We were going to do some shopping at the Vacaville Premium Outlets, but before we did so, we needed something to eat. Didn't want any fried stuff to clog us up and slow us down, so soup and sandwiches sounded good for a late lunch, so we stopped in here. For a late afternoon, we didn't expect this place to be filled, but it was, and needed to split our party up. Kids ordered Chicken noodle and Chicken tortilla soups (ran out of clam chowder). Soups were OK. It came with a large piece of a sourdough baguette. Good thing they had butter with the condiments because the kids had slabs of butter with their bread. Wife had a half salad/half soup combo, with a classic salad and a French Onion soup (later swapped with my older daughter because she like this soup instead). No complaints from her, so I guess she was satisfied what she ordered. I had an Italian Combo Sandwich, which had Roast beef, smoked turkey, ham, salami, Swiss cheese, peperoncini, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions & our special sauce, on Ciabatta. A little dry, and needed more kick, so I added some more mustard and mayo. Came with a side of chips. For a chain, Panera bread is pretty good. The baked goods are pretty consistent store to store, and I've found them to be generally pretty clean. As far as this location is concerned, the our orders came out pretty quickly in spite of the crowds, and the staff to be friendly and courteous. Most locations I've visited had AC outlets at each table, so anyone can plug in their laptops and take advantage of their free wifi. I didn't see any plugs at this location, and not sure if they had free wifi. Overall, pretty satisfied with our late lunch at this location, and will add to our list for lunch stop options along I80. read more

This place ROCKS!!! We came in here after a fun day at Nut Tree Family Park (birthday party). We ordered sandwiches, sodas, juice, and pastries. We practically hang out here ( stayed over 2 hours) but staff were cool that we didn't get kick out. read more

My friends and I stopped in after a long day of shopping at the Vacaville outlets. This place is NOT that great. The food was OK. Maybe I just didn't have the right items on the menu. There was a line out the door so I'm thinking this place MUST be good! I was deceived. I looked around and the place reminded me of an updated trendy cafe style Denny's. I sighed wondering if this was a bad idea. Don't get me wrong the place was clean and for the most part it seemed like a casual place. No complaints there. The Order: I was finally herded to the front of the line, and there standing before me was the reason for the long line. A teenager dressed in an untidy uniform, looking more like she should be standing in the corner chewing gum, off in la-la land talking to her friends about her boyfriend instead of FOCUSING on the hungry people coming in the door. (Sigh) I waited patiently while she repeatedly asked the customers to repeat their order not once to make sure she got it right but several times. Here's a small sample of the torture I endured for 30 minutes. Teen: So did you want a French baguette with your order or a wheat baguette? Lady: I want the French baguette. Teen: What? Did you say wheat? Lady: I said French, Teen: oh ok wheat.... Me: (sigh) Lady: NO FRENCH! (clearly frustrated) Teen: Oh OK! (fake smile) No wonder there was a line, I finally got it. Just for the record...I did check to see if the lady's order came with the French baguette or the wheat baguette...she got a wheat baguette. LOL. I shouldn't laugh that they got her order wrong, but I understand WHY it happened, maybe she did it on purpose who knows. The food: Chicken Bacon Dijon Panini: Swiss cheese, chicken breast, mustard and bacon. This looked OK. Nothing spectacular. I did not try this one but the person who was sitting with me looked even more miserable with every bite. I had to hand her a tomato and some lettuce from my sandwich so she could keep eating it. It helped apparently. She did finish it so it couldn't have of been that bad. Mediterranean Veggie: Tomato basil bread, red onion, cilantro hummus, tomatoes, feta, cucumbers and peppers. This was ok; if it hadn't been for the cilantro hummus and the feta this sandwich would have been a major disappointment. Tuscan Chicken Sandwich: It's a cold chicken breast with field greens, tomatoes, red onions, pesto aioli, on Rosemary & Focaccia. Don't be fooled by the ingredients. This is a much dryer sandwich than I expected. Sandwiches for the most part I think should remind you of the Carl's Jr. commercials where there's stuff-dripping out because it's packed with tasty condiments, and oh yeah, flavor. Not the situation here. The pesto aioli was the only thing that provided some flavor. It was bland for the most part. With a name like Tuscan Chicken Sandwich I expected more. Oh well. Ceasar Salad: It looked sooo good. Too bad it was deceiving. If you like dressing that tastes like mayo with a fishy aftertaste, then this is the salad for you. Neither the cheese, nor the ingredients had any strong indication of what you normally taste when you eat a really good Ceasar salad. There was no hint of tangy lemon, garlic, or tasty Parmesan cheese. The only thing I enjoyed were the croutons in the salad. Maybe they were having a bad day. French Onion Soup: this was pretty good. It had more of a chicken broth taste than a sweet onion flavor, but overall not too bad. A little bland, in my opinion but hey if I ever go back, I'd probably get this again, maybe even in a bread bowl. In a pinch this isn't a bad place, but I can think of a few places that make better sandwiches, at reasonable prices. Just to name two.... Little Lucca Sandwich Shop & Deli, and La Bou. read more

