We come here almost once a week for an easy breakfast and hot tea. Service can be spotty, but this morning it's annoying that almost every table has crumbs on it. We arrived at 6:45 am so they must be from the night before. This is the down side to having diners bus their own tables--ick. read more

Panera Bread - Quiet morning, time to clean the tables, perhaps? - Sandwiches Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

Management is amazing. I was waiting for my online order and was asked if I wanted a free drink while I waited. I overheard someone ordering coffee and the manager said it was on the house. read more

The redesign and expansion at this location was much needed and you can actually find a place to sit at lunch. Parking might be a different story though. Multiple registers keep the line moving and the staff here hustles their butts off. I'm a fan of Panera due to the quality of the food and the clear and conspicuous calorie information. I absolutely love knowing what is or is not a calorie bomb. Yes, it costs more here than the fast food places with the catchy drive throughs, but I like the quality. At this location they created a variety of seating for large groups, small groups and individuals. At slow times it feels like a local coffeeshop with the big individual chairs and the unlimited refills on the coffee. During lunch you'll still have problems of where to park and the increased capacity makes the place even more busy, but if you are looking for a good quality lunch or dinner, Panera is a great choice. Gluten intolerant people and those on a low-carb diet should note Panera's not so "hidden" power menu. Ask about it and you'll avoid the bread and keep the meat and veggies. read more

What gives with this place these days? I used to be able to come in and get fast service and great food. Now it takes forever and the food quality is declining. I went in at 1:50 this afternoon and had to wait until 2:15 to even make it to the front of the line. It's not like I was here at noon. I'm guessing they are understaffed and poorly managed. Sure wish the Lawrence Panera would get it together. read more

Sometimes Panera is okay and sometimes not. This restaurant chain not only penny pinches on everything, they also trick you with their rewards program. Free bagel with the rewards card, does not get you complementary cream cheese with it. You have to pay an extra $1.39 for a small container of cream cheese (only enough to slather on one bagel). Also, the new cheese sandwich just looks so damn pathetic. I could have made my own cheese sandwich at home at 1/4th of the cost. read more

The staff is friendly and I like the soups. I don't know if i'm just unlucky but the past three times I have ordered from there they have messed up my order or forgotten to give me a part of my meal. Just ordered delivery and they didn't give me my bread with my soup. One time I did take out from there I went back to get my order fixed and they proceeded to mess it up again. I understand occasional mess ups but if it's happened to me every time then chances are i'm not the only one having this problem. read more

I have given chance after chance. Granted management has always been apologetic and tried to fix mistakes with my order, which there is always an issue with a delivery order. From charging me for a whole sandwich and delivering half of one, to delivering a spinach sandwich instead of the Napa Chicken Sandwich. I am no longer going to be returning as I was just charged a $6 delivery fee on a $10 order for macaroni and cheeses. I like the food but the service is far below par. Panera Bread, you need to fix your service problems. read more

Panera bread, without the bread. We visited at 11 am, and while I realize that's early afternoon they had zero bagels. Absolutely none. I have never been to a Panera where bagels weren't available at all times during the day. Additionally, my wife ordered yogurt and they said they don't serve yogurt after 11 am... Really? You can't open the refrigerator behind you and grab some yogurt. Finally, my son's sandwich came with the wrong bread. Bathrooms weren't clean either. Skip this location. read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. This is by far the worst Panera I've ever been to, every time I go something gets messed up with my order. A couple months ago I ordered a Modern Greek Salad and the cashier even read it back as that but I received a regular Greek instead, I checked the receipt and he had rang it up as a regular Greek even though he said Modern Greek. I took this order to go so I didn't realize it until it was too late. Then last night I ordered chicken noodle soup with bread and extra bread because I've been sick for 2 days. I placed the order for rapid pickup around 6:30 to be picked up by my boyfriend at 8. Apparently they ran out of the French baguette in that time and decided that 2 slices of xl sourdough was decent enough EVEN THOUGH I PAID 99 CENTS FOR THE EXTRA SIDE OF BREAD. Also received no silverware or napkins. Im not one to complain, but I also work at a Panera in Overland Park and I KNOW that this one can be better. The employees have no sense of what good customer service is because they don't care, they just show up to get a pay check. I love Panera and the food (even after working at one for 5 years) but this specific location is absolutely terrible. read more

My sandwich had hardly any chicken on it. They consistently skimp on ingredients. The prices are too high.

