I used to live near this location and I recently moved. They have given me STELLAR service! My closest Panera the bread is always hard and the Kitchen sink cookie dry! This location everything taste fresh! read more

I really want to like this location but every time I do rapid pick up my order is somehow wrong. I'm not talking about minor mistakes, but missing an entire order of food. I really do like Panera but this place just seems to be very forgetful. Instead of it being a fast pick up, it turns into an extra 20 minutes of me waiting because I have to stand outside the door in order to get someone's attention majority of the time to receive the correct items. read more

If I could post a negative -5 rating I would. This location is by far the worst location I have EVER had experience with. There service is by in large inconsistent and NEVER order through this location online. I have had my order messed up several times and when trying to rectify the issue no one EVER answers the phone, forcing you to go visit their location which defeats the purpose of paying delivery fees. The Panera customer service number is also useless, in fact I am deleting my account due to the lack of customer service you receive when calling. I can see that Panera may not last that long as I've noticed a decrease in their product as well. read more

We ordered for the entire family to support the Montclair Elementary school fundraiser. None of the sandwiches we ordered were labeled and they forgot my flatbread pizza. Not worth the drive back. When I've ordered from Panera Bread at other locations, the service was exponentially better. read more

Order on your mobile device right from your table and Panera will bring you the food! That's awesome. I sat at the patio table, placed my order and within minutes, my super salty Chinese Citrus salad! arrived. I must warn you, if you don't ask for dressing on the side, they'll add a whole bunch of it, making the meal inedible. Love the service and most of the foods but sometimes, I miss them asking me whether I want bread, an apple or chips with my meal and they default to giving me bread! I am a regular and have eaten most menu items but that Chinese salad has left me a salty taste in my mouth. read more

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Okay, why one star? Let's dive in, cause we're going to the deep end. I worked for John Offerdahl of Miami Dolphins fame when he opened up a bagel shop in my hometown in South Florida. Then I worked at Einstein Bros Bagelshop for a couple years. So I feel like I know what I'm talking about when I comment on things like quality and expectations. Fast forward 20 Years, my wife, daughter and mastiff (Camilla) move to Northern Va from 8 years overseas at the US Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico. All very Top Secret and is rather not get into it here since we're talking about a particular Dumfries Panera on Yelp. I don't have a job yet, my wife is slugging into DC everyday my daughter starts a new school and I'm renovating the main floor of our 25 year old townhouse. We spent a lot of money on the move and the renovations and I'm freelancing as real estate photographer. We don't have a to. Of discretionary spending so we say once a week we'll go and eat and it'll be special so okay, where we goin? Well, there's this Panera Bread place that's got bread. Yay Carbs! And they got bagels. And they got sandwiches and soups and drinks and Mac and cheese but it's all natural and real and good and crunch and mmm and slurp and ahhh and you know the commercials. So we go in and we get a hot chocolate and we get some bread and a soup and my kid gets the Mac and cheese and my wife splits a sandwich with me and some water and a cookie. Never been there before so the service and ordering go okay it's the typical oh we've never been here but it all looks so good! You know how you forget to be coherent when you're in a new place? So they give us the number we go sit down and few minutes later the kid brings us the food and we're excited! So I take spoonfull of tomato bisque and it smells so good and I get it in my mouth and....well it just okay. Whatever, it's just soup, how's the sandwich? Just okay. What about the mac n cheese? Just okay. What about the cookie? Just okay. So we leave a little disappointed and Camilla doesn't get quite so much love as she would have gotten from a happy family returning from a great meal. Poor Camilla. Anyhow, I know there are sometimes recipes and bad nights so we go back again when we get that craving for a good sandwich or panini or a great soup or really savory salad with tons of ingredients. Same thing. It's just okay. By now we're like well, it's not bad food and the service is nice just to go sit down and they bring it to you and sometimes they'll clean up for you but the food, it's close! But just not good. I went back a third time and we again tried the Mac n Cheese and I got a hot chocolate n some soup and a sandwich. Just okay. Now I know tastes are subjective, and I know there are people that go to the Panera Bread in Dumfries, VA and get something and walk out happy. But I've been there three times. I'm not picky, my wife isn't picky. I've worked in places like this serving the type of people who go here. I make sandwiches at home that are great! You'd love a sandwich from my house. I use good bread and do some fancy stuff with grilled chicken and pesto and mozzarella and tomato and spinach and I'm not a one trick pony, either! I subscribed to America's test kitchen and get cooks illustrated and I insisted on a gas stove and buy weird cheese and eat bread and weird cheese together with grapes!!! I'm aging but still feel young and live practically next door to this place. And I'm happy to report I'm now employed again with another very top secret job that I can't talk about in this forum, in fact Ive said too much! Where's the self destruct button for this review? The point is...I know This Panera Bread in Northern VA culture. I'm the guy their trying to get. But after trying three times with different menu options and getting just okay, I just don't go. It's not worth it. If someone wants to show me where the good stuff is in that restaurant, I will give it another chance and change this narcissistic review to focus on the food. But at the end of the day I trust me and I have a pretty good track record. So the one star may be a little harsh for one star. But it's cause I simply refuse to give it another shot on my own. read more

