Panera Bread - Kingston

Great place! The staff is friendly and helpful. Lots of coffees and baked goods. Clean with good atmosphere They have started providing a few lunch items. Well worth stopping in.

This is the second Panera I have ever been to. Sadly, this location was well understaffed. It took 20 mins to get a coffee made. Then almost another 30 mins to get a take out lunch made. One item was a Mediterranean bowl (delicous with a baguette), the other was a Mediterranean Sandwich and an apple. I would not be writing this review if it was not for the fact, that after 3 hour drive away, pulled over for lunch....and no $15 sandwich. There was lots of confusion with the customer before. Hope this was just a bad day for staffing.

I was a bit disappointed at my last visit March 2, 2023. Service was slow (although it was lunch time). I ordered the Pick-2 with the Smoky Buffalo Chx Melt and Asian Sesame Salad. The salad was fine but the sandwich was a lot of sauce with very little filling. My wife ordered 1/2 Med Veggie Sandwich and one French baguette with salad (her order was good but the baguette was missing which was OK in the end since she was full anyway). The bread is always excellent, staff are friendly. But, for $42.78 for my wife and I (no beverages) it's a bit pricey for a mediocre sandwich.

Went in looking forward to something yummy… first bite …. Hmmm wrong order! Go back in and as kind as they were to fix the order the sandwich was less than desirable!!! One would think buffalo chicken might actually have some buffalo sauce instead on just warm bun with grated chicken and melted cheese. So disappointed

Our to go order was ready when we arrived. Staff were super quick to help with a WC paper replenish and all staff were truly lovely and helpful. Salads were fresh and sandwiches were delicious. Thank you