Bagelman in Brighton and Hove

Extortionate price for a very mediocre bagel.

The staff don’t wear gloves or use utensils to fill the bagel. Instead they grab the fillings for your bagel with bare hands digging around the food tubs going from meat to salad. Never seen anything like it. I left.

First time here and got back to my office to realise they’d left out ingredients and the mozzarella was plastic cheese. So disappointed for the price.

I love this place and really appreciate how they catered to my friend with coeliac disease The staff were able to quickly and confidently highlight which menu items my coeliac friend could safely enjoy, and ensured that her gluten free bagel was safely prepared to avoid cross contaminants. We really appreciated being able to enjoy a delicious lunch worry-free.

We were looking for a brunch before we headed back to the Midlands and found Bagelman. So glad we did! 2 of the freshest tastiest bagels we've ever had. So good and the lady who served us was super friendly and helpful. Great value, check out my photos! Fantastic. We will be back :)

Finally a proper NY bagel in the UK. Delicious bagels, I'm addicted, especially the multiseed (everything) bagel.

Really lovely bagels! You can choose between hot and cold and they have a lot of choice. You can also choose the type of bagel you want. I would recommend eating inside as we tried to go down to the beach and I almost got the whole bagel snatched by a seagull.

In love with the Reuben bagel, and the salmon and cream cheese one was really good as well! Having to pay to get it heated is a bit annoying but overall definitely worth going to

I love bagel man, hence all the stars, I’ve been coming here for years and years. But sadly I’ve just had my last one ever due to the very regular price increases. I hope they pay their staff well and above minimum wage. Bagel man now charge to have your bagel hot. An extra 40p that cost me. They are a sandwich shop when it comes down to it. it’s pure greed. Maybe Jeff bazos now owns them.

All the food pots containing bagel fillings were covered in flies. The staff member putting the bagels together was using her bare hands, no gloves and using those same bare hands to take cash, touch the till and iPad. Really unhygienic.

The best! Would highly recommend.

Loved my bagel. Khia did a great job. Thank you :)

Ive eaten at two of these shops now. Choice of bagels with seeds, onions or plain as well as offering gluten free. So many fillings to choose from. Great vegan options as well as meat ans breakfast options. Always taste delicious. You can ask for hot or cold, and grab a drink or coffee too. Would definitely recommend

they put bits of chicken in my bagel when I’m a vegetarian. The bagel I ordered was the mighty Aphrodite which shouldn’t contain any meat.

Super tasty 👍 Great selection of vegan bagels

A delicious bagel with lovely service!

Simply amazing - best bagels in the world and brilliant service from Jazmine My wife and I love visiting each time we are in Brighton

Great bagels, but it is now soo expensive it really isnt worth it. To top if off they now charge extra if you want the bagel toasted! Horrendous.

I was quite disappointed by the place. First I want to say that the product was good quality and the service very nice but 1. The ambiance music in the early morning was heavy techno music, so way too much for me. It was not a nice environment to eat (at least for me) 2. The sandwich recipe was dry. I had the salmon and egg and indeed, there was nothing else in it. I suggest at least a sauce to make it tastier and less dry. The “Make your own” bagel did not have the “egg” as a protein option so I wasn’t able to choose that one. Other than that, the bagel bread was fresh and good.

Good for grabbing a freshly made bagel It can get busy and service is a little slow, but there's a great selection of bagels to choose from and staff are friendly.

Fast becoming one of favourite places to visit when in the area. Classical flavours using great ingredients. A little pricey but they are very filling.

Good bagel, good service. Lots of choice on the menu. More seating would be beneficial, but it’s a small building / takeaway.

I really appreciated being able to have a gluten free bagel!

Great bagels , freshly prepared. Always go there when in Brighton.

apologies to the other customers and also their children after I loudly cursed in joy after the server told me they could very easily cater to my coeliac disease, preparing a gluten free bagel in a separate area. Also it was delicious. God I love halloumi. NB: I had an americano with cow's milk after they informed me they use Oatly milk (does contain small amounts of gluten) with their machines, so was advised against, and was very happy to check the cartons to confirm.

