We wanted a box of bagels and spreads and a few pastries. Panera was the choice. Yes it's a chain but the bagels and pastries, breads are very good The service was good and they were very helpful in selecting the pastries as well as asking if we wanted the bagels partially sliced. A big help for sure. This is a very relaxing place much like a neighborhood coffee shop to hang out and enjoy good food and good friends. read more

I often wonder why so many of us go to an overpriced established with poor quality food and even worst customer service. I would never recommend this particular Panera Bread to anyone. They are extremely slow. Often the food is cold or barely there. Sandwiches with no meat and sauces are usually non existence. It appears that the management here doesn't care about their customers at all. If you like Panera, choose a different storefront. Trust me you'll be better off. read more

Zander was so nice in the drive-thru, which is why I left 4 stars. I think this is just a Panera issue but service is always SO slow no matter what location you go to anywhere in the US. There were two cars in line including me and I waited a really long time. Also, the same sandwich I get in Arizona that normally costs me $6, cost almost $10 here I was so confused. It's a tiny sandwich? Lack of milk-alternative options led me to visit a local coffee shop instead. read more

Window personal don't do their job correctly. I've been to the one by the mall several times (you'd think i would have learned my lesson the first couple of time)they either mess up my request for their bread, they give me one of their flavorless apples or their chips...if I wanted the chips I would say so it's like why ask if your gonna give what you want. You think it was because they were busy, but I've been there when they've been busy when they haven't been busy.It's all the same. They don't ask for my phone number so the several times I've been there.I've not gotten any points. The Panera Bread that's the best in the area is the one in Bonnie lake.They asked for the number when you give your order.They're calm , they're courteous the friendly and they always get my order correctly.. So in my book , they're a 10 and not just a 5!!! read more

Manager Bryce has absolutely no conflict resolution skills. I ordered a pick 2 on the front kiosk, waited about 25 minutes (as expected it's Friday lunch rush), my BLT sandwich the bacon tasted like hard old stale beef jerky. He had like no remorse on the situation of food served. Could've made the situation better but instead told me that bacon was ok. Poor poor poor customer service. read more

Panera Bread - Blt sandwich with nastyyy tasting bacon - Sandwiches Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

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Made the mistake of going through the drive thru here. We had to the order twice at the window. Then waited 10 minutes at the window for the girl to not even know the order and none of it was in the system. She then proceeded to mess up and not add multiple items (which you pay more for chicken). We then proceed to wait 15 minutes for them to notice we are still in line there is a car behind us the whole time as well. After that they ask if they want us to just put chicken in a sauce bowl. Did not offer any compensation for this horrible experience. I love Panera but these workers do not know what they are doing at this location. read more

This morning was my last attempt with them. Once again, I placed my order, waited over 10 minutes for Avocado Toast, only to be told they can't make it because they are out of something. The first time it was sourdough bread. This time it was green goddess "sauce". How does a restaurant open for the day having no idea what they do or do not have at OPENING?! I have worked in restaurants. That's restaurant 101, knowing your stock when taking orders. I had this problem FIVE other times before today. Smiling apologies for being inept won't fly. They are the worst restaurant with brought in food that's good. I won't be overcharged for poor service and worse accountability anymore. read more

Ordered online at 1030am and paid and asked that it be ready for pick up at 1235.I arrived at 1240 and they haven't even started my order. Why offer a set pick up if you don't even start the order in time for pick up. I have a 30 min lunch break and i was late getting back.. took my entire lunch break to make food i preordeted and prepaid for. Will NEVER go to panera again!!!!!! read more

As most know, Panera is a chain so your experience is usually pretty consistent no matter which location you visit. This is closest to home for us so it's the one we experience most often. We've only gone through the drive thru here so I can't speak to the indoor experience. The drive thru line here is ALWAYS long but they usually get through it pretty quickly. Service is also usually adequate. My kids are obsessed with their signature mac n' cheese (I don't blame them) and I love their iced chais. Most recently they were running promotion for a free half sandwich or half salad with a purchase of $5 or more (which is super easy to do) and so I decided to take advantage of it to snag some food for a picnic in the park with my youngest. I got him mac n' cheese, along with a half Greek salad and half tuna salad sandwich for myself. This was my first time ordering food that wasn't the mac n' cheese and I was pleasantly surprised! Everything was packaged nicely and overall it was the perfect choice for some easy picnic food! I love a good tuna sandwich and they do theirs really well. The Greek salad was nothing special, but the dressing it comes with is good and everything tasted fresh so no complaints. I see a few more picnics in our future before the summer is over, so we'll definitely be back for another easy lunch! read more

I wish people would leave the location where they ate. The food outcome & service is dependent on location.

