Bagels On Fire

Just finished trying my first Montréal style sesame bagel from here — best I’ve had in my life, slightly sweet with perfect texture. Picked up a dozen for $ 8 and it’s well worth it — will definitely be a repeat customer!

Great bagels even when it’s room temperature. Chewy and fresh. Love their sesame and everything bagels. I used to order salmon lox and roast beef sandwich, they were just amazing. Friendly service.

Yummy bagels. Bought a dozen. Discovered a very long black hair baked in the last one. Of course. So disgusting. Sorry, I can’t ever go back. There are too many other places to get Montréal style bagels.
Are hair nets no longer mandatory in the food prep business? I don’t think so. Nor is hand washing. But that will be in another review…
So so gross.

Cute spot in the Beaches!
My boyfriend and I were feeling like bagels on a Sunday morning and this hit the spot. Bagels are a little small in size, but still delicious. I had a BLT on a toasted poppy seed bagel. I’d go back!

I come down to the area just for these bagels. Nice family business with a few tables. I get a half dozen to go. Today was able to get right out of the oven, so good.

Fantastic Montréal style bagels. They do sandwiches and cream cheese at the prep counter and serve Kicking Horse coffee.

Absolutely terrific bagels, though get here early in the morning if you’re planning on getting a bunch for the week! Also, while you’re here, do yourself a favour and get one of the pretzels (if they’re still available) — they’re the perfect mix of salty with crunchy exteriors and soft interiors.

Take it from a Montrealer — this is the closest thing to a Montréal style bagel in the East end. Make the trip to the Bagel House if you want a better approximation but if you live in the Beach and you don’t want to schlep to the Bayview/​Eglinton area, this is the place to go.

I really wanted to give this spot more stars, but had a pretty disappointing experience here last weekend. I was excited to learn there was a ‘montreal-​style’ bagel place in the beaches, and heard the story about the couple who started it. I think it’s a great idea and definitely good for the beaches to have a place like this! Unfortunately the bagels we had on Saturday morning did not meet expectations. I am highly doubtful they were baked fresh that morning, as they were too hard and even though I’d asked for them toasted, they were not warm. The bagels could also have used more seasoning/​seeds. Since it’s a bagel place, I wasn’t expecting too much from their coffee, but was nevertheless disappointed on this front too. I am giving Bagels on Fire three stars because I still love the concept and hope they do improve, and that my experience was a one-​time thing.

As a NYer, bagels in most other cities don’t measure up. So my review may be a bit tougher.
The bagels:
Cuteness factor = 5. Tiny but good size for kids.
Taste = 4. A bit too sweet. Some of them are a little too burnt on the outside.
Chewiness = 3. Good, but not consistent through out the bagels. It seems a little under-​cooked. Noticed dough stuck on knife after slicing them in halves.
Varieties = 5. Lots of different choices.
The shop:
Very neat little store front. No inside seating but there is a bench outside. Bagels and cream cheese are in full display in their cases. The blackboard lists all items and prices.
Services:
Very efficient.
Summary: Fairly decent bagels for Toronto, albeit a little smaller. The kids liked them. The adults, not so much.

I’ve been searching for good olé Montréal style bagels since I’ve left Montréal 10
Years ago. I used to schlep out to at Lawrence market to get them — and was so happy when Bagels on Fire opened up in the hood (the beaches). Their bagels are amazing — chewy, dense and sweet, just like they are supposed to be. I’ve tried some of their baked goods — the spinach knish is awesome. Bagels have always been fresh when I’ve bought them — unlike one place I went to uptown where I think they sold me yesterday’s bagels. Gross.
The owners are super nice and they have a great «made in Canada» story about saving money to open their store etc.
I’m not a big fan of their cream cheese — too light for my liking but everyone has their own taste.

Really good bagels. Tried Salmon lox and cheese, roast beef and montreal smoked meat sandwiches.
They all are consistently delicous. Close to my work.
Salmon lox and cheese and coconut bagel was my favourite.
Great for quick grabs for lunch or breakfast.

Holy shit these bagels are good. Like SO GOOD.
I love this place’s super cute story of bagel shop love. He a bagel cook, she a bagel shop cashier, they fall in love and open a bagel shop — like c’mon!
Ok, for real these bagels are toasty, chewy deliciousness. They were still warm when I brought them home. I got ½ dozen ($ 5) 3 poppy, 3 sesame — big mistake I should have got 1 dozen ($ 8) and not shared any with my husband.
The lady on the cash was very nice (she coo’ed at my baby and called him incredibly cute which of course makes you my best friend) so the service was quick and friendly.
Highly recommend!

Decided to check this place out as we had seen great reviews and had a number of overnight guests for a Saturday evening Easter dinner (which was fabulous by the way :)).
Called the day before to check they would be open on Easter Sunday Check. Two thumbs up. Opened early. Check Two thumbs up. Arrived at the store, small, cozy, warm and a wonderful aroma in the air, check Two thumbs up. Great choice of styles/​flavours. Check two thumbs up. Decided on 18 assorted. 14 bucks. Bingo! We have a winner. Took them home still warm. Guests all loved them and still have some left over for Easter Monday. Great. If you enjoy a bagel these are as good as anything in Montréal so save yourself the drive

Really great spot in the Beaches!
Always friendly service and the bagels are always fresh out of the oven.
They offer different flavours of cream cheese which is always great to switch up.
True montreal style

Love coming here on Sunday mornings. These guy’s are popping out the Freshest tastiest bagels in TO! We’re lucky to have them in «The Beach». Take it from one who knows an ex New Yorker always on the hunt for good things that remind me of home.
Now to find some good Brooklyn Pizza!
Oh if I could have one wish, would love it if you tried making some Bialy’s!

Love these bagels! Especially the extra-​large Twister. Inside is take away only — they have an awesome wood-​fire oven cooking the bagels and the aroma of that fills the place very pleasantly.

Based on the great reviews I had to come try this place and they didn’t disappoint! They are just off the busy part of Queen but worth the drive over. I had the Montréal smoked meat bagel sandwich on a pumpernickel bagel which was so good! The bagel was a bit crispy on the outside but chewy on the inside. I also bought the challah bread since it was Friday and it too was good. A bit more dense than other ones but made for some great French toast the next day! I will be going back for sure! It’s as good as we will get outside of Montréal.

I am not sure what else I can add to all these glowing reviews of Bagels on Fire. You want good bagels, you get them here! I tried the pumpernickel and the coconut one, both with cream cheese. Somewhat exotic selection with the coconut, but it didn’t stray away from what a good bagel is, in terms of the chewy doughy texture, but added hint of flavour from the crisp brown baked coconut grates. FRESHLY MADE is what you can taste amply. This is the local go-​to bagel stop!

These bagels are on fire!
This was my first (of many) trip to Bagels on Fire. My family and I were visiting from New York and were all in the mood for a decent bagel for breakfast. I didn’t know what to expect from BoF.
Let me start from when I walked in the door, the selection of bagels on display was amazing. They even had a coconut bagel! I opted for the everything bagel which was truly covered in everything. Topped of with a little cream cheese and it was perfect. I seriously would like to explore all f the different bagels they make here.
I loved the fact that the bagels were baked in a brick oven this gave them just a hint of crunch on the crust. They toasted my bagels for me too. They staff behind the counter were very helpful.
I guess my only comment would be that the bagels are on the small side. I ended up having two bagels instead of one. My wife and daughter said they were still hungry after eating their bagels.
I’m going with four stars, I have to hold back because of the size of the bagels.
Two solid thumbs up for the taste and the courtesy of the staff. I’ll be back!