This was our first time visiting this cafe and it was one of the less friendly ones we've been to. We were out shopping in Clifton park and hungry so we stopped in for lunch and half the items we wanted to order were not available. We opted to try two new sandwiches since none of our regulars were available. Both were prepared without any care. They were very sloppily thrown together, I had to reassemble them to take the picture because half the contents were falling out. The Frontega sandwich had very little sauce in it and they don't give you any on the side when you ask for more. Of the two sandwiches the spicy fiesta tasted better so we might give it another try at a different cafe. I also ordered the pomegranate hibiscus tea for my sip club drink and it had zero flavor. To quote my husband "it tastes like extremely watered down cough medicine". I ended up dumping it and refilling with lemonade and passion papaya ice green tea mixed together instead. The green tea cuts the tartness of the lemonade and makes for a great concoction when combined. I've been a long time Panera fan but don't visit as often anymore because of how pricey it has become. I won't let the visit at this cafe detour me from visiting other cafes though. I'm used to Panera staff being extremely friendly and happy to make sure your meal is satisfactory but that was not the case at this location unfortunately. read more

Panera Bread - Spicy Fiesta Chicken - Sandwiches Near Me - Clifton Park, New York

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I placed my order and paid for it, decided against the cesar salad and went with the potato soup. The manager came out refunded my payment for the salad and I in turn paid for the soup. Was asked my name to go with the order I told her. I sat and watched people come grab there food and go for about 20 minutes. I'm sitting on the bench right near where the food is passed out no assistance or questions asked from the staff. I go back to the counter and asked if my order had been placed. She goes to the kitchen and asked they said yes it's been ready. We go over and it's the wrong name. I get home no soup, but salad. Awesome read more

People at home are sick and you need soup....what's your go to option? Panera bread!! Literally over the last week or 2, I tried 4 different soups and each of them were yummy. If you have no prefernce and like the tomato soup or chicken soup with wild rice, I would recommend the value meal as they come with a salad or sandwich and in 2022, they only cost you $6.99. (It was $5.99 in either 2021 or 2020 when they launched it at a few locations). I would definitely recommend panera instead of other fast food chains. I NEED TO REMIND MY SELF TO POST A PICTURE AND I FORGET AS ALL MY ORDETS ARE RAPID PICK UP. In addition last 2 times I bought the value meal instead of the soup alone and I gave my son the brown bag to go finish his soup and leave the sandwich after taking a bite ( he only wanted the soup), he takes the first bite and end up liking it and finishes up the whole sandwich!! read more

Panera Bread - the outside of a restaurant - Sandwiches Near Me - Clifton Park, New York

It's typical Panera. Decent food. Horrible prices. Hard to get out of there without spending $20. I didn't give it 5 stars this visit because there was a customer sitting in the dining area listening to music from his phone speaker on 10 and no one from the staff had the nerve to tell him to shut it off. People come here to work and relax. You need to control the environment. Not let customers run amok. read more

Lucas greets everyone at Panera bread with a smile and works hard to accomodate all the customers. He has my coffee cup ready and makes me feel at home. Because of the great service from Lucas and the entire Clifton Park NY Panera staff, I will continue to purchase food and beverages for both my personal and work needs read more

I was distraught when I ordered my go-to panera order and it came out to close to 20 dollars. I couldn't believe it when I took my plate of the you pick two and the broccoli mac and cheese had hardly any noodles. There was a thick skin on top like it had been sitting out for a while, even though my food was ready a minute or two after ordering. The sandwich was good, but small, and didn't make up for the overall lack of comfort I'm used to finding when out to lunch. Came in hungry, left disappointed and 20 dollars poorer. read more

Panera Bread - You pick two - broccoli mac and cheese (that was more like soup) and turkey avocado blt - Sandwiches Near Me - Clifton Park, New York

The food quality at this Panera compared to others is horrible, chicken wasn't fried (visibly reheated multiple times) and both meals were cold, there was also a film over broccoli cheddar Mac and cheese. It's worth driving to a better panera. We did not interact with any service while we were there. read more

Panera Bread - Spicy chicken sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Clifton Park, New York

The bathrooms are disgusting. There is often no ice coffee and the staff doesn't seem interested in assisting customers. Food is good and the prices are reasonable read more

Great place for salads and sandwiches. Good healthy food, good coffee. Especially good if you are in a hurry. Use the app to order and pick up read more

