Panera Bread

I placed my order online for the Pick Two special. I ordered potato soup and the turkey avocado BLT ½ sandwich. I also ordered an apple on the side. When I arrived to pick it up, my order wasn’t where it should’ve been. But that was fine with me, because I’d rather my order be behind the counter anyway. The manager offered me a free drink for it not being ready. I thought that was very kind. I got the ginger plum unsweetened tea (I’m trying to make healthier choices. I’m not a tea person really). When I got back to my office to eat, I was really surprised at how small the meal was. I’d say the soup cup was about 10 – 12 oz, but the sandwich… It was really small. Almost too small. I also was expecting perfectly sliced turkey on my sandwich, but I received what looked like canned tuna in turkey form. The whole thing was just made very sloppy, and I had to rearrange the entire sandwich before I ate it. It was kind of disappointing for it lacked flavor. I received all of this for $ 10. I’d have to say the best part of my meal was the apple. It was just the way I liked my apples.
I’m dieting, so this meal was the right size for me (under 600 kcal), but I would be pretty disappointed if I were actually starving! Maybe I’ll give this place another try. I just hope next time I’m not as underwhelmed.
Oh yeah, the potato soup… It wasn’t remarkable. I didn’t even mention it in my review haha

I will not be coming back to this Panera Bread location. I brought the manager a pecan roll which had rancid pecans. He just asked if I wanted something else. No offer to refund my money and what was really bad is that he did not remove the other rolls. Just kept selling them. It probably would have been a different result if I was from the Dept. Of Health. I hope no one gets sick.

Stopped in for an early breakfast today and I beat the rush! The baked goods here are consistently fresh so I had no problems with my turkey sausage egg whites and cheese bagel. It was fresh and hot and maybe the egg portion was a little small but it was good none the less. I do wish they did fresh squeezed oj instead of the little bottle that’s offered at all paneras but for 6 $ it’s a great breakfast!
Staff was super helpful and very friendly, which is nice in the morning, nobody needs to start their day off with a grumpy look!

Always a busy Panera location. Service is friendly and orders are quick.
I always have the different steel cut oatmeal. The one with the apple topping is good but I find the strawberry and Pecans are better. I enjoy the sausage egg and cheese sandwich between Asiago bread. My favorites are always the coffee cake, the bear claw, and the cinnamon roll.

Really yummy, always fresh. My kids love the Mac and cheese. I have to have a green tea and the new turkey cranberry flat. Oh and the butterscotch soup! Delicious!

If I were just reviewing their bakery items, this would be higher. But omg those broth bowls. So salty I couldn’t eat it. And what’s with their placement of online orders? Anyone could walk in and just grab a ton of free food… With how expensive they are, maybe not a bad idea…

Down in Orlando for the day. Was looking for something to eat with the family and found Panera nearby. We were in the time between breakfast and lunch so many lunch places weren’t open yet. So it was Panera.
First, this parking lot pretty much sucks. It’s hard to get in and out of. It takes a fair amount of work to get headed back to where you were going. The parking lot is shared with other businesses. Each of them have claimed spots as their own. so if Panera is busy, you might be forced to park in some other business’ spot.
Ordering is simple. Walk to the counter and tell them what you want. They take your name and give you a puck to let you know when your food is ready. Walk up to the counter to collect your order.
Couple of nagging points. First, the bread that was supposed to come with my wife’s egg sandwich was not available. They didn’t tell her that when she ordered. It was when we went to pick up the food for the family that they informed us. So she had to wait another 5 – 10 minutes for her food. They were going to bring it to the table but the preparer «forgot» what we looked like. She didn’t even try to walk around to find us.
I also noticed that they weren’t keeping the coffee as fresh as I would expect. We got in there around 10:30. The urns all were labeled with either 9:55 or 10:00. We were there until well past 11am and it was only around 11:!5 that they started to put out new urns.
The place does have quite a few tables and the staff does a good job of trying to keep things clean.

I’ve visited this location frequently. Lunch is great but if you need to go for breakfast they are short handed and cannot predict nor be prepared for the breakfast crowd. On four separate occasions I have ordered a soufflé and have been successful only once and having it, all other times they have told me, its still in the oven and it’ll be done in 20 minutes.

Agree with Tom on this one. Panera Bread Altamonte serves up the typical Panera bread at a somewhat confusing corner of 436 and Maitland Blvd. While Panera Bread is consistent from location to location in terms of in their atmosphere, food, and service, unfortunately that same consistency is found in their pricing. The food, consisting of sandwiches, soups, pastries, and now pastas, is always decent. However, I somehow leave panera bread feeling underwhelmed and ripped off. This particular location has a good amount of indoor seating and several tables for outside dining whhen the weather is nice. When leaving, I would consider using the back exit as there are several bushes blocking a clear view of the oncoming traffic of 436 and creating a somewhat dangerous condition for patrons leaving the parking lot onto 435.

