Always boycotted coming here or any locations because I view this is "fast food" and not a local business. Popped in on a Sunday night after coming home from the beach with a friend for something light. I was impressed with my salad and hit the spot along with my smoothie. There were some menu items not available but made due with it. Could see myself coming back getting something so I am not eating the same meals for lunch at work.

Another great deal from Panera,a tosted stack and white cheddar full sandwich with extra pickled red onions, chips on the side , a chocolate chip muiffe and a large Passion Papaya Iced Green Tea ,saving more than $20 for being a sip member and using the app to order and deliver!

Stopped in for lunch after finding location via Yelp in Enfield Square Mall but they moved to next mall Where Home Depot is located on Freshwater Boulevard!! Told manager to make sure they readdress this location. Has outdoor seating ample parking but store itself is not their usual style. For ordering they had self use kiosk which didn't have pick two choice of soup and half sandwich. I had to ask attendant to get someone to take my order!! Cut two stars .. So I ordered my creamy tomato soup and half Mediterranean sandwich without Feta Cheese. It was done fast as I used my cellphone as returning customer. Gave five stars.. Sandwich was really done amazing see open view photo. Gave five star.. Seating was congested as being lunchtime. All good seating near windows were taken as well as booths. End up seating in middle row in cramped area. Restrooms are gender oriented. Clean 4stars.. Soup was also really tasty by my addition of Tabasco and little mustard which was also added to spiced up my veggie Mediterranean sandwich. Five stars. They had outside seating but it was windy and chilly so nobody seat there. Nice summertime seating. They had drive up window as well and enough parking near store entrance area Five star ..

Popped in a random early November afternoon after doing some errands. It was a grilled cheese and tomato soup kind of day, and just warm enough to sit outside still, so that's what we did. It was 2-3pm, so we had the place almost completely to ourselves. The employees were attentive, courteous, and quick. While the restaurant looked very clean, we headed out to a tucked-away table nestled in a corner and out of any breeze. I didn't realize I ordered whole sandwiches for us, which made for a lucky day for my husband. I cannot eat that much sandwich, and ya know that grilled cheese isn't the best heat-up-later snack, so the man ate basically what I consider three sandwiches. Lol We both thought the bread could be a little more toasted, but it wasn't a huge turnoff. Lots of gooey cheese, kinda boring bread. Tasty-tangy tomato soup livened up the meal for me. Loved the crispy bread chunk croutons. We sat in the November sun and enjoyed a solidly middle-of-the-road grilled cheese. Nothing I'd go out of my way to get, but if I was in town and needed quick sustenance, I'd pick it over the other chain offerings.

Panera has always been a favorite, wherever I am--home and traveling, largely because I trust this corporation to use only healthful ingredients. I thrive on Panera salad, where I can substitute avocado for chicken, and I love the 10 vegetable and the turkey chili soups. I miss the chunky tomato bisque. But I am very disappointed that Panera has caved in on Canola oil for their new flatbreads. Do they not know that Monsanto uses the neurotoxin Hexane to extract the oil from the rapeseed? Do they not know Canola was developed to be resistant to Roundup? Panera used to have even their potato chips free of this bad oil. But now, it contains Canola. I see the billions Monsanto spends in lobbying and lawsuits, and I hoped for more from this, my favorite upscale fast food place. PLEASE re-consider. I know it's cheap, but there are more stable oils, like Sustain, that wouldn't have neurotoxin residue. PLEASE.