So we finally drove the scenic byway, stopped often at the parking pull outs to see the views and by the time we got to Mount Lemmon area it was time for food...and fudge later at a shop down the road! Lunch: Barrio blonde beer, meatloaf with coke slaw and mashed potatoes, and another with a turkey chili...spicy yet more like a thick soup, and corned beef on rye with French fries. Good service; all just very good. And then down the road...before the road truly does end...bought 4 different kinds of fudge...yum! read more

Nice bartenders, excellent chicken wings. Actually very impressive. Cold Draft beer a little pricey but hey its in the mountains.

A very pleasant spot to eat and enjoy the changing colors of the Apsens. Could have given it four stars if service hadn't been so slow. Chilli was very tasty, nice spice and burn. read more

It had snowed a bunch so we were walking around to see if anything was open. The general store was open so we figured this restaurant might be as well. Online it said it was open so we thought we would walk up to see if it was. The sign read "closed" but we weren't sure since online it said open and we're new to the area. It was also my birthday so we wanted to eat out. My friends and I were all really excited. We were walking up to double check and as we do a lady walks up and yells "it's closed." I told her that we were just checking to make sure. She then questioned if we were residents, and said "we would know it's closed if we were actually residents." At this point we were glad it's closed so we don't have to eat at this place. She claimed she owned it or ran it. I told her it was "none of her business" wether or not we were residents because I felt that was invasive. We had rented an Airbnb in the area. She then said it's her business because she runs the restaurant. That made no sense to me so I told her we were just checking it out we weren't for sure it was closed, and said it's not a big deal we're leaving. And as we walked away she said "f you." I was with my friends who were 17, 15, and I just turned 18. I was absolutely disgusted with the way she treated us when all we did was walk up to the building. It was also my birthday. She was beyond disrespectful and honestly I don't even have to eat here to know I will never come back again. read more

Very good. Service was awesome, soup amazing. Prices seem ok for up on the mountain. I had a soup since I wasn't in mood for a heavy sandwich or ribs. The value in the menu looks to be chili. I think they could have a weekday lunch special that would increase sense of value for food portions. The soup was amazing and lots of flavors and ingredients. I am glad they are on the Mountain! read more

I am impressed. Spoke with Jason via phone on Monday regarding the 9 am US Soccer VS Germany match to be played that Thursday. He said they'd be open on this special occasion for soccer nuts. Got there exactly at 9 am and Gabe (owner) opens the locked door and we were in. The service was great, the place was clean and the staff was attentive. Germany won 0-1 but they cheated. read more

Sawmill Run Restaurant - New American Near Me - Mount Lemmon, Arizona

We drove up from Tucson to eat here and enjoy the cool weather yesterday for our Anniversary. We found out that they are no longer dog friendly. We camp on Mt Lemmon frequently and usually eat here and tie out dogs up outside of the fence in the shade and on their blankets. I understand if you do not want to them on the patio. When u r camping you have no choice but to bring them with you. Looks like we will be spending our $ eating fresh pizza a nice walk down the street. read more

Sawmill Run Restaurant - New American Near Me - Mount Lemmon, Arizona

I tried to like this place since there's hardly any other place to eat on Mt. Lemmon but it's REALLY bad. Anything related to BBQ on the menu is flavorless and TOUGH (chicken, brisket, pulled pork). The turkey chili is so bland, I didn't know it was chili. The combo menu is something like $28 for 2 meats and 2 sides and everything is gross - even their mac and cheese. I had their BBQ chicken sandwich with mac and cheese on it - the chicken tasted and felt like it was 4 days old (which it probably was). I had their pulled pork sandwich another time, and the pork was tougher than leather. Even their chocolate chip COOKIE was tough and stale, hard as a rock. Never order that when cookie cabin is down the road (I was trying to save time). OVERPRICED is an understatement and the chef has ZERO talent. I'm guessing most stuff is out of a can, but even so, there is no effort put into the food. It is bland, stale, flavorless, lacks any creativity, and cost over $100 for 3-4 people. The service is generally friendly, but they DESPERATELY NEED A NEW CHEF!!!!! The spinach (add chicken) or chicken salad was decent - their grilled chicken actually tasted fresh and grilled, nice veggies, good portion, but that's the only compliment I can give. TIP: PACK A LUNCH, bring take out from down below, do something but eat here. read more

