The food is great but my service was pretty darn bad. Our server checked on us one time. After then she kept passing by and just looking as if she was hoping we didn't ask for anything else. I wanted to just ask for another glass of water. Well I have to give her credit because she asked if we were done. We replied "Yes" just because of the feeling of being unwelcomed and rushed. Food is great but do not let Nina serve you. She smiles while she passes by. This was the second time she served us. I thought we'd give her another try but I'm convinced. read more

I would say this place is better for breakfast/brunch than lunch or dinner. I went here over the weekend with some family member's for my grandma's birthday (aww, cute)! Living in Dallas where there are so many restaurants to choose from, I rarely dine at chain restaurants. So when I do go to a chain, I am usually disappointed since I have pretty high standards for my eating experiences. I would not say that I was necessarily disappointed with Mimi's because I have been here before and pretty much knew what to expect. I agree with the other yelpers when I say that nothing here was really outstanding. We started out with some spinach artichoke dip that was definitely unlike any spinach artichoke dip I've ever had. It really should have been called queso with a tiny bit of spinach and artichoke flavoring because it was mostly just gooey melted cheese. That being said, it was darn tasty! I had a lunch plate of quiche lorraine that came with a salad, fruit, and a muffin. The fruit was about 8 small grapes, a couple orange slices, one piece of pineapple and a slice of unripe honeydew melon. It was mediocre. The salad consisted of a huge pile of lettuce with a few dry julienne carrot sticks on top and a couple pieces of tiny diced tomato. It was less than mediocre and I didn't eat it. However, the rest of my meal was not bad at all. The quiche was pretty tasty - flaky crust with flavorful swiss cheese and chopped up bacon. I couldn't necessarily tell if it was freshly made or frozen, though - definitely not the light and fluffy goodness of the quiches at, say, Toulouse. But that is an unfair comparison. Anyway, the muffin was really yummy here - I knew that they had tasty baked goods and was looking forward to this. The blueberry muffin is so sweet and thick it is really more like eating cake with big juicy blueberries throughout. Others at my table enjoyed their meals as well, which ranged from chicken walnut salad to turkey and dressing to a 1/2 lb burger. The breakfast menu had some tasty-looking offerings on it, including some stuffed and fruit-covered french toast. Maybe next time I will try something like that. Overall, this is pretty good for a chain. I am not going to seek out an opportunity to come here, but neither would I refuse to go. read more

Good food, good service, decent prices what more can you ask for. I was glad I had a sweater in the car, the inside was quite chilly.

I don't usually rate chain places...but I love MImi's. Their chicken pot pie and chicken cordon blue is my fav....and in the winter, the hot chocolate is amazing, but brace yourself for how big it is. read more

Sadly my old favorite of my wife and me for the last several years is gone. The excellent menu of Cajun French Italian meddling that was just perfect is gone. This was one of my "never had a bad meal" places and somebody decided to change the entire menu with mussels, fish, and a couple of others. My wife relentlessly searched for her old favorites to find they were just no longer there. My absolute favorite cordon blue is gone. The spicy Cajun pasta dish that was a favorite is gone. If we had discussed it more as we did after we would have left before ordering. Service was terrible. You could tell the staff is starving as all the business was gone. Ask for plates that should be brought with the course. Waiting for refills of water. Whatever corporate meddling that occurred needs to stop and don't destroy what you had. read more

I've been here for both dinner and brunch and it's pretty good. Dinner wasn't anything too memorable, it tasted like any Cheddar's/ one step below Olive Garden. Breakfast was good. The waitstaff were very friendly and helpful, it does get crowded on the weekends so get there early. read more

Let's start off with breakfast is great! However, my husband and I stepped in with our one year old son and waited to be seated. The hostess whom by the way didn't greet us lead us to our table and we sat down. It was obvious that we needed a highchair and yet he didnt even offer to bring one, so then I say to the gentleman as he is walking away, "May we please get a high chair?" he said "sure" and NEVER came back!! Beyond rude! Great Breakfast, great prices... BAd HOST!! read more

