Olney Bagel Bakery

Well new ownership has taken over and too many changes. Prices have gone up and the quality of the bagel has gone down. Asked for an everything bagel and hardly any goodies on it, very little flavor. Also asked for the bagel toasted and it came out not toasted and very dry. Remember the great selection of coffee, just memories. Only option now is decafe or regular. This is the second time I have tried them since the new ownership. Don’t know when I will return. Not sure why they would change the bagel recipe, seems to be a recipe for disaster. New help is also a little rude, I guess that is how they do it. Ellen we will miss your fine eats and everything you did for the community.

This Olney staple was recently taken over by new ownership, which I discovered when I went for bagels on Saturday.
The price list was taken down, I assume those will be replaced soon?
I got our usual bakers dozen w 2 cream cheeses. The server took my order on a slip and asked me to step aside and «wait». hmm… that’s a new process.
While I waited, I found several other patrons who were still waiting for their bagels while others who behind them got their food. Totally understandable if you ordered eggs or anything made to order. But I just got bagels. and I waited 10 minutes for someone to fill a bag with those bagels.
They tasted great as always, so hopefully the new owners won’t change that.
My husband waited for me outside and was like «what took you so long. I saw 4 people who went in after you come out already».
They also got rid of the honey walnut cream cheese, so that was disappointing, and the price went way up. Over $ 16 for the bakers dozen. Same deal only $ 14 at Panera.
I still love this place, but I hope the new owners are careful with the changes.

Average at best. Bagels are tasty, but tiny. Any «real» bagel place should have homemade spreads, not Philadelphia cream cheese from Safeway across the street. «Best bagels ever», you people need to get out of Olney.

Excellent everything bagel! Love love love this place! We’ve ordered large trays of bagels, whitefish and lox etc and it was incredible. Great place!!!

This is the best place to eat in olney and if you disagree I will fight you. If you face a wait it’s because these bagels are amazing and everyone else in olney also wants one at 10:15 on a Sunday. Is your time so valuable that you can’t wait 4 minutes for a delicious and fresh breakfast? Prices are fair and the ambiance I would call «local friendly.»

(I personally don’t think this place even deserves a star. But unfortunately I Unilocal doesn’t offer a no star option.)
This place has been in Olney for years. When I was younger I would come here numerous times for the pizza bagel which I loved! So I decided to give this place a try after years of not going. And let’s just say I was pretty disappointed.
The restaurant is fairly spacious. The seating area is directly to the left consisting of small booths, tables, and high top tables closer to the window.
Entering the restaurant, you walk straight to the counter where you order your food and make your way down to the cashier. Like an assembly line. Seems like a pretty simple task to handle. But in my experience, clearly the staff had some problems.
To start my rant, I casually walked up to the counter to order. The young lady behind the counter greeted me by saying «hi, how are you?» I kindly replied, but after that she just stared at me. No other comments like maybe «what would you like» or «is this your first time here» or «let me know when your ready, take your time!» No, I received an awkward blank stare. It made me feel rushed so I quickly spotted something on the menu I always enjoy. Considering I was starving!!! So I ordered the «Caesar Salad Wrap.» After telling that young lady my order, once again she just stared at me. I was confused, so I just said «ummm I guess with everything on it?» And the young lady rudely replied «k is that all?» She was very uninformative considering it had been years since I’ve been here. I brushed her rude attitude off and continued down to the cashier to pay. The cashier also just stared at me… no conversation, nothing. Very strange.
Next, was the waiting. There is no specific waiting area for this restaurant. Basically, you have to stand next to the soda machines and coffee and continuously move out of people’s way. Something this restaurant should work on. The wait did not take too long. Although while I was waiting the cashier decided that it would be a great idea to vacuum all around me and next to my feet. Made the wait very awkward.
They finally brought my food to me in a brown paper bag. I was hoping the food would make up for the rude staff. But I was fooled AGAIN. I open my bag and unwrapped the poorly wrapped paper holding my wrap together. The wrap looked like they grabbed some lettuce and chicken and threw it on a tortilla and rolled it with the palm of there hand. I attempted to take a bite and everything fell out. I actually had to re wrap it myself. It was a mess. I was hoping the taste would make up for it, nope. FOOLED again!!! They put the chicken in the wrap when it was steaming hot causing the lettuce to become soft and soggy, gross.
I really wanted to give this place a good rating. But the fact that I spent my hard earned money here hoping for a good meal was extremely disappointing.
A little tip to the manager, train your employees. It doesn’t take much to crack a smile and talk to the customers. And maybe teach your employees to properly wrap a wrap…
Anyone who wants a quick meal. Don’t go here your probably better off in the drive thru of McDonald’s.
Rant over.

