Restaurants for Mother's Day Brunch in Tucson, Arizona 2010

Below are restaurants serving Mother's Day Brunch and special dinners.

Armitage Wine Lounge & Café is located at: 2905 E. Skyline Drive, Suite 168, in the foothills on N. Campbell Avenue, in La Encantada. They are serving Mother's Day Brunch from 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. with ½ price eggs benedict and ½ price mimosas and bloody Mary's. The lounge's interior is very soothing and elegant. During the day it has a relaxing atmosphere with light music playing in the background and at night they dim their interior lights for a more upbeat atmosphere and they raise the tempo of the music playing in the background. They have a full bar and their large variety of wines is their specialty. They always serve lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. For light dining they serve: bruscetta, cheese boards, panini's, flatbreads, salads, and desserts. Their regular entrees consist of the following: steak, ribs, fish, chicken and pastas. On Saturday & Sunday they serve weekend brunch from 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. and mimosas and bloody Mary's are ½ price. Happy Hour is everyday from 4:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M. & 10:00 P.M.- closing. During Happy Hour appetizers are ½ off & there are specials on drinks. You can have a special event here with a maximum of 150 guests for cocktail style or buffet and a max of 30 guests for sit down dinner. They are open: Monday-Thursday: 11:00 AM-11:30 P.M.; Friday: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 A.M.; Saturday: 10:00 A.M.-12:00 A.M.; and Sunday: 10:00 AM-11:30 P.M. The lounge is open late. Their telephone number is: 520-682-9740. Reservations can be made online at their website: www.armitagewine.com

Maynards Market & Kitchen is located at: 400 N. Toole Avenue, between 4th and 5th Avenues. They will be serving a Mother's Day Grand Buffet from 8:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. At the buffet there will be 30 delicious selections, a no host Bloody Mary bar and much more. The price is $35.00 per person, tax and tip not included. You can make your reservations today, for up to 20 people, at the Market or by calling: 520-545-0577. They have indoor and outdoor seating. They also have a full menu for lunch and dinner. Their lunch entrees range in price from: $4.00-$10.00. On their dinner menu, appetizers range in price from: $4.00-$18.00 and their dinner entrée prices range from: $12.00-$29.00. They also sell desserts and have a full bar. In their dining area you can take any food item you bought in the Market and eat it there also. They have free wi-fi. While you are there visit the Market which houses 40 different vendors who sell groceries and gifts. On Sundays the Market is open: 7:00 A.M.-8:00 P.M. and regular Kitchen hours are: 11:00 A.M. until the bar closes at 10:00 P.M. You can visit their website at: www.maynardsmarkettucson.com

Acacia at St. Philips is located at: 4340 N. Campbell Avenue, Suite 103, in St. Philips Plaza, at River Road. They are having a Mother's Day Champagne Brunch Buffet from 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. At the buffet there will be a large assortment of breads, muffins and pastries along with salads, cheeses, fruits, hummus, desserts and lots more. The choices of cold seafood as appetizers will be: mussels, snow crab claws, prawns, oyster and salmon. The entrees will be: turkey breast, beef short ribs, halibut, ham and more. There will also be a variety of crepes and an omelet bar. The price is $48.00 per adult, $24.00 for children ages 5-12 and children 4 and under eat free. If you rather just have their regular dinner, prices on their dinner menu range in price from $5.00-$16.00 for appetizers and $24.00-$45.00 for entrees. Delicious desserts are $7.50. Tax and tips not included in all prices. They have a full bar and food prices at the bar range in price from $2.50-$18.00. If you can, stay for the Jazz concert at night. You can read about the concert in my article on Mother's Day Celebrations in Tucson Arizona. You can also book your special event here for 20-500 people. The restaurant is open: for lunch: Monday - Saturday: 11:00 A.M.- 2:00 P.M.; for dinner: Sunday - Thursday 5:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.; Friday - Saturday 5:00 P.M.- 9:45 P.M.; and Sunday Brunch is: 11:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. The restaurant's telephone number is: 520-232-0101 Their website is: www.acaciatucson.com

Forty Niners Country Club is located at: 12000 E. Tanque Verde Road, past Houghton Road. They are serving a Mother's Day Brunch from 8:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. in their Rincon Grill. Brunch will consist of chicken breast, roast beef, made-to-order eggs, many sides, corn bread, muffins, fresh fruit and cheesecake for dessert. The price is $15.95 per person and $7.95 for children under 12. Their telephone number to make reservations is: 520-749-4001. Hours for the Rincon Grill are: breakfast beginning at 7:00 A.M. on weekends only and lunch beginning daily at 11:00 A.M. Call them to find out the times they stop serving. They have indoor and outdoor seating, including poolside. The Country Club's website is: www.fortyninercc.com

JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa is located at: 3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd., near I-10 and 22nd Street. They are having a Mother's Day Brunch in their Signature Grill Restaurant from 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Brunch will consist of hot and cold appetizers, salads, a variety of buffet selections and delicious desserts. The price is $55.00 per person age 11 and up, $25.00 for children ages 6-10, and children 5 and under eat free, tax and tip not included. Reservations, which are strongly recommended, can be made by calling: 520-791-6064, or be seeing the host at the hostess stand. Signature Grill also has a regular breakfast, lunch and dinner menu. They also have a children's menu. For breakfast there's a choice of a breakfast buffet for $16.00 or $22.00, or choices of a breakfast entrée which range in price from $5.00-$15.00. Prices on their lunch menu range from $5.00-$18.00. Prices on their dinner menu range from $7.00-$13.00 for starters and from $13.00-$26.00 for their dinner entrees. The restaurant has a full bar. Signature Grill hours are: Monday-Friday: breakfast: 6:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M.; lunch: 11:00 A.M.- 3:00 P.M.; dinner: 5:00 P.M.- 10:00 P.M.; and Saturday and Sunday: breakfast: 6:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M.; lunch: 11:00 A.M.-3:30 P.M.; Bar: 3:30 P.M.-5:00 P.M.; dinner: 5:00 P.M.-10:00 P.M. The restaurant's telephone number for reservations is: 520-791-6064. You can also sit in their Primo Restaurant and enjoy drinks, light food, pizza, dinner entrees and delicious desserts. Appetizer specials are every day from 5:30 P.M.-6:30 P.M. and range in price from $5.00-$17.00. Dinner entrees range in price from $9.00-$44.00. They also have a children's menu. The restaurant has a full bar. The restaurant's hours are: Happy Hour: daily 5:30 P.M.-6:30 P.M.; dinner: Wednesday - Sunday: 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Primo Restaurant is close on Mondays and Tuesdays. The restaurant's telephone number for reservations is: 520-792-3500. The resort's website is: www.jwmarriottstarrpass.com

Elle Wine Country Restaurant is located at: 3048 E. Broadway Blvd. They are serving a Mother's Day Brunch Buffet from 10:00 A.M.-2:30 P.M. The buffet will consist of assorted breads, prime rib, ham, turkey breast, made to order omelets, eggs benedict and other types of eggs, cheeses, smoked salmon, rainbow trout, desserts and much more. The price is: $39.00 for adults; $31.00 for seniors; and $12.00 for children ten and under. The price includes coffee or tea, and your 1st glass of sparkling wine, mimosa or bloody Mary. The restaurant has a full bar. Their telephone number to make reservations is: 520-327-0500. Their regular dinner menu will also be available with prices ranging from $4.25-$15.00 for appetizers including salads and $11.75-$30.00 for their entrees. Tax and tip not included in the prices. The restaurant's hours are: Monday-Saturday: 11:30 A.M.-9:00 P.M.; and Sunday: 4:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Their website is: www.ellerestaurant.com

Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar is located at: 6360 N. Campbell Avenue, at E. Skyline Drive. They are serving a Mother's Day Brunch from 11:30 A.M.-3:00 P.M. They will also be giving each mother per family a $25.00 Fleming's gift card - valid through 6/14/10. The 3-course brunch will consist of: salad; entrée choices of tenderloin, stuffed French toast served with turkey and sausage, smoked salmon with a bagel, crab, or ham filet Benedict; and a delicious dessert. The price is $29.95 per person. Their telephone number to make reservations is: 520-529-5017. Their regular menu will also be available throughout the day and evening. The many choices on their menu seem endless. At the bar, every night until 7:00 P.M you can purchase 5 items on their special menu for only $6.00 each: 5 cocktails, 5 glasses of wines and 5 appetizers. They also have a burger bar on this same menu. Tax and tip not included in the prices. They have a full bar. The restaurant's hours are: Monday-Thursday: 5:00 P.M.-10:00 P.M.; Friday & Saturday: 5:00 P.M.-10:30 P.M.; and Sunday: 4:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. You can also make reservations on their website at: www.flemingssteakhouse.com

