Panera Bread

(4 Reviews)
8179 Hwy 72 W, Madison, AL 35758, USA

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Category: Bakery, Meal takeaway, Cafe, Restaurant,
Address: 8179 Hwy 72 W, Madison, AL 35758, USA
Zip code: 35758
Website: https://locations.panerabread.com/al/madison/8179-highway-72-w.html?utm_medium=display-ad&utm_so
Opening hours (Edit)
Monday:6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Tuesday:6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Wednesday:6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Thursday:6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday:6:00 AM – 9:30 PM
Saturday:6:30 AM – 9:30 PM
Sunday:6:30 AM – 9:00 PM

Customer Ratings and Reviews

  • Miss Christy on Google

    (October 30, 2019, 9:04 pm)

    This review is for Panera Bread located at The Shops at Madison on West Highway 72 in front of the Target store. I stopped in for a quick bite to eat for lunch on a rainy Wednesday afternoon. It had been a long time since I’d been to Panera Bread for lunch. I usually just go through the drive-through in the morning and pick up a couple of spinach and bacon quiche. However, today I was craving the broccoli cheddar soup so I stopped and went inside to eat a bowl of soup since it was raining out and I thought I’d have some coffee to go with it.

    It’s probably been three or four years since I’ve actually been inside of Panera Bread to eat since they now have a drive-through that you can order from but like I wrote above, normally I just drive through Panera Bread in the morning and pick up spinach and bacon quiche and I hadn’t been to Panera Bread for anything other than breakfast in several years. So, I was really looking forward to the broccoli cheddar soup since it had been such a long time since I had any.

    The inside of the store was much of what I remembered previously and from other Panera Bread locations. Panera Bread uses the natural earth tone colors to give its customers the impression of environmentally friendly, natural foods, fresh made, etc.
    Impressions go a long way.

    The store was clean and appeared well kept. It was still a little bit early just before the lunch hour so the store wasn’t very busy yet. I ordered a bowl of broccoli cheddar soup and a small coffee. I was given my pager and no sooner than I found a table to relax at that the order was ready. I would expect that because a bowl of soup doesn’t take very long to prepare.

    What I was not expecting was a bowl half full of soup.

    You can see from the photos I took and included below I haven’t yet begun to eat the soup. The bowl is only half full. I also included a photo of the receipt to show that I did indeed order a bowl of soup.

    It has been a few years since I’ve been to Panera Bread for lunch to have their broccoli cheddar soup. It looks like they’re using a new type of bowl to serve their soup. Perhaps it is just appearances. I did eat every bite of the delicious soup. But as stated above, impressions go along way. My impression was that the bowl was only half full.

    Before I even started to eat I pulled out my receipt thinking that perhaps, by mistake, I ordered the small cup. However, as the receipt shows it is indeed the bowl of soup that I ordered and paid for.
    As I looked over the receipt I also noticed something printed on the receipt which read, No Meal Upgrade. Perhaps I needed to pay extra for the meal upgrade in order to have my bowl of soup filled.
    I’m not really sure.

    The soup was indeed delicious and I ate every single bite; however, I would not consider it a bowl, stand alone worth $6.19.

    This is why I am giving this particular visit to Panera bread a four instead of five stars. I will probably return to Panera Bread to pick up my quiche through the drive-through even though it is a bit pricy.
    For any future lunch visits, I’ll probably just order the cup of broccoli cheddar soup or look for a better price value meal that includes the soup.

  • Jaenelle G on Google

    (September 14, 2019, 4:04 pm)

    The proportions are small for the price. I ate there yesterday and all of my silverware had small pieces of food on them. I grabbed some plastic utensils. I also don’t understand why they ask for a tip at the front when you have to pick up your own food and put away your dirty dishes. I was not a fan of the turkey chili.

  • Drew Carter on Google

    (August 11, 2019, 6:49 am)

    The staff is as friendly and helpful as anyone could ask. The food is Great ???? as usual but they have a New Delicious Weapon against hunger and bad feelings. It's called the Home made Chocolate Chunk Cookie ! It's huge, it's soft yet firm to please type Cookie lover's. Also the Chicken Wrap is really good too. ????

  • Tammy Troupe on Google

    (April 27, 2019, 1:47 pm)

    I really enjoy eating here. You don't have to worry about what is in your food. The lobby is always clean and the staff is very friendly. The only complaint that I have is the way the eggs are cooked. You cannot get a scrambled egg on a breakfast item such as a bagel or sandwich. Only a fried egg.They are very messy.

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