At first I have pretty hesitant to try Wildflower, but my girlfriend assured me I would be pleased. In my mind I imagined a hipsters paradise next to the Changing Hands bookstore that I really would disapprove of going to. Trusting her knowledge of my stomach, I went with her there one night for dinner. Boy was I wrong. Wildflower is filled with young professionals, students, and other local members of the community and is pretty anti hipster *phew*. At the rear of the restaurant is their counter and cashier station. The counter is filled with such amazing treats, and on wooden shelves behind here are dozens of freshly baked loaves of bread. The best part is that on fridays they have challah! For lunch of dinner, I order the 1/2 sandwich and soup special. While they change their soup selection daily (they usually have around 4 choices), I generally order the chicken noodle and the almond tuna sandwich. This sandwich is very delicious. My girlfriend loves their pesto pasta with chicken, but they only serve it during the dinner hours. For $7.25 you get a great meal that will convince you to come back for more. read more

The food here is delicious. A great spot for breakfast or lunch. My favorite here is the Ham and Brie frittata with apples and leeks. The star here is always the bread products. Service is friendly and efficient. The loss of one star is due to location. It is annexed to a bookstore which is great but the dining area is tiny and because it's a busy spot, somewhat chaotic. read more

Wildflower - Ham and Brie Frittata with sautéed apples and leeks - Sandwiches Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Line can be long but moves fast. The service is great. They had forgot an item from our last to go order so this time around they comped both our meals! My favorite is the walnut pan cakes and seasonal salads. read more

Every time without fail I'm completely satisfied. Whether it's breakfast.. Stuffed French toast amazing, Veggie frittata, Banana Pancakes, Lemon Pancakes, Chocolate Chip Scone, or lunch Kale Salad, Pomegranate Salad, Chopped Salad, Oh My!!! The Staff is always sooo sweet! Terrific customer service!! Going to miss this place when I move, but will definitely be back to visit! The only thing that was a downfall was seating.. you have to look like a hawk! But its only because this place is so fabulous and they need to be HUGGGEEEE to seat all their happy returning customers! :) P.s. Try the wildflower cappuccino.. DELICIOUS! read more

The music is intrusive and loud and they refuse to turn it down. This used to be a place where you could hear conversation. Not any longer. Food ok but when you can't talk over the noise it's not good read more

UPDATE: Shortly after posting my review, I was quickly contacted by the founder of Wildflower Cafe who expressed his concerns over my unhappy experience. He asked for more details of my experience and promised us a WOW experience if we chose to dine with them again. He refunded my bill and offered a complimentary future meal if we chose to dine again with Wildflower. I felt that his concerns were genuine and appreciated the goodwill gesture. We will be back. read more

I love this place. I have cravings for their soup and sandwich combo every so often. Panera opened up across the street but I still prefer Wildflower over Panera any day. Panera is stuffy. Wildflower always has great customer service and management. They want to make sure you always 100% enjoy your good. I never had anything less than great food here! Love it! Back again and again. Wildflowers portions are bigger than Panera as well for the price. Also Wildflower has better deserts. Yum! read more

Wildflower - Seriously heaven. Om Nom nom!!! - Sandwiches Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

I was really bummed to walk in and see some of the staff from the Gilbert location had been transplanted here. I almost always received bad service when I visited that location and it was about the same at this one as well. I ordered pasta. The noddles were overcooked, which is disappointing at how basic it is to cook noodles. Also, they didn't drain them well because my pasta had a lot of excess water in the bowl. The pasta came with vegetables but they were very sparse. The bread that came with the meal was one million times better than the pasta. Thank goodness for it or I might have walked away completely hungry. I frequently eat at Wildflower Bread Co and have good things to say about their other locations. If I go here again I will probably order a sandwich since it seems something as trivial as boiling noodles is out of their league. read more

Clean restaurant, great location and nice service. The book store next door is connected to the restaurant which is nice for those that buy a book and then come into the restaurant to eat and read. I ordered the Caesar salad with chicken and it was fresh and tasty. They were generous with the amount of chicken they put in. The iced tea was also tasty. Wife wasn't too hungry so she just ordered a slice of chocolate cake and she loved it. read more

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I went to Wildflower to get a quick bite to eat with a friend. We both ordered a bowl of Garden Vegetable Soup. It was good but too salty. The bread that came with it was plentiful and yummy. The set up of this place (and the high prices for soup lol) reminded me of a NYC deli; I really liked that. I also enjoyed their outside seating area. read more

