Panera Bread

Estero, FL · Cafe

Rating
3.9/5
★★★★☆ 3.9
Reviews
20
Rank in Estero
#74
of 104 restaurants
City Percentile
19%
rating percentile

Panera Bread is a restaurant located in Estero, FL. It is one of 104 restaurants listed in Estero. Its 3.9-star rating is slightly below the Estero 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

Friday6 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Topher Ellis · Jun 2025

Visited this Panera Bread location for quick take out lunch. There was no one to take an order so everyone was ordering from self-serve screen. Since I don't visit Panera bread often I wasn't sure what to get so ended up with cobb salad. The place was kind of busy but only one person in the kitchen so it was a bit of a wait. She was quick but it was busy. I think the food at Panera is better dine in.. The salad was a bit soggy by the time I was able to eat it.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 tommie mullaney · Aug 2025

Lousy food prep. Instead of making more food, they scraped the bottom of the container for the soup which was all mushy, and filled the rest with croutons just to fill up the cup. Sandwiches while not hard to mess up, were clearly slapped together. Sadly we were the only customers in the building so there was no excuse other than poor laziness. All 9 tables outside including the chairs are covered in bird feces. I get the workers wages are probably quite low, so there is clearly a lack of motivation in the workplace, but the customer pays in the end. Not to forget that 1 cup of tomato soup is $7 which is diabolical. Ill pay the price for soup, not a cup of croutons covered in soup.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Jennifer Alvaro · Oct 2024

Went to this location today for lunch with my daughter. It was very good. There was a small line when we arrived but it went fast after another cashier stepped in. We ordered and the food came quickly. The food was delicious. We sat inside and enjoyed our lunch. I enjoyed the autumn squash soup, it was hot and tasted just right. I got the side of bread which is perfect for dipping into the soup. I would highly recommend you visit this location. Definitely will be back in the near future.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Steven Mayer · Jan 2026

This Panera is the worst. Their customer service is really the pits. We placed a delivery order for our group and after 3 hours it was never delivered. The manager of the restaurant was called several times during the three hours. Each time he assured us that the order was "on the way". Apparently he lied for three hours - I don't understand this. Sounds like a new manager is needed.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 a.i.g. · Jan 2026

I tried getting in contact with an associate or manager multiple times today, but I haven’t been able to get through to anyone. As someone who has worked numerous service-centered jobs, this place is ran terribly. I placed my order 15 minutes in advance, waited an extra 10, and dealt with rude staff, especially from a woman that I am presuming is the manager. My order was incorrect even after waiting 25 minutes, but I needed to get to work (which I was already running late to), so I ended up not eating breakfast.

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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