Service was really good. The place was clean and warm.

Went to this location after an early morning doctors appointment for my wife. The place was quite busy. my wife and I both had a bacon egg and cheese sandwich with coffee. Very tasty, and I enjoy the area where you sit down and enjoy your meal.
I also noticed that they have a community room. Looks like they were getting ready to have some sort of meeting in the community room. Quite a busy place, quite a buzz going on.
The reason for only four stars, is the parking lot. I found the parking lot quite cramped and of an irregular shape, making morning parking a little bit of a challenge. I know this is not Panera’s fault, but I felt needed to be mentioned in this review for those that are going to be attending this location in the future.
As always, the quality of their coffee is excellent, and their food so far has been very good.

As a regular customer, I have consistently ignored the poor customer service from snarky cashiers and the occasional wrong order. However, they are consistently out of large drink supplies.
The final straw today, when I finally decided to complain about all of the above was the answer of the Manager that he is too busy with dealing with all of his work plus ordering supplies and he was going to his GM to complain about it & get some help.
I did not think as a customer I should have to deal with your stores staffing issues. Even when I told him I wouldn’t be back he really did not seem to care.
So you won’t see me at any Panera — thanks for nothing – I’ll find somewhere else to eat lunch

parking is limited. The pecan roll I had was ok only due to having only 1 pecan on top. pointed this out to day manager and said wanted to get me something else. I said no thanks I was just thought I needed to point this out. Should call it one nut roll lol. I enjoy other locations better.

Parking lot is a little tricky getting into if coming from I4 area. It’s a sharp turn– and parking lot has a tough twist in it.
Friendly staff– fast service. Tons of outlets for laptops and what not.

Food was good. Staff was friendly. The restaurant was clean, but the bathroom was disgusting.

This location is not unlike the other Panera Breads in the area, except for the parking lot nightmare. Depending on which way you’re going, leaving the parking lot can be a trial too.
Aside from that, their coffees are great, and the pumpkin late is my hands down fave.
I usually order the mac & cheese in a bread bowl, because it is fantastic, and I take the side of bread to feed the ducks later.

This location has the same good staff and food as all of the others. The biggest problem though is the location.
Trying to get into the parking lot is the worse I’ve ever experienced. This is located at a very busy intersection. The parking area is very small at best and is shared with several other stores. If your on the wrong side of the street you have to also travel across 3 lanes of traffic to get in the lot.
Boo!

Up to now, I’ve not had a bad experience at this Panera (unlike the one in Winter Park). It’s fun watching and listening to the bagel slicer do its job — I feel like I’m on the set of Tron! The pastries and bagels we got for a recent meeting looked great, even if I didn’t sample everything. The muffins are a little on the oily side, but that’s not all that unusual, is it. I just want to sing Panera’s praises every chance I get because of their support of a good cause (Foundation of Foster Children, back in May)!

Great Panera location, except for the parking issues. Service is great, staff is friendly. Food is prepared well and the coffee drinks are made well here.
Now to the big parking issue. The shared parking lot is small and difficult to navigate. There are only a certain number of spots for Panera customers, which fill up quickly during the prime dining hours for lunch and dinner. Getting out of the lot is tricky and limiting, you need to U turn on Maitland Ave to go back Eastbound/​north on 436. Or navigate by double parked cars down the narrow drive behind the building to got West/​South on 436. Just bad, so be careful and drive/​park defensively or expect to make a few laps as this location is always very busy.

AWESOME! MEOW WHAT? That is what started my morning with laughter.
I was craving the egg soufflee’s at Panera, so had to stop in, and while ordering the guy at the counter says AWESOME, I am like yes they are awesome, not sure what he was referring to, and then he goes AWESOME. I said, «are you saying you’re awesome?» He is like uh huh in a little boy voice. So I am like «You are awesome!»
As I proceed to order he continues to say awesome, just as I was about to bring up the Super Troopers scene, where the guys say Meow a bunch of times, he quotes that, saying it is just like him. Too funny! Good start to my morning to bring some humor.
Food is tasty, including the Asiago Bagel with Sundried Tomato cream cheese. My favs! I notice their bagel of the month is the Pink Ribbon bagel to honor Breast Cancer Awareness — how cool! I will have to try that next time.
Only bad side to this location is the lack of enough plugs! Other that that it seems like a popular place here in Altamonte Springs.