Never ate here before and never will again. I showed up for lunch on a Monday the line was out the door long which was fine with me it was the lunch hour after all. I paid almost $10 bucks for a half a sandwich and half a greek salad, which I was still OK with. I took 2 bites of my sandwich and noticed a yucky piece of lettuce so I opened the sandwich and to my horror all the greens were very wilted, black and some were even so bad it smeared on my bread.YUCK!! My salad was sad also. It was the lunch hour, It was busy, I paid good money for a meal on my lunch. the fact that I got almost rotten greens makes me think they don't care about me or what they are serving to me. NEVER again. read more

I'm sorry to say but Panera has really changed in their food and service in the last year. The quality of food is not as good nor is the service. read more

So, I had read something about the Nut Tree reopening, but didn't catch it's just the carnival area, not the restaurant, that was reopening. So the bf and I drove around and around this new development off I-80 on our way back from Tahoe and ended up stopping at Panera because we couldn't find the Nut Tree. One of the order-takers (maybe a manager) inside set us straight--she had grown up there and always went to the Nut Tree as a kid, and lamented the new development with a bunch of lame chain stores and restaurants like Panera (it was awesome that she dissed her own company). They were out of pizza because they were out of pizza dough (of course they don't make it on site), so the bf settled for a steak salad and I got the Asian chicken salad and we were both pleasantly surprised. Presentation wasn't great, but the taste was perfectly fine. However, I just looked up the nutrition information for our salads, and at first was pleasantly surprised. Then I realized that a) these nutrition facts were for HALF portions, and b) the ingredients list is revolting. What the heck are maltodextrin, xanthan gum, sucralose, beef flavor, sodium lactate, caramel color, "grill flavor," corn syrup solids, and high fructose corn syrup doing in our salads??? Ew. read more

I have eaten at Panera for years! Love their menu. But the food has gotten worse over the past year. The food looks sloppy, doesn't taste fresh (wilted salad, stale bread), or the portion size seems smaller. Well today I had Panera catered at work and my salad's avocado looked extremely suspect... As in black dots clustered together... I'm pretty sure they served me a moldy avocado. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Vacaville, California

Shoutout to Kegan and their kitchen crew today! I placed two separate online orders, while one didnt come through right away, the lobby was packed and screens were filled, kegan made sure my orders came out in a timely manner! Food was fresh, service was phenomenal and this guest - well... filled and satisfied! Thank you kegan, youre awesome! read more

Tsk tsk Panera. Very disappointed in the management at this location. I've had many good experiences at other Panera's but this one was awful. Went in and asked which salads were gluten free - the employee helping us said all of them. Another employee turned around and said no obviously Caesar salads are not gf. So employee #1 said ok all except for Caesar but just take croutons out. Then the store manager passed by and said actually all of our dressings have flour so no salads are gf and in fact nothing here is gf. I know for a fact there is a gf menu somewhere and salads are on that list. What is most disappointing is that instead of trying to find a solution and provide good customer service we were turned back. What kind of service is that?! When I got home I found that Panera does in fact have a gf menu with most salads on there plus additional bowls and custom options. Thumbs down to this spot. read more