I ordered delivery from this location as I normally do but for some reason this experience was the worst of them all. I'm used to waiting a little bit longer than normal as I know this location is always busy - no matter the time of day. However, yesterday I waited OVER 90 minutes for my delivery of a measly two sandwiches a small Mac & cheese a bagel and an iced coffee. When my driver arrived he didn't even say anything in regards to why it took so long or even offering up an apology - NOTHING. By the time my food arrived my first instinct was to check the Mac and cheese to see if it was even still warm - not hot but warm, and no it wasn't even warm. My bread was stale and the ice in my iced coffee was completely melted. I then called the store number which because of "technical difficulties" I was directed to their customer care, not even getting to speak to someone at this specific location and waited on hold for thirty minutes to express my concerns. After speaking to a live voice and giving them my phone number I was told I'd receive a call back, I'm still waiting. Definitely won't be bothering to deal with this location again. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Clifton Park, New York

Service at counter was ok. We had soup, pizza and a salad. It was around 7pm on Friday. They were vacuuming the dining area with a very loud vacuum machine. Half the lettuce in the salad was old and brown. The soup was so so. The pizza was the worst... the pizza tasted like how bandaids smell.... We tossed our food and left... we will not go back, very disappointed! read more

This Panera location has always been a favorite of ours since it is a stopover on our many commutes to our summer home. Previously it was always excellent and immaculately clean. We just stopped again after a long while of not visiting and found the store had been renovated which was nicely done however the store and parking lot were very dirty. This was a 9 am visit and food , dust and litter were all over the store and the lot. The food however was still good. Will be back but hope they clean up their act! read more

With me just having my hip replaced and my wife not feeling well we wanted to try someplace different that delivers. I went online and found Panera's which sounded good. You can order, pay and it's delivered to your house. I have to say it was the best online website I've seen. We made our order and received a confirmation email..... within 30 minutes the delivery girl was at our door with the order. A text came in when she left the store and again when she was in our driveway. I couldn't ask for any better service, and the food was 100% correct. We will be using this service more in the future! read more

The Mac & cheese and chips are amazing I love your place we buy the mac & cheese every day

Like most of the other Panera locations in this area this location is pretty beat down. It gets a ton of traffic everyday and it definitely shows. Of course, because of the high traffic they screw up your order every now and then, which has happened to me at least once or twice... it is what it is man, it's Panera. Don't expect them to figure out a new way to split the atom or something. Wi-Fi is good, but the seating is beat up and the carpets are in bad shape. However, it's warm in the winter so that's cool. Free refills on coffee all day long, so take advantage. Find a seat near the fireplace and put on your headphones and do your thing playuh. read more

Not much too say about this place. When I went here, I got three bagels. The bagels were ok. Personally, I think you could get better bagels in places that are right around the corner. Also, the service here is pretty bad. I waited 15 minutes for those 3 bagels. So, I think you might want to avoid this Panera location. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Clifton Park, New York

Awesome place...love the food! But....... I'm a little disappointed with today. Got. Greens Cobb salad with chicken. Full size and got half of a tiny half cup of dressing. Eating a blank salad and not happy about it. read more

Ordered delivery. Should have read the reviews first. Took an hour and 15 minutes to get my dinner. I'm staying less than two miles away. When I received my order, there were no utensils. I ordered soup and salad. When I called, the manager asked me what I wanted her to do about it and immediately told me I wouldn't get a refund for not getting utensils. I didn't even think about a refund. I wanted utensils. She told me that she's short staffed and can't have a driver bring me utensils. So again, what would I like her to do about it. Rude, rude, rude. Won't be going back to this location EVER. read more

person having a beard taking orders is excessively loud also dancing , if verbalizing with a subordinate some distance away he will yell rather than approaching the person ., vulgar ! I prefer to eat in peace , there are toilet tissue and napkins issues . the workers in the rear cooking think they are in a park with their loud conversation bleeding into the eating area .addressing some food , the oat meal strawberries are down to 3or 4 and the Mac and cheese are 10-15 cents a Macaroni shell l read more

Panera is always good for a quick lunch. There's a host of healthy options and there's a kids menu. This location in particular usually doesn't disappoint. It's a clean and friendly environment and the service is usually speedy. Although, I'd recommend ordering ahead on the app if you're in need of food during the Clifton Park lunch rush. Occasionally I've received food that doesn't seem entirely fresh and my most recent order was a little sloppy, but still delicious nonetheless. I'd say the prices are a tad high for what you get but it's usually worth it. Regardless, I'll never stop being a Panera customer (and the new delivery option is a game changer). read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Clifton Park, New York

This location is very nice, I just don't really care for Panera itself. My wife likes Panera, so I go their with her from time to time. Their meals are not that big for quite a bit of money (relatively speaking). On my recent visit, I got their "You Pick 2" (combo meal) and I got macaroni and cheese and a greek chicken salad. The macaroni and cheese was small in size and the greek chicken salad was not that big either and paid roughly $10 for them both. Now that might not seem like a bad deal, but I can go to other restaurants in the area and pay less for more food. And not to mention, their portions don't really fill me up either. I will say that they are an okay place to go if it is cold out and you want some hot soup to have, but it is not my personal first choice. read more

