Panera Bread in Watertown
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Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, US
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Site: https://locations.panerabread.co...
- Monday:7AM–9PM
- Tuesday:7AM–9PM
- Wednesday:7AM–9PM
- Thursday:7AM–9PM
- Friday:7AM–9PM
- Saturday:7AM–9PM
- Sunday:7AM–9PM
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Panera bread is always a good alternative. The caramel latte is tasty and excellent.They changed the sawndwichs though, now they are a little smaller and come in a box like Mcdonalds food :0( . I personally prefer the previous presentation, before they were served as a dish with salad and a fruit or chips; maybe I had some time without earing there.All the food was good quality and tasted as always very good.Maybe they are recovering from COVID Anyway, I will give it a try later to see how they evolve.
Panera serves consistently delicious foods. The prices are high, though the quality of the food is very good. The pager box I was given was not working which caused only a minor inconvenience. The cashier was cheerful and friendly. There was a routine offer for an opportunity to purchase an item from the bakery shelf for .99, however the item I was interested in was the only exclusion. That seemed odd. If you havent tried Panera, I recommend that you do, and bring a few extra dollars for the dessert of your choice.
No doubt the food is excellent, however this location is not very clean and is very busy hosting five kiosks and two registers. (Dont come on a weekend) The staff seams busy and overworked, they did a poor job directing people in the cramped food pick up area. Its almost like the restaurant is designed for twenty five people but tries to fit eighty. For some reason people bring many children here, I find it odd as the menu is more adult oriented quality and cost wise. Please take your kids to McDonalds or Dennys.
Short staffed, but getting it done!!! Ive been here twice for lunch (& work) this week, both times they were slammed with diners & pickups. Our customized orders came out perfect. There were 2 staffers checking orders to make sure that was the case. I love Paneras turkey chili (cant tell its turkey!). Its hearty, a little spicy and filling. I didnt come across any menu item that was out of stock...except pumpkin muffins. A hiring table has been set up for applicants. Someone came around frequently to clean tables & take care of trash. Kudos to the staff!! Thanks for a great lunch. 😁
Great food and service! The resteraunt was a bit crowded for a bit, but it was the lunch hour when a friend and I decided to dine in. The service was great, the bbq chicken sandwich on flatbread was great- stuffed with spinach leaves, but I love spinach so I didnt mind at all! Ive had better Caesar salad but it was still worth 4 stars to me.5 stars for the sandwich! They did give me a knife and spoon instead of a fork, but gladly and promptly replaced it! The brownie was a bit dry, but still excellent as well. It is a bit pricy but we both ate a 3 course lunch for ~$24.00- same thing you might pay at other dine in spots.Definitely will go here again!
I love Panera the food is always amazing. Minus 1/2 a star for not selling their Green Goddess dressing bottled (as that is my favorite) and minus another half a star for poor architecture choices (I was concerned something was wrong with the ceiling when I sat in a different spot this evening).
I ordered an Italian sub and soup and the sandwich had hardly no meat on it like literally one slice of the three kinds of meats it was the most ridiculous sandwich ever had in my life it was mainly bread and there was no meat to even hardly find on there the cashier was very rude and didnt know what she was doing on the register and normally it is a wonderful place to eat so I dont know what happened today with there employees evidently they woke up on the wrong side of the bed but the soup and pickle was very good 😁
Yesterday my husband and I stopped to get take out at Panera Bread. Upon getting home and opening the bag the order was wrong. we ordered AND showed a written note with our order, one bowl plus one cup of cheddar broccoli soup and what we got was one bowl of cheddar broccoli and one cup of squash soup, which by the way was horrible. Also, my sandwich came with a pickle, as it should, and my husband’s did not have the pickle as it should have. After paying over $40.00 for a LUNCH we can at least expect to get what was ordered. Very disappointed.
I only had two orders, a soup and a parfait. I havent left the restaurant and I double checked my order and I was missing the parfait. So I went back and told the lady there, she made me check the bag with my hands and told me to lift the bread and to see for herself if it was there at the bottom. I told her I already checked and when she was convinced, she gave me my missing order without apologizing for the trouble. I wont order from here again.
QWe ordered the broccoli and cheese soup. My daughters and mine was barely warm and my husbands was steaming hot. They served my daughter and I old soup that had been sitting for hours probably. The pieces of shredded cheese were hardened. Thought there was plastic in our soup it was so over cooked from being old! We will not eat here again. It was disgusting and very unsatisfying!
