Love this location..always clean and service personable. Order has always been correct and service quick.

This was my first time in for dinner and I will only be back for lunch, maybe. This was the first time I've experienced a below average time at a Panera restaurant. I've probably dined at this Temecula Panera location once prior. The Escondido location seems to run much better in service and restaurant standards. Upon arrival I stood back and took my time to review the menu since you need to place your order with a cashier, reading the menu located above their heads. I was interested in the Featured Items and had a couple of questions for the cashier. I asked if the Soba Noodles are served with a soup or salad. The answer was, "we're out of that." So my second choice was Pasta Primavera, to which the cashier again replied, "we're out of that too." It was 6:30 PM on a Saturday night so it seems disappointing that their "featured" dishes would be out (86'd). The customers coming in were steady and the restaurant should have been prepared to serve the full menu. We ended up ordering Tortellini Alfredo with Broccoli Cheddar soup and Penne Bolognese with Garden Vegetable Soup. When we found a table we had to ask for the booth seats to be wiped down since there were crumbs on them. This was done without hesitation by the assistant manager who stopped cleaning the trash area to help us. We waited about 10 minutes for our meal - allowed us time to wash our hands and fill out beverages to be ready for dinner. When the plates were delivered to our table the server was not careful placing the plates down then (which was set in front of the wrong person, not a big deal, she didn't hear my shy 9-year old daughter say, "that one is mine") she slide it over causing some of the soup to spill out of the bowl and soaking the napkins on my plate. (The plate acts as a tray for the two bowls and the bread is placed on the napkins served on the plate.) So I got up to get new napkins before I could eat. I got the napkins at the beverage and condiment station and taking the last packet of butter I had to ask for more at the service counter. While standing there waiting for the butter, I noticed that the trash area was filthy! The top of the trash had dirty bowls and plates just sitting there, I guess earlier I disturbed the guy who wiped off my seat who then forgot to return and finish cleaning that area. My table backed against that trash bin and to avoid looking at the trash longer I took the one butter to my daughter which at the same time the girl brought out the bucket of butter to the condiment counter. So I went back to get my butter. At this point things are just okay, not really bad enough to make a story out of things but finally back in my seat, luckily the bread was warm and flakey which was good because my cold hard butter was able to melt in between the bread while I started on my Garden Soup. The tortellini and soups were decent except the Penne Bolognese was not edible. Do not order. It tasted like plastic and the noodles were over cooked. Actually, it tasted like it was sitting in the food warmer back in the kitchen for too long. I wished they were out of that meal too so I wouldn't have been able to order it. This was a night out with my daughter so I enjoyed being there with her and finished my soup. Unfortunately, once you start to have a poor experience you start noticing every little detail like the littered floors, sloppily set dining chairs and on the way out of the restaurant the scattered newspapers at the carry out counter. I am a catering and conference manager and have many years of working in a restaurant. Unfortunately, I know that my experience tonight was a case of poor management. I feel that the staff tonight felt they were doing their job well. However, in the Food & Beverage industry it's all about customer service first then attention to details in the service areas. From what I saw, lots of side-work would need to be done before anyone gets off the clock! read more

Don't go here if you are hungry and looking to actually eat things. Every salad is a half portion, even when you order a full salad. I had the new Hummus, Chicken, Spinach. I could barely detect the smearings of hummus on the paltry amount of chicken. I would have sent it back or demanded a refund but I only had 20 minutes. My wife's portions on her sandwich were smallish too. She, typically, loves Panera, but she voluntarily made a video promise on my phone to never ask me to go to Panera again. Drop your dime at the Pho place next door or Sub Marina across the street. Much more value at one of those places. read more

I went to this panera with a friend a couple days ago. We ordered to go and they made us wait there for a while, they put the food on the shelf without letting us know while we were on a time span since it was our lunch break. When we got to my car the order wasn't even correct. On the receipt it said everything correctly, so I'm not sure how they got it wrong. Either way we had to leave since we wasted our lunch waiting on food that was already done. Not going back :-) read more

so glad they're now open in Temecula! i'm such a soup and sandwich kinda girl, and their "you pick 2" is a tasty, satisfying quick lunch! don't forget a yummy cookie for a 3 o'clock pick-me-up! read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Temecula, California

Tonight, we ate dinner at our Temecula store. How many ways can we describe healthy food, great service and fair prices? I guess by stating the obvious as described above. David took our order. He did a great job. Brady greeted us and the place was exceptionally clean and in order. BTW, this store has it's less than perfect moments but all in all, our favorite place to eat. Thank you Panera read more