Panera Bread - You pick 2 (Mac and Cheeses and Greek Chicken Salad) - Sandwiches Near Me - Clifton Park, New York

If I could give the Clifton Park Panera no stars I would. When we arrived no one was at the register so my boyfriend went to get someone. They came out and took our order. I ordered soup and a Baja Bowl. I only received the soup, COLD, and no Baja bowl. I went back to ask for some hot soup and was given attitude by a little guy in dreadlocks. I never did get the Baja bowl but someone did come out with warm soup. read more

on time. excellent service! accommodating for 35 soccer players . food was ready and hot when we got there. very clean

Do not ever order online. About the slowest organization ever. The online menu rarely is correct. The food is ok - light on the meat fillings - they really need some improvement. Also, out of a pastry - why did I have to call to discover this? Probably not ordering online again. read more

I stopped in at the Panera Bread on Maxwell Dr., Clifton Park,NY for lunch today. They have a very rude woman there, working in the kitchen as a cook who shouted at me to put a mask on or she wouldn't serve me (despite NYS the relaxed guidelines for Covid effective 5/27) .. I was shocked, asked for my money back and gladly left the store. Was surprised because I'm been a loyal Panera Bread customer for years and was always happy with the workers. Guess I'll switch to Applebee's next time. Riley C. read more

Do NOT order delivery from this Panera. It does not get delivered in the timeframe they give you, and when the food arrives there is always at least one thing wrong in the order. Do not try to call the store, they always have a message up saying they are having technical difficulties and to call the Customer Care Line from Panera. When you call that line, you wait forever to speak to someone. I've emailed the company, tweeted them...with no response back. I am often missing food in my order, and have yet to get a refund. Please close this location, it's awful. read more

I had to ask for a second spoon for my soup. I wasn't going to eat with a dirty spoon. They gave me an even dirtier one with something CAKED on it. When I got visibly angry, the waiter trotted into the back and brought back a clean spoon. The soup was excellent, the bread was to die for, the grilled cheese sandwich was marginal. How do you screw up a grilled cheese sandwich? I thought seriously about walking out, but I was with someone and we were both hungry. I've had much better experiences with Panera's elsewhere. read more

So I ordered a napa almond chicken salad sandwich on Saturday September 14 at 6:30 pm.. It was supposed to be my dinner. I got to it at 8:00 pm. I was eating half of it and noticed that it was absolutely very dry. I finished the half pushing it down with water. I looked at the other half and opened it. I couldn't believe that there was perhaps a teaspoon of chicken salad in it. NO WONDER THE SANDWICH WAS DRY!!!! I immediately called the manager or one of them. His name was Rick. I told him about my sandwich and he told me that the servers are supposed to put one scoop of chicken salad in each sandwich. Sure I understand that is the standard portion but I purchased a bowl of vegetable soup at $6.19 and the sandwich at $8.39. If I wanted a lettuce and tomato sandwich I certainly did not have to go to Panera in Clifton Park and certainly would never pay $8.39. The manager told me that they were training new employees. Ok but where is the quality assurance or supervision for that matter. read more

Special Thanks to this location and the customer(s) and staff who returned my purse to me on Thursday evening 1/23/2020. I left it hanging on a chair when switching tables and never noticed my mistake until later when leaving. Thankfully someone had turned it in to the staff, The staff was gracious about holding it and returning it. I will pay it forward!!. Also, like the remodel and the new menu selection. Had not been there for awhile and like the upgrades. The food was delicious. It was busy night and the staff seemed overworked but still were very helpful. Thanks again! read more

This branch location is a mess. They're in need of new management. ive had more bad experiences than good here. today my company ordered lunch and i had marked extra cilantro on my sandwich. i got my soggy sandwich, and NO CILANTRO. Not even a sliver. There was also a full meal missing of another coworker. We went back, the sandwich was remade, and yet again, NO CILANTRO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER THERE!? DO YOU NEED READING OR ENGLISH CLASSES? HORRIBLE! I think you lost a customer at this point. if anyone wants to go to panera, do not hit this location! read more

The wait time is extremely long and when I asked the manager he said there's many orders. We would have been better off getting it to go I think. Also looking a ton of filthy tables. Yes, I had to clean my own before sitting down. Hands down the worst Panera I've been to in the US read more

