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    Mariposa

    4.0 (212 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    MJ H.

    First time dining at Mariposa, located on the third floor of Neiman Marcus. The restaurant has spacious indoor seating and a patio with a view, making it a great spot for lunch. One of my favorite touches was the complimentary starters. We were served popovers that were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, along with strawberry butter. They also brought out a small cup of flavorful chicken consommé, which was a nice touch. For lunch, I ordered the cheeseburger on a brioche bun with fries. The burger was good, but I loved the fries- perfectly crispy seasoned. My friend ordered the Charred Octopus with fingerling potatoes from the starter menu. The octopus was tender with a nice char. The food, service, and thoughtful complimentary starters made for a enjoyable dining experience. Burger with fries and one starter came to almost $60 before tip. I guess that's what you'd expect at a restaurant inside Neiman Marcus, but it's something to keep in mind.

    Spicy Yellowfin Tuna Tartare
    Katie O.

    Ample parking, a little shopping on your way up to lunch, friendly welcome, and pretty good service. We went for lunch with friends. Our meals were good but not the best I have ever had. I have to say that the star of the meal was the popover and appetizers. They were delicious! We ordered truffle fries & spicy yellowfin tuna tartare - not that spicy but good flavor. My salad was nice but nothing to write home about. I only ate about half. Our server was a perfect mix of "I am here if you need anything" to "I am going to keep my distance so you can chat with your friends". So nice with a group but there if we needed anything. I do love the space. It is bright with large windows. A nice place to have lunch:)

    Complimentary bread
    Donna L.

    I love coming here for weekend lunch. I usually find it easy to get a reservation the day of. You get served complimentary tiny cup of consommé and a popover served with strawberry butter. I always ask for a tiny pot of consommé. I switch up between sashimi of yellow fin tuna and spicy ahi tuna tartar. Even though they are listed under starters, the portions are big enough for a person. I get full off of either dish. Occasionally I switch up and try something different from the seasonal menu if I come across something appealing.

    Shrimp salad
    Steph G.

    Again, I usually visit Mariposa once or twice a year. I used to live in the area so it was a little bit more convenient. Today I opted to have lunch and made a reservation on OpenTable, which was easy. I was warmly greeted when I arrived in, escorted to a lovely table closer to the windows. My server approached immediately with water and menus, as well as the complementary broth and Yorkshire pudding with strawberry butter. I took a few minutes to glance over the menu and opted to go with the citrus shrimp salad. This is definitely a great portion for an entrée salad, but can be easily shared and paired with something else on the menu. The shrimp where well seasoned and grilled. All of the ingredients in the salad, including them mixed lettuce, corn, red, onion, etc., were carefully tossed in the citrus vinaigrette. It had a really light fresh flavor overall. I would eat the salad year-round if I could. The Yorkshire pudding was served warm. It was light and fluffy. I opted to finish the meal with the upside down. Pineapple cake served in a wedge shape. It was sweet and delicious. The hot coffee is simple book perfection. Service was attentive and friendly. there was light conversation. A beautiful dining room. Prices are expected for "Neiman Marcus" so while this sometimes becomes a destination or celebration lunch destination you should definitely visit if you haven't. Plenty of parking out front in the mall and parking structure. They are located on the third floor. Dress code seems simple and mellow. Most guests are wearing SoCal casual. There are those that dress a little nicer and of course there's a lot of corporation/businesses in the area so you'll see some business attire as well. Don't forget to try the famous chocolate chip cookie at the front door. All in with tip was $71 for one person this included an iced tea, the shrimp, salad, coffee, dessert,

    Salmon taco thing
    Ezra N.

    Service was good. Bread at the beginning wasn't my or my dining partner's cup of tea because it was sweet instead of sour or hearty. It was free though. Salmon taco thing is essentially a seared salmon tasting corn tortilla taco with some nice veggies with it. Could do with a little more spiciness or flavor or something. Pico with chips was very basic and not enough volume. It's pricy but if you're stuck at FI and tired of the normal places it's fine. At risk of apples and oranges this meal is worse than Baja fish and more expensive. I bet the view by the window is nice.

    Famous popover
    Cecile W.

    You are paying for a nice ambiance, the cache of dining on the top floor of a legacy dept. store, and consistently presented food with the famous popovers. But if you're not wanting to be part of the ladies who lunch ....for 2+ hours.... Then this place may not be for you. After we got our waters filled, it was approximately 30 minutes before our order was taken, and we sat by the server computer, so she saw us plenty of times with our menus to the side. My table mates all got some sort of salmon- the green goddess salad with salmon add-on, salmon tacos, and another something green with salmon. Maybe if we had ordered a cocktail with our lunch, we would've been more jovial rather than annoyed. My tacos had nice flavor and presented well on the taco rack. But we ran out of conversation after 2 hours and it just became tedious to ask for the check to pay. Plus two of my friends had to figure out how to tell their bosses why they're so late returning from lunch!

