I come here once a week. Lately portions are a joke- barely any lettuce in my salad and soup bowl not filled up! Maybe this is why you have 2 stars!!!??? read more

I love their broccoli cheddar soup , with the crunchy bread.... The blt was also very good simple I like it .... The place its self is nice . Clean an easy to order .. food quality is very good .. read more

Panera Bread - Broccoli Cheddar Soup - Soup Near Me - Dawsonville, Georgia

bad ... food served. old ... you had to reheat food with microwave that was under the counter and hard to get to especially a 70 year old with bad knees ... staff not helpful read more

Enjoyed our lunch today at Panera Bread. My wife loves the Chicken Salad they make here because they do not go crazy with the onions as other places do. She loved her soup, Wild Chicken Rice. I had the Turkey Chili Stuffed Bread Bowl which was wonderful. This is about the only thing I eat at Panera Bread a lot better than the last Atlanta Bread I was at. Chili here is very moist and must be when you put it in the bread read more

Panera Bread - ChicKen salad with Chicken and Wild Rice soup - Soup Near Me - Dawsonville, Georgia

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I came here at 7am and wasn't acknowledged until I said hi to the girl working. We proceed to order our food and get coffees. There were no creamers out by the coffee and we had to let them know and wait for them. I ordered a bagel bread sliced (iykyk). At no time was I told they can't do that. And i wouldn't have ordered the bagel had they told me that when I ordered. When we go to the window to pick it up I mention my bagel isn't bread sliced. They told me they can only slice bread in their bread slicer. Which, St. Louis Bread Co. (aka Panera) started the bread sliced bagel so not only is that wrong but it's incredibly inconsistent. I've never been to one where they can't unless it's been super busy (which is totally understandable), however we were the only ones there. And we're talking across multiple locations in multiple states. Apparently this is the only one that can't (or won't?). Panera should strive for a consistent experience across their stores and this one wasn't it. Do better. read more

I asked for no tomato & corn. The Chipotle Aioli Drizzle is really good. I asked for more & added bacon. They were out of avocado. The Mac & cheese was a pretty small serving, it's already a small bowl. They forgot the bacon & only gave a small amount when I asked. My teen loved the sandwich. The dining area was very clean & employees were friendly read more

Panera Bread - Southwest Chicken Ranch Salad - Soup Near Me - Dawsonville, Georgia

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Panera Bread, what happened? Panera's is normally a good option for a decent lunch. But this location is pathetic. Ordered the pick two with a chicken and wild rice soup. The sandwich half was fair. But the soup was worse than canned bought at a grocery store. Too thick, tasteless, no salt. Inedible. The place itself was dirty, looks run down. I wish I had looked at their score on here before I went. Two stars is generous! read more

Felt like we were rationed food for our sandwiches...one piece of turkey one piece of cheese for a $10 meal? Where has Panera gone? No one was around - just the kiosks asking a tip. And the apple on the side was tiny and mushy. That meal should have been $2.50. read more

Ordered a chipotle chicken melt through the app and it ended up having a hair in it. I was too far into my drive when I noticed.

Maybe I am lucky, but have gotten good service here. First, the food. You know what you are getting at PB, they all have similar menu. Today was cold, so opted for the turkey chilli with arugula on top (arugula is good on almost anything). Yummy! Pic enclosed. My other go to choice is the Thai chicken salad. Another nice thing is PB posts the calorie count on their menu. My target is 700 calories a meal, lots of choices meet that criteria at PB. Service at the counter can be slow, so here is the trick. Order at the kiosk, grab a pager, find a table, connect to their free WiFi, ... And before you know it you'll have food! Great interior with lots of seating and fireplace. Super clean. Ample parking too. Pics of interior and exterior enclosed. Servers were friendly. Manager stopped by too, to make sure everything was ok. Across from the outlet malls. The food court in the outlet mall is very mediocre. Worth the short drive here. Enjoy! read more

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I have ordered a dozen or more bagels on line at least 3 times a year for several years. They have never been ready, never had the correct order and/or never had the amount I ordered when I went to pick up. read more