I've been here 4 or 5 times now and each time I've had good food. Today was no exception. In the past I've had the Cuban, the Ruben, and the smoked sausage. Both sandwiches were good and the sausage was good but a little dry. Today I had the tri-tip dip with the baked beans and both were really good. Today my wife had the spinach salad and I keep hearing about how good the dressing was. The service is a little laid back, but I am here to relax so that is fine with me. read more

The salmon BLT was excellent. Also the angus burger was heavenly. Coffee and pie was perfect. Service with a smile. read more

Sawmill Run Restaurant - The bar and dining area is filled with patrons and cool sawmill photos - New American Near Me - Mount Lemmon, Arizona

This is a fun place to stop by after a nice stroll on the mountain. Luckily, we have been able to make it up the mountain fairly regularly. The restaurant is laid back. The food is pretty tastey, someone else already recommended the tater tots, they're not usually my thing, but they were good. read more

I love this place! Their desserts are great and I'm shareable portions! I like coming up here to get to the cooler weather of Mt Lemmon but actually having a place to stop and sit down at (this is one of the few places you can actually sit down at on Mt Lemmon and is open to the public!) read more

So decided to stop by today after a ride up the mountain. They have a sign that says "no yelpers", which just made me laugh, but now I can see why. I got the wings and they were chewy and not very flavorful. Then my buddy got a burger the when he picked up literally dripped a puddle of grease. He said it was also bland. The server took forever to come back to ask for a refil, then after we got our check, took about another 10 min to even come by to pick it up. For the prices they are charging at this place, you would think the service and food would be better. I guess its better than the iron door, bottom line save your money and go to the cookie cabin lol. read more

My family and I had the worst experience! Staff is very unprofessional. We were here on 07/21/19. When we got seated there was only two other tables with customers. Our waitress came and got our orders for drinks. During this time the rest of the table in the patio got filled (they all had their own waitress). It took our waitress 35 minutes to get us our drinks the rest of the customers already had their​ drinks and were just waiting on their food. It took our waitress 1 hour and 1/2 to get our order for our food. Not once did she come and ask if we need a refill we had to keep getting up and asking the bartender for refills. Everyone else around us who got there 30 minutes to an hour after we​ did is​​ already eating their food. 3 hours later she brings us our food and doesn't even have every one​ the orders correct and to top it off our food was already cold by the time she got it to us. She never brought us utensils. At this point,​ everyone who was seated after us already left the re​staurant. The worst experience ever. When got our check she had food and drinks we never even ordered! The worst part they have a mandatory 18% tip. She did not deserve a tip! I do not recommend this restaurant! We talked to the manager and she didn't even care. read more

Excellent fresh food. Mouthwatering Cubans and ruebens. Kind fast service with a smile. Stop in view is to die for up on Lemon mountains. read more

Sawmill Run Restaurant - New American Near Me - Mount Lemmon, Arizona

Unexpected awesomeness! We Had the tri tip sandwich, fish plate, chili, bacon burger and all was great!! read more

Sawmill Run Restaurant - New American Near Me - Mount Lemmon, Arizona

Great service with very helpful friendly staff. Pulled pork on focaccia with a a sweet sauce and coleslaw was great. Meat loaf was a hardy meal and the bacon cheeseburger with crispy salty chips was an added bonus. read more

Sawmill Run Restaurant - Sawmill Cheeseburger - New American Near Me - Mount Lemmon, Arizona

Tri-Dip was so salty, we couldn't eat it. Sweet potato tots were good though! Chicken sandwich had little seasoning. Caesar salad was good.

