Bread & Butter Cafe

Love it! I came in for my first time to study before my test the place was relax and comfortable. Very old school reminded me of places my grandparents would take me as a kid, but extremely clean.
The prices were great. My server Julie was very nice. I will definitely be coming back.

Four of us visited Tucson and looked for a Brunch option. We read the Unilocal reviews and decided to try this Café. We were greeted by a friendly waitress who took care of us though the place was busy. The cinnamon rolls were excellent, we all had very satisfying meals and the home made pies were both attractive and delicious.
Thanks to the Unilocal reviewers who lead us to this spot!

This place came recommended by some friends after I told them I’m a local breakfast dive junkie and thanks to them, I think I found my new favorite breakfast place in Tucson!
I’ve been here twice now and we are always seated immediately and our drink orders taken right away. The wait staff are always so friendly and accommodating and fast! I think from entrance to exit we were in the restaurant a total of 30 minutes and got excellent everything from service to food.
The eggs are always cooked perfectly and hash browns done to the way you like em (I’m a crispy browns fan!). They have sugar in containers and not packets, which I love since I admittedly use a lot of sugar in my coffee and hate ripping open several sugar packets. They also ask if you want your coffee refilled instead of just doing it which is a huge thing for me since sometimes I don’t want a refill or to add more cream and sugar to my coffee.
Both times we were there, I could see the cooks in the back smiling, joking, and laughing and you could tell they, along with the wait staff, genuinely enjoyed their jobs which added a lot of charm to the place.
We’ve also ordered the prickly pear meringue pie (which you must try), and brought their dutch apple pies to holiday gatherings and had no leftovers.
So all around, this place is awesome! Can’t wait to go back.

Went here during our stay in Tucson and was not disappointed one bit! The food here is great at this café. First of all you are greeted by a friendly and peppy staff that is always johnny on the spot. Your food also comes out pretty quickly and the coffee is always hot! I had the breakfast burrito here and the Mexican grill with 2 eggs and both were phenomenal! The breakfast burrito you basically can get chorizo and it is pre made into a burrito already, but the mexican grill is just given where you can just make your own burrito and no home fries. Both were great and my friend love his omelets here as well!

Best corner diner. I love the place. Their breakfast is fast and good! To top it all off they have super great pies. The service is amazing it is clean and a great place for lunch or breakfast anytime

Great local diner — my omelette was delicious, and the service was amazing (especially with how crowded it was). Will be returning again soon!

Love! Love! Love! Yes, the pies are incredible, and the cinnamon rolls are big, voluptuous, rich, and seriously fantastic. Go home Cinn-​a-​bun! My husband is European and extremely picky about American Foods. So far, even he loves their food! The service is sharp and Johnny on the Spot! Our teenagers love different items and ASK to go out as a family! Not fancy or fashionable. Just darn good food!

Bread and Butter is exactly the kind of place you think about when you think about a mom and pop breakfast/​lunch diner. The waitresses seem like this is what they’ve done their whole lives. and they just love doing it.
What you won’t get: You won’t get any hoity toity stuff like duck confit, lox or anything covered in hollandaise.
What you will get: good home-​style breakfast food like eggs with all kinds of artery-​clogging breakfast meats (think country fried steak/​bacon/​sausage/​chorizo), fluffy pancakes, hash browns/​home fries, etc. The lunch menu is filled with all kinds of comfort food favorites as well. Oh… and don’t forget their homemade pies.
So, when you’re hungry and hankering for good old-​fashioned breakfast or comfort food for lunch, all very reasonably priced, just roll on over to Bread and Butter.

Bread & Butter is your quintessential breakfast joint a place where you can grow old in … The price is right, the food is good, and the staff is friendly. This was my first time here and unfortunately I wasn’t hungry (I just needed a place to meet a friend) so I ordered their coffee and cinnamon roll. The coffee was a little weak but that’s kinda how I like it and the roll was good. It was good sized for the price so I was planning on saving half for my wife but I actually ended up finishing it. The sweetness wasn’t quite on par with a Cinnabon (which is probably why I was able to finish it) but it can hold its own against any cinnamon roll. I hope to come back again and explore the rest of the menu.