The service at this Panera is a hit or miss. I've been to the drive-thru during a lunch rush and received my order in a timely manner. I've also placed an order inside when it was dead and my order took a very long time. Customer service is also a hit or miss. I've experienced great customer service, but have also encountered some not so friendly staff members. The only consistent in my visits is fortunately the food. I haven't had any issues. My orders have come out as described and tasted great! There's plenty of parking available. The space is clean, open, and naturally bright. Nice, modern interior. There's even a fireplace. Plenty of seating and great for working. There are lots of outlets to plug in your devices as well as semi-private areas to work quietly. My go-to orders are: Frontega Chicken Panini $8.59 Modern Greek with Quinoa Salad $9.99 Vanilla Cinnamon Roll $2.79 Again, I've never had any issues with the taste or quality of my food. The Frontega chicken panini comes with basil, focaccia, mozzarella, red onions, Chipotle mayonnaise, smoked pulled chicken, salt & pepper, and sliced tomatoes, served warm. Yummy! The modern Greek with quinoa salad is composed of feta, cucumber, kale, almonds, kalamata olives, Greek dressing, quinoa tomato sofrito blend, and romaine lettuce. I sometimes add grilled chicken if I am ordering a whole salad. Love the textures and flavors. The vanilla cinnamon roll is to die for! Especially when you get it first thing in the morning when it's fresh. Satisfies my sweet tooth everytime! Most of their pastries do. They seem to have a decent selection of pastries, even in the afternoon. Panera will always be one of those "safe" places for me, as far as food goes. There's something for everyone. There's definitely room for improvement in this location, and I hope they only get better from here. read more

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Drive-thru takes an insane amount of time! Waited there for over 30 minutes and there was barely even a line.

The lady who works at the kitchen and answers the drive tru is completely bitch. She won't even allow people to stand for waiting for their food. It's I believe the amount of disrespect you get from these workers these days. They only have job because we PAY for our food. But they want the tip - lol so no tip today! read more

Went here for dinner last night. Ordered my usual tuna sandwich. This was the last time I will come here. I stopped going to the cumming one because of hygiene reasons. I was waiting for my sandwich and watching them make the food. The person making the food never changed her gloves. She touched the microwave and the other appliances while touching the food she prepared. So I try the Dawsonville Panera and same thing. But recently I noticed the tuna wasn't their usual albacore. It's more mayonnaise and less chunky. It was like a table spoon of tuna and the rest was lettuce. It was mainly a salad on bread. It doesn't even taste like real tuna. This place was empty, as it usually was every time I came here. There was no place to sit because every table still had dishes on it. So I had to clean an area just so I could eat my salad sandwich. I no longer will come back here or any Panera for that matter. I will try Atlanta Bread. Maybe I will get a real tuna sandwich with tuna on it. read more

Chose this spot for lunch without checking yelp first. I have to agree with a two star rating. Panera is typically consistent in the freshness of its food. I was very disappointed in everything I ordered: tomato soup and steak sandwich. In addition, the bathroom door was sticky and the toilets are not clean. I would not return to this location which deeply saddens me because I generally love Panera. read more

Now THIS is a TUNA sandwich... from Atlanta Bread. The last time ordered from Panera there was more lettuce and hardly any tuna! read more

Panera Bread - Atlanta Bread Tuna Sandwich - no comparison to the Panera version - Soup Near Me - Dawsonville, Georgia

Where's the beef? For the cost, put some meat on the sandwiches! Long time since I've been there. At least try and make it a value read more

Came in for lunch. AFTER we paid she told us they didn't have the ingredients for my order. Really? Couldn't be bothered to block it off the sign hanging over your head? Inventory is beyond the abilities of the staff? Not that anyone at Panera cares, but there's no coming back. Not here or any other Panera. read more

