Panera Bread

Athens, AL · Cafe

Rating
4.0/5
★★★★☆ 4.0
Reviews
20
Rank in Athens
#31
of 94 restaurants
City Percentile
32%
rating percentile

Panera Bread is a restaurant located in Athens, AL. It is one of 94 restaurants listed in Athens. Its 4.0-star rating is slightly below the Athens city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Panera Bread

From focusing on quality ingredients to serving our food to you in a warm and welcoming environment, Panera Bread is committed to being an ally to our guests. That means crafting a menu of soups, salads and sandwiches that we are proud to feed our... More

Hours

Saturday7 AM–8 PM
Sunday7 AM–8 PM
Monday7 AM–8 PM
Tuesday7 AM–8 PM
Wednesday7 AM–8 PM
Thursday7 AM–8 PM
Friday7 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Martin Irvin · Jan 2026

Jamisha was so kind and helpful. She helped me with my membership and promplotions . The food and service was impeccable. I loved every minute in this Panera. Thank y'all so much for the everything

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Lis Jamison · Aug 2025

The staff are not friendly. This is in Athens. Food not so great. I ordered a Greek Salad for $12 or so dollars. Ordered online. When home I see that the Greek Salad has 6 Roma tomatoes in a clear salad bowl. Nothing else - no joke. I call because I live 20 minutes away. The manager tells me that they make exactly what is on ticket. Granted I made a mistake, but who if sees this doesn't ask customer about it? Who pays $12. or so for 6 Roma tomatoes? Those employees are not the brightest or just lazy. And it was the manager. Scary... Drive on by Athens Panera Bread or you will regret it.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Theron · Jan 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5) Used the drive-thru and the food itself was really good. We ordered a full Bacon Turkey Bravo, a half sandwich, tomato soup, chips, and drinks. Everything tasted fresh and the tomato soup was excellent. I wasn’t a big fan of the sauce on the Bacon Turkey Bravo, but that’s just personal preference — the rest of the sandwich was solid. My only real knock is the price. It came out to about $40 for two people, which feels pretty steep for a drive-thru meal with modest portions. Good quality food and convenient, just wish the value matched the price a little better.

★★★★★ 5.0 Theron Airhart · Jan 2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Panera came through today. They gave my girlfriend a giant bowl of homestyle chicken noodle soup, and I had a small cup with my Pick 2. We both thought the soup was excellent—comforting and flavorful. I also had a half Bacon Turkey Bravo. It tasted great, though both my girlfriend and I thought it was a bit small. The cost wasn’t bad either, which made it an overall solid, reliable meal.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Catalina Baby · Apr 2024

Update 4-3 Food was nasty Gave me an old stale hard dry crumbling Only center was decent Cinnamon roll reward 🤔 Sandwich chipotle chicken Falling apart avocado piece was a chunk Not very good visually or tasting A stale baguette, Got 13$ salad w nasty old pieces of rotten lettuce in it ,yuck. 🤮 Lady at window not very friendly Said hi to her Zero responce unlike other day Yikes 30$ for that Sorry 😐 epic fail today Very good food fresh Made w care Expensive tho... Friendly people Kind Highly recommend

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Outdoor Seating ✓ No Contact Delivery ✓ Delivery ✓ Drive Through ✓ Onsite Services ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Great Coffee ✓ Great Dessert ✓ Great Tea Selection ✓ Breakfast ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Good For Working On Laptop ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance

Services

CafeBakeryBreakfast restaurantCatererCoffee shopDelivery serviceTakeout RestaurantSalad shopSandwich shopSoup restaurant

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