I like coming here when I want to pretend to read and then do some grocery shopping. I say pretend to read becase, invariably, I start eaves dropping on people seated near me. Usually these people are either a) real estate professionals on a lunch meeting or b) families with small children who are saying ridiculous things. I've also run in to a guy my friend used to date while he is on a date... that was pretty strange. I like their salads, the breakfast sandwhich with feta, and the portobello sanwhich (on ciabatta, not the recommended bread). I am in love with the sweet potato sandwhich, but it is huge. I recommend ordering a half or sharing it... even then it is a lot of sandwhich. A scone will fill you up for the entire morning and afternoon. My mom requests a trip to "the place next to the cool bookstore" whenever she comes to town. (p.s. the cool bookstore is Changing Hands... and I agree with my mom -- it is very cool.) read more

Food is great, but watch out during busy times; seating is scarce and people circle tables like vultures waiting to sit down. Favorites are Turkey Pastrami, Butterscotch cookies and Roast Beef. Staff is great! read more

Solid 3.5, but based on convenience and proximity to Changing Hands and Trader Joe's, it gets the extra half-bump. Delicious bread boules filled with tasty, filling soup (a meal in themselves), yummy fresh baked goods, refreshing wildflower iced tea (one of the best!) and of course, their lemon garlic pasta -- perfect balance of lemon, garlic, and ricotta cheese, with lots of spinach and tomato, plus two hefty slices of fresh garlic bread. I have been known to starve the extra thirty minutes until 3 for this bowl of heaven. Just be weary of going before or after Changing Hands events, or during the lunch rush or on weekend mornings -- finding a seat for once is hard, but trying to sit with your group? Forget about it. Also, they used to give away leftover pastries at the end of the night; not sure if they still do this, but definitely worth asking. read more

I am giving some additional stars back due to the great customer service from the owner. He promptly reached out to me and is going to address the concerns that I had here. This location is slow but the food is still delicious. I do not encourage to use them for to-go ordering. The Butternut Squash Ravioli and the Chopped Salad are my go-to. I will be back in the future to give them another shot. read more

I agree with the first comment. While this place has some pretty good options for food, it has come out bad a couple times. For example, last time I went I got the harvest apple pork sandwich, and the bread was toasted to such a sharp crisp that it would cut the roof of my mouth and gums. The pork smelled a little bit haggard as well. The best things on the menu are the oriental chicken salad and the spinach lasagna dish. I wouldn't recommend the coffee, but it isnt bad. For breakfast, this place is terrible. I ran late to class because the service took forever, and there were only like 3 people in the restaurant. I got some egg fritter thing that was pretty bad as well. slightly cold and looked like a collage of breakfast items. As for the crowd, like the first commenter said, they dont take kindly to the hungover or the grimey looking customer. I rolled in with moccasins, basketball shorts and a greasy face/head after a night of heavy drinking and got a few stares like I was a vagrant. read more

I love Wildflower Bread Company! I'm completely addicted to the pistachio chicken salad. Occasionally I'll detour and try something different, like the turkey sandwich with bell peppers which is also delish, but I always go back to my favorite salad. I love that they have green and black tea options for this of us who don't drink coffee or soda. Service is friendly too! read more

I went again on Thursday night, and they have not improved much since my last visit. The soup was good, but the sandwich was not, even though the same sandwich is so good at the Chandler location. My husband was also sad about his meal, so we ended up going and having a second dinner at the Greek place at Tempe Marketplace much later the same evening. Sadly, I think I'm done with trying Wildflower. (They also contacted me about mailing me a gift card as an apology for the experience I mentioned in the previous review, but they did not follow through.) read more

Ate there with my kids 3-17-2011. Gonna go with 3.75 stars overall, rounded up to 4. Service was good, prompt, polite, and efficient, and the place was clean and tidy. 4.5 stars for those items. We had: Side Caesar salad: My daughter thought the dressing was a little bit, in her words, "sour." I tried it, and maybe it was a little bit on the "tart" side. Veggies were fresh and crunchy though, so it was not a total loss. 3.5 stars. Chicken Basil Chili in a sourdough Boule: fairly tasty, IMHO. My son thought it was a little bland, but his tastes are kinda weird. I tried it, and I thought it was good. The sourdough was fresh and good. 3.0 stars. Side of meatballs with marinara sauce: The star of the meal. Very tasty sauce, and the meat was firm and tasted how a meatball is supposed to taste, in both texture and seasonings. 4.5 stars for this dish. I had the "Gorgonzola Pasilla Chile Penne - creamy alfredo, white wine, pasilla chile flakes, crushed red pepper, red peppers, gorgonzola and arugula $7.99" It was good. Could have used some MEAT - maybe I could have added chicken to it, but I failed to notice it was meatless when I ordered it - MY BAD !! I'd have it again if it had chicken in it. It was a nicely seasoned and prepared dish. 4.0 stars. All in all, a MUCH better trip than my first one. I might have to give them a couple more visits to make sure.... :) read more