I ordered a whole Bacon Turkey Bravo Sandwich. to go through a grub hub gift card for pickup. They do not deliver to where I live. The sandwich had just two slices of turkey on each half, each slice of turkey was folded in half, and each half sandwich was basically 2 slices of really thick chewy white bread sandwich. Not stale, but chewy. So for two sandwich's, there are only four slices of turkey. BTW, the turkey itself had a kind of rubbery feel to it. So I have to ask, where is the meat? I will NEVER be going back due to the lack of meat. What is the point of buying a sandwich with no meat on it? The sandwich cost me $12.99 via grub hub for pickup, which cost more than in the price in the store. Felt a little ripped off about that part, since I picked the sandwich up, but I guess grub hub has to get its cut. I only went there because of the free gift card we got. read more

My wife and I stopped at this Panera on our way home from Blairsville, GA where the Cuban restaurant we wanted to try whole in the area was closed on Monday's. We arrived at Panera around 5:20 PM for dinner and the place was almost empty. There were two other tables occupied. Ordering was quick and our order taker was friendly but not outgoing or with much knowledge of the menu outside of what she could find on the terminal. I ordered the Steak and Arugula Whole Sandwich that was served with a pickle spear. My item was very good and the portion size was adequate at a cost of $8.99 with no sides. The food was fresh and I would order this sandwich again. On the downside, my sandwich did not have much meat. The meat was piled nicely in the middle of the bread but the meat only covered probably 50% of the bread. In the menu, this sandwich is served with the following" Grass-fed seared steak, arugula, vine-ripened tomatoes, pickled onions, garlic and herb cream cheese spread and mustard horseradish sauce. My sandwich had steak, arugula, and tomatoes on sourdough. Three was no pickled onions, garlic herb cheese spread or mustard horseradish sauce. My next complaint on this location/visit was that we waited 15 minutes for our order to be called. They provide a buzzer to alert you to pick up your order at the window and it never went off despite us being the only ones who came in or were served during our visit. After 15 minutes I walked up to the counter and found our food sitting in the window but nobody to ask if it was in fact ours. I waited and finally took the order and went to our seat. PRICE/CHARGE: This is the biggest area of concern for me. My receipt shows a total of one iced tea, on whole sandwich and one-half sandwich to be $19.37. However, upon leaving the store I checked my account and I was charged an authorization of $23.06. There is no explanation of this additional amount authorized and there was not anybody at the register or available when we left to ask. I understand automatic gratuity but if that is the case here staff member did anything to assist us during our visit to earn a tip or warrant one. I will be watching this as the charge is settled and if it is settled for the amount authorized I will be contacting the corporate offices of Panera. The receipt does not show any reference to any gratuity being automatically added so this seems to be a deceptive business practice on the outset. read more

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Where's the meat? Salads are scrimping. If you like bread there are your place. Really not worth the cost. Place was clean.

I'm not a fan of Panera. The food is bland, the portions are small, and the prices are high. I go there regularly with co-workers and have tried most things on the menu. I haven't found anything that really satisfies me. read more

Came in for breakfast ordered steak egg and cheese, they were out of everything bagels at 9 am, not a huge issue. But when the food came and what you see why I was dis satisfied, there is blood on the bagel. When brought to the attention of staff, management came and explained that its normal. And was reasonable rude about it. I mean the far lines are still bright white, the steak was cold to the touch. Wouldn't have even written this had it just been a food error, I know very well how accidents like that happen in a kitchen under pressure. But the rudeness of management? Not an accident, not acceptable. I'll be sure when I return to bring my own breakfast, because I love the coffee here... read more

WOW You would think that a coffee shop would have coffee made especially in the morning. Just left the Panera in Dawsonville. The coffee urns were empty as well as the milk containers. The restaurant was empty as usual, but the area around the coffee area was filthy as usual. Just like to know the kitchen looks like when the public areas looks the way they do. It is frighting that the board of Heath gave them an 'A' read more

My favorite place to eat lunch...always! Fresh, delicious, great service, clean dining area, etc!! Need I say more?? 100% perfection. read more

Turn around. The service is slow, the food is bland, and the quality is garbage. Seriously, just go somewhere else... ANYWHERE ELSE!

