Beyond Bread at the Mount Lemmon Lodge

Note: this review was from December 2023.This location is quite unique as it is in the mountain town of Summerhaven on Mt Lemmon. It has a roomy interior seating area and a very large outdoor patio equipped with heaters, a small fire-pit,a few games (shuffleboard, foosball, corn hole). The menu was fairly basic with limited items (choices of bread and only one soup), but generally the food was good, typical of the Beyond Bread chain. They also served a few beer & wine options. Service was slow as they have some staffing issues, but they were very courteous and apologetic about the wait. The decor and ambiance for the location was great, but would have preferred a more unique (non-chain) dining experience.

Same your time and money.Took the family on November 30th at about 2pm. Luckily it was far from 'packed' so it made for an easy choice. We were hungry and I should have recognized the signs abound. Somewhere between 1/5 and 1/8 tables were seated inside and out. Most people looked gloom and few had food at their tables. No biggie, right? We get to the cashier and get a 6'8" sloth telling us food is taking about 40 minutes. Mind you the menu is short and the sandwiches total about 6? Yes there are other options. We decided to wait it out and quickly fell in line with all the other customers: gloom and disgust. Seems someone didn't schedule sufficient cook staff or wait staff. We got drinks and some rack-hard cookies to hold us over during out 40 minute wait which turned into nearly an 80 minute wait. Then when the food comes we ask for kitchenware to eat our meal. Mr. Excitement #2 replies in a monotone while walking away that we need to get that elsewhere. Hot sandwich was barely warm. Staff were either given depressants or told to treat customers like that one Dave Chappelle 'Pop-Copy' skit from 20 years ago.

A very limited selection of overpriced items, ordered from a counter and very slow to arrive. Unsurprisingly the huge restaurant was almost empty at lunchtime in spite of there being no competition within miles. Mount Lemmon Lodge should be better served at the height of snowbird season in Tucson.

Been here a few times now. Mostly for treats and hot cocoa, but this time I went for lunch. Staff was friendly as always, food didn't take that long to come out. I love their location as you are in the Mt. Lemmon Lodge. They provide games to play and just a beautiful outdoor seating area with big tables and some spots have propane fireplaces. My only gripe is that you have to purchase something to use the bathroom because they only give the code at the bottom of the receipt. They have the bathroom doors locked requiring a code to unlock. Is there a lot of people that just come to the lodge to use their bathrooms? I guess. Anyway, this time I got a Reuben sandwich. It was made with pastrami which I prefer over the corned beef ones. It wasn't bad but it wasn't memorable either. The sandwich was dry and the pastrami lacked enough flavor and the sauerkraut lacked zest. I've had several Ruebens from different restaurants across the USA and this one is just ok. Prices were very reasonable for the sandwiches I do want to try some of the other sandwiches just make sure it isn't just the reuben.The dessert I had was the brownie. It was good and a great price but way too rich and overly sweet. They need to balance the desserts better, IMHO. The have other desserts like pies and scones. They look very appealing.This place serves beer which is a great option. I think it's perfect for the lodge. I also think their hot cocoa is the right level of not too sweet.

This review is specifically for the Mt. Lemmon Location, I'm a big fan of the Tucson Beyond Bread locations. However, this location doesn't live up to the quality standards and the price is higher than in town. You'd be better off packing an order from the Tucson location in a cooler and driving up with it.To start, they have apparent staffing issues. During our stay at Mt. Lemmon Lodge they only served pastries both days we were there and the pastry case was mostly cleaned out. Super disappointing as we were counting on eating dinner and breakfast here.On day trips, we've come up and had breakfast including the quiche and sandwiches. Unfortunately, the two people who ate the quiche left feeling unwell. Yet, we've had the same menu items in town without any issue.This location has some improvement to make before we'd return. Their hours are randomly reduced and menu limited. I hope they can improve their staffing and quality.

In order to get the bathroom code, you must pay for your meal first. Food and service are not as good as Tucson stores.At 11 AM the pastry display was was almost empty. Will not return.

Disappointing in so many ways.We entered with our small dog in tow, walking past a number of customers sitting on the deck with their dogs. At no point during the long wait in line, or the ordering process, or the unreasonably long wait for our food were we told that we were not allowed to have a dog on the premises.After waiting for over an hour for our order, it was finally delivered, and along with it came an extremely smarmy gentleman who introduced himself as the manager, Jeremy, and told us we were not allowed to be indoors with our dog. He explained there was a "pet friendly area" out front, which turned out to be one bench and one table, both occupied.At no point did Jeremy offer so much as an apology for the wait, or the fact that he had waited until our food was placed in front of us before kicking us out. His attitude was enough to turn us off from ever coming to the Lodge again.Had Jeremy spent his afternoon working on assisting his clearly overwhelmed staff (or at least walking through the dining room apologizing to numerous hungry, frustrated customers), I may feel different, but his management style is clearly ineffective.

I gave this place a second try with a good friend. The toasted cheese sandwich is in edible. If you come here, just have a glass of wine and a baked good. By the way, I complained to a manager and she said she was sorry, but didn't even offer a five dollar credit.

Outstanding food. Sandwiches, baked goods and more. Lovely patio and prompt delivery of our food. The maple scone is to die for!!

This is the only game in town on a Tuesday lunchtime. While the food we had was good, it was expensive and took a long time to arrive. For these prices, there should be table service, not a counter pickup and plastic tableware I doubt we will go back.