Half a sandwich and a tiny soup for almost $9?!?! Absolutely ridiculous pricing here. Everything is good, just so expensive, especially for a place you order at before you sit down. Going to avoid coming here when I want a meal because it costs an arm and a leg to feed me and I'm a petite girl. Geez! read more

Fan of Panera, just not this location. The sandwiches that I ordered look like they were just thrown together. Whoever is managing this place need to go over care and concern the products being made since sandwiches are what people go for. I will probably drive to another one with better service. read more

Can I give negative stars. Ordered the Napa almond chicken salad sandwich for lunch. About 5 hours later, spent the next 4 days attached to the toilet. Poisoned! I've been enjoying meals here since they opened. Don't like the fact that the store is always dirty but the food was good. This particular visit will be my last. The funny thing is, they seem to be well staffed why is everything so dirty? even the bathroom needs a deep cleaning. I suggest you think twice about eating from this restaurant this was the worst food poisoning I've ever had. Did I mention I was 30 weeks pregnant? read more

What happened to the breadbowl i use to order that was messy and overflowing with soup? What happened to the cheese for my gf's favorite french onion soup? Are they giving out less product now?! If so, I would like to know so that next time I can order extra soup and cheese WITH extra charge! This kind of cost saving protocol kills the business! I ate the soup in my bread bowl in less than 6 spoonfuls. This is proposterous! Gladly give my money back please the next and maybe last time I experience this again and I will gladly puke the soup back into the bread bowl so that you can save your product. Madder than a weedwacker in the desert!! read more

Most of the food is great, when you can get the right order. They are always out of the same items. No, I can't say that I know what it takes to run a restaurant, but why isn't management ordering a larger quantity of the items they run out of more frequently??? Also, I know it's a "bread place," but do you have to have crumbs all over the damn place?? Somebody get a damn broom please!!! Oh and today really sucked... I ordered my food, got all the way home, and got the wrong damn item!!! Get it together people! I'm not really upset but I'm mad! Lol read more

Came in for lunch and was very disappointed. The cafe area looked untidy floor was in need of a good sweeping/ vaccum. Orders beacon turkey bravo and it was.missing the beacon. The tomato mozzarella was also very disappointing there was such a small.portion of mozzarella that you could not taste it. The tomato soup was good though, saddly that was the only positive thing I can say about this visit. The service in dinning area was also so.sad. when my husband asked for pepper since there was non on table the young man just said "oh its in the back" no offer to.bring some to table. Needless to say we will.not be returning to this location anytime soon. read more

Great food, kinda high prices though. This place is a solid 4 stars.

Can you say YUMMO! Great food and wonderful service. I love the strawberry granola parfait, the asiago bagel breakfast and for lunch the tomato soup or the tomato mozzarella panni. read more

No butter for a place that prides itself on its fresh bread???? What's up with that???They say they ran out. So do they not prepare? Today was not a good day for Panera. Even the cashier at the front acted like she hated working here. Come on Panera, get your act together! read more

Ordered a BLT and got No bacon, sent it back, then got cold bacon. Took a look at my salad - missing one main ingredient and most of the chicken. Looked to my son's plate and saw a shriveled up pickle that looked over a year old. Had to ask for corrections to my meal 3 times before I said forget. I'm going to Brueggers Bagel. read more

I love this place, it has great food. I've never had a problem with the food but this is the second time they got my order wrong when I ordered online . So that's why I'm only leaving 2 stars. GET IT TOGETHER PANERA !!! read more

we curbside ordered & we got the wrong order. i called back & came back today and the manager was so nice & replaced the meal for us.

The first time i went to panera was amazing. The chipotle panini was the best i ever tasted. The second time was excellent, soup sandwich combo... And the third time was well, just disappointing :( Ordered the chicken pasta. Which was 99% pasta with cheese sauce, and 1% chicken, meaning 4 small (and i mean super tiny bite size) peices of chicken which were dry and swimming in a sea of pasta. Bland sauce. I will give them one more chance... read more

The sandwiches are always good but out of all the Panera restaurants I have been to the customer service here is definitely the worst. Disappointing & literally everyone that works there is rude. Also, don't expect them to answer their phones. read more

This place seems to be loosing interest in keeping up the freshness and good customer service. Won't be back

My uncle ordered 4 baker's dozen in person at this Panera to be picked up two days later. When I went to pick up the bagels with my cousins, not only had the staff neglected to complete the order, but there were only enough bagels for one of the four dozens ordered. Furthermore, the staff were very slow refunding the order and preparing the dozen bagels they did have. Very disappointed with the service. It'll be a while before I come back. read more

