In-laws wanted to bring the whole family out for lunch and they choose Panera bread cafe, this was my first time here and found the ordering system and menu to be very confusing, however I did like the pager system they provide you so you know when to go pick up your order, the order was also ready pretty quickly. The prices were a bit high for what you get, I ordered a half sandwich, mac & cheese with a drink and the total came to $10+ for mine alone. Once we were paged we went up to pickup the food and were told they were all out of their "signature" Mac & Cheese and had also run out of the clam chowder my son really wanted, on top of that they got the other soup orders incorrect as well, so we had to reorder other items and send back the wrong ones at the pickup area, which was annoying, however they did give the kids free cookies for their errors and running out of items on the menu we had ordered. The seating was comfortable, however the largest table they had only sat 4, so we had to separate into 3 tables, so it would have been nice if they had some larger family sized tables available. The food was very good, I ended up with the apple pecan salad instead of the mac & cheese and was impressed with the high quality ingredients and taste of all the food and of course as expected the bread was top quality. read more

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My rating is not based on food but service. Their service is extremely slow. I have waited for over 10-15 minutes for a simple 1/2 salad in more than 3 occasions. When I think of going to Panera to grab a quick lunch, this is not the location I would go to. read more

Big problem with consistency here. Counter Staff was friendly, kitchen staff, not so much. Prices are high for a basic sandwich, mostly I just find their food bland. They need to season things like tomatoes and avacodo. Last sandwich I had there the bread was stale. Since it was to go, not much I could do about it. Since the sandwich was made at 10:30 in the morning, the kitchen staff obviously realized the bread was stale and choose to use it anyway. I won't rush to return. read more

Awesome place. The employees are very friendly and the food is not only delicious, it gets done rather fast too. It is also the perfect place for meetings too. read more

I looooove the bread bowl soups! Nice place to hang out with company and eat healthy.

Very good breads and other treats. The place is usually busy so make sure allow a few extra minutes because you're going to be standing in line. read more

We always come here for lunch from work & have always enjoyed the food & atmosphere. Today, the food was great but there was a table of young moms with their kids & the kids were running, out of control & shouting all over the place, needless to say the moms just sat there chatting away & not watching their kids! We ate our lunches as fast as we could & got out there. I don't know how Panera could handle this situation but it was very nerve racking. I pity the poor teachers that get these kids when they enter school because they won't know social boundaries! What is wrong with these parents? read more

Really disappointing service. The prices go up, but the breads get smaller. What a joke. Lady behind counter was very rude. She got my simple order wrong and then made a scene with her manager telling her loudly how I had changed my mind. This is not good customer service. read more

First time at this location. Seating was too crowded, noisy and lack of outlets for power. The parking was terrible. The food was its always great self! I love the tomato soup with bread and I usually order ice tea. Glad to find a new location, I will try it again and see if it feels better next time. read more

Better bring a metal detector if you get there salad. I ordered a freek salad and thought I bit into a seed from an olive, and it was a screw. Went and told the manager a week ago. And no word back. And never ever got a refund on my salad. I use to eat there 2 or 3 times a month. Never again. read more

This location is great. I come her quite often to study for like 7 hours at a time. The food is cozy and homey. The employees are sweet. The atmosphere is nice and the double-sided fireplace is my favorite. read more

Wow, this place is so super busy around lunch hour, but I was shocked that they got my order out so fast! This location never fails me! Love them, super friendly :) and their pick two meals are the best!! Xoxo read more

I come here more than I'd like to admit... But I am surprised at their ratings! My order varies.. usually a 'You Pick Two' but recently sometimes just a sandwich instead. The Chipotle Chicken Avocado Melt is by far my favorite!!! Today I ordered ahead on my phone... (BTW to the crabby people who are upset about the wait time, you should try this) and picked up my order before coming back to work. When at work, I realized my fav sandwich was missing avocado and bacon (which it usually does'nt have but I paid extra for it). I called and the gal who helped me was kind and got it straightened way. Of the 10 times I've ordered, this is the first mistake! And let's face it... it's not the end of the world lol. Always an easy experience for me here and I appreciate the service! It is a little spendier than other sandwich places but MUCH better. Plus the mac n cheese is a classic :) read more

