Reviews for Panera Bread in Escondido, CA
We love to come here for our morning coffee break and lunch is great here too. The food is so fresh and they have a good variety... of menu items to choose from. Read more
I worked at Panera bread for 2 years, as a manager. This is by far the worst run Panera bread I?ve experienced. Expect to wait... for your food for 30-45 mins while the employees socialize. Expect line cooks to not follow dietary instructions. Expect poorcustomer service. Read more
I frequent Panera and this location felt out-of place inside not exterior. Staff was slow and coffee wasn't on tap which is... weird because mo one was inside during memorial day weekend ???? oh well, still love their coffee and bagel choices at $1.79each. Mo drive thru here. Read more
Okays the hard working cooks and the food deserve the 4 stars. The setup and lack of friendly human interaction is definitely... apparent. The people handing over the food and the cashier should be the friendliest people we meet all day. (PANERA BREAD waslike that 3 years ago) *** People give tips to the happiest people*** ???? Feels like you are at the airport and you have thisconfusion, overwhelm and your about to miss your flight. Or not see where your food is in this case. Order on a ???? computerscreen. Pay and then wait, in crowd of people, staring at the wall or into your phone. You get the text that your food is atthe counter BUT It's not at the counter. It gets there about 3 minutes later. Maybe just modify that text saying WE AREFINISHING YOUR ORDER go to the counter and wait for its arrival. Anyways, no eye contact, no hello, no "thanks for ordering". Just a lot scream of your Name and last initial. "Joe B!" No identity for Panera Bread anymore. ???? nothing stands out, I can go to the super market convenience select for half the price salad that copies Panera. ???? Read more
I ordered a Whole (Full size) Caesar Salad, when the called my name to pick it up it looked a bit skimpy, like maybe they forgot... to add enough lettuce. I mentioned to the staff that I had ordered the ?Whole? Caesar Salad and it looked maybe like a halfsize, didn?t even fill out the bowl. The guy said it was correct, as he ?weighed? it, followed by a facial expression that waslike ?that?s it, sorry dude?. I brought the skimpy Caesar to my table, in disbelief I just paid $10 for this. I went back tothe staff and asked someone different for an additional bowl, a half sized bowl. I then transferred the Whole Caesar Salad tothe Half sized bowl. It fit perfectly, looked correct. The Half size is priced around $5-6. The Salad tasted good. But thevalue just doesn?t seem to be there, like if that?s really all the salad you get for the Full/Whole Caesar, they really shouldjust change their bowls so the presentation is better. Having a giant bowl that looks empty was really frustrating. Having thestaff tell me it was correct because they weighed it was frustrating. Not a single staff or manager came by to ask how my foodwas. It was a less than poor experience, I?m always reminiscent of the Panera of days gone by and continually disappointed ofthe serving portions, level of customer service, value and taste. I ended up going there because I had a ?deal? to join their?unlimited sip club? for $3.99/month for 3 months. So I decided to stay for lunch and do a little work (video call). Theenvironment ended up being so loud between their machines and staff yelling, laughing and goofing off I?ll never end up doingthat again. Horrible environment to get any work done. I?m even thinking the sip club is worth canceling because their?Charged? lemonades had some funky taste. Panera, don?t get me wrong, I want to love you again. But until then we will onlyexchange some awkward stares. Read more
I had my favorite sandwich, the turkey, bacon, and avocado as a combo with the Strawberry poppy seed salad. They were both... delicious! The bread was soft yet thick enough to hold the fillings. It was a perfect meal topped off with a chocolate croissantthat was spectacular with just enough dark chocolate! Yummy. Read more
Stopped by for quick lunch over the weekend. Great location and healthy food options. Ordering food through kiosk did take few... minutes longer than expected as machine failed to communicate with the server couple times. Read more
Soup and salad was delicious. I even started ordering their Columbian ground coffee online after having it there.