My first time back at Mimi's in five years, and probably my last. The service was great! Our waiter was very polite, and attentive. It was the food that was more than a little lackluster. My boyfriend ordered the smoked salmon omelette ($13.29) and I chose the quiche florentine ($9.29). When our food came I was disappointed to find that my "fresh fruit" side consisted of 2 orange crescents, half of a half moon of cantaloupe, and 2 slivers (emphasis on SLIVERS) of pineapple. The Quiche was equally disappointing. It was very oily and plain (not traits you really want in a fresh breakfast) but the far-too-chewy crust created an unpleasant texture that I could not pallet. My boyfriend's meal was absolutely delicious though. All in all, a C+ or B- experience. If you do go here, don't get the quiche. read more

Ordered the beer battered fish which comes with fries and coleslaw. Fish was good but fries were soggy and coleslaw was tasteless. Chardonnay was tasty though. Booth had a foot long rip in the seat back.... they need to get on that. Service was good. read more

We scheduled a family dinner for about 15 a week and a half before the event. Upon arrival the area was not ready. Two appetizers were ordered, and fifteen minutes later our waitress stated they did not have the beef for one of them, could they substitute. Yes they could and it took another 15 minutes for the two to arrive. At that time we had been there almost an hour, and the waitress had not asked if we were ready to order. Once our order was taken, and had been waiting on our food, the waitress again returned to state they were out of the port loin. My son made another selection, and again we waited. It was 30-35 minutes before our orders arrived. By this time we had been in the restaurant almost 2 hours. I found my food, bland, and fairly tasteless. Most restaurants will ask if your celebrating anything when its a large group, we were not asked. We were celebrating three birthdays. Just as well they did not ask, as I would not have wanted to wait another half hour for desert. This location has some issues with serving groups. This location did not give me a single reason to return! read more

Food and location is ok. Service isn't. Especially on a holiday, you'd think they'd pick brighter employees to be there.

Made reservations for Mother's Day for 6 people at 12:30pm. Arrived and was told it would be up to one and a half hour wait. They had phone numbers, why would they not contact me and let me know there was a delay? I would call them if I was not able to keep my reservation. We were given a limited menu and were not told when I made the reservation that would be the case. We waited for about an hour and the service was slow, forgot our order and then gave our order to another table. We had no silverware and asked several times. Our food was cold by the time we received the silverware. I usually love this place but was so disappointed this visit and was stressed out on Mother's Day:( read more

There's a saying in restaurants that goes, people come for the food but comeback for the service. I'm warning you now, don't go! My fiancé and I liked coming here b/c the food was pretty good. We had an ok experience the first time. We were seated outside and forgotten. After at least 15 minutes, I had to go hound the host to get our server or let someone know we existed. Mainly because I loved the blueberry muffins so much that I gave them another chance. The final straw was something I've never experienced so blatantly before. AGEISM. I know it sounded weird typing it but that's what happened. It was a easy going Saturday morning, busy enough for a Saturday, 04/09/2016, but not hectic. Manager told us it would be a few minutes to be seated. There were at least 3 same sized families and couples that came in after us, each being a bit older than my fiancé and I. After about 15 minutes later, long story short, we are the last ones still sitting in the waiting area. I went and talked to the manager after a middle aged couple that just came in, got seated within a few minutes, and we got ignored yet again. I asked the same manager why they sat that couple before us. He said because you guys came in last. I said no we've been here for over 10mins what happened? We were sitting right in front of the host stand, they could see us. He looks at his host and tells me, "oh your name was put over on the right instead of the left." Without apologizing for the error, He told me our table would be ready in a few and walked away. I was so dumbfounded by such a preposterous answer I said babe that's it. We walked out. The manager never apologized for the mix up. He didnt have the nerve to come after us, he sends his host instead. Word to the wise if you care about common sense courtesy then Mimi's cafe is not your place. Never coming back again. This bothered me so much that this is my FIRST yelp review. I'm 27, I like to give restaurants and people second chances. This place demanded this score and I was happy to oblige it. read more

We always go to Mimi for breakfast. But today we decided to try lunch. Since it was too late for breakfast. But now they serve breakfasts all day. But we wanted to try lunch. I don't know. Maybe It was the waitress or what? We ordered our drinks my husband ordered mimosas and I wanted ice tea. My ice tea tasted like water. We sat next to the waitress station and I see the tea sitting in ice. Of course it's getting watered down. Why can't they serve it over ice as it sits room temp. Now back to our waitress, she forgot our bread and my water with lemon. So I did drink my husband water. And still didn't get mine till my food came. Bread came just about 3 minutes before food. Took one bite of the bread, and she said he you go! My husband like his turkey sandwich and I had the French dip. Which was good except my French fries soaked in ajus on the plate. All she can say oops my bad I shake a bit. Soggy. Not more lunch or at least when she's there. Gayle was her name. Which we didn't catch her name till we seen it on the receipt. Chandler Blvd and 101 location read more

