Fairly clean. They serve Pepsi and only have diet cola. They could use a better variety. The salad had a lot of toppings. Almost too many. Food was ready about 10 minutes after we ordered. read more

Panera Bread - Salad - Salad Near Me - Aiken, South Carolina

Got take out for the first time recently and ordered salad and half sandwich and drink. Was made quickly and it was fresh and delicious. Staff was friendly and helpful with pickup. read more

my daughter went to Pinera and ordered 3 of the 2 match meals. we ordered 2 of the cranberry Chicken 1/2 sandwiches, 1 Tuna Salad 1/2 sandwich, 1 Holiday Medley Salad and 2 cups of Broccoli Cheese soup. First they shorted us a Broccoli Cheese soup, then the sandwiches had a small dollop of ingredients where 3/4 was only dry bread! The entire meals were terrible! when we called then about the missing soup they told me I would have a free soup for my trouble! How is it free when I already paid for it? Btw the bill was $43! What a mistake! read more

The staff here is so very nice! Brought our mothers there for lunch. They love soup and sandwiches. The place could have used a wipe down, but I really only saw 3 team members there. Otherwise it was a fine vibe. Not too many people read more

Panera Bread - Front order - Salad Near Me - Aiken, South Carolina

Place my order in the app and it was ready when I pulled into the restaurant. There was one car in line in front of me in the drive-through and I had to wait 10 minutes while they took their order and filled it and then gave me mine. Of course, this meant by the time I got my order. It was cold instead of warm. And I feel that they could've easily either ask the person to pull forward or brought my order out to me. Service here is not very good. read more

Ordered family meal deal, what a JOKE!!!! single serving soup (not quart) along with a single serve salad.

Went to Panera in Aiken. I ordered a chicken Caesar salad which was on the board at $7.38. I got charged $8.68 as the lower price was only for the pick 2 menu. But the higher price is nowhere on the board so you don't know the $7.38 is not what you are paying. And there was hardly any chicken in there. My wife got a bowl, not a cup, a bowl of soup. The soup was not hot. More importantly there was so little in the bowl that we got a soup cup and poured the entire contents of the bowl into the cup. The "bowl" did not fill up the cup. Also, we were sticking to the floor as it was not clean. The woman at the register got us a bowl of hot soup but there wasn't much to be happy about. We are done going there. read more

About 1:00 pm I went in drive thru. Asked for avocado toast. Was told breakfast was over so I couldn't order avocado toast. I didn't order anything else, just waited 20 minutes to get out of drive thru. When I got to window, I asked if they had bread, she said yes. I asked if they had avocado. She said yes. Then why can't I get avocado toast? It's a corporate decision because avocado toast is part of breakfast. This is just one of MANY stupid corporate decisions at Panera Bread and very poor customer service, not from employees, but from corporate office!!!!! read more

Typically I have to pick out quite a bit of blackened lettuce. My husband like their salad made with spring mix, it seems to be better But why don't they clean up the ketttce? read more

Panera Bread - Salad Near Me - Aiken, South Carolina

I have been sitting here for an hour waiting on a smoothie, each time I go up and ask if it's done they just tell me to wait. There is only two other customers in the restaurant. They are all laughing and having fun in the back which is great, but I really just want my smoothie. Broccoli cheddar soup was good though. read more

Yesterday I went to Panera to have a French dip sandwich and a cup of soup for lunch. I paid $20.25 for just both of these items. It was not good. The sandwich was not great. The au jus for the sandwich had more onions in it than liquid. I ordered a cup of chicken wild rice soup, It tasted like canned soup. I am thoroughly disappointed in Panera. Not sure I will be back. read more

This Panera Bread is absolutely perfect & filled to the brim with good service. Nice employees, and amazing food. The autumn squash soup is to die for, if you're into cinnamon & creamy butternut squash sprinkled with roasted pumpkin seeds. My go to sandwich choice is the chipotle chicken avocado melt with the sweet little peppers & creamy avocado. And of course the passion fruit papaya iced green tea is stellar as well! 10/10 recommend for a quick pickup lunch option for working folks. Order online & it's waiting in the pickup window inside when you get there! Really convenient. read more

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I'm traveling, and I decided to eat at Panera since it has been nine years since I tried it bc of my last encounter. And guess what? It is no better. I ordered a sandwich, and I looked inside and I found only one-half had food; I'll admit the bread was better than the food. Good-bye, Panera. read more

This location is nothing like any other Panera I have been to & nit in a good way. Small portions & not appealing. I would not recommend this location. read more

Nationally, Panera is fantastic...in Aiken, the store is poor at best. Tables always dirty. Staff standing around doing nothing. Never a manager on staff...food is not horrible because controlled by corporate and ready made. read more

Panera Bread - Dirty tables.... - Salad Near Me - Aiken, South Carolina

Ordered a peach blueberry smoothie & it took them over 15 mins to make! Flavor was not the greatest & it was very watery.

