back to the bay area, I was glad to find not one but two Noah’s bagel near where I live in Walnut Creek. The Lafayette one always seems a bit busier, but service has not been an issue. Our bagels came out hot, fresh and delicious with their light schmear. Blueberry and Asiago Cheese are both fantastic and my go to choices. I love going there with my puppy after a walk around the Lafayette Reservoir, rewarding our exercise with a hot toasty bagel has always been a tradition.

Noah’s Bagels offers the usual bagel, ba-​wiches, coffee, smears. juices, teas. etc. location just looks different, it looked empty. (it was) but so cool while being.
shop looked small and coozy.
cordially/​plesantly greeted and served within a minute.
brew: soho coffee (m1,70)
–new york dark and rich roast
heavy taste, not so smooth,.
–thermos had coffee brew time posted. (so cool).
–6 varietials of coffee observed.
3.5 stars
drips:
–thinking this coffee will keep me awake.