they are always kind & helpful. never had a problem with my order or food the ambiance is nice for studying or getting work done, which is something i value. thanks panera! read more

Had a nice tasting iced green tea and very cold spinach and bacon soufflé for breakfast. Has a lot of egg and hope it hasn't sat out all morning. The place had a strange overall smell i couldn't place and strangely the only lids for their cups were too large. Probably won't return. read more

Panera Bread - Spinach bacon soufflé - Sandwiches Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

The homeless people come in and stand at your table asking for food. The counter person said "he's hungry". The place is empty for a reason. read more

This place has the best soup ever! I love the broccoli cheddar soup in the bread bowl! It's so delicious and filling. I always come only for the soup. But decided this time to try something els, with my girls. We got the salad and pizza. read more

Panera Bread - Broccoli Bread soup - Sandwiches Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

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I use to eat at Panera when visiting family in NJ. Liked it then. This visit was for a to-go order. Green goddess cobb salad was just ok. The baguette was a small piece of bread ripped off the end of a loaf. The salad dressing was a variation on a theme of other dressings, nothing to celebrate. There was enough for 2 to share. I've had better cobb salads at other chains. Friday's has a nice cobb salad. The store was quiet with only a few seats occupied at 4p. read more

Spoiled greens on my sandwich today. The people there are nice enough but you can't serve a person rotten food. read more

Panera Bread - Spoiled greens from a turkey sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

I ordered an Asian Grilled Chicken salad. What I received was a few pieces of lettuce, 2 wonton strips and 2 SMALL pieces of chicken. A $16 salad. I'll never eat from here again read more

Panera Bread - A WHOLE grilled chicken Asian Salad. - Sandwiches Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

By far the worst Panera location I have ever ordered from! Ordered a 'whole' serving of Green Goddess Cobb salad by Door Dash. What arrived was a side green salad with lettuce, three tomatoes and two barely recognizable pieces of chicken. No egg, no bacon ... nothing that would qualify as Cobb ingredients. The lettuce itself was so sad that it barely qualified as a salad! In the same order I ordered a blueberry bagel. This bagel became our evening entertainment as it was so stale that not one of our party of four could cut this item without risk of an emergency room visit. It was finally accomplished with a hacksaw! Really Panera? This is acceptable to serve? Having been an almost weekly customer at my previous home in Va Beach it is very unlikely I will ever visit this location again and would discourage others who are used to a quality Panera product from visiting here! read more

Been going here for 10 years and it's by far the nastiest, dirtiest Panera I've ever seen and I've been to dozens in the tri state area. The staff always seem angry and miserable and the floors are filthy; the bathrooms gross, outdoor and indoor furniture damaged and falling apart. I am a convinced after coming here for so many years they only clean the place at the end of shift. It's just disgusting that any owner of a franchise can look at themselves in the mirror and think they are running a reputable Panera. Corporate could care less, written once or twice and nothing happens. The only saving grace is that the food quality is consistent and their rapid pickup flawless. read more

I did not care for but then again I'm not a Panera bread fan. I have tried numerous Panera's and I've always been let down. I just came to this one for lunch and I had a BLT. I had the same issues that I have every Panera I go to. And that issue is just that to me the food is on the bland side and doesn't really have much of a taste. I know that many will disagree with me on that and I guess I would say if you're a fan of Panera you'll probably like it here and if you don't like Panera you won't like it here. I find most of them to be very similar in the set up and in the food choices and the taste of the food. TruE to form, I really didn't like my sandwich. I found that the bread was very bland and the whole sandwich was sort of tasteless. I'm also really not a big fan of the atmosphere here. It's hard to find a seat, it's very noisy and I have to train numerous Panera's I've come to the conclusion that as a restaurant they're not for me. read more

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Panera Bread catered a small picnic for a group to which I belong. On the plus side, Panera was prompt in delivering the 20 or so meals, and everything was well packaged and arrived in good condition. People seemed to enjoy some of the picnic meals, especially the "steak and arugula" sandwiches, which were fresh and tasty, but other meals, such as the Cobb salad, weren't up to snuff (they didn't include bacon and other condiments you expect on a Cobb salad), and some of the cookies with the meals were undercooked. read more

