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Seasonal Dining Plans Included with Lodging

Come be our guest and enjoy authentic Ranch cuisine! Depending on the time of year, our Seasonal Dining Plan offers different meal options for lodging guests.

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Deluxe Boxed Lunches For Water Activity Guests

Water activity guests (kayaking, paddle boarding, or rafting) may pre-order a deluxe boxed lunch to take on an adventure with them or have a picnic here at the Ranch. Choose from one of Chef’s signature sandwiches, which includes chips, veggies & dip, fresh fruit, and a homemade cookie or sweet treat.

Lodging guests staying from October 4, 2024 to May 4, 2025 will have a boxed lunch included in their room rate, if the lodging reservation was booked directly via the ranch. Reservations booked through a third party (Expedia, Booking.com, AirBnB, etc) may purchase the boxed lunches for an additional cost.

From May 5, 2025 - September 30, 2025, boxed lunches can be purchased for an additional cost by all lodging guests.

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Holiday Cookout with live music by Ben Alston

Join us on December 15th for a festive feast where you can fill your plate with Cowboy Steak Ribeye w/ Chimichurri, Roasted Chicken Legs, Cowboy Beans, Baked Potato w/ Fixins, Seasonal Roasted Veggies, Green Salad, and Homemade Rolls. Got a sweet tooth? We’ll have you covered with a special holiday treat!

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Seasonal Public Dinners at Saguaro Lake Guest Ranch

OCTOBER - APRIL

Lodging guests, locals and out-of-town visitors alike are invited to come enjoy one of our seasonal public dinners! Once the dinner bell rings, saddle up for an authentic ranch dining experience with delicious cuisine, incredible desert views, and genuine ranch hospitality. See below for more details.

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Advanced reservations are required.

72 Hour cancellation policy.

Cowboy Cookouts With Live Music

OUTDOOR EVENT

BAR OPENS: 5:30 PM | DINNER SERVED: 6 PM

ADULT: $62 + tax

YOUTH (12 & under): $45 +tax

LODGING GUESTS: Included For All Lodging Guests

 

What’s a ranch without a Cowboy Cookout?! Your taste buds are bound to water with Chef’s choice appetizer. Then come fill your plate with Cowboy Steak Ribeye w/ Chimichurri, Roasted Chicken Legs, Cowboy Beans, Baked Potato w/Fixins, Seasonal Roasted Veggie, Green Salad, and Homemade Rolls. Got a sweet tooth? We’ll have you covered with Chef’s choice of homemade dessert!

*Menu subject to change.*

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Brisket & Burgers BBQ With Live Music

OUTDOOR EVENT

OCTOBER - MARCH EVENTS:

BAR OPENS: 4:30 PM | DINNER SERVED: 5 PM

APRIL EVENTS:

BAR OPENS: 5:30 PM | DINNER SERVED: 6 PM

ADULT: $59 + tax

YOUTH (12 & under): $40 +tax

LODGING GUESTS: Included For All Lodging Guests

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Chef Scott will show off his expertise with Smoked Beef Brisket, 6 oz Burgers w/ Fixins, Mac & Cheese, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Seasonal Roasted Veggie, Green Salad, & Corn Bread. To make sure you don’t go away hungry, he’ll top it off with a homemade dessert!

*Menu subject to change.*

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Saguaro Room Dining

At Saguaro Lake Guest Ranch, we offer different culinary experiences depending on the season, providing an array of dinners and lunches for our lodging guests.

 

We also offer a limited number of seats available for the public to join us for these dinners. All dinners are hosted in the dining room of our historical main lodge.

 

For additional details and current menu options, please call the Ranch at 480-984-2194 or email us at saguarolakeranch@gmail.com.

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Upcoming Events

Click here to discover our upcoming dining events and our Arizona live entertainment calendar.

Seasonal Dining Plans Included with Lodging

From October 4, 2024 - May 4, 2025, our Modified American Plan features a hearty Ranch breakfast, boxed lunch to take with you on your adventures, and a dinner experience that will fill your belly and your heart. Please note, boxed lunches are included with direct bookings and are available for a small fee if booked through a third party.

