My son and I finally walk into the place with no one in line around 6:30 pm. Two young girls one cleaning up pagers and cleaning up area? We already knew what we wanted when we came up to the pastry counter as they had only a few items on display. After waiting over 5 minutes to get their attention. The young blond with blue eyes server tells us she will be able to help us. She walks away from us washes her hands then runs to the bathroom. The other server ignores us the whole time. She did answer the phone and tells us she will be with us? They finally got to us 15-20. My son asked for a smoothie which the blond goes to make. We literally left 30 mins. later with our order. My son complained that mango smoothie tastes more like yogurt then mango. We had smoothies from there before. Very disappointed with customer service. Used to be our favourite spot to have a bite read more

Don't even want to give them one star. I ordered soup and sandwhich combo. They forgot soup and theres mold on my bread. Called them and the lady who answered faught with me and told me that they make their bread fresh daily, it's probably the rub on it. Does she think I don't know what mold is? How rude! Will never eat here!!!!!!!!! read more

Panera Bread - Mold on my bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

HORRIBLE SERVICE!!! Read this if you consider doing curb side!!! I when I was placing my order on the phone, the lady said I would get my food in a few minutes. I waited for about twenty minutes and watched all the other curb side people get their food BUT ME!!!!!! I eventually called them and told them that I was forgotten. A man came out and handed me my food which had been ready and just sitting on the counter. The lemonade was watered down and the order was wrong. Had him fix it. Still got bad lemonade. Food tasted horrible. 1/1,000,000 do NOT GET!!!! -_- read more

Although they have great choices on food..... it's a nut house. People from our California office were in town so we wanted to grab lunch locally. When we walked up the line was kind of long but not terrible. Ordered and waited about 15 minutes for food - also not that big of a deal. When my buzzer went off I dropped it in the basket and looked for my salad. No salad to be found, I asked the gal where my order was and she asked me for my pager which I told her was in the basket. She frantically told me to watch for my name. 5 min later my plate shows up (some one took it, put it back and that's when I saw it). Got the ladies attention and almost rolled her eyes when I told her I would like it remade since someone touched it. Not a happy camper about the service and how much of a cluster the lunch team looked. I get that it's lunch rush but there is no reason for you to loose your cool! read more

Panera Bread - Apple salad and Mac'n cheese - Sandwiches Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

Great place! They always have great food, within a timely manner. The staff is super nice and it's clean. Highly recommmeded. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

I frequent this particular location, and there's a reason. The food is good, but the service is even better. When I walk in the employees say hi to me while I'm in line, they're quick to get my order made, and today I discovered a cookie in my bag with "Because people are rude :-) Have a good day" written on it. You see, as you walk in, you're expected to hang back away from the counter to wait in line for a cashier. This lady walked right around me and up to a cashier as someone else finished their order. I wanted to say something, but I didn't want to run up and be the jerk who yells at the old lady for cutting in line. When I got to the cashier (the one who served the cutter), I told her that that gal had cut in front of me. I know I was freaking out, and I apologized 'cause it definitely wasn't her fault, but I was fuming. Anyway, best thing to get here is the broccoli cheddar soup in a bread bowl to go. $4.97 with tax, comes with a side, is beyond filling, and tastes fantastic. read more

The internet is terrible. 100 kbps of download speed. That's some sketchy wifi you'd only find in the mountains lol. As a coffee place, I do expect good internet in order to work on my laptop. read more

We ordered 2 salads and they were so bad. The lettuce was very dark and old. None of the ingredients were fresh, very disappointed for the price.. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

Summary: Tiny portions. Long wait. Poor value. Overpriced. Ordered the "you pick two": summer corn chowder, Italian sandwich and chips for $10.50. This simple order took 20 mins to come out and the portions are tiny. Atleast the food tastes good, thus the 2nd star. Not sure what is up with this location but the food service has always been slow it seems. If you come here, make sure to allocate some extra time or order ahead of time. read more

Panera Bread - You pick two: summer corn chowder and Italian sandwich. Tiny portions. Food was good. - Sandwiches Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

We ordered delivery from here so I can't rate the actual restaurant or staff. The food order online was a bit confusing since my credit card address didn't add up with the delivery location so we had a little bit of trouble processing the order, but once through all was good. Food was delivered a good 10 minutes ahead of expected delivery time. We had chicken tortellini, and two sandwiches which I can't remember (note to write reviews quicker). Everything was fresh and good, no issues at all with the food. 3.5 stars for this chain. read more

I went into this store a couple of days ago to pick up some soup for my sick mom. I ordered two large soup so my mom would have food for a couple of days. I get to her house and take the soup out of the bag only to find two small cups, which I paid $18.00 for. I called the store to tell them and the person on the phone called me a liar and said they gave me what I paid for. I have never been called a liar in my life. I was in such shock and dismay. I got anger at the lady for calling me a liar. Well the story gets better, she hung up on me. I tried to call back three times, only to have them not answer my call. What a horrible way to run a business. read more