First off, I love Panera. It's a great option for a quick meal instead of grabbing fast food. I stopped in to this location for lunch while I was in the area and was disappointed. The ice and drink machine were disgusting! I don't know if they had ever been cleaned. I didn't get any ice because the clear plastic thing the ice comes out of was so gross. Also, Pepsi? Coke is where it's at! I got my food and as I was taking the toothpick out of my sandwich I noticed a small black hair on the turkey. Yuck! I took it back to the counter and they remade it but I had pretty much lost my appetite by then. Other than that, customer service was good and service was prompt. They just need to clean up a little. read more

Worst service ever. What's the point of having curb side pick up when your lazy employees neglect to bring out. The is third time same problem. read more

Panera is one of my favorite places to go for a quick bite to eat but this one is so disappointing. They always seem to mess up an order or forget something. I ordered a $7 half sandwich and when opened the container the sand which was literally the size of a post it note!!!! Such a rip off read more

Panera Bread - Smallest sandwich in existence - Sandwiches Near Me - Dumfries, Virginia

9 May 2019. This location is the most convenient since it is just 10 minutes from home. I know I'm not being over critical, this location is rapidly going down the drain. It is just past 6:30 p.m. there may be 10-15 people in the store. The tables have been not cleaned for at least the last 25 minutes I've been here. There is trash on the floor, plates stacked by my count 10-12 in the collection area. I'm beginning to think that I need to drive to another location for my breakfast and dinner meals. Once I thought this was the place to stop on the way home, now I may stop at a sandwich shop in the Stonebridge Shopping Center on weekdays and drive South on weekends for my Panera fix. It is a darned shame. read more

It's Panera. You know what to expect. This one is pretty busy and getting in and out of the parking lot can be a trouble. The service is fast despite how busy it can get. read more

Didn't toast my bagel or sandwich both times I went and messed up my side, ordered chips and got fruit

Went here, a few days ago, and did not check items prior to leaving (my mistake). Got home and several items were missing. When I called about the missing food, manager even offered to have missing food delivered to us (we were already on our way back to pick up missing items). They also threw in a free dessert for the inconvenience. Always pick up curbside and customer service has been great. read more

Whenever I order the bacon mac and cheese, the bacon is an added $1.20 or something, they always forget the bacon! Other than that, everything is good... but i don't want to keep wasting a $1.20 on nothing and then be told I didn't order bacon, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ON MY RECEIPT! read more

I just had dental surgery and my husband told the food prep person that he might have to put the soup in the blender. She made sure there were no big chunks of veggie in the soup and also found bread to go with it that was soft and not chewy. This is the kind of service we all dream of.. Outstanding service! This Panera has been so helpful!( read more

Got some chicken salad last night , the croutons was not good , its hard and stale. There are more croutons than the chicken . The whole portion is too small for the price. And I don't like a wilted salad leaf on my salad , I don't know why anyone who preps salad will still include it knowing its wilted and cannot be eaten. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Dumfries, Virginia

I went today after a shopping at target. My kids and I were so hungry, my kids ordered a soup and I ordered a seasonal greens half salad with extras (chicken, kale, avocado and roasted cashews) and I received the salad with a bed of kale with no lettuce and no cashews, I talk with a guy in the prepping area and he said nothing. Also we order a cranberry and orange muffin and cinnamon scone, they serve both wrong, its always something wrong at this location in Dumfries, I had better experience in the Stafford location but Dumfries is my closest one. I will never go back!!! Update.. We visited this location today and I was amaused in how clean the place was, our order came fast and perfect.. Love it!! Please continue the good work!! read more

1. This place runs out of bread, constantly. 2. No matter what you order, they f-$& it up every single time by forgetting something, and they give you dirty looks if you try and check it before leaving. 3. If you got a bread bowl from this place on a to go order, (if for some off chance they actually have bread) better make sure it's in there because 50% of the time it's not. And I've given up on croutons for the tomato soup, don't even expect them anymore. 4. I drive out of my way to the lake ridge location just because I hate this location so much--because they're almost guaranteed to piss me off by forgetting something. Love Panera, hate this location, they need something. Lake ridge location rocks, btw. read more