So happy to have found this little gem! Freshly made bagels with lots to choose from and caiters for gluten free! Delicious! A must visit! Really friendly customer service too. I wish there was more space to eat in

Delicious bagels with so many veggie options. The bagels themselves are made in store, fresh and delicious. You also have the option to build your own which is perfect. There can be a queue and a bit of a wait when it’s busy, but it’s worth it!

Banging bagels!! I'm currently following a strict FODMAP diet so my options for lunch are pretty restrictive. I was so chuffed to see they had gluten free bagels, and when I asked about other ingredients, the server was amazing. She knew exactly what I was looking out for and customised my filling for me. I went in feeling a bit embarrassed and left feeling relaxed and nicely full! Super friendly staff and mega tasty food.

I really think it’s the best bagel in Brighton! I ate breakfast here and even got takeout for lunch..ㅠㅠ

Went for lunch, was so good went back for breakfast in the morning. Bagels are cooked to perfection, very filling and warming. The perfect bagels.

Missing a New York bagel I gave this place a try. The bakes are the best I've had while in England thus far and they even came with a side order of that curt Uber direct attitude that is reminiscent of the big apple

Really friendly staff, always busy when I go in and the staff still manage to have a conversation whilst taking your order and making sure everyone is catered too. Very good in all areas! Too bad the seagulls like the bagels as much as I do and will definitely fight you for them!

gerat little bagel store with various options (often limited offers e.g. for xmas). you can opt for take-away or dine inside. they don’t have a lot of space, however while waiting for our order, a seat might come available. We ordered a seasonal bagel with turkey and a simple cream-cheese bagel. both bagels could haven been toasted a bit longer, the xmas bagel didn’t feel much toasted. the cream-cheese wasn’t enough unfortunately. I still feel that 4 stars are justified due to the various options you can select from and the lovely atmosphere.

Gluten free bagel tastes exactly identical to normal bread!

Fantastic bagels !! Both my husband and I had one, mine was gluten free and he had a regular one and they were both amazing!! Also, If you have coeliac this place is just a dream. The server was extremely thorough in avoiding any cross contamination what so ever , changed all the chopping boards for fresh ones and layered several sheets of new paper on anything my gluten free bagel might touch. All fillings were fresh and had not touched any of the regular bagels or surfaces. As someone with Coeliac you get used to having little to no GF options so to have the variety of fillings available here without the anxiety of being glutoned is just fantastic. The fact the bagels actually taste so good too makes it a win win win for me. My husband who ordered a regular bagel was also super impressed and happy. Thank you.

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Amazing bagels, friendly staff and they were great with my gluten free bagel! No extra cost and super careful about cross contamination! :)

Lox deluxe is the best bagel ever 💯👌🏻

While I’m well aware this photo does not do this bagel sandwich justice, I have to show it off! I ordered the Ruben with cream cheese and a few bites of this took me out of my depressive slump straight into a joy-filled day. I’ve found it difficult to find a good bagel, but Bagelman hits the spot EVERY TIME.

Nice and tasty. In a perfect situation

I've been eating at Bagelman since 2007 and even though I don't live in Brighton any more I always try and stop in when I'm passing through. Their in-house bagels are delicious high quality, and their vegan options have come a long way! Fillings are always fresh and generous. Only marking down one star as I do find the prices quite high but I guess that's just life now.

Decent little place to grab lunch. Good variety and friendly staff.

Bucket up for one hell of a bagel. The sheer selection is incredible and I can personally recommend the onion bagel with the tower option.

Delicious bagels. I went with 2 friends and we all ordered twice. The funky tuna and the lox deluxe were perfect, and their coffee is the bomb. It's an extremely busy post-pride Sunday so the service is a little slow but everyone's waiting patiently and I think it's because they know how good this place is. I can't wait to come back!

Bester Bagel, lohnt sich immer !

