Doesn't work with Panera's verification redirection.

Tried that one, still couldn't find the server (even thought that WAS the server).

SO glad to know it's working for some! 🙂 I'll go back later today when it's not as busy and try again. My laptop found the page straight away, but not the iPhone.

My iPhone found and asked me to join the network immediately
I'll see if it has a problem again and if it does, I'll try entering panera.com.

Not sure what the difference between my Paneras and others are, but the redirect didn't work. What eventually worked for me was to go to

Settings - WiFi - and click the arrow next to PANERAS.
I then looked at the "Search Domains" and entered one of those into Safari. ( http://4.2.2.2) It properly redirected, and I was able to sign on and surf.

For completeness, just wanted to mention that I also tried http://www.panera.com which worked for another poster and that didn't work for me either.

From having been to several Panera Bread stores, I know all of their networks are not created equal (I actually had to ask one to turn their connection on! 🙂 Mine obviously has a minor issue that I've been able to work around. I'll try from a different store sometime in the future.

The problem was that, while my iPhone could see the network, somehow the redirection that forces you to that page with the button (regardless of what page you requested) didn't work. So, if you never get served that page with the button, then, no, the network won't let you in.

I didn't try turning off pop-up blocking. I'll try it next time. That IS a variable that hasn't been mentioned so far and those not having problems could have already turned it off for other reasons before trying Paneras.