Panera Bread - Miami Beach

I love panera so it's frustrating that they constantly screw up a great experience. Now, they want to be tipped prior to providing service or food. Seriously when you go to a restaurant do you tip before or after you get served? Well at Panera they now want tips before you are served any food. They did fix their a/c problem and I am now sitting here trying to enjoy my meal without freezing to death. This company takes one step forward for improvement, then one step back (asking for tips now). Gimme a break...I wouldn't mind if there was a tipping option after I've sat at a clean table and with food just how I ordered it. Does anyone think about policy prior to implementing it? Please think about it because this new demand about tipping or else I cannot complete my credit card payment just doesn't make sense and is extremely disturbing.

A Great place for a healthy meal morning noon or night. Great Wifi to study by. Great staff and a clean restaurant complete a comfortable dining experience. For Breakfast Steel cut Oatmeal with pecans,cinnamon,and Strawberrys.. I add skim milk.. then two minutes in the microwave and add a sliced Banana on top..... Delish! For Lunch its Tuna on Assigo Cheese Foccasia Bread.. I add Horse Radish dressing. For Dinner I think the Barbeque Chicken Salad paired with the Turkey Chili is perfect. I add an Apple as a side. I add Spicy Sausa Verde to further spice up the Chili. For dessert its a Scone .Put in the microwave for 20 seconds to enhance the favor. On my 62nd birthday I was suprised and deeply flattered with a birthday card with personal wrtten messages from the staff. Give them a try when in South Beach. It could be the one place in SOBE that deserving employees should recieve tips but don't.

The food is everything you expect from Panera and this location serves it up perfectly. No complaints there. The reason I'm giving this specific location 5 stars is because of the exceptional service. On a recent trip, we had both breakfast and dinner here. Both times, the service was above and beyond. Friendly, attentive, and fast. Both the morning and evening manager went out of their way to make sure that we were satisfied with our meals. I had an order glitch that was kind of my fault which they fixed immediately and were very kind and accommodating. Bonus? They have free parking for customers which if you've been to Miami Beach you know is a big deal.

I've been here a few times, the staff are always super nice and polite, shout out to garey who brought my drink to my table when i forgot it, was genuinely pleasant and welcoming, and in South beach that's rare. Nice place to sit out of the sun in comfortable areas, all tables have electrical outlets, free WiFi, i am never rushed out of here, very relaxing place. Great for getting out of the house and doing some work on the laptop.... or killing time while there's construction at your house, such as I'm doing today Lots of little quiet corners, reasonably priced food

Nice people, lots of seating. There are a few tables outside so we sometimes take our dog. The food is what you would expect from Panera, good and fairly quick.