Montgomery’s Grill & Saloon

Montgomery’s sits at the far end of a small strip mall in a very small town just off I-​10 between Tucson and Benson. My wife and I had spent most of the morning exploring some of the beautiful landscape of southern Arizona when a mild hunger hit us. We lucked out when we found Montgomery’s!
The hostess greeted us warmly and seated us at one of the tables on the completely shaded, quiet patio. Michelle, our server, took it from there.
To satisfy our modest appetites after a large breakfast, we decided to share the club sandwich with an extra side of coleslaw as Michelle helped us narrow our tentative choices.
And what a club sandwich it was! Michelle served it on two large plates, tastefully presented to whet our rising appetites. Before being split, this sandwich was huge! It was generously filled with the normal meats, but the bacon had a special heavenly effect on the sandwich. Beyond that, it was the perfectly fresh and lightly toasted pumpernickel bread that made this club sandwich stand out from the rest!
By any standard, our club sandwich was superb. Michelle made it special with her friendly smile, her helpfulness, and her easy manner as the restaurant began to get quite busy.
Montgomery’s is a winner. We plan to stop there in the future when we’re in the area.

My wife and I took another couple here to eat last week. The waitress overcharged us for a sandwich we did not order and had to resolve the bill before we could leave which took longer than ordering and eating together. We were informed that our check card was credited the higher amount and re-​charged for the food we actually ordered. A couple days later we noticed that we were charged for both the higher and lower amounts. I immediately called the restaurant to inform them of this and they asked me to wait another day to see if the credit would be applied to our card. Another day gone and no credit so I called again. We were then told the credit was applied again. A day later we learned that our check card was again charged at the higher amount. Now we had three charges from this restaurant. I called again and was assured the owner would call me back on Monday. Monday later afternoon, after not hearing anything, I called and was informed the owner just left. The person I spoke with said there is nothing they can do as they already attempted to credit our check card. Needless to say I was quite frustrated and told the lady they need to do something. She promised me the owner would call me Tuesday. By the afternoon Tuesday I still did not receive a call so I called the restaurant again. This time they said the owner had just left and that they would get me the manager. The same lady returned to the phone and stated her manager is too busy and that the owner will call me before the end of the day. Guess what? That’s right. The owner never called me. Instead, I got a call from the manager stating the owner now won’t be available until tomorrow. Almost a week later and I have three separate charges on my check card and feel like I am getting the run around. I have literally spent hours dealing with this and the problem is not any closer to being resolved. Unless you are paying with cash or you have hours to spend trying to get your money back, don’t bother visiting this place. It’s obvious they lack any sensibility in customer service. The owner finally got back to me a week later after we reported two of the three charges as fraud through our bank. In the end, the bank removed two of the charges and the remaining charge was still more than our original amount. The owner was rude and did not even offer an apology much less a refund or offer to make things right.

My husband and I love coming here, great food and great service. The chicken salad is my favorite but their french onion soup is excellent too. Highly recommended!

We love our neighborhood restaurant and bar. We always have amazing service and the wings are awesome! Would give 5 stars but they have one bartender that only wants to give the «regulars» the time of day. We just sit in the dining room so that situation is eliminated for us!

We decided to give Montgomery’s a try for dinner last night. The ambience was really cozy and welcoming. Our waitress was very friendly, courteous and attentive. The place seems like a local hangout place and most people seem to know one another. I ordered the Border Burger with a side of fries and my partner-​in-​dine ordered the Patty Melt with a side of chips. We also shared a plate of mozzarella cheese sticks. The food was good.

I want to like Montgomery’s. I’ve been in multiple times over the years, always when someone else wanted to meet there. I just can’t do it. I’m consistently underwhelmed by their food. The menu isn’t very original, and the prices are on the high side. The word that comes to mind is «mediocre».
On a positive note, it’s always been clean inside when I’ve gone in, and the service has been good.

I order take out from here once in awhile since I live nearby. I usually get the Ruben with pastrami. Sandwich is very good as are the coleslaw and homemade chips. Service is always friendly when we happen to dine in.

If You Like sitting Around A Bar With A Bunch Of Drunks & Alcoholics, While Eating Mediocre Food & Paying High Prices For It … This is Your Place …
Drink Up & Enjoy !

