I absolutely love this cream cheese, but the reviews are mixed for a reason - the overwhelming power of raw garlic and herbs definitely drowns out some of the softer cream cheese notes. Extremely savory, but not for everyone.

Adding a review because there are far too many positive reviews and need to bring it back down. Herb=overwhelming. Garlic=overpowered by the herb taste. I think anyone saying that the Garlic is super strong is crazy because you can barely taste it over the 'dry herb seasoning' as it was described here.  PLEASE bring back the regular Garlic (or maybe Onion/Leek or some other) in addition to this Herb-Garlic CC. Our bagel orders have dropped from weekly to maybe monthly/started buying from the store because we can't get a good garlic cream cheese from SBF anymore.

This is by far my favorite cream cheese spread. I've brought it to different gatherings;  everyone loves it and asks where I got it. Slap it on a cracker and add some smoked salmon...yumm

Did not expect all that strong herb flavor as well. Potent stuff and I love it.

Not only do I use this on my bagels, but I add flavor to my pasta dishes and mashed potatoes.

This is so much better than the previous garlic cream cheese.  It almost test like pesto flavored.  Get it!

I bought this because I love garlic but was not impressed. There was not as much of a garlic taste as I hoped and more of an herb flavor instead. Won’t be buying again.

This flavor of CC is by far my favorite, even though a breath mint may be required after. This brands version is just not nearly as good as some of the other local shops.

Its better than nothing... but it's not great. The herbs don't taste fresh and the garlic tastes raw and pungent. I'm a garlic lover but I'm not really loving this spread. I much prefer the SBB roasted garlic and I hope smith bros starts carrying that one again...

Please bring back the Seattle Bagel Bakery roasted Garlic cream cheese. I’m so sad to see you no longer carry it. It’s the best and we ordered it almost every week. This stuff is terrible!

I am a huge garlic lover. But, the herbs in this is so overwhelming. I wish they would bring back the roasted garlic one. It’s sooo much better

This tasted overwhelmingly like Italian herb blend with tangy dill added plus the sharp/sour garlic flavor and it just didn't work well on bagels. Neither my husband nor I liked this one.

The garlic flavor was good and strong, but was overpowered by what tasted like a dried herb blend. I wanted to find a use for it, but the dry herb aftertaste was just too much.

We really enjoyed this cream cheese, it’s not overwhelmingly garlicky, but you better enjoy garlic to enjoy this! The herbs added are a great touch, and I was surprised to find that even my kids enjoyed it. It probably isn’t something I’d add weekly but would be great maybe every few weeks to switch up things!

This is a great choice if you like garlic but also want to have other herbs in balance.  Yes, garlic is the lead, but it’s not a solo.

Not merely for the garlic “lover,” it’s a great ingredient to punch up other dishes as well on it’s own. I’m going freeze dollops so I can drop into other things when I want that flavor profile but don’t have the time/energy to “build it” myself.

I wanted to love this but it had a sourness to it. The garlic was very strong which was a bit off putting for a breakfast item.  You would enjoy it if you like the more sour type cream cheeses and heavy garlic.

This is so good and garlicky love the dill too! I have been putting it in my sandwich’s, as a chip dip and on my baked potato.

If you are a true garlic lover you need this in your life. It is not for the faint of heart - definitely potent and in the best of ways that all garlic connoisseurs can appreciate.