Bought a caramel frozen cold brew and was filled with ripped up paper and foil. Went back through drive through to request a refund because I no longer wanted a coffee from there after getting a mouth full of foil. Received refund but manager on duty had an attitude and pushed the money into my fiancées hand and slammed the window. Should have taken pictures of it for the review read more

Who ever hear of a bread place and being out of bread. I don't know why we come here all the time. They seem to be out of something all the time. read more

The Greek salad is the best! Make sure to add cilantro!! I always go to the one on John C Calhoun Pkwy!!

I came here twice to get take-out during the Memorial Day weekend, both times I had a good experience. The front-desk purchase was quick and easy, both workers were polite and expeditious in taking my order. The restaurant was slow at the time, so my wait was nil. One time I ordered a Take 2, a caprese sandwich and a broccoli cheddar soup. The second time was a full caprese sandwich. Both orders came out proper, in a reasonable wait-time, and the soup on the first order was hot (Well, not piping hot, but it wasn't cold or luke-warm either. Temperature was as expected). The sandwich was made both times properly. The ingredients were fresh and tasted flavorful. When I arrived, the dining area in both occasions looked clean, orderly. There were a few people there and they all looked rested and casual. Given that it was a holiday weekend and it's blazing hot outside (Hot damn, summer came to SC early!!), I guess a lot of people are on vacation and others probably don't think, "Hey, let's go outside to eat at Panera!". So anyways, glad to see the local Panera is managed well and the workers are doing a good job. I will patron again. read more

Tad on the expensive side but so worth it. Most wholesome fast food you can get. LOVE LOVE LOVE

Went through the drive through. Ordered pick 2 chicken noodle soup and a 1/2 sandwich. the item were out into a too small bag and it tore, and when I got home I had French onion soup - not what I ordered . read more

Today I was given a plastic spoon to go with my soup. I'm sure that seems trivial, but when in the past ten years we've consumed more plastic than in the past century, I think our plastic waste is an important issue. To add to that 50% of all plastic is used ONCE before being thrown away. No surprise considering places like our local Panera don't have a place for recycling. When I asked why they were using plastic cutlery now, the response I was given was "Oh we just don't have any clean silverware right now." So because of your staff's inefficiency or laziness, you chose to contribute to the decay of our environment today. Disappointing, but not surprising. read more

I am usually a fan of Panera Bread and have enjoyed salads, pastries and coffee at many of their locations however, the Aiken store seems to be coasting downhill. My visit was last Friday, around 9a. There was one staff behind the counter although 5-6 customers waiting for service. The young lady was friendly but seemed over her head. She did not know whether they had whole milk or exactly what types of milk they had. Once I received my coffee drink I learned there was no Splenda anywhere in the store. A customer behind me in line ordered regular coffee only to learn most of the self-service urns were empty. I hope this location gets their act together soon or customers, like me, will not return. read more

I've been coming here off and on for the last 6 months. Portions sizes are a gray area, sometimes it's ok, and a lot of times not. I come mostly for the salads. However, they don't give you enough dressing and sometimes not enough salad. I purchased a large salad that had 2 small cups of dressing. I poured them into one and it still did not fill the one cup. For the taste of different dishes, one should try them for themselves, for obvious reasons. The staff is pleasant and friendly. Training or outcome of dishes is "iffy", and in my opinion, is dependent on the crew doing the service at the time. Usually, they are not bad, but when you are hungry and receive a child's portion that is not what's stated, will tick you off. read more

Got take out today, two sandwiches. Just opened up one of the boxes. Gnats in there.