Wow… Pleasantly surprised by both service and food here yesterday. My friend and I stopped here after horseback riding on the AZ trail (you can always find a spot to park your trailer)! We were greeted with such a sincere welcome and had fabulous service. I had the 7.99 burger special which they put on a gluten free bun for me and had my choice of fries onion rings cole slaw and maybe something else. I decided to be bad and have the fries and the whiskey soaked burger topped with tiny crispy onions and more .my friend had bacon and bleu cheese and looked super decadently delicious. A solo senior lady sitting near us had a great looking fresh salad and I was delighted to see they carried a local AZ wine as well as drink specials. We would have sat on patio but it was filled with smokers. This had everyone couples, families, kids, just guys and just gals around the bar.
Yesterday our meal and service was 5 stars but have been there before when everything was mediocre hence the 4 stars but great yesterday and will be back with my hubby !

Despite the current rating, this place is always packed! I have never had less than a great meal… meaning the current 3.5 rating is wrong! The food and service are fantastic especially if you ask for Betty! She is the best waitress we have had anywhere… hands down! Their fish and chips and ribs can’t be beat! The prices are great especially their $ 2 dollar beer specials! During football season they have what I call a happy meal… huge chili dog, fries and a beer for 5 bucks!!! Also, ask for their homemade chips and s side of ranch to dip them in… my favorite side.

Good family place. We got good food a burger and a chicken dinner. The wait staff was busy but helpful. I would go back again.

This is a decent family friendly sports bar/​pub in an area that is pretty underdeveloped. What this amounts to is few options when it comes to dining out and any semblance of nightlife.
Enter Montgomery’s Grill & Saloon. This strip mall «saloon» offers up decent grub and drinks at affordable prices. The interior looks more like a TGIFridays than an actual saloon. They have a decent patio for fair weather dining. It’s also fun for late night drinks and bar munchies.
Last time I was here I had an obviously flat beer. I was informed they were changing the keg and the second pint was as it should be. Just wish they were more on top of things and didn’t serve a crummy beer in the first place.
The food is good. Prime rib dip sandwiches are really good. The fish and chips seemed to be frozen and just mediocre. Hot steam/​water or oil doused my plate after taking my first bite of fish which means it wasn’t fried at the proper temperature or it was frozen. The batter looked and tasted nice but it easily slipped off the fish. The chips/​fries were better but tasted like they were fried in the same basket with the fish. I’d really only return if I wanted a quick drink or some bar food. Not really the place for a nice dinner.

You know, this place was GREAT the first couple of years it was opened… service, food, atmosphere… the works. But now it is just… meh. We came here yesterday to get an early dinner. The place was not very busy at all and seemed well staffed but yet there were dirty tables surrounding the table we were sat at. And they stayed dirty for a good ten minutes… strike one.
We both ordered burgers — medium. Mine came well done, strike two. The meat did not taste fresh, hey it was not bad… but not great either for a $ 10 burger.
We had a very sweet server, she was friendly and checked in on us often — it was the best part of our visit yesterday.
We might go back, or maybe not.

HUGE portion size!
I have never had a bad meal at Montgomery’s. Kim has been our server several times, she is great! We really like her.
We were not aware they offered a fish fry on Friday’s, we had the fish, OH MY it was AMAZING!
The chicken strips and the nachos are great too. You must check it out if you are in the area.

Wow, have eaten here often but… (Ellipsis) yes here it comes. For a local establishment to front off local business is shameful. The bartender could not handle a 6pm crowd and she had so much attitude the waitresses could not ask any thing of her. 30+ minutes for two burgers and of course the worry of «what did you do to my food??» When Vail does everything to keep business local and an establishment employee makes it their every effort to thwart local economic support, shameful. I guess it’s back to Nicos (food is always hot, and better service) with my money! So much for this Vail business needing local support. If Montgomery’s has any type of rush or crowd avoid this place like the plague. If they are busy they don’t care about customers, and if they don’t care then I don’t care for them! My money can be spent better in Tucson with a nickel more in gas.
Allison it isn’t the first time you pulled this but it will be the last, at least for me.
Still no change!!! Save your money and go to Tucson for dinner.

This place gets the solid four stars because it is quite literally the best/​only restaurant worth going to within almost a ten mile radius.
Service is consistent about 80% of the time. I usually sit in the bar area and service is good, but if it gets busy, sometimes things slow down.
Overall, this is your typical bar and grill type food. They try and get somewhat creative with a few of their menu items, but there are some solid classics. Get the wings. They are always huge and the sauce is really good. The French onion soup is also very tasty. Lots of ooey gooey melted cheese over the bread on top.
Otherwise, everything else I have tried is decent but nothing memorable. That means you can’t go wrong really with any of it.
And one of the great things is that they have at least two Barrio beers on tap. That in itself makes me happy.