Staff was super accomidating for me and my service dog. My Service Dog was unvested and I am so proud of the store for knowing they are legally allowed to ask two questions. Is that a service dog and what is it task trained to do. These questions make handlers feel so much safer because it shows us you guys are looking out for real teams. 10/10 service and they treated me like my service dog wasnt even there it was amazing. This was around 10:45 am on June 7, 2021.
I ordered ahead via the app for pickup in the restaurant. The order was to be ready by 10:54am - 10minutes later I was still waiting. The place to pickup inside the restaurant is poorly labeled and a bit in the way of dine-in customers. Not very intuitive. The order was accurate and app is convenient.I also observed a cashier take orders from dine-in customers, and she could not have been more unwelcoming or unfriendly - it was definitely off putting.
Fast friendly service! Also, wanted to mention that there was some glitch with the kiosk which cause us to wait for a while without the pager going off, when I mentioned it to a worker it was resolved promptly and I was credited towards my future order. I really appreciated how well the issue was taken care of!
Panera is great. The place is always clean, good atmosphere, very friendly employees. Food is always good, very fresh. Would give 5 stars if either the portions were a big bigger or the prices were lower. Little expensive for quantity of food. But overall very pleased with my experiences there. This morning I ordered a dozen bagels and requested for just one of them to be toasted and sure enough they put it in its own special little bag with a knife and butter. :) That was very nice
The staff is very pleasant and I love going there. The place is clean and the atmosphere is warm and inviting. I highly recommend going to the this Panera. The service is also fast. The hazelnut coffee is delicious and they have 3 other blends of coffee. The bread selection and food selection is plentiful.
Fresh, quality choices, decently priced. Id give them four stars if their coffee was fresher and hotter more often...which is to say, they should never be serving merely warm, old coffee...nor soup thats not hot enough. Otherwise, everything else is excellent, and their staff is very pleasant.
Pretty good food. Different type of service. Order your food at a counter give you a sound block when your order is ready and go pick up at another counter. Having abundance of baked goods. Sometimes tables are not cleaned but there is a container with sanitary wipes. Had the worst steak sandwich ever. All grizzled. MUSIC IS WAY TOO LOUD. Managers are incredibly nice. Because of them we will return. Hope they turn the background music down.
Food was great as usual. Decided to try outdoor dining. None of the tables had been cleaned or disinfected. For now, stick with inside or your car depending on comfort during Covid. I am sure they will get back to their pre covid style but they are going in all directions now with curbside delivery, table, pre packaged and taking orders. Service was fast. Food was good. Everyone masked and six feet when I went in to grab it.
My wife check the website the show that had the baked potato soup she was very excited so she ordered a bowl to go along with the rest of our you pick two meals. I arrived there they apologize for not having the baked potato soup asked what they can replace it with and I said French onion. But once I got home she had ordered a bowl and only received a cups worth of soup. so now I only couldnt she get the soup that she ordered she also didnt get the size that you ordered. I would stand up to them were really busy however there was nobody there waiting for orders or anyting. Is it partly my fault because I didnt check the order before I left.
Always a great experience here. The staff especially the GM always recognizes me and says hello combined with a solid handshake. And yes of course the food is always good! Never had a bad experience. Ive been going to this one location for I think 10 years now. Since it opened. Great place great food great people
Excellent service at this location. The workers project sort of a country friendly type vibe, which makes sense considering a mile down the road you have farms and Amish folk. Much nicer than the typical asshattery I encounter back in suburban Maryland/DC. It might be a chain, but Panera is spot on with their steak and egg sandwiches. My only request is that they start carrying a larger assortment of condiments to put on the delicious food. (Steak sauces/hot sauces, etc.).
The food was great! I have always loved the food there! But customer service was terrible! I asked for a cup and the girl looked at me like I was stupid and told me I had to go get one from the other end. And if that wasnt bad enough, I went to go get my drink and as soon as I walked away a bunch of the female employees were staring at my boyfriend smiling, and one of them had the nerve to walk from the other end of the restaurant, down to my boyfriend, looked him up and down, smiled, then walked away. She had no reason to be down there, she was showing off for him. It was ridiculous. So, my boyfriend and I will not be returning to this restaurant. I highly suggest new employees.
I only came back to Panera because I read it has new ownership and I didnt want my money supporting the causes the former owner funded. Glad I did because the strawberry/blueberry/chicken salad was delicious. The Carmel drink was a little to mild for my tastes. I used the tablet ordering to see how it worked - fine, but sadly one more way to put support staff who demand too much out of work.