When I place an order for the office - a mere order for 10 - something is always wrong, delivered late, cold etc. Every. Damn. Time. Shame on me for continuing to use their service. Lesson learned after today's salad is missing it's protein, an entire sandwich and nobody's chips made the bag. How does a chain like this support the dismal results it produces? read more

I've been to Panera before and enjoyed their soup in a bread bowl, but today I was on a new mission. For the past week I've been craving a panini and I knew they made them but I haven't tried them. I was looking specially for a panini with avocado. They have a turkey BLT with avocado so I asked our cashier, Tusi, if they could turn that into a panini and he said they could. Then I read about the Frontega Chicken Panini and that sounded delicious. I told him I changed my mind and rather than being annoyed, he gladly rang in my new choice and asked if I'd like avocado added to it, knowing I had my heart set in a panini with avocado. Yes please! It was brought to our table in a timely manner, not the pager system I've experienced in the past, and we thoroughly enjoyed our sandwiches. It was exactly the panini I had been thinking about a week, without knowing it was the one I wanted. It was warm and delicious. The onion slices were very finely sliced as not to overpower it. I even ate my tomato and that's saying something. After we had finished and we're waiting for our little to finish his soup, they came and picked up our empty plates. ***It didn't come with the bite missing. I just couldn't stop myself from taking a bite first. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

My small Mac and cheese for 6.28$ should not be half full and warmed up in the microwave. The app is not connected to they system so it won't update phone number and the girl told me to call. I told her what she should of said to me was she will let her manager know so that they could deal with the problem not tell the customer to call. But I'm upset about my mac and cheese being half full and this is the pic! read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

I ordered for the first time from this place, online, and paid ahead for pickup. I've never been here before, but my husband is really sick and I wanted some chicken soup for his dinner. I went in, and soon could see there was a pickup line and an ordering line. I went to the pickup line and the young man behind the counter asked me if I was waiting for a pick up order. I said yes. He then proceeds to completely ignore me. Didn't ask my name. After 5 minutes or so goes by, I stepped back up to the counter and asked him how he knew my order wasn't already ready, since he didn't ask my name? He very snootily asked my name and then told me there were no orders by that name. I was 1/2 an hour later picking up than I had anticipated coming from Portland where I work, so I showed him the email that said the order was ready. He told me again there were no orders under my name. I then read the email to him and asked "It says it's at the rapid pickup counter. Where is that?" He said: "I have no idea." Another customer showed me where it was and pointed to my name, as everyone waiting had witnessed this exchange. Never, EVER will I order anything from this restaurant ever again. Complete and utter rude jerks working here. read more

This place is a joke i ordered a sandwhich and some bagels and opted fir the text updates. I get a call from an unknown number that shows up as Louisiana so no i didnt not answer. 1 min after i call to cancel the order which they explain they can't fulfill it arrives and looks like crap. They had no more bagels and told me i would get a food voucher for them and some free cookies. Nope no voucher and the bread i ordered looks hand torn. I expect my money back for contaminated food and an extremely cold sandwhich and no bagels. P.s that order took way took long and aweful service read more

I am so happy the strawberry poppyseed chicken salad is on the menu again. I wish it was there all year. Hint hint... the frozen strawberry lemonade is soooo goooood! read more

The food is always good but whenever my roommate and I get rapid pick up they mess it up somehow. No attention to detail on the order. They usually seem like they're aloof and don't care. They skimp on salad dressing, forget an extra added ingredient, use inconsistent salad ingredients like different greens, they've given me the wrong soup multiple times. I'm just giving them 2 stars because of the convenience of rapid pick up and food quality. Bad customer service overall. Can't afford to not go back though.... read more

Two sandwiches and salads cost $45? Holy crap, their "deal" isn't a deal at all. Last visit here.

They take a long time for to go orders probably half the time and they don't get the order right on occasion and the quality is okay. They have great pastries though and they're always so nice, so I'd say they're about average overall. read more

Worst experience yet in 4 years going to this location. After last weeks cold meal, flatbread pizza, I decided to give curbside pickup another chance. I waited, and waited, and waited! More than seven minutes after the order was to been ready, I finally went inside to talk with the on duty manager. All he could do is tell me they were working on the order and it would be ready shortly. After a few more words expressing how horrible last weeks order was, he offered to refund the meal and give me what was already made. The half sandwich was smothered in mayonnaise and the Mac and cheese was luke warm at the least. For $17 including a $2 tip, I would expect better food and better service. So in the last week, I've had three bad experiences at this Panera Bread location and I don't plan on returning any time soon. Ms. Tinker, the operator or this restaurant, doesn't keep the doors open giving away free food because of the lack of skill by the management! I'm sure she'd be pretty upset that her crew couldn't get a simple order out on time. I counted about three tables with dine-in customers. So was it call in orders or delivery that caused the backup? The store looked in shambles. Misplaced chairs, unwiped tables, trash on the ground and filthy windows! I wish I could say better things about this Panera, but enough is enough. There are hundreds of other restaurants in town that deserve the business and my hard earned cash! read more