I ordered from this place when I was hungover but left devastated. I ordered a tuna mayo mozzarella melt and cucumber bagel with, it came with no cucumbers and had a hair in it. Other than the hair it was only tuna mayo and a tiny bit of cheese. They also forgot my drink :( still giving them a 2/5 thought because I don’t wanna be harsh, I’m up for giving them another go. Just so heartbroken about my bagel 💔

Amazing bagel that hit the spot. Great customer service even on a stressful, busy day

I had the Reuben bagel, which was amazing and has a great portion size. The wife had the halloumi, and it was just as good. Friendly staff, like subway but with bagels.

Gluten Free options clearly shown and readily available, was informed of issues with possible cross contamination within the kitchen environment. Felt confident they could provide my daughter with a gluten free bagel.

Amazing bagels! Gluten free bagels available. Safe for celiacs as everything is cleaned before preparing a gf bagel. Highly recommended!

I eat here a lot for my lunches. Great value for great bagels. Normally go for the reuben which is perfectly balanced in flavours. The only reason for not getting 5 stars is that the food is inconsistent. Sometimes they nail the toasting, seaonsing and placement of the ingredients but I've had a few recently which feel rushed and don't quite hit the mark. I'll still be a regular though

Really thoughtful.. my other half has coeliac disease and when we asked for gluten free the friendly staff asked and were really careful and attentive with food prep.. there aren't too many places to choose gluten free and the food here was absolutely amazing. Big portions and super yummy. Thankyou :)

Fab Reubens Bagle. Limited seating. Fair prices

Used to love this place but recently the prices have just gotten to the other side of unreasonable. To top it off I just got yelled at by an employee, because I was momentarily distracted by a message on my phone and didn’t hear her call my order.

Best bagels we have ever eaten! My husband is coeliac and the staff knew how to prepare his gluten free to perfection - thank you!

We enjoyed breakfast here so much, we could custom our bagels by select type of bagels, meat and sauce. During staff being cook our meal, the smell of bagels reach us as appetizer.

The Ruben with jalapeño bagel was great. It could have done with some extra mustard. The vegan feast was also decent but nothing to write home about. Definitely worth the money but could certainly pack more of a punch!

Ordered bagel with no mayo via deliveroo. Bagel had mayo in it and wasnt even sliced in half.

It was really tasty... but unfortunately I only had one mouthful before a seagull stole my bagel 😭 clearly they know how delicious your bagels are...

Great vegan bagel options! I had the BLT and it was really tasty. There are some other good looking vegan options too. I like that the shop is locally run and that the bagels are fresh. It’s a small shop with limited seating, but great for take away. The bagels are well made and the staff are very friendly! Worth checking out!

Walked in and placed our order, when the shop wasn’t busy. Immediately the sandwich maker was rude to us after we asked what milks were available, he said in a very patronising voice we have ‘milk from a cow’ and ‘oat milk’. The sandwich maker after receiving our order decided to perish downstairs, we waited 15-20 minutes for two bagels, a flat white and an iced latte to be made. After receiving our drinks orders, that were wrong, the iced latte was missing the milk, the same sandwich maker was rude to us for asking for the milk for the iced latte. He slammed the fridge door, huffed in anger and launched the latte and 20 minute late bagels towards us. We left the cafe and discovered to our horror that the bagels came with the wrong bread. The bagels themselves were nice but the experienced was ruined by the rude sandwich maker and the lack of ability to simply take and execute orders correctly. Do not bother If you want to waste £20 and 30 minutes of your life.

They refused to serve me because I have allergies and didn't seem to be making any efforts to change this policy

Best bagels around. Friendly staff and the food is always amazing 👏

Great gluten free bagel! Makes for a good breakfast 🤌

Great coffee and very friendly service

delicious bagels full of ingredients

The bagels were very fresh. I loved how there were lots of options to choose from (vegan, gluten free..). Staff was friendly.