My boyfriend and I went for brunch and we were not impressed at all. First walk in and there's a 45-hour wait, the hostess was really rude and people were walking in and getting seated before us which is not ok and they didn't have a reservation. My boyfriend confronted the hostess as to why they were being seated and she said they had a reservation which was a complete lie..we overheard them saying they didn't have one. The service was horrible...our waitress was also the bartender and she never came to ask us for refills on our drinks. I told my boyfriend not to even tip the service was so bad..food was ok but not worth coming back to mimis again. read more

What a disaster this restaurant has become. Poorly managed and staffed. We arrived at 10:50 and waited 5+ minutes for the hostess to acknowledge us as their phone rang unanswered several times. We were finally seated in a booth. The restaurant was about 1/3 occupied and not busy at all. We sat at least 5 minutes before the server took our order. Then we sat, and sat and sat. Food arrived at 11:43. I had ordered the Smoked Salmon Benedict, of course it came out as an original ham Benedict. Sent it back and waited another 10 minutes while my wife and daughter ate their meals. When my food came out I was pleasantly surprised as it was very good. Unfortunately, I will never get to try any of their other menu items as this restaurant is too poorly managed to give it another chance. read more

This place needs a lot of TLC. Food was good, but the decor is literally falling apart. The booth we were seated in had shredded materials and needs to be reupholstered. They burned my lunch mates bread for her sandwich and when she made comment to the waitress, no further addressing by staff took place. Would hate to see this "institution" go but first impressions say management doesn't care. read more

On my most recent visit, the food was excellent and the server was very friendly. The muffins are top-quality and a definite must for anyone eating here. I will certainly come here again with my family. The lunch specials and daily specials include a good selection and are not too pricey. read more

NEVER AGAIN! HUGE cluster "F" on Mothers Day! We made reservations weeks ago for 10:30 brunch. Arrived at 10:15 stood in a long line the door, just to check in, until 10:50 only to be told it would be another 2 hours before we would be seated!! Are you kidding me?! The reservation was to eat, not to check in to wait 2 hours to eat!! ALSO not the first time this has happen to us at this location. Staff was doing NOTHING to apologize or offering to make their mess up right with customers. DONE WON'T BE BACK!! read more

Went to go for breakfast after having not been here for a long time. When we came in, there was a wait. As we sat, we noticed several empty tables. When she finally called our name, now mind you its been 10min, we were offered tables that were empty when we first walked in. We were so mad. I said something to the hostess about how insane that was and we walked out the door. Horrible customer service! Never again. read more

Went to Mimi's Cafe for thanksgiving dinner. Called two weeks in advance for reservations. Called the morning of thanksgiving to verify out reservations only to find out we were not on the list. Mimi's told us they would add us to the list for our original time of 5:00 p'm. Got there at 4:30 pm and when we checked on our reservations found out that we again were not on the list. They called the manager and I explained the whole story. He then penciled our name in for 5:00 pm and told us we would be the first 5:00 called. At this point we talked to many others and found out that they were running about an hour behind. Why not over book, where are all these people going to go?! One hour comes and goes, hubby goes to check only to have the manager tell him he doesn't have time for the hubby and turns and walks away. Finally they cleared a table for us. Turkey and stuffing were good. Rest of the meal was awful. Not with the $18 a meal. Will not go back there. The two stars are for the waitress. She was awesome. read more

Horrible service. Tracy took our orders. We Ordered a muffin before our meal and never received it. Had to get up and go to the kitchen to get condiments because she never returned after checking if our food was delivered. As a previous server, I can understand it being busy but it wasn't and there were two servers in our section. I doubt we will be back read more

I don't know where to start, horrible I repeat HORRIBLE service. I'm pretty patient with restaurants because I get how it is and I get how customers can be. But what happened today was completely the worst experience I have ever had at a restaurant. Took over 2 hours to get our food out, got 2 orders completely wrong, ordered a Bloody Mary with no celery and they brought out a new one twice with CELERY!!! Forgot my eggs and bacon had to remind them twice to get. Didn't get a refill for over a hour. Just a overall bad experience and it's unfortunate because the food wasn't even bad. Went over for a nice Easter brunch with the family and it was just ruined by this whole restaurant. The thing that bothers me even more is I asked the male manager directly I need to speak to him so he goes to the back and gets the other female manager to come out. He didn't even have the coconuts to come speak to me like a man. Pathetic. Do better guys please. Thank you. read more

