It was overly expensive for the portion sizes. The food was good though nothing overly excited about the sandwich but really liked the tomato soup. read more

Bread was burnt. Asked them to remake. It was burnt again but not as bad. Had steel cut oatmeal with pecans and strawberries. It was supposed to have brown sugar in it. If it was in there, I couldn't tell. read more

I eat here constantly, as I work just down the street. The food is always delicious- I've never eaten anything here I haven't like. The dishes are somewhat seasonal- they do change out certain menu items every now and then. I'm a bit bummed out they no longer have the steak and blue cheese salad, as that was phenomenal. 4 stars because of the price- it's hard walking away without spending about $10 per person. read more

I have dined at Panera Bread many times but can't seem to find anything that I particularly love. I have tried many of their sandwiches, salads, and also bagels. The bagels are good but everything else tastes fine. I also don't like that they don't offer ketchup. lol. Most of their sandwiches are a okay...but nothing that really makes me remember them. The soups here are okay as well. I prefer Atlanta Bread Company over Panera. read more

I don't write many reviews about restaurants but this one in particular influenced me to go on yelp and share my experiences. Every time I come here I do rapid pickup for breakfast and lunch because I am in a hurry to go to work and it's in a convenient area. Every time I order from here they mess up my order whether it is they give me the wrong food or leave items out of my order that I have already paid for. Again, I'm in a hurry so I don't notice it until I get to work to eat. This time they handed me someone else's order and I did not notice it until i drove all the way to work and I had to drive all the way back to exchange it. The lady didn't want to take responsibility for it and tried passing on the fault so I just left with my order that is, of course, incomplete. It is very safe to say I will never be returning to this particular Panera Bread because they can never seem to get it right. read more

Food is generally good, but prices and portions don't feel appropriate. Of note, kids' meals are just silly. Kids' salad options are designed for a mature pallet, which might work for some, but not the majority. read more

I typically really enjoy Panera, but this location is not that great. My sandwich was great, but my daughter's was wrong and they seemed so aggravated when I told them. read more

Food is always good, very nice staff, never have a problem with my mobile orders. Would definite recommend this Panera to anyone looking for a quick bite or bakery item. read more

Broken plastic knife in my soup!! Are you kidding me! Awful! Coffee awful.. egg sandwich burned! Hot chocolate cold.. their kitchen is dirty.. this outfit has hired inexperienced minimum wage ppl to run their kitchen! I never going back! I would advise you stay clear !!! Thanks read more

This store was quite disappointing. We ordered our food and I came here because a family member was sick and just wanted a simple bread bowl and they could not deliver that. They ran out but instead of giving sides of good bread we got hard stale bread I was quite disappointed in my overall experience. The team members did not seem to have the urge to even help make our experience pleasant or fix the unsatisfactory in our overall visit. I also ordered a salad and it was drenched with a very strong dressing which made it unbearable and non edible. And we left still hungry. Store was kept up with for the most part. But no service to please customers. Not returning anytime soon. read more

This is probably the worst Panera I've been to. The bathrooms are always dirty. I like to get a sandwich with Avocado and they are so skimpy on the avocado! It makes me sad when Panera isn't exactly cheap for a sandwich and soup. A few times my husband would go up if the order was wrong or a had almost no avocado and they gave such attitude. We haven't been back since. read more

Excellent service! We had our food almost before we could find a table. Outstanding food quality. Excellent prices. A great healthy alternative to regular take away fair. Great menu! read more

One of the better Panera's I've been to. Clean, big with great seating options, friendlier service than any Atlanta Panera's that I used to frequent. Makes me glad we moved to Gainesville! read more

The breakfast here is top notch! The coffee is good, abundance of seating (actually very comfortable selections) and a nice atmosphere. Lunch is on par with the breakfast so you can't go wrong with this place. read more

Exceptionally slow service. Panera is not too great at service overall, but this (Gainesville) location stands out to me as being particularly slow. If a manager is not right up front, you are almost out of luck. read more

Great food! I normally order online and pick up after work. The online ordering is very simple and always ready at the time you requested.