This Panera is literally ALWAYS out of something. If you go around dinner time or later it is pretty much guaranteed that you cannot get exactly what you want to order. read more

I usually don't frequent chain eateries, but I left work late and didn't want to cook. Besides I'd seen a Panera commercial the day prior and was craving a sandwich. Terrible choice. I arrived about 615p on Sunday evening. Ordered a turkey avocado BLT for me and a turkey bravo no tomato for my husband. Two bags of chips and one drink. To go. Slowest service, but I should say the place was packed with sorority kids in yoga pants and house shoes. Approximately 35 minutes later tired and frustrated I made my way home. My husband was hungry and immediately bento unwrap sandwiches into plates. I told him my order his was turkey no tomatoes. Well my sandwich though quite tiny was prepared properly, however his was not the correct order. I'm not sure the meat, definitely not turkey, no bacon . Tons of red onion and no cheese. I'm disappointed I braved the wait among whining teenyboppers to arrive home with not what I paid over $20 for. Maybe I'm being over dramatic I will not return to the Lawrence Panera read more

Today was an extremely disappointing day for lunch at Panera. We ordered 3 pick 2s. 2 sodas, a hot tea, and 3 bakery items. Two of our sandwiches were wrong, one of the soups were wrong, all 3 of the bakery items were hard and stale, and the hot tea, was barely room temperature. I complained about the sandwiches and soups and got them replaced with correct items. I then complained about the bakery items, and they offered to replace them, but stated that they would all have the same "texture". I've been to panera bread many times, and typically the bakery items are soft and yummy.... I mentioned that the hot tea was room temp,and was pointed into the direction of the microwave... The food sucked, the customer service sucked, the dining area was dirty and sucked, the only "ok" thing was the soups. I am very unhappy that their solution to hard stale baked goods, was to offer me MORE hard stale baked goods!! read more

This is truly the worst Panera in the country. I am subscribed to the unlimited sip club so that I can go to Panera everyday and get a drink. This specific location has been out of almost every drink except for a few types of sodas for at least a week. Instead of wasting gas and driving to the store today I decided to call the location and ask if they were back in stock of the drinks I wanted. The staff member on the phone told me they had them this morning but were already sold out again and won't have more until the truck comes to bring another shipment. They also don't tell you ahead of time if a sandwich has ingredients on it that are out of stock, so you end up wasting money on a sandwich with two ingredients when there are supposed to be about six. Why is forecasting so hard for these people to figure out? Don't go here, you're better off going to McCallister's or Jason's Deli instead. read more

I struggle with writing a bad review but this is the 3rd bad experience I've had at Panera in Lawrence. You may ask why I keep going back and to that I can only say I like their food. However, I won't be going back to Lawrence Panera after today. I order from my phone and did rapid pick up. Today was the final straw when I picked up my order and half of it was missing. There was no note or anything alerting me they were out of items I ordered. Luckily, I stopped to check it. I got the missing items straightened out with substitutes. I got home and pulled out my Fuji apple salad w/chicken. It was missing apples and gorgonzola cheese! I called the store and the phone rang and rang. Therefore, I am writing this review. read more

Panera Bread - Salad mentioned in review. Supposed to be a Fuji apples salad with chicken. Missing apples and gorgonzola cheese. - Sandwiches Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

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I ordered my lunch from the Panera app and it said it would be ready in 5 to 10 minutes. When I arrived they were very busy but my lunch was ready and waiting on the pick-up shelf! I've never had a complaint about this Panera location. read more