The menu at Panera bread always seems a bit more confusing than it needs to be. They could do some work to simplify how you order here. That being said, the food is usually very tasty for what you get. Split a "choose 2" meal with the broccoli cheese soup, half sandwich, and added a half salad. A bit too much dressing on the salad, and the cobb salad's dressing is more like a sweet, poppyseed dress with blue cheese than a blue cheese dressing, FYI. Things come out fast and are delivered to your seat in the "dining room." This location is conveniently located across the freeway from the Vacaville outlets, so is a nice alternative to the food court there. read more

Have gone here for many years but not again. I just wanted a cup of decaf and pastry. The decaf was cold so they said a new pot would be made. I got some regular coffee but there was no 1/2 and 1/2. I reported it to one of the 3 girls standing around talking to each other but no one got more for over 30 minutes. There were no napkins anyplace and on request I was given 2 over the counter when I needed several. The bathrooms were dirty and the over all service was terrible. A lady behind me asked for her money back due to a long wait for food and poor service. 45 minutes later they brought out a hot pot of decaf only to find it was made wrong and could not be used. I asked for my money back. This is sad as it used to be a great place to go but now is a mess due to lack of staff and very poor staff who prefer to stand around and talk. read more

Well I normally would not take the time to write a negative review but....with the way I was just treated warrants it! I called in my order and the girl took it. I asked her if she could also put in my Panera Membership number and she assured me she would. So I got to the restaurant and was paying for my food when I asked the cashier if I had been given credit on my Panera Membership Card. She said no and there was nothing she could do about it now! I then asked which cashier had taken my phone call and Kelsi on the far left said she did. She said, "Oh, I forgot to put in your number. You can do it yourself on the website." And that was it! No, "I am so sorry I forgot let me get my Manager and fix that for you!" Nope! They just all looked at me and said "We can't do anything about this now! " I asked if they could just void my order and re ring it...nope! Like I said normally I wouldn't care but their attitude was so bad and they really didn't want to do anything to make the situation right! All the people behind me were getting irritated it was taking so long so I just got my stuff and left. Any restaurant that is trying to keep customers coming back with a rewards program should do everything they can to support their customers and if they make a mistake...FIX IT THERE! Don't make your poor customer go home and have to get on the website themselves to do it! I will seriously have to rethink if I will ever go there again! read more

Hello Panera Bread, I like your chairs. They're quite cute, along with the tables. This is a cute place to bring out a book and munch on a sandwich. Alas, I will be docking one-half star, for the fact that it is a wee bit overpriced. They're good pastries you're selling, but come on. Another half star will not be given because it always says "Jones Drinks". This deceives me every time, for it gives me Jones Juice instead of Jones Soda. Nice bread though. read more

I really really want to like Panera bread. I remember liking it years ago. I have been disappointed the last four times I have been here. Could be this location in particular, but I believe they also have ingredient issues and need to step it up a bit to align with their prices. Soup was cold. The Sierra turkey is made with lunch meat like you would buy from a little container at the grocery store. The sandwich was cheap and just so so yet very pricey. We opted for the $.99 brownie with the meal and it was dry and tough. Overall a bad value. The location is nice with free wifi and comfortable chairs. read more

THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER!!! DO NOT COME HERE ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T EAT MEAT. I ordered a Mediterranean sandwich and a ten veg. Soup. They gave me a turkey chilli soup. I called to inquire if they gave me the wrong soup and spoke to someone name Skylar (I believe) who reassured me that there was no other tomato base that had meat and that the substance I thought was meat was grains. When I called back for the second time to inquire again, she said all they had was chicken noodle soup. I asked her if they had chilli and she said that they did... I asked was a tomato based and she said it was.... I was instantly pissed! I should have known better because everyone else that was near when I picked up my order was complaining about the mishaps. This is unacceptable... I haven't at meat in 6 years!!!! Wish I could give 0 stars but it won't let me post without at least giving 1 star... VEGETARIANS and PESCATARIANS DONT COME HERE!!! They do not care that you don't want meat in their bodies!!! read more