    $20 burger w fries (meh)
    Alan B.

    One of my mom's favorites. Unfortunately we were unable to make reservation for 5 and when we got there the only available tables were outside on the balcony. Let me tell you how undesirable that was. For starters the seats were old and dirty looking, if you're dressed nice, you def want to avoid sitting outside. They have these tube flame lamps but it did not keep us warm (well 1/2 of the table was warm and the other 1/2 facing the wind was freezing). The chill outside made your food cold so fast that you won't be able to enjoy any of your hot foods. On to the food. I got the $20 burger and the patty was burnt and had a bitter taste to it. My mom loved her roasted pear salad and California club. We also ordered the roasted pear salad with salmon and that was delicious and surprisingly moist and tuna salad sandwich was ok. We made a mistake of ordering the truffle fries as a couple of our orders came w fries and if your sitting outside, cold fries are no bueno. Not sure what the rave was about the puffs and chicken broth that's included w the meals but we thought they were ok. The strawberry butter was not as good as I had envisioned. Overall: Maybe seated outside completely ruined my experience and my burnt patty. When I eat at bougie place I have such a high expectation. I'm pretty sure I'll be back again with my mom one of these days. I'll make sure we sit inside and maybe order different entrees and give it another go. The services were incredibly friendly and delightful.

    bread & butter
    Leilani P.

    amazing service as always! ordered some new dishes and tried the spinach artichoke dip & spaghetti! They are easily our new favorites now! The chips that come with the spinach artichoke dip are a bit softer. I do wish they provided more chips with this dish. - spinach artichoke dip with warm tortilla chips  - NM burger - pecan crusted salmon - spaghetti (on their specials menu)

    Cheesecake
    Carolina S.

    Had a birthday celebration with my gf today in Fashion Island at Mariposa hidden on the 3rd floor of Neiman Marcus. A great little rendezvous to enjoy lunch and relax. Food was delicious and our server was delightful. I love the way they serve a tiny pot of clear chicken broth with tiny cups and popovers with strawberry cream cheese before you order. A relaxing atmosphere to enjoy lunch and feel relaxed.

    Popover served before food
    Jennifer A.

    Excellent food loved the chop salad ! The puff pastry that came before meal melted in our mouths! Rigoberto was our server and was very polite and helpful. Everything was great! Ambiance was fancy and what you'd expect for Neiman Marcus at Fashion Island. We'd definitely come back!

    Chocolate dessert
    M S.

    Excellent Benjamin was our server and he was amazing!!!! Our food was delicious and our server was amazing. There was a hair in my food so had to leave 1/2, but our pup will eat it. I would come back again because our server and ambiance was excellent.. Coffee: amazing too.

    Magdalen K.

    We came here as a group of 8. It took a while to get seated, as there was a long line of people waiting at the hostess' podium. A couple tried to cut in front of us which the hostess did not allow, and I was grateful for that. We chose the restaurant at the recommendation of our family friends, and it was a little difficult to find since it's located inside of Neiman Marcus. We did find it, but the signage for the restaurant seemed pretty limited/lacking and we needed to ask staff for directions. The restaurant has big windows and lots of natural light, which is beautiful. The carpet is a bright blue which looks nice in the light. We were served a puffed pastry of sorts which I didn't take a picture of because I was so excited to eat it. It came with a berry butter which was super delicious and unique. The pastries were also warm so the butter melted nicely on them. I had the citrus salad which was very good and I added salmon. I wanted something light and this salad was exactly what I was looking for. My boyfriend had the grain bowl and said the miso sauce was delicious. We also had some drinks, including an espresso martini, which was perfectly sweet. Our waiter was so nice and attentive. It is on the pricier side, but it was a nice treat so I think it's worth it. We would definitely return!

    Awesome food at mariposa, café at Neman Marcus
    Alejandra M.

    I used to love this place however the service and the food have gone downhill! The only two constants a the the popovers and their hamburger. The consomé tasted like old dirty water. My tuna salad sandwich was totally bland! It looked good but zero flavor! The service was slow and inattentive... and the one thing I hate most about a restaurant is that they left the dirty tables sit after people left! Don't come close to closing time... maybe that is the reason of the bad service

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