It's a chain, so the food is as I expected it to be. I do feel it is over-priced but the food is fresh. The staff is outstanding and when I've had issues with meals (nothing major), they have always corrected it. They managed to stay open during "quarantine" and made extra effort to provide meals safely with curb side pick up. I appreciate that. I like the changing menus and the favorites they leave on each season. I just joined the coffee club! They are a good restaurant and an asset to our community. read more

My online order was not at Rapid Pickup at the time stated. Stood waiting for over 5 mins. Two young men gabbing at the end of the takeout line never greeted me or asked if they could help. One of the them was drinking behind the counter also. Very poor customer service, won't be going back. read more

Twice is a row I have found hair in my food. Twice. One it was at the bottom of my salad. Another it was in my soup bowl and the person I was with found an even longer hair in their soup. Absolutely vile. read more

Perfect! So tired of paying $40 when i want a sit down light lunch for 2. Panera Bread's light menu is fabulous. Half a sandwich, wonderful soup, and bread. We had 2 of those, more than enough food $14. Fantastic. Had value duets, tuna sandwich and tomato soup and turkey sandwich with chicken and rice soup. Chicken and rice soup was tops. read more

This has to be the WORST hotdog joint I've ever been to, and hands down the bottom rung for Burlington eateries. The food is grossly overpriced and very poor quality, the condiments were in packets, everything we touched was sticky and the space was filthy, we found the staff was rude and dismissive. We were so disappointed! Honestly, how do you mess up a hotdog bar so bad, they're one of the easiest most forgiving foods to cook and serve. read more

Not sure what the deal here is in Burlington, but this is another restaurant that seems to hire people who quite frankly, don't give a DAMN about their job. Portions were less than expected, and the salad I ordered was missing the chicken or you only get one piece. The Manager or Shift Lead needs to be Fired. I saw him engage with two customers while I was there, and when I requested a receipt, he acted like I asked him to turn water into wine. I won't be back, just hoping you didn't ruin it for other Panera Restaurants read more

food is great every time i order, but for the love of all things holy can you please stop forgetting my chips and baguette? every single time without fail i don't have the sides i ordered. read more

Clean fast and the food was tasty. Lean bathrooms. Not much else to say about it. It was like most Panera Breads a ross the country.

Food came out incredibly quickly, but it was all downhill from there. I ordered a cup of soup and half the chipotle chicken avocado sandwich, with a baguette. The soup barely filled the cup and had about 3 small pieces of chicken in it. The sandwich was passable with hard crusts burnt on the side. The entire thing was over $10, which was laughable. This was disappointing. read more

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I come here quite often as I do business in this area this is definitely a high traffic store but there's no excuse for the amount of disgusting fingerprints all over the front glass doors the floors and the walls everything just doesn't seem to ever get cleaned. read more

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Pleasant staff but restaurant is filthy. At 10 am, no iced coffee or hot water. Floor, counters, bathrooms a mess. Three counter staff discussing ball scores. Food is good but won't be back anytime soon. read more

Here I am at Panera hoping things change. But they never do the food. It's OK, but the dining room is a filthy mess as usual and the guy that cashed me out was the same guy that I've had a few times short little stocky guy don't know if he even had a name tag on. But waited to give me my change like he would count it out slowly like I was going to give him a tip which I always do but he doesn't know that, but it makes for a very uncomfortable minute. And it makes me laugh because it always says tips appreciate it but not expected. Wow this guy just with the look on his face did not be sure if he was going to yell at you if you didn't leave a tip Say something under his breath as he laughed very uncomfortable. Also, he doesn't seem to be able to stand up. He's leaning all over the counter like he's got back problems. Like I said, I expect the place to be clean that you dine at as I've been in the hospitality business for all of my adult life, and this place is disgusting potato chips under the tables in the back of the booths, Schmatz all over the place. Just horrible and don't get me going on the bathroom that's like toxic. read more

food was good, tasted good, service was good, lighting was good, bathrooms were clean, drinks were good.

First time at this Panera Bread. Second time I've been to one. Last time was years ago in North Carolina! I was on a yelping spree and was trying on deciding where I wanted to get a little bit for lunch, some place fast, easy and I wouldn't mind going solo to! I also have been wanting to compare my mac and cheese recipe to theirs, I had heard this mac and cheese recipe that I use is a copycat for Panera's. For the record : It is similar but the flavor is slightly off! This panera hasn't been there for too long, the place is pretty nice, clean and still new looking. I was a little confused by the table locator and wasn't sure how it worked. It's pretty simple - basically pick any seat and they will deliver your food to your table. The locator just tells them what seat you picked. I got the frontega chicken panini, mac and cheese and an apple with iced chai. The panini was good, chicken was tender, the sandwich meshed really well together and worked well with my side of mac and cheese, which was perfectly creamy and pretty damn yummy. The apple needed to be washed off, it still had a little grit/dirty or something on it. I just popped it in my purse and just remember now about it! The chai was okay, it was a little strong with one of the flavors and it ended up tasting a bit odd. Maybe it needed to be shaken up to mix things up a bit! The service was good, friendly and answered any questions I had. He didn't mind when I changed my mind a few times with ordering (Sorry!) As I was leaving a guy was picking up the plates around the trash area and he seemed really cool, polite and upbeat. Overall, it was a pleasant experience and I would surely return someday! read more