Very disappointing experience ... got there right after church.. 12:30.. 3 hours later we got burned, cold, missing sides, even one of our order was missing... by that time we were like forget it! Chandler Mimi's was definitely not prepared for Mother's day .. my Mom was so upset that she couldn't even eat her cold food.. sadly not sure I ever want to return... our afternoon plan was ruined as we spent most of our day waiting for food... so Happy Mother's Day read more

My family went to this Mimi's for Easter 2017. This place used to have good service. On this day, the service was unbelievably horrible. Every facet of the experience was BAD. My steak was bloody even though I ordered it medium-well. The manager was completely useless, and many people there were having a similar experience all around us. Lousy service, manager had bad attitude....giving everyone boxes of free stale muffins as if that makes up for a ruined lunch. He really seemed to actually be mentally-impaired. In the parking lot as we left, several people were discussing how bad their lunch was as well. The manager needs to be fired. read more

Great quite atmosphere. Waitress was very attentive. Food was excellent. Manager gave us free muffins for being first time guest. I will definitely come back! read more

We go to Mimi's occasionally because my husband likes their chicken and their tomato soup, and I love their Meyer lemon mussels. Well now that I don't have kids nearby to cook for on Thanksgiving, we decided to try Mimi's for our holiday meal. We had a reservation, and of course they were very packed. We only waited 10 minutes past our scheduled time...we were very specific about the type of table we wanted. Had our first course: french onion soup and Caesar salad = good. Rolls=good. Then our entrees. Large portions, pretty tasty, but totally cold. Asked the server to toss them in the microwave but she assured us that they did not do that. We were brought a second full serving. Barely warmer. Let them know. Said we would just take it home and reheat. The manager came to our table...JIM...and comped it all. WOW! Did not expect that...Classy Jim. We will be back. read more

I had the most unbelievable experience here just tonight. I went in and stood at the host stand to place an order to go. I had Stood there for 10 min. Not one person in sight except one server helping her tables and she didn't even look my way once. After 10 min of standing there I, even though I was standing in the store, called them. When they answered and asked "how can I help you" I said "hi I've been standing up front for about 10. Can somebody please come and help me?" And they said "oh sure" and hung up. I still stood there for 3 min until someone came out of the kitchen to help me. When someone came out and ask "how can I help you" I asked if I could place an order Togo and she said "oh well we don't really do in person Togo orders it's usually when people call." So I'm standing there confused... Do you want me to step out in the parking lot and call you and tell you what I want over the phone??? Is it not aloud for me what I'd like to eat in person? Meanwhile, I'm waiting to place an order for some muffins Togo, not even food they need prepare and cook, a party of 3 had been standing there waiting for about 8 min before anyone even looked at them. It was so weird. Some of the worst service I had ever had. read more

In the past, we have gone to Mimis to celebrate special occasions but the tradition came to an end this evening. Things got off to a shaky start when Maria met us at the door. Normally hostesses greet you - she just met us and didn't appear to be very happy that were there, almost hostile. Someone with an attitude like this shouldn't be allowed to interact with customers under any circumstance. Things actually went down hill when we tried to order dinner. Amazingly, they didn't have 3 of the entrees we selected from their menu. Later, while we were waiting for our food to come, we overheard the server telling folks at another table that the were out of yet a 4th item. If a restaurant doesn't have food, why do they even bother opening their doors? After our food came, we noticed that a gentleman at the table next to us ordered tomato soup but got chicken noodle soup instead. The sad thing is the food was pretty good, even though it wasn't what we really wanted. There are enough other restaurants in the area doing things right, I doubt we will be eating at Mimis again for a looooong time. read more

The eggs were grey, the bacon was burnt, and the pancakes and French toast had onions in them! When they came out a second time, it was raw! On top of that the manager was a jerk to our waitress. Now I remember why I haven't been to Mimi's in over 10 years. read more

Absolutely love the food. LORI is the freaking best!!! Great service every time. Goes out of her way to make you happy. Always has great suggestions. Best server out there!! Thank you Lori!! read more

My son and I had the best service. Our server was Mark. My son has severe food allergies and they catered to this. Mark was so kind, friendly and just overall great. Food was amazing as well. The manager spoke with the kitchen to ensure my sons food was prepared without cross contamination. We will be back and will ask for you Mark! read more