Food gets 3 stars because it's what you get at any Panera. It's decent. But after doing a full remodel on this location, you'd think they'd know how to use a vacuum cleaner. Crumbs and trash all over the floor, yet the tables were clean. 1 Star for cleanliness. So a 2 star average. read more

Tried curbside pick up. Everything went fine until the part about curbside pick up. Meal never delivered to car. Waited half an hour until I went in and they complained they were too busy to finish the curbside pick up process. So , if you've got plenty of time to kill, go for it. I won't be back. Got a refund for my meal. No apologies from them. read more

It's gotten to the point where I NEED to leave a review. The quality has gone downhill very quickly within the past two years, the Clifton Park Panera is extremely close to my house so it used to be a weekly place where the family and I would go eat. After the past year the service and quality has crumbled, a busy location like Clifton Park needs a strong staff. From what I see they're lacking proper management, seems like they're under staffed because there is always a line of anxious foot tapping clients waiting for their meals. The curbside option isn't a service that the Clifton Park store does, I've once waited a whole 45 minutes in my car waiting for my meal to be brought out, after calling the location and asking where my food has been they told me that I would need to come back inside and reorder my food since they forgot to bring it out and it got cold. Even today I witnessed a woman with the same issue, she was waiting in her vehicle for them to bring the food out and she ended up getting so frustrated that she came storming in to the location just to find her breakfast to be sitting on the counter cold. I love Panera even their microwaved mac and cheese but this has really gotten to the point where I need to say something. I cant keep wasting my precious time waiting on their poor service, I hope this review helps save someones peace and time, because this really isn't the location to dine at. TLDR: The food takes forever for them to prep that its already cold by the time it reaches your hands. Save yourself some time and dine somewhere that will respect your time and busy schedule! read more

Couldn't be more upset with my experience . So today I went to the clifton park location. To start when I walked in I almost slipped on an apple peel . Next I was extremely disapointed to find out my favorite chipotle chicken panini had been discontinued. I ordered the steak and white chedder panini and a small Mac and cheese which was 15$ only to wait about 20 minutes for my food. When I finally returned home. I opened my sanwhich and their was basically no meat on it . The mac and cheese wasn't even warm any more. I feel like I have been robbed by Panera bread I feel as if they reached in my wallet when I wasn't looking and they stole 15$ from me I will never go back read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Clifton Park, New York

Never been to panera, I was pleasantly surprised. We stopped here on a random pit stop from Montreal to NY. This place had outside seating which was great for my dog. Lots of chairs outside with umbrellas The BBQ flatbread was super yummy, with little crisps on top which gave it a great texture. The french onion soup was not hot enough. The cheese was not melted. The Green tea infused with passion fruit and papaya was very good. I mixed it with the Mango unsweetened iced tea which diluted the sugar to my liking. yum! Very large with lots of seating, quiet -someone was at a table by the window balancing her checkbook (ppl still do that?) read more

OMGG! Seriously Clifton Park! Getittogether!! It's 2:30 pm on a Friday and the line went all the way to the door. And yet the cashiers were apparently competing for the best customer service award. I mean come on! You can provide decent customer service and yet be quick .... especially when there is a line of customers standing... looking like they want to hurt you! Not good! Not good! read more

We order from here often, today we had the worst experience. New employee called about being out of what sounded like Brioche, we had him repeat multiple times because he was not making sense/difficult to understand. We asked for a different bread for our breakfast sandwiches if out of brioche. Our order was two sandwiches and two soufflés. Our order came and we had four sandwiches, no soufflés. One sandwich was made incorrectly and all of them were cold (not to mention a 40minute wait when located only 7minutes away max) One of the women called and spoke with management. They said it was a new employee who didn't know the menu well and they were out of soufflés. They did offer to send us two new sandwiches. It has been 51 minutes, almost lunch time at this point and the women still haven't received their breakfast sandwiches. If there is an error and an employee has to call and is a new employee there should be someone next to him/her guiding them and making sure what they are saying is accurate to ensure no miscommunications or misunderstandings occur. Our receipt had everything checked off as being "checked to ensure accuracy", if that were the case the one sandwich would not have been incorrectly made. Training needs to be amped up because this is unacceptable. Management should be making calls, not new staff. P.S., the new employee was very nice and friendly, which is our only positive of this review. read more

Food quality has gone down hill. Not very fresh. One flavor for a couple of different soups I had What happened to the fresh tasty food read more

Just ordered a soup and salad and the lady at the counter could not have been ruder. I asked a couple of questions and she could hardly be bothered. When I changed my mind about my soup she nearly had a bird. I will never set foot in this store again. I have always had good experiences in other Panera's. I don't go out and spend my hard earned money to be treated rudely. It is Thursday evening at 7:30 March 5 th read more