My experience went well! I had the Asian Chicken Salad & it was good. Tho the next time I would leave out the chow mein crispy noodle chips, the vinaigrette was great & light! The chicken almost tasted like sandwich sliced meat & would have preferred chunks?? I was able to choose a side of bread, chips or apple. There was a sweet girl at the counter that took my order & many were at the kiosk ordering & paying. Which my girlfriend used to order, a salad, drink & dessert. When she picked up her order it was just the salad. Confusing, she had to make a second trip to ask & get her other items. This was on a busy Sunday afternoon! With the experience I would return & modify my order. I've had their wonderful baked goods in the past. Be patient, the employees were very kind when questioned. read more

We had an order to pick up, the girl at the front counter was nice, we had never been to Panera and didn't know they had their own ordering station so she directed us, and also offered us free drinks! Nice first experience. read more

So tired of the rudeness of this cafe when using an in app discount code. They never get it right and then it causes a problem at the window every time. If your company's app offers a discount, honor it. read more

I went to Panera Bread expecting to get, you know... bread, soup, maybe mac & cheese--basic stuff they're known for. Instead, I was told they were "out of everything." No soup. No bread. No mac & cheese. Nothing. And I get it--sometimes places run low. But this wasn't just poor stock management. The employees were standing around, clearly not busy, and seemed more interested in chatting than checking if anything could actually be made. The vibe was pure laziness. If you're going to keep the doors open, at least make a minimal effort to serve the menu or offer alternatives. This felt like a joke. Major disappointment--won't be back anytime soon. read more

I think there needs to be more help there there's dishes everywhere the floors are dirty there's no napkins people act like they're angry they have to work at least the lady at the front counter did I will not be going back read more

Cute location, good portions, friendly service from the door, to the counter and passing by. Very respectful read more

Panera Bread - Hazelnut Coffee - Sandwiches Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

Panera is hit and miss. They usually do pretty good but there have been a few times they have royally screwed up my take out order and I never notice till I get home and am ready to dig into it read more

The night staff was careless in making the food, and the drive thu person sounded annoyed and mumbled. This was very unusual compared to all my other daytime experiences read more

ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS: I ordered from Paneta September 27th, 25, through GrubHub. I ordered 1'2 sandwich and 1/2 sesame chicken salad. I get that a "half meal" isn't as much as a ful, but I barely got any food at all. The tuna sandwich barely had any tuna on it, and the salad only filled half the snall container plus the lettuce was wilted. And I also ordered a smoothie- it was all puney, barely enough to be considered a meal at alk, and the cost was close to $30. I WILL NEVER EVER EAT THERE AGAIN. WHAT A RIPOFF. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY, PEOPLE, I'M BEGGING YOU. *** This stupid revithing won't let me go vack and fix my typos without erasinf back to what needs fixing, FYI. What a damn crappy restaurant PANERA is. read more

