This was my first time at this location, and as expected, everything was very standard and exactly the same as every other Panera. The service was fast, we ordered on a kiosk and did not wait long at all for our food. With the self seating system, we sat at a table that was mostly clean, but had no issue with this. The food is always decently priced, but I wish the portions were a bit larger. I don't frequent Panera much anymore, because I believe they changed their mac & cheese recipe a few years ago. This used to be one of my favorite spots, but now the cheese has much less flavor in my opinion. Overall, it's a decent meal for the price, and the baguette that comes as a side will continue to be my favorite kind of bread ever! read more

Panera Bread - Coffee - Sandwiches Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

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1. Service was bad I think there was maybe 4 ppl working, you put order on ipad and no beeper to be found 2. Prices are outrageous at least $25 for a meal 3. 20 minutes later when they finally bring you the food it's cold has hardly any cheese or vegetables on it and just not good at all 3. There were 4 ppl working at lunch time, the cashier couldn't be bothered with the horrible food when I went to the kitchen to complain I also got attitude and I asked for a grilled cheese instead she said oh I'll call your name haha sure you will there's a big huge board right by there counter but you can't see it from anywhere so I don't know how you're supposed to know your food is done So since I never got my first meal I went up to see if my meal was up on the counter and sure enough it was sitting there I'm like thanks for letting me know and 4. The substitute grilled cheese was just two toasted pieces of bread with a whole bunch of American cheese in there melted it was disgusting I am not a child first of all and I know what *grilled cheese is supposed to look like 5. All in all my friend and I had a horrible experience and I will never come back. 6. I was sent a survey but not able to actually say what went wrong good luck with that if you want to go read more

The sandwiches are delicious. The soup is great. Just wish the chicken noodle was not only broth when I go. Not many noodles or much chicken. Other soups are good and more hearty. The restaurants need some cleaning. Tables are normally dirty. Overall it's a good and healthier choice then fast food. read more

Panera Bread - Chicken noodle soup & grilled cheese - Sandwiches Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

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Food tastes ok but I got a bagel and it's missing a bunch of bread. Like the center was made to be super hollow. I got half of a bagel.

I'm patient and not particularly picky, however, after a ridiculously long wait in the drive thru (with only one car ahead of me), my $13 Italian Steak and Mozzarella sandwich was inedbile and my $3 brewed tea tasted like it had lavender in it. Yuck. The sandwich was overloaded with a salty sauce that made the bread soggy. Yuck. I picked out the meat, which was good, but I threw out the remainder of the sandwich along with my sucky tea. Expected a better meal for $18. Order 1314723. 08.12.25. Pine Lake Road. read more

I had originally given Panera bad reviews because they kept shorting my take out orders. But the manager apologized and sent me a coupon and now I am altering my review to 5 stars for making it right. read more

Haven't been to Panera Bread in a long time. Decided to try it for lunch today. Saw a "pick 2" menu with two sandwiches that looked good. ( My wife and myself were thinking we would each have 1/2 a sandwich and a cup of soup.) When we told the cashier we wanted the pick 2 with soup for each of us the total came to approximately $27.00. (The listed pick 2 price was $7.49.) After questioning the total and explaining what we thought pick 2 meant the cashier redid our order. We received two 1/2 sandwiches, and one bag of chips all on one plate. I ate my 1/2 sandwich over a napkin. The food was good. The steak sandwich was small for the price. Panera needs to clarify what they mean by pick 2 or get rid of that part of the menu. read more

First, I waited in the drive thru line for over 40 minutes. Management is absolutely horrible. they left a piece of paper on the drive thru order screen that was barely hanging on because it was raining outside, claiming they are 'short staffed', but when I got to the window you can see the managers just talking and on their phones. I ordered broccoli cheese soup in a bread bowl with a baguette as the side. did not receive baguette and the soup was lukewarm. If they are short staffed as they say, they should close the drive thru line or close in general because no one wants to wait that long for mediocre food and service. Karrie the manager SUCKS!! read more

I really want to thank you for changing your menu and discontinuing many of your menu items. I was spending too much money eating at your restaurant anyway getting sandwiches on my way home. Now I have no reason to go back and spend my money here Because my favorites are gone. I have zero interest in trying any of your new era menu. read more

