«Their cinnamon rolls are so good you don’t even need the frosting!» In the words of my 10 year old :)
Craig B.
Place rating: 5 Apache Junction, AZ
Wow, what a place, almost token back, as this, be my first time of many times, the place looks and has such a great feeling to it, for sure a place that is great to start the morning and start your day off right and hay, even end your day, to start a day that much more great, just by eating dinner from their; okay okay, lol, simply, yes, a great place, with great CS, clean areas all around and a great place to sit and enjoy a meal or even just a cup of tea
Alyssa W.
Place rating: 3 Mesa, AZ
I love Kneaders. The food is AMAZING! The desserts are AMAZING! It can get busy so if you are going during a rush hour, please allot yourself some time. Inside is bright and open. It’s seat yourself but you can go inside or outside. The signal butte location is closest to my house but unfortunately it’s not my favorite. Every time I have gone to this location my order is usually messed up and nobody cares. Things like forgetting dressing on my salad and getting irritated when I ask for salad dressing, or changing the bread without asking and saying they are out of the one you want; after specifically telling you they have it when you order and pay, and then expecting you to like the bread they chose for you in lieu of other options. I typically don’t have this problem for other locations and easily rate other locations 4 – 5 stars.
Amber E.
Place rating: 3 Mesa, AZ
Went there for the first time this morning, used the drive thru, got home and my order was wrong. Decent sandwich, but not what I ordered. Underwhelmed. The employee was super nice though.
Nikki B.
Place rating: 2 Sacramento, CA
We got breakfast here because my nephew says he likes it better than Starbucks. In the end we were disappointed. My sister got a Caffè latte and instead got an iced coffee. The omelettes are incredibly overpriced for how little food you actually get. The breakfast sandwiches we got were good, though they skimped on the bacon on my sister’s sandwich. Buy we could’ve gone to Starbucks and gotten a cheaper sandwich that wouldn’t fall apart. The frozen hot chocolate was good though. Very cocoa-y. I probably wouldn’t go here again though.
Ken K.
Place rating: 1 Mesa, AZ
Over priced sandwiches that don’t live up to the hype. You’ll get a better sandwich and bigger portions at Paradise Bakery just don’t the road.
Charlotte A.
Place rating: 4 Mesa, AZ
The food is pretty good even though everything is priced way too high. The soups are pretty good but they’re not too happy about making exceptions for those of us with allergies. So with that being said I just take my kids so they can enjoy lunch or a pastry and I order a mocha frappé. They’re very very tasty.
Bob D.
Place rating: 4 Apache Junction, AZ
Good alternative to the poor selections us Far East siders have. Food and service was good, but they must offer deep snow bird discounts causing slim pickings on finding a place to perch and eat. I’m sure the summer months will be less crowded.
Alicia O.
Place rating: 5 Apache Junction, AZ
I have always been a paradise bakery fan, but when I went here for lunch, I fell in love! Their soups are amazing. I have not had one I did not like! The French dips are a little dry, but still good and their chicken salad was by far one of the best I have had! Their desserts are delicious also. My one major complaint though would be the cannoli… They do not taste anything like a true original.
Kasandra P.
Place rating: 2 Mesa, AZ
When I got to Kneaders I was pleasantly surprised with the interior. At first glance the place feels very warm and inviting with homey decorations that can be bought. Everything appeared to be clean, well put together, and the staff seemed to be following health code well from what I could see. The staff seemed friendly; with the exception of the girl who seemed to be too busy to take my order. I was the 2nd in a line of 3– when the cashier yelled over the family of 5 before me asking to help who was next. I accepted the offer only to be rushed into an order. South West BBQ salad and a apple cinnamon bread pudding and a large drink. The salad, drink and desert came to $ 16. However, no place, no matter how pretty it looks, should take 20 minutes to deliver a salad. Lucky for me my drink was given to me at the counter; I had gone through almost all of it before my food actually reached me. Twenty minute wait to be met with a salad that was a huge bowl of lettuce with just a small bit of toppings that got lost never to be seen again once tossed. It was very dry as there wasn’t enough dressing/sauce to lettuce ratio. The bread pudding(while good) came lukewarm with cold at the bottom/center made it a bit strange to eat. As I sat there in kneaders for an hour, I heard at least 3 other customers complain about mixups and the wait. Overall I was extremely disappointed. If I wanted a wait and a $ 16 price tag I would have gone somewhere else. First time here and last time here.
Melody F.
Place rating: 4 Apache Junction, AZ
Kneader’s does the best turkey sandwiches — they roast turkeys on-site everyday and served pulled turkey in their sandwiches instead of processed deli sliced turkey. Big winner!!! Excellent breads, desserts, sugar cookies to die for, and decent soups. Their staff at the cash registers need a lot more training, though. I have yet to eat there that they manage the order-taking process smoothly.
Tracy W.