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Food and service were good but, oh my, why has Panera gotten so expensive?! Sure, 'fresh' food but my sense is that they are about 10-12 dollars too expensive for a family of four to eat there. Skip the fountain drinks and ask for water cups. read more

I used the Panera app to order a salad and a drink for curbside pickup at 12:15 today. Drove over from my office and waited in the parking lot. Tried to give them the benefit of the doubt because of the lunch rush, but at 12:55, I went inside the location to check on my order. The guy I spoke to told me that orders are taking about an hour. I said I had already placed my order about 45 minutes prior and asked if he could give me an estimate on when it would be out. He shrugged his shoulders and asked if I wanted my order cancelled. I told him if it hadn't been started yet, to go ahead and cancel it. Got an email from Panera saying I could expect my refund in 7-10 business days. Ridiculous. I won't be back. read more

This place is a joke! The employees are rude! And I waited for over 30 minutes to pick up a order that was placed online!

Love going there - but bring a winter coat- it's freezing in there - had to go eat outside in the wind (which is a constant here)

I love this Panera! It's clean every time I come, and unlike the one in Williston, my silverware is clean. The service here is quick and the vibe is relaxing, even when they are busy! read more

We are on our honeymoon in Burlington, VT we stopped at the Panera on Shelburne RD for breakfast. When we walked in we saw these delicious looking cinnamon crunch scones and bear claws. We were going to order one of each when we noticed little black bugs crawling over the pastries. When we talked to the young man behind the counter he said, "oh yeah, we've been having a problem with them." We decided not to get any food just coffee. They were out of regular coffee. When we went back to inform the guy at the counter he had apparently informed his manager about the little black bugs and instead of removing the contaminated food items she just swished the bugs away. That point we just decided to leave. Didnt get the coffee or even request a refund just left. It was just disgusting. read more

I have been to a lot of Panera restaurants and I have to say this one is the worst one . The place is not clean and a bunch of workers just standing around doing nothing the food was good I got the chicken salad sandwich it seems to be good no matter which Panera I go to the thing that was bad was the pecan braids I was very disappointed in them I've had them a couple different times there and they're just like bread they're not good at all read more

This Panera bread is usually pretty good but we had a horrible experience when my wife found a hair in her food. It was repulsive but when I called and politely told the manager, she was shocked and confused but we were immediately given a replacement sandwich. We returned many more times and never had a problem after that. read more

Bacon, tomato grilled cheese is not GRILLED, cook says we have ovens, no grill. It was not even on barely warmed up toasted bread, still very soft. At almost 10 bucks the grilled cheese with bacon tomato should WOW you. This was another cost cutting attempt at fast food, and not a good one. Chick fil A across the street has a better sandwich at a bit over 4 bucks. I dont know what the draw is to Panera. Only went because I was given a gift card. read more

Buyer beware! I have been sick and wanted some chicken soup, so I ordered Panera's "group" size, to the tune of $22 (plus tax, tip, and delivery fees). For that price I got a quart of soup and 4 pieces of bread. One. Quart. That's $88 bucks a gallon. And it's mediocre soup at that. Disgusted. I will never buy from Panera again. I still don't get why this place is so popular. read more

Worst service, and the manager is the rudest one of them all. Panera lost a customer me and my family.

We stopped at this location while staying in the area. The cashier couldn't answer simple menu questions, then she rang it up cash after we told her credit. The manager had to be called to redo our whole order. When our Togo order was finally ready we checked our bag & soup was missing. When we went back to get it, the employee preparing food was eating & preparing food with the same gloves, yuck! Definitely not what I expect from Panera. read more

