I find myself back at a Panera every couple of years-- and continue to be underwhelmed with the restaurant side. The menu remains complex. The food lacking in quantity and flavor. My vegetable soup with pesto today had overcooked barely identifiable vegetables. The broth was water flavored. The pesto may have been the green specks but was otherwise undetectable. I leave feeling cheated and dissatisfied.
Positives: Managed well enough.
The bakery items are nice even if overpriced.