I had recently gone to a different Panera location and tried a cinnamon roll. Best cinnamon roll I've ever had, hands down. So yesterday, I wanted to share this amazing treat with the wife and kids, so I went to our nearest location here on South Hill. I had just run some errands, so I ordered myself a breakfast sandwich, and three cinnamon rolls to take home for the family. I took the little table tracker thing and went to sit someplace out of the way (just my preference, as the place was almost empty anyway). I waited fifteen minutes before I got frustrated enough to go find out what the holdup was. I found my order sitting on the pickup counter, with not one but two employees just lounging around behind the counter. When I asked if that was my order, the guy seemed to have trouble finding the name on the ticket. I clarified I'd ordered it at their kiosk as a guest, so he just read the order off to me. I confirmed it was mine, handed them the table tracker and told them the table tracker hadn't worked. I was dismissively told "Yeah, the batteries on those things die all the time". Okay, cool, I get that, but there couldn't have been more than four customers in the entire place, and my order was the only one sitting on the counter. After fifteen minutes, you'd think one of the employees visibly doing nothing could have taken thirty seconds to do a quick walkabout and see if I was sitting there waiting with a non-functional tracker. So I took my food and went back to sit down. Took a bite, and the sandwich had apparently been sitting on that counter long enough for it to get cold. Not "not hot", not "lukewarm", cold, at least all around the outside. It was warm-ish in the middle, but it had likely been sitting on that counter for nearly the whole fifteen minutes I'd been waiting to cool down that much. Assuming it had been properly heated to begin with. I took my sandwich and cinnamon rolls and left, intending to heat the sandwich up again when I got home. Which I did, and the sandwich was fine. Then we opened the cinnamon rolls and I took a bite. These cinnamon rolls were at least a day old. The outside was dried out, and they were slightly stale in flavor. And so, stars on this reviewed docked for: -Length of wait to get food -Nobody notified me my food was ready -Two employees just standing around when I went to check on my food -Response to my frustration about the tracker was non-functional was met with dismissive apathy -Poor food quality All around, a lousy experience. I normally quite enjoy Panera, but another experience like this and it won't be worth wasting the time and money giving them more chances to do even a basically decent job. read more

The food is good I love Panera in general but this location always seems to be out of EVERYTHING anytime after 7pm. No broccoli cheddar soup, no Mexican chowder soup, no avocados, no bread for the type of sandwich I ordered?? Everything I asked for I was told that it was not available. read more

They changed my favorite sandwich the roasted turkey and avocado BLT so the last time I ordered it was wrong, but I thought whatever. Couple months later I'm ordering again my favorite sandwich, I take it home and it's wrong again. I look at their menu and turns out they removed my sandwich and they've been giving me the most similar the chicken sandwich and it's very different . Yeah that's not cool. This is nothing at all like the sandwich I wanted. This is SMALL and has rotten looking chicken and looks like it was made with someone's FEET. the salad was ALL WHITE CORE PIECES wtf. NEVER COMING HERE AGAIN. The chicken ceasar salad had core pieces ONLY and OLD OILY PARMESAN. read more

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Let's start positive: food was good. Ambiance: yikes! Where do I start? Workers congregating in the dining room visiting loudly (obviously enjoying themselves), crew member loudly visiting with an off duty crew member...loud convo turns to his fertility and "swimmers". I'm glad those that work here obviously like each other and get along well. That's really fantastic. However, "time and place" seems to be a lesson that is needed. read more

Panera Bread - Barbecue salad with "light" dressing. - Sandwiches Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

What a joke. I just ordered two pick twos, and three kids max and cheese and it cost me $91 before a tip on Uber Eats. The portion size of this sandwich is tiny. No modifications to it at all. Shrinkflation at its finest! I'm not one to write reviews but the fact this small sandwich cost me $12 is infuriating. I ate it in four bites. Way to screw your customers Panera. read more

Panera Bread - Food portions - Sandwiches Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

I love their food (when they have it) but the customer service and proper planning is awful. They are always out of bread, which is so strange to me when you're Panera. And it's not uncommon for some of their team members working the drive thru to be less than pleasant. Check your order before leaving, they seem to give me something incorrect often and with how pricey it is, you want what you pay for. read more

My husband and I ordered take out from here after a long 12 hour shift. Our order was made quicker than I expected so by the time I got my soup, it was kinda cold, but I still ate it since I wasn't feeling too well. My husband got a Turkey BLT and he said it was okay but wished he got something else, but he loved the Mac n cheese. Additionally, I got a Mediterranean half and that did not disappoint. It's usually my favorite sandwich to get from there. The only other con I would say is they couldn't find my order when I arrived and we had to go digging through two bags until we found my food. read more

I waited awhile for the lady to take my order, I gave my order which was a steak sandwich and a salad. I had an appt in Lakewood so I waited to eat my food. When I opened my sandwich, there was NO STEAK just a slice of effing cheese! I was so very polite even though the young lady seemed annoyed and was rushing me. If I didn't have to go to work, I would've took that sandwich back to her inside the store!! Unacceptable! Horrible service! read more