Love the food but since Janet is no longer The manager the afternoon crew doesn't smile it is a lackluster not a warm or welcoming place to come to even take out. Love Vinnie in the mornings and it's a different atmosphere. Grace seems she could care less if you came in or not. I usually give really good thumbs up especially for this place but Panera is gone downhill. Purchasing I will do only in the morning I just spent $27 and felt like I really should've gone across the street to somewhere else there's too many places to choose from that not having customer service will put a business down. Sad. We come here a lot read more

I order to-go and get home to realize they've basically given me bread with a piece or two of steak, almost no onion and where's the cheese? Ridiculous. I shouldn't have to add my own meat from home to your over priced "sandwiches". I will most definitely never spend my money here again. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Vacaville, California

I love going to this Panera. I placed a large delivery lunch order for a staff meeting I was hosting. I received a phone call to clarify one of the orders and my order was delivered on time. We ordered a variety of lunch box meals ranging from Specialty sandwiches to salads. Everything tasted Great! I will definitely use Vacaville Panera for my next staff meeting. read more

I couldn't believe it when I visited this Panera store and the line was literally out-the-door. I thought to myself, "wow this store must be really great! Everyone in Vacaville is here!" After waiting for a while in line, I realized that the line was so long just because the workers were slow. The workers are friendly enough when you reach the front of the line, but after waiting for so long, it really doesn't matter too much. The food tastes like any other Panera location. read more

I have to admit... I am addicted to this place. Mostly because growing up in Georgia, we would always eat here when we were in Lenox mall in Atlanta. After moving out here, I used to drive up to Sacramento every now and then when I got a craving for it, and then after moving to Berkeley, I'd go out to the one in Walnut Creek. So, I know its not really all that great of a place... but still I like it a lot. I remember when the you pick two used to be $5.50 and you could pick from everything on the menu. Oh well... The best things are: - Soup: Broccoli Cheddar or Potato - Sandwich: Turkey artichoke thingy or the Chicken tomato-ey thingy - Salad: Greek - Bagel: Crispy Cinnamon Lines at this location are insane. I just don't get it. When we meet friends here, the rule is that first person to arrive does the ordering for everyone else. Maybe a lot of people have translocated Panera nostalgia like me. read more

I frickin love the food here, BUT, I asked my sister: DID THIS SALAD GET SMALLER??? and we started making jokes..."yeah, we are now operating in the greek since we took out the 3 pieces of lettuce on those greek salads...MAN, those vegetarians were costing us an arm and a leg!!!" seriously, the salad was like a literal 1/2 cup of lettuce...they should use smaller bowls or the whole world will find out that they have taken away our extra 3 lettuce leafs. I'm a little pissed. My $10 soup and salad delight...which was always overpriced...is now WAY overpriced. I was like: what is this: FRENCH CUISINE???...I need more...I'm hungry!!! dammit!!! read more

I'm going to give them a one star just because of the horrible customer service. Every time I order my food over the phone I tell them what time it's ready? And they say within 5 to 10 minutes sometimes I stand in there for 30 minutes and after 20 minutes I ask them if my order is ready and it's been happening for times already that they say oh! what was your order and they start making it just right then. With no apologies!! read more

Beware of the Steel Cut Oatmeal if you are sensitive to MSG. I had a strong reaction within 20 minutes after eating there. I called back to find out if there was MSG in the oatmeal and was told no, but a search on their website showed "modified food starch" , also known as MSG, used in the cinnamon flavoring that the oatmeal is smothered in. The manager apologized and said I should have asked about the ingredients before ordering. I eat other oatmeals all the time and never suspected this one to be so loaded with MSG. Tried to eat healthy and I lose a whole day being sick. Misleading presentation of their product and misinformed associates. "Sick" of Panera read more