This is the place to get a bite at the top of the hill. The burgers are excellent, the atmosphere is comfortable, the prices are great. Enjoy! read more

ATTENTION FOODIES (and anyone who appreciates creative and delicious food): Don't miss out on what Chef Nick is cooking up at the rustic Sawmill Run Restaurant in Summerhaven. The 5-course tasting menu is generous enough to split with your dining partner, and the food is so good it's sublime. Here's one of Chef Nick's recent tasting menus that will make any bonafide foodie's mouth water: Amuse Bouche: Melon bite with a melon foam First course; Mayo Kama Squash soup (best squash soup ever!) Second course: Salmon with lemon and wasabe Third course: Grilled rib-eye over whipped sweet potatoes with a pepper sauce Fourth Course: Baked Ambrosia Apple All items are from local Arizona farms, the beef is always grass fed, and infused water is included. During our visits this summer, service was friendly and prompt. But with the excellent quality and flavor of the food, we wouldn't have minded if we had to wait for greatness. P.S. There is a regular menu at the Sawmill, but for a more memorable meal, ask for Chef Nick's tasting menu and/or his chef's special menu and hope your timing is right and at least one is available. read more

Since Iast October we had gone to Sawmill Run and it was really good, I was excited to go there again. Unfortunately, my expectations were not met. After reading the reviews here on Yelp, I decided to try the Sweet Potato Tots with my French Dip Sandwich. We also split an order of the only wings on the menu, BBQ. The wings were OK but nothing to write home about. They were covered with thick sauce. But there was no discernible smoke flavor, unlike the WONDERFUL wings we had here last year. (Those weren't BBQ, either, as I recall.) They came with celery and carrot sticks and the MOST WATERED-DOWN DRESSINGS (bleu cheese and Ranch) that I have EVER SEEN! My French Dip sandwich had a VERY skimpy amount of meat and a few pieces of onion. Most disappointing was the flavor -- it was VERY bland, with almost no flavor. It was accompanied by au jus, which normally adds a lot of flavor to a French Dip sandwich. However, in this case the au jus was SO WATERED DOWN that it tasted like nothing, just water. So what should have been flavorful juice added NOTHING to the sandwich at all. I had high hopes for the Sweet Potato Tots since everyone here raved about them. Unfortunately, I did not like them. They weren't very crisp and had a strong sweet potato flavor. I would say that those folks who REALLY LIKE the flavor of sweet potato will probably like these. My friend didn't really like them either so we didn't even bother to pack up the uneaten ones to take home. I decided to order some regular seasoned fries to accompany my sandwich. They were hot, crisp, perfectly seasoned, and delicious! The fries turned out to the BEST thing we had! Well, the fries and the pickle spear. :) read more

Outstanding burger, perfectly cooked with an excellent bun. The onion rings were grea read more

Sawmill Run Restaurant - New American Near Me - Mount Lemmon, Arizona

We drove to Mt Lemmon as a destination trip from Phoenix. We had planned to eat in Tuscan but upon arriving at the Sawmill Run, we decided on the beauty of the environment around us, we decided to eat at the Sawmill. All four of us had a different meal which we all thought was fabulous. Each bite was so delicious that we could not stop even thought we were full as the portions were very generous. read more

Only been here once, great food and great service had the grilled Ceasar salad it was delicious. read more

Sawmill Run Restaurant - Grilled Ceasar Sslad - New American Near Me - Mount Lemmon, Arizona

First time we have been there and I can highly recommend it! Excellent service, delicious food, and great atmosphere. Make sure you have some pie! It's made on site and we had the fresh apple pie with ice cream and it was fantastic. Loved this place! read more

Sawmill Run Restaurant - New American Near Me - Mount Lemmon, Arizona

The food was good but it's not kid friendly. There is a way to speak to parents and kids and who I presume is the owner needs some lessons in talking with patrons. read more

Food is pretty good when you actually get what you ordered. Not sure what is happening with the service, but it has gotten progressively worse each time we go. 20 minutes to get our drink order this last visit. Served our sandwiches cold and got the sides wrong. They forgot the appetizer completely Then she asked if we still want it?? That would be a "no". Hope they get service figured out before they ruin it completely. The place was pretty empty The last time we were there the tri tip sandwich was really good. Today it was the same flavor, just cold. :-( read more