This was $15. All I asked for was no yogurt. There was no salsa verde at all and I recommend renaming it from bowl to cup. I feel completely ripped off and the pictures online looked amazing too. Click bait material at a food place! read more

Panera Bread - Baja Grain Bowl Baja Grain Bowl - Sandwiches Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

I've been watching commercials for this place for the last 10+ years and I finally had it today and it didn't disappoint and had an awesome system order at the computer a d brought right to you !!!!! Yay Panera read more

One thing I 'll say for these guys: They are consistent. They constantly screw up the last 6 orders I have with these guys. I'll order a sandwich with bacon or avocado as extras, and consistently, they charge me for it and omit it from the sandwich. Or they forget an apple or don't give me my drink. They never forget charging me. And then when you talk to the manager, they act like this is normal and no big deal!!! I do not know of another restaurant on South Hill that is so indifferent and arrogant to their customers. They don't even apologize. Take your business elsewhere. I was dumb enough to keep coming back to give them a chance and to be fair. Forget about it They don't even care. read more

Employees are taking break instead of helping overwhelmed coworkers. Still waiting for my order that was placed an hour ago

I placed a and paid on line, ordered a Caesar Salad with extra croutons Tomato soup with extra croutons.... When I got home I find that I have a cup full of crispy Chinese noodles in place of croutons.... No one stated they were out of croutons.... Do I put Chinese wontons on a Greek Caesar Salad.... No.... Very disappointed... read more

Ordered a grilled cheese. All the cheese was on the wrapper and the bread was soggy. Called to tell them. They hung up on me.

We ordered the new BLT and had to search for the very measly little piece of bacon on the sandwich. It was a tomato/greens sandwich with so little bacon you couldn't even taste it Very disappointed read more

The food was really good. The salad lettuce wasn't as crisp as it has been in the past. It tasted a little soggy. The lemonade options were gone so there is only one to choose from. Other than that the service was good and the tables were cleaned even though it was pretty busy. read more

I came in here to get some lunch. The woman at the register was nice, not overly friendly. I must have miscommunicated what I wanted. When Matt the team lead brought the food to my table I mentioned the error. He didn't question it and immediately had the kitchen prepare the item that I felt was missing. He was absolutely wonderful and was making it a point to check in with all of the patrons to ensure that they were satisfied with everything. The inside is a standard panera, very clean and organized. It appeared that the staff came around to the tables regularly to ensure that everything was up to par. read more

Hate the new menu. My $32 soup and sandwich was about as minimal as it could be. There was almost no avocado in it. The French onion soup had no croutons, no cheese. Won't be going back for it. read more

Everytime I come here for lunch whether it be I pre-order or I go through the drive-through or I go through the dining room I spend 30+ minutes waiting for my food even when it tells me it is prepared. They are slow and the food is cold by the time I get it eat it. This is the worst Panera I've been to and I absolutely hate that it is the closest to work. read more

Love the food, but too frequently out of ingredients. Tonight we arrived for soup at 7:10 only to be told they couldn't take our order because they were closed. They are supposed to be open until 9:00 pm. Frustrating after a long drive to get there. read more

I was recently reminded why I have a literal stack of unused Panera gift cards sitting in my room. This location is a complete disaster -- I cannot tell you how many times I have tried to come to this Panera and walked out within 5 minutes because the lobby is incredibly chaotic, staff is clueless, and they are ALWAYS out of SO MANY ingredients. Most of the time there are 15+ people in this lobby and everyone just looks around at each other with so much awkwardness and annoyance because surely no one knows what is happening or if it'll be their turn to order during this lifetime. Staff needs to step it up, but to me, problems run a lot deeper than clueless staff. There were no "highs" to this last experience, but here are some lows: --No Gluten-free bread...awesome. how do you bake "specialty" goods and not have GF bread in 2021? --Out of the summer corn chowder, one of the very few GF menu items you have. --No macaroni and cheese (I can't eat it of course, but that is what my fiance planned to order) read more