I love their sandwiches and soup! Good prices

Typical Panera Bread, but tends to run out of menu items several hours before they close. Have ordered from them as early as 7 pm (they close at 10), and they were out of almost every variety of bread. That has happened more than one time, they also run out of soups early. Maybe they need to order more from their central bakery or make more when it looks like they are about to run out. Imagine going into an ice cream shop that is out of everything but vanilla.... read more

Excellent bread and the Italian sandwich is out of this world, I think it is the soft cabada bread. It is a decent price when you consider what subway costs and friendly service with a comfortable dining room. read more

Ordered a baja mac and cheese and it was served cold. When I brought it up to the employees attention I was told that there was a microwave in the lobby I could use to warm it up, um thanks but I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be served hot. My baguette was fine however my partner's was stale and dry. Panera is one of my favorite quick options but the quality and service just keeps going down, I will most likely not return to this location. read more

I come to Panera to eat healthy but they are not enforcing the no smoking rules outside As a consequence the food tastes like soot today.

While the food is good and the online rapid pick up is great, there is inconsistency in orders. Often it is the case that the pickle is missing in a sandwich. Sometimes one of us will get it and another won't. I have had cases where the bread is missing with the soup. After complaining I was given a $5 voucher to use the next time I came in. While that is a nice gesture it is really not the same as having your order be right when you pick it up. It is hard to believe with the number of orders they process a day, and the fact that it is pretty much the same thing over and over that someone could so consistently miss the pickle in our order, or part of our order. You would think that it would be pretty much automatic. read more

I'd like to say they were on the ball.... But that would not be an honest review. I asked for a sandwich and cup of soup. They decided that meant some pick 2 thing they have. When I realized the mistake on my receipt I went and asked to have it corrected.... Yes, I was charged for the difference. They cancelled my first order and put in another order. Everything seemed ok. My buzzer went off and then I was told it wasn't ready that was just cancelling my first order, wait until it goes off again.... It never went off again. Went up and my food was just sitting on the counter. Checked it since my coworkers order didn't get no onion. And.... Yes, my no tomato sandwich had tomato. As they remade the sandwich I was asked how my meal was. I said I hadn't received it yet. The other workers told her the modifications weren't put in right on the second order and I informed her I had requested no tomato. Insert awkward snide look at me from the supervisor lady. Really? I still had my original receipt saying no tomato. Don't look at me like I'm the one who is working at a place that stated "accuracy matters" on the receipt. But I guess the customer is in charge of placing the orders in the computer. And maybe I should have clarified that what I asked for was what I wanted. And at this price.... I shouldn't have to clear my own table. End rant read more

My recent visit to Panera was today and there was an older gentleman working and was really rude. I was informing him that there were flies all over the pastries and his response was "what would you like me to do about it, I can't chase them all away". I was really bothered because I was just letting him know. His reaction was mean. Positive intent was to address me with thank you. Not get defensive and attack me. I'm not happy at all read more

I love Panera bread. But I'll try to stay out of this one. Very slow lines because the lady at the register has to go take a drink And when I was ordering she told me to hurry up because there is a line. (Witch I just came up to register. Was her first words to me ) rude rude rude!!! read more

The service was extraordinary, the food was excellent, and the cafe was very clean. I can trust that when I step into a Panera, they are all consistently superb, and this Panera Cafe was no different!! Highly recommended!! read more

I have been to this location twice now and they have sent me home with the wrong order. Even after assuring they fixed it. We have a huge dairy allergy in this house and I asked for chicken noodle and got broccoli cheddar..... will not be returning read more

I could eat at the place everyday and never get sick of it! Lots of different options but no gluten free breads.

