Rubinstein Bagels

This used to be a go to bagel spot, but unfortunately in the last 6 months it's gone quite downhill in terms of food quality. The service is still fine, great people and decently faster now (maybe because there is less demand?). Price is quite high, kind of ridiculous for the quality.The bagels are much flatter than they used to be. Not as soft, and with a very crispy exterior. The sandwiches don't have as much flavor either. The cream cheese is still good but that doesn't matter if the bagel itself isn't landing. I miss the fluffy interior bagels. We've tried to come back a few times in case these issues were one-off, but unfortunately Rubinsteins will no longer be in our rotation. There have been numerous new bagel establishments in Seattle in the past few years that I will be going to instead.

Got some pretty decent bagels here! Came on a sunny day and sat outside with my dog. They give a lot of lox which is a bonus! The open faced lox was a little better than the double down. Also got a pizza bagel which was super yummy! The line and wait was pretty long but I came on a weekend during peak rush

Is this harsh? There were two total customers in the store. I ordered a BLT. Because I was just back from the dentist, I asked if they could cut it in quarters. The person at the desk said "sure" and even drew an X to be clear... I picked it up a couple of minutes later, and my BLT was not cut in quarters, it was cut in half. Several bites into my sandwich, I realized there was no bacon. Just lettuce and tomato... When I finally approached, the staff was very apologetic and made getting my refund easy, but it's still hard to believe the lack of focus. The place was almost empty.

Been looking for a good bagel place and this was just perfect!! I ordered their "Double Down" on poppyseed, which is essentially a traditional New York-style bagel with cream cheese, salmon lox, capers, onions and tomato. It was super yummy and decently large, and they gave a lot of toppings! I only wish the prices weren't so high... For the bagel + a small bag of chips I paid $15 which was about twice as much as I'd expect for a bagel sandwich somewhere else. But heck, I'll probably still be back. I want to try their breakfast sandwiches next time!

I got the Double Down on Shallot Bagel. It was nice and hearty, filled me up for my lunch and then some. I expected slightly more salmon lox, and the salmon lox was a tad on the salty side and I don't think it needed the tomato. The smear was nice. It was around $15, but I am ordering salmon lox so I expected to be around that price, but more salmon lox would be preferred. I ordered it online and it was ready exactly at my pick up time. Service was efficient, no complaints. There were a handful of people there eating for lunch, this was around 11:30am.

They are just ok. They are a bit overhyped as lines can get pretty long. I do enjoy their rosemary bagel with lox schemer, which is my typical order. However, the bagel gets a bit harder the longer you wait to eat it in a day. The staff are friendly enough but a bit too pretentious for my liking, I guess that's Capitol Hill for ya. The cafe is super tiny with a limited amount of seating, they do have outdoor seating as well. Their coffee is ok, it's doable when you need something to drink with your bagel. It is a bit spendy for what you get.

- delicious bagels to go- I came here on a Friday afternoon, and there were two customers waiting for their orders when I entered. I only waited less than 3 minutes to place my order, and the cashier was friendly. There were two groups of people eating in the store as well. No music was playing in the background, and there wasn't much decor either. I ate my bagel at home after it's been my air fryer for 8 minutes. I added avocado and cream cheese to my bagel, and it was super delicious. I haven't had a bagel in years, so I didn't have a high expectation. However the bagels were good, and I especially enjoyed the garlic and everything bagels.

Rubinstein's has always been the bagel spot for me, and I'm so glad they have this location now! I went for the rosemary sea salt bagel with garlic and herb smear and lox and they whipped it up in no time! I love that everything is made from scratch because can really taste the quality. They also make good coffee too. Not too busy for a Thursday around 10am so i had my food in under 4 mins. Also i love being able to sit down outside, they only have 2 outdoor tables so be sure to grab one once you're here.

We really love being able to get a good lox bagel sandwich for a good price on Capitol Hill. Rubenstein's always has good portions and the crew is friendly and swift. Unfortunately, twice this year, we have arrived before 10:00 a.m. to find out they are out of lox. Both times, they told us they had just filled a big order with lox bagels. I know times are tough and people have to keep their orders and margins close but this is a major item at a Jewish deli and disappointing to bump into this problem repeatedly here.

Bagels are great! Sandwiches are even better when they actually include all the ingredients you ask for. The people who work here often seem very distracted and frequently leave out ingredients that were requested on the sandwich. Generally great service, the place is nice and clean. I'd highly recommend this place despite the menial complaints.