Reviews for Panera Bread in Wichita, KS
Panera has fallen in quality over the years to overpriced skimpy hospital food. The only thing saving this franchise is the... unlimited sip club. Staff and service in this location are very inconsistent, keeps forgetting something in my orders especiallyfor to go. They always forget the bread when the word is in the franchise name! Some staff are either very nice or rude likeyou're an inconvenience the first step inside. The old lady working in the mornings needs to be more attentive or retirealready. I was the only person at registers while she told me to wait which I was ok with until a rush of people lined up at theother side. A few minutes later she came back and served those people first. She forgot about me being here first and had towait over half an hour for her to finally help me out. You would rather help people who came after other customers who have beenwaiting patiently?? I was also the only minority at that time and she helped me like she didn't want to. She was also VERY SLOWat the registers and kept making errors. At least have another coworker help out in the rush so the process can be quicker. Read more
Okay, be careful and check your order before you leave. They can forget to add items and get the order wrong. Seems to be... getting better, just check the order and make sure to get a receipt if you want track your awards. Read more
Parking was fair, I drive a sizable truck and usually have to park far away. I entered a sparkling with catering information... right away inside the vestibule and the rest was equally pristine. Cleanliness 5 star. ( Including the restroom)! The menu waseasy to read but the " add 2 or pick 2," - whatever- was lost for us and just not conducive to making expedited choices, andbecause of that it's also difficult to Keep tabs on your spending. I just gave up So the menu gets 3 stars from us. This isquality food but the wife's sandwich didn't have the right filling to bread ratio, my sandwich had enough filling but the crustwas the texture of a crouton, my side was broccoli, Mac n cheese but was not "hot" but pasta was perfect and worth thatsacrifice. Delicious. Wife had a broccoli cheddar soup that was half again as good as my m&c side. That good? Yes. Now I had a"side" of dipping bread, well the whole outside of the loaf was very difficult to chew, not impossible but not for dentures orbridges. Result- food quality 4 star, taste 5 star. Review: Not as good as built up to be, but great taste, medium cost, veryclean and friendly staff. Read more
This location has dropped in quality considerably. A lot of standing around with only one person in the kitchen. Food order came... out incorrect and then after my wife was given the correct sandwich, it was cold. Men's bathroom didn't have any paper towelsavailable and the women's paper towel roll was just sitting on the sink, outside of it's dispenser. We will be going elsewherein the future. Read more
I order take out from here a lot as it's by my job and today was the first time I was truly disappointed. My Ceasar salad, no... croutons + feta was smaller than expected. Usually the salads fill the bowl. I get salads all the time here. I can tell thedifference between feta and parmesan so I can tell there was very little feta added. It was packed into a bag it was too smallfor so it was on its side so all the cheeses slid to one side again because the bowl wasn't full. Displeased. I took the pictureprior to adding dressing but after breaking the chicken down to normal bite sized pieces and moving some of the cheeses around.I should have taken it as soon as I opened the container. Read more
I love Panera already, but this new location was amazing. The staff was super friendly and didn't make a fuss when I had a... special order request. The restaurant is clean and has a light airy feel. There are charging stations for laptop/phones at thecenter counter and we even had one at our table by the window. There is a coffee/hot tea station with everything you could needto make your beverage the way you like it! The food was delicious as always and the atmosphere of this restaurant makes me wantto go back again. Read more
The employees were so eager to help and make sure customer satisfaction stayed intact. There was a slight ?new store? confusion... among customers and employees, but the food without a doubt was really good! I like the modern/minimalist design they hadacquired rather than building a traditional Panera bread store. I was so glad to see they offered a variety of ?Republic of Tea?and also some vivid juice options. It was about 12 degrees outside the day we went there and the inside was significantly coldtoo. Overall, we had a great dining experience, parking was widely available and the wait time was very low regardless of thehuge influx of customers in the morning. Read more
It had been a while since I ate at Panera. I saw the spicy chicken sandwich commercial and thought I would give it a try. The... guy said my bill was $16.43!!! I said, "No, I only want a chicken sandwich and Pepsi." He informed me that was the total forthese two items. I went and ahead paid for it, thinking it was going to be a huge sandwich that was the best I have ever had.Neither was true. It was a so-so sandwich and was the smaller than the last chicken sandwich I paid half of that for at KFC.Panera, charging $16 bucks for a sandwich that I have to stand in a line at a counter to order and then go pick up and carry tomy seat when it it is ready is nothing short of ridiculous! I can assure you I won't EVER be back. There are plenty of otheroptions out there. Way to put yourselves out of business! Read more