Had a bagel and a coffee from this place a couple of days ago and it was delicious. Highly recommended for a quick breakfast at a good cost!

Okay, so if you ignore the fact that the place is a good location but the ambiance is lacking, it’s absolutely amazing!
They have great food, soup and assorted coffee flavors. More of a family place like breakfast, brunch or lunch place. Nothing super spectacular about the place but the food is amazing. There’s so many bagel options and lots of choices for food. Will not be disappointed.

Again I had the lox tomato onion cream cheese on a poppyseed bagel and it was delicious and reasonably priced and very fast. This is my go to place for a nice bagel breakfast. The folks behind the counter are super-​efficient and are very careful to get your order correct, which I appreciate. I love the freshness of the bagels and the assortment.

Their bagels are pretty good! I might give them 4 stars just for their bagels, but their service isn’t great and their sandwich ingredients aren’t very high quality. Also, be aware that they have a credit card minimum (but they do have an ATM in the site for those circumstances).

I give 3 stars because the 4 cheese and bacon bagel is the best I’ve ever had-​the service here is friendly but sometimes horrendously and painfully slow… there could be one person in front of you and 4 people working it does not matter… in fact they have developed a phenomenon I’ve never experienced: The more people working, the slower the service.

Grew up in the «bagel belt» of NY/​NJ/​CT. There’s only a few place in the DC area that make bagels but without question, these are the best bagels and could easily pass for NY bagels in NY. I live in Laurel and sometimes play golf nearby and always make a point of stopping by for a bagful to take home. I went in today at 2:45 and the bagels I bought (ate one in the car) were just out of the oven. Are you kidding me? How good is that. yes, I’m a bagel snob and there’s nothing wrong with that. When I see the bagels boiling in the kettle before they go into the oven, I know I’m in the right place.
I will drive to Olney next time I need real bagels-​so should you!

I’ve been going here for 8 years on and off. I’ve cheated on this place many times to search for the best bagel. Nothing I’ve had has come close to this place. I’ve tried bagels in NYC, Long Island and parts of Jersey. Right now, I’m currently in their parking lot at 5:40 AM waiting for them to open. Best bagel around Montgomery County, but for me it’s the best I’ve ever had.

Olney deserves a breakfast place that uses real eggs. Bagels are OK though, just small. Don’t get the eggs…

This is my friends and mine go to breakfast when I come home. Everyone from the ages of 16 — 25 that’s here on a Saturday or Sunday morning is without a doubt struggling from their severe hangover. And let me tell ya, these bagels do the trick.
They have so many options of bagel types as well as cream cheeses. My favorites are whole wheat everything with veggie cream cheese, pizza bagels, or sausage egg and cheese on Herb and Cheese bagel.
I’ve lived in New York/​New Jersey for 5 years now, and Olney bagels are still my favorites overall.

I love going here. Its cheap enough to eat there regularly, but the food is really good as well. The staff is very friendly and always remembers me. I like the white pizza bagel best, but they always have a good selection if I am feeling like something new. Also, I prefer to eat vegetarian, and they always have a good selection of tasty things that are meatless.

Well, I just ate here for the second time in 6 months. I hate to be negative, but fruit fly infestations both times and the worst coffee I’ve ever had (tasted old) with the milk and half and half containers unrefrigerated. The whole place looks dirty. The bagels are pretty good, but I don’t know how it stays in business. With Dunkin donuts and now Panera nearby, not much reason to try again. I like to support small business, but I’m not going to take my health into my hands.

The food is mediocre. I usually get the chicken Caesar salad, but it wasn’t much. I tried their bagels though and they do taste fresh which is good. Would go back for a quick bite, but it’s not extraordinary.

Customer service sucks! No one greets you as you walk up to the counter, no smiles, and the cashier is shaky on his math. Great bagels but a welcoming atmosphere is definitely lacking! Manager should take note!

The hot italian sandwich is banging! I got it so many times while I worked at the pharmacy next door that the staff knew I’d always get it… I always added bacon, but getting it on a toasted cheese and herbs bagel or the four cheese and bacon bagel was money. i like to eat my sandwiches with potato chips; adds crunch and sodium… The chicken caeser salad was on point too– lots of dressing and a fairly large size. Sometimes I’d get the cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese. It’s pretty darn good… I’ve tried the baja chicken wrap and roast beef sandwhich before. They were okay, but not spectacular. Prob need to get double meet in the baja chicken wrap.
The staff here is really friendly.