Last trip the order was wrong again but the staff was in a better mood and the place was cleaner. Well I thought it was cleaner until I saw the 88 health safety rating on the way out. However everything was fine. I still go there despite the problems hoping it will get better. It remains too expensive for what you get. read more

Went for coffee on Tuesday evening. Ordered coffee and a pastry. I then tried three different coffee pots and all three produced lots of coffee grounds. The pastry was old and no microwave to warm it up. Love Panera's but that was awful. Plus the sign on the coffee pots said was just made 15:00 minutes earlier. read more

Food? Really good most of the time. The customer service? Well let's just say the managers that take your order are incredible at making you feel like just another annoying customer. The managers are very rude. I've never had a good experience with the managers who take your order (Which seems to be every time I go there). Also, almost every time I order with the app, they forget to include the pastry that I paid for. So checking the bag to make sure everything is in it is routine before I leave the place. I'll give it 2 stars just because the food is really good. read more

Out of bread again. Once would be a fluke. Twice means poor management. This store is way below the Panera Bread standard I have experienced in other Panera's. No bread bowls at 5:45 pm this evening....last time the manager said that he had already taken some bread from the supply for the next day. The food was brought to the table with no bread bowl and no baguettes. Tonight's pick up order was minus the bread bowl for the chili. Huh? Guess this Panera is off our list. I emailed corporate. read more

Today was the 4th time that this location did not deliver or was late with our order in the last six months. We had a business meeting and the order was placed the day before with a very confident man. He even read back the order once I finished. The order was to arrive between 11:30 and 11:45. At 11:45 I called and was told that they were on their way. At 11:50 I called back when a gentlemen said yes mam she is 2 minutes out. At 12:00 I called back and was told she is pulling in the driveway. Then at 12:05 I called back and the "catering manager" answering asking when did I place my order, then she said that she had not seen the order, that the man who I gave the order to was out and apparently he did not pass along the order. Needless to say I didn't give her much time to explain. Long story short, we went somewhere else for our food. They also messed up a very large breakfast order one morning by not showing up, we even had copy of the confirmation, but when called they said they did not receive the order. They also didn't show up at an open house for one of our agents and they were 30 minutes late one day for a very large lunch order. Needless to say, this Panera just lost a large corporate account. Deborah Local Hall County Business read more

My girlfriend and I went there for dinner one night and they didn't have bread bowls (at like 8:45pm) so we left and she cried

I placed a rapid pick up order online today. I was to pick up the order at 12:05. It was not ready until 12:30. Needless to say, my lunch break was over. When I returned to work, where I planned to eat, there was no chicken on my salad and the bagels I ordered were not in the bag. I just called the store to speak with a manager and excuses were made. I cannot be refunded unless I come into the store. I will have vouchers mailed to my house instead. Disappointing experience all together. read more

Had a 2 inch wide Tuna Sandwich 1/2 with Salad. The Tuna was fishy stinky and had no other texture (barf). The Balsamic dressing was bland and I have never seen an apple so small with the exception of the apples we gathered off Aunt Nellie's Crab Apple tree. Did I mention the Apple had no flavor either? read more

i have been to this panera several times and every time i go there, there is ALWAYS never any bread for the bread bowl. i had to get them to take my bowl ( because they didn't have bread bowls ) of broccoli cheddar soup back several times because it was cold and i ended up just giving up bc it was still COLD. i will no longer be going to this panera. read more

Got the frontega panini and i absolutely loved it! My cashier Alex was very helpful! Kudos to panera!! Will be back.

