Service at register was fast and thorough and accurate. Food was hot and served quickly and also correct. Place was dirty, and appeared short staffed at 4:52 on a Saturday night. We really enjoy the comfort food here, when you can get past the appearance, and it hit the spot after oral surgery. read more

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Haven't Been in some time, it was lunch time, and we wanted some fresh loaves of bread and bagels togo, but there was hardly anything to choose from, is this how it is nowato go, Most of the empty tables were all dirty, Food was Okay, the Mexican corn chowder was very very thick! The baguette seemed old not fresh. Was hoping the bagel sandwiches were still available but they were discontinued Place needs a fresh update and smiling faces when you walk in, miss the days of cashiers and not ordering on a machine :( read more

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I love Panera but every time I go to this location it absolutely reeks. It smells so bad that when I pickup my weekly mobile order I try to hold my breath to ensure I don't gag. Today was especially bad on 4/10 like I'm not even sure how a place can achieve such an awful smell. read more

I love Panera Bread. For a chain restaurant, they have always delivered whether I'm there for a quick bite or a long session with the laptop. The best soup anywhere. Sandwiches and salads are also very good. It's clean and bright but also cozy. I wish they had regular menus though. I hate staring at the wall. read more

Had my same ole favorite Chipotle chicken avocado egg sandwich $6.59. My wife had a new double bacon egg sandwich $6.99. She loved it tons of crunchy bacon. So much crunchy bacon that as she was eating I said something and she couldn't hear me.... lol we also had a brownie which was delicious. read more

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Had the bacon turkey bravo, it was huge and put together well, the tomatoes were individually seasoned, sauce was tangy, and bread had a sweet after taste, yum! read more

Panera Bread - Spicy Fiesta Chicken sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Port Charlotte, Florida

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PORTION SIZES ARE HORRIBLE FOR THE PRICE So i come here all the time to study and do my homework, and i usually order food at the same time. Today i ordered a bowl of soup and the bowl was literally half full.. So i paid $8 for half a bowl of soup. ridiculous in my opinion. I went up and asked if they could fill it more and i received attitude from the lady across the counter with her saying " it's supposed to be 3 ladles." I swear the service here is getting worse and worse by the week and i come here every week, not to mention the portion sizes are getting smaller all the time. This place is a nice environment to study but the service here is horrible and the prices per portion are out of hand. If i didn't receive the attitude that i did i wouldn't be writing this review, but i won't stand for high prices with low portions AND terrible service. read more

Panera Bread - Broccoli Cheddar Soup - Sandwiches Near Me - Port Charlotte, Florida

It is hard sometimes to choose which Panera is the worst, this location or North Port. I consistently try to give this one another chance and then ask myself why. I never order anything more difficult than a salad (with no onions) and a scone If I am feeling fancy. I've ordered delivery and rapid pickup. No matter how I order it always seems to take at least 45 to 60 minutes for it to be ready. I watched the Door Dasher wait for my food for 30 mins today. That's ridiculous. And they always forget something. Today it was my salad dressing (how do you not provide dressing with a salad!?!?), two other times they forgot my drink. And this is what people think is worth $15/hour to get paid?!?!? And nice try saying delivery is free Panera. That's false advertisement when you jack the prices of your items when it is delivered versus pickup. I think I'll just drive to Publix myself and get one of their salads next time. Same price, less frustration. read more

Panera Bread - I don't delivery is free when you're charging more for menu items when it is delivered. - Sandwiches Near Me - Port Charlotte, Florida

Always good food . The Greek salad is amazing and my favorite. I like how you can sit down anywhere and relax .

Ordered a you pick two as usual, it was so yummy. The sandwich and soup were both fantastic. I asked my server, Gabby her recommendations on the turkey sandwich options, and she pointed me to the bacon and turkey bravo, which was excellent. She was extremely friendly and knew the menu well. The restaurant was clean and bathroom was well maintained. I will return. read more

Panera Bread consistently impresses with their delicious pastries, sandwiches, and drinks. Always a treat!

