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    Panera Bread

    3.1 (24 reviews)
    Open • 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Greek Salad with Chicken and Rice Soup
    Lynda H.

    Panera is one of those places where I always feel I can depend on to be consistent in flavor. I was a bit disappointed with this restaurant and why I only gave it three stars. First of all, the restaurant was clean, and the staff was helpful. Also, we didn't have to wait long for our order. I ordered the greek salad with the Chicken Rice soup. The soup was yummy. The bread was hard (not sure why they can't put it in the microwave for a couple minutes to soften), but it was fine when I dipped it in the soup. What I had an issue with was the greek salad. Everything was fresh, but the salad dressing had no taste. I've ordered this salad several times at our Panera in Indiana and it was always delicious. I should have asked them for more dressing, but not sure that would have helped. Maybe I'll try something else when I'm in the area again.

    Buffalo sub

    Awful... a friend, bless them, offered to get us dinner tonight, my husbands chicken sub had barely any chicken on it, my flatbread the same thing!! The kids chicken avocado had more chicken on it than either one of the ADULT entrees. Awful!!

    Paid $10 for this and the sandwich is smaller than the cup of soup.
    Megan E.

    I Paid $10 for this and the sandwich is smaller than the cup of soup. This Panera keeps ripping me off.

    Panera makes me happy, happy makes me Panera.
    Maya R.

    One of my favorite paneras that I've been to. I used to go all the time in New Jersey and I've only been to one Panera since I moved to alabama. It was disappointing and it led me believe that, the quality might just be may be subpar in this state. Not this location! What a redeeming experience. This Panera had high ceilings, fast wifi, tons of sunny seating space, and friendly servers. The only downside was one that's common to most paneras and that is the dirty floors. I assume that's typical of a coffee shop that attracts people who spend hours sitting eating and working in one spot. They could definitely keep it more clean to get a 5th star from me! Will be back and definitely recommend.

    Don't expect to get items on menu

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    2 years ago

    My food was good, but way overpriced. Plus, no sweet tea. It's the south. You got to have sweet tea.

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    3 years ago

    The staff here were super nice and friendly. The cookies and coffee I got were good. The restaurant was clean and pleasant.

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    3 years ago

    The restaurant was dirty. Garbage cans overflowing and floors dirty. Food not good.

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    5 years ago

    Great food and convenient spot off the interstate. A little hard to access via the access road

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    4 years ago

    Very good food and coffee. Friendly staff and place was neat and clean. Always a good choice here at this location.

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    7 years ago

    Thank you for coming to Athens! You are not only a good place to eat, but a good community partner too!!

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    6 years ago

    I ordered a cheddar broccoli bread bowl and instead of getting what I ordered they gave me a French onion soup bread bowl.

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    Ask the Community - Panera Bread

    So... I've attempted to go to Panera in Athens, AL a couple times this week. There are signs on the door that say "CAFE CLOSED" and a bunch of smaller writing I couldn't read from my car.…

    It has been about a month since I was up there, but I believe just the inside dining is closed.

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    Mike’s Cafe - Chili cheese dog.

    Mike’s Cafe

    4.4(15 reviews)
    8.3 mi

    On our way to The Magic Mike we were thinking about what to eat for lunch. I happen d upon a place…read moreclose to Athens in Elkmont called Mike's Cafe. From where we were at the Tennessee state line, it was about a 50 minute ride on small country roads. We arrived at Mike's Cafe after most of the lunch crowd was gone. We ordered the smoked chicken with fried potatoes, pinto beans and okra, a double cheeseburger deconstructed, small onion rings and a BLT to go. They didn't have turnip greens or collards so I ended up with fried potatoes. Fried cornbread was included. Inside the restaurant the ceiling in the small dining area was similar to galvanized siding. It was shiny new. I didn't ask if the dining area was a new addition. The shiny caught my attention. I believe there were 12 booths for seating. We were the only customers inside sitting while Mike, the owner, was back in the kitchen preparing our foods. We introduced ourselves and told Mike we drove over there because we heard so many great things about his food and that his restaurant was clean. It was clean too! Mike brought our foods out and we headed to the car. As we were about to leave, Mike came out with a sample of his hamburger soup on the house. What a lovely gesture. We thanked him and his wife and headed home to devour our haul. The smoked chicken was delicious! We thoroughly enjoyed the fried okra, pintos and fried potatoes. The BLT was made with a lot of thick cut bacon. Yummy! The double cheeseburger we shared later was delicious and cooked perfectly. If you like old style good home cooking, please stop by Mike's Cafe. His food is fire!

