Panera Bread is a good place to eat and has some quality employees. I ordered chili online a while back and they could not fill the bowl due to running out and gave me a soup for free to apologize. The food is normally hot and very fresh! I'm definitely coming back! read more

Love their food, especially their mac and cheese. The french toast bagel is the best for breakfast. The warm chocolate chip cookie is so good. The only thing is most of the time the tables aren't cleaned so we have to wipe it ourself. read more

We had catered food today for lunch at work. The cheddar broccoli soup was delicious and hot. The half order of chipotle chicken panini was also flavorful. I enjoyed the pick two Combo and it came with a side as well. Everything tastes fresh, and my coworkers all enjoyed their food as well. Everything was hot, and flavorful. read more

Panera Bread - Half order of chipotle chicken avocado panini - Sandwiches Near Me - Lakewood, Washington

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COVID mask requirements may have been lifted in Washington but I felt fearful today to see a staff member preparing food and another carrying food to the table without masks. The manager said the restaurant decided to let employees decide whether to wear masks or not. Although I love Panera food, I won't be returning in the near future. I've buried 2 family members and 2 friends due to COVID. I don't want to take the risk of getting it myself. read more

Paid $15 for abojt fpir bits of macaroni, and a sandwich with one piece of turkey and old greens. If you want to get good food for the amount of money you pay, go to a local cafe instead of ordering overpriced hospital food. read more

The worst Panera I've been to. Walked in at 8pm on a Saturday night. More employees then customers. I counted 9 workers!! 27 minutes later my Large Mac and cheese( the only thing I ordered ) came out COLD. Shift lead was clueless read more

They don't know how to read instructions. :( sad breakfast. My everything bagel was hard and they put the butter I asked for on the side rather than on the bagel. They did NOT call my name when it was ready I had to go looking for my order.. I've been to other paneras ( on the east coast ) not sure if bad customer service is mission here in the west coast or something. They did offer me another bagel but I declined because I do NOT ever want to go in there again. read more

Easily the worst experience I've ever had at a Panera. The kid taking our order had a slight attitude because we walked in right before closing. I know not the best time to come in, but family just arrived after 8 hours of traveling and was starving. We got it to go Because we knew they were cloaking. They gave us an apple that should have been thrown out, then the sandwich was soaked in sauce. The bread was completely soggy on both slides! And we ate food pretty quickly. read more

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Aside from them messing part of our order and we had to drive back to retrieve it. My daughters bread has some type of melted plastic inside. We will not be back to this location read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Lakewood, Washington

Great healthy option of your traveling through. Seating area is a little small. The food is a bit expensive but is good. Service is good too. read more

Too expensive for too little food. The food may be good but it's just too expensive. This place may be your favorite place but it's just too expensive to eat here everyday. read more

Food is good enough, but I ordered no mayo and on focaccia to avoid my soy allergy. They missed both specifications and made me late to my meeting. Please pay more attention to the orders. Nice facilities and nice food, but distracted workers. read more

Been waiting 20 mins for 2 SM MAC AND CHEESE AND A SALAD bro there is a good 8-10 people here and we have been the only ones in here and yet to get our order. ridiculous waste of time. whateven are y'all doing read more

Really frustrated with this location. I typically love the food at Panera but the service at this location is always lacking when I visit. They either seem too busy or understaffed to pay attention to customers waiting to ask for something. Additionally, my boyfriend and I tried to order rapid pickup on Christmas Eve (around 4:45). It worked online & even charged my card right away for about $20. When we pulled up, the store had closed at 4 and we asked the manager on duty that was still cleaning the restaurant up if we could simply get the refund - totally understandable to close early on Christmas Eve. She took our information down & said the charge would be cancelled right away. 2 week later, I've still been charged for the food I never got to eat. I mean yeah it's only $20, but still if you say you'll cancel the transaction cancel the transaction. read more

Came here to sit while I got my oil changed at Tvetens Auto Clinic... I ordered a cup of soup... no bread, no, chips... just a cup 'o soup. First the wouldn't take a few cents off for all the extras I was doing without... and then it took them almost 10 minutes to put some soup in a cup and call my name. There were only about 4 customers in the whole store and all but me had already ordered and gotten coffee/food. So it's not like the girl with the soup ladle was overwhelmed with orders coming in. I'll do my best not to come back. read more

