I checked the website and it says that they close at 9 and then when I pulled up at 6:15 they told me that they were already closed. Super inconvenient for me because I drove 20 minutes to get there. read more

I received a Panera Bread gift card and used it. This restaurant is in a nice location, but I wasn't impressed with my half order of the "Napa Almond Chicken Salad on a Sesame Semolina" served after going through a panini press. It sounds like a trendy Northern California sandwich, but I was disappointed. All the panini press did was very lightly warm the bread to the point where you saw toasting stripes. However, this restaurant is nice inside. read more

Panera Bread - Half order of "Napa Almond Chicken Salad on Sesame Semolina" and put through a panini press (can you tell?), $5.49, with chips; soda, $2.09. - Sandwiches Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

Trash service, trash time to order, trash food quality. Always something forgotten, always some dumb look on the face of the staff who forgot it. Just trash. Don't go here, don't support this business as it stands. Panera needs to overhaul this location. This is abysmal. read more

THIS LOCATION SUCKS....THEY ARE ALLLLLWAYS OUT HAVE SOUFFLES and want u to wait 20mins for they to mke them. I walked in at 815am and nobody was in there and they was completely out but want me to wait. From the display they never had any from the beginning. I ha e wrote and complaint to corporate read more

Love Panera; this location, not so much. Every time I have been here it has been disgustingly dirty. The bathroom hasn't seen a mop in ages. How hard is it to keep it clean? read more

Staff is nice but im just not understanding the purpose of placing a rapid pickup order for a bagel and latte before leaving my house and living 25 mins away, get a text that says its ready and get there and its not on the shelf. Have to go to the counter and still wait for an attendant only for her to tell me we got your order but haven't made it yet??? Then i have to proceed to wait when i am trying to make it to work. Luckily i worm down the street. read more

We stopped in for lunch on a cold December day. We both ordered soup - broccoli for my wife and chicken noodle for me. We were able to find a table being vacated as we approached. That was fortunate. Service - from the cashier and the kitchen - was pleasant and friendly. The soup hit the spot. We agreed that we each made great choices. read more

I eat here often. Food is consistently good. For that I give 5 stars. Reason for 3 stars is the place is always messy/dirty. Dishes piled up at trash station. Drink bar is always dirty. Tables often aren't clean. It's an extremely busy location but feel for this reason they need to have someone continuously working to keep the place clean. Wipe up around the drink bar and trash area. July 2019 - My first time back in a long time. This location need serious updating. Bathroom is nasty and the rest of the place not great. They need to close it and redo the entire place. Had hot soup and had to eat it with a little plastic spoon. I asked but was told no metal spoons available. read more

I ordered a salad with no onion. It was covered in onion. I asked for Greek dressing and didn't get that either. Now I see why this location has 2 stars. I won't go back. read more

Always slow, always get the order wrong. Tonight the salads had no dressing. And when did Panera get so exoensive.!!!! Two meals +kids meal+ cup of soup was $36!!! Seriously? We can split meals at traditional restaurants and eat for $25 as a family. And please update that hideous carpet read more

I found paper in my sandwich. Like the cheese hadn't been removed from the paper?? So gross. Never going back. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

Last time I came here, it was almost empty, yet it still took almost 20 minutes to get our food. Additionally, the food was horrible. My salad tasted fishy, my sandwich tasted fishy. It was awful. This place used to be great too, not sure what happened read more

I have to write a review about the incredibly rude and unprofessional manager. I walked up to the cash register today to order - the man at the register failed to say hello or any type of verbal greeting whatsoever. The only thing he said is when he asked me if my order was to-go. Not a single pleasant word, not a smile, not a hello or thank you. I noticed from his name tag that he is the manager. What a horrible, horrible example he sets for employees and the development of those young people that work at this company. When I left, he was texting on his phone-he stopped, looked up at me then looked back down at his phone. Again, no recognition, no pleasantries or thank you, nothing at all. He should be fired! The two stars are for the food..... read more

Any particular reason why every single time I place a rapid pick up order and I arrive after the estimated finish time and it's not on the pick up shelf? And I have to ask an associate to bring it to me when it's clearly ready and just sitting on the back counter where I can't grab it and go? Is this a management issue? I'm not understanding why my order ready and bagged up and not immediately placed on the pick up shelf. Just wondering. read more