My friends and I met at Wildflower today for our last lunch of 2020. The cashier where you order your food was Taylor and she was so friendly, helpful and customer-focused! Very charming personality. It's rare to find people as helpful and as cheerful as Taylor was. We placed our orders then found a booth. I ordered the potato cream soup and didn't like the tiny sliced onions in the soup. I wanted to return it to get something else. I saw the young man walking around for help. Anthony bent over backwards to help my friends and me. He was so pleasant, helpful and customer-focused, too. Unbelievable!! To get two awesome staff members to help us is remarkable! Usually I get people who could care less about customers and their jobs. I want to commend Taylor and Anthony for being such wonderful human beings in this day and age. Despite a year of COVID and people feeling crabby, they made our visit enjoyable and they really made an impression on us. You are blessed to have such happy and hard working employees like Taylor and Anthony. Way to go, Wildflower! I wish more companies would hire people like them! read more

So after the communication from management we gave Wildflower another try! McClintock & Guatalupe. The ladies at the counter were really friendly and helped us make the most of our order. They obviously enjoy working with the public. We ordered the Hummus Plate, Kid's Linguine with pesto on the side, the Turkey & Brie sandwich an of course our son had a giant pretzel. The hummus plate was great, but the Turkey Brie was fantastic. We really enjoyed our meal. The best part were the four little pumpkin pie bites they brought to us. I only got a tiny bite they were so good the kids gobbled them up, pardon the Thanksgiving pun, couldn't resist. The restaurant was clean with plenty of room to navigate with children. The staff was friendly and in a great mood every one of them! Thanks for a great pre-movie family meal! read more

Super yummy spring quinoa salad!!! Really fresh and flavorful. Huge portion; you won't go hungry. The daily homemade bread is really good for special events. read more

Wildflower - Chopped salad - Sandwiches Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

I think wildflower is SO much better than paradise bakery. Unfortunate there is not many (good) paneras in the Phoenix area. Wildflower is the next best thing and with some of the options it's better. This location if my favorite because you can eat some delicious soup and get some hot tea and walk around changing hands which is connected to it. Everything I have ever eaten here is delicious. It is fast to order as well. Always a good choice. read more

I always stop into the Tempe Wildflower cafe after visiting Changing Hands, because it's a fantastic place to settle down into a good book or have dinner with some of my fellow book club members. The location can get really crowded after dark on weeknights, but there's always plenty of seating on Sunday evenings and afternoons. The food can be hit-or-miss, and even the quality of its best items can vary wildly depending on who made it. My personal favorite menu item is the butternut squash ravioli, although the sauce is often poorly made. The best drink, bar none, is the blackberry orange lemonade. In addition to its ordinary menu, there are new seasonal items available every couple of months. The baked sweets are very rich, and sometimes end up overwhelming the sandwiches/other meal items if ordered together. Good luck trying to get a white vanilla cupcake, though--they're always sold out. On average, the food is a little overpriced, but an evening out won't break the bank either. After patronizing the location for nearly two years and at least two or three times a month, I can safely say the most of the waiters and waitresses skew towards inexperienced college students, and the service is about what can be expected from that crowd. Sometimes the service is wonderful and enthusiastic, other times they make you feel unwanted or unreasonable. The premises is adequately clean most of the time, but you can usually tell when it's been a busy day or night. Make no mistake, there WILL be flies about. Pass on the breakfast menu. For the prices, you can do breakfast much, much better elsewhere. read more

I usually like Wildflower, but last night, we walked in without realizing it was 2, yes TWO minutes after 9... (I could have sworn they stayed open until 9:30pm), Instead of the staff saying anything they just gave us dirty looks and the energy was very negative. I had to ask if we did something wrong and in that question I had to ask "oh, are you closed" and still had a passive answer. We ended up walking out. Sorry for being 2 minutes late! Maybe you should lock your doors or speak up next time. UPDATE: The management contacted me immediately after and apologized and was very responsive to our problem. Great communication and sincerity! :) read more

Everything you can possibly order is good here. I love the egg breakfasts, my fiancé loves the pancakes. The bread is amazing, if you're into the high-gluten flour types of bread. Which I am :) I pre-ordered dinner rolls for Thanksgiving and they were a huge hit. I like to just sit here and read, work on the computer, and enjoy my time spent here and get a bunch of refills on coffee or iced tea. The iced tea is really good and comes in different flavors. If you like Paradise more, you don't have good taste in food, and you like foods that actually DO taste pre-made. Sorry... read more

Ok so I decided to say something about this place mainly due to I got a free loaf of bread for father's day. I like their salads, sandwiches and soups. They have a great variety of breads and pastries. This particular location is my favorite (McClintock and Warner) as sometimes I bring my JRT and they are nice to give me a water dish :). Good ambiance too as they are next to a Changed Hands bookstore. Come and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere. read more

