If I could give this location zero stars, I would give it negative 5! I've just witnessed the most arrogant, so called manager they have in this location.
We started this whole thing with missing items in our bag at the drive thru. I told the cashier at the window and he asked me to double check, which I did, we were in fact missing one soy. After he went back in the kitchen, he came back to me and said that the item missing is in the smaller bag, showed him the smaller bag and voila... nothing there. So he went to get my soup, came back to the window and handed it to me, I said thank you, and he replied with, "no problem, I'm just giving you an extra soup.." REALLY?!! I ensured him that he isn't giving me an extra soup but merely giving me what I paid for, so I asked for a manager, heres the worst part. Chloe (manager) comes up to the window, seems apologetic while we explain the situation of how this isn't pleasant in the cashier making it seem like we're trying to cash in on an extra soup.. she says it was a miscommunication, no apologies, just a miscommunication. Obviously I'm upset and she can see that so she decides to offer me a pastry... a pastry! I said NO, I need an apology. Contrary to what you might believe CHLOE but an apology is worth much more than your $3 pastry... all the while I'm still trying to get her to understand that an apology is what I want and guess what she does? She smiles and says "OK", shuts the drive thru window and walks away! The audacity!
We pull off the drive thru so that the other people can get their food because this has gone on too long already, triple check out food again and now we're missing our bread, the bread that was already in the bag the first time around! Why would you take things out of my bag!!!?
I park the car, make my way in the store, ask for CHLOE again, and while I'm waiting, the staff is looking over the counter at me like I'm crazy and laughing about something, I'm neither deaf nor blind people, I know when you're talking about me, now it's up to you to tell me to my face!
Chloe comes up to the counter, I ask her to check now what she's missing from my bag and she replies with"well I don't know what you want.. EXACTLY! My whole point to begin with. Start with manners with your customers, admit when you're wrong and correct the issue, that's some knowledge for you CHLOE! I ask for a refund which she does right away but without apology of course. I take my money and tell her, this has been terrible... she replies with "OK have a great day honey!". I AM NOT YOUR HONEY, I don't respond to that nor should anyone that is already upset, YOU have NO RIGHT to call me that and you should wash your mouth off with soap and devour a piece of humble pie.
I have literally spent thousands in different Panera locations for our weekly Friday lunches for my whole office, but this experience has left a very sour taste in my mouth. I hope that the higher people at Panera read this so they know who they are appointing to be a representative of their brand. In my experience and just my opinion, that kind of attitude does not deserve a place of position or a positions at all. read more