Kneaders Bakery and Cafe Chandler

This is a great place! My husband and I have had lunch at this location twice now and we have yet to be disappointed. The sandwiches are wonderful and their secret sauce is an added bonus on the sandwiches. I have also recently started trying out their bakery items and they do not disappoint. If you are looking for a quick meal that’s not fast food this is the place to go.

We’ve been here twice now. First time, we had the loaded potato soup in a sour dough bread bowl. We liked the bread better than Panera. The bacon, however, was chewy and kept getting caught in our teeth, which I found highly undesirable. Next time we tried the turkey, bacon, avocado on focaccia. I posted a picture. It was thrown together, and it was a really weird cut of meat for a sandwich. The other sandwich was a French Dip which was fine. There needs to be some attention to detail. We may try it again in a few months.

Great food, great prices, excellent customer services, clean, nice décor. Got a cinnamon roll and a sausage/​egg/​cheese croissant. Will come back!

Literally go here twice a week and that’s so bad, but it is so good! I absolutely LOVE the chunky French toast and there delicious syrup and you can’t go wrong with adding bacon or sausage! Steven always switches it up with different croissant sandwiches and even a sandwhich in general and we love them! Can’t wait to go this week! Yay!

Their chicken salad sandwich was great, also when they have made a fresh batch or orange rolls there’s nothing better! Everyone must try their orange rolls!

We had a great experience at this Kneaders. I’m pleasantly surprised considering how new it is but they clearly have figured it out. We were greeted by more than one friendly face upon entering and the sweet young lady behind the cash register was patient with us as we decided what we wanted. The food was good and we didn’t have to wait very long for it. The restaurant was clean and quiet. What more can one ask for? Thanks Kneaders!

The sandwiches are great but a little bit pricey. (Must try the multi-​grain bread!) The service is VERY slow. I waited in drive thru last night over 25 minutes. Definitely need to have a process in place to better serve customers.

Really love this place. The first time we came in, I thought to myself: «no way, this is awesome!». Great customer service, amazing food (especially their bread — to die for!). Have been going there every week: same thing, five-​star service, food, atmosphere, every time! I’m a hot tea drinker, and they have the best tea selection I can dream of. The desserts are to die for and the portions are huge! I highly recommend this place — you will not be disappointed.
PS — their soups — oh yeah, yummmyyyy!

Much like other bakeries and cafes of the local variety, this is a great place to grab a good sandwich or other quick bite to eat. My only complaint is I think they’re slightly overpriced. In regards to the food, we had the turkey bacon avocado, a cold sandwich, and the turkey artichoke panini, a hot sandwich. Both were pretty good and I would recommend those choices. We also shared a slice of the carrot cake, and it was pretty fantastic. Their carrot cake also consists of zucchini which really adds to the texture of it. A plus to Kneaders is that they have a drive-thru…for those days you can’t be bothered to get out of the car :-) And for those days you can’t be bothered to leave your home? They deliver. I’d go back to Kneaders.

This place has great food. The salads, breads, and soups are fantastic. I would rate the food above Paradise Bakery easily, above Panera Bread, and slightly above Wildflower Bakery. Very fresh.
The décor of the new building is very well done. Nice place to sit in and kept clean.
Why not 5 stars? The service both times I’ve been here has been slow and inattentive. Today there was a large order ahead of us and one person working the register just talking small talk with the customer. (They knew each other). A guy who look like the manager came over and glanced at us but just started talking to the people ordering too. No offer to use the other register or at least acknowledge «we will be right with you». He wasn’t doing anything else pressing or helping others or the drive-​thru. Finally the guy from drive-​thru looked over at us and asked to help us. This whole experience took about 7 mins with only the single customer in front of us. Not good service. I will say the guy who finally helped us was great.

