Reviews for Panera Bread in Allentown, PA
I used to love this place......and then I started eating gluten-free! I still like to go there for the salads, yogurt parfaits,... and the drinks but it would be nice if they had a few gluten-free baked goods there as well. Read more
Food is tasty however I have had bad service through drive through and delivery now on 3 occasions. Missing main items from... orders, failure to make modifications to sandwich items, slow drive through times. Will no longer be going to this location. Read more
I love panera! Great soup and sandwiches! Very healthy and affordable! Great for a quick lunch that doesn't feel like fast food.
I haven't eaten at a Panera Bread in many years, so this was all sort of new to me. The three of us ordered items with the "2... for" designation, but it appears that the cashier rang it up incorrectly and we instead paid for two full meals each at the fullprice. My wife was taking care of payment so I didn't really pay attention to the total, but when we sat down to wait for ourfood, I was a bit surprised by the total. We had a receipt but it just had the total, and not a breakdown of what we ordered. Odd. When the food arrived, it didn't seem like they were half sized portions, so that is likely what happened. No, we didn'tgo complain to thw cashier, as it was probably too late. Anyways, the tables weren't that clean, but somebody did often emptythe area where you return the plates and silverware. The drinks were overpriced and the food was okay. The Cobb Salad that Ihad was good, but the teriyaki chicken broccoli bowl wasn't that good. I'm not sure what was the name of the fancy rice thatthey used, but I didn't like it, and neither did my daughter who also ordered that same bowl. My wife had soup and salad andshe liked it, but wasn't crazy about the expensive iced tea that she bought. So, the place was okay, not great, and we wereovercharged. I won't be coming back here for a while. Read more
SLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why??????????? Food is ok, IF you have FOREVER to wait. Seems like a chronic problem... with this chain restaurant! Been all over the Lehigh valley and nearly EVERY panera bread makes you wait an exorbitant, andexcessive amount of time for the simplest food order. Waited for 45 minutes for a breakfast sandwich and take a look at mypicture...basically nothing on it, and barely warm. Girl who ordered after me got so frustrated she left without her order. When my order eventually showed up, we asked why and got the "covid answer" "we're short staffed" ok, but I watched 5-6 kidsmulling around behind the counter, one kid seemed more interested in looking cool in his baseball cap. Ugh! Think, I'll begiving Panera Bread a rest for awhile, like maybe after I retire and have hours to spare. Read more
Stopped here for fresh assorted bagels. A dozen bagels here mean you get 13 bagels. Yum we got everything bagels,plain, raisin,... blueberry and chocolate chip. I also Purchased a extra large loaf of fresh SourDough Bread and I got them to slice it thickfor I can make One Eyed JACKS FOR BREAKFAST. ONE EYED Jack is where you take a thick piece of bread and make a small hole inthe center . take a frying pan and put butter into pan and melt put your holy Bread ito the butter pan shush around bread infried butter now crack an egg into the holy bread and fry, pick holy bread egg up with flipper and throw more butter in panmelt and flip you holy egg bread over, swish bread in the melted butter let Fry and add some jack cheese to your egg . letcheese melt now. place on your plate eat. Yum especially if you add two slices of fried bacon. Oh so good and don't forget thecoffee. :) . this place had A+ bagels and freshly baked bread. Just delightful. ???????????? Read more
Not the level of quality I expected from a Panera. They didn?t have functioning pagers at the kiosk (I like using them since I... cannot hear well). The full salad I ordered didn?t look like the correct size. I needed more arugula or other lettuce. Fortunately the flavor was on point. Served it?s purpose for a quick, healthier bite to eat. Read more
We ordered and paid at the kiosk with no issues. The restaurant was clean but there were tables that needed wiped down and the... dish return area was full. It was mid lunch rush so there must be allowances knowing staffing challenges lately. Read more