I order delivery from Panera all the time and felt finally I needed to leave a review...! The food is always hot and fresh even by the time it gets here. Everything I have tried has been fresh and delicious! Thank you Panera for being so awesome!! read more

I hate to leave a bad review but I keep giving this location a try and they are just not good. I love Panera but I won't be coming back to this one. I've wasted a lot of money. Delivery orders are especially bad. Sloppy food and items missing. Soggy bread on sandwiches because they soak it with whatever condiment you ask for. My fault that I keep going back, but no more. read more

Panera Bread - I paid almost $5 for this fruit cup. Not even full. - Sandwiches Near Me - Port Charlotte, Florida

Ok ! Ordered later in evening 7:26PM but hey ! They are open until 9PM ! Called 3 times before I got someone on phone for rapid pickup! Joke ! Nothing rapid about it! When I finally got some one on phone to order she put me on hold , had me wait 5 minutes to place order ! I paid for order! My husband left to go get it ! He gets there and apparently someone took our order! Apparently people can just come in and take your food ? So he had to wait 15 minutes for them to make another order! My autumn squash soup was boiled so long you could stand your spoon up in it and flavor was too concentrated almost salty! They should have stopped serving it way before it got like this ! I have been to Panera's in California and Ohio and have never had this experience before! Management matters Florida! We just moved to this area and are very disappointed we can't frequent what used to be one of our favorite cafes! read more

Love this place. Located right by US 41 and Cochran. Its pastries are delicious, freshly baked daily, from soufflé to pecans rolls, cinnamon rolls, bear claws... So many to choose from and they're all delicious. It has special promotion on every Tuesday, a dozen of bagels (13pcs ) for $6.99, can't beat that. Love its coffee too. Service is a hit or miss depending on how crowded it is. Would definitely recommend. read more

Panera Bread - Bagels Tuesday, Yayyy!!! - Sandwiches Near Me - Port Charlotte, Florida

Food is usually good, and dine in service is okay, nothing exceptional. To go order with curbside pickup is SLOW. I've never waited less than 10 minutes for my food to be brought out to me after the app says it's ready, and often longer than 15 minutes. read more

Did take out...so many things wrong with our order...bacon added...didn't ask for bacon... heavy onion, asked for light onion, avocado was hard and tasteless...no cheese... and no chips available as a side... just a sad experience...first time back a Panera since the pandemic started... maybe it was the time day... we went at supper time... normally would go for lunch... read more

Usually there is consistent food quality. Today 4th of July, must be the day when they try to get rid of the old food. There wasn't many places open so here we are. The soup looks like it has cooked for a couple days. The avocados (See pic) were brown. When I asked to have them replaced I was told "They all pretty much look like that...." I'm giving 2 stars because the Flip Flop cookie was great! Otherwise it would be one star today. read more

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The Panera Bread at Coco Plum Shopping Center is GREAT!! Staff and Manager are all SO nice. Food is great, too. Especially like the Tuna Sandwich and also the Mexican Street Corn Chowder. read more

If I could give zero stars I would. By far the worst Panera I have been to. It is dirty inside, dingy tables and seats, dirty dishes piling up on every station. Tea and coffee station looks disgustingly dirty. Dirty plate by the tea and coffee station. The dessert display is dingy, cookies with icing on it are messed up with smudges on them. Service is horrible. The cashier Mariya got my drink wrong, didn't apologies and didn't care to fix a mistake, looking very annoyed. I wasn't brave enough to get food there. Good luck, everybody. read more

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Worst experience in Panera Bread yet... went in ask for a sandwich to put on a French baguette. The guy was a dick and said I cannot do that even though any other Panera bread do that all the time... worst customer service ever read more

This store has repeated computer problems when I arrive to pick up my orders. When I arrived to pick up my order on April 14, their system was down, again, for maintenance, so I had to walk into the store. Next time, I'll pay myself the tip I usually give their curbside staff read more

The food is okay. Prices are high. The soup is never hot. I worry about bacteria in my food when it is served warm and it should be hot. I did ask the kitchen to heat up my soup because it was just warm. I was told there was a microwave located by the cream and sugar I should that use to heat up my food. Funny, if I have to microwave my soup, I should have stayed home. I think over the years Panera Bread has declined in quality and value. I rate Panera one level above McDonalds. read more

I love coming here for breakfast. Love the bacon & egg sandwiches, muffins and bagels. Plus, the crew (especially Lisa) makes you feel welcome and at home. read more

We are so glad we visited here for early dinner today. Jamie, the manager, took our order. She was so, so, so nice and friendly to us and everyone around her. We ordered a variety of foods including Ceasars salad, teriyaki chicken, broccoli cheese soup and desserts. Everything was delivered quickly, fresh and hot. The taste was amazing. The restaurant was sparkling clean with great music playing at perfect volume. I highly recommend this location. read more

I order the same thing every time but they prepare it differently every time and forget things. Very frustrating