I only give it 3 stars because the food is usually OK. Nothing special to justify the premium price but its different. I just tried their spicy chicken sandwich which was just a piece of chicken in a bun with very little sauce. Nothing else. Didn't look anything like the picture. Out of all the fast food establishments serving a chicken sandwich, by far the worst. read more

I prefer a good meal at Panera bread tht has more quality then a disgusting burger .. love it there salads are good and chilli is very good . read more

I ordered cookies and paid and did not get them and when i tried calling no answer. Only got a small plastic cup of soup when i bought a bread bowl for almost $7 and in my opinion it should have came with more than 4-6 oz of soup. read more

one star is still too much for this place. I ordered online. They delivered 3 out of 4 items. Missing was a cup of coffee. I called the restaurant and was told it was not their problem to contact doordash. I explained to the manager I ordered from them online and not doordash. I requested they just refund my $2.09 coffee. The manager said he could not do that and doordash should refund the money. The manager was rude and needs some training. The Panera website lets an order be placed online so the issue is with them and not doordash. I called doordash who said I needed to have the merchant call so I wound up calling panera back. I told the manager doordash would not speak with me because I was not the merchant. The manager then advised the general manager was calling doordash. I asked the general manager to return my call since the manager did not know what to to do. Out of frustation I called the corporate office for Panera who advised he will let the Aiken site know to refund my money and I was correct that they should have handled since the order was placed with them online website. Now I have to wait 10 days for a $2.09 refund. Think twice before ordering online. I guess customer is always right is not true at this panera bread. read more

The bakery is so good! I love the cheese danishes and the orange scone. They have a good rewards program. I love the quick pickup option on the app. read more

I was wondering is someone can explain how Panera can send me a message telling me that I have enough points for a soup - but nobody at the restaurant can verify that. Or how I can pick up my weekly bagels and be told that I have enough points for a free one and do I want it now and then realize that I paid for it when I looked at the receipt. Or how you can charge $1.29 for less than 2 TBS of cream cheese? Or why you run out of "everything" bagels 50% of the time? I mean - since it's a constant occurrence...why don't you plan for it? The atmosphere of excellence is most certainly not at the Panera on Whiskey Road. read more

Although Panera has its ups and downs, the people that work there work very hard. A lot of clientele that come there are snobbish, rude, and extremely entitled, and believe that it is okay to treat food service workers like garbage just because they can. Panera is still technically 'fast food', people go there and think just because it has a nicer interior than most fast food places that it isn't fast food. IT IS. And now with covid Panera has been extremely busy, and it is okay for them to make mistakes. People easily forgive companies like Mcdonald's or Wendy's because "that is fast food", but so is Panera. As a regular customer I enjoy seeing all of these employees, even on their bad days. People make mistakes and so do businesses. Maybe try to be more considerate when going places. read more

Horrible customer service! I went through the drive though and ordered a salad. When I got home, I noticed they forgot the chicken on my salad. I took the salad back and told them there was no chicken. Worker took it threw some chicken on it and passed it back to me without saying a word. No apology or even any acknowledgement. read more

Really not a lot to say. Food was below grade, service so so. Pretty much last trip out for lunch here. read more

Panera Bread - I would have expected the cheese to at least be melted on a grill cheese sandwich. Had to dip in in the soup so I could eat it. - Salad Near Me - Aiken, South Carolina

The service at this store is horrible. My wife placed a order online. A simple order at that, a family bowl of soup and bread. Sounds super easy. She showed up 15 mins later after placing the order and was told to wait. She waited 40 mins until her order was ready. For soup. Really. She took the order and when she got home we found the bread to be hard as a rock. Like it had been left out over night. The soup was burning hot like the soup was way over cooked. I was so mad I called the store and was just put on hold. No one would pick up. I tried to call back later and was again just put on hold. My wife and I hit a Panera 2 to 3 times a week. We know the food and our kids like it. We will NOT return to this store, clearly they do not have the same standards as the other stores. read more

I had to change my order several times because they kept saying they didn't have the items I chose off their menu. When I asked what the ingredients were in an unfamiliar dish, no one could tell me. Finally got some soup and tried them again another day. They got that order wrong so I talked to the manager, who apologized and sent me a coupon for a couple of freebies, but they messed up that order too. I was so looking forward to some lovely broth but all I got was disappointed. Not going back. read more

As much as I love Panera, this location is just nowhere near as good as other locations. They are always out of everything! Each time that I've ordered The Italian it has barely any meat on it and no pepperoncini, like all the other locations. I was excited to get a Panera in Aiken but I still prefer ABC or HBHC over this Panera. read more