An overall 1.5 star experience. This Panera used to be good, but it has gone the way of every other Panera in this area. At this point, the costs are outweighing the expectations. The food is the only thing keeping me from giving this place a one star. The cashier was nice up until I refrained from giving a tip. That turned to a frown and the receipt being tossed to me. My issue with this process is that they ask for tips, but there is one table visit and no check-ups. Not to mention that I am the one to refill my drink. What am I to tip? That they actually made a correct order? Need I mention that there are countries where servers get paid ~$14 for a weeks worth of work and those servers deny taking tips and will personally return the extra money (China)? Not to mention that in the nearly half two hours I was there, I got to witness two employees (one being a manager) chatting it up with a friend. These two employees were clearly on the clock during the lunch rush, but rather than clean tables or serve food or work for the "tip", they decided to chat loudly about other Panera's and moving up the ranks. It was that loud. I don't think I will be back. It really wasn't worth the $10+ per person price. I would not recommend this location to others. read more

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Ordered a pick two to eat in. They gave me a electronic buzzer and told me they would bring the food out. After waiting half an hour I went to ask where my food was. They bagged it to go and it was sitting there the whole time. They took it out of the bag and put it on a plate to give me. Thanks for the cold food. I won't be coming back. read more

There was an issue with my order however I called the customer service number on my receipt and they fixed it promptly. Also the younger workers are very friendly and deserve raises to keep their cheerfulness at this location. read more

I'd give the food at this Panera 4 stars, but the service drags it down to 2. I routinely get food to go and more often than not, there is something wrong with the order. Sometimes it's as simple as putting chips in with the sandwich rather than the requested apple. Other times it's including the tomato when it was requested to be left off. The most recent example was this Sunday when I got 6 bagels and 2 scones. I asked for them not to be sliced (have you seen what their slicer does to bagels?). They sliced them. Ok, quick fix. I should have checked the rest of the order to make sure that it was correct. I got home and saw that they had given me 2 cinnamon chip bagels instead of the requested cinnamon chip scones. Before getting annoyed again, I checked the receipt to make sure that I'd ordered what I thought I did. Yep, it clearly showed two scones. All this complaining about incorrect orders may sound petty to some, but to me this is just an example of the lack of attention that many of the employees pay to what they are doing. I don't know if it's a training issue or something else, but it really isn't that hard to read an order slip and fill it correctly, even if it's busy. I've mentioned this to management on several occasions, and despite all of the apologies and assurances, nothing seems to have changed. read more

Really like the flat bread pizzas. The southwest one is especially tasty. Also tried their summer corn chowder. That was surprising flavorful. I hope they keep that one around. read more

I go to Panera pretty often bc it's always a safe choice. Always pretty solid, nothing shouts out amazing but I feel like it's money well spent each visit. My trips are usually a solid 4..4.5 but every time I go to this location the service is always off. I'm used to the big smiles and ppl happy to help. Even at the pickup area. Not here. I always get a pretty cold vibe from the ppl here. I'll still like clockwork smile and say thanks.. have a great day.. etc every time and know I'll just be stared at awkwardly. A little personality goes a long way guys. Parking as mentioned here is a nightmare. It's not their fault but it should be noted. Food a solid 4 (even though I will say their baked goods area is usually pretty barren for some reason every time I'm here.) Service a 2. read more

When ordering a salad to-go, make sure u check it before walking out the store. My salad yesterday was skimpy and for $9 I expect more. The manager had to make me another salad after he saw what I the staff had made. read more

Panera Bread - Salad to the left was what they tried to give me after waiting 20 min for a $9!salad. - Sandwiches Near Me - Dumfries, Virginia

Today at lunch time, my delivery order was incorrect. After speaking to the manager on duty, (I forgot his name!) he reassured me my order would be corrected and delivered to me. Not only did he bring my correct order HIMSELF, he also threw in a sweet treat surprise! I wished I remembered his name because he truly went above and beyond! Thank you so much, Manager on 10/21 around 1230pm :) read more

The prices at Panera are over priced.. The food is decent but a lot of it isn't "freshly prepared" like they claim. I watched as they got the macaroni out of a bag just to nuke it and serve it. Their soup is great but the bread bowl is over priced for less soup. The staff are friendly, depending on the day and their mood. The cleanliness was not up to par.. I have never been more grossed out by a bathroom, I felt like I needed a shower after using the bathroom. The tables are not cleaned up after people leave so who knows how long germs spread after each person leaves a table. Most tables that are for larger groups (4 people) are used by "students" who aren't even eating, but talking loudly on their phones and facebook posting, and stay there for hours which makes it hard to find a seat to eat your meal. The food is decent but definitely not worth the price... read more

This Panera was very much like most I have visited in the past and was quick to make the order and get the food delivered to my table. I had Broccoli Cheddar Soup and a salad. The soup was a bit thick and not very hot, but the flavor was good. The salad was fresh and satisfying. The restaurant was very clean including the bathroom area. read more

