I ordered a 1/2 cob salad and a cup of vegetable soup. I am not sure what their idea of a cobb is. When I ordered it they said it came with bacon, egg, avocado, etc. sounded legit.....well it was basically a green salad with 1/2 of one egg, a few pitiful slices of avocado on top.....what a waste, and I paid like 14.00 for this. I won't eat there again. read more

Panera Bread - Salad Near Me - San Marcos, Texas

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The service horrible and the food just wasn't great. A real lack of professionalism at this eatery; they have a lot to improve on.

I went there for a quick breakfast. I was promptly greeted as I walked in. Very clean inside the restaurant. Ordered the avacado egg sandwich. Which was my first time trying this one. Very tasty. I would definitely order this one again. Coffee was very good also. read more

Stopped for lunch last Friday with a friend who had never eaten at a Panera Bread. We both had the poppyseed strawberry salad. I give it a 3 rating. Lettuce was old and they barely put any chicken in it. I had the French onion soup, it was delicious. My friend had a sandwich also. She said it was very good. read more

I love Panera very fast with food. I try to call in a order for pick up and as soon as I told the person on the phone he automatically say "one moment please" so it didn't really bother me till I was waiting for over 5 minutes no one came back to the phone so I hung up. Talk about rude customer service. read more

Old guy at counter completely ignored me when I asked him a question about ordering bagels. Food is way overpriced for what you get.

Normally a huge Panera fan but this location is sub-par. Visiting from Dallas for work and needed a healthy, quick lunch. Ordered the new chicken quinoa bowl yesterday, which was excellent but the baguette it came with was stale & burnt. Not worth the almost $10 price tag for the meal. Had a similar experience at the drive-thru today as they forgot to give me an apple & did not include any plasticware for my soup. Will not be returning to this location based on such poor customer service. read more

Had a bug on my bread today. It was disgusting & it has probably scarred me from going to that panera location for a while. It surprises me because the location is fairly new & I assumed it would still be clean/well kept. read more

Panera has always been a top pick in my family so when I moved to San Mo I was pretty excited there was one so close to me that also had a drive thru. But every time I have gone there (3 times) they've messed up. first I asked for a baguette w/ my meal & when i check my bag before driving off there was just 1 slice of regular Walmart looking bread? so i go inside to ask & they said they were out of bread... like okay thanks for letting me know? & then again I ordered a plain turkey sandwich (so simple) on sourdough bread & sadly i didn't check my order before heading home, bc my sandwich was on that same sliced bread. & for the final time i decided to only get mac and cheese bc how could they mess that up right? Well I get home & the bowl was maybe half way full & fairly cold.... very disappointed. read more

I love Panera and was really excited when they opened one here. Been disappointed a few times before but I am drawing the line today. I paid $10 for a chicken Cobb salad and couldn't believe the amount of food I DIDN'T get. At least fill the "bowl" with lettuce and make me think I am getting my $$ worth. I also ordered a blueberry muffin and I kid you not, there were only 3 blueberries in the whole dang thing!! Never again!! This place is way over priced and the quality sucks!! read more

Fastest service I have ever received at a restaurant like this. Happy customer! My food was delicious- I ordered the pick 2. The employees are wonderful and seem like they enjoy their job. Clean environment, and very neat. read more

I love panera, but this one is the worst. I've ordered rapid pickup many times from them and they always mess up some how. This last time, we did not receive utensils (we ordered salads) and we did not receive our sides. By the time I noticed this, I was 30 mins away. I'm so done with this location. Never ordering from them again. read more

I eat here about 3 times a week. Order has been wrong twice, but the manager made it right, which keeps me coming back :) I love the sandwiches, smoothies, bakes goods...it's all good! read more

The service here was terrible. Cashier was very rude and was giving us a rude stare. After we ordered and tried to grab a seat, the manager sat in the table without asking us if we were going to sit there. He didn't apologize at all. Worst customer service. read more

BY FAR THE WORST Panera location (San Marcos, TX) I have experienced. Service was horrible. It was Tuesday @ 10:45 a.m. 3/3/15. I will not be returning and will share my story. Someone needs to check the pulse of the girl at the register (long dark hair), out of hot tea bags and need to restock, hot water was luke warm at best.... And the sign hanging from it stated 6:00am. Who is running this ZOO. Now the food was not much better.... Wish I had my $27.00 back. There was a manager running around with a scowl on her face... Such a shame... The DALLAS locations have their act together. Frankly I prefer La Madeleine and have NEVER had a bad experience with their food or service. Ugh... Just rotten experience and they had maybe 4 customers, would hate to see this place during lunch... You have been warned. read more

