I have never been to a louder Panera Bread. Nor a louder Au Bon Pain or similar location. I would say that it feels like you're in a pre-school class but that's not fair to pre-schools-- they're not this loud or crowded. You'll be hard-pressed to find a place to sit and to make any sort of pathway around all of the 20 or so strollers. The service is mostly awful except for a very nice cashier named Petra (who has no control on the quality of food). I ordered a chicken salad sandwich and after taking one bite of it I found (I have no idea why) the stem and a portion of jalapeño pepper. I'm actually allergic to jalapeño peppers and absolutely didn't ask for any (especially the discarded portion of one). Never getting food from here ever again. Maybe coffee, since I can't think of a scenario where jalapeños might introduce themselves, but then again I can't surmise how the litter-portion of some ended up in my sandwich.... so maybe not. Anyway, wouldn't recommend... read more

This Panera Bread is awesome! It's great for coming here for breakfast on weekends, it's a very peaceful and nice environment, the employees are nice with customers and best of all they give you the food freshly baked! The Wifi is decent and also the location's great! Highly recommend it! read more

Love the way they serve the soup in a bread bowel. Something unique... Creamy tomatoes nd beans soup are great.. Does anyone know which Sandwich or panini is really good for vegetarian? read more

I absolutely enjoy their salads and soups! They are amazing and leave you satisfied. Customer service is also great!

The guy preparing the food was angry and swearing. I've never heard a worker that angry. He was so angry and loud it made me nervous to eat the food. I don't think I'll be back read more

I wasn't really a Panera fan until I went this location. From the GM, managers, to Panera staff they are always great and treat all customers with a smile and remember everyone's names. The location is always clean and the food is always great. I highly recommend this location. You will never be disappointed. read more

Be careful when sitting here... management needs to do something about the odd people who come in and yell at customers

The service and food quality at this location has gone very far down the hill. I was there today (2/19/11) and honestly found a problem with every single piece of my order. 1. Was given the wrong soup. Black bean instead of chicken broccoli. 2. Chicken noodle soup literally had 1 noodle in it. 3. Asiago roast beef sandwich was missing onions. 4. All the wrong sides were given. Come on now. read more

Horrible Place, Horrible Service, Horrible Portions for the price you pay. I went in to order two meals, 2 of which were chicken Cesar salad sandwiches and two cheddar broccoli soups. The soup orders got mixed up and the sandwiches were saggy and VERY small in portion. I DO NOT recommend the chicken Cesar sandwhich @ Panera's in Hoboken, NJ. It tasted more like a Tuna Cesar Sandwhich. I was still starving afterwords, so much for this kids meal..... read more

On the way to New England and pulled into the monster mall near Co-Op City for a Book on CD. Starving and I thought, Not choosy but saw Panera and figured, they ought to have a panini that I can choke down. Accompanied by ultra finicky husband and two boys, I was not hopeful. But WOW. Everything was delicious: I mean tasty,savory, hit the spot kind of good. Ordered some kind of new feature panini with yummy tomato sauce, creamy cheese and perfect bread, chicken soup was gobbled down by the kids with bread for dipping,turkey sandwich was so pretty it looked like it was prepared for a commercial, lettuce fresh and crispy, tomatoes thick and summer- red! I have NEVER written a review of any sort before. This was so unexpectedly good and, since I want to have Panera again, of course there would be none in NYC, so this is what I can do to temporarily satisfy myself....hope someone else gets to eat there and enjoy as much as I did. read more

was brought here by a friend visiting from the Philippines with his son---they're already based in HK for some time now. i agree with them that this coffee place / bake shop is great. nice location, nice overall service. for a freelancer like myself, doing online content writing among other things, & even though i live in staten island, i think i may consider going back here one of these days----i'll definitely be doing my writing while enjoying their coffee (which i was told was refillable) here---by the end of my visit, i may just end up doing 3 to 5 drafts of my articles---that would be fantastic for my plans---btw, their bagels are great, too! read more

Guy in the morning takes his time with orders. I don't really have patience but sometimes you need a coffee and Mediterranean egg wrap the woman that makes the sandwiches is very nice read more

the consistency at panera is the best. sometimes I dream about the frontega chicken sandwich. always a great choice.

I go to this location very often and for the first time in maybe 2 years I had an unpleasant experience. I was placing my order with the person at the register and told him I wanted a salad and pasta combo, but with a large salad. He said that wasn't possible but in a very rude way, like he was really mad at me for saying that. I was confused cause I always get that, than I said I wanted my pasta to be the Mac and cheese. Again he got really angry and said "Mac and cheese isn't pasta". I don't know where he comes from but Mac stands for macaroni and that is pasta. The cashier on the next register looked at us and was shaking her head and looking at me feeling sorry for the situation. Than I realized that the person at my register was the manager of the store, Victor. Either he is a terrible manager or he was very mad to be working as a cashier that's why he was being so rude and impatient. I don't feel like going back to this panera. read more

