Old Grist Mill Bread Company — Restaurant in Kaysville

We used to enjoy the sugar cookies here. About 3-4 years ago, we got them for the last time because they really were not very good. I decided today to give them one more try. After all, it has been several years, maybe they will be good. Today they had shamrock shaped sugar cookies and I got one dozen. The girl put them in a box, in 2 rows of 6 cookies, so they were kind of laying against each other. When I got home, I immediately took them out of their box and put them on an extra large cookie sheet so that they were laying flat. I couldn't even get them out of the box no matter how slow and carefully I went, without the stem of the shamrock cookie breaking off. About 5 or 6 out of the dozen broke off, and another 3 cracked and was ready to fall off. This was for a party tomorrow, so that was so disappointing. Then, I ate one of the stems that broke off, and it had a hint of a bacon taste to it. I don't know if they used an animal based lard/shortening, or if they had cooked bacon near by and the cookies absorbed the bacon odor or what. I ate a 2nd stem just to see if that would be better, but it tasted like bacon as well, along with a strong powdered sugar taste from the frosting. I wasn't impressed, and I probably won't be back for sugar cookies. The girl that took my credit card for payment didn't use gloves or wash her hands after touching the register and touching my credit card. She got a piece of parchment paper to put in the bottom of the box for the mint brownies that I had also bought, and tapped her hands all over it to get it in the box. That is not sanitary. The mint brownies had a cream cheese frosting, which I don't like cream cheese frosting, but I didn't know it was cream cheese until after I bought them, I thought it was buttercream since there was another brownie called "brownie cream cheese". To my suprise, they were good, and it wasn't an overwhelming cream cheese taste and actually complimented the brownie well. I also liked that the mint was not over-powering, it was subtle and the perfect amount of mint. I give the mint brownies a 5 star, but the sugar cookies a 1 star, so...

My friends & I use to go to The Old Gristmill about once a week. We went in one day, several months ago, & I let the worker know I wanted to purchase one of their brownie pans. I then ordered and received my lunch. Lunch was good, as usual.

I’d already paid for the brownies so my friend and I grabbed our forks to dive in for a yummy taste! I’d purchased them before and knew I loved this one the best! One fork in and something was bitter! I looked up at my friend and saw her face.. she had obviously tasted the same thing. I took it to the counter & let both girls know about it. One girl walked away and the other girl told me it was fresh, but freshness wasn’t the issue. My friend and I knew what we’d tasted, and it was a bad nut..a pecan, I believe.

I asked the clerk if I should get a different kind, or what should I do?? She told me I’d have to pay for another pan too. I was a little surprised, but I thought she didn’t understand what was going on..but she and the other girl just stood there, not knowing what to say or do. I told her I’d like my money back and she said she wouldn’t give it back, that I’d have to take the pan of brownies. I told her they really weren’t edible, and asked her to please call the owner. I knew I’d been in so frequently that he’d probably know who I was and I could tell him what was going on.

She wouldn’t call..

I haven’t been back. It’s too bad when you live in a small town with so few places to eat and one I actually liked has been crossed off my list. To be fair, I went to a store near The Old Gristmill and decided to walk in the restaurant and look around. I looked at a couple pans of sweets, and saw they’ve expanded their offerings with more bread, which was always good, but I smiled, looked around and finally said hello to the worker and they didn’t even acknowledge me.

The taste of the food is important. But if the employees are rude or even indifferent I’ll choose another place to eat or just go home. Having a leisurely lunch out should be enjoyable...

It's always lovely to take a meal in Old Grist Mill in Kaysville. The owner is always super sweet and cares a lot about both his customers (and getting things perfect for them), and his employees (and making sure they're well taken care of). They follow mask guidelines and have reduced seating that keep people well apart. I love their soup, sandwich, and drink combo but I just love everything there in general! I did note that depending on the person who makes the sandwich they can be a little oversauced to some, but I appreciate it as I hate dry sandwiches. And I'm sure they would follow any requests to make your food more to your liking! The bread is always delicious, springy, and soft, and tastes like a gentle and warm homemade morning. It's both refreshing and nostalgic. The regular cinnamon rolls aren't my favorite, but their brownies are excellent and overall they do a great job at all of their food. They also sell tea cloths and other homemade useful, but not sure you needed it, items, as well as local jams and honeys, Lisa's Passion for Popcorn, and Stephens hot cocoa. I love this place and it always has a welcoming atmosphere with friendly employees who will attend to you with grace! One of my favorite, coziest places in Kaysville.

Edited to add: I love kneaders across the freeway and having great food there, but I much prefer Old Grist Mill. For its atmosphere, its fresh, good food that stays consistently amazing, and for the fresh feeling and just pleasant...