It was a Friday afternoon and the HR Generalist and I were scrambling to take orders for an orientation lunch on Monday. I called this location and asked how much advance notice they usually required for a catering order. Their answer? Ideally, at least 48 hours; BUT, as long as we didn't call the moment they opened, and expected them to "feed the 5,000" by lunchtime of the same day, they were golden. I ended up submitting part of the order online on Saturday morning. Afterwards, I called and told them that I might have to place a few more orders on Monday morning because I had yet to hear back from a few of the attendees. Their answer? Sure, no problem. I finally got the last of the orders together and submitted them online at 9:42 AM... for an 11:30 AM pick-up. A few minutes later I got a call from Lynnae, the Catering Coordinator at this location, who wanted to make sure that she had everything right. She patiently reviewed every single order, along with EVERY SINGLE modification, and confirmed the inclusion of cutlery, napkins, etc. When I came to pick up the order at 11:30 AM, everything was neatly packed and ready to go. Lynnae even came out to greet me and give me a thank you card! Nobody had any complaints at lunch that Monday and it's all thanks to the amazing team at Panera! read more

The customer service was ok. My pumpkin muffie and chocolate chip cookie were ok. Definitely not up to par in comparison to Lakewood and Concord locations that I've been to. There was no designated line area so I didn't get helped till later. My muffie was not moist as it has been in the past. Plus was next by the next day...which it usually is not for me. read more

While very clean and in a great location, the service was only okay and the food was mediocre. We ordered the French onion soup and an Italian sandwich. The French onion soup was tasty to begin with but was way too salty after the first few sips. At first they brought us a roast beef sandwich instead of our Italian sandwich the lady who took it back could be heard yelling back to the kitchen from the front if the restaurant. And then the sandwich we received had roast beef pieces left from the sandwich that they messed up. If they were not going to make a new sandwich, they could have at least tried to get most of the roast beef. But the irony is that the roast beef was the best part of the sandwich, the sandwich was pretty terrible the Swiss had a strange taste and the bread was pretty bland for an asiago bread. For my first time trying panera bread, it's given me a bad impression and I won't want to try it again any time soon. read more

Called three times between 837pm and 847pm without an answer Sign says closed at 10pm CURRENTLY on the door Yelp says closed at 10pm It is 9pm and they say they are closed RUDE lady said "we are closed" to a few of us that came in. After we pointed to the sign saying that it says 10pm she said today is the first day of closing early. Another person came out and got rude with the employee who was also saying "why are we closed? Aren't we open?" This made me laugh so I was happy to be able to experience that. She was so mean to him. Why they couldn't take down the 8 x 11 paper saying they were open until 10pm I will never understand. Perhaps it's the worlds strongest scotch tape read more

No clean tables to sit at for lunch. The chicken tortilla soup has cilantro and is not like the chicken tortilla they used to make. (Or one that anyone makes!) Then I traded my soup for corn chowder (can't mess that up right?) WRONG! Who puts red peppers and again CILANTRO in corn chowder?! My friend ordered a Pellegrino side and the can was filthy and bulging! And they replaced that with one that was 2 months out of date!! NOT. She got a cup to get iced tea instead and they were out of that! Probably the last time we will be here for a while!! read more

Dropped by for breakfast a few days back. Ordered a Breakfast Power Sandwich. This would have been better advertised as a half sandwich with little cheese or meat in it. For around 4 bucks, although tasty, one expects a great deal more (throw a chunk of cantaloupe on the plate) or at least expect it to come on a coffee saucer (ours came on a dinner sized plate). The manager was apologetic and offered us some cookies to go. I've sampled Panera's breads and find them delicious so maybe they should stick to that.... read more

Went there today, Nov 14, 2019 around lunch time. As we were getting ready to go in, there were a girls college team I think from Lake Tahoe also going in. They were blocking the door messing around. After we finally got in and stood in line for around 5-10 mins behind some of the girls, some other girls cut in line to be with them. At that time we decided to leave because of their rudeness. They need to be taught some manners. Don't know how food or service is because of them. read more

Terrible. Terrible. TERRIBLE! Over an hour wait for one tiny Cuban sandwich and two bowls of mac n cheese, which took less than 10 minutes to eat. The food prep area behind the counter looked like a tornado had just blown through, and dozens of plates with partial orders among the mess just waiting for....? No idea what. Maybe the manager should have been managing instead of yelling order names at the waiting customers. Avoid this place. Huge waste of time, unsatisfying food, clearly poor management. read more