Panera is kind of expensive for what it is. $30 for two people and a small kids meal. At 6pm in the evening it was quiet yet all the tables were filled with crumbs. I feel bad for the staff, I'd say 20% of them are about to get fired - the minimum wage is going up, so as any good business owner would do, they are installing order-yourself-kiosks, which will make checkout staff totally redundant... Probably for the best, since they often muck up orders anyway. Anyway, food is decent but for $30 I'd rather go to HEB and buy two NY strip steaks and cook at home or hit up the sushi bar. read more

Great service! All the employees were incredibly friendly and helpful. My go to order is the pick two with Mac and cheese (the best I've ever had) and the tomato soup. The coffee cake is also delicious. I recommend pairing it with one of their herbal teas! read more

Worst Panera I've ever eaten at. They hardly give you any food and their sandwiches are just sad. It seems like a rip off for what you pay.

If you want to order food for delivery that will actually arrive, don't order from Panera. I placed an order yesterday before noon, and it said it would arrive in approximately 30-40 minutes. I received an email at 11:55 a.m. saying it was out for delivery. At 12:35, I called and Sarah said it was about to leave, and they had an "influx of orders." At 1:10, I called back and the manager (Steven) said it should be arriving soon. I explained that I had an afternoon full of meetings, and had now missed my lunch break. He asked if I wanted to cancel it, but said I would have to go into the store to have a refund processed. At 1:20, the tracker on the website said the food had been delivered, but it had not. I called back and Steven said the driver was experiencing problems with the app, and asked if I wanted to cancel it. I told him since I had paid for the food, I would appreciate it being delivered. When the delivery guy arrived, he told my office staff that he received a call at 12:30 saying the order had been cancelled, and was almost back to the store when I called to check on my delivery. Bottom line--they need to get their act together and communicate better if they're going to offer delivery services. Also, I know for a fact that someone across campus ordered after me and received her order before me with no problems and no delay. I will not be back, even though I have been a regular of Panera since they first opened in San Marcos. read more

The breads and deserts are just great. I really like it and some of it reminds me of home. The bearclaws are a must try. I also love the tortellini and toasted cheese bagels with cream cheese. I will say that it's pretty pricey especially if you take your family. Hence the 4 instead of 5 stars. read more

Got the pick 2 combo and found it awfully disappointing. I ordered the bbq chicken flatbread and broccoli and cheddar soup. The flatbread had MAYBE a bite of chicken in it. The soup is okay, super salty though and the bread that came with the soup was rock hard! The girls working the drive thru apparently seemed confused on who was supposed to be taking orders as I was talking to two different girls. Not the first time I've been disappointed/confused with their service and food, but I figured 3rd time is a charm! Nope. Nope nope nope. read more

Thank God they finally opened this closer to us! As always the food is fresh & quick even during the lunch hour. My favorite is the turkey chili, fuji apple salad, & turkey bravo. Ohhh the orange scones are mouth watering. I go about once a week. Cant stay away. Reasonably priced too. Keep up the great work yall!! read more

I went to this Panera today 5/26/16. Something new that I noticed about this Panera was they have kiosks where you can order and don't have to wait in line. This is a nice feature but I was paying cash so didn't use it this visit. The employee who waited on me his name was Guy. He lacked personality and when I said "Thank you" twice he didn't respond or acknowledge me either time. However, my food was good and the restroom was clean. read more

Food is not bad, just what you would expect from a chain restraint. Has somewhat of a cafeteria feel. Price for what you get is a little on the pricey side. Have I had better? Yes! Is it good in a pinch? Yes. Do I find myself craving it from time to time? You bet. Would I recommend? Sure why not. read more

Had lunch yesterday, It was excellent. The orange scones were amazing too. My only concern is it's a little pricy for the food. The quality is definitely there, but, I would recommend a value menu or maybe specials? read more

I had the pick 2 combo, Bravo Bacon Turkey and French Onion soup. Sandwich was good, soup was lacking in flavor. Service was good- food came out very quickly. read more

