Panera Bread

Rensselaer, NY · Cafe

Rating
4.0/5
★★★★☆ 4.0
Reviews
20
Rank in Rensselaer
#38
of 57 restaurants
City Percentile
29%
rating percentile

Panera Bread is a restaurant located in Rensselaer, NY. It is one of 57 restaurants listed in Rensselaer. Its 4.0-star rating is slightly below the Rensselaer 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

Friday7 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 LMKFGIRL · Sep 2025

I usually do my business at this 16 North Greenbush Road location in Troy New York. They make great salads, but this time I was extremely disappointed in how skimpy my salad was. A lot of the ingredients were there, but I hardly had any lettuce. The bowl was half full. I got the strawberry chicken poppyseed salad. I had one piece of pineapple, a couple of mandarin oranges but plenty of chicken and blueberries and strawberries. My disappointment was in the lack of lettuce and a tiny bit of lettuce was there was all spine no leafy lettuce. Very disappointed. The last salad I got there a week or so ago was magnificent. I hope it was just a rare occasion, but they have to try to be a little more consistent and I ordered my salad early not at the height of the dinner hour so I know they

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Kelly Conn · Feb 2026

It's a typical Panera. Lots of tables but they are tightly packed so using mobility equipment can be tricky. Food is always consistently good but portion sizes have gotten smaller. Cookie are awesome!

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Dennis Romney · Mar 2026

I was flabbergasted how poor the service was at this Panera Bread. I don't usually waste my time writing bad reviews but this one definitely deserves my time. From the food preps to the management it was a horrible experience. Ordered a simple bagel and cream cheese. What a mistake! Avoid at all costs!

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Kassandra Pangallo · Dec 2025

It would have been a much better experience, but the manager at the Clifton Park, NY location, who I would describe as shorter, with mostly gray hair in a ponytail and glasses, was extremely unpleasant. I asked about the four-cheese soufflé that was still on display, and she told me it was not for sale because breakfast had ended. I politely asked if I could still purchase it since it would likely be thrown out anyway, and I was willing to pay full price, but she refused in a harsh and unnecessarily rude tone. I then ordered a toasted bagel with extra cream cheese, and even that simple order was incorrect. This happened just 2–3 weeks ago and left me completely discouraged from wanting to return.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Eustacia Asibar · Mar 2026

this is ridiculous its literally only soup no noodle or chicken. SO DISAPPOINTED.

Accessibility & Amenities

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

Services

CafeBakeryBreakfast restaurantCatererCoffee shopDelivery serviceTakeout RestaurantSalad shopSandwich shopSoup restaurant

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