We sat at the counter Cuz the place was packed! Excellent, friendly service, food was Bomb, prices are beyond reasonable! You won’t be disappointed :)

I grew up in Tucson, and very rarely do I need a suggestion as to where to eat when I am back in town to visit. I did not get to this side of town very often, so after a very early flight into town I used the Unilocal app to find some good grub that was nearby. Thank you Unilocalers, I never would have found this spot if not for the great reviews!
Bread & Butter Café is in a rather low-​key strip mall that also houses an auto part store and a liquor store. Do not let the less-​than-​appealing surroundings fool you, when it comes to breakfast this spot is legit.
I knew I was in the right place when I walked into a packed room at 7:30 am on a Friday. I was seated at the only open table, and an absolute gem of a waitress quickly offered up some coffee. From that point on my coffee cup was never more than ½ empty and despite how busy the café was, I was impressed by how quickly the waitress came back to answer questions and take my order.
This is a breakfast spot primarily, and while you aren’t going to find anything extremely unique on the menu, there is a decent selection of Mexican dishes that all sounded excellent. I decided to go with the chorizo burrito, and was offered rice or beans as my side but the waitress allowed me to substitute hash browns without a moment’s hesitation.
The burrito came out quickly, and I immediately wondered if I’d be able to finish it all. It was huge, just as large as the breakfast burritos you’d get one of those ‘mexican fast food’ places (it tasted so much better though!!). The salsa that came with it reminded me of the salsa my mom used to make. It was a simple, but flavorful breakfast.
I paid under $ 10, with a tip for my meal. Great service and inexpensive yet delicious grub ARE the ‘bread and butter’ of any good café in my opinion, and Bread & Butter Café is doing it right.

It’s probably not a good thing that this place is less than a mile from my house. Or maybe it is… This is that old school breakfast place that your parents and grandparents went to back in the day. Breakfast done right! Fluffy pancakes, omelettes, and killer homemade cinnamon rolls. The service was fabulous too. We just moved into the neighborhood, but can already see ourselves becoming regulars. P. S. Don’t let the location in the not so appealing looking old strip mall scare you away. This place is warm, cozy, and clean inside.

While searching for someone (anyone!) to bake a pecan pie in Tucson in August (my SIL’s fav for her birthday) I came across this Café — & what a wonderful find! From the delicate but crispy crust to the crunchy pecans to the not-​over-​sweet filling, the pie was perfection.
Voted 100% thumbs-​up at our family/​friends gathering. We’ll be back to try

Awesome breakfast with reasonable prices! Nikki was very welcoming and got us our food within 10 minutes. Highly recommend and need to come back for the pie. The cinnamon roll melted in our mouth.

What a great breakfast. Save room for the rhubarb pie!
Servers were attentive and all smiles.

This is a gem hidden in a plaza that you might miss if you didn’t know it was there, but it has the loyal customer base and good food to keep it going strong. Clean and good service, this is a place I will frequent a few times a year.

We drove down from Glendale for a second time. We loved our breakfast so much last time, we were sure to stop here again. This place is a hidden gem for the best breakfast in Tucson !

So this is your typical breakfast joint. They do short order right and the waitresses are on their game.
Took my finicky grandparents here for breakfast before they were heading out of town. I know my grandparents and they can be rough to get orders for and please. Our waitress was AMAZING. She completely accomadated them.
It should be noted that it was a Saturday morning, they were packed, but no one was missing a beat turning the tables and getting the food out.
Is there anything exceptional? Probably not, but the food is dependable, good and the service can’t be beat.

This place has the best service I have ever experienced. Ever.
Ellie was friendly, speedy, funny, and had a memory for the ages. After one visit, she remembered our coffee and breakfast orders. We ate there again the next day (today) and got a few things to go so we could enjoy their stellar breakfast again while they close for Easter.
The food is perfect. They’re not reinventing the wheel here, but that’s not why their regulars keep coming back. They return for the stellar service, the speedy eggs, the buttery toast and cinnamon rolls. Everything is just what you’d dream a diner breakfast would be, and even during the busiest of breakfast rushes, the staff is doing it with a smile.
I’m inspired. If every restaurant was run like this, it would improve the world. Seriously.

If you’re looking for a solid breakfast joint to
be a regular at, this is the place. Bread & Butter has great, clean, we’ll-prepared, delicious food that comes out really fast even when the place is full. The service is really friendly.
The chorizo is bangin’
For real, try the chorizo in a burrito or as a plate.
The real specialty here this their made-​fresh daily from scratch pies. The recipes are top-​secret and only the ownership prepares these works of art. If you’re not feeling like prickly pear meringue or banana cream their cinnamon rolls are REDONKULOUS, seriously.
Any time coming back into town from the airport or when I’m hungover or just wanting to enjoy a lovely breakfast B&B is the spot.
Ellie usually works the bar and is super nice but a little strange in a fun way.
No they did not pay me to say all this, and I don’t work there, it’s really that good.