We stopped at Panera on the way to go hiking for a quick breakfast. The good: *Enjoyed the breakfast - the cinnamon roll and the cherry vanilla bagel. Although, I do prefer the old round cinnamon rolls they used to have back in the day. The bad: *It was freezing cold in the restaurant. It was if it was 105 outside and they needed an ice box inside. It was a chilly fall morning and there was no need for that. *Service was not that great. The person taking our order was all over the place - going back and forth instead of focusing on taking our order, taking payment, etc. leaving us standing their while she focused on other things that didn't even deal with our order. I like Panera, but it's just not what it used to be - that is for all locations, not just this one. read more

Panera Bread - Cinnamon roll and cherry vanilla bagel - Sandwiches Near Me - Fayetteville, Arkansas

Sometime you just gotta wonder. A group of us decided to meet here one evening to plan for the spring soccer season. This is for sure your typical Panera stop and it is good for groups and just a light lunch/dinner. If you have celiac.... Just don't plan to eat. I did get a coffee and it was safe.... Cold but safe... they did brew some fresh coffee for me after I alerted them it was cold which I appreciated ;-). My daughter LOVES their bread so I was able to get a baguette to go. My wondering is the service. When we first walked up to the register a guy was typing something into the computer. Not sure what.... But we stood there for about 30 seconds and he just walked away. No response no greeting nothing. It felt so weird I was wondering if he was closing it down. Then a gal walked up right after and looked at me. Again no greeting or "how can I help you". I asked if it was ok to order. She said yes of course. Again not awful just felt weird. Lastly when my coffee was cold i asked if they could warm it up for me. They instead brewed more which I appreciated! Other than that it felt like your typical Panera. No one went above and beyond and the weird customer service leads me to remove two stars giving a three star review. read more

Where do I begin...stopped by yesterday for lunch and we each ordered a half hot sandwich with one getting broccoli soup and me getting the mac and cheese. After placing our order we went to pick our table. Every empty table was filthy. The cleanest one we could find still had to be wiped with napkins before we could sit down. Inexcusable! When got our order and took our first bite, both "hot" sandwiches were cold...like the meat came straight out of the fridge. I opened my sandwich because my first bite had barely any filling. Whoever made the sandwich lumped the meat on one end of the bread. The broccoli soup was cold and the mac and cheese was cold mac and cheese SOUP. Zero pride in workmanship. This is the second time we've been to this Panera and both experiences were dismal. Not going back read more

This is my first visit inside since I usually use the drivethru. It is a weird location, kinda away from everything, so it is not necessarily easy to get to. But it is a well lit and warm building. It definitely has a well-worn feel, the booths are ripped and tables are wobbly. It was pretty busy inside with people working like I do but plenty of tables and booths, so it never felt crowded. The wait for food and drinks is also pretty fast. I love the Sip Club membership and discounts on the app, and I usually get the iced Papaya Green Tea and sometimes coffee. The bagels are great too along with their soup. Not a big fan of the breakfast sandwiches like I had today. Soggy eggs, no sauce, and dry. I would stick with lunch or bagels. Overall, I'll be back for a coffee date or quick soup for lunch. read more

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They are not customer focused....they were selling frosted pumpkin cookies and wanted $3.39 per cookie or you could buy six for $7.69. Unfortunately they only had 4 pumpkin cookies so I asked if they could provide 2 other cookies to make up the 6. The manager said "no"......Are you kidding me?! They are THAT inflexible.....wow, totally ridiculous. read more

Got a to-go order. The steak and white cheddar must be one of the skimpiest sandwiches I have ever had. I took my first bite and didn't get any beef or onion so I pulled it apart. Take a look at the picture. This is exactly how it was arranged inside no styling or rearranging of ingredients. One half the sandwich only had beef down one half the side. The other half sandwich only had beef on about two thirds of it! As for the cheese and pickled red onions. SKIMPY!!!!!! Certainly not a +$10.00 sandwich! read more

Panera Bread - Steak and White Cheddar sandwich. Seriously lacking in Steak, Cheese and Onion. Don't waste your money on this sandwich! - Sandwiches Near Me - Fayetteville, Arkansas

First, the lady working the drive thru was very sweet. That was the only positive. The food is not good. At all. The potato soup was very watery and salty. Not creamy. Had MAYBE 3 tiny pieces of potato. Worst impression of potato soup I've ever seen in my life. I tried to eat the soup because I was hungry and I paid for it, but I only got half of it down soaking it up in bread. Dont waste your money here. read more