This was actually hilarious, are y'all ready for this? I'm getting prepared to go for a 5 hour drive to Savannah, GA and I get the bright idea that I should stop at Panera for a bagel and some coffee. We specifically asked for HOT lattes. We get to the window and we see they've already made 2 iced lattes and there was nobody behind us. Tried to stop them but they didn't even look over. When they finally came over with the iced lattes we said "sorry, but we asked for hot, can you please remake them?" It took at least 7 minutes and no one was ahead of us or behind us. When she finally comes over with the remade lattes, we drive off and I realize the insulated cups are ice cold. I stick my finger in the coffee and much to my dismay they were ice cold, again. Now i'm pissed. So we drive back through and talk to some other girl about them being ice cold and she goes, "oh, well, our steamer is broken." LMFAO like it's broken??? So instead of just straight up saying "sorry our steamer is broken," they give us iced lattes, and then when that was wrong they make us chilled coffees in insulated cups. It was so stupid I was actually dying laughing. Like, you guys are IDIOTS. And on top of that, the two dumb girls behind the counter were both on their phones the whole time. Maybe if they weren't scrolling through tiktok and actually taking orders correctly this establishment wouldn't be such an embarrassment. read more

Mmmmm I sure do love Panera. Nothing warms my heart more than spending 15 dollars on soup and bread! With this being such a hole in the wall restaurant, I figured I'd attach some photos. I've been really into photography lately.... and since Panera does sell black coffee, I figured I'd come wearing all my new threads from urban outfitters too! As I sopped up my $7.50 bread into my $7.50 cup of soup, I couldn't help but salivate into my soup just a little. By the time I was halfway done with my soup, I think I was eating more of my own saliva then their soup, but I didn't even mind. Great dining experience! read more

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This is a typical Panera that is new to Dawsonville. It has a nice layout where you can sit and work or study or even catch up with some friends. The food is the same as all Panera's, but I did find on our first visit the grilled cheese was sub par. The bread was crushed till completely flat and all the cheese was out of the bread. Basically it was grilled bread with some cheese on the crust. Not worth the 12 dollar price when added with a pick 2. Becareful when you do the pick 2. The board has the price for if part of a pick 2, a half or a whole. Picking 2 can add up fast to be 10-13 dollars for a sandwich and soup or salad. The bakery items are good. My husband loves the sugar cookie and I like the chocolate chipper. If you order a meal with a drink you can get any bakery item for .99 which is the best deal they have. Sign up for the rewards club and every 12 visit or so you get a free item. read more

Panera Bread - Grilled cheese and squash soup. - Soup Near Me - Dawsonville, Georgia

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They charge $10 for mac and cheese and it comes out cold. I don't mean not hot, I mean literally cold. Do not waste your money and pick any other Panera bread to go to, absolute garbage read more

My mom and I were on vacation to visit the North Georgia Premium Outlets. This Panera was located about 5 minutes from our hotel. Since we have one at home, we thought it would be okay. I ordered a pumpkin muffin and a soufflé. She ordered a chipotle chicken and avocado wrap. I got my food immediately because it was kept ready. We waited 15 minutes for her wrap, and it was cold. She waited for them to make it a second time, and it still came out cold another 15 minutes later. They also made my frozen caramel coffee wrong as well. They just served it as plain coffee. The manager was rude, and she never apologized. She did not care that they served us frozen food. It just proves how "fresh" their food really is. There were only 5 other people in the whole establishment. read more

Warm food was cold and the place was filthy. Our table was filthy, and you don't have much to choose from because of social distancing. We witnessed the cleaning person using only a napkin to clean the tables and high chairs. They didn't even use any sort of sanitary spray. This is just gross and unhealthy. read more