A nice Saturday morning thought I'd take my girlfriend to Panera to have a good start to the day, and boy was I wrong. Absolutely horrible service. Got three food items: a bagel, a yogurt, and a sandwhich. Took 30 minutes for them to complete the order. We walked in and it wasn't busy at all, with just two other customers in the store. However when more customers showed up, our order got skipped, multiple times. When our food finally made it out of the kitchen it was all cold and unenjoyable to eat. If I wanted to be served like this I would have just gone to a dicks last resort. Hindsight of it all, McDonald's probably would've been a better option, not only are they fast but they serve warm food too. If you are looking to relax and have a nice brunch, go somewhere else! UPDATE: bagel was uncut, and I do not know what cement mix they use when baking the bagels, but the city of Lincoln could use it for fixing potholes. Bagel was uncuttable. Currently being used as a door stopper and it works great! read more

I ordered the pick two. Broccoli and cheese soup and strawberry summer chicken salad. My husband went and picked it up. Here is what he came home with. Strawberry chicken salad without any chicken in it. Not one piece. The soup was chicken/rice soup. The soup was SO thick. It was like it had been sitting out all day and the bottom of the pot was scrapped. Could'nt eat it. Very disappointed in my meal. read more

Food is good! It's my go to place seriously! They have healthier options of food compared to a lot of the fast foods. Their service is good

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!! Waited 30 minutes for our food that we ordered ahead on the mobile app and they still proceeded to get the order wrong. Very rude when we asked them to fix it. Will no longer be dining here. read more

I ordered food online - I especially love the grilled cheese sandwiches and the tomato soup. But the past 3 times I have ordered, they have been out of baguettes and several kinds of bagels. These are their signature baked goods and they always seem to be out of them - today they were even out at 3:00 pm. Also out of Mac and cheese a lot. When you know a lot of people are going to want these things - please have a plan to keep them in supply. I am no longer the fan I used to be. Will get my sandwiches elsewhere. read more

@panerabread Let me start off by saying my co worker and I order Panera every single day. Often our orders are wrong, missing, cold or burnt but we still are loyal customers. Today is officially the end of our relationship with Panera. We ordered a fruit cup. A $3.19 fruit cup plus tax at that. We got our "fruit cup" just now and it's a DAMN apple in a cup. I'm beyond disappointed for multiple reason for one, it took more effort to place an apple in a cup over just grabbing mixed fruit that's portioned aside already in the cup. We contacted the manager and was told that we were cussing because apparently Damn is a cuss word. Which may not be wrong but it's no more wrong than this stupid cup or the managers poor attitude. We never complain and when we have we are always told they will mail coupons and those are just as non existent as our utinsles and food most days from them. read more

Panera Bread - Can't deny I got fruit in a cup - Sandwiches Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

it's a really good sandwich and me and my family really enjoyed it. And the store we went to there employees are very kind and thank you to them they made our days read more

Ordered 2 meals, a cookie, and a drink. Every single item in my order was incomplete, wrong, or missing. No one contacted me to try and fix this and instead just wrote it out on the receipt. Will not be bothering with trying panera and will stick to mcalisters from now on. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

Food was excellent staff was very friendly and the place was very clean a bit pricey but hey it was worth it to have a clean friendly place to set down and eat with my teenage daughter and have a nice conversation and just be able to slow life down a bit. read more

COFFEE SNOB ALERT! I cannot believe I was charged more for iced coffee than hot coffee based on the way they prepared it. I was sitting at a table waiting for my order to be made. Then the employee walked over to the outside coffee counter with a cup of ice, filled it up with hot coffee, and handed it to me. What I got was diluted, luke warm coffee with a few melting pieces of ice floating at the top. I told him it was a problem that the drink was prepared this way and he just ended up walking away. Who doesn't have pre-chilled coffee to make iced coffee?!? If that is how Panera prepares this item, it should be taken off of the menu or have the name changed to "Barely Chilled, Watered Down Coffee." Of course I understand that this chain has plenty of other food products, but it's nothing I can't get anywhere else. I will not re-visit this business again. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

Location moved across O St. amazingly, the service is even worse at the new location. They are out of many items and offer no apology or suggestion. Sad state of affairs. Been so long that I came back to try again. It has only gotten worse. Out of all of their main products. More customers storm out in a rage than actually stay and WAIT to get their food. Unbelievably poor management continues. read more