    The Pho was good. They should be a bit more generous with the noodles and sides for the soup.read more

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    Mike’s Cafe - Menu

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    Complimentary hamburger soup

    Suzanne's Bakery & Eatery

    Suzanne's Bakery & Eatery

    4.3(27 reviews)
    1.0 mi
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    Came here to grab some dessert for later and as a way to make up for my super disappointing lunch…read morenearby. This was a much better experience! This is a small little bakery; technically they have daily lunch specials but there's very limited seating so it's more of a grab-and-go type of spot. They also have premade dishes in tall coolers if you want to take and reheat something as an appetizer or an entree. Great for on the go engagements or as a quick fix for a family that needs feeding. There's also a selection of packaged breads made in-house and a dessert case. The service was extremely nice! I had a lovely chat with one of the employees. The only major complaint I have was that the store smelled really weird and unpleasant when I visited. I have NO idea what it was from -- I couldn't place the smell. Maybe a dish I don't like? Maybe the yeast for the bread? Not sure. It looked clean and had a good health code score, but the smell was rough. At any rate, I grabbed a slice of strawberry pretzel salad for right then, as well as a slice of Elvis cake (iirc) and a snickerdoodle. The strawberry pretzel salad had a pretty strawberry jelly top and was packed with lots of cream cheese filling! It was good, though I do wish there had been a thicker pretzel crust; sometimes I felt like I was mostly eating pretzel crumbs instead of an actual bottom of a layered dessert. Still, definitely yummy! Hubs and I enjoyed the Elvis cake later. It was super moist and sort of reminded me of a hummingbird cake. My snickerdoodle was special (peanut butter snickerdoodle? Coffee snickerdoodle?). It was a unique combo of flavors that you don't typically see but sadly I'm far enough removed now that I've forgotten exactly what. Regardless, it was good! Stop by and treat yourself sometime!

    Good grief, I've driven by this place 1000s of times and never realized it was a bakery/eatery! I…read morethought it was maybe a salon. Along for the ride in my favorite sister's quest for the best locally made sourdough bread, we visited Suzanne's last month. It's small, and I think it may have had 2 little bistro style tables inside, but it may have had 3. There are several refrigerators on the floor with grab and go items such as a ground beef-based "John Wayne casserole," pimento cheese, various casseroles, maybe a 3-bean salad, chick salad, broccoli salad, and more. A stocked confection counter is where you order and pay. They had really cute Halloween cake "pops" for sale and their "sour dough" bread was on a small display on the right as you enter. They offer hot lunch specials daily Tuesday-Friday, 11-2 and a soup of the day at 6.49, ranging from said John Wayne casserole to chicken poulet and stuffing. We missed the lunch window and didn't purchase any of the grab and goes. The staff here are patient and friendly! Really nice! Sister and I each got a loaf or 2 of the sourdough, sister tried one of their confectionery items and said it was good. I also got two of their giant chocolate chip cookies for the hubs. The unanimous verdict on their sourdough bread is it is a good bread, especially for toasting; however, sourdough it is not. The bite I had was sweet and fluffy. Hubs and sister agreed it was delicious bread, just not sourdough. So, it's back to Publix for sourdough. Don't plan to eat in if you go to Suzannes, I told sister, "I guess most people get their lunch to go and eat it in the car, parked here, or back at work." Thanks, Suzzane's! I'm happy to have visited your shop and to see all you offer!