Fresh and delicious bagels 👌 Great flavours, very fresh and lots of bagels options..highly recommended

Fantastic breakfast bagels. Very tasty and packed with bacon. Really friendly and chatty staff. Made to feel most welcome.

Hard working team that put my mind at ease over a misunderstanding. Probably Brightons best reasonably priced breakfast option.

I just ate the salt beef bagel here, and it is absolutely delicious, probably the tastiest thing I have eaten all year. Yesterday at the Hove branch I ate the pastrami bagel, they had run out of salt beef, and that was delicious too. Seems the salt beef one, which isn't on the menu, is in demand by all those who know and I hear they sell out early in the morning, hence why I drove to this one today. Next will be the lox bagel for me. I know it is going to be delicious. The service is excellent, and I felt very welcomed each time I have visited. The seating area is clean and you can sit at the window seat and watch the world go by. Ive been eating bagels all my life, and these bagels are fresh and have the perfect texture. You can't compare these to supermarket bagels, this are what supermarket bagels wish that they could taste like. Bagelman is easily worthy of 6 stars, this is bagel haute cuisine... Lovely

The BLT was full of bacon and it was awesome

We came here because the reviews really sell the place. We expected more...the first bagel we wanted to order was the moth special It was 10:30 am in the morning and they had already run out of brie cheese. 👍They offered us to pick another cheese but we decided to pick another bagel. We ordered two bagels: 1. The CBA (the chicken is boiled not grilled), the avocado wasn't ripe. 2. The ham omelette, they didn't put any spinach on it.

I normally enjoy lunch from Bagelman, but this time they sent the wrong order. I wanted Bacon & Cheese. Not plain sausage.

Vegan BLT & Vegan feast - Yum! I just had a vegan BLT and for once in my life thought I'd leave a review because these guys never disappoint! Bagelman have been around for many years now and as a life long vegetarian I had always eaten there and enjoyed their food and now, having turned vegan, I'm happy to say that their vegan food does not disappoint and I can still eat at there! Staff are always friendly and efficient, all of the Bagelman shops are spotless and from the way the staff work (believe me, I've watched!) I feel safe knowing they take care with vegan (and vegetarian) food preparation.

Visited last Sunday in January, it was quiet so a quick order of the Reuben to go - i watched and thought it was a lot of mustard added but it was perfect, staff member knew exactly what she was doing! Great place for good priced bagel. Loads of other options

I love this bagel shop! They do the best salmon + cream cheese bagel I’ve ever had. Extra yum with some greens added in. Every time I travel to Brighton I get so excited purely because it means I get to visit this bagel shop. I’m moving temporarily near to Brighton from Kent in September and I can’t wait to be nearby to get my bagel fix on a regular basis. Food is always fresh and delicious. 10/10!!!!!

Taste amazing! I can choose fillings and mix every combination whatever I want. I tried onion bagel with smoked salmon. It was amazing! And also staff was super kind and nice. I strongly recommend this place, If u visit Brighton!

Really nice bagels, nice clean space, staff were lovely.

Great place - fresh ingredients, great bagels, great customer service, really friendly staff and good loyalty reward scheme.

Really amazing bagels and fillings. We went in for breakfast. Highly recommend.

I was impressed with my takeaway bagel today. Decent price for a decent bagel! 😊

What an amazing bagel this was recommended to me and it did not disappoint, I emailed the company before to ask about allergies and they where so helpful it really impressed me, meaning I could decide what to have before arriving (I hate holding up a que with allergy questions!) So to have some knowledge of my menus choices before physically entering a shop really helps) I’d absolutely make a point of coming back here when ever I’m in Brighton in future. My only small gripe was the lack of gloves on the man serving us, it would be more professional use gloves 🧤 please add this rule and it will be the perfect place 😌

They put ice-cold drinks right next to the bagels in the bag, so our food arrived cold. Put drinks in separate bags...? We ordered two meals. One meal was missing hash browns. One bagel had a hair in it. Overall, a tragic experience. This isn't the first time Bagelman has missed the mark. No point supporting local business when they don't care about their customers!