I came in here yesterday with my daughter, son-n-law and their 5 week old son, and when my son-in-law went to change little man. When my son-in-law went to go change the baby there was no changing station in the men's bathroom - was hoping to post on here to make a suggestion that one be put in the men's bathroom. If my son-in-law was alone, he would have had to resort to changing him on the bench in the sitting area. Thank you!! read more

This Panera Bread is a great place to grab a bite to eat when you're around the Lakewood Town Center. The atmosphere is always warm and inviting. The free Wifi played a large factor in my frequent visits and a HUGE plus in my book; you will see many people surfing their laptops and I've never seen the staff try to run anyone off, even when it gets crowded. Their sandwiches are incredible and you can even order lattes there! They're decent, nothing out of this world but their food more than makes up for it. read more

Total rip-off place. Hospital cafe food at gourmet bistro prices. The waitstaff - pushy, complacent and some were even downright rude. The 1/2 sandwich - size of the palm of my hand - tastless and dry. Broccoli/Cheddar soup - the powdered, re-constituded kind. Just plain NASTY. Spent $24 for 2 people and left the place famished. Coulda stuffed 3 people for the price at Subway (w/leftovers) and gotten better food and service. All that and theres conveniently placed wastecans around should you choose to bus your own table. The joint was packed. I don't get it. read more

ordered their pizza sub. gosh awful. one side with a little sauce;/barely toasted -the other side with 2 small pieces of unmelted cheese and 3 peperoni pieces. 12.99 a ripoff. read more

Great service deserves a great review. I went to Panera bread to pick up my order that I placed through the mobile app. I unfortunately arrived 45 minutes late to pick up my order. Luckily, there was a great employee their who made my experience great. She immediately offered to remake my smoothie that had melted due to my lateness. She was extremely kind and professional. Because of this employee I will become a regular at this fine establishment. Thank you Athena for a job well done. read more

The only reason I use Panera is for work. The only plus has always been the lack of a TIP jar. This location has one and that's enough to ensure I don't call in any more orders. The food is standard but the odd number of workers buzzing around and doing everything but helping at the register added to the wait time. Not a fan. read more

My office and I placed a substantial order on Friday using the rapid order pick up service at the Lakewood location. We found out that not only did we did we pay for additional items that we never received, the sandwich someone ordered was made with a really sweet bread and made the sandwich disgusting. After calling the store, I was told to email Panera's Customer Care Team and I would receive a "prompt" reply. Here we are almost a week later and no reply. Clearly customer service is NOT Panera's priority. read more

Horrible service. We went at 8:45pm. The yelp site stated 10pm closing but were notified that they were closing @ 9PM. two more people cane in and were turned away. McKenzie at the counter was very short with us. I also noticed several eye rolls as she would look down and take our order. Rude. Only one order was wrong. Food was good but not 100% Panera standards. Will not visit this location again. read more

Call me fickle, because I think I gave the Lacey location 4 stars. Maybe everything tastes better in Thurston County. I had lunch the other day with a co-worker. Much less of a wait to order than the last time I was there. They asked if I was military.... I said, "No, but I'm militant!" I'm not sure they knew what I meant. I'm also not sure I know what I meant. read more

This Panera Bread is placed in an ideal location. The atmosphere is lovely. It wasn't too crowed when I stopped by. I had planned to get my cheddar broccoli soup to go but I couldn't resist the atmosphere and decided to eat there. I came in direct contact with three employees. All had smiles. Loved the customer service. Next time I'll bring my laptop and relax there a little longer. Would definitely recommend the cheddar broccoli soup.... It's my favorite!! read more

This location is in the Lakewood Towne Center, there is plenty of parking. Inside there is a good amount of seating, also pleasing jazz music in the background, and free wifi is a bonus! Anyways, there are so many items to choose from, breads, muffins, donuts, cookies etc. I ended up ordering the Mediterranean veggie (Which had cucumber, tomatoes, onions, pesto?, feta cheese). A whole bunch of goodness, I also had a bowl of the chickpea chili, which was delicious. I think I actually liked the chili the best. I got the meal deal, half sandwich, soup and my choice of whole wheat baguette, apple, or a Italian loaf or chips. I ended up getting the whole wheat bread, which made a great partner with the chili. The pricing is similar to Subway, but I felt the food was better, as well as the vibe. read more