This is the 3rd time now that none of the modifications to my order were done and ingredients missing. Ordered a smoky buffalo chicken melt with extra sauce and extra red onions. It had very little sauce and no onions at all. Very skimpy on the chicken as well. This has been my third complaint and the issues with those making the orders does not get corrected. I also ordered a flatbread pizza with extra sauce and extra basil. No extra sauce and 3 small little flakes of basil. The manager has offered to remake the sandwiches, which I had taken up in the past, but after a third time of getting my order wrong, I will no longer be coming back to this Panera location. I gave them the chance several times over the period of the last 6 months and the retraining has not happened or the employees don't listen. Never coming back here again. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

The chicken noodle soup that I bought as take out on June 11 was so salty that I found it completely inedible and had to toss it. If you are thinking about ordering this , you should try a sample first. Just a heads up. read more

I have to say I keep thinking this fast casual restaurant will get back to decent food but it seems that their fare is worse than last time. French onion soup without cheese, horrible, the tuna sandwich tasted like someone dropped a salt shaker on it and, the way the bag was packed resulted in all of the bagels falling on the floor as you try to open the bag. Their baked goods are still delicious but as far as food goes, it continues to be a disappointment. read more

I am done with them. I always have issues at their stores, this was no exception. I order their New Recipe Heritage ham and Swiss sandwich. The new part was no Swiss and you needed a search party for the ham. I order a soda but no one tells the cashier the machine is broken. The 45 minutes we were there they never did put a sign on the machine nor did they tell the cashier. Talked with the manager about the whole fiasco and she admitted she knew the machine was broken. Really?? You don't tell your staff nor put a sign up? She did offer me another sandwich but I declined, they probably would have forgot the bread. Oh, and I did order their New Recipe Corn Chowder, that needs a new recipe. read more

It's a chain, so it's mostly predictable and convenient. I love the salads, the frontega chicken sandwich and all the soups. I don't care if the soups are shipped in pre made frozen packages. They are tasty and I go here for quick easy meals. Been here a few times now was a little intimated by the msny b as d reviews but I've never had a bad experience. They've never forgotten anything, it's always good, it's been very timely. Go here for a typical Panera experience read more

Mediocre experience even in light of Covid-19. Although we selected curbside pickup, we had to go inside to finally get our food. No one answered when we called to say we were here and we couldn't find a "button" on the confirmation. More disturbing, there was bread loose and tumbling around in the bag. We don't know who touched it and how. We declined to eat it! In light of the other reviews I just read...we were idiots to get food here. My bad! read more

I was really disappointed by my most recent visit to this Panera. First thing, this girl was working at the register and COUGHED WITHOUT A MASK ON!! She then proceeded to stop us mid-order, and say "im going on a break-my co-worker will take you" The girl without the mask proceeded to move throughout the restaurant and even went by the food prep area !! i then told the manager and he got her away from the food but frankly didn't seem to care. the cherry on top was my sister's fuji apple salad with no apples! i love panera but this was sloppy read more

I ordered my food (two soups, one sandwich, and a half-gallon of tea) through their website so I could pick it up in store. I was quoted ten minutes. I waited 15 to give the store the benefit of the doubt before I went inside because it never told me that my food was ready. When I arrived, there were three other people waiting for online orders also. One had told me he had been waiting over 30 minutes. The store was not busy and they had three employees available to assist us. I watched the manager take the bag for my order (with my name on it) and slam it on the front desk, loudly exclaiming for her employees and the entire restaurant to hear: "WE DON'T HAVE SOUP THIS EARLY AND WE NEVER WILL!" It was 10:45AM. Their website did not inform me of this. So I then watched her teenage employees scramble trying to figure out what to do with my order which was missing two items. After now 35 minutes of waiting, I was called to the register and told that they don't make soup before 11:00. At this point it WAS 11:00 but whatever. I was ready to get out of there. So I said, "that's fine just refund me for the two soups." Which they did. They didn't have my half-gallon of tea ready so I had to wait for them to dig an EMPTY half-gallon container out of the back somewhere and hand it to me. The server told me I could fill it up at the tea station. Well what do ya know, I filled it up half way and the tea I paid for was out. (Also why am I doing this myself? I ordered online.) So I had no choice but to mix it with another tea. Y'all need to get your act together. And check your manager's attitude. Absolutely ridiculous. read more

