This location is usually pretty quiet so I love stopping here. I've ordered drive through and sat inside and have always had great customer service. I love the bagels , soup and breakfast sandwiches . Just wish they had hot chocolate and the prices would stop increasing since the size of the meal is not larger. The employees get a 5! read more

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Food lukewarm, old like it came from can Service so poor staff irritated by customers making them do some work. Sorry for waking them up. Out of free sides so they just give you nothing. Charge you full price. Nothing really fresh. Not crowded, surprisingly why! Doors not handicapped accessible read more

Panera Bread - Entrance - Sandwiches Near Me - Apopka, Florida

Counter ordering. Friendly staff. Had egg croissant pie item which is always very tasty. Also a chocolate croissant and a mocha coffee. Always a tasty experience. read more

I am a very frequent and loyal Panera customer, but this location is a disappointment. There is no kiosk so ordering is rather laborious. The food is good, typical Panera quality, but the portioning -I speak of tonight, on the visit that has prompted me to review- is not consistent with your typical Panera experience. I purchased a salad with chicken and could hardly find the meat in it. I dug around intentionally and managed to find a few rather small pieces- probably about a total of one ounce. So, I give them a 3. I realize this improves the 2.4 ratiing average that they had before my review, so I don't feel bad making this issue public. I know everyone is trying to make a living, but there should be some portion standardization for the sake of consumers who are also trying to make good financial choices. Hopefully someone at the location will see this and address the issue. Thanks! read more

This is a sad update, as this location has lost it's momentum from years ago. It is frequently understaffed, and the time to fill an order really reflects this. Even when not busy, you can wait quite some time for a breakfast sandwich. Portions here are so random as well. Sometimes you get the smallest piece of bread that goes with your breakfast sandwich (I order ciabatta bread typically). Other times, we have randomly had bad cuts of a cinnamon roll. This issue must stem from just a lack of consistent leadership, unfortunately. I'm certain they can turn things around, and they really need to with the competition of First Watch almost right next door. Until then, unless you just really need Panera, this isn't one I'd try. read more

Spent 25 mins behind a car in the drive thru. They don't have people move forward they just keep the same car at the window the entire time despite a line of 15 cars. When you get to the window they seem unsure of your order and it is often wrong. I hope they are able to fix some of this but I would not recommend you go until they do. Support local places instead read more

We always go to Panera in Apopka and food is always good, fresh and delicious. I always order the frontega chicken, and my daughter loves their cheddar broccoli soup. Staff is very nice, friendly and welcoming. Our favorite is Octavia because of her smile and superb customer service. Thanks Octavia for always making it right for us! read more

Looks like this location has lost its luster. Plenty of help standing around but not helping. Waited 10 min to be taken at the register and then went to fill my coffee....none. Was told fresh coffee was on the way however it took 20 minutes until I saw it. Seriously should have walked out but I want going to donate my 16.00 lunch money. Terrible. Better get it together, way to many new options for my business. read more

Got there at 1130ish so the line was just two folks ahead of me. Quickly placed my order for the full bacon turkey sandwich with a bag of potato chips and a drink ($12). The sandwich was on a tomato like sweet bread... the top part of the slices were sweet which surprised me. The sliced turkey, bacon and tomato blended together deliciously. It filled me up well. I skipped a dessert and instead drank three cups of the lemonade which is always a treat. Quenched the thirst I didn't realize I had. read more

Panera Bread - Bacon Turkey brava sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Apopka, Florida

We were traveling for a soccer tournament and the gentleman who waited on us was very knowledgeable and friendly. He was very positive and was trying to help his fellow employees with completing tasks correctly. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Apopka, Florida