Hostesses could use more training, i.e. don’t seat a middle-​aged couple under a speaker when there’s music playing. Especially veterans (husband was wearing a service cap and riding vest). This happens every time we go there, even when we ask for a quiet table.
The first time we went, we waited over 15 minutes for a waitress to take our order, then decided to leave when they kept walking by us. The second time we went, we asked for a quieter table (got the tall one by the kitchen, I think we’re confusing the hostesses, somehow) and got a great waitress. She was on top of everything, friendly, etc. Dinner was great, portions good, and had a great meal — even seated by a table with three screeching children. *sigh* Honestly, when will management teach hostesses how to seat their restaurants — this seems to be an ongoing issue in the Tucson area, which makes no sense. It’s a big place with lots of veterans with service-​related hearing loss.

I’ve been here multiple times and always feel it’s better than how it’s rated.
The food is AMAZING!
First you need to think about where this is… It’s deep in Vail. So there really are not many choices around.
Montgomery’s stands out though. Their food is well made, and always comes out great.
I’ve had the bacon and blue cheese burger which is probably the best one I’ve ever had. The blue cheese here is amazing and I’m kinda picky about my blue cheese, I think only A place in tombstone can rival.
My husband has had the chicken fingers and the BLT pasta. The pasta was very flavorful and worth a try. The chicken tenders taste home made, but didn’t have enough flavor for me.
The atmosphere is great. There is a little patio you can relax with friends on. The inside is kid friendly and has a great U bar in the middle. For a neighborhood joint this place is fantastic, and I will be going back many times. Plus for a family of 3 to eat for about $ 30 with tip is amazing!

We finally got around to giving Montgomery’s a try while we were out in Vail recently. We went in with pretty low expectations, I mean, it’s a restaurant in Vail, can it really be good? Well, our experience says, «YES!»
It was lunch and the place was pretty close to empty, so we were promptly seated and our drink order was taken. The menu isn’t huge, but there’s a good variety of stuff, especially in the sandwich/​burger department. I decided on the BBQ Pork Sandwich and my husband ordered the half order of nachos.
The half order of nachos was HUGE! Easily enough for two people, especially as an appetizer, but more than enough food for one person as a meal. The chips were fresh and warm and had plenty of pulled, seasoned chicken (you can also choose steak or chicken/​steak combo), cheese (shredded and cheese sauce), jalapeño, and scallion on them. They also had beans, but they weren’t loaded on, which is really nice since I’m not much of a bean person. I picked at the nachos, and I thought they were good.
I’m a huge fan of the BBQ Pork Sandwich! Wow, this was good! I wish a restaurant in town would make a pulled pork sandwich this tasty, but I haven’t found one yet that does. The pork was so incredibly tender. No chunks of dried up pork in this sandwich! It was also very flavorful. The BBQ sauce is excellent! It was nice and thick, not runny, which helped it to coat the pork very well. It was sweet, but also had a little kick to it. Just downright good stuff. My only tiny complaint was that the bun was a little soft, so all that sauce made it a tad soggy after a while. A side of coleslaw or some pickles would have also helped compliment and balance the fatty and sweet sandwich. But even without any changes, I would eat this again and again!
I ordered their house-​made chips on the side because the menu and the waitresses raved about them. I thought they were just ok. Maybe a little bit of salt would have helped. They were really good scoops for the BBQ pork that fell off my sandwich, though!
The restaurant itself is nothing what I had pictured it would be. I thought this was going to be a little dive bar-​esque, but it’s not! The place is very clean. The bar is large and in the center, with regular and high-​top tables surrounding it. There’s plenty of regular seating for families and people not wanting to eat at the bar. The restaurant has a lot of nice rock façade, which makes it look a bit more upscale. There are a few TV’s for watching sports, as well. The bathrooms were also very clean.
I thought the prices were reasonable. The service was friendly and attentive. Even the waitresses who weren’t «our» waitress were nice and chatty with us. Overall, this was just a nice little place to have a good lunch. We’ll definitely be back the next time we’re in Vail!

There’s not a whole lot of eateries in the Vail area and Montgomery’s certainly fills the bill as one of the best. The food comes in generous servings, and is downright good. The service is fast and friendly and attentive. I especially love their fries. It’s a little more expensive but I think it’s worth it all things considered.
It’s definitely on my «visit again and soon» list.