I would put Wildflower's sandwiches up against just about any other sandwich shop in Tempe. The toppings are delicious and go far beyond your standard ham or turkey, lettuce or tomato. But the bread here is the real star, more expensive than a loaf from the supermarket but infinitely more flavorful. Wash it down with their fresh lemonade, and you will find yourself coming back. Order this now: Gorgonzola and roast beef sandwich with a cup of potato cream cheese soup read more

Was in a few weeks ago and had the white bean chicken chili. superfantasticdeliciousness. i've only had one meal out of about 20 here that i didn't like. Wildflower is one of our favorite afternoon places to grab a bite. Thanks, Louis! read more

The Chop Salad! and the fact that this place is connected to my favorite book store, make it a great stop for lunch! read more

Wildflower - Yum chopped salad - Sandwiches Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

This one isn't too bad, but it is definitely smaller and busier than most. If you are near another one that's bigger I would go there first. Other than that it is pretty nice. Since it gets crowded the tables can stay a little dirtier than normal but they keep up pretty well with cleaning them. The food is the same great quality you will get at the other w read more

Very unorganized and can be a bit of a hassle on the weekend. I don't recommend the Roasted Sweet Potato sandwich. I swear something changed with this sandwich, as I remember having this about a year ago and it was delicious but not this most recent time. No fig was included and the sweet potatoes were an odd texture. read more

Kind of similar to Panera bread but much better choices! Lots of exotic flavors. They have a patio area for outdoor eating. We shared the French toast and feta breakfast sandwich. Both were good but the French bread was amazing! read more

Wildflower - Feta egg sandwich. Yum. - Sandwiches Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Food is good and the cranberry scones are amazing! There is a lot of turnover at this location so there are always new people. Today when I walked in, my order sat for a little bit even after I paid because they were so busy. As I stood there waiting, I noticed that almost every employee had their cell phone in their back pocket. It is a turn off as a patron, even though we live in a day and age where social media and cell phones have taken over. I think it's important, in a workplace setting, that companies encourage their staff to put their phones away while they work. They're too much of a distraction and it's very unprofessional to have them hanging out of your worker's back pockets. read more

So happy I finally discovered this place! So far I've only had the Chicken & Kale salad (the closest tasting to True Food Kitchen's Tuscan Kale so far) and the chicken pesto sandwich with the potato salad. My in - laws had a corn beef brisket and the scrambled egg, feta and tomato sandwich. They loved it also! Will be back many times! read more

I have been here many many times over the years and will always prefer their food over Panera. The food is delicious(normally)! That being said, someone definitely needs to put some money into maintaining this place and properly training its employees. Last visit, I ordered a salad and let's just say it was all dressing...to the point where it made me nauseous when I was trying to choke it down. I brushed it off when the management told me they were training someone new in the kitchen so it wasn't a big deal. This past visit, however, there was soap present in the green tea and the booths are falling apart. When you're asking someone to pay $9 a plate, there should be higher standards than this...I may just make the very long drive to the one in Scottsdale or the one at Chandler mall as I have been extremely disappointed in this location. read more

Wildflower - The stuffing falling out of the bottom of the booth - Sandwiches Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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I find it annoying that a place called Wildflower has so few vegetarian options. I had the pasta, it was okay. Nothing to write home about. read more

Went in for dinner last night with my 3 kids. I ordered the superfood salad with salmon. It was refreshing. My 10 year old son ordered the kids grilled cheese on sourdough and said it was so good! He is picky, too! My 12 year old daughter is a major foodie. She ordered the pasta alfredo with salmon and she said it "tasted so fresh!" 5 year old ordered a plain sandwich with just turkey and bread. Jason took our order and he was very accomodating to tailor that for him when he couldn't make up his mind. Jason was also very helpful and patient when waiting for them all to all decide on what pastry they wanted. He took the time to offer some good suggestions. It was about 5pm and the food came out surprisingly prompt! good service and portions were a good size. read more

I enjoyed this restaurant a lot! I couldn't give it five stars because the BlackBerry orange lemonade that I ordered wasn't a free refill. I ordered the soup(cheddar &broccoli) and half sandwich (BLT plus) they both were very good and I was full after! We went during breakfast hours and I was pleasantly surprised that we didn't have to order from the breakfast menu! If your ever that way give them a try....it will be worth it! read more

I originally had an issue with my order and after voicing my concerns I received a message from the founder. He made sure my issue was fixed. Great food and even better people. read more

Horrible service, the food is good but I should not have waited 15 minutes for a simple cold to go order of a half tuna sandwich and half salad, and no apology from the manager on how long it took. I won't be back. read more