My first visit to Kneaders and IMHO this place «Kneads» better customer service. This is a bakery/​restaurant/​gift shop and the restaurant was very nicely decorated and clean.
I went with my sister for breakfast and stood at the register while looking at the menu boards. A couple ahead of us seemed to be finished with their order and were talking with a manager (?) he was wearing a tie and seemed to be «in charge» While we waited, the three continued their conversation (unrelated to the restaurant or their order). When they finished and we stepped up to begin ordering, the manager told us we needed to go to the other register (it would have been nice to know that earlier),
The restaurant wasn’t too busy, and there were lots of employees wrapping gift baskets and preparing food orders.
When we went to place our breakfast order (around 10:30am) they informed us they were out of eggs, but someone had just gone to the store. We weren’t in a hurry to we ordered 2 omelets, 2 coffees and juice. Since we knew there would be a wait, we asked for our mocha coffees and juice to be sent to our table (they weren’t).
When the food (and coffee) arrived, the omelets looked pretty skimpy (maybe they were cutting down on the precious eggs so they wouldn’t run out again?) and the juice never appeared. When we asked the manager for utensils, instead of getting them for us (since we had been waiting), he just told us where to serve ourselves. No «sorry to keep you waiting for your food» or «Sorry we forgot your juice» or anything like that.
Maybe they just had an off day, but for the prices they charge for their food and gifts, I would «knead» more to go back.

I waited in line quite a while to order and then quite a long time to receive our food. However, my girls and I were thrilled. The ambiance is adorable. A bread bowl of soup (with tons of options to choose from) and a smoothie (with yummy choices!) all for $ 7? The flavors were awesome. We made the mistake of ordering a slice of chocolate peanut butter pie for dessert and we were way to full to even share it. Took one bite and it wasn’t that good anyway. Threw it away.
Can’t wait to come back and I hope they add employees so the service isn’t so terrible.

The food is very good and I especially enjoy breakfast. Today I ordered the «all you can eat» French toast. After I finished I decided to request another order and try pancakes this time. After waiting more than 20 minutes I finally gave up and left. Unfortunate, as they have good food but service says a lot.

I have tried this location 4 times to give them a chance and 3 out of the 4 times my sandwich was mostly bread with very little meat. On my 3^rd visit I politely called to inform them with out being upset being a small businesses owner myself I would’ve appreciated the same respect to fix it. I didn’t want anything free or in return, I just wanted to have a new place in our rotation that my family and I could visit on a regular work week. We were excited to see Kneaders open in our neighborhood but, not so much anymore. For the cost of the sandwiches and the skimping of the meat it wasn’t worth it! I ordered the Turkey Cranberry Croissant 4 times, and the same result every time. Sad to say they’ve lost a family as customers.

Love this place The salads are so good and so fresh. Wonderful sweets and the bread alone is worth going in for. I will be back again and again!

Delightful bakery and café! My visit was at 10:45 am, Wednesday, and there was actually a bit of a line to order. Similar to Paradise where you order at the counter and they deliver the food to your table. The line went quickly. The service was quite friendly. Bustling and happy atmosphere. The breakfast sandwich was larger than expected, hot, fresh and delicious! The prices are quite reasonable. They serve all you can eat French Toast all day. It looks delicious and I plan to try it soon.

Read the reviews and was excited to try this place for lunch. The food was excellent and the bread was super tasty. Go with a pumpkin chocolate chip cookie… may be the best ever made. In fact get two. They are delicious.

Great breakfast sandwich! Fast, hot and good. This was our first visit to Kneaders. The shop is really cute and the breads and desserts look delicious. We bought a pumpkin bread loaf to take home. It super fresh and smells wonderful — can’t wait to try it.

By far, this is the best sandwich shop I’ve been to in Arizona. I spoke with the manager and they opened this location approximately a month ago (I believe there is another well established one in Tempe). The restaurant is extremely clean, organized, have lots of choices for desserts, fresh bake bread as well as different types of sandwiches you can choose from. While you are waiting, you can browse through accessories, home decorative items, kitchen items that they sell nearby the counter. I even saw a relaxing fireplace area in the dining area. The containment area is awesome. It offers 3 different flavor of coffee and ice tea. Staffs were super friendly and attentive. I order a crossiant sandwich that came with a small salad. It was fresh, fluffy and delicious. On our way out, we ordered total of 5 dessert (including fruit tarts, cannoli, and more) and they gave us one for free.
I’ll definitely come back here again and weekend night for a coffee and dessert with friends.

Great sandwiches, soups, and even better desserts, all of which are made fresh. While it’s not all that different than Paradise, Panera, Wildflower, or places similar to that, I’d place it above each of them… and especially so for the aforementioned desserts.
Oh, they also have a drive thru. Bonus.