Honestly, I used to be a huge fan of this place as I previously left them a 5 star review. However, after many frustrating occasions, I am changing it to 2 star. They are literally out of things to make the warm grain bowls nearly every trip there. It's ridiculous! Apparently management is horrible or idiotic, or both, and don't know how to order the appropriate amount of food for their consumers. Also, the people who work here are very rude! read more

We went thru drive up at 230p to get 6 bagels and 2 drinks, it took forever to find out what bagels were left then when we got to the window he asked for our order again, got our drinks and were told to pull up to the orange cones and wait, in the meantime I discover my iced tea had NO ice in it, so we waited about 15 min and no bagels....my husband then got out with the no ice drink to see what the big hold up was as the place was not busy, he ran into the clerk with the bagels and went inside to get ice.....l don't know what took so long to order and then wait forever when they are not busy and for pre made bagels at that......don't think we will be back any time soon, wonder what it's like when they are busy!!! read more

Never understood the hype on your over priced food and eventually caved tonight to see what the hypes about and wow was I amazed. They messed up my whole order (which wasn't a communication error, I repeated it twice) and it's $22 for soup and sandwhich... ya right... You pay for quality in food and this is simply not worth it, especially when ran by people who don't know what they're doing. New location off of 27th and superior could probably be drove by.. read more

Placed an order for pick up, got an alert it was ready so I went to get it. There were no orders on the pick up shelf, and half the staff in the kitchen was just milling around. Several people were already there waiting for their food when I arrived, and said they had been there for some time. All in all it took an additional 20 minutes for my order (just two chicken sandwiches) to be prepared and even then I think it's only because I asked about it and it was suddenly ready to go, but was cold. This location never seems to have it together. read more

I will not return. Out of salad I wanted at 3:00 in the afternoon. No coffee in any of the coffee urns. No longer serving a wrapped wedge of butter with bread. Order taker asked me 4 times what kind of soup I wanted after they had no salad. Overpriced if you even could get what you ordered. Plenty of other nice middle of the road places for a soup and salad in Lincoln. Manager not much help either when I asked him to find me some coffee. read more

the food is always good, the service is always a little slow but today they forgot the cheese on by sausage, scrambled egg & cheese ciabatta sandwich. read more

Stopped by today around 6pm. I love the green goddess salad from Panera and get it almost every time I go.. the lady who took my order in the drive thru was such a sweet heart but whoever made this salad needs some help or possible more training. Everything was just kinda piled in the middle and buried under lettuce, When I opened it I didn't even think there was the usual egg, avocado, pickles onions etc etc on it because they were all buried lol. Also, I asked for extra dressing and Instead I got NO dressing at all, luckily I have some dressing at home but I really love the creamy avocado dressing that comes with this salad so that's a bummer. Not usually one to write bad reviews but I tried to call and talk to a manager but no one answered and it sent me to a fax machine.... I'll go back of course but I'll make sure to check my order before I leave next time. This pic was after I unburied everything haha read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

Last 3 times I've gone I've gone nowhere near closing time and they said they were out of Mac and cheese. How do you not have the best thing on the menu? read more

So this has been my go to for quality salads soups etc since the pandemic. I have not written many reviews but find this place to be such a disappointment. Getting food from here has not been easy. Each time my husband and I use the app for curbside or stopping in to pick up, it is pretty much a disaster. We are consistently forgotten. Today I watched the drive thru as I waited to pick up salad curbside. When they forgot again, I couldn't get thru on the phone. This was before 11:30 am so not a rush. They were not busy at Drive thru, , curb or walk-in. They only way to talk to someone was to go thru drive thru. Frustrating for their number one customer. read more

Completely messed up our entire order. I ordered the pick two with the bacon turkey sandwich as well as the Cesar salad. I got a chicken, bacon, and cheese sandwich with no sauce... my friend ordered a turkey sandwich with just tomatoes and she got chicken, Mayo, tomatoes, and lettuce. PLUS they gave her the wrong soup. I don't know who is running this Panera but they need to check themselves and their staff. It isn't hard to listen when I order and then make what's on the ticket. I will never be coming back. read more

