Panera Bread

Des Moines, IA · Cafe

Rating
4.0/5
★★★★☆ 4.0
Reviews
20
Rank in Des Moines
#181
of 584 restaurants
City Percentile
45%
rating percentile

Panera Bread is a restaurant located in Des Moines, IA. It is one of 584 restaurants listed in Des Moines. Its 4.0-star rating is slightly below the Des Moines city average of 4.2 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

Saturday6 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Whitney Smith McIntosh · Oct 2025

I don't know why but it appears that service is so much better on the weekends very good job and your cashier chef's kiss

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Saruul · Jan 2026

I will stop going to panera from now on. This is the second time they are showing me that they dont pay attention to customers' orders and their pictures are nothing like the actual products. First, look at that sandwich- no chicken and rotten avacados. I posted it on Instagram because I was pissed. Second picture is from todays order. Banana Strawberry smoothie. Look at the picture they have on their web site- pink, thick and fully blended consistency. But the smoothie I got has chunks of ice in it and the color is so diluted and tastes awfull. What kind of smoothie has chunks of ice in them. Very very dissappointed.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 BILL SCULL · Jan 2026

Monday lunchtime and only 1 person working the counter. For some reason they didn’t think Monday after the new year would be ‘so busy’. Got a chicken salad sandwich on sourdough. About an inch thick with lettuce and tomato and it fell apart at the first bite. That bread is not a good choice for that sandwich filling. The food was good and it was ready quickly.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Laura Perkins · Jun 2024

One of the most unprofessional Panera cafes I have visited. The 2 employees who were working in the lobby were constantly having loud personal conversations during my visit. Gossiping about their co-workers, etc. One had to tell the other to turn around & take my order after I was standing at the register. My sandwich was made in an odd order (slippery tomatoes next to bacon pieces) and the bacon was crumbled, so they kept falling out as I ate.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Josh Sager · Nov 2025

2 large coffees, one black, one with cream (don’t have cream, settled for 2%), a cinnamon crunch bagel, sliced and toasted with cream cheese and an everything bagel, sliced and toasted with cream cheese. 15 minutes later……2 coffees both with milk, both bagels sliced and toasted, no cream cheese. Waited at the window for another couple minutes but she never came back so we left. Don’t waste your time.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

CafeBakeryBreakfast restaurantCatererCoffee shopDelivery serviceTakeout RestaurantSalad shopSandwich shopSoup restaurant

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