The salad was delicious but this company cannot make a quality mango smoothie. One sip and then I dumped it out. It's the second I'd purchased from a Panera. There won't be a third. Yuck! read more

We are vegetarian and asked an employee named "Trace" about some good options for us. I think Trace is a busser and he stopped what he was doing to talk about all of the vegetarian options at Panera. Interactions like this are one of the reasons we enjoy eating here. Trace, you are the bee's knees man (the best). Thanks! read more

Waited in line more than 15 min. Two customers ahead of me. One cashier. People lining up behind me, some customers walking past the line to the counter pretending to read the menu. When a second cashier finally arrived, he did not offer to help the next person in line, but instead helped a line jumper. Coincidentally, that same cashier had appeared earlier to give someone a complimentary cinnamon roll because they "had been waiting for an hour" (his words, not mine). That cashier then left without helping anyone else before returning 5+ min later. Disappointed with the service. Left without purchasing anything. Went to s-bucks. read more

Great food. Friendly staff. Only issue is it seems the back half of the restaurant is reserved for sleeping homeless people and their stuff? I come in here daily and at times is hard to find a seat. Only reason why I did not give a full 5 star read more

Such a disappointing lunch with family and friends today. Unfortunately I'll be there again in a few days because I've already made arrangements with another friend to meet there for lunch. Wish I could change the location. I ordered a Mediterranean Veggie Sandwich which is supposed to have basil pesto on BOTH sides of the bread. It only came with (and I'm not exaggerating here) maybe 1/2 teaspoon on one side of the bread. There were maybe three crumbs of feta cheese in each of our three sandwiches. I was not asked if we wanted our bread toasted (that's standard in the sandwich making food business). Had to hunt down mayonnaise to make it even slightly edible and had to find an employee to get silverware to apply the mayonnaise. Such a letdown. Wish I didn't have to go back there. read more

Well, my next experience here was epic. I got the usual Asiago roast beef sandwich and the garden vegetable pesto soup. It wasn't busy at all so it took some time for our food to come out. The assistant manager brought us the food. She dropped it off and we both just stared at the soup. Something was wrong right off the bat, there wasn't any steam coming off the soup... Both of them!!! So we got pissed off and walked up to the counter. The kid behind the counter was a complete tool. We stated that the soup was cold. Little prick says well there's a microwave right over there. My husband started to get loud saying that it was his job as a food preparer, making sure its good to go before serving the food... Pretty simple huh? I stated that I want our money back for the piss poor service. Finally the manager (who originally dropped off the food) said she would take care of it. She kindly took the bowls of soup and came back with hot, steamy, soups. The only reason I downgraded 1 star because of that little prick being extremely rude. So just for that, the service would be 1 star, but that assistant manager fixed the problem. read more

It's the only one that's in close proximity to where I live and I have yet to be impressed with their customer service. I think it's because the GM is also not very friendly and due to that, lack of kindness in most other employees trickles down. I love Panera Bread but not this location. read more

Again, yummy for a chain! Their menu is unique, love the tea selection. And those bagels & cheese Danish! But also that tomato soup! It's a great comfort place when I want some good soup & a sandwich. And of course a cheese Danish read more