I used to love this place ...my family and I came for breakfast today .the service was horrible !!! We ordered our food and 30 minutes later the waiter "remembered" to bring our muffins then we finally get our food 45 min later . I ordered ham crepes with cheese on top. The cheese has two sliced cheese just on top not fully melted and my food was cold it was gross. Then my children got their pancakes with no syrup I asked the waiter for syrup and again he forgot .My husband ended up giving his to them. Management needs to look into their service and the food. You lost a long time customer. Never again! read more

Awful. We made a reservation for 10:15 and ended up having to leave because they were an hour behind, I get its Mother's Day but I also work in a restaurant and the reservations are first priority. I don't get to spend time with my family now because I have to leave for work. Not only did I not get to eat, I also wasted my time there. Just awful. read more

I have been a loyal patron of Mimi's Cafe in Chandler for about 12 years. Unfortunately the quality of the food and service has been truly awful for about the last year. I keep trying because I remember all the good meals we've had there but the last 3 times have been so awful that I will not be back. Ordered an old favorite..pot roast. It came out cold and dried out. Next time I ordered the beef bourguinon which turned out to be cold dry pot roast with a wine sauce poured over it. I was offered another choice so I took the pork chops. They came out in about 5 minutes raw. The manager came over and said she was sorry and that I wouldn't be charged for the meal. No kidding. Last week I tried again. This time I ordered fish and chips because my wife told me she would divorce me if I ordered anything remotely related to pot roast. The fish came out overcooked and dried out which required tearing it apart rather than breaking apart in like most flaky fish does. I ordered garlic sweet potato fries with the fish which turned out to be cold soggy non garlic fries. When I questioned the waiter he told me that sweet potato fries were supposed to be soft cuz they don't fry crispy. I told him to ask the kitchen to try again which they did and were delicious the second time. Too little too late read more

We always liked the Mimis is Ahwatukee. Since closing we tried this one. Good luck getting a table. Even with very few people in the restaurant you'll wait to be seated. We won't be coming back! read more

I hosted office holiday party on Friday night at 7 for 10 people. Restaurant was not busy at all. Although food was very good, service by Sheila was very poor. Dishes were not picked up. Drinks were not refilled. She was not very attentive to our requests and we had to ask for service. What was very disappointing was when I let manager know, she just said sorry repeatedly, but gave no explanation or incentive for us to return. If you're planning a memorable get together with a group of people, pass on Mimi's Cafe and go somewhere else that appreciates your business. read more

Lunch today with group of friends between 15-20 elderly ladies. Service was excellent. All orders seemed to be accurate and food delicious. Our waitress was excellent. Handled the whole table by herself. Had a delightful time. Live within 15 min drive, so will definitely be back soon. read more

I just took my wife and daughter to Mimi's. If you like REAL New England clam chowder then look no further than this place. They only serve it (sniff) on Fridays. It is rich, creamy, and full of big chunks of fresh clams. Couple that with a full menu of great lunchtime or dinnertime treats and you'll come away satisfied. The service was impeccable. The staff was very friendly and they work together as a real team to give their patrons a truly memorable experience. Love it love it love it! The muffins are great and when they found out my daughter hadn't been there before they gave her four muffins to take home with her absolutely gratis. I had the Cobb salad which never disappoints. My wife ordered off the two course special menu and got asparagus with citrus shrimp. My daughter had the salmon. Everyone raved about how good everything was. The food, the service, and the ambience is great. Two thumbs up...way up! read more

Yes 5 stars. Blame it all on the server Scott who was quite the host. He was charming, professional and personable. I went to dine with my mom who had said the service was slipping the last time she ate at Mimi's. He was so nice to her and the guests in the booth behind it was a pleasure to see.(yes I was listening..don't judge). I want to make sure for anyone who goes there to request Scott or want that level of service. The food was good had the grilled salmon per Scotts recommendation and it was spot on. Mimi's Cafe you have an employee that other companies aspire to hire. Don't lose him, he's one of the good ones. read more

Have not been to a mimis for a year or two but I suggest the blue cheese and walnut salad. You can't go wrong there. They have a good variety and cute atmosphere. read more

