Panera Bread - Table reservation

Never eaten at a Panera before (there are none where I live), but was visiting family in the area and we needed a quick place for lunch. First, and maybe this seems minor, but a bakery that sells breakfast bagel sandwiches should not have a cutoff for breakfast (i.e. no egg and cheese on a bagel after 10:30am) I 've never heard of such a thing. You aren 't making omelets or French toast. Cooking an egg in a microwave requires a trivial amount of additional equipment/food to keep on hand and running during the lunch hour.Second, no respectable restaurant fast casual or not should be making grilled cheese with Kraft Singles. I took one bite, and the rest of the sandwich literally went into the...

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2nd time we’ve been to this location they were out of bread bowls for their soup. They gave additional sandwich bread to try to compensate. Additionally, with the manager standing next to an employee, I asked if I could redeem a free cookie. The employee said no because it had to be redeemed with a purchase. Maybe chain/food service spots aren’t what they used to be but to save a loyal, returning patron you think they’d make a small exception.

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I used Panera Catering for a breakfast meeting and everything was perfect! The catering manager Laura was great and had everything perfect. Even came running back out to bring the cups for the lemonade! Much appreciated!

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Awkward interaction with the staff, they seem not to care about their job… food was okay.

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My Frontega chicken sandwich looks

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