Jack's Bistro & Famous Bagels

Justin Coursey 2 months ago

The food here is very good at a acceptable price. It's kind of weird that there are so many employees; I saw no less than 5 employees behind the counter with very few customers on the Sunday morning I recently visited. They seemed to be almost tripping over each other. I have not eaten here for quite some time since I am not a local. I don't make over to Santa Barbara often these days. This eatery has changed quite a lot since the last time I visited a couple of years ago. They now keep the coffee out of customers reach behind the counter as it is no longer self serve. The previously designated coffee area now is covered with self serve refrigerated beverage coolers filled with a large assortment of drinks for all tastes. They have removed the dining room seating to now be all outside under umbrellas. I always seem to order the same thing here and am always satisfied: the State Street bagel with a plain bagel, cream cheese, sliced tomatoes, sliced red onions, and lemon pepper with a large black coffee...DELICIOUS!!

Kristin Jung 2 months ago

Absolutely great bagel, friendly service, lots of options. I ordered the Montecito, which is definitely pricey but it is really delicious. I wouldn't order again because of the price. We sat outside, they brought our orders out to us. Very busy, lots of foot and parking lot traffic on Saturday morning. I have come back and bought the day old bagels, which were great, I love the price for those and they freeze well. Another time I ordered an Jalapeno & Cheese Bagel with Salmon cream cheese, it was super good.

Robert Degnan a year ago

Huge selection of bagels and sandwiches to choose from. We got the protein bagel sandwich with sausage on the jalapeño bagel. They put cream cheese and American cheese to go with the sausage and eggs. My wife got a dirty chai and said it was delicious. I stuck with the traditional coffee which was a good blend. Highly recommend you try when in town.

Makayla L 3 years ago

bagels were amazing! had the bacon b-egg-l on a jalapeño cheddar bagel and dipped it in pesto cream cheese and it was delicious!! you can tell the bagels are fresh/homemade. my parents had the lox bagel which they said was amazing as well. service from the first younger employee was definitely lacking. she was extremely short and unhelpful when ordering but the second lady was so accommodating and helpful so that made up for it! will definitely be returning! 10/10 for the food :)

Veronika 3 years ago

We came to get some breakfast. It was easy to find the restaurant and park right outside it. The place has a terrace with tables and umbrellas, the orders are made inside. Inside the interior is a bit outdated, but it was lovely and nicely decorated for Christmas. The place has a decent toilet. There were plenty of customers, also many workers, so the queue was moving fast. The selection of food was large. We ordered two breakfast bagels (one with egg and sausage another -Greek style with egg, spinach and feta cheese) and a tea. We paid 20+ usd. We first had to go to another counter and wait for our tea, then we went outside, sat at a table and waited for bagels. They arrived in 5-10 minutes - the waiter calls you by name. The bagels were tasty, I really liked the one with feta cheese. The bagels were wrapped in plenty of foil and packed in a paper bag: I’m not sure it was needed - we were not planning to eat on the go. Overall a nice and cozy place, pleasant time and good start of the day.