Panera's newest location in the Burlington area! I must say its gonna do well from what I can tell. For the new people in town or travelers to the Burlington area this used to be a Friendly's. It was old smelly and felt like it was gonna cave in around you! What Panera did this with location is just flat out amazing! They now have an open floor plan and a lot more setting! You will still find your classic fireplace, comfy chairs with a small coffee table and booths to pick from! A little something for everyone. They also offer free WiFi for their customers. (Hint hint college students!) The service here is very quick. We ordered our food before we sat down like at any other Panera and we went ahead and sat our selves. They had our food out to us within 10 minutes. The restaurant was very clean on top of that! Pricing here is also very fair. For one bread bowl and one sandwich we spent about $19.46. It's cheap and it taste good! My only complaint about Panera is the rewards card. Its more or less how it works. When we earn points it never seems to earn us anything that we would use. A few months ago we got a free smoothie...However we don't like smoothies so it did nothing for us. This past trip we got a free cookie....And we don't eat cookies all that much. What they should do is do what Subway does. earn points toward items you ORDER. Like subs, soup or other items that can be bought for a certain amount of points. Now this is not an issue with this location and this will not reflect on its score. So I have to give this location a 5/5 stars. I walked in AMAZED with what they did with this space. They gave it another life and the service is as equally as good. It's by far my favorite location in Vermont to date! read more

This Panera was great. My favorite part was that they brought your order out to you. In NY they don't do that, you have to wait and carry it yourself The food was great, and I liked the dinner roll with my soup instead of a baguette like I'm accustomed to. My Mediterranean veggie sandwich was great. Good options for vegetarians. read more

I just love Panera! I go here 2-3 times a month. My kids love the mac and cheese, the grilled cheese and PB&J. I am a huge fan of all the salads on the menu and their new noodle bowls are amazing. Please expand your delivery area!! You won't regret going here. They are fast and clean. They have a cute little patio (its on a busy road but at least they have outside seating!) read more

One of my favorite places for lunch. The menu is ever changing and the staff are very helpful. They take the time to make sure your order is what you would expect. The service is fast, even on busy times. You can be in and out there in less than an hour. You can also order online for pick up. read more

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The restaurant and its staff at this location is top notch. Granted we all know most chain-style eateries follow corporate protocol, the Shelburne Road Panera is exceptionally clean with employees that care. I stop in for dinner here quite frequently since it's close to my neighborhood. If you are travelling on and need a bite to take the edge off, it's easily located right off exit 13 heading south on Rt 7. read more

Good food, prices have gotten more expensive since the last time I have eaten here... The dining area and bathrooms were quite dirty, but everything else was fantastic, including staff. Have never had a bad experience at a Panera. read more

I ordered delivery for the family tonight, it took less than 15 minutes to get it to my doorstep. I ordered a chipotle flat bread pizza (buy one get one free mind you) and a bowl of broccoli cheddar soup, it was delicious. Thank you to the Panera team in South Burlington VT on Shelburne Rd. read more

Why can't they clean? Never ever clean here. From the start your dinning room was & is always DIRTY! Your food we all love. But dirt in the booths all over them YUCK! Why? Food splatter throughout ..... come on Panera if your food is clean why on earth isn't your dinning room? After how many years of this.Dirty dinning room. Why isn't it important to keep it clean? read more

Stopped here after driving for a few hours. Clean place, lots of seats and a clean restroom. We washed up, ate up and rested up. I usually eat at a Panera bread in Massachusetts (near my home) and I love it. This one was 2x's the size! Had a bagel and cold drink! Just as good as I am used to! read more

Let me preface this by saying that my expectations for Panera are incredibly low to begin with. It's not meant to be gourmet. I walk in there expecting millennial McDonald's and nothing more. That said, this particular Panera has blown me away with their uncanny ability to get my order wrong every. single. time. Literally every time I get my order it's a search for what's missing. A side? The dressing for my salad? An entire sandwich? My dignity? read more

I love Panera. Broccoli cheddar soup is fantastic and so is the creamy Mac and cheese and the chicken tortellini Alfredo. Service is great and staff is very welcoming. Drinks are delicious. Panera? More like Paner-YA! read more

Good clean food to eat with the family. The Frontega Chicken Panini is my go to at Panera and it never disappoints. The Bakery selection is scrumptious and seriously drool worthy, good luck in finding just one thing to take from there! read more

We love the always delicious, always changing Panera menu and stop there often when we visit Burlington. However one small thing keeps happening: if you order a hot drink in a paper cup, the cashier grabs it from under the counter with all 5 fingers around the rim of the cup. This is the same person who handles money or other items that are, at best, germ-laden. I'm no germaphobe, but this small habit can spread bacteria and viruses to anyone who uses that cup. I've reported it to HQ several times but the same unsanitary practice continues. A word to the wise: watch how your cup, which goes straight to your lips, is given to you. read more

Every time I go here my drinks are pristine and the customer service is the best I've ever had at a coffee shop. When you order a splash of almond or coconut milk they don't obnoxiously fill up an entire cup and charge extra for it. The cashiers are friendly and nice to talk to. Overall GREAT! read more