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    Suzanne's Bakery & Eatery - Name over door.

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    Suzanne's Bakery & Eatery - Store front, with daily specials on chalkboard.

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    Store front, with daily specials on chalkboard.

    Old Black Bear Brewing Company-  Athens - Green fried tomatoes with a dark lager.

    Old Black Bear Brewing Company- Athens

    4.3(55 reviews)
    1.9 mi

    What a neat venue. We came here after an event for a family meal. They have great area for larger…read moregroups, and even though we were a group of 10, they very easily accommodated a larger party at the same time, and there was plenty of room for more. Smaller tables were closer to the front so the large groups didn't bother/overwhelm with the noise. We had several shareables for the table including the pimento cheese balls, the Bavarian pretzel, and the loaded bar chips that could have easily been a meal themselves. I had the Reuben (surprise) and the sweet potato fries. The were a treat, and after all the shareables, I was able to take some fries and part of the Reuben home with me. Would love to go back and sit on the patio for happy hour one evening.

    Met my son and his family for what we thought would be a good meal but was very disappointed in…read moreeverything. It took about 45-50 minutes to be seated and then about 40 more minutes to get our food. I wanted to leave but other in our party wanted to wait it out. My food was cold and so was another in our party. The tacos were good and hamburger good. I understand that things happen that are beyond the owners control but they could have at least given us a discount or maybe a free appetizer while acknowledging the delay. We found out later that they were short handed. But wish they would have told us this upfront so we would at least know what we were in for.

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    Old Black Bear Brewing Company-  Athens
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    The Salty Cod - Burnt chicken was not good! Potatoes also burnt tasting. There is a difference between burnt and charred.

    The Salty Cod

    3.9(104 reviews)
    2.1 mi

    My favorite sister and I had a great belated birthday lunch for her here at Salty Cod on a fairly…read morequiet and fairly slow Friday that I took off work for - which is rare for me! She enjoyed two lovely cups of their coffee and then I think water, and I had some vino since she was driving. We split a 10 ounce filet mignon (which is not on the lunch menu but is available if you ask for it) and it was beyond delicious! I trusted our excellent server (I think her name was Holly) to select the cut of meat for sister and me from the butcher shoppe, Corkshire, and it was beyond excellent!! It was just as good, if not better than the filet I split with my Sorority Sister when we came here for my birthday in February! Sister and I also shared their take on a bruschetta. It was good; however, for me, it was the "weak link" - I like a traditional bruschetta with buffalo mozzarella, balsamic, fresh ripened tomatoes, etc., and this was more akin to a charcuterie board on toasty bread slices. It looked beautiful! The meat topping was plentiful and lovely, it had more fat on it than I care to have. There was a sort of berry relish on another layer and that's where I called it quits on the bruschetta. My sister did enjoy it, though, which is what mattered! We ordered two mac and English cheddar cheese fritters for Sister, and she really really loved those! They were presented wrapped individually in their to go box, to keep each one warm, and again, Sister, loved them! Neither of us had room for desert which, since Salty Cod has a separate bakery/gelato shoppe, would have offered some delicious options! Thanks, Salty Cod, for another memorable, relaxing birthday celebration!

    The Easter buffet was the best!…read more It was the usual sausage and scotch eggs, but it was very fun to taste the special event! The fresh cream of the French toast was fresh and very delicious!

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    The Salty Cod - Just before it got busy in the back bar

    Just before it got busy in the back bar

    The Salty Cod - Bubble & squeak - It tastes much better than it looks

    Bubble & squeak - It tastes much better than it looks

    The Salty Cod - The confessional snug-a private room for ladies to enjoy a drink when it was not proper for a woman to be seen in a pub.

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    The confessional snug-a private room for ladies to enjoy a drink when it was not proper for a woman to be seen in a pub.

    Panera Bread - salad - Updated September 2026

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