This had just opened for a few months when we went here. My gf decided to give it a try for lunch. When entered there was not a hostess to seat us, so okay we waited. There were no signs of seat yourself so we waited. As we were waiting, waiters and waitresses walked by looked at us and didn't bother to say a word. A man in dress clothe, who looked like a manager was talking to another table, but did not try to acknowledge us even though we were pretty much right in his line of sight. After waiting about 15+ minutes, we decided to leave. I wish I can give this place no star but I guess yelp only allow the minimum of one star. read more

Came here with my wife. Seated quickly, received our drinks quickly. Food took a while, which it was the morning rush so that was expected. She ate the Ham and Swiss Crepe. She enjoyed that. I ordered the Steak and Eggs.... I wanted it well done. It came out reddish/pink. The waitress took it back for them to "grill it" more. 7 mins later it comes back. This time it's much closer to well done... however, as I continued to eat it I came across portions of red meat. For the price, I expected better. Maybe our experience was a one-time fluke, however, we will not be back to see. read more

This family style chain restaurant offers your typical menu of grilled items, pastas, meats, home cooking, and more. Overall, there is a slightly unique take on each, but nothing is outstanding here. My mother and I went before New Years a while back, and the food was alright. Her turkey sandwich was pretty mediocre, but my dish made up for it. I had salmon and scallops, which were pretty well done, though nothing fancy flavorwise; however, the ratatouille ravioli was really something different, and I enjoyed that very much. It had a nice mix of roasted vegetables in a nice, tender ravioli. Overall, good for laid back group cuisine, but if you're looking for something out of the ordinary, this one isn't too great of a choice. If this restaurant had a political stand point, it would definitely be a conservative. read more

tried the place a few months ago. it's like an olive garden but French inspired. had the: -artisan baked brie- it was hard. could barely spread on the bread -french onion soup- decent -petite Caesar salade- decent -petite seafood crepe- salty -signature bouillabaisse- salty, barely any seafood. this is their signature dish?? -chicken pot pie- actually good -molten chocolate cake- good although the food was ok, I'm not coming back. the service was horrible. maybe my waitress needed a little more training. or an attitude adjustment. I barely finished ordering before she started walking away. I ordered a lot of food, so there was limited amount of space on the table. I'd leave the empty plates on the edge of the table so she can see and take away, but she never did. she came back to the table a few times, glanced at it, then walked away. and every time she served our dishes, she would lay it down so heavily, it felt like it was slammed down. that is so rude. she really made my dining experience disappointing and upseting. read more

Took some friends to breakfast yesterday and I was disappointed in the experience. Seems the server (Anna) was a "veteran" and has lost her desire to serve. She didnt check on us, when another server bought our food to the table, she didnt make sure we had everything we needed. I like Mimi's but there should be a refresher in people skills and delightful service because it has been lost. The food was fine but yall should bring back the little carrot breads with dinner. read more

We went here for dinner. They had free bread while we waited for the food. The darker one was sweet and was really good. We ordered the Mac and cheese with chicken, bbq avacado burger, chicken and waffles, and the sautéed mushroom burger on sourdough bread. The food was disappointing. The Mac and cheese with chicken had no flavor... You could barely taste the cheese and the chicken was dry. The bbq sauce that they placed in the burger was too overwhelming. The chicken and waffles were underwhelming. The waffles tasted like cardboard (I have never eaten cardboard but I would imagine this is what it would taste like). I had to drench it in syrup to give it some flavor. The batter for the chicken was crispy but there was too much of it. The mushroom burger lacked flavor like the other food. It was hard to finish... I just really hate wasting food. Overall, the best thing I ate was the free bread in the beginning. read more

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Went for lunch 1/26/15. Waited 25 minutes for drinks and appetizers. Food took an additional 45 minutes and one dish was hot and the other was cold like it had been setting there the whole time. Other patrons didn't javelin the patience to wait and walked out and we're charged for their drinks by the staff that didn't seem the least bit apologetic about the slow service. read more

The food here is great. Plentiful portions and great customer service. I highly recommend this place.

The food was good but the service was awful! We were there 2.5 hours and the waitress only came to our table 3 times.

I have always had great and fast service at this Mimi's location. The staff are super friendly. Will return!