I work near Panera and eat there frequently so my review is based off of multiple visits not just 1. It seems that as of lately they just dont care. I went to pick up my food that I orders via the app. It wasnt ready yet so I waited near the drink area because the ONE spot they have to wait was occupied by other customers. I was told by a very rude woman I couldnt wait there. I asked her where else she would prefer I wait and she said down there. So next time I should sit on top of other customers instead of standing in the corner. Good plan, rude lady. Today I ordered a salad and received 2 containers of salad dressing that combined didnt fill 1/2 of one container. Since I order Togo Im just stuck eating a dry salad because they just cant be bothered to fill a soufflé cup. I will probably be ordering out elsewhere from now on.
I ordered the Green Goddess salad. My chicken was still frozen and just microwaved. They did give me a different serving of chicken, and a clean bowl after it being pointed out mine had dried food stuck it. The second go around, I had a piece of chicken bone and one small icy bit. I gave up. The baguette was a safer choice. The lemonade was pretty good too!
Order rapid pickup 2-3 times a week, its almost never on time, and I dont think Ive ever once gotten my entire order without having to check my own order. Just picked up, had to drive back, no baguettes. Have gotten french onion, no crutons or cheese (which was specifically ordered on the side.) Staff is friendly, food is okay, just wish it was all in the bag when it is picked up, instead of having to ask for missing stuff every time.
Took my kids to eat lunch during our shopping trip and I felt the cashier wasnt to friendly but the servers and the young man cleaning up made up because they were so friendly and sweet. The young man knows what customer serves is. His name was Matt Spider (name on tag). Your restaurant is very lucky to have such a hard work who seems to love his job. Because of Matt customer serves we will be back. Love the fact that customer serves is not completely dead. Great job Matt.
The food is generally good, but they seem to frequently run out of things especially from the bakery section which is concerning because that’s kind of their thing. They also mess up the take out orders like 90% of the time which is frustrating. I don’t get paid for quality control so why do I have to check and make sure everything is present and correct? Seems like that should be someone’s job at the establishment.
The food is typical of any Panera, but for the love of God the service is slow! Online order was supposed to be ready in 10 minutes, I showed up 5 minutes after that passed and it still wasnt ready for another 15 minutes. Took over 45 minutes for a damn salad to be made for online pickup! Ridiculous! Whats the point of ordering online if I still have to wait!And while I was waiting, didnt even get an acknowledgement from anybody. Nobody asked me what I was waiting for so they could tell me how much longer it was going to be!
Always love our visits here; fast service, happy staff. I always use the self serve kiosks and never have to wait in a line. This is always an easy and fast choice! My personal favourites are usually the broth bowls (asian noodle varieties are my fav) and husband always gets the grilled cheese. Food has always been fresh, and the coffee always hot.
Food:Everything I have tried so far is tasty. They have good cookies and pastures and the bread bowls are one of my favorites.Menu:Has a wide variety of sandwiches and pastries. Baked goods includes cookies, scones, bear-claws, and many others.Atmosphere:Typical Panera interior.Service:Lines can be very long during lunch and dinner times. Highly suggest using the Panera app to skip the line to get food faster.
I LOVE panera bread. I would go here for breakfast lunch and dinner if I could! However, this specific location gives me a problem almost every time I visit. The customer service is GREAT! But I think the employees could use some more training when it comes to making a customers food the way it has been ordered.
My orders from Doordash keep getting rejected and canceled. I even called to ask if they were still accepting and using doordash and the answer I received was yes. Went to try placing my order again and was still canceled. Im now out of $80 in my bankaccount having to wait days for the transaction to return.
Located within a strip shopping mall, easy to find. Large parking area. There was some outdoor seating available. The location was similar to other locations. We went right at lunch which there was a large line and long wait. Food was good. Overall what you would expect from any panera location.
Spent a lot of time and effort into filling out a application for a position I was very interested in only to call 3 times and finally get ahold of someone the 3rd time. A regular employee picked up the manager line and sat and spoke with a manager and relayed the information to me, was told they are not hiring for that position through this employee. Extremely unprofessional to keep open positions up that you aren’t hiring for, just wasting potential job applicants time. I thought this would be a nice place to work but obviously the managers incompetance and lack of professionalism makes me feel like I dodged a bullet. Will be calling up to corporate and explaining my frustrations as well.
Out for a shopping trip or just want a natural healthy alternative from fast food restaurants. Look no futher Panera has friendly staff fresh baked goods. When I go I get the Apple crunch muffins. They have soups and sandwithces. Plus they have great got and cold beverages. It can be busy so just be patient.