Soggy bagels, grossly overpriced, £6.30!! sparce filling, items missing from order!!!!! Ordered Hash browns....waited...waited....and waited....never came, e had to ask for a refund!!!!! We were the only Customers! Teeny weeny latte coffees that cost £3.30 each, barely much bigger than a paper espresso cup!!!! Have been to Bagelman in Church Road, Hove, on numerous occasions. however, this is the last time we shall visit any of the BAGELMAN outlets....complete waste of money. I love Bagels....not like today's though! They require toasting, not heating up in a microwave or whatever she did with them!! I dread to think, we were extremely hungry, so we ate them.....unfortunately 😑 Disappointed 😞 😥....beyond belief 😑

Bagelman is a Gem, a variety of Quality hand rolled bagels (my faves are poppy & multi-seed) and quality ingredients. Sweet & Savoury, breakfast & brunch - If you enjoy a good hearty bagel, you can’t go wrong. Try the lox deluxe, delicious

Best gluten free bagel I’ve ever had. They prepared it separately and took my coeliac seriously. Would definitely recommend. Thank you!

After Uber eats completely messed up the delivery of a big order I placed, the lovely guys at bagelman remade the entire thing despite it not being their fault at all. Truly wonderful customer service and excellent bagels as always!

Enjoyed my gluten free vegan bagel. There are a few vegan and vegetarian options here which all looked filling. The bagel itself is absolutely delicious, it held the filling perfectly, unlike others I've had from supermarkets. Nice friendly service as well. It took a while to make but worth the wait

Omelette and ham bagel was really bland! Won’t recommend BUT the BLT was good, and you add an omelette to the sandwich! Ok coffee and lovely staff.

Love visiting here, the team are always friendly and the bagels are so tasty!

We loved this place on our trip to Brighton. Definitely a must stop for lunch.

Love the bagels from here… always freshly prepared and super tasty. Also loving the super friendly staff. Highly recommend!!!

After investing 60k of my own money into this company, in January 2022 the company Bagelman limited went into liquidation owing hundreds of thousands to local Brighton people and suppliers, people who trusted them! they wrote off all shareholders investments including mine. The owner then bought back the previously valued 1.3 million pound company for just £80,000. Now they have nice new branding, nice new store, nice new branded merchandise, such a shame about the morals and ethics of the company. If you are thinking of buying a Bagel from Bagelman please just spare a thought for the original shareholders and local suppliers...as this will happen again.

Holidaying while having dietary requirements can be really stressful when you’re worrying where you can eat the entire time, and options to takeaway food are usually zero - sometimes I just want to eat something quick while walking and not have to have a sit down meal! Was starting to pull out my hair when I came across Bagelman online due to the mention of gluten free options. Thankfully they still had a few GF bagels left when I arrived! The staff were really friendly and even asked if I had celiac disease, making sure to take steps to avoid cross contamination when preparing it without me even saying anything. Bagel itself was great, perfect for on the go! Please don’t stop offering GF options like so many places have - we really appreciate places like you!

Nice and inviting small establishment in the lanes. The staff seemed friendly enough and the food wasn't too bad for price either.. In an area where everything is about trends, which includes eateries its nice to see a place I can still get something I want, rather than what my company of people want..

I went with my family of 4, we all ordered a bagel and was horrified to see him making them with no gloves on! He was literally mauling the filling with his whole hands like he was making bread! Never again!

Always great! I’ve been to this location and the one at the station multiple times. Always get great service and delicious bagels. Great that they do GF as well. My fave is the Rueben and the CBA. Lovely bacon bagel and coffee deal too !

Caters for coeliac and intolerant. I went in and asked if they catered for coeliac and they immediately explained everything that made it safe for coeliac. Being a coeliac myself this makes life so much easier and happier because we don’t need to worry! Their gluten free bagels are to die for! It was my first time but I’d definately go again!

Sehr leckere Bagels, auch glutenfrei. Empfehlenswert!