Service was the worse. Waited 30 min for refill of my coffee . My spinach omelet had like two leaves of spinach and the eggs making up the omelet was the fake powder stuff. Worse breakfast ive had. read more

My wife had visited another Mimi's in San Antonio, and wasn't impressed, but I wanted to try for myself. It was a busy Sunday at noon, so service was lacking. Food was just meh. Decent menu, but nothing exceptional. Guess I expected something more sophisticated. If France had a greasy spoon diner, it would be Mimi's. I had the southwest omelet. It was ok, but this was just a higher priced version of what you could get at a Denny's. I could and do make better muffins at home. At leas I satisfied my curiosity. read more

Mimi's Cafe is a place I like going on a week night. I came here with my mom and in the past year they had upgraded their menu. I had the Bouillabaisse here and loved it. The other item I had for an appetizer was the brie with green apples. Muffins and croissants are a must pick up from this place. Busy on Sunday Brunch days but during the week it's empty on this strip. If you haven't heard the history of Mimi's you will know that the original owner of this place served in the military and met a woman in France during the war named Mimi. They used to have dates in French Cafe's. If you enter into a Mimi's you may see a table and two chairs in the front as decor. This is to symbolize the real Mimi, whom the owner never got in contact with again. read more

This place is too expensive for what you get. I even had a free meal coupon & it was still expensive. My mother & I ordered tea & they charged 3.25 for a hot tea, so get there wine for $5. I ordered salmon & it was a small piece with skinny fries mounted over it. Who even puts salmon with fries & they charge almost $15. How does this place stay open????? My mother ordered the fried cod.... not even fresh. You could tell it was frozen & fried with another mound of skinny fries. I really don't know how they stay afloat! read more

This was my first time coming to Mimi's Cafe and it will be the last time. The food was okay, nothing great about it and the service was horrible. The waiter that we had came over to take our drink order and then brought the drinks back and then left, he said nothing and that is how the rest of the meal went. read more

I can't even begin to tell you how disappointed I am with my experience at this restaurant. The waiters were less than friendly. I'm a pescatarian and I had asked our waitress if I could switch a dressing on a salad(it was supposed to come with bacon balsamic dressing and I chose honey mustard.) Not only did my salad have the bacon dressing, there were little crumbles of bacon in the salad even though bacon is NOT listed on the ingredients of the salad. Our waitress had disappeared and my friend had to flag down another server. I didn't get his name but he was the only one who was sincerely sorry. Our waitress Aaliya could not care less about the huge mistake. While she did say she was sorry, there was no sincerity behind it. The only thing that could have made this experience worse is if I was allergic to bacon. Although I did have a similar reaction to an allergy once I realized I had swallowed it. Where was the manager you ask? Too busy socializing. She barely said goodbye and thanked us when we were leaving. I am appalled I had to pay $15 for a salad that I had to wait twice as long for. Never setting foot in a Mimi's again. read more

My wife loves this place, great atmosphere and good food. Breakfast is always good. Service is good most of the time, a couple times was weak. read more

Great for breakfast, lunch and dinner leave much to be desired.

We had a 15 minute wait which was surprising on a Sunday afternoon. The French toast brioche was good. Wasn't as good as it was the last time I had it but I was happy. I will be back. My server wasn't that great. She was kinda young and not very attentive. read more

Pretty good food but a little too pricey. You can find this quality of food at other places for less.

Unfortunately, this restaurant has slipped in recent years. We returned recently for a birthday celebration; and although the prices were about the same as before, the food quality is no longer outstanding (I think my entree was from a freezer) while the food quantity has gone down. No longer included with my entree are the juice, muffins, and second side item. "Fruit" was once three large wedges of different types of fruit, but now it's instead IHOP-style coctail cubes in a small side-cup. Oh, and the coffee was once unparalleled, like imbibing life's nectar... now, sadly, it's kind of rough and bitter like discount drip coffee. read more

The table was dirty when we were seated. I ordered breakfast tacos. They did not have sny guacomole. My juice glass and silverware was dirty. The food was cold. The bathroom was dirt y. read more