The curbside here sucks. They have like 3 spaces, and people just park here and go in and stay. They don't even check to see who is in the curbside, and they take FOREVER to bring out to food since you have to park in a non curbside spot. They should really monitor these spots more. I saw people parking in the two handicap spots outside of the restaurant for curbside because there was no curbside spots left. It's terrible these people do that and take away from the handicap spots. read more

The service at this location is constantly horrible. The restaurant is always dirty. The management has clearly no idea how to run a business. read more

Worst experience. Waited about an hour for a grilled cheese while trying to avoid maskless other customers. Horribly understaffed. And no Covid protocols other than employees in masks. read more

Order was correct on ticket, my mistake for not checking "AGAIN " went hone 12 miles, surprise not our order in bag, tried to call.. total waste of time....a waste of $35.60,this getting to be the norm, maybe understaffed, or help thats just there read more

Always one of my favorite places and this store doesn't disappoint. The service can be a little slow but this is Panera, not McDonald's. I come in weekly. read more

I wasn't starving so I popped in for a light brunch. All I got was a strawberry smoothie and a chai latte. That's all I can tell you about plus the service and environment. The environment was just AMAZING. Everyone was so nice and was happy to serve you your food. The service wasn't a long wait around 10-12 minutes however the line was getting longer just after I ordered. The food was-like I said I only got a smoothie and some chai-ok. I'll start with the smoothie. I got a strawberry one and it was ok but I would've liked a more strawberry taste because I was getting more of just Greek yogurt. Now I'll move on to my chai latte. I had an iced chai and it was very strong and flavorful which in MY opinion isn't a bad thing. However I prefer lavender in my chai and they didn't have that. However I understand that because it's not a coffee shop. Overall Panera was a good place whether you just need a snack or a healthy meal. read more

Purchased a chipotle chicken scrambled egg avocado wrap. I waited for it expecting it would be hot because it was fresh. It was cold and disgusting. Hardly no meat at all or avocado. I've ordered this before but a different location and it was good. I will never come back to this location. read more

Panera used to be pretty awesome when it first came out: it was clean and a definite competitor in the huge field of sandwich shops in the area. Now it's pretty much fallen down to an exact copy of the model set out by Atlanta Bread Company, which was also once worth eating at, but now has kind of sunk into crud. They make a nice array of sandwiches here, but most of them are nothing you couldn't make at home for much less. They have the same selection of bread products that their competitors do. They have a small array of coffee and fruity drinks. Whereas they used to be pretty clean and quick, now it's a bit more trashy and seems to take forever to get your order out. Plus the lines tend to extend forever. I say buy some groceries and make your own! read more

NASTY NASTY NASTY. I think this about sums up our experience. I thought this would be a great place for lunch at 200pm. I cannot believe the filthy conditions here. dirty tables, dirty broken chairs, filthy floors, unkempt bathroom. I've see truck stops better than this horrible dump. the food: crappy. portions are scarce, nothing exciting, thank gawd our meal came with a bag of chips!! 24.00 for chips & soda, because our meal was too gross to finish. what a huge disappointment. 1 star for bagochips. read more

7/2015 Good spot to have lunch or a light dinner. I Love the Asian Chicken Salad and any of their Panini Sandwiches. This location is clean and has a friendly staff. read more

Panera Bread - Yum ! Asian Chicken Salad - Sandwiches Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

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Horrible experience we waited at the register for 20 min with no other customers. Multiple employees came by without even saying anything including a manager. I asked if I couple place a order a employee looked up and just continued walking. read more

I like Panera Bread. It's a chain, but the stuff it serves seems fresh and is tasty. They serve a variety of different sandwiches, soups, and salads, and now they've started serving a few pasta dishes and honestly one of the best mac and cheeses I've ever had -- cheesy and yet creamy, too. I usually get a you-pick-two combo where you can select two of the three (salad, soup, and sandwich). My favorites are the creamy tomato in a bread bowl, the Sierra Turkey sandwich, and the Greek salad with chicken or steak. It's one of the larger Paneras around, and it's a good place to get a bottomless cup of coffee, a bakery item (I'm partial to their scones or an everything bagel with reduced-fat chive cream cheese), and just work or surf on your laptop using the free WiFi. read more

The food is pretty good but the cleanliness of this place is so lacking. It's the middle of the day here, almost no customers, but the place is filthy. Food all over the floor, dirty napkins, empty cups. Perfect time to clean up before the dinner crowd. This is a great location and has potential but someone in management has to take charge of how rundown and dirty it is. As big a fan as I am, ready to give up on this location. read more