Ok....I order alot of food on a regular basis and usually don't give anyone a heads up but this specific Panera Bread location sure can take care of any last minute orders I throw at them! Specifically, David..the catering manager ROCKS! I mean, this guy has the BEST customer service skills possible and he really cares about all his customers. In addition, he knew my name after my first order so now he knows who I am, and how I like things done. I really appreciate all the hard work this Panera does, but more importantly, I appreciate the service David provides every time I come in! read more

Love this place! The staff here is very sweet and welcoming. I've visited at least 6 times and they always get my order right. It gets busy in the morning with Starbucks being right next to it but I don't mind. The food is always fresh and the place is clean. I'll continue to come back. read more

Stopped in for a quick lunch. Ordered 1/2 sandwich (Sierra turkey) and soup (black bean). Order came up rather quickly. Soup was delicious and well seasoned. Sandwich was good, it just looked a tad bit light for a$10 tab. All in all, a good meal but a little bit too much. I get that I'm paying for a name, but still.... read more

Panera Bread - Sierra turkey on focaccia and black bean soup. - Sandwiches Near Me - Dumfries, Virginia

Great customer service! The food is consistently delicious. I had the Green Goddess salad and the cheddar broccoli soup. Money! It hit the spot! I'll be back and back and back. read more

The food is good, but I normally have to wait in line for a while before placing an order. If they're in a hurry sometimes they give the wrong sandwich. read more

Panera Bread - chipotle chicken panini and Caesar salad - Sandwiches Near Me - Dumfries, Virginia

Alway good food, greasy soup and bread in snow love it..my kids like There avocado sandwich and tomatoes soup...

It's Panera, delicious food at reasonable prices. We find this particular location to be very speedy but do yourself a favor and check your bag before you leave if doing the mobile ordering. We usually find that we are missing 1 item. Typically a side or dessert but missing nonetheless. read more

I know what you're thinking. This is a post about an angry customer retaliating. It is not. I assure you that I'm trying to save you from this Panera Bread. I used to work a block away from the Panera Bread in DuPont Circle and I never had one complaint. This location, however, is somewhere I would never even buy a bagel from. Last Friday I ordered the Chipotle Chicken Panini. I subbed the mayo for pesto and went about my way. I got to work (which is about a 10 minute drive away) and I bite into the sandwich. It tastes like rubber! I figure it's just that one piece of chicken but I do my due diligence and check the rest. The chicken is clearly undercooked and I am disgusted. I take a few zoomed in pictures on my cell and call corporate about it. They apologize profusely and tell me I have to get a refund in the store since I paid in cash. I'm already 30 miles away so I go back today during my lunch break. I speak with Ken Nugent (manager) and he rolls his eyes. He tells me I need a receipt. I produce the receipt and show him a photo and he accuses me of lying in front of cashiers and customers. I am upset and quite frankly embarrassed. I show him the time stamp on the photo & receipt but he continues to accuse me of lying stating "I got this food from somewhere else." I could've forgiven a hopefully one-time mistake in undercooked chicken but the way the manager handled it was so uncalled for. Also, since he didn't believe me, I doubt he will alert the cooks about future cases of uncooked chicken so I will never step foot in that location again. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Dumfries, Virginia

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Thai Chicken Peanut Salad was excellent! Lunchtime line moved along very fast - a third cashier started a line which did the trick for me. Reasonable price for portion and presentation. Cashier had no idea if salad included any dairy based ingredients. She was able to look up the nutritional facts and determine there was no dairy in the salad. Hence, the reason I didn't rate the place four stars indicating "Yay! I'm a fan Order was filled within four minutes or less. Bathroom was clean. Still, I rarely eat at this restaurant so take my review with a grain of salt! read more

This is a very busy location, but food is always prepared fast. I never have a chance to sit down after filling my drink before my buzzer goes off. I always enjoy my meals, but do notice portion sizes are quite different if you eat there vs. getting it to go. My only complaint is one night I went in a half hour before closing and they were out of baguettes, which are my favorite part :( I love meeting here for meetings, picking up dinner after work, or stopping in for a fresh smoothie. I also love the Panera rewards card thingy - I get free stuff or discounts all the time! read more

Poor customer service, poor food quality and most of all the most unprofessional service from the onsite manager Paz. I returned my purchase although i paid for it. The onsite manager's realonse was this is hiw we do it...not how can i make it better. He didnt even offer to return my money. I will make sure I go to Yelp and give this place a 1 star! The bagels were thrown in a bag, cut very unevenly and the butter was frozen. If i wanted this type of service or food quality, I could go to a food truck. read more

Hours listed on website and phone say they are open until 8:30pm. Wife drove to pick up an order and the doors were locked, I called the store and spoke with an employee and they said nope we close at 7pm. read more