We visited Mimi!s Cafe on Barranca Pkwy and David was our waiter. He was very attentive, friendly and helped us to order. He explained items on the menu and returned numerous times for drink refills and to check on us. It was a pleasure to enjoy our meal and experience an attentive waiter. Thanks David! read more

Loved everything! Arath, our server, was awesome! Great food and muffins! Love Mimi's!

Had a great experience at Mimi's after my doctors appointment. We ordered to go and David provided great help and customer service when helped us with our order. read more

Mimi's Cafe - What we ordered - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Irvine, California

Our office ordered Mimi's catering today for our early Thanksgiving (/potluck) celebration. We had the ham and turkey dinner with all the trimmings. The meats were dry since they were already sliced up. Mashed potatoes, gravy, broccoli, cranberries sauce were all okay. It used to be much better when our family ate right there at the restaurant. 3.5/5 read more

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Made a reservation for Mother's day. Arrived to find that we still had a minute wait. Our reservation was on Open Table. I could have made reservations elsewhere. What's the point in reservations if you don't honor them at the reserved time? read more

I was in the area, the other day, and I was craving Quiche. I ordered their Quiche Lorraine with salad, and a huge blueberry muffin. The service was spectacular, the French cafe style ambiance is cute and European. The food was delicious. My quiche was served piping hot, and flavorful, as well as my mouthwatering blueberry muffin. They still know how to make muffins, after all these years. I'm glad to see that Mimi's is still around, with fewer locations now. I thoroughly enjoyed my meal, and I highly recommend this location. You can also make dining reservations on OpenTable. Good service and decent food, overall. You bet, I'm returning.... read more

Served me the vegetable quiche when I ordered the quiche Lorraine. I had to track down the server in order to get the quiche exchanged. And instead of giving me fresh potatoes, they left the original ones on the plate. By this time the potatoes were cold and the quiche was marginal at best. read more

Went there a long time ago but really liked it Enjoyed their breakfast and fresh bread read more

Absolutely terrible service. We were seated, placed our order immediately, and the only thing we asked for was water. Thirty minutes later, we still hadn't even received our water. We asked three separate times for a waiter, and no one ever came to our table. We were completely ignored the entire time. It's frustrating to spend your time at a restaurant where the staff doesn't seem to care whether you're helped or not. This was one of the worst dining experiences I've had, and I won't be coming back. I wouldn't recommend this place if you expect even basic customer service. Feels like the workers are on drugs at all times too. Does not take 50 min to make pancakes. They don't even come out with syrup. I ask for syrup and he comes out with 8 butters. I can't tell if this place is a joke. I've been here 2 hours no check I hope the owner sees this and just decides to shut down this place tbh. read more

Mimi's Cafe is a chain of casual restaurants serving American food with a touch of French bistro influence that I visit occasionally. Authentic or not, their onion soup is richly flavorful and delicious and is topped with a generous portion of melted cheese. It is probably one of their signature dishes on the menu. Some of my other favorites include their pot roast which is cooked French style in a red wine sauce and parmesan crusted chicken breast filet served over linguini with a zesty marinara sauce. I recently had a chicken pot pie, and it was surprisingly good. For some reasons it is quite difficult to find a good and hearty chicken pot pie in the Southland. I was impressed at first glance by its buttery, flaky, and perfectly golden-brown crust. The pie was stuffed with plenty of chicken and vegetables blended in a rich and savory sauce. The only slight disappointment was that it was a bit dry. It would have been perfect if there were more sauce inside the pie. But overall, I was happy about the meal. And don't forget that they have some of the best breakfasts in town. I am a big fan of their breakfast potatoes and house made sausages. Their quiches are also a great breakfast option that are not available in too many places early in the morning. Last but not the least, don't forget to check out their fried chicken and waffles. read more

Mimi's Cafe - Chicken pot pie. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Irvine, California

Very bad service, please don't go!!!! I reserved a week before Mother's Day. upon arrival, the check in lady told me I have to wait at least 30 minutes from the reservation time because they don't have a table. after we were finally seated 30min later, the surrounding was very hot with no air circulation, and there were used coffee creamer on the table. Only one server for about 6 tables area. From entering the restaurant to be seated, all at a mess. we decided to leave this place read more

Made a reservation for Mother's Day for 1:30pm and when we arrived we were told we would have to wait 30 minutes for a table as they were busy. What is the point of a reservation if it isn't honored. Once we did get seated there were still used creamers on the table and the waitress ignored us for 10+ minutes before even greeting us. They gave us a holiday menu that is super limited and inflexible. We went for brunch and because of their wait time their brunch menu closed out. read more

do not come here; honestly not sure how this