I am a big fan of Panera Bread normally. But this establishment was disappointing and I was very surprised. I visited here being extremely hungry and ordered lunch, I had to wait 20 minutes to get my food which I think is unusually long for Panera Bread. The sandwich was served with a bag of chips lying next to it, and it just looked pathetic to me. Panera offers many great breads, this sandwich was served on white bread that looks like Wonder Bread of days gone past. This sandwich look like one that you would slap together at home. It tasted good but again did not live up to my expectations. read more

Are you kidding me? I haven't had ONE single pleasant experience an this location, wow. The staff is ABSOLUTELY terrible. I would usually go there in the evening around 7:30-8, yes at least 2 hours BEFORE close time, and yet, they would rush us, say they ran out of basically everything even the tea, come on.. They didn't even ask if I had a Panera Card, messed up my order and ended up charging me more. As I was waiting for my order I heard the lady whispering "how do you say that name? It's weird.." AS I WAS STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER.. Extremely rude and unprofessional of her part. As far as the food goes, I wasn't impressed. My paninis are always cold, the drinks never filled up to the top... Very unsatisfied with this location, won't be coming back. read more

In the last 30 days we have been 2x and it's been awful both times. Not open at 9am on a Monday morning. 37miniutes to get a cup of soup and a bread at 5pm on a Wednesday. This place needs new management. read more

Panera is usually my go to after shopping in the Avenue!! Their food is delicious and service is usually spot on, sadly today was very different. I felt very unwelcomed by the cashier, Isabelle, she had a bit of an attitude and gave me very dirty looks. Not only was she acting that way, she also forgot some of my items and some of my friend's items. I am very appalled at this, Panera do better! read more

I've been to better Panera Breads with much better service and baked goods. Like fast food restaurants, fast casual restaurants have their good days and their off days, and as many times that I've been to this location... they've had more off days than I can count... I've walked inside, stood in a line for about ten minutes while other employees talk in the back and one cashier is working. Another time I've walked up to a cashier and started giving her my order and she says "Oh I'm not open" so I just stand there waiting for someone to come take my order. And this last go round... no one comes to the register because it takes three employees to make one cappuccino. So I finally place my order and I'm thinking the cashier is slicing my bagels... he's not... He starts to make another order then proceeds to call them to get their bagels... and after calling for them 3 times he stands there as he's clearly forgotten about me. He finally comes back to the register takes my money and slices my bagels (I didn't even want them toasted, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T TOAST BAGELS CORRECTLY TO SAVE MY LIFE) So I'm just staring at him, because I am clearly not happy with the service... And all the while I'm thinking to myself.... ARE YOU EFFING KIDDING ME!!!! But despite all that, I'll come back to this location because the bagels and breads are decent (when the bagels aren't the size of frisbees...) But with the wishy washy service, it leaves much to be desired. Anyway this just lets you know I don't have any high expectations going back time and again. read more

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Solid 4-Stars: Panera is consistently good food, fast service and reasonable prices. Great for lunch or breakfast meeting. This location is in the upscale area of East Cobb and is nicer than most with high ceilings and open spaces. However, it is rather LOUD due to the open design. Good variety of seating, but can be busy at peak times. Generally, the order-takers are friendly, although mine today seemed new and confused a bit. Kitchen is generally fast. Good Coffee and Tea and ICED TEA selections (including the Georgia rarity of UNsweet Iced Tea.) Pros: Good/Fresh Food, upscale, fast, beverages Cons: loud, they need to clean up more often--gets messy. Newer--but starting to show lot of wear on seating, carpet walls, etc. Customer service lags other Panera's. No one came around to clear/clean while I was there. read more

Every couple years I give Panera another go and every time I remember why I've stayed away. Poor execution and high prices just do not offset the pretty good quality ingredients and the comfy space -- I mean who has 15-foot ceilings in fast-caz? Anyway, the Turkey Avocado BLT ($8.69) had the bones of a nice sammich, but man, evidently no sammich makers among the three behind the counter on a slow weeknight. What shoulda taken about two minutes to churn out instead took nearly 10, and I should've known that the avocado was a struggle. It arrived chopped and lumped up, not at all evenly sliced for a sammich. Inverse was the giant leaf of lettuce which could have been torn in half and doubled up and still draped nicely over the edge. Nope. Instead I got a sort of banana-leaf prep: I could have wrapped the leaf AROUND the outside of a sammich half it was so big. Nice chunks of turkey, OK tomato -- but man, the thing was a beast to eat. Do like that they have iced coffee, hate the price, $2.19. We are talking pot-brewed coffee allowed to cool, dumped in an iced tea dispenser. Cha-ching. Upshot is $11 for an OK lunch, lite din. We'll see what 2016 holds in store. read more

