New Bagels and More at Colony Plaza

[DickY]

Bagels and More has opened in the Juans Mexicali location in Colony Plaza. I tried the place the last 2 days for breakfast. Had cranberry Orange muffin yesterday and a raisin cinnamon bagel today, both with coffee. Both were good and the price reasonable (less than Starbucks). It is well staffed and the staff was very friendly.

[Floridagal]

Thanks for this information. Didn't know it was open as yet. I need some bagels. Will check it out. Are the bagels as good as New York bagels?

[TunaFish]

Do you know their hours or telephone number?

[tkret]

Bagels and More has opened in the Juans Mexicali location in Colony Plaza. I tried the place the last 2 days for breakfast. Had cranberry Orange muffin yesterday and a raisin cinnamon bagel today, both with coffee. Both were good and the price reasonable (less than Starbucks). It is well staffed and the staff was very friendly.

Hi DickY
Next time you're there will you, please, check and see if they offer Wifi connection? Sounds like a nice addition to Colony Plaza.

[Lady Jan]

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[JohnN]

Lady Jan,
Must be that creamy Hudson River water :clap2:

[Floridagal]

Had breakfast there last week with some friends and I must say it was very good. Enjoyed the bagels. Clean place and very friendly people. Would recommend it to all.

[Peachie]

It's good to hear such nice reviews, we'll try Bagels and More when we get into TV again.

[thomas.blasko]

If you are happy with the breakfast, don't EVER go there for lunch. We went yesterday, and waited 45 minutes for two VERY poor sandwiches. Oh by the way, there were only two couples ahead of us. The 2 kids preparing the sandwiches could care less what they were doing.

If you have been to this restaurant prior to its magic "transformation" to a Bagel Place, you only have to look around to see the same incompetent manager and the same exact staff. I realize that you can't really mess up a muffin and a cup of coffee. If you are thrilled with this restaraunt, just go for a bagel...don't go for lunch. The waitress, I agree was friendly, but I felt extremely sorry for her, because all she did was apologize to all the customers there.

You don't know me, BUt if you did, you would realize that I am not a person that complains, so for me to write this review is a testimony to a "bad bagel place." Hopefully, somone else will agree. If not, enjoy!

[dfn8tly]

thomas;

I REALLY hate to shoot down a brand new restaurant as we can always use some variety here in TV. I also know this is a hard way to make a living.

That being said I was in this place Monday just to try their bagels. I ordered 3 different ones "to go" and was there for 15 minutes! I admire some stores that hire the handicapped but this cashier was not only uninformed and unskilled she couldn't have cared less. Apparently, neither did the owner who I recognized from his photo in The Daily Sun.

I sincerely hope they get their act together and realize they only have ONE chance to make a first impression.

Oh, the bagels --- mediocre.

[KathieI]

I'm sad... :( I was really hoping this bagel place would be a good place for the "Hadleyites" or "TV Southerners" to meet and greet but I too have not had good experiences.

The servers were helpful but the cashier was completely uninformed and not interested.

I'll will still give them another try because they are so handy and I do hope they improve with time. Maybe I'll try to give them some advice, that might help.

[tkret]

I'm sad... :( Maybe I'll try to give them some advice, that might help.


Hey Kathie,
They need advice on how to cook not on what to eat! :MOJE_whot:
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[Lushix]

I think their problem is that they try to do too much. They sell a few bagels, they sell a few sandwiches, they make a few salads, and they sell a little wine. It would be great to just have a bagel and coffee place. If they could do just THAT MUCH well, they would do just fine. By noon the other day they had run out of bagels. Too bad I was hoping for more.

[Donna]

I'm sad... :( I was really hoping this bagel place would be a good place for the "Hadleyites" or "TV Southerners" to meet and greet but I too have not had good experiences.

The servers were helpful but the cashier was completely uninformed and not interested.

I'll will still give them another try because they are so handy and I do hope they improve with time. Maybe I'll try to give them some advice, that might help.

Kathi, maybe you and I should buy the business, and show them how a real NY Bagel is made:a040:

[KathieI]

Donna, we should buy the bagel place and the pizza place and we'll make a FORTUNE!! Yeah sure!! :(

But I agree again with Lushix, we sure are on the same page.... how can a bagel place run out of bagels mid day???? Same thing happened to me the other day.

Who needs wine at a bagel place, the coffee is excellent btw...

[diskman]

I have always been told that the secret to making a good bagel is in the water. I have also been told that it is the NYC water that makes the best bagels.

Any truth in this???