I already consider their food overpriced, but come here out of convenience. At this point, I probably won't be back as I have been served expired cream cheese multiple times at this location. Today it was EIGHT DAYS since it expired and they didn't even seem concerned that they had to search in the back to find any that weren't expired. The breakfast rush is over so how many people did you serve that to??? read more

Panera Bread - It's 08/23/2017, making this cream cheese expired for 8 days. Not the first time. Do not trust the food here. - Sandwiches Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

If I could give zero stars, I honestly would. Ordered Fuji Apple salad from here twice and it was honestly disgusting. Tomatoes are old and chicken wasn't all the way cut through and was just thrown as a blob. Payed extra for Apple chips and literally had 3 chips in there. Makes me wonder if I didn't pay for extra, would I get any at all? Smh read more

Panera Bread - Disappointing tomatoes - Sandwiches Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

Ordered the cranberry cream cheese sandwich. It came in pita bread with the chicken clumped at the bottom and not enough cream cheese or cranberries to cover the dry bread. Sorry, but I can get twice The food at a fast good for half the price. Over $10 for a sandwich with water - that isn't enough food for a senior citizen - unless you can stand a dry bread. read more

We get morning coffee (and a nosh) at Panera often (4-5 times a week). The few times we have visited THIS SPECIFIC PANERA we have been incredibly disappointed. Unattentive staff, bad allocation of team members (1 working register with a long line), and a staff attitude bordering on unprofessional ("That's awesome" when informed they were out of coffee). Overall, this branch could kill my love of this brand if I came here again. But don't worry about that. If I'm here at breakfast time, I'll drive the 25 minutes to a Panera that delivers service before stepping through the doors of this one. read more

Ordered a grilled cheese and soup online, and came to pick it up. I was actually confused after opening my order. This is not a grilled cheese....definitely not worth $7. Terrible read more

Panera Bread - $7 grilled cheese..... - Sandwiches Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

I've been to Panera a handful of times and it's never really impressed me. The company likes to tout its products as top quality, though i can't see the reasoning behind it. Is the food organic? No. Is it GMO- free? No. Is it locally sourced? No. The sandwiches are as basic as it gets and easily replicated with a trip to the grocery store. Same with the salads. I've had a few different ones and all were bland and unimpressive. The chips and cookies are bland too. Honestly, this place is way overpriced for what you get. I'd stick to Chipotle next door. read more

Worst place ever , orders a lentil quinoa bowl. It was half empty , seriously very unhappy with this place , the portion was ridiculously small, worst part that it was a pick up order, worst experience do not go to this place . read more

Quality has gone down with Panera went with my kids for lunch there, I had a salad and it was not fresh it did not taste good, lettuce and everything in it was old! our bread was old ! my boys had tomato soup with grilled cheese and they got really sick that day my boys were throwing up all day after Panera I was nauseous all day, Panera was good, there food was always fresh but this time it was horrible maybe it's the location but we we'll not be going there anymore. And I saw a guy that came talking to the manager he looked like an exterminator she took him in the back and than he was walking around the restaurant with a tube in his hand ready to spray something I was so disgusted. read more

This Panera is okay. The help is lacking energy and charisma. Every time I go in specifically for a soufflé they are always out no matter what time of morning I go. It's nice they bring the food to you instead of the buzzer they used to give you. I'm not a fan of how they rearranged the drink and condiment area. They've got it all tucked away down low. It used to be out in the open and easy to grab. Sometimes I wonder about the chefs at corporate. The combinations and the way they make some of the sandwiches just seems odd. Last thing I had was a turkey cranberry sandwich. I've had something like that from other places, but the new twist of sandwich ingredients at Panera made it taste awful. Oh well, it's a chain. It has its good things and bad. read more

meh. Let's tell it like it is: Panera is a National Chain with 1000+ bakery-cafes in 38 states still trying to hold down that "local bakery" charm. And while I see the value in predictable restaurants such as Panera and the likes of Cheesecake Factory and Benihana, I'm just not sold. In essence, Panera is the Wal-mart to those local artisan bakeries that we all rave about. While I'm not one to complain about free wi-fi and cozy fireplace settings...is it just me, or is it a little awkward to find the exact same cookie-cutter setting and menu in each location? It's like I'm stuck in carbo-loaded Groundhog Day remake. But for the right patron, there is value. Notice - you won't find a Panera within city limits. Hillsboro and Vancouver are our two choices, so read: effective and affordable family stop. Also, with a predictable menu, this may be the perfect place for the picky eater - and we ALL have a few of those in our lives. : ) Panera is a well oiled machine...they are onto something - just not me. read more