We saw the advertisement for the new Chicken Sandwich and went today, Wednesday, May18, 2022. I won't waste words and I will get right to the problem. It was a piece of breaded chicken breast on a bun with a hot sauce slathered on the bun. No condiments such as tomato, lettuce, onion. It was flat tasting and very disappointing. If a restaurant was going to advertise a sandwich I suggest your chefs come up with one that tastes exceptional. We won't be back. read more

I don't like to give bad reviews. Really, I don't. I generally like to give GOOD reviews, because I believe in rewarding good work more thank condemning bad work. I do, however, find the need to let others know when I have a bad experience. Ordered breakfast this morning (8:05am) through Door Dash. My cold food, missing one of our drinks, was delivered at 9:06am. Over an hour to get cold food with a missing item???? Really???? Tried calling the store and was told "It is out for delivery" but no "I'm sorry it's taking so long". This Panera used to be my favorite breakfast place but today it has become my least favorite. read more

My husband and I had a terrible lunch at Panera today. The girl taking the order seemed to have other things on her mind. Left us in the middle of taking our order, then ordered a whole sandwich instead of a half, left again, cancelled that sandwich off the bill and recharged us for the correct item but in checking the bill later was charged incorrect amount. Got our sandwiches and the kitchen still had the order wrong. And I have eaten at Panera before and had some great food but these sandwiches were really sad. Just a lot of bread and not much of anything else. Just seemed like the whole store was out of order. Don't have the person at the register doing more than one job. read more

I love the food but horrible service. I understand everyone is busy and short handed - but There is never an excuse for being rude. At this location we were waited on by the Team Leader and she was so bothered by taking our order, did not give us drink cup or a buzzer to let us know when our food was ready! It is worth the extra drive to go to north Port location. Sorry we bothered you. read more

They must be under new management, because this store has made dramatic improvements to their service, food, and cleanliness. I've received amazingly good service on my last 2 visits. Good job Panera Port Charlotte. read more

Thank you for the excellent service . Appreciate , Brenda Newman and Ben Newman

I have always came to this Panera but NEVER again. Lori at the register charged my friend for someone else's order and then some how charged me for two orders. Lori did not give any fucks she told us that my friend never paid and the manager did not give a fuck either both told us no. Didn't care for what our opinions, told us to shush. I've always came to this spot and ordered the same thing and that was fucked up. So I recommend never to go there because the manger and Lori will give a fuck less on what happens and just tell you that you're in the wrong. read more

Panera Bread - Roasted Turkey Fuji Apple - Sandwiches Near Me - Port Charlotte, Florida

Wow, Panera in Port Charlotte is dead to me. I always thought the food overall was pretty good. Last night I ordered the steak and cheddar sandwich and the broccoli cheddar soup. Both were barely worth eating. I am done with Panera. read more

Good quality food and not expensive. However, their attitudes with customers in general needs to improve A LOT. We have come to this location before and need to say it was not like that before today's visit. Every single member of your staff had an unhappy look on their faces making hard to even approach them to ask for a take out bag. Its going to be a long time before we even consider coming back here. read more

Honesty this place always disappoints.... none of the food is ever made exactly the same or even made with what is supposed to come on it. And usually when a business orders and put when they want their food to arrive it's because they are working and don't want their food to be sitting there for 30-45 minutes...... and why ask when I want my food to come if you are just going to bring it whenever???? read more

This place only deserve 1 star because the food is not bad but due to the fact that it is always DISGUSTING i wish there was a 0 star. I had food all around me the whole time i was eating... my food was sitting in the window so long my boyfriend had to go grab it. While all this is happening there 3 employees in the front not doing anything but messing around. They must really lack managment there because it seems to always be like that. This is definitely needs to be addressed ive never been to such a dirty and slow panera. read more

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I enjoy having a Panera in Port Charlotte. It is a great place to get a quick breakfast or lunch. I wish that I could write more about what I like here, but they do change out their menu items regularly and the things I like must not be that popular so I wind up having to order new foods. While the food is never stellar, it is always good and makes life a tad easier. I do wish that their WiFi actually worked. read more

I am a big fan of Panera and would normally rate a store a 5. However, this store is just not on the same level as many others that I have visited. I consistently have to wait longer for my food here than any other Panera location. In addition, the cashiers must turnover quite a bit as it also seems that they are new and my orders often have to be repeated. My biggest issue is that when they are moving slow, I don't see any urgency from the managers to get things back in track and get people out the door. I am hopeful things get better here. read more

If you want to wait 30 minutes for your food while you are dining in... this is the Panera for you. So inconsiderate and a waste of our time. Will avoid this Panera at all costs. Ridiculous. read more