This PB location is really nice! It has ample seating, it's always clean when I go, and service is always reasonably fast and friendly. I wish there was PB location in Davis (yes enough though are tons of coffee shops already!). Their mac & cheese, soups, and pastries are pretty good. It just depends on what you want. I haven't tried many of their drinks, but tbh Starbucks has got the coffee thing down to a T. I would say that PB has better food and atmosphere, though =) Also, this location is especially nice because it's in Nut Tree and the outlets are on the other side. So, this is a great place to fuel up (or re-fuel) for a day of shopping! read more

I'll give it two stars for the quality of the meat and food. Service was also ok, although they messed up my sandwich and I had to get that fixed. That said, $30 for two small sandwiches, one drink, two bags of chips and a side of macaroni is ridiculous. I'm a big guy, and I'm warning any other men out there that this isn't going to fill you up and your wallet will be as empty as your stomach when you leave. Was pretty disgusted at the prices relative to your serving size. Maybe this is the spot for women to and share a sandwich and eat like birds and not care that they're being ripped off, but I won't be going back here. I'm all about quality of food, but I'm not paying $30 for a lunch that doesn't even remotely satisfy my hunger. read more

Sandwich was quite good. Also, impressed with the unsweetened iced teas. From the mango to the tropical hibiscus, they were just delightful across the board. Toothpicks pierced my sandwich too aggressively. read more

Panera Bread - Italian Combo - Sandwiches Near Me - Vacaville, California

Pretty disappointed with this particular location. I can't complain about the friendliness of service, since every worker was smiling and friendly and quick to help. However, my order ended up wrong after I really painstakingly cleared it with the cashier. We did not receive a choice between the sides of bread, chips, or an apple. Also, the women's restroom was not maintained and was absolutely filthy, with soggy paper towels and dirt and - for heaven's sake - spilled ice cubes on the floor that I skidded on. The tables were also dirty, the temperature was freezing inside, and a section of the ceiling seemed to be (artistically??) sliding down. I'd opt out for the Pieology across the street. read more

Store is infested with flies. A fly was hovering and landing on an entire rack of bagels and after I told staff, she walked over and only threw away one. Next to the griller and food prep, food and bread left out with flies everywhere. read more

I visited this location on my lunch break today; the experience was horrible. Since I was on my lunch break and crunched for time, I chose food items that were already prepared: tomato soup and mac & cheese. It took nearly 20 minutes for my food to be ready; I literally had to run out of there in hopes of making it back to work on time. As I was driving out of the parking lot, I peaked in my bag and was even more disappointed to find that they messed up my order. Having no time to wait for them to correct it, I took my hungry, pregnant-self back to work completely dissatisfied with just enough time to "chug" my soup before clocking back in. My family and I will no longer be patrons of this location. I can see why they're rated at 2.5 stars. read more

Not bad, first time eating there in side for lunch. This one in Vacaville is very small n gets crowded. The way the seating is not the best & very tight & hard to move around, wasnt very good with having all of my kids & an infant car seat.The one in Fairfield one is much bigger & seen more like a restaurant. I did like their food & the bagels & pastry is really good. I had the salad with salmon it was pretty good. My kids had the chili & soup they loved it. I think next time we will go to the Fairfield one & try that one out. read more

Always mess up my order. There has been so many times that I ordered through the application and they missed a whole sandwich, no chicken on salad when it was a chicken sandwich. No chicken on sandwich, less portions than before in salad. Too inconsistent! read more

I am not a giant fan of the food here, but the bread is excellent. I like their bagels a lot. The prices are a little more than I'd like so I don't really eat there. What IS awesome is the staff. Except for one guy, everyone there was nice and very friendly. My friend and I went to use their free WiFi, and we ended up being there for almost 3 hours. In fact, we were there past closing, but the staff didn't kick us out. They weren't even rushing us, instead they told us to take our time. That was pretty awesome. It's pretty chilly there, though, so bring a jacket. The manager said their AC isn't really programmable so it's always cold there. Weird. But I will definitely be back! I might even try a sandwich next time. read more