Food was tasty! Christmas music was a great tough to the ambiance! Service was pleasant! read more

Panera is a morning go-to! I love this location in particular because of how friendly the staff is. They always seem so happy and it makes me happy. Also the food is always prepared delicious and fresh! The restaurant is always super clean also! read more

Panera Bread - Salad Near Me - Athens, Alabama

Great Panera location!! Super friendly employees and cozy dining area. They are super great about fixing anything that may be wrong with your order and being kind about it. Their cinnamon crunch bagels are SO good, as well as everything else they serve. Lots of parking and a nice outdoor seating area available! I love how warm and welcoming this Panera is and can't wait to come back. read more

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Another Panera @ Athens, AL. Certainly hit the spot per quality And price.. It a straightforward less expensive eats option when u in a rush, lo key mood, or just wants a salad. Their soups r superb. The French Onion came in fresh & tasty. Corn Chowder & Thai Chicken certainly nothing to sneeze at. If in a 'trying to be healthy' mood, go for one of their multiple salads w quinoa. Citrus Asian Crunch or Chicken Caesar easy goto's additionally. Glad there was a Panera on the busier mysterious Lee Hwy auto trail. Cool food and relaxed quieter ambiance. read more

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. read more

Panera Bread - Greek Salad with Chicken and Rice Soup - Salad Near Me - Athens, Alabama

I travel often for business and it is always good to see a Panera in the location. If I am going to a breakfast meeting, Panera is a great place to grab a bag of bagels and a tub of cream cheese to bring to the meeting. This particular location was conveniently located across from my hotel, so it was a convenience grab and go before hitting the road. I would recommend a visit here. read more

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

I ordered the Strawberry Poppyseed salad. It was delicious but I ordered the white balsamic apple vinaigrette dressing and they put the poppyseed dressing in instead. Pay attention to what your customers order, please. read more

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

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!! read more

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

Panera Bread - Paid $10 for this and the sandwich is smaller than the cup of soup. - Salad Near Me - Athens, Alabama

Just terrible. The cleanliness of the store was terrible. The drink dispenser was leaking and flooding the floor, yet they did nothing. The thrown together sandwich with the wrong bread, terrible. The lack of care whatsoever to make our food presentable or correct the first time is absurd. Let's just say we should not have stopped here. Officially done with Panera. read more

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. read more

Panera Bread - Panera makes me happy, happy makes me Panera. - Salad Near Me - Athens, Alabama

Pitiful. Been here a number of times as we are a captive audience as this is our home town and we have limited options. Every time they do not have apple chips for Fujii salad.. this time they did not have advertised menu item. They do not carry citrus Asian crunch salad and it is first item on their menu. Also several other items .. also drink station out (photo) and Dining room filthy. Think the issue is the management- soup was cold took it back to reheat. Told her they may want to check temps. She said it was fine... no apology etc. argh- who owns this place? read more

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I really enjoy Panera's menu items, but their prices are getting to be way too high. Recently I purchased a sandwich, chips and drink and ended up paying over $12. Folks get real....it was just a sandwich! Also, I bought 1/2 dozen muffins one day and it cost me over $15! While I love their muffins, they are JUST muffins, not coated in gold or anything. I love their food, friendly service and nice environment and I would definitely go there much more often, if I didn't feel like I had been robbed each time I pay for my food there. . read more

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

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

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

I knew for my first visit to our new Athens, AL location I would have to expect higher prices, but what I didn't expect was to be scammed by false advertising. Looking at the menu, the salads are a large bowl beaming to the top of ingredients. What I got was a similar size bowl as in the picture, but only half full at best. For $11, I was extremely disappointed. I also ordered 3 of their soups, and was surprised the decent size "bowl" you see in the menu ended up being a cup, about the size of Chic-Fil-A's small cup of ice cream. For $7 each, my disappointment increased. I called the Manager to express my regret, and was told the portions are "measured". I went back to the menu to see if these measurements were indicated, and they were not. The food was good, I must admit, but not worth the price. My family and I won't be back. read more

I'm a big fan of Panera. Always down for a cinnamon crunch bagel! Today I stopped by for lunch. I tried the Tuscan chicken sandwich and a Asian sesame salad. Both were delicious. The location looks new and is really nice. Staff was also nice. I didn't have to wait long for my order. They also have a drive through which is convenient. read more

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

Have been ther twice recently and had a bad experience, both times my order was all messed up not getting what I ordered. Both times their response was it was a trainee. I suggest they monitor those trainees and train them better. I went to the Panera website to comment but it was not possible. I regrettably will go else where. read more

We had a very small order. 1 small Mac n cheese and 2 salads. It shouldn't take long, but it took long over 15/20 minute. I understand if the kitchen is backed up but salads and Mac n cheese should not take long. We had asked specifically for extra plastic silver wear and we received non at all. Both salads are came with very little dressing which is disappointing to say the least. our experience was very frustrating. read more

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