Y'all. I love Panera, I really truly do. Their food is incredible, which is why I've been going for so long. But no more. The last several times I've gone to this Panera they've gotten my order incorrect, taken abhorrently long to serve food, and been exceedingly rude. About half of the current staff is incompetent, and the other half is blatantly mean. One time I ordered an entire turkey cranberry flatbread and they only gave me half. The waitress condescendingly told me that she'd bring me the other half and never did. It wasn't a busy night, and she didn't forget. It was very deliberate. Another time I ordered my food and waited for it for over forty five minutes. I was sitting in view of the counter where the chef puts the food for the waiters to bring out. My meal had been sitting there for almost the entire time and was never brought to me. I eventually just went and got it myself. Once again, it was not a busy night. There were like five other people there. The breaking point was when I ordered (once again) both halves of a turkey cranberry flatbread. The waitress brought me half of a plain turkey sandwich in French bread. She told me that they were out of flat bread. I then asked if they were also out of cranberry and spinach and told her that I'd ordered an entire sandwich. She left, came back, and told me that they were also out of cranberries. It was at that point that I decided to never go back. The only reason this isn't a one star review is because the turkey cranberry flatbread is a heavenly sandwich crafted by the gods. Go to Atlanta Bread instead read more

Absolutely love the broccoli cheddar soup, big thank you to the cashier who recommended it. I can't remember her name but will be back for sure! read more

This is the first time I've ever written a Yelp review. The Dawsonville, GA location of Panera Bread is the worst! The food quality is terrible and they always seem to screw up the order. If you ever get a "to go" order, make sure to check before you drive off....I can guarantee you that something will be wrong with the order. Management nor the staff offer any solutions to the problem. We had dinner there tonight (8/1/18) and ordered "pick 2". Grilled Cheese and Tomatoe Basil soup. The grilled cheese was the WORST sandwich I've ever had. Took the sandwich back and the Manager agreed the sandwich was bad since it change a couple of months ago. She advised that about 2 mos ago Panera Bread Corporate changed the sandwich. Corporate Officers should be required to eat that sandwich on a daily basis and experience what their customers have to eat. I'm very disappointed as I have always loved Panera. Not any more!!! Switching to Atlanta Bread or Zoe's or LaMadelines. read more

I never write reviews but I had the time today.. the Gainesville location is the one that I most frequent. However, if the Buford location were any closer I would definitely go there. I did an online pickup order. Short + sweet, wanted an healthier option to eat today. Picked my two entrees ($5+ for a handful of lettuce, but I did chose to eat Panera) and proceeded to check out. Wanted their green tea that I love so much but wasn't given the option on their app for a green tea. Whatever, I'll just grab one while I'm inside picking up my order. Walked in, grabbed my bag and went to order a green tea. Now this is the second encounter I've had with a supervisor about their green tea. This is the dramatic part... THEY ACT LIKE EVERY CUP THEY MAKE OF GREEN TEA COMES OUT OF THEIR PAYCHECK. ITS LIKE THEY ALMOST HOLD IT HOSTAGE. I'm only writing this review because it's so ridiculous to me how stingy they are with the green tea. At the Buford location, the green tea is SELF SERVE. AND the add-on bakery item is only .99 cents! Not 1.19! But seriously, I'm paying $3 for a cup of this stuff. Give me a break with the hostility about the green tea. Better yet, save us both the headache and just make it self serve. Rant over. read more

ordered 1/2 grilled cheese and tomato soup, soup not bad but the "grilled" cheese was a doughy mass of yuck! took it back to be re-grilled which made no difference other that the server looked annoyed, no apology and gave me back the same doughy mass of yuck. As I was leaving there was a seriously strange unpleasant smell that had me rushing for the exit and fresh air. Won't be returning, Ever read more

After seeing the ads on TV for the turkey/cranberry flatbread sandwich, I had to try one. Mistake -- not like the pictured one on TV!! There was just a scant teaspoon of cranberry sauce. The turkey was not nice, juicy slices, but just 3 small chunks about the size of my thumb, and there was no spinach! I could not believe they served this excuse for a sandwich. I took it back to the counter and showed the server. She gave me a disgusted look and said they were out of spinach. I said "We'll at least you could put some turkey on it." She did so, but not in a pleasant manner. Then I had to ask for some lettuce since they did not have spinach. She added that, as if she was aggregated, and never offered a kind word or apology. I am not a big eater, but I was still hungry after I ate this "sandwich". This sandwich was pathetic and the server was very rude. The only reason I gave them 2 stars is that the broccoli/cheddar soup was good and the environment was clean and pleasant. I doubt I will ever try this place again. Maybe their other restaurants are better, but DO NOT believe the ads you see on TV!! read more