The Panera here in Watertown is not bad at all but there bread is always hard compared to the Panera of other states and countys. people are mostly nice but I always feel as if I am not really welcome as I am always getting stared down from both employees and customers.
Ever since they installed ordering kiosks, the register staffing has been extremely lacking. When there is a line out the door, I dont think it is the best division of staff to have one girl on the register and three employees wandering around with food. It is also disappointing when you pay so much and they cant even get the order right.
Restroom was dirty, the hand dryer was not working, the sink drain was not working so they literally had a pail under the sink catching the sink catching the water. The water splashes from the pail into your leg. The soup spoon was dirty and when returned for a clean one, the 2 crewmembers giggled thinking it was funny. Altogether not a good experience.
Usually get the onion soup. Always good. Today different. One other time got a Greek salad . 2 olives. I asked for a few more. Especially for what I paid for a salad. Said . No thats how much we put on. 3 tables down as walking out saw a other one. Looked over. Alot of olives. Consistently ppl..
I normally get the turkey bacon avocado, and order it online. I stay nearly 45 minutes from this place and have never had and issue. Today I have no idea what I received. Some kind of sandwich with no bacon, no avocado on bread with nuts in it with some other nonsense thats not even on the menu. Really disappointed. Side note everything else that I ordered and requested was there, just check you bag before you leave.
Total reviews rating 4.3
199 Reviews for Panera Bread 2023:
Review №1
2022-04-12Great service and environment!! Very quiet and homey feeling. It reminds me of brunch at grandmas. Great place for families and even pet friendly. AWESOME PLACE!!
Review №2
2021-08-01The service is always friendly and the food is great. I had my first problem today and even that wasnt a big deal because of the way they handled it. I ordered a family meal and they missed an item. Before I even finished unpacking the meal at home they called me, apologized and made it right.
Review №3
2022-06-13Panera Bread fraudulently charged my credit card a day after my purchase was declined by the store. After calling and being told a manager would speak to me, no one called so I had to drive to the place where Rachel and Hope (shift managers) did little to help and the general manager did nothing. Called corporate where i am STILL fighting a fraud charge from this panera. Do not go here! They do not care and will possibly take your credit card and charge it as well. I recommend everyone check theirs!
Review №4
2022-05-21Traveling to through the area. Stopped by and tried the new flatbread pizza. Was very good. I would have it again. I changed my mind on the new spicy chicken sandwich. Looking forward to tasting that as well.
Review №5
2022-05-15Well my food is 20 minutes late. My kids have been waiting for hours for a $100 order their first time eating. Customer service said they wouldnt even refund the delivery Im appalled. They tried to blame it on door dash and we didnt order through door dash.
Review №6
2022-05-15I ordered online through the website over $100 for my family at 6:46. It said delivery eta at 7:45 pm. Waited till 8 pm, still no delivery. Called the store and the gentleman said noone at their store acknowledged my order and it had just went out and would be there momentarily. At 8:17 my food FINALLY delivered. I will NEVER order with panara again. This is a disgrace in food service and they had already received a large tip and delivery fee.
Review №7
2022-03-22Ordered 1/2 salad..the chicken was cold and had a smooth odd texture, the broccoli soup had a film on it and was barely luke warm. I ordered an extra bag of chips, the order was checked, but no chips. There was a man in a green Panera shirt sitting at a table, he was on his phone the entire time we were there.. Not impressed with this visit. The best things about this visit was the lady who took our order and the Suerra Turkey sandwich.
Review №8
2022-03-02This location is a favourite! Right off the highway that always has friendly staff and clean tables. Ive visited this resturant many times over the past 4 years and it is consitent with its quality!I had the chicken, gouda and egg breakfast wrap and it was divine. I was genuinely suprised with the quality of the food during my most recent visit as Ive heard other resturants have had supply chain issues recently
Review №9
2021-02-05Chili was tasty but the grilled cheese sandwich was a bit chewy. Table was dirty. I didnt notice any staff members disinfecting tables between customers.
Review №10
2021-12-10I had the Chicken Chipotle Avocado melt sandwich and a cup of 10 veggie soup. The sandwich was a fantastic combination of flavors. It was simply perfect!The soup was a great side for a cold night. It was very good.And I had a chocolate chip cookie for dessert. It was excellent too!They dont technically serve you but everyone was very friendly. Its a great alternative to fast good. You get really good tasting food thats also healthy.