There needs to be an option for zero stars. Panera is a joke!! I was in the mood for a panini so my wife and I decided to go. For some reason I couldn't remember why I avoided this place before, but after our bill of $40 for me, my wife, and 2 kids I started to remember. Then the food came out. Wow, how in the world do they call this garbage a panini. I think the frozen lean cuisines are a step up from this crap. I felt bad that my boy's had to choke down some crusty bread, unmelted cheese, and maybe a slice of turkey. Mine was worse, wife's was laughable. I will NEVER go back!! Overpriced, poor customer service, and pure crap for food. read more

When they say the food is fresh it's a stretch of the meaning. Like fresh from a bag maybe. With the being said my girls love the mac and cheese from here. Overall the food isnt bad it's just not as fresh as you might think read more

I am a big fan of Panera food. While it is a little pricey for what you get, it is very good. My husband and I both had the asiago breakfast sandwich and it was delicious, as always. My issue, lately, is that Panera is just not very clean. My husband and I stopped in for breakfast around 10 on a Thursday morning. About half the tables were being used and I couldn't find a single un-used table that was clean. I ended up cleaning a table myself, like I do in McDonald's. Panera, if you want to keep your prices where they are you better start keeping a cleaner restaurant. read more

Cinnamon Bagel. Just get it with cream cheese and mix cinnamon with it. Put it in the microwave for 10-20 seconds. Try it

I tried using the Google pay system which EVERY cashier register showed signage they accepted it. Not only did the cashier throw up her hands in confusion as to how to accept such a payment, but the manager's attitude was as though I asked her to give me everything for free. I don't ask for much, but at least know the systems that you advertise to support. read more

I used to LOVE Panera but lately it has been disappointing. They charge so much for a half of a sandwich and some times I get a pickle others I don't. The bag of chips you get seems to be getting smaller and smaller. I wish it was just the same each time. I like that they fixed up the tea area. It's more functional. I'll still go once in a while, but lately I've been switching to Jersey Mike's more often than Panera... read more

Ordered Mac n cheese, large, $9. The portion size was so small. I let manger know that I was given a small. She said that was the correct size for a large. Unbelievable, not worth the money. I will go to corner bakery from now on. read more

Great place to stop in for lunch, but I LOVE soup and sandwiches, so I really couldn't go wrong here. The menu is big enough that no matter what you are craving, something's going to satisfy it. read more

It's an ok place. Soups are not good in comparison to other Panera places. We ordered French onion soup, black bean and creamy tomato. French onion and black bean soups were below average. Tomato soup was also lame. Customer service is good, can't complain. read more

Love thier food , most of the time it's made right just check your order before leaving if ordering take out on the expensive side but that's what you pay for to eat real food. read more

What can I say? It's Panera...bread, good, cookies, good, quiche, good! All that being said the crumbs drive me nuts. They are everywhere on the table and floors in this one. I don't know why I happen to zero in on that when I go but it drives me crazy. I get it...it's bread they have crumbs but this is way too much. My apologies for my crumb rant. read more

SO, fresh and delicious. You almost can't go wrong here. I love the soups, salads, sandwiches and pastries. The passionfruit papaya green tea is so refreshing. My favorite salad right now is the Green Goddess Cobb, that dressing is bomb. Please sell it at the grocery. Seriously, I could eat here every day and not tire of it. Fast, friendly service. They correct mistakes quickly and the food is always fresh and high quality. read more

My wife and I go here quite often for lunch. Never disappointed, the food is always fresh and very good. However, that being said, I never walk away feeling as though I got my moneys worth. The Thai Salad was pretty good. read more

Always good food & love the sweetened green iced tea!

This place is great. Had the Two Pick with half of a Cuban Chicken panini and a cup of Broccoli Cheddar soup. Soup could have been hotter but the taste made up for it. The panini was super with ham and melted cheese. Will be going back for sure. read more

been back several times since and most everything is very good! guess it was just the fact that they were so new that caused our prior experience to be crummy. It's one of our favorites now. read more

Great customer service at the breakfast hour. Cashier handled everything smoothly and nothing wrong with our orders. The Avocado, Egg White and Spinach sandwiches came out tasty and our soups and mac n cheese were hot and delicious. Really nice calm place to eat and relax. read more

I'm always looking for places I can eat healthy and this place makes it healthy and tasty! Calorie counts are readily available and I love Panera's online nutrition calculator. A little pricey but they have a rewards card which I hope will help with that. read more