Place rating: 1 Chandler, AZ
I tried Kneaders for the first time tonight and am sorry I did. My chicken pesto panini was so tough I couldn’t bite through the crust, the chips were flat and the apple bread pudding was doughy and raw. For the price I would have expected better and needless to say I will not be recommending it.
Erin O.
Place rating: 3 Seattle, WA
Tip: don’t come here if you’re in a hurry. Now that we have that out of the way, the food is good; The baked goods are really good; The service is ‘meh’. I’ve tried a few different sandwiches here, most of them ok, some disappointing like the chicken salad sandwich on a croissant; there were maybe three cubes of chicken on it. The BLT has been my favorite and the soups are consistently good. The service is the only consistent downfall. They don’t have silverware sitting out so after you’ve waited 45 mins for your food, you will get it w out a fork or spoon and then you will have to wait another few mins for them to bring it back to you. Little things like asking for a roll w your cup of soup gets pushback because ‘a roll doesn’t come w a cup of soup.’ After waiting 45 mins for your food, that’s probably the last thing you need to hear from the server that has no recognition for customer service. The pastries are very good here. I just think they should work on timeliness, consistency in customer service and the little things like silverware.
Holly B.
Place rating: 5 Glen Canyon, UT
One of the best Kneaders I have been to. Clean, great staff and terrific food. Even my husband, who thinks Taco Bell is a gourmet dinning experience and was wanting to not like Kneaders, was impressed. Turkey avacado and bacon on sourdough for him, chicken al mondo for me. Great!
Khevin M.
Place rating: 4 Mesa, AZ
Yum! The wife and I had a wonderful dinner here last night, We ordered a Bread Bowl with Potato Soup and a French Dip, both were delicious. We had a bad experience at another location but this one seems to have their act together. Good Job and we will be back!
Veronica R.
Place rating: 1 Mesa, AZ
Awful food. The biggest problem I have with Kneaders is that they claim everything is «so fresh» and everything I have tried(& other reviews attest) has been obviously frozen. The sandwiches are severely lacking any flavor whatsoever, it’s more like bland hospital food. Also, when I posted a picture of their terrible chocolate pie on their Facebook page they immediately took it down. Not very honorable. Their bread is probably the most decent thing on their menu; that is why I’m giving it one star instead of none.
Eric A.
Place rating: 2 Phoenix, AZ
It’s OK if you like bread, I guess, which was the overwhelming majority of my sandwich(see picture). I pulled the top half off and ate the sandwich open-face style. The chips were good, but very sparse. It’s fast food chain quality food — nothing special.
Margaret B.
Place rating: 2 Duluth, MN
I usually love this type of restaurant. Had never heard of Kneaders, but since the place looked busy, and smelled yummy when I walked in I decided to try it. The line to order at the counter gave me ample time to check out the gift items and bread for sale. Ordered the chicken salad croissant. She took my name, and I sat at nearby booth to wait listening for my name. Four times customers returned to counter to tell them an item was missing or wrong as in mayonnaise on sandwich not the ordered mustard or missing item all together. The mother and daughter sitting across from me decided to give up waiting for their food. They got their money back. I waited 24 minutes for my sandwich which came with tiny salad. Since it was«National Carrot Cake day» I ordered piece. Croissant was perfect. Chicken salad was okay, but very skimpy. Cake was heavily spiced and overly frosted with disappointing cream cheese(?) frosting. I have never NOT finished carrot cake, but it just was not worth calories and I left most of frosting on plate. Staff was very unpracticed and inattentive. I saw no evidence they cared about customer experience. The baskets the kitchen kept putting up looking as if they were meant for distribution to customers were ignored too long by the two young girl servers. Not sure if I read it correctly, but the lack of work ethic I observed was obvious. Will not go back.
Christie C.
Place rating: 3 Apache Junction, AZ
I’ve only had one sandwich so far and it was good, well except for the tomato(end piece yellowish and mushy) no big deal. I will be back to try other things. My son loves the food, but he has the same complaint… the service. They are new, I understand, but why open if your staff isn’t ready. They have other stores they could have trained in before throwing them to the lions. Right in the middle of snowbird season in Dysfunction junction. My son has been there 4 times, he uses the drive-in. He says it takes forever and they didn’t get the orders right 4 out of 4 times. Their delivery system needs work, too. You order, find a seat and soon a server comes wandering thru the place calling your name. One poor little girl came by 3 times, she looked very embarrassed. When I realized what was going on, I told her our name, And although it was very busy, she skipped us until she had our food. They all just look flustered. I will try them again, because like I said, the sandwich I had was ok and their deserts look o so good. I may wait awhile until after snowbird season or they get better a little more experience under their belts, which ever comes first. The thing that turns me off on them the most is that they didn’t care enough about their employees to train them properly before opening and making them all look like idiots. They say they are a «family» business but it just seems selfish and greedy to me.
Hannah B.
Place rating: 5 Mesa, AZ
They just opened, but everything is awesome! The food is super good, the owner is very friendly, and the atmosphere is very cozy and cute! I would definitely recommend this place to anyone wanting a good, hearty sandwich!