Well that was disappointing. This used to be the best restaurant on the mountain. Food was alway pretty good at a decent price. Now it seems like a money grab. No wait staff, no signage to explain that you need to walk up to the counter and place your order just like McDonalds. Had a burger, chicken sandwich, fries and tots. It cost about 35 bucks. Sadly it wasn't worth 1/3 of that. The burger was overdone, the chicken sandwich was not fried as I might have expected but seemed to be poached with a piece of cheese and some bacon slapped on top. Glad it was just us locals dining because I'd have been embarrassed had I hosted out of town guests. Save your money, have a picnic or explore the other venues on the mountain or around town. I'll try it again but after the management changes. read more

We are new to the Tucson area and finally made it up to Mt. Lemmon. What a beautiful place, and Summerhaven is just wonderful. Stopped in the Sawmill to have some lunch. Great menu, with plenty of options for everyone. I had the veggie wrap, which was delicious. The side of fruit was so fresh and was a mix of cantaloupe and watermelon. My hubby had the Prime Rib Sandwich, which was one of the best he ever had. My girls had a chicken sandwich and the roasted half chicken, both were really good. We will be back! read more

SOOOOOO Disappointed in the changes to the menu. The menu has deleted the fish and chip, beef dip,pulled pork and soups. The prices for the Burger or the Chicken sandwich are over priced, and those were the food items that were being ordered by 90 % of the people there while we were there Friday, also the dessert case was empty not sure if new owner's but we've been here several times with lots of choices and this time we would have left if our drinks were not already delivered. next time we're going to Ski Valley restaurant or the pizza place at the cookie house read more

Staff was great! Very friendly from the moment we walked in. A person in our party did not enjoy their food and staff went out of their way to ensure we were happy. We will definitely be back!! read more

We stopped in on a Tuesday mid day, the place was not busy at all. Ordered our drinks and food and waited. After about 25 minutes one plate was delivered (out of 5 diners) and we were told the others would be out shortly as the made a mistake cooking a hamburger. 20 minutes later they brought out everyone else's food. And guess what the hamburger was still wrong. During this time the waitress did not come over once, she left everything up to the guy who brought the food out. At this time we asked for our check so we could leave, the food was cold (it sat while they recooked the hamburger wrong again). The server walked up and the first thing out of her mouth was "we are charging you a mandatory 18% tip for a party of 6" I asked since when does an baby count? And how can you charge a tip when you did not come over once to explain kitchen problems, or to get our drinks and I had to ask the cook for our check. In short the food was cooked wrong twice and slow. The service was horrible and they charge mandatory tips without notice. We would rather drive down the mountain to ear be we ever go here again. read more

Looked like a nice and fun place to have lunch. After ordering we waited over 40 minutes to be served. As we were waiting observed three other tables complaining to waiters. Not hearing complete conversation one guy was complaining about the food. It appeared the other two were upset about the service. Once served, my hamburger bun was hard, meat tasteless and six small onion rings. Only could eat half, not worth 13 dollars. My wife had salmon sandwich. She said it was very good but not much salmon and not worth the price. Over charged with drinks we did not receive, we let that go. Would have giving it a one star except the staff was very friendly. My suggestion, take a lunch and enjoy the many picnic areas along the way. read more

Nice patio and friendly, efficient service. Sadly, the food was tasteless. The burgers appeared to be frozen patties, the pulled pork had no taste at all, the onion rings were mostly breading...even the iced tea was lame. Very disappointing. read more