We do delivery all the time, and although they occasionally get something wrong, they always go above and beyond to make it right. Wonderful location, highly recommend it! read more

came in and got weird looks from the employees. Then went to pick up my food and it looks like this ?? it's enough for about two bites, and wasn't even warm!!! very disappointed. read more

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I have been going to Panera for years, and I used to cater a lot from them but my most recent catering order left me not very happy. Here is why: if I buy 5 Turkey Sandwiches at $6.99, that total should be about $35. However, if I order their Via Panera Catering, they sell me 10 half turkey sandwiches, which is the same as 5 whole sandwiches, for $49.99. They basically charge me an extra $15 for the 'privilege' of catering and them splitting the sandwiches in half and wrapping them in half. Same amount of food, its just packaged differently. I do like their sandwich options, but not this price issues I cater from a lot of different places, and the bulk of restaurants offer you a discount if you order in bulk, but not Panera. They actually charge me extra for my order. Now, I will say I spoke to their catering specialist and they told me I could go ahead and order the food a la carte, but come on. I shouldn't have to worry about ordering a certain way to get my food. I also find their soups to be a bit flavorless and watered down. The chicken noodle is all broth and the noodles are mushy. The French onion is pretty good, as is the chicken and wild rice, but again, they are a bit flat. Zoup! is much better if you want soup for lunch. They do shine on breakfast, so I will give them a star for that. Their bagel packs, coffee, and breakfast sandwiches are fairly good. Oh well, there are other options in town, and I will just vote with my wallet. I like Zoup, CBerrys, Qdoba, Chipotle, Noodles, Panda Express, and Raising Canes much better for catering, among others. I stick with catering breakfast from Panera and skip the lunch. read more

To start off I am very satisfied with the fact that Panera sells whole loads of baggets. That's being said I am VERY dissappointed with my service and food my last trip to the restraunt. I sat in the drive through for a solid 20 minutes and when I got my food and got home the steak on my steak and white cheddar panini was bloody, I've gotten this sandwich before and liked it but very disappointed as I like steak a little bloody and this was even to much for me. Also my Mac and cheese had a few rubber blackish brown noodles.Will not eat again read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

It's Panera. They have an upscale atmosphere and the employees have always been nice. Granted, their prices are a bit high for what you get, but the food is well-made and presented nicely so I don't have a problem spending money here. The Bacon-Turkey-Bravo sandwich is the bomb-diggity, seriously try it. read more

The food was always wonderful, and I really love the atmosphere for studying or catching up with friends. Staff is friendly and helpful. However, I brought my family here last week for lunch. We were sitting in a smaller room towards the back of the seating area. During the middle of our lunch, an employee came in and informed all of us in that room that we needed to leave, that the room was being a used for a meeting, then left the room. Two older ladies next to our table required help moving out the room, and my sister and I helped, as there was no employee to be found for helping find tables and moving food and people mid lunch. We also checked and there wasn't sign anywhere saying reserved for that room. Definitely a letdown to bring my family to a place that I love, and this to happen. read more

I ordered a BACON mac and cheese to be delivered. Received a plain mac and cheese. Delivery driver not talkitive. Didnt even say hi. My receipt says my order was checked by a AC. Clearly it was not.. they also charged me 3.00 for a delivery fee. When im located not even a mile away. And for what they charge you for food is sad. Taste is bland. Dont recommend this place to anyone. read more

Ah Panera Bread. The foods a bit expensive, but it's a bit understandable considering that ur buying 4 quality. A high end fast food restaurant, similar to olive garden; if ur looking for high end food, panera is not for u. The employees for the most part are nice and kind. The restaurant seems to be going through a transition phase, with the delivery orders and with changes with the menu. All in all pretty good if ur willing to spend. read more

On the evening of April 17th we arrived to purchase Mac n cheese. When we received our order there was hardly any mac n cheese in the bowl. It was stale and luke warm to top it all off. We also tried to order a smoothie, and the employee gave us an attitude and did not give us the one we wanted. So basically don't eat at this location. read more

I have been here many times and had good experiences but in the last 6 months I had one incident where my oatmeal was cold and I got no plastic ware to eat it with. Since it was to go, I couldn't get this taken care of while I was there so I called and asked for a refund and they said I'd get a gift card in the mail, which never came. Yesterday, my sisters and mom and I ate there and today all have food poisoning. Suddenly I'm no longer a fan. read more