5 stars for a great business meeting location and customer service. 3 stars for food. Average of 4 stars because the customer service and meeting location is worth it. Better than Starbucks as a casual business meeting location. Why? Shorter lines, more and better quality food selection, and a seating section that is business friendly (i.e., tucked away from main dining and electric plugs for devices). I showed up at 8:00am for a 1-2 hour meeting that unexpectedly turned into 5 hours. Panera was not particularly busy, and the staff was as kind as anyone could wish. There was no problem with staying. I asked if we need to purchase something else or relocate to another establishment; the staff member said no. She even bused the table and refilled my drink glass for me, not typical services. Breakfast menu is limited. Plenty of fresh bakery choices to carb load. My muffin was good, not great, but moist and fresh. I stayed for lunch after the meeting. I chose from Panera's pick 2 menu: salad and a cup of soup. I had the broccoli, cheddar soup and the Southwestern chili lime salad. I would try the soup again but not the salad. The broccoli, cheese soup tasted of cheese and broccoli but was liberally seasoned with pepper. The amount of pepper placed the soup just on the border between acceptable and too much. Depending on your taste, the soup may be over seasoned. I don't mind a little extra heat or spice. I am unclear if this heavy-handed seasoning is "as the recipe intends" or a one-time accident. If you don't like pepper, I recommend asking before ordering. Looks can be deceiving. The Southwestern chili pepper lime ranch salad, the most expensive salad on the menu currently, was visually unappealing and disappointing as served; the salad appeared primarily comprised of lettuce, cheese, and avocado with limited other ingredients and little dressing. I was pleasantly surprised to discover a plethora of ingredients buried under the lettuce (i.e., chicken, corn, and tomatoes) and even a little too much dressing. I mixed the ingredients and was much happier than with my first bite. While I am accustom to mixing salads, I expect the ingredients on top of the mixed greens not vice versa. I could taste a little tang and heat from the chili pepper, lime dressing. Given the amount of dressing on the salad, the chili lime flavor was very mild. I also found large, mixed green stems in my salad - not pleasant to chew or taste. I dislike salads that are drowned in dressing. This one was not drowned, but it was drowning. The lettuce especially was having trouble "standing up" to the amount of dressing). The liberal dressing application was too close to drowning for my complete enjoyment. The French baguette served with soup was worthy of 5 stars at in a three Michelin star restaurant in a France. A crusty outside enrobes a soft bread center. The inside practically melted in my mouth. Yum! More please. read more

Panera Bread - Southwestern chili lime salad (unmixed) and cup of of broccoli cheese soup with a French baguette - Sandwiches Near Me - Apopka, Florida

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I ordered a toasted bagel and coffee on a Saturday morning when only about four people were in the place. I got a bagel with one corner toasted, I asked for the rest to be toasted. It was explained to me that if they toasted it again that corner would burn. So my options were a toasted bagel with one side burnt. Or an I toasted bagel with one corner toasted. And this seemed completely reasonable to the guy behind the counter. Buy a toaster that works! They were also out of regular coffee. I would give them an extra star for cleanliness, but they seem to store the vacuum in the dining area. read more

Panera Bread - Vacuum stored in dining area - Sandwiches Near Me - Apopka, Florida

Panera Apopka came through this morning last minute. Kaycee & Talya and the entire staff were amazing. Coffee and food was on point. Thanks for your help Kaycee, come visit Panera Apopka read more

This location is the worse and the manager there doesn't understand the meaning of quality. Twice in one week I frequented this location and both times a major disappointment. Day one I didn't bother to complain but this time I had to say something, I couldn't eat this food it didn't look safe. I called made my complaints and took the salad back up there. The plastic container the salad was in the top was so greasy and dirty from the workers contaminated gloves. Are the staff changing their glove? And how often? Safety concerns for sure. The salad didn't looked any better than the greasy dirty container. The only good thing I can say about my experience at this location they did not give me a hard time processing my refund. Please do better Panera Bread, people health is a big concern. read more

Every time we order Rapid Pick Up from this place, something is incorrect, made wrong, or missing. Today's mess up included a grilled cheese sandwich which we paid extra for the cheese to be Gouda rather than disgusting American cheese. As you can see in the photo, it was still made with American cheese, and we also have this lovely burnt cheese included. This location doesn't care and a manager is never present: not to talk to paying customers, not to train, coach, or develop their team, and certainly not to make sales and order accuracy a priority. Somebody needs to do everyone a favor to the Apopka community and just close this place down. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Apopka, Florida

Every time I go there they always forget at least one item in my order and they take at least 15 mins and 20 by the time they fix my orders. Also the bread is always stale they may as well be giving me a brick. read more

I went through the drive through, ordered very clearly, she repeated it back to me correctly. Order was 100% wrong. 2 sandwiches, 2 kids meal. Each meal was wrong in one way or another. I was on the phone and did not double check behind them, my kids are upset and I'm the idiot. Quality control was not high on the priority list today. read more

I would rather give them a zero if possible. They took my order and payment. After 15 minute someone comes and asks whether I paid. I said yes. Then wait starts again. After long time they told me oops we forgot to make your food, do u want refund. After waiting for soooo long this is the service I got. I accepted refund and was leaving, someone came and said we found your food. We actually made it. Was it some kind of joke? If you have lot of time in your hand and don't care about quality of service then you can eat there. Otherwise never ever. read more