I downloaded yelp specifically to let you know how absolutely horrible my experience was. The food is way overpriced and I don't mind paying for some good food but if you're going to give me a sandwich with 90% bread. For the love of god at least make the bread good. We got 2 sandwiches a soup that campbells could have made better and some 27 cent chips for the steep price tag of +40$. I'm so disappointed. I love trying new food but this was beyond a disappointment and I will never shop here again. I wouldn't even feed this crap to my dog. Please look elsewhere... honestly Walmart has better sandwiches. I would rate them lower than one star if I had the chance. Horribly disgusted and never ever going back. read more

Food is ok, but service is horrible. Anytime we deliver from there, they forget something. EVERY TIME. read more

I don't get it.....the food is expensive and bland. Maybe I am just not ordering the correct items. I don't know if it's just because it is new or what the deal is but it's always busy. It's sad because a lot of really good new restaurants open and they aren't as busy as this place. Not sure if being busy has made them not care about the quality of the dishes or what. The soup I got was luke warm and was about 80% broth. The bacon/tomato/cheese sandwich was bland because there was a piece of cheese on it about the size of a half dollar. I got a free pastry and went with the cinnamon roll and it was the only good thing I had. Although it didn't taste much different than the ones you can get at the grocery store in the boxes. I hadn't eaten at Panera in about 4 years and couldn't remember much about it. After this one opened I figured I've give it a try again. I may just not be a Panera person and probably won't be back much. read more

They have messed up 3 out of our last 3 orders. All were later than 30 minutes past when they said the order would be ready. All were missing sandwiches. Why do you go back you ask? Our clientele and distributors gift us with gift cards. I understand being short staffed or having an off day. But this is the worst business I have witnessed. Close your doors if you can't make sandwiches. read more

we go to Panera once or twice a week, depending on the week, but at least once a week. We love love it! The frontiega chicken sandwich is so flavorful and the Thai salad with the peanut sauce is amazing and a little spice kick you get each bite! Panera Iced green tea is actually something I don't mind my kids drinking lol flavorful food awesome employees! ------Alexa read more

Panera Bread - Thai salad and frontiega chicken from the You pick two menu! Delicious - Sandwiches Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

I do like Panera's food but I find it to pricey. A cup of soup and a half sandwich, a soda $12 and change. Tables very dirty with bits of food on the seats and floor. I know it's a hard job but Please have someone cleaning up. From what I've read reviews there are some very unhappy customers. I would like to come back but I'll have to think about it. Where is the president of this company at. You should visit your Own restaurant. We shouldn't have to do your job for you. read more

There were two employees to do five employees' work. Consequently, the tables were filthy and most of the coffee was empty. They handled their situation with grace and class and did manage to put out excellent food in spite of it all, but the fat cat owners really need to pay employees enough so someone will actually work for them. Their sign says "up to $15 per hour," but their best employees are making $12 an hour to work themselves into the ground. In Asheville, the average one bedroom apartment is $1200 a month. At $12 per hour, a full time employee makes $480 a week. That means they take home around $385 if they're lucky. When you take home slightly less than $1600 a month, it's pretty hard to pay $1200 of it in rent. Pay your people enough to live and you'll have enough employees to have a restaurant that is up to Panera Bread's standards. You certainly charge enough money that you can afford to pay your workers a living wage. read more

Placed a curbside order and left a tip on the app for the person bringing the order out to my car. I was notified on my app that my order was ready. I did exactly as the app instructed when I arrived at the restaurant. - I tapped the "I'm here" and waited...and waited...and waited. I was the only person using curbside. I finally went inside the restaurant to get my order and was told there was NO curbside pickup available. So, long story short- I "gave" myself a generous tip myself to go into the restaurant to retrieve my order. I called to speak to a manager and was told- sorry but they can't reimburse for a tip. Do not use the restaurant's curbside and if you do, DO NOT LEAVE A TIP. It's a ripoff (and unethical)! read more