This is my favorite fast casual cafe. The thing I love about Panera is they have meals for all times of day. I love their coffee with bagels and spreads (my favorite is French toast bagel & honey walnut spread) for breakfast. For lunch I really like their salads and sandwiches. For dinner the soups and broth bowls are really good! Panera always had great wifi (sometimes a one hour limit) and plenty of tables and space to work from. Check out their seasonal dishes as well! read more

Apparently panera messing up orders is a pattern! About 50% of the time my order gets messed up at Panera regardless of location and this has happened in 3 states now! I ordered cheese and broccoli soup in a bread bowl with a side of baguette. I picked it up via quick pick up, felt the bag to make sure I'd been given a bread bowl (this has been wrong before) and headed home. Only to find out the baguette was missing! I called and calmly told them what had happened, and she immediately got my info to send me a gift card in the mail for a free meal. I would have been willing to accept a free dessert or something smaller given that it was only the side that was messed up, so I was happy with the gift card. She also apologized which I appreciated. I will try this place again but I will probably actually look inside the bag to make sure it's the right thing. read more

This Panera has terrible service. Every time I come here it takes an unreasonably long time and the workers are not polite. I wouldn't recommend coming here unless you have hours to waste. read more

I do enjoy coming here for breakfast but I only ever get a coffee and a pastry. For lunch today, it was bad. My son chicken noodle soup didn't have any veggies, noodles, or chicken. It was just warm chicken broth. The chicken wonton broth I got was cold and very unappetizing. Like I have read on here the staff is rude, and they just want to get rid of you as soon as possible. That said I have to go back for cookies we purchased and we didn't get. read more

If I could give this location zero stars I would. I have to admit Panera has always been one of my favorite go to quick dinner places when I'm in a rush. So when I moved to Lawrence I was happy to find out they had one. Unfortunately I will never return. The first time they left out the bread on both meals I ordered for pick up. Honest mistake, I know things happen. The second time for pick up they left out one of the salads and my husband was already on his way to Kansas City by the time he reaches down in his bag. We called to complain and they offered to send us a gift card since we couldn't come back to get the missing item. Needless to say it has been a month and still nothing. I get mistakes happen but it's a waste to pay for items I never receive and then be lied to by a manager about being compensated. Guess Panera just lost a loyal customer. read more

I come here because the bagels are better than einstein bagels but the last few times every order has been messed up. I'm not sure why it's so hard to figure out that a bakers dozen bagels means 13 bagels but they have messed it up twice. einstein bagels may not be as good but at least they can count. read more

It's your typical Panera - and everything always tastes pretty great. I especially like their sandwiches; breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It does get busy in the morning and and lunch. Come extra early, or during off peak hours. read more

Panera bread is a great lunch spot as they have everything you'd want - soups, sandwiches, salads, bagels, baked goods, etc. Parking is simple and the food is fresh and pretty healthy for you too! read more

Great job redesigning the place. Feels more like a coffee shop rather than a fast food type place. Comfy chairs and wide open seating and calories listed right on the menu. Awesome! read more

We eat here quite a bit. The food is good and it is a good place to do some work on the laptop. The challenge is the lack of accessible plugs as well as it can get hot in there from time to time. read more

Seems to be getting more expensive and the bathrooms were deplorable and sink clogged and paper supplies not stocked.