One of my favorite places to have lunch with my daughter, but I'd like to add a little tip to Panera workers: it's great you guys wipe the tables down, keep things clean and all, but if much appreciate it if you could dry the tables right after as well. It wasn't pleasant for me to sit down at a soaking wet table lol other than that you are all doing a great job, thank you :) read more

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I hope the kitchen isn't as dirty as the dining room! It was really hard to find a table that wasn't disgusting. When we did find one, we had to clean it off ourselves. I would rather wait longer in line to order because you have an employee cleaning the dining room than have to play the find a non-disgusting table game. read more

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Burnt bagel and a coffee to go! The manager was working the register and raised his voice in a unnecessary way at his employee right in front of us. read more

Panera Bread - Burnt bagel - Sandwiches Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

I frequent this location at least weekly - sometimes a couple times a week. Pros: Yummy food Healthy options Rewards program Clean Cons: The line is usually out the door during lunch rush For the amount it costs, I shouldn't have to bus my own table Needs more seating Wifi sucks read more

Horrible experience today. First, stood in line for about 10 minutes because only one person was taking orders, then after i ordered got told they are out of bread , which this is panera bread probably should stay more on top of that or offer a discount when out then when i told them i wnated to use my $2 off coupon on my rewards account was told that they are un able because their system is down. Doesnt seem like this place is ran very well . Was disappointed read more

My niece & I were going out for dinner tonight. Not wanting anything too heavy, I suggested either Chipotle or Panera Bread & had my niece decide between the 2. I'd never been to Panera but she & my son both like it so I thought I'd give it a try. We both opted for their "You Choose 2" combo - 1/2 Cafe sandwich + a cup (I believe) of soup for $6.99. We each chose the tuna salad sandwich + chicken noodle soup. My 19-year old niece, bless her, feels she has a discerning palate so she thought the soup & sandwich were "not bad". Having cooked since I was 10 years old (More decades than I prefer to admit to... ;-) and managed restaurants for 13 years, I was rather disappointed with both. Their honey-wheat bread was decent but not special. The tuna salad lacked seasoning & had too much mayo. On the plus side, the tomato was ripe & had good flavor. However, a stack of 2 slices on a small 1/2 sandwich seems a bit much. The biggest issue with the sandwich was that there *might* have been 3-4 tsp. of tuna salad - a very small amount, even for a 1/2 sandwich. As for the chicken-noodle soup, it too was very under-seasoned. The broth was so plain. It seemed as if some of the ingredients were cooked separately. The noodles were nearly white - the same color as the few bits of chicken, which appeared to be shredded, roasted breast meat rather than cooked in the soup. There were large slices of carrot, which is good, but the onion & celery were cut very thin & cooked until they were barely visible. Happily, the counter service was very good, the decor was nice, and the restaurant was clean. Pity that doesn't make up for boring, uninspired food. read more

My son and I waited for five minutes waiting to order, but nobody greeted us. Five or six different employees walked by us, including the one working the register. Not a single one of them ever acknowledged us. A simple "I will be with you in a minute" would have sufficed. read more

I was at least a weekly regular at my local Panera bread in Houston, and yesterday on our way to Whole Foods we decided to stop here to grab dinner. I thought that being a national chain meant that there would be consistency, but not when it came to the kids meal! The cashier did not ask us what we wnted for our daughter to drink. When we got to the table and realized this I went back and asked for a juice or milk and was told that would be a $1.85 charge! I never remember paying extra before, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt here; it could be that other cashiers have asked me what I wanted and then charged me for a kids drink without my knowing, I don't regularly check my receipts unless it seems like something is off. Usually a kids meal includes a drink. Now for the food...I got my usual, 1/2 soup&sandwich. I got the smokehouse turkey panini, which had way too much sauce on it, and a new soup called the Lemon chicken orzo. The soup had good ingredients and a lot of potential, however it was pretty flavorless. It was like spinach, orzo, chicken and hot water. I was pretty disappointed leaving, but I can't say I will never go to panera again, it has been consistent for me in the past so it could be this location, or even just a bad day for them! read more

I've been here once before and it was tasty. But it was also be a bakery and I was looking for specific kind of bread. Which they didn't have. So I was bummed. I figured a bakery like this would have croissants, fresh croissants. So if you want fresh bread, good soup, or great sandwich Come here. If you want a croissant like I did don't come here and also don't visit Safeway. read more