No problems from me. Food was fresh and tasty like ever order I've ever had at a Panera. Nice young black lady at the counter was super helpful and chatted up my 5yr old little man. Ordered a dozen bagels when we left and she again was pleasant even though they were about to close in a few minutes. Thanks Panera for teaching customer service, it is refreshing in today's world. read more

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The most unorganized restaurant I have ever encountered! Something is wrong every time we go here. They gave me someone else's sandwich, and my husband said to them the ticket reads chicken and she said no I just clicked the wrong button for the ticket. It was the wrong sandwich! Now when I call them something is wrong with their phone! kelly jones read more

Ordered soup and waited way too long while watching people in kitchen eat while making customers food.

They had a line outside and didn't open until I banged on the window at 6:35 and didn't apologize or anything. They had half of their bagel selection available, the drink dispensers didn't have any made to dispense. They didn't have fruit bowls, I asked for any plant based spreads and they said they didn't have any but a customer said they had hummus but then the woman couldn't figure out how to enter it in the cash register. Oh, and the restaurant was filthy, the tables hadn't been cleaned from the day before. I was polite because I know this is likely not anyone's fault in being clearly understaffed but Panera better get it together. read more

Good food and service. Like the egg soufflés and breakfast sandwiches. Easy self ordering

Stopped at this location on the way to Augusta on 11-23-22. Walked up to the door, printer paper signage taped to the doors stated must order using the kiosks due to staffing issues. Walked on in. Place was a m e s s . Counters spilled drinks, disarray. Trash. Tables dirty. Trash cans over flowing. All this viewable b e f o r e walking up to the kiosks and unmanned registers. Looked at each other and thought .... if the front looks like this ... what about the kitchen. Pass. Turned and left. read more

Panera Bread has forever lost me, I order was short, I didn't get my flatbread pizza and the mgr. Wouldn't correct their mistake. I WILL NEVER RETURN. read more

Panera is a great place for quality yet inexpensive food. They also have many different options for vegetarians and their menu really does try to incorporate many different fresh ingredients. I ordered a simple tuna sandwich, fruit cup and an oatmeal raisin cookie and it was a great sit-down meal where I enjoyed my food. Nothing really stood out and everything was pretty average. My friend ordered the Mediterranean chicken flatbread sandwich and really enjoyed it so I recommend trying that if that sounds interesting to you. The service was okay. I asked an employee about some of the items on the menu and she didn't seem to know exactly what to say...maybe she was just nervous? The restaurant was really clean and I will go back to Panera Bread if I'm in the area. Overall good experience! read more

I already know that they are over priced but wife wanted some chicken noodle soup as part of a Pick 2. Paneras did not disappoint. They screwed the order up again and shorted us the soup on an order that only had 2 orders of Pick 2. And the place was deserted. I am done with these idiots. read more

All I can say is : Kudos to the gentleman who took my request to the next level! My husband is going thru Radiation on his throat, making it difficult to eat anything but soup; this gentleman took the soup & blended it making it easy for him to eat. The man agent should be very proud of their staff here. Thank you, jill read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Went at 7pm. A few in line and no more than 10 tables with some waiting for food. After 30 minutes of waiting after ordering I asked cashier how much longer - she said our order was next. After 2 tables were called out ahead of my order I blew a gasket at the cashier for lying to me and it taking too long. I got a refund and as I was leaving they called my name. Total wait was 45 minutes from ordering to get food. This location, and Paneras at large, are horrible - not my first issue!!! NEVER AGAIN! read more

Extremely overpriced for what you get. The employees weren't super friendly they had forgotten to give us our chocolate croissant and when I asked the lady that handed us our food she asked someone else who acted like it was a super inconvenience. I got a turkey sandwich and chips and chips my daughter got chicken noodle soup which was more broth than anything and a hot chocolate and it was $26 and some change. Nothing really impressive about the food. read more

Had not been here since before Covid and what a disappointment. Tables were filthy. Sandwiches were small and not very tasty. The bacon on one didn't look fully cooked. I got coffee that was barely warm. Asked if they had some hot coffee and they said they would have to make some, but never happened. Now I know why there were very few people there right at noon. Never again...... read more