Every time I've ordered delivery from here it's been late, they've gotten lost, and its 30 to 45 min later than what the delivery time said. Even after delivery, my notice still says it's being made... Please please dont have it delivered whatever you do. read more

This is hands-down one of the worst experiences I've ever had that Panera. They were out of iced tea as well as ice. Not sure how you can run out of ice when they have a giant ice maker in the back house. Also I ordered an iced caramel latte with whip cream. I received an iced coffee with no whip cream and no flavor. Unfortunately this isn't surprising coming from the location that I was at, I guess I should have known better. I would not recommend anyone coming here and wasting their time and money you can go elsewhere and have a more quality meal read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

This truly has to be the worst Panera in the country. Every time I order from them something is wrong. From moldy bread, to never having anything in stock, and even unfriendly management..if something is going to go wrong its at this Panera. They are always 30-40 minutes behind schedule on deliveries and "RAPID" pickup. Please do better because I love Panera but this one absolutely sucks. read more

i normally love this panera but today when i came they were out of literally everything i ordered! I am so annoyed! The server had terrible customer service and didn't even apologize to me when she told me they didn't have what i ordered! although the muffin i ended up getting was good i am very disappointed in the service i received. read more

I just don't understand why this place is so popular. The lines are always long on weekends, the prices are a bit on the high end, given the fare, and the food is pedestrian, at best. I'm only here because of a gift card, and I'm still somehow regretting it. read more

I am currently having lunch at Panera Bread Company. I ordered a half a sandwich and a bowl of FRENCH onion soup that I used to love at Panera. What came out was a tepid brown cloudy broth where some dehydrated onions were soaking themselves. Too keep the dehydrated onions happy a few shreds of a white unknown cheese was tossed in. A few croutons on top to keep order and was sadly offered up. I told the young ignorant, culturally unaware , young woman behind the pick up window that her soup offering was not French Onion Soup! She looked at me with a wilting glare and bothered to inform me, in case I was unaware of better cuisine, that this WAS French Onion Soup. She saw that this response surprised and angered me. She offered to get a manager. He was not insulting or impudent as the young girl was, but he touted the corporate line that this was how it was made. Panera Bread was great when they first came into business. But with growth came greed and now the product that once so good ........... SUCKS!!!! And the girl needs to be fired and the manager empowered! read more

I love Panera. Go there several times a week and most know my orders by now. Being part of the Panera rewards program is great as i get lots of free stuff :-) Their paninis are great as are the soups in the bread bowls. Their bottomless fresh brewed iced tea with their lemonade makes a great Arnold Palmer. The only problem that I have with Panera is that I have eaten their so much I am burnt out on it! read more

10 a.m. ordered a muffin and hot chocolate never notified when or where the hot chocolate was going to be available 15 minutes later had to track it down....please spent 6 dollars plus what a joke. read more

Panera is one of my favorite places to eat food in the morning. Unfortunately the one located on 23rd street is ridiculously slow. I am bothered by how slow it is, especially when i am in a rush. I have been waiting at least 20 minutes for a bowl of soup. I don't want this experience to ruin my time at panera or anyone else's. read more

We came here very very hungry and excited for mac n cheese. They didn't have any. The workers seemed very angry as well. St. Louis Bread Co's aren't this sassy :-( read more

This Panera is consistently the worst Panera I've ever been to. I'm usually very considerate of food workers and understand that food orders can get backed up. However, there have been so many times I've been in this Panera when nobody has been in front of me and I've ordered a single sandwich, and it's taken 25+ minutes to get my food. They always say "Sorry for the wait" but I can see the workers behind the counter talking and moving very slow. This morning I waited 20 minutes for a breakfast sandwich when it wasn't busy at all. They put out a lukewarm sandwich, and I said that I had ordered it with avocado. The worker then cut up an avocado, put four slices in a cup, and gave it to me to put on my sandwich myself. I would hate to stop coming here because I'm a fan of Panera, but the service here is just terrible. read more

Panera is one of my favorite places to get a nice and quick meal. Unfortunately, the one one 23rd street provides the worst service. Every time I go, service is slow or my order comes out wrong. Many times both. I want to love this Panera because it's the only one in Lawrence, but management and staff need to step their game up. There shouldn't be this many complaints about a Panera. read more

The portions simply do not fill for how much Panera charges their customers. I would normally opt for a different restaurant but sometimes friends will insist... read more