The service is pretty bad. I felt like I was impeding on the workers social hour while walking in. I then ordered the Mexican Corn Chowder and then they called my name, but it was a Cheddar Broccoli soup instead. I was very confused and verified that this was indeed for me because it was something I didn't order. They then proceeded to argue with me about what I actually ordered even though it was a mistake on the cashiers part. I ended up taking the soup anyways, because I felt so awkward after being gaslit by the employees and I just wanted to leave. The food is great, but I will probably not want to come again because of the attitudes of the employees regarding their own mistakes. read more

Great service! I got bacon turkey bravo! I haven't had it in years ! It tasted just as good as I remember it from back when Panera bread was just starting! The portions were great ! The soup was hot and the had bread bowls even later in afternoon/early evening! read more

Quick bite to eat. Our cashier was ok. Not 100% knowledgeable of the menu but I think she was new. The manager came over to help so all went well. Food was great. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Apopka, Florida

Do not order here for pick up!It would take for me to wait for 25 minutes and end up cancel my order!

I'm a fan of Panera. Their food is consistently good. I'm always getting the same thing, more or less. I get the You-Pick-2 with French Onion soup and either Turkey Artichoke or Frontega chicken for my sandwich. It is just enough food and tastes oh so good with their lemonade. Yumm. This particular Panera is set up a little strange. Maybe because it has a drive thru (which is a great idea) but the seating inside is limited. In other Paneras they'll have comfy seats for sipping coffee and surfing the web. They'll also have space for meetings but this one has none of that. It's kind of a stripped down Panera. Still, the food was good, ready quickly and service was quick and friendly. read more

Panera Bread - Yummy looking pastries, breads and desserts! - Sandwiches Near Me - Apopka, Florida

Facility was underkept, goop was on the windowsill next to where we sat. most of the tables were dirty and unsanitized despite the fact that a worker was going around spraying tabletops. I think that maintaining a clean restaurant in the middle of a nation-wide pandemic is imperative. Whole eating area seemed unmaintained including seats and tables. (Also there was an obvious infestation on the rose bushes of Bag Worms that overtook every plant outside the building. Not as important, but still an issue) read more

The food at this location was fine however when I had an issue the managerial staff and the treatment I received was so horrible that I will never spend another dollar with them again! My order was given to me incorrectly after I had specified some things needed to be left off the sandwich. When I went back and told the people at the counter I was treated like I was somehow inconveniencing them employees rolled their eyes one person called out another remake. At no point did the employees talk to me directly or tell me what the next steps were. Where are they remaking my sandwich? Would they bring it out to me? No one made any attempt to give me any information on how they were going to rectify the situation. When I finally asked directly if they were going to help me I was met with more eye rolling and told that I have to return back to the counter to get the sandwich. I spoke directly to the manager, Alexis, and she offered no apology for how I was treated or the lack of accuracy on my food order and walked off without completely hearing my concern. Another person in my party had issues and was given a remake of her food and apologized to where I was treated like I was not welcome at the restaurant from the very beginning. I feel as if this was a racially motivated issue and when I asked to talk to the general manager I was told that that wasn't their policy that I would have to call the store to talk to someone. What a horrible and embarrassing experience! read more

Coffee is watered down. I barely even taste coffee. Taste like hot water. Literally! I believe they are short on inventory so they're attempting to expand the coffee by adding extra water. 2cd week in a row and same watery coffee. Canceling my subscription read more

Bathrooms are consistently dirty, without soap half the time. Concerns me about the conditions behind the scenes...

Very disappointed, not once but twice in the same week at the Apopka location. On the first day, they ran out of my soup at 12:17p in the afternoon and gave me a soggy apple. On the second day, I ordered my soup only to get all the way back to hospital to find out not only did they give me the wrong soup but my sandwich was thrown together as well. The crazy thing is whenever I go to the Oveido location I never have these issues. Just very disappointed... read more

I've been to this location 3 times and they literally never have all my items in the bag. I mean I'm in the food industry I get it. It's just really annoying to order curbside and have to go inside cause they forgot half the order. I would happily drive to a further location to avoid this one read more

It's okay. Just like every other Panera I've graced the drive through of. But sometimes consistency is good when you just want an unsweetened pink fruity tea. read more