From May 5, 2025 - September 30, 2025, our Bed & Breakfast Rate allows you to wake up and join us in the Saguaro Dining Room for hot coffee and a hearty Ranch breakfast included in your stay. Boxed lunches are also available to purchase for an additional cost.

 

Hot Ranch Breakfast:

Included with Lodging Year Round (All Bookings)


Every morning in our historic Saguaro Dining Room of the Main Lodge, we serve up a hot ranch breakfast for all of our lodging guests. Our breakfast includes either waffles, pancakes, french toast, or special breakfast entrée, bacon OR sausage, hash browns OR country potatoes, scrambled eggs, assorted fruit, and oatmeal/cereal options. Our menu changes daily, and we also include fresh coffee, tea, and juice.

Deluxe Boxed Lunches:


For lunch, choose one of our Chef's signature sandwiches, which comes with chips, veggies & dip, fresh fruit, and a homemade cookie or sweet treat. All this goodness is boxed up for you to take on your next adventure or picnic!

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  • October 4, 2024 - May 4, 2025: Included with Lodging

    • Boxed lunches are complementary for reservations made directly through the ranch.

    • NOTE: Reservations booked through a third party (Expedia, Booking.com, AirBnB, etc) may purchase a boxed lunch for an additional cost.

 

  • May 5, 2025 - September 30, 2025: Available For Additional Cost

    • Boxed lunches are available for purchase for all lodging guests


Seasonal Dinners:

Included with Lodging October 4, 2024 - May 4, 2025 (All Bookings)

  • Monday - Friday, our Chef invites you to join us in the Saguaro Dining Room for a handcrafted three-course dinner.

  • On Select Weekends, you'll be the guest of honor at our public Cowboy Cookouts and Brisket & Burgers BBQ's in front of the Main Lodge. These events often feature live music! Click Here to view a calendar of our Public Dinner Events. If a public Cowboy Cookout or Brisket & Burgers BBQ is not available during your stay, the included dinner will be a three-course meal served in the Saguaro Dining Room, as described above.

  • A selection of beer and wine is available at all dinners for purchase at an additional cost.


**As we offer a preset menu containing a single entree dinner,

our kitchen needs to know in advance about any food allergies to accommodate your restrictions.**

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Looking for a private event space or dining experience for your group or corporate event? View our Meetings and Events Page for more information and to fill out our inquiry form.

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Meet Chef Scott

Chef Scott Heinonen is a 1994 graduate from The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. Over the past 30 years Heinonen has cooked throughout the Southwest, Pacific Northwest and Northern California. Additionally, he has attended numerous continuing education courses at The Culinary Institute of America Greystone in Napa Valley.

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Returning to Flagstaff in 2005, Heinonen was the opening Chef of the popular Cuvee 928 Wine Bar and Café where his cooking was met with rave reviews and created a culinary buzz with local gourmands. After a three-year stint at Cuvee, Heinonen fulfilled the dream of opening and operating his own restaurant. Tinderbox Kitchen opened in May of 2009 pioneering the culinary resurgence of Flagstaff and San Francisco Street’s “Southside”. Tinderbox’s concept of “American Comfort Food Redefined” quickly became a local favorite and garnered numerous accolades and incredible reputation statewide.

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In 2017, Scott purchased and recreated The Cottage French Bistro, bringing a modern and fresh feel to an iconic Downtown Flagstaff restaurant, focusing on French Country Classics with a seasonally and daily changing inspired menu. After closing The Cottage at the end of 2019 Chef Heinonen worked as a Private Chef and Consultant spending time in Scottsdale and Sedona.

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Most recently, Heinonen spent time as the Assistant General Manager at Under Canvas, a glamping resort near Bryce Canyon National Park in Southern Utah. He is excited to be back in the kitchen with Saguaro Lake Ranch and looking forward to guiding its culinary program to new heights!

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