Brooklyn Water Bagel

Lord have mercy‍Recently visited this place right after our kiddo's soccer match to grab some breakfast and wow were we blown away by their menu. This place was packed to the brim when we arrived, and that is *almost* always a telltale sign that the food delivers as expected. Ambiance is busy so be prepared to *maybe* not find available seating for in-store dining. We're so obsessed with their coffee selection which truly hit the spot paired with their bagels.*We ordered:Pastrami, egg and cheese w. hash brownJersey Boy Chicken, egg, cheeseIced coffee Cubsta (you can customize it to your liking and we are here for it

The goldenrod store, hands down, beats this store. And note for the staff - because you are wearing gloves doesn't mean you can touch everything and not swap gloves. I watched the bagel before mine be topped off with salmon and the same wet gloves make my bagel. Like others the layout and ambiance is not the greatest I'll drive to goldenrod for the time being.Update: bagel is terrible. One of the worst I have had.

I've eaten at many Brooklyn Water Bagels, and I'm super happy to have one in Lake Nona, especially since there really aren't any quality bagel shops in the area. Although, I wouldn't consider Brooklyn Water Bagel to have the "best" bagels ever, but compared to what we have currently, it'll do.My family has been there 3 times so far. On our first visit we asked one of the employees when did this location open up and they mentioned, at the time, they were open a week. We had no major complaints about the food, it seems they have worked out some of the kinks with some added room to grow. They do LATHER up the bagels with a lot of cream cheese or butter. You may want to ask for that on the side! The sandwiches are fairly big, you may detach a jaw. The coffee is fine, you'll have to spend some time fine tuning it at the coffee bar. The employees are friendly and the service is pretty quick for how busy they are.My major gripe is the location. It's a smaller Brooklyn Water Bagel, so the layout is weird. The ordering line wraps around the tables where you can tell people are not comfortable eating because it's a little too close for comfort. Then, the people waiting for their "to go" orders crowd around the coffee bar and block a lot of the access. You spend a good amount of time dancing around people in order to assemble your drink. It's just very tight and a little frustrating.The seating outside is a little more breathable, BUT wear some sunscreen, cause you'll be roasting with the umbrella-less tables and hope that a dumb-dumb parking their car doesn't ram into you while you're enjoying your bagels and loxs because there's no protection.It's a possibility that they may make some upgrades as time goes on, but in its current state, it just doesn't flow well. Good luck to this location, I hope it succeeds and improves!Edit - they added umbrellas outside!

Food quality: 4/5Service: 5/5Cleanliness: 5/5Value: 5/5Had my experience with Brooklyn Water Bagel today! This restaurant was still in the soft opening phase and I think they did well for opening not too long ago. When you walk in, you see an array of coffees, teas, and creamers - lots of variety. The menu can be found above the cash registers and there's a lot to choose from! This is a franchise operation with this store being the 4th in the state of Florida.We ordered online (surprised it was an available option) and was able to pick it up with 15 minutes of ordering. The garlic bagel I ordered wasn't quite ready, so I opted to wait a few more minutes for it to be done baking. While I waited, I could see the cashiers working their way through the orders slowly as they seemed to be getting used to the new POS system. Customers didn't way too long, overall. My group ordered a Williamsburg, and pastrami egg and cheese. The garlic bagel with the Williamsburg felt a bit over baked as it was crunchy when I bit into it, and it wasn't supposed to be toasted either. I also asked for no onions, but there were still onions added. The pastrami sandwich was better, the bagel was a good chewiness and had good flavor with the everything bagel.Overall, not too bad. I would go back again to give it another try and I'm sure they will work out the kinks.

These bagels are top tier! I do really enjoy the coffee ice cubes and the flavored creamer and syrups - a pleasant surprise. They also will refill your coffee ice cubes while you dine in or wait. The service is fast and the team is helpful. I've been a few times and each time I notice how much effort they take with cleaning. The line/ waiting area can be a bit stressful but I usually find a corner and wait or a table. I highly recommend the hash brown. Another great addition to Lake Nona.

I have been to the goldenrod location many times and love it. Not really sure what happened with the Lake Nona location. It just wasn't the same! I went in 2 days in a row to give them a fair shot since my first day experience wasn't great. The location is good, the inside is pretty basic but it works for a bagel shop. Now here is the real reason for 2 stars ...the bagels! I ordered the Brooklyn on an everything bagel. Honestly the bagel was cold and kinda stale/hard in texture, and not a tasted hard, like it was frozen and recently thawed and cooked quickly. The insides egg, meat and cheese were hot and fresh but the bagel just ruined it. I asked a manager(guy standing around watching the team in training)! If the bagel should be warm and they took it and went to the back. He came back out with a new bagel sandwich, it was slightly warmer but still hard in texture. I figured they are new and let's just chalk it up to that. Things happen. The next day I figured let's try again....same thing...bagel was slightly warm but still hard in texture. Staff was good, coffee was good, but bagels just not on par. If they make bagels in house, they should be soft and fluffy. Not so much. I'll give them a few weeks and try again. Maybe things will change... or I'll just continue going to goldenrod location.

It was my first time here and I will come back to this. We got the bacon and eggs on a garlic bagel. It was good. Then the Swiss, mushroom, egg and I added bacon on an everything toasted bagel with medium hot cafe. The cafe is good and it is not water down. Thank you thank you!!! I wished the bacon was more crispy. Other than that it was good.

I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed. Was excited for a quality bagel shop in the area to open. After our first visit, I don't think we will be back. The concept is great and it has a good coffee bar. But, the bagels themselves are lacking and like so many terrible quick service breakfast joints, the toaster must move at lightning speed because all bagels come out untoasted and lukewarm. The butter on my bagel couldn't even melt fully. Very disappointing; hope they improve or they may not be around for long.

Happy the Narcoossee location finally opened up, we needed more breakfast options around here and their bagels never disappoint!

The closest thing to a real NY bagel I have had since moving to Florida. Very glad they came to in Lake Nona.