There is a lot to cover here, so let's get started. First, the prices. Going to the top of Mt. Lemmon, where there is nothing to choose from, is not going to be cheap. You can't go to Disneyland and not expect to pay twice what it should be. So, while it isn't right, I'm not criticizing them for the prices. We arrived here and were asked if we would like to sit outside or in. We asked if there was any seating in the shade and he said "there are no guarantees." We said we'd check it out, then. He took us outside and threw the menus on a table that was 100% in the sun. He didn't give us an option, but we said we'd just rather sit inside. He came inside and threw the menus at a booth, already disgusted with us. We asked if we could sit by the window and he grabbed the menus and threw them over on a table on that side of the room, but not at a window (the restaurant was nearly empty). We were a little annoyed at this point and asked to sit at the table right next to it that was actually where we asked to sit. My father said "fourth time's the charm," in an attempt to apologize for being a bit difficult to sit and he responded with "fourth or fifth time" in a VERY annoyed way. If it were just me, I would have walked out at that point. He was so rude and so full of himself that they didn't deserve a penny from us. Given the limited options and the fact that it wasn't my decision, we just stayed. I watched for awhile and it seemed obvious that he was the son of the owner. The owner wandered around the restaurant, not really doing anything. Clearly he had time to teach his son something about customer service. Things went fine from there. The waitress came over and was nice enough. We ordered. We received our salads and they were actually pretty good. Then we received our food. Mine wasn't bad, but my mother's chicken was pretty bad (hard, a little dried out, not bad but not good). The clincher for never returning to this restaurant was my father's food. He ordered a grilled sandwich. The sandwich was burned badly (not a matter of taste, no one would question that it was burnt) and the bread was just turned over to hide it on the inside of the sandwich. No, really. It's one thing to make a mistake, it's another to so blatantly try to hide it. I've probably seen worse, but I can't think of it. Oh, and the sandwich barely had any meat in it and what was there wasn't good. The apparent owner and his son were wandering around the restaurant, acting important and not really doing anything the whole time we were there. The bathrooms were in truly horrible shape (garbage all over, nothing cleaned). The only reason I'm giving two stars instead of one is that my food wasn't bad and my father's sandwich was taken off the bill for being so bad. I still won't go back, and I would be happy to see the smug look wiped off of the father and son team's faces. read more

I was quite disappointed at the restaurant today as there was nothing on the menu that my son and daughter-in-law, or me either, wanted to eat for lunch. The entrees were pricey, very fancy, no simple salads or sandwiches and nothing that a kid would want to eat. If there was a kid's menu, we didn't see it, not even an appetizer menu. The menu that is on the restaurant's website is nothing like what we were shown - we actually could have found something had that been offered to us. It's great to try new things, but many travelers and locals want at least some plain fare to chose from. Save the fancy dishes for dinner or for options. I won't be back anytime soon. The pizza down the street was excellent. Try again with a menu change! read more

We went up for an afternoon and thought we would give Sawmill Run a try since we love Saguaro Corners down in Tucson so much and they are affiliated... well the customer service scared us away right in the door... We walked in and saw people waiting for a tables but there were plenty of empty tables so we decided to go up to the little bar to get a drink, we were stopped by a rude young man saying he was seating all seats to include the bar stools!?! What kind of establishment wouldn't want their guests to spend more money and get a drink while waiting for a table? He made an excuse about being short staffed, and turned his back and walked away... so did we... up the mountain we went to enjoy much better service at the Iron Door! read more

If you like chili with one bean and water poured over the tomato then this place is for you. I personally had the grilled Caesar salad. This was probably the poorest excuse for a salad I have ever had. The prices are rediculous! Do yourself a favor, save money, starve and wait until you get back to Tucson to eat. read more

There are few choices where to eat at the top of Mt. Lemmon and since we had been to the Iron Door so many times, we decided to try this place. Never again. First off, THE PRICES!!! Just about everything on the menu was $12.95! Weird???? Me thinks so!! I ordered a french dip and it was tiny....from the roll to the amount of meat on it. Now, this normally wouldn't have bothered me but for $12.95???? Are you kidding me? It should have been about $5 for what I received. And the meat was so damn tough, like shoe leather. And unfortunately, the entire sandwich was cold (ok, room temp) and the cheese had dried up so it obviously had been sitting around a while. Eegees french dip was 10x better. My husband got the green chili bacon burger, also $12.95, and he said it was fine, not great, but fine. It was his birthday so I'm glad I got the lousy meal out of the two of us. The receipt says our server was Jason, and if this is the guy who took our order, YOU SUCKED. No personality, disinterested, and unknowledgeable. He never came over to see how our food was, which is a definite NO NO in the restaurant world. In fact, even when the bill came, nobody asked how the food was. There was another guy who ran our food out to us and later the bill and he at least had a personality and was quite cordial. But he also did not ask how our meal was. Bottom line: We will stick with Iron Door or go up with KFC. In Obama's economy, we can't afford these prices. read more

This place suffers from operators without a clue. With one or two exceptions, the food and beverage is plonk. They don't care about making a difference. Too bad...they have a captive audience that will pay more. They need to get beyond serving the same menu found at the chains in the valley. Horrible value! read more