La Fuente restaurant is located at: 1749 North Oracle Road, south of W. Grant Road. On Mother's Day they will be serving an all-you-can-eat Champagne Brunch. The price is fantastic at $14.99 per adult, half price for children ages 3-11, and children under 11 eat free. Along with the well-known Mexican foods they also have an omelet station, a salad bar, ribs, steamed vegetables and a dessert station. This brunch is served from 11:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. Mariachis will entertain you while you eat from 12:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M. The restaurant has a full bar. Their regular dinner menu will also be available. On their regular menu prices range from $2.75-$12.99 for appetizers including soups and $9.99-$19.99 for entrees. They also have a separate children's menu. There's live Mariachi music every Thursday-Sunday. This may be a fun way for out-of-town guests to spend a different Mother's Day. They are open: Sunday-Thursday: 11:00 A.M.-10:00 P.M.; and Friday & Saturday: 12:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M. The restaurant's telephone number is: 520-623-8659. Their website is: www.lafuenterestaurant.com

Luna Bella Italian Cuisine & Catering is located at: 2990 N. Swan Road, Suite 145, at E. Fort Lowell Road. Every Sunday they serve a Champagne Brunch from 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. The brunch consists of: waffles, an omelet station, prime rib, fish, sides, vegetarian choices and delicious Italian and French pastries. The price is $17.95 per person. On Mother's Day their regular lunch and dinner menus will also be available with very many choices on each. They have a full bar. Happy Hour is every day from 3:00 P.M.-6:30 P.M. - only at the bar and on the patio, with half off well drinks, half off beers and $2.00 off glasses of wine. They serve lunch and dinner during their normal hours, which are: Sunday & Monday: 11:00 A.M.-9:00 P.M. and Tuesday-Saturday: 11:00 A.M.-10:00 P.M. Their telephone number to make reservations is: 520-325-3895. Join their mailing on their website at: www.lunabellarestaurant.com

Lodge on the Desert Restaurant is located at: 306 N. Alvernon Way, between 5th Street and E. Broadway Blvd. They are serving a Mother's Day Champagne Brunch Buffet from 11:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. The buffet will consist of a large assortment of croissants, muffins and breads, a salad station, a cheese station, prime rib, an assortment of soups, bacon, potatoes, salmon and bagels, an omelet station, a seafood station, many delicious desserts, bloody Mary's, mimosas and free champagne. The price is $49.00 for adults, $39.00 for children ages 4 - 14 and children under 4 eat free. Their regular breakfast, lunch and dinner menus will also be available. All 3 menus are short with only 4-7 choices on each, not including desserts. The entrees on their dinner menu range in price from $7.00 (soup or salad)-$34.00. They have a full bar. Their restaurant hours are: breakfast: 7:00 A.M.- 11:00 A.M.; lunch: 11:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M.; and dinner: 5:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. Sunday-Thursday and 5:00 P.M.-10:00 P.M. Friday and Saturday. Their telephone number to make reservations is: 520-320-2000. Their website is: www.lodgeonthedesert.com

El Parador is located at: 2744 E. Broadway Blvd., east of Tucson Blvd. They are serving a Mother's Day Brunch from 9:30 A.M.-2:00 P.M. Brunch will consist of: a carving station of Mexican & American food, an omelet station, a pasta station, a fresh fruit and salad bar and an ice cream and dessert bar. The price is $23.95 per person, $11.95 for children ages 5-10 and children under 5 eat free. Their regular dinner menu will also be available from 4:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. Entrees on their regular dinner menu range in price from $5.00 (soup or salad)-$17.00. They have a full bar. On their website there's a coupon to print out to get 1 entrée free, up to $10.95 off, with the purchase of one entrée and 2 beverages, valid Sunday-Thursday. Call 520- 881-2744 to make reservations for the Mother's Day Brunch. Join their email club on their website. Their website is: www.elparadortucson.com