I went here with a friend it was both our first time. We both ordered the salmon Benedict which was amazing and so filling. Our waitress was very nice and attentive but not annoying. We ended up staying there for 3-4 hrs just catching up and our waitress kept refilling our drinks and we never felt rushed or anything to leave. I loved it so much I went back with my kids for breakfast and it was also an A+ experience. Can't wait to go back. read more

I love going to eat here but do not suggest it if you are in a hurry. The food is always freshly prepared but slow to arrive. The breakfast menu is great and their muffins are great any time of day! For lunch or dinner I have enjoyed their salads and the chicken enchiladas. read more

Absolutely a great experience, time after time!! Make sure to ask for the Govenor as your server! He is a treasure!!

Great, friendly service, excellent food & charming, quiet atmosphere... doesn't get much better for a reasonable meal. they also have coupons through their club. Definitely worth trying, if not becoming a regular. My whole French group loves this place! read more

Walking in looks like a rustic bistro. My wife and I got breakfast there this morning and it was great. Food was awesome, recommend the berry creme filled crepes. Very well priced, will definitely return. read more

The most delicious muffins!!! It's a must for breakfast! My only complaint would be the rushed service and crowds during high traffic times, very busy location! Otherwise, great little breakfast or lunch spot. read more

Dining here was such a pleasant experience. The staff was courteous. Our waitress was helpful, polite, and on point. I had the Peaches and Cream griddlecakes which were ok. Finely chopped walnuts and peaches a top 4 medium sized pancakes. The cream is sweet and very rich and served in a small gravy boat. The pancakes were ok, not bad but not awesome, they needed a little something. The nuts and and peaches were chopped too small for my liking. Others in my party had the Provencal chicken which tasted delicious. Seasoned and tender chicken with a thin crispy skin and a stacked high side of rich and creamy tasting potatoes au gratin. Very tasty. The mini corn nuggets were too greasy but the frites (fries) were mighty tasty. I also thoroughly enjoyed the mini loaf bread and carrot cake la madeleines that came with our entree. The waitress asked me to come back for Sunday brunch, I just might. read more

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Would love the give a better score but 2 stars is accurate. From inconsistent food to horrendous wait time at the table there is really nothing consistent here to say. We literally waited well over an hour for sandwiches and soup. And once we were served we were told the meal was on the house due to the long wait. But, guess what? We still got a bill for over $20. We paid without make no a fuss. My Reuben and my wife's sandwich were actually fantastic. No Au Jus initially but it finally came. No flavor. I also had the tomato basil soup I which it was heavenly creamy and with angelic flavors. Seriously. My wife's French Onion Soup look to die for but had no flavor. Thick onion not thin and the onions are hard, not soft. Desert? My wife had the strawberry cheesecake but it was the Sarah Lee frozen creamy kind. Yuck. I had the bread pudding which was COLD and hard. Honestly, some of the good was fantastic. Some was horrendous. I really felt for our waiter. He told us 3 times the manager was going to come and talk with us about how late the food came out. The manager never came. MiMi's needs to do something about this location. Revamp. Re-manage. Re-train. We won't be back. read more

We were having brunch at mimi yesterday and we all loved it. The staff were super friendly and professional. Food was delicious and well decorated though it took sometime to be served but it's okay to us. We enjoyed very much the french architecture of the restaurant as well as the atmosphere. Definitely would love to visit again. read more

My friends and I ate a late lunch here at this rest not long ago. The service was awful. Very slow. It took a long time for the waitress to bring our nonalcoholic beverages and our food, such as it was. The fries were very salty and the sandwich wasn't much better. There were very few customers where we were sitting. I definitely won't be goin' back to this place that's for sure. Didn't want to even give it one star but had to in order to post this review. :( read more

I first experienced Mimi's at a friend's house in Arlington. She had Mimi's to cater a brunch . The food was good but the muffin's to die for. The only other muffins that tasted that good were mine so I naturally choose Mimi's when time is a constraint. The muffins were moist and dense but not compacted, the blueberries were STILL WHOLE!!! WOW. It is worth the trip to get them and I support anyone's choice for their muffins. I am planning to bring out of town friends there for breakfast and my own family and I will certainly be revisiting Mimi's. read more