I work from home so I head over here a few times a month just to have a change of office scenery (and not have feel guilty about staring down dirty clothes and dishes) and Panera is much better than Starbucks for me. I like pretty much everything they serve be it the sammies, eggy things, cookies, salads, flavored bagels. I especially like all the different self serve tea and coffee options. 1/2 star off for having so few electrical outlets. The one off Chastain seems to have triple as many! 1/2 off for the prices and full star off for them seemingly being understaffed each and every time. read more

We like Panera's food, sometimes the ordering process is slow and seems inefficient. Ate here today, big crowd, but the order taker was very efficient and polite, and the person "delivering" the order was polite and took time to chat a bit even though everybody was very busy. Good food, good people, reasonable prices. read more

I keep waiting for East Cobb Panera to update their stores. They are really ragged looking. Also need to update the technology, ie, how about kiosks or not having to sign credit card receipts, or being able to pay with the Panera app. Employees are nice but definitely need customer service training. read more

This is a pretty big location. It's often crowded, so it can be hard to find a seat. However, the folks who work here really staff the counter well, so they can process a LOT of folks through the order line very quickly. Don't be put off by the line - it won't take long at all. The food is good here. I've not had the bakery stuff, just sandwiches, soups, and salads. I like. read more

I give four stars simply because I have loved Panera Bread for soooo many years. I've visited many locations over the metro area and see about the same level of customer service. It is what it is on that front, but because I am rather a soup and or salad with half a sandwich kinda girl for lunch (when I do eat out) and certainly have a huge sweet tooth, this place suits me just fine!! I love their egg soufflés, panini sandwiches, cinnamon crunch bagels, salads, most pastries, green tea, chai tea latte (though I wish they had the soy option), smoothies and a few other items. The location to me is perfect. The Avenue is highly appealing to a variety of shoppers, so they could not have picked a better location, especially since the one further down Roswell Rd (going towards 120 loop) near E Lakes shopping center, closed down (why?!!!!!). So for me fresh healthy, well portioned food is key and if I'm gonna go chain, fast food, this is my kinda place for anytime of day!! read more

1. Please understand that this is Panera. It's not a little indie bakery and it's not filled [however much you want to hope it is] with people who lovingly craft your loaf/ bagel/ meal. It's assembly-line, pre-packaged-but-baked-in-the-store goodness. Expect as much. This Panera's food is like any other Panera's. What MIGHT set it apart is service, but unfortunately... it doesn't. Service isn't wretched but it's the same at any chain/ franchise where the service is mostly students, a good handful of which have experience in retail/ food service. 2. I'll agree with another review that this location was MUCH better when The Avenue first opened, but in East Cobb where convenient and hygienic eateries are relatively few and far between [weird?-- this is East Cobb... you'd think a community with that much wealth floating around would raise customers/ community members with more social responsibility... [and there I am on my soapbox]], it's on the lower end but not too bad [read: Dairy Queen in one shopping center over before it was converted to another restaurant]. Tables DO rarely get wiped down BUT, at the same time, this is kind of a local hotspot due to its mass appeal and convenient location. The tables likely don't get wiped down simply because staff members are too busy. Is that a good excuse? Definitely not. But understandable? Maybe, depending on how picky or demanding you are. The reason I like Panera is for the flavor of the food; it's pretty good if you're into the soup/salad/sandwich scene. True, it's not anything special, but I'd say it's on the better end of most similarly styled eateries. If you're looking for a quick bite to eat [granted, with a bit of a line wait during the rush and slim pickings for seating], it's good. Favorites are the greek salad, mac and cheese [don't ask or tell me how many calories it is], and cinnamon+sugar bagel. If you're looking for something fancy, high-grade, or super-fast, this might not be your best bet. Still... kinda better than the alternative, which [if my memory is correct] would be Johnny Rockets. read more