Panera Bread - Montgomery

I went to a meeting hour, and the suppe I ordered looked like she had been sitting too long, but it tasted pretty good despite everything. the personal was friendly and came around the offer to take dishes and to clean the opposite. panera is one of the few places with current menu items from vegan and I eat here quite often. never disappointed.

My food was great as always, their salads and bakery items are always spot on. This Holiday Bread they're running right now is absolutely stellar. Only issue was my Wife loves the Four Cheese Grilled Cheese, it was burnt around the edges slightly and the top and bottom weren't toasted much at all, not even sure what could cause this. Overall a good experience. Panera is always a go to for me.

The portions are small. The prices are high. The food is not as fresh or what have you as they like to advertise. The service is OK, but nothing to write home about. Drink station often needs a wipe down and to be restocked with items like straws and the like. The general feel I have for the cleanliness is not what it should be for the premium one pays to eat here.

I had a big group order to go and I decided to order it in person, naming each person on my group list to the cashier, so once they handed me the bags of food none of people names were label or even listed what each item was but one of the workers walked by and I asked them what item was what and they decided to take the time to help me label each item to each person on my group list. The cashier wasn't as helpful but at least their co workers were. The food was okay, so I might come back to do an individual order but I might have second thoughts on doing a group order here again.

It was pretty good. I ordered the New England Clam Chowder bread bowl. Not like any clam chowder I've ever had. Didn't taste any clams at all and the bread bowl tasted a little too well done. I'll stick to the broccoli and cheese soup next time.