Panera Bread - Fredericksburg

Friendly service and relatiw clean (except for the bathroom.) panera has joined the club to ask for a tipp when placing their order. I am optimistic that the franchise pays her employees a living wage, so I am not sure why drinking money in what is essentially a “fast food” restaurant.

Employees helpful, seating outside and inside. Food ready pretty fast. Very good menu options. I didn't give it five stars because I was there in the morning and the bathroom was already not very clean. I think many places are under staffed. Prices have gone up like everywhere else, doesn't feel as affordable for coffee and a small breakfast.

The food here is good, if you can eat gluten. For a place named Panera BREAD, having no gluten free options when everyone else is coming out with them isn’t acceptable. The price of their food consistently goes up with no new options and by the time you get your food from the drive through you’ll have more gray hairs than when you started. It’s THAT slow.

Checked into my curbside park and waited for 10 minutes with my toddler before having to walk in to collect our food. The workers and seemingly the manager were all standing around having conversation except one young lady (blonde teenager) who was doing it all! Poor thing. The food was A-Maz-ing as usual despite the missing bread bowl.

I used to like Panera for a light supper. I have been unhappy at this location for a while (perhaps others) because they hide the old menu items and only allow you to see the items they want to sell you. Food was mediocre and pricey. $40 for sandwiches for two of us. I probably won't be back anytime soon.