The Floridan water is anti bagel, anti pizza. I had owned a Pizzaria in Cypress Creek, Florida in 93. The pizza was great because we filtered all the water which definitely made a difference.:cool:

[chelsea24]

Donna, we should buy the bagel place and the pizza place and we'll make a FORTUNE!! Yeah sure!! :(

But I agree again with Lushix, we sure are on the same page.... how can a bagel place run out of bagels mid day???? Same thing happened to me the other day.

Who needs wine at a bagel place, the coffee is excellent btw...

They ran out of bagels? I agree with you on this. Why did they add wine to a bagel place? They should focus on the product.

[Donna]

They ran out of bagels? I agree with you on this. Why did they add wine to a bagel place? They should focus on the product.


:agree: stick to the specialty, not add everything under the sun..If it's a bagel place, stick to bagels!

[marianne237]

Went by this place Sunday afternoon and again today. Apparently they have closed.....darn....best Kona coffee around.

[Donna]

Am I reading this correctly??? The Bagel place closed???

[spk7951]

Am I reading this correctly??? The Bagel place closed???

According to The Villages Gourmet Club web site, they closed in mid March.

[chelsea24]

Closed already???? I never had the opportunity to try them! Although I never could understand serving wine in a Bagel place. That's a shame. :shrug:

[KathieI]

Very sad, it was such a nice place and had so much potential. The happy hour plan was just to drum up some business. I was there last week during lunch and it was sooo empty and there was new staff, so I gathered it was the beginning of the end. They did so many things wrong (I think I said it earlier when they first opened) but had the best Kona coffee in TV. Feels like they just had the grand opening? :sad:

[SteveFromNY]

Thanks for this information. Didn't know it was open as yet. I need some bagels. Will check it out. Are the bagels as good as New York bagels?

There are NO bagels as good as a good NY bagel! :D

[diskman]

There are NO bagels as good as a good NY bagel! :D
If a bagel place opened and filtered their water and they boiled there bagels it would taste just like a NY bagel. The expense of doing this I don't know:icon_hungry:

[MelZ]

When we were in TV in December I spoke with the manager and got the deals on the bagels. It's a long story that I prefer not to go into now.

Actually they got the bagels from NY (I think from H&H) already boiled and ready for the oven. I thought they were pretty good for florida bagels.

[MMC24]

I am sorry to hear of the poor service reviews. But how are the Bagels themselves?? Are they up to the standard of a NY one?? There is nothing like a good bagel and a cup of coffee in the morning.

[MSNPA]

I sure wish some type of coffee shop, even a Dunkin Donuts, would move to Colony Plaza. Sorry the bagel place did not make it. I visited several times and it was never busy. Dunkin Donuts on 466 is always busy. Even a Panera Bread would be a nice addition.

[KathieI]

I sure wish some type of coffee shop, even a Dunkin Donuts, would move to Colony Plaza. Sorry the bagel place did not make it. I visited several times and it was never busy. Dunkin Donuts on 466 is always busy. Even a Panera Bread would be a nice addition.

Totally agree MSN......
We need more places to eat in Colony. A Panera would be great, or Dunkin Donuts even better. We also could use something that stays open a little later in the evening like Denny's (but I doubt something that big would come into Colony) but you never know.

The bagels weren't bad for Florida, but the service was pretty awful. I think I said it before, if you ordered a dozen to go, your lucky if 1/2 of them are what you ordered. Its sad.

MSN, let's you, me and Donna open up a place in there. Donna will be the waitress, she'll bring in the customers.....LOL...

[Whalen]

We can also have A & S Bagels from Franklin Square air lift bagels in from Long Island.
Even day old bagels from NY are better than nuttin'.:icon_hungry:

[Muncle]

I think if you announced to the general populace that the bagel place in Colony Plaza had closed, the reaction of the vast majority would be, "There was a bagel place in Colony Plaza???" That had to have been the most under publicized joint in TVs --- the used book store across the parking lot got more ink. And even among those who knew the place existed, the hours were hazy at best. I hate to say this because of all the money that was put in by decent folks to open the two restaurants, but the bagel joint and it's predecessor, the Mexican place, were textbook examples of mistakes.

Of course, a lot of Villagers, when hearing the statement above, would say, "What's Colony Plaza???" With nothing of consequence south of 466A, the complex gets relatively little traffic. In a couple years, 466A will be as busy as 466 and will draw quite a few restaurants.




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[chuckinca]

Before Wallyworld, 466 wasn't so hot. (And, the 466 Wallyworld, tho twice as nice and much newer, can't hold a candle to the 441 Wallyworld's customer traffic.)