Late night visit to Panera. Bad idea:( Ordered the chipotle chicken avocado melt and got cold chicken and bread. Might be some avocado too but not sure. Left out the croutons for the soup too. Wont be heading to this one before noon. Just wasted 25 bucks. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Apopka, Florida

This location is not good at all. The associates don't care, the management truly doesn't care so I'm not sure who is running this restaurant. There's always a long wait for food when I go and very minimal people actually making food. The food is always of very poor quality not to mention the half cut bread part of it is always missing or falling off. Someone please reevaluate this location and how they operate. They use old food when everything is supposed to be fresh everyday the tomatoes, blueberries are always moldy and lettuce wilting but still serving it to customers. No care for the customers or the associates at that matter making them serve this to the customers whether they agree or not. read more

Worst Panera. Manager Casey is rude and dismissive. Quality of food is poor. When I explained my disappointment with the food she never apologized she just stared at me and said "do you want a refund or not?" . I said " don't bother, I won't be back. She is a disservice to your restaurant. read more

The best flatbread pizza!! We love pizza but not the digestive issues afterwards. This is the first pizza I've had in a very long time that I had no stomach issues after eating it. We are ordering our pizza from Panera from now on! read more

I walked in at 3:56 on a Saturday Afternoon. The building stands alone across from the WD on OBT in Apopka. Upon walking in there was a young lady at the register named Shana (I think I got it right) who belongs in the kitchen and not at the front counter. She needs some customer service training. Actually, I think she may have been getting trained by Kaycee as that is what is on my receipt...who was trying to be cheerful besides the grinch...er I mean Shana....They had cookies under the warmer and I asked how warm are they and she said "warm". So I elaborated, I mean warm as just out of the oven..been there 30 mins..what is warm? She then said they stay under a warmer....okay not a lot of info...then I ask if there are any shortbread cookies because I don't see them and she says "no". Okie dokie...I order comfort food as that is what I need right now with all this studying ....of mac n cheese ($4.60), turkey chili ($4.70)from the pic 2. She asked me what size, I didn't know you had a choice from the pic 2 but I said small...and of course she didn't miss the 99cent pastry offer with a dish...so I begrudgingly added the "warm" cookie. I added one small beverage ($1.99) and that was $13.08 total. I gave her my number so I can get my Panera credit and she put that in, accordingly. She gave me the pager and it was paging right after I got my beverage and grabbed a clean table. The mac and cheese was good but I would not move it to the great category. Honestly, it probably was not worth the calories to be honest. The turkey chili the same. Both were lukewarm and neither jumped out at me. I swapped the baguette for the chips..which now are only limited to plain or kettle. So what about the "warm" cookie you ask? It would have been warmer if we popped it in the microwave for 5 seconds. Nevertheless, I did eat it but again not worth the calories for me...anywho. For the beverage you have a choice from the fountain drink to the Iced Teas and it is refillable. One thing which honestly gave them an extra star was the young lady named Unique who would come by the table and ask if there is anything she can get for me with a smile...as she did for others. She was on point cleaning tables and serving customers with a smile. Of course, I visited the restroom which was clean 3 stars but not clean immaculate. The changing table was dirty, the paper towels were not stocked. So for me...food not what it used to be with panera and for the cost....2 stars...service 2 stars but Unique who is unique and yes, that is her name plus the wifi, I will give 3 stars total! read more

Panera Bread - Not fresh baked just luke warm! - Sandwiches Near Me - Apopka, Florida

This is what Panera serves for a grilled cheese with bacon and tomato. This is extremely pathetic, especially for what they charge. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Apopka, Florida

Great food, friendly staff. There was a big spill by the drink machine which they weren't rushing to clean up but it wasn't a big deal.

Not all locations are created equally, in my eyes, but this particular location went above and beyond to make sure that my order was perfect. I always want to make sure my Thai salad comes without chicken or the special dressing they make it with and instead tossed in peanut sauce. Unfortunately for most locations they get it wrong. This place got it perfect! Thank you guys read more

I've been coming to this Panera for years. Food is always decent. Today the manager on duty was YELLING at the staff. Wasn't even that busy. Her yelling made the dinning in experience very unpleasant. As a former server I felt for the young people working at this Panera. Clearly there is a lot of turnover at this place but yelling at coworkers is not productive. Other staff members where very pleasant and polite. read more

Panera Bread has excellent soups, salads, and sandwiches. They have loaves of bread, baguettes, pastries, and other dessert items as well. The restaurant is always clean and the staff is polite. read more