Cup Café at Hotel Congress is located at: 311 E. Congress Avenue, in downtown Tucson. They are having a special Mother's Day 3-course menu from 7:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. 1st choice can be yogurt parfait, mushroom crepe, or crab Louis. 2nd choice can be a veggie frittata, prime rib, baked eggs, salmon, tapenade, or polenta with vegetables (vegan). 3rd choice is a cup of dessert. The price is $25.00 per person. They will also have a special children's menu available for $8.00 with these choices: scrambled eggs, pancakes, or French toast. Their regular breakfast, lunch and dinner menus will also be available. Call 520-798-1618 to make reservations. Their hours are: 7:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.(lunch available at 11:00 A.M., breakfast available until 4:00 P.M.); and 4:00 P.M.-10:00 P.M. (dinner) Sunday-Thursday. Friday and Saturday they are open until midnight with a limited menu available during the last hour. The entrees on their breakfast/lunch menu range in price from $5.00-$13.00 and entrees on their dinner menu range in price from $5.00-$35.00. Their website is: www.hotelcongress.com

Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch Resort is located at: 5501 N. Hacienda del Sol Road, off of River Road. They are serving a Mother's Day Brunch from 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M, under a tent outdoors of their restaurant, The Grill. Brunch will consist of a pasta station, a meat carving station, a salad station, a cold bar with sushi and seafood, made to order omelets and a delicious pastry station. The price is $55.00 per adult and half price for children under 12 years old. Call 520-529-3500 to make reservations. Their dinner menu will also be available and entrees on their dinner menu range in price from $22.00-$42.00. They have a full bar. Their dinner hours are: Monday-Sunday: 5:30 P.M.-10:00 P.M. Their website is: www.haciendadelsol.com

Canyon Café is located at: 7000 North Resort Drive, in the Ventana Canyon Resort, at N. Kolb Road. They will be serving their Blues, Brews & Barbeque Sunday Brunch from 11:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. During brunch the Tucson Jazz Society also performs live music. A regular dinner will be served in their Flying V Bar & Grill from 5:30 P.M.-10:00 P.M. Entrees on their dinner menu range in price from $15.00-$34.00. Until Memorial Day children under 12 years of age eat free. In their Cascade Lounge drinks are served during these hours: Sunday & Monday: 11:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M.; Friday & Saturday: 11:00 A.M. - 2:00 A.M. and music is nightly Sunday-Thursday from 5:30 P.M.-8:00 P.M. Their telephone number for reservations is: 1-800-234-5117. Reservations can be made on their website at: www.loewshotels.com

At these locations, El Charro serves a Sunday Brunch Buffet:
1. 311 N. Court Avenue. They are open: Monday-Sunday: 11:00 A.M.-9:00 P.M. Their telephone number is: 520-622-1922;
2. 6910 E. Sunrise. They are open: Monday-Thursday: 12:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M., Friday & Saturday: 11:00 A.M.-10:00 P.M. and Sunday: 11:00 A.M.-9:00 P.M. Their telephone number is: 520-514-1922; and
3. 7725 N. Oracle Road, in Oro Valley. They are open: Sunday: 10:00 A.M.-9:00 P.M.,
Monday-Thursday: 11:00 A.M.-9:00 P.M., Friday: 11:00 A.M.-10:00 P.M. and Saturday: 10:00 A.M.-10:00 P.M. Their telephone number is: 520-229-1922.
Their Sunday Brunch Buffet consists of: 2 different types of eggs, pancakes, chilaquilas, tortillas, pozole con carnitas and a selection of fruits, pastries and breads. The price is $9.95 per person. I didn't list their 6310 E. Broadway Blvd. address because Sunday Brunch Buffet isn't served there. At all their locations their regular dinner menu is also available on Mother's Day. Their dinner menu is 4 pages long and entrée prices range from $3.95-$17.95. Their prices are very reasonable. They also have a gluten free menu and a children's menu. Children under 10 years of age eat for only $2.00 per meal from the children's menu, all 7 days of the week from 2:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M. Limit one child per family. They have a full bar. Happy Hour is every day from 3:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M. with half off appetizers, well wines, house margaritas and drafts. Their website is: www.elcharrocafe.com

If you don't need to be inside a restaurant on Mother's Day, the Reid Park Zoo is having their Mother's Day Fiesta from 5:00 P.M.-7:30 P.M. On the Zoo's grounds they will be serving buffet with Latin music for entertainment. There will be activities for the children, Mom and more. Tickets are: $20.00 per adult ages 15 and above and $15.00 for children ages 3-14. You can purchase tickets online at: www.tucsonzoo.org The zoo is located at: 1100 S. Randolph Way and can be accessed from E. Broadway Blvd., or 22nd Street, west of Alvernon Way. Their telephone number is: 520-791-4022.

Between now and Mother's Day if I hear of more restaurants serving a Mother's Day Brunch, or special dinner, I will post them below as comments.

Enjoy!