I expected the sandwiches to be a lot better, being that their bread is baked fresh each morning. This was the first time at any Panera Bread for both my husband and myself. I was expecting something like Grain D'Or (which has GREAT sandwiches, mainly because their bread was so awesome). My husband and I went to Panera for lunch and the sandwiches sounded good. My husband got the Bacon Turkey Bravo (neither of us thought there was anything "bravo" about it), and I got a 1/2 Cuban & 1/2 Turkey Artichoke Panini. The bread for the Turkey Bravo sandwich was normal sliced bread (the sign said that it was "Tomato Basil Bread" and the Panini bread was a rustic white loaf/baguette type bread, thought the sign said that it was Focaccia. The staff there is was very amicable even though it was lunch rush. However, the woman that took our order kept trying to get us to add more food to our order. She asked if we wanted chips, a drink (which we thought was a combo with the Bacon Turkey Bravo - but it wasn't). After that she tried pushing pastries onto us. I really only wanted half a sandwich, but I was told that they only sold whole Paninis (though I could swear that the sign had the whole sandwich price in large print, then 1/2 sandwich price in really small print next to it). You could order the Bacon Turkey Bravo in a 1/2 sandwich option, but not the Panini. When I received my sandwich, each half was wrapped separately (and made separately). I don't understand why I couldn't just get a 1/2 Cuban. Maybe because it would have been the smallest 1/2 sandwich I ever saw? I don't think that either of the sandwiches were worth the over $8 that we paid for each. We ended up getting a tiny bag of chips for $1.60 and a "pick two for $6.79". So my husband had a cup of chicken noodle soup and a tiny salad. I didn't try the soup, but the salad was just normal salad, with iceberg lettuce. I suggest you look at the menu if it's the first time you are going to eat there, so you know what you want and that there are no chips and sandwich combos (just the "pick two" combo which you can add a 1/2 sandwich to for $1.60 more). We spent $30 on that lunch. I think that we could have gotten a much better lunch elsewhere for less than that. I did get a Panera Bread card which is good for a free smoothie or pastry the next time I buy from the restaurant (though I doubt I'll ever go there again). I think that Panera is "trying too hard" to be more than it is. I'd rather have Subway - I could have gotten six foot longs. LOL read more

I did a curb side pick-up. I told them i was there and while i was sitting in my car, the workers were "messing" around, laughing, giggling and grabbing themselves something to drink. Which is all fine, I'm for workers to have a good time while working BUT if i have to wait in my car for 20 minutes then that's an issue. Yeah i would have went and grabbed my own food (which i ended up doing) but i chose curb side for a reason. The car next to me did the exact same thing and they were there before me. Anyways, i grabbed my food and the workers were staring at me and then whispered something and started laughing. When i got to my car they all looked out the window and started to laugh. Now i know they did this on purpose. So before i drove off, i checked my bag to see if everything was there, which is was. The sandwiches were marked and I'm like okay great! So when i opened the sandwich, it was a COMPLETELY different order. I tried calling Panera but no one would answer. So all in all, there customer service is trashed and they mark "right" sandwiches on wrong orders. Do not go there! read more

Always fast, friendly service. Prices are kind of high, but you get a good amount of food for lunch. Love the pick 2 option. I had the turkey artichoke panini/figi apple chicken salad. Both were absolutly delish. Shortbread cookies are amazing- they just melt in your mouth. read more

Great food! Pasteries are amazing, soup, hot paninis, & salad are amazing. Only this location gives you military discount. Very clean and friendly place. read more

Love Panera and wish there was one closer to Spanaway/Puyallup!! Or maybe there is, but I just don't know about it. Food is good, service is fast, BEST broccoli cheese soup everrrrr, pastries and cookies, fresh loafs of bread and every meal comes with half a baguette, apple or chips. A little pricey, but I suppose you're paying for the ambience and free wifi. If you're a Panera virgin, do not go and order chicken noodle soup or better yet, listen to what your friends recommend or the whole time you have to hear about them complain about their food. Seriously, it happened to me. read more

I just saw I hadn't reviewed this place and why not? No idea. I love their bread and pastry selection. If you want fresh artisan bread, this is your place. Pastry with some coffee? Right here. The menu is Soup, Salad and Sandwiches that have been elevated to a higher level. Tuscan turkey on country miche or sour dough. No? Country white? Soups to die for. Chicken noodle that no one should save for when their sick, tomato, baked potato and summer corn to name a few. Or try a broth bowl. The Thai Garden Chicken is worth two bowls, but beware they will fill you up so start with one. Got kids? Their menu includes a kids version of Mac n Cheese and pbj on white (or pick one). Drinks: coffee, tea, iced tea and soda. Or order a water, on tap or bottled. Card: yup, join up and you to can pick up the cheap cookie or pastry side, get freebies and wonder how it can be so addicting. Tip: Hit the Panera website or get the app and see which soups are on. Also use it to order and pay. Then you can go in pick up and go. Eventually this site will probably incident order from the table as well. Fingers crossed. Meantime grab a croissant and relax with some coffee. read more