At some point you have to ask yourself if going out to a $30 breakfast (for 2) is better than just staying home and scrambling your own eggs. I have to say that this was one of those that I should have just stayed home. Woke up late this Sunday and the wife and I decided to go in search of breakfast. After passing up a few of our regular options? We decided to give Mimi's a try. We were seated promptly and the server was right over to take our drink order. The coffee was good. We placed our order and then waited. 15 minutes later we watched 2 servers carry out food all over the dining room searching for the right table. They found us after someone else came over and pointed them in the right direction. My entire breakfast was cold. My wife's was hot. Not sure how that happened. Meanwhile my coffee cup is empty and there is no server to be found. If a manager had checked on us I would have sent my breakfast back. The waitress finally delivers more coffee and the check. We just started eating and she brings me the check!? I suppose we need to get out. My wife and I left 3/4 of the breakfast untouched and then tried to pay the check. After 15 minutes the server comes back for the check. (Apparently they didn't want us to leave too quickly.) I probably should have said something but the waitress should have seen that we hardly ate anything. Oh well. No need to return. This place is not worth it. read more

It breaks my heart to give Mimis 1 star, but they earned it. No wonder they are going out of business. Black Friday evening and there was only a few cars in the lot... good we thought there wont be an hour wait like everywhere else... The service was SLOOOOOOOWWWW. The soup- that the server warned me was HOT, was only hot on top and sent back. Our food took 30 min to come out and there was only 3 tables in the whole place. My well done burger was RAW in the middle, sent back, and i had to ask if it was ever coming after everyone else was finished eating. The manager brought it, apologized, took 50% off our bill and gave us a TERRIBLE dessert. Lol Why does it make me sad to say it was awful, because this used to be my FAVORITE place to go... When my middle daughter was born, my favorite burger (the french quarter it used to be called) MY daddy drove a long way to get and bring to me in the hospital for my first meal. :( read more

Went for lunch, food was fine. Had the turkey and brie sandwhich meal. Sandwhich was good, fries were cold. The reason I give 3 stars is because I'm being gracious. The service...was so flipping SLOW. There are only a few couples in the whole place and we were there for an hour and a half for ONE sandwhich. Definitely wouldn't recommend if service is important to you. read more

Most awful dining experience ever. Arrived about 6:45pm, not busy, no host/hostess in site. After 10 minutes a server started seating people. We ordered, restaurant got a bit busier because power went out at Chandler Mall. Our selections were a tuna melt with house salad with ranch, tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich, quiche Loraine with a muffin and French dip and fries. Maybe 15 minutes to make? Please remember we were there before it got busy. Server brought muffin out right away. At 7:45 the couple that were seated after us asked what was taking so long for their food. Wa la.. 2 servers came out right away with their food. We thought we'd try that , and wa la, servers came out with our food! I'd like to say that waiting so long for our food was the bad experience, but wait.... My salad had vinegraitte, not ranch; the quiche was florentine, not lorraine ( and at this point with a very cold muffin); and the fries were awful. The lady who got her food right before us had ordered shrimp which was still frozen. Took 10 minutes for manager to come out of his hiding place to address this issue and his excuse was that they got busy.. We were the first 2 parties seated before they got busy. Our server never came by to refill our drinks, we had to get her attention; she never updated us as to why it was taking so long, and never once asked us how our meals were. Oh, and the fries? As we left restaurant, it seemed like everyone was in agreement as the plates still had all the fries left on them. Sorry Mimi's...we will never be back. read more

We went here for a dinner last night. Not a common dinner house for sure but with so many option in the area we like to spread it out some. The service was pleasant and fairly attentive although our server never came back to check if our entrees were acceptable. Seating at the bar was nice to watch the game...however the lighting is blinding. We requested it dimmed a bit and it was. Much nicer. Calamari was good, albeit boxed I'm sure. Wife enjoyed the muscles and I had the shrimp pasta. Beware; that pasta, while reasonably tasty..doesn't loo much like the picture. You'll get six boiled shrimp and if you are lucky maybe more than a few specs of broccoli. Don't expect much other than noodles with a pretty strong garlic taste. Meal wait time was exceptionally long given the very few patrons in the place also. Overall it was 'ok' for $14.29 but nothing to write home about. Pricing was reasonable with food for two at about $36. Wine comes in at $8 a glass but these are 6oz pours- sadly presented filling the glass (with bar pour marker used) only about 35%....if you only pour 6oz then use a smaller glass and the value would be perceived better. Lastly we got up at 8:05pm to leave. We were the ONLY two people in the entire place. That alone should tell you something...Stick to this place for breakfast folks. read more

The food is phenomenal! The service is friendly. The wait time is reasonable. The prices are fair and affordable. The portions are generous. The French pot roast will knock your socks off. The herb de province pork chop is outstanding! We've eaten here a couple of times and everything has been delicious every time. The only drawback has been when they run out of something-- usually the special. That's happened to us more than once. read more