This is an awesome place for lunch ! I eat here at least twice a week ! The tomato soup in bread is tasty ! Also the broccoli cheddar soup would be my second option ! read more

I really want to like Panera's. However they can't seem to ever get my order right. I HATE onions... and onions are like on everything on their menu. No matter how many times I order and request no onions... they STILL put them on. You bring the salad back up and they just take them off... well GUESS WHAT that nasty onion flavor is STILL on the food. The drive through is even worse... They always forget my cookie. If they could get my order right I'd give them a much higher rating because I like the food... read more

The only place where you pay $20 for bread and water. Literally... Otherwise staff is nice but they hate to be spoken to as there are kiosks for placing orders for lazy Millennials who lack any real social skills. read more

Bad management. When I inquired about vegan options, the manager was dismissive and somewhat arrogant. As a result, I did not order. My wife did and her experiance was equally unpleasant leading her to decide not to return. read more

Restaurant was clean. Food was fresh. Service was fast. Employee interaction was good. Free WiFi worked flawlessly. All in all a good experience and I'll be back. read more

You'll get a solid Panera experience eating in. The drive thru accuracy is hit or miss. The rapid orders do not get attention to meet the "as advertised" expectation -- so dont expect it to be ready when you get there ... even when you plan / request a later ready time. When I spoke with the manager on duty ... who was busy taking care of his personal friends in front of other customers and employee... he could have cared less about my order, its problems (missing items) or that there was a timeliness issue. Apathetic is an appropriate word to describe performance of food service and customer service. read more

So I came here because my family had been telling me how good Panera is. I'm a big Jason's Deli fan so I was excited to try someplace new. Soo disappointed! I had heard about the great pastries and already planned to take some to go. When I looked there was a fly bouncing around on each.. gross! If you're going to have an open pastry bar you better make damn sure no bugs are around, otherwise put it behind glass!! I asked if they had any in the back or covered and told the cashier about the fly, she said they didn't have any in the back and asked if I saw the fly on all of them.. really!!! Cashier was rude, the place was dirty an there was barely any meat in my sandwich... enough said, I won't be back. read more

Good fresh food but expensive for what you get. If Panera can increase the value, would be a 4 star!

I got a frontega chicken sandwich that had one small piece of chicken on one half and 2 on the other. I have never been so disappointed. Since I took it to-go I didn't realize this until I got home. I called in with my concern and the employee was very rude and condescending. I defiantly will not be retuning to this location. read more

Great food. Fast but fresh. One downside is that the breakfast soufflés take about 30 minutes to prepare, but that isn't mentioned on the menu. Everything else is awesome. read more

Mmmm mmm good! I just love this place. This is the best fast food rr ever. However, If you're on a budget I wouldn't really recommend it lol!! I spend about $20 just by myself but the portions are not very big. Gourmet style sandwiches and wonderful soups. Just try it !!! Do it ! Do it ! Do it ! read more

This location is the worst Panera Bread place I've ever been to! Tables were so dirty we had to ask for them to be wiped. Customer service was horrible! They were careless and so rude! This place needs DRAMATIC change ASAP!!!! For sure I will never come to this location again read more

I am a little disappointed. I stopped into this location to get some breakfast and a hot chocolate and what I received was not what I ordered. Mistakes happen and I understand that but this is the second time at this location. I ordered a hot chocolate, scone and a soufflé. I received my food and waited a good while before the young lady came to the window to see what else I wanted. I explained I was waiting on the hot chocolate and she realized she didn't put it on the order so I paid separately for my hot chocolate. so now after being in the drive through for about 15 mins she brings me my drink and I leave. No big deal, and I am on my way to work. I get to work... AND its not hot chocolate. It Is some kind of coffee espresso drink. I don't drink coffee and now it is just a waste. Now that I am at work I cant go back and get a new one. I didn't review the first time I had an issue in the drive through but the second time in one month? separate things. I will probably avoid going here to make sure I get what I am paying for. read more

Looks like they just slathered on the sandwich essentials then wrapped it up. The avocado was brown. I left a complaint to their website (normally I wouldn't, but it was a $10 lunch that was probably worth a quarter) & no response. Definitely won't be eating here again--Newks is better! read more