Panera Bread - Rustic Baked Potato Soup - Sandwiches Near Me - Fayetteville, Arkansas

Disappointed in my meal tonight. I'm currently working 13 hour shifts and decided to stop by Panera for something a little healthier than fried food. That being said I did get the Mac and cheese and the bacon turkey bravo. I spent about $18 which was shocking for the small amount of food, and the only thing edible was the Mac and cheese. The Mac and cheese was the bomb but the sandwich was terrible. The turkey was literally frozen, they threw frozen cucumbers on it (even though it's not like that on the menu?), and the lettuce mix was slimey and brown. I took 1 bite and it's just not edible. I'm really disappointed that I spent almost $20 and just got a small cup of Mac and cheese and a coke. If I could justify eating Mac and cheese only as dinner I'd be back, unfortunately I can't and won't. read more

The cashier did not take half of the order, asked us twice the same question about the drink. I found this when the order came out. The soup was cold and the water from the machine tasted like mold. Not happy. I love Panera, but i would not come to this location anymore. read more

This location usually doesn't disappoint but I've recently been seeing less and less effort on the stores part to get my orders out properly. My food literally looks like a toddler punched it and then tried to hide the misdeed. Not gonna keep coming here if I continue to have to eat my sandwich with a fork. Seriously, you can do better. read more

Panera Bread - This is supposed to be an egg white avocado and spinach breakfast sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Fayetteville, Arkansas

Pretty good! I go here all the time because Haashall (the school that I attend) is nearby! They have many excellent menu! The one thing that I will add is that it is quite expensive, and it is hard to say that it's a great value, but the sheer amount of great menu items, and the people make it a place worth visiting! read more

Don't use the drive thru!!! Ordered the bagel pack.. 13 bagels. Only rec'd 11, also was not given the spread was told they were in the box... nope they aren't. As usual didn't notice until I'm home and their delivery service will not deliver them... even when they screw up! read more

The food is alway good, the Mac and cheese is one of my fav's . And of course you have to grab a pastry

Gave the drive thru a try this afternoon, a specialty bread store should be ashamed, a half eaten roll was in my order? Terrible read more

Panera Bread - I did the drive thru, this is what I got, the salad (fine) but what's with this half eaten piece of roll? - Sandwiches Near Me - Fayetteville, Arkansas

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Yesterday we went to Panera to get some pecan braids to go. When we got home we saw that the pecan braids were just put all together in their paper bag! Gross! That made them seem dirty in that sack. Also and even more importantly they were ALL stale!! I will never go back because I don't know what will they do to my food next. I also had a sandwich issue, lack of ingredients, and another time the potato soup smelled like feet read more

Not impressed with the menu. Ordered a half sandwich and they one other item and they tried to double the price marked on the menu. We said something and Elisabeth (our order taker) just shrugged and looked confused.... We just left. read more

We're big Panera fans but our visit to this location yesterday was a disappointment. We arrived about 3 o'clock pm, well after the lunch rush was over but every empty booth in the place was dirty. The young woman at the counter was slow to greet us and take our order even though there was no one ahead of us. Our soup was served in paper cups even though we were eating there, presumably because they didn't have clean bowls. Ear-piercing alarms sounded in the kitchen and it took forever for employees to turn them off. All this while several employees didn't seem to be doing anything. We observed one of them lounging against the counter checking his cell phone. We'll continue to be Panera customers, we just won't be going to this location again. read more

Food prices are outrageous considering portion size. Bowl was not much bigger than cup. Food was cold when arrived. Will never order again

I walked into this Panera at 10:32. I didn't really realize that breakfast was over. When I tried to order a steak, egg, and cheese bagel my order was greeted by multiple loud "breakfast is over!" exclamations from some very rude ladies who were filling bags behind the counter. A simple "I'm sorry, we stop serving breakfast at 10:30" would have sufficed. I love Panera but I probably won't be back until the staff learns some manners. read more

I love Panera's bagels. I purchase a Bakers Dozen (13) at a time for around $11.00. Unfortunately, the employees slicing the bagels can only count to 12. It happened again this morning. The clerk put 12 in the slicer and then I asked where is the 13th. She proceeded to count them in the box and confirmed that there were 13. Any guess how many was in the box when I looked after I got home? Yep 12, not 13. Next time I will stop and count while in the store. This has happened several times however most times the clerk removes all of the bagels and determines I am one short. read more

Good products and good food sells itself. If you don't have customer service, then just throw your product away because I won't buy it. Yesterday, there were 2 employees at a single register helping a woman who didn't know what she wanted and the line was forming behind me. There was another register and a good manager would've noticed the line and should've opened the 2nd register to help someone/anyone? I just needed a pickup order which wasn't waiting for me at their pickup counter. So, I waited until the woman was finished ordering and I stepped up to the counter only to be told to check the pickup counter. Well, it wasn't there and they had to find it in the back. So many employees running around, but the only help is at the one open register? We certainly don't go for the service and if the food slips even a little, we won't return. read more

I love this place, but it is absolutely filthy. The odor in the bathroom is enough to make me not come back. As a former restaurant owner, the cleaning aspect should be the easy part. Please get cleaner Panera Fayetteville. Other Panera locations I've visited recently are nowhere near like this one and I live in Fayetteville. read more

This location is the worst panera I've ever been to. Loud, with a constant alarm going off every five minutes, the employees are rude to each other and customers, and the food sucks. Don't go here for a study spot, and the food probably isn't worth it either. read more

Had a very bad experience this morning at Panera. They were very disrespectful and passive aggressive. My friends bread was burnt and they did not do anything. I would not recommend read more

Panera Bread - Burn - Sandwiches Near Me - Fayetteville, Arkansas

Was given a gift card and thought, why not? Can NOT understand how they are still in business. It has GOT to be a yuppie thing. $50 bucks worth of food as one and a half sandwiches ( with a pathetic little one slice of meat on the hardest bread I have ever tried to chew), two scones that were equally inedible. We ordered lemonade, but I have seen more lemon in one squeeze packet of lemon. It was so water and tasteless. A salad that was smaller and less than a side salad from every fast food joint I have gotten one from. The meal was entirely and extremely disappointing. Goes to show you what happens when a place caters to the hipster and hippie-wannabe crowds. Why should eating supposedly 'healthy' cost 4x times other foods? Also, isn't it ILLEGAL to have a drive-through menu board with no prices listed? Seems kind of deceptive and underhanded to me. Even the cashier was rude and had a bad attitude. * sigh * Whatever. I have other places to go, so I won't even miss it. Honestly, I could have gone to the store and gotten the stuff, cooked it myself and fed 5-6 people for the amount we spent there. read more

terrible customer service been waiting for them to change the carbonation out for 10 minutes and when i go ask if they have had a switched they say i'm sorry my mangers busy(same manager i've watching switching between his phone and the store phone) read more

DO NOT USE THE DRIVE-THRU I decided to give the drive thru one final chance after 2 failed previous experiences. I got home with my order and again had missing items. I was missing half a sandwich from my pick 2, missing a chocolate chip cookie and received a cup of soup instead of a bowl of soup. I called the restaurant and told the employee about the missing items and her response was "uh huh" I wasn't offered a refund, a fix to the situation or even an apology. We will not be ordering food or eating here again. read more

I go about once a week to this Panera, as it is on my way home from work. I get a "You Pick 2"-- and get either potato soup, roast-beef sandwich, or the greek salad with Chicken. The food and service here is normally 100%. The reason I gave them a 4? Their ability to give me "extra dressing, plus chicken" on my salad must always be checked because 3/5 nights, they forget to add my requests. They never forget to charge, just forget to add the extras! Still love it. Just check your order before you leave. read more

I love this Panera. The manager is friendly and the service is always very kind- not speedy, but friendly! I love the chipotle chicken avocado sandwich. So flavorful and much better than a healthy salad :-)! read more

Very rude and impatient servers. I asked for a egg and bacon wrap which was made on day-old wrap and about half an egg. really disappointing. read more

They are always super nice. My order hasn't been wrong yet. I always look forward to getting the bread bowls with soup!

A food chain that is worth returning to. I love their bread bowls the best -- since you can eat the bowl, duh. Also like their cinnamon rolls ok and other breakfast num-nums. The bagels are quite good, and I tend to go with what is almost always the 2nd to last Asiago Cheese bagel. Don't get cream cheese, however, if you're 50/50 on it since it costs a lot for some reason. Expect a long line during brunch on Sundays. And the outdoor seating is lame. I think I'd rather just eat in my car (which is 5 feet away) instead of just staring at it. read more

I have been to this panera separate 5 times in the span of a month and every time they are out of baguettes. I get the apple as a replacement and two of the times they didn't even give me an apple. wouldn't recommend. read more

The food is delicious. The crowd is tolerable. I don't like the addition of a drive through window because it took out a lovely seating area that was once available. Now the store still hustles and bustles. The outside seating area is lovely in good weather and it's close to Mud Creek Trail and a Razorback Transit bus stop. read more

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Really impressed with this place. I have eaten here and at similar "gourmet" bread and sandwich shops before, and always just thought they were okay. I was hesitant to try this style of restaurant again, but my wife talked me into it the other day. It was really good, I'm not sure if the quality came from the fact that we ate lunch at 10:30 and everything was fresher than normal, or if it was just that good. French Onion Soup was delicious Chicken Cuban also delicious Atmosphere is a little pretentious for me, but whatever. Hippie snobs are fun to people watch read more

Ordered the chicken salad sandwich and there was about 2 slices of chicken on the whole sandwich. Basically payed 10 dollars for a piece of stale bread. Appalled at the quality and service of the establishment. Not to mention the chips were broken into a million pieces and were not even edible. Smallest amount of food ever received. Suddenly started feeling queasy. Wasn't sure if it was the old meat or the rotten veggies. In addition, the bread was so hard i think it cracked my canine. Friends mac and cheese was hard and contained a black speck resembling a small insect. The water contained green particles, think it was due to the ecoli outbreak at Beaver lake a few miles away read more

Panera Bread - Broken chips,minimal veggies - Sandwiches Near Me - Fayetteville, Arkansas

I'm a frequent Panera customer, always enjoy the food and service. This was the probably the poorest location I've been to as far as food quality. Very slow service in the drive-thru, they were completely out of all breakfast soufflés before 9:30am, and both breakfast sandwiches I ordered as a substitute were not good. 1 sandwich had the wrong bread, and the meat covered half the sandwich. The other sandwich I ordered came with no meat. The coffee and latte were good and person taking my order was friendly, however. Definitely not the normal food standard of Panera. read more

I called in an order yesterday evening for pickup this morning (July 31, 2018). I asked for the order to be ready for pickup at 6AM. I arrived at 5:52AM. The doors opened at 6:00AM on the dot. I received looks of discontentment for being the first one in the store. There were no smiles as I walked to the counter to order a breakfast sandwich (I asked for the fastest sandwich) and get my bakery order. Obviously disorganized (speed racks in the bakery blocking customer engagement, pickup orders not ready and bakery sheets in multiple places) the manager Tammy talks about me and my order, she never addresses or acknowledges me. Finding my order she hands it off to the less enthused boy behind the counter. He finishes ringing my order up, touching the computer screen with his gloved hands. He wasn't coached but forcefully expressed my Tammy that the thermal paper was put in wrong (as he is trying to print my receipt). My experience so far has been long for my early morning. I watch the dynamic between the employees that was not cohesive. The guy that was setting up the sandwich line did not have a bacon on his station and was not prepared for breakfast. Though, he was the only other person (beside the boy that rung me up) that actually spoke to me and apologized for the long amount of time. I wish he'd apologize for my 12 minute (remember I asked for the fastest sandwich) sandwich being lukewarm. The cheese never melted. As a former employee of this Panera location, I was embarrassed. Zero hospitality and zero leadership, zero engagement and zero integrity. No matter what time of the day or how you feel, put on your smiling Mickey Mouse head and make people enjoy their time in your restaurant. I'm giving you one star because I felt overlooked. Smiles to other guests and warm greetings. Not to me. read more

This is the worst experience I've ever had at Panera, one of the employees (Jacob) was so rude to me and my family. He's rolling his eyes as we request certain things for our food, and still he drops our on the floor and rolls his eyes when we ask him for a new one and just says "yeah sure" I'm such a rude way like it was my fault he dropped it, and looks at us while he stomps on the cup that fell aggressively. Overall it was just such a bad experience, and this man needs and attitude adjustment or have a patience to work a morning shift Again this was Jacob, tall with glasses and was wearing a hat with lot of pins on them. read more

I love this place, I really do, but they burn the chocolate chip cookies until they are hard as a rock and I'm not sure why. Also, the speakers can't take the bass in the music so they like rattle super loud. Otherwise, the employees are really nice and the food is good! read more