Never again will return. My friend and I went through the drive through to get ourselves 2 half caesar salads for lunch and were extremely disappointed with what we received. one with half chopped chicken, portions were way off and the dressing given to us was in no way even close to enough to dress the whole salads, that were already tiny might I add. Also asked for a fruit cup that we did not even receive.... best part is when we called back to complain about a HAIR sitting in my friends salad as she was already attempting to eat it (picture attached) the MANAGER of this location on 9/25/21 at 3:00 pm, to be exact, was extremely rude and unprofessional. Wouldn't give us her name or her supervisors number and was not understanding about the situation AT ALL. as someone who works in the restaurant industry this is NOT how you go about things. I am still disgusted from the way she talked to us after we showed concern over something that was MESSED UP and UNHYGIENIC. If you choose to eat here just be warned. read more

Panera Bread - Soup Near Me - Dawsonville, Georgia

Never again will return. My friend and I went through the drive through to get ourselves 2 half caesar salads for lunch and were extremely disappointed with what we received. one with half chopped chicken, portions were way off and the dressing given to us was in no way even close to enough to dress the whole salads, that were already tiny might I add. Also asked for a fruit cup that we did not even receive.... best part is when we called back to complain about a HAIR sitting in my friends salad as she was already attempting to eat it (picture attached) the MANAGER of this location on 9/25/21 at 3:00 pm, to be exact, was extremely rude about it and unprofessional. Wouldn't give us her name or her supervisors number and was not understanding about the situation AT ALL. as someone who works in the restaurant industry this is NOT how you go about things. I am still disgusted from the way she talked to us after we showed concern over something that was MESSED UP and UNHYGIENIC. If you choose to eat here just be warned that if you're food is messed up in any way they won't do anything about it and YOU will be the one in the wrong and YOU will get yelled at. read more

Panera Bread - HAIR IN SALAD - Soup Near Me - Dawsonville, Georgia

Came in for a late lunch today on my way home. This restaurant has gotten better since my last visit. The food has always been good, price a little high, but worth it, the staff actually seems to care, but it looks like you need more people. Today, I saw the reason I come to Panera. I saw the managers taking time to sit down with their crew. No, it didn't look like anyone was in trouble. It was what looked like two managers sitting down and talking to their employees. One by one, they came out of the back, sat down and talked, looked serious, joked around, went back to work, then, the next one came out. People caring about the people that work for them. This is what makes this place special. To those managers, thank you for being the managers you are! You can tell your employees respect you. Everyone always points out the bad things, I needed to point out something good. read more

Ordered a breakfast sandwich, a pecan braid and a coffee to stay. They forgot the pastry, and when I let them know they didn't offer a freebie as their policy above the pickup window states. Also, it is freezing inside the restaurant. Today is cool and misty outside, but it's warmer outside (63°) than inside. Another customer also commented on how cold it is. I asked the staff twice if they could increase the temperature inside the dining area and was told "I'll ask". The cold air continues to blow. I am wrapped in a blanket from my car and leaving now. I doubt I will return at a later date. read more

Just left Panera after giving back the worst looking food. I returned the food because it was cold and not exactly what I ordered. After the food was returned I saw that it was the same food because I took a bite out of the sandwich. They didn't even change the mistake. The worst part is the tea area. I was dispensing tea and noticed that the entire top of the container had a thick film of MOLD. I told the so called manager on duty who didn't think that it was a problem. I asked for some fresh tea and was told that they had run out of it. Anyone that drank the hibiscus tea got an extra bonus of penicillin. They got an 'A' from the board of health. What does that tell you. read more

I used to love this location, but recently I've just had so many problems that I will not be returning. One time, they forgot to give me chips with my $9 meal through the drive thru. They have also been skimping on the Mac n cheese. Gave it another try today and I found a short black hair in my sandwich. I will not be going back. read more

We had terrible customer service when we waited at the register at 4:15pm for 10 minutes and didn't see a single employee--it was a ghost town. I made the risky move of ordering from the self-serve tablets. When my food wasn't delivered to my table, I went to the window to pick it up myself. It was then that I notified the manager of my experience, only to be told in a matter-of-fact tone that the kitchen was too busy dealing with the drive-thru to take orders from dine-in customers; no apology was offered. I'll spend my money elsewhere in the future. read more