It is clean, I'll give it that; and there is ton of space; and you can work in peace, though I really don't understand why anyone would work alone in a public space, seems like such a narcisistic thing to to. But the food itself is mediocre and overpriced and the coffee is acid. read more

i live in cityplace in edgewater and there is a panera here. i like their chicken frontega sandwich lots of different flavors but not enough chicken. as a matter of fact all of their offerings seem to be that way. they remind me of a subway with more bread than filling. but i give the nod to panera for their bread on steroids and their array of desserts. the salads are good but once again not enough meat. the decor is relaxing and comforting. read more

Panera is gross. It is not a deli. You think your getting something healthy but its just poor additives and fillers. Take a look at the ingredients in a soup or sandwhich on the website, about 50 ingredients. These chains shoudlnt exist in the Tri State area. read more

excellent !! Love the onion soup and the frontega chicken!! Delish!!!!

they took forever to make my sandwich and forgot about me. when i finally got my sandwich i came to find that they put mustard instead of mayo, which i asked for. i am very upset, i walked 50 blocks for a sandwich and now my day is ruined. i will think about this for the rest of my life. the only good thing about panera is their treats by the register. other than that 0 stars i will not waste my time here again. :( read more

Awesome. Always loved Panera consistency and counted on it whenever I needed some good food/place/service without any thinking. Brocolli cheddar soup, Frontega chicken half/half with chips is my favorite. read more

Literally THE WORST Panera I have ever been to. I would give a negative star rating if possible. The management of this location is TERRIBLE. They have messed up my orders completely on multiple occasions. After the third time of completely messing up my order (and after I walked all the way home) I called them and the manager said I would get a free meal on my next visit (she put my name down on a list). Well when I came to this location a week after this happened and told the male manager working the closing shift what had happened to me a week before, he basically told me "f%*$" off. His one job is customer service and he can't even get that right. This place is the definition of TRASH. Did I mention that the management here also has no problem letting the homeless sleep at booths and bother patrons to ask for money? Avoid at ALL COSTS. I know I will not be returning. read more

Not one order has been halfway accurate. I don't understand why they let you customize when they don't get the core items correct.

Can't help myself but I really like this place. Food is always reliable. Certainly not the best of anything but just good food all the time you go in. Internet availability is also a nice touch. One of my regular stops. read more

I love Panera! I go to the Hoboken location about once a month and find that their staff is always pleasant but the portions are not consistent. I always get the same half salad and half sandwich. The bread of the sandwich is sometimes 3" in width and sometimes 5" in width. I know that the meats inside are the same pre-measured portion regardless but I want to feel like I'm eating an adult sized sandwich. My biggest complaint about this Panera is that it never feels 'clean'. Maybe its the lighting or the furniture but I always feel like I should've gotten my food to go. It probably doesnt help that you have moms sitting there chatting away while their kids climb on top of tables and chairs! I would never let me kids behave that way at home or in public. I can't wait for Panera to open in the Newport Mall this Fall. The space looks to be much bigger than Hoboken. read more

The Panera on Washington St. in Hoboken is full of very rough, sketchy, unclean-looking patrons. I'm not sure if they are homeless or even if they buy anything, but I wonder if management can do something about this? I see another Yelp reviewer had similar feedback; and I notice the problem is only getting worse. Today, there was a man rummaging through the garbage & wandering up to all the tables, and another woman talking to herself and touching all the straws & drink tops by the beverage center. I initially ordered my food to stay, but felt very uncomfortable eating there with all of this going on around me. My food arrived to my table and the mac & cheese was cold. I quickly ate it anyway, then got a to-go box for my salad. I dropped one of the boxes on the floor and an employee standing nearby looked at it, looked at me, then went back to his convo with his friend. Never mind that my hands were full & a little help would have been nice. Anyway, I bolted out of there as fast as I could only to get home and realize my Fuji Apple Chicken Salad was missing....CHICKEN!! So, I paid $12+ for cold mac & cheese and a salad with no chix. At least I got an iced green tea & a bag of chips for that price. Smh. Needless to say, this place needs to clean up its clientele, work on their food prep, and step up their customer service. Until then, I will not be going back. read more

Awesome dining experiance, food is hot and fresh. people are warm and friendly, i love this place!

Alright, I know I shouldn't expect it to be anything more than a chain. And the people are really nice at the cash registers. But the soup is often too salty and the bread feels like rock. Why? The coffee is average and the cookies are kind of stale and break apart when you try to take a bite out of it. Otherwise, it's just another panera. read more

awesome service , delicious food, i really enjoy the options and of course the healthy and happy environment !

I love this place! I love the french onion soup in the sourdough bread, I recommend it. It can be a bit pricy but what isn't these days! I love going there and getting the you pick two ! read more

Im livid right now. I have had bad experiences at this Panera before. When you get a salad from here, be prepared to get lettuce with no dressing. The first time I got a caesar salad from here I just asked for a caesar salad. I got one container of dressing on the side. Their containers are like half the size of a plastic ketchup container you would get at a fast food restaurant. So the container is small to begin with, and it was filled about a quarter of the way. So pretty much it was not even a full spoonful of dressing. Now I went again and ordered it with extra dressing and made it very clear that I wanted quite a few dressings if the containers weren't full. They gave me three of them and they were filled even less than the first time. Each one contained about a teaspoon of dressing. I put it on the salad and shook it up. Worst caesar salad ever. The lettuce was almost brown and it had little to no dressing on it. I love Panera, but this one is awful. read more