The order was taken wrong. The order: my fave the roasted turkey, apple & cheddar. I took a bite. Lol..There wasn't any turkey in it!! Really?? When it was remade it was all slaw and small pieces of turkey. This location needs training badly! read more

This is our favorite Panera to go to! It is always clean, the staff is always super friendly, and the food always tastes delicious. We love Panera for our lunch dates but at some of them the food just doesn't taste as good compared to this location, which is what always brings us back. Great quality every time, great experience, so much memories! read more

WORST Panera location ever! We have had problem after problem for years with this location getting to go orders right- we keep going back thinking things will change and they never do. We kept track of our to go orders and 14 out of the last 20 have been wrong- that's just not okay! And when you go back in to try and get your order corrected the employees are very rude to you. We used to use this place to cater our school luncheon for 130 staff but after too many problems and rude employees we cut ties. Now it's time to move on from going there as a family. We love Panera but WE ARE DONE with this location! read more

Food is good, baked goods are great. They were out of mayonnaise and the staff, a group of high school kids not know any nutrition facts on any of the other sauces since they were out of mayonnaise. Overall I will continue being a customer, but on Sunday afternoons the staff needs help, and maybe a better job of inventory! read more

Friendly, fast and fresh, and I still enjoyed my sandwich, but, almost every table had crumbs and the carpet was rife with droppings of all sorts. Not sure what's going on with Panera but I've lost faith. I even saw a patron pick up trash from near the front door while a Panera team member lounged and watched with feet up on the corner furniture. read more

Well I just payed 35 dollars for 2 sandwhiches a bowl of soup and some mac and cheese. Wouldn't mind paying that but when I got my food it was cold and when I asked for them to warm it up for me they refused and made me microwave it myself. Every time I come here the employees are less then friendly and the food is never as good as the other locations. I think I'll just be making my mac and cheese at home from now on since I have to microwave it myself anyways when I'm here. Might as well save 12 dollars. read more

I absolutely hate this place. They can't even keep hot water for tea. If you don't order coffee, you don't rate. Never again. C Ya.

Always seem to feel like I am an inconvience to them, always feel rushed with no place to sit and if there is its a bunch of dirty tables . Food is too expensive for what you get. I do enjoy their tomato soup though. Parking is also horrible at this location read more

Panera is always our go to lunch take out place for my office that is close by. Love their food but the last 2 times we have tried to order lunch to go, we were told to call back in 10-15 minutes just to place our order & then to expect our food about 35-45 minutes later. Need to find a new spot. read more

Good food, but they recently changed things and the whole. Italian sandwich is now about 1/2 the size it used to be and the price didn't change! read more

So I've recently moved to this side of town. I've now gone to this location several times. I always ask for extra sauce on my sandwich because I think having it on one side of bread doesn't give you enough with the meat. Needless to say it's never right. Not once have they done it correctly. I usually order with the mobile app, but its happened when I've gone in to order as well, but it's just wrong every freaking time! Either not enough or it's in a cup on the side. I clicked extra not on the side people! Tonight takes the cake though. Not only is it a very thin bit of sauce but the sandwich is in two boxes and by the time I got everything home half of my soup had spilled because they didn't use a big enough bag to put the soup holder in the bottom of the bag. So needless to say if I ever order Panera again I'll go to my old location in Hazel Dell, friendly employees, clean location and my sandwich is always right! PS--wrote this before trying my sandwich....dry as a piece of freaking wood! Thanks a lot Panera on 164th! Not only did my work day suck but now my dinner did too...Any chance on a refund? Doubt it because I've never gotten one before when I've said something but gee I got a free cookie once after spending $30 for my family.... read more

Bagels were dry and seems day old. Limited variety. Bye Bye Panera!

It's very meh... for how expensive it is it's so not worth it ...if you want something quick thats not fast food then it's a good place to go to otherwise not my favorite read more

So it seems price has went up. I always get the same thing and it was just over 10 dollars but this time it was over 14? Then my soup wasn't even 1/2 the bowl. So not only an increase in cost but less food! read more

I ordered a whole sandwich, bagel, flatbread and a cup of soup to go. Total was $22.00, a little expensive for the size of the items. The flat bread was put together sloppy and the ingredients slipped out of the bread into the packaging by the time I got home. They only gave me half sandwich in error, and I didn't realize until I got home. The half sandwich I did get didn't look like a restaurant sandwich, but something I could make at home quickly. The service was mediocre, cashiers weren't that friendly (no smiles). I gave two stars only because the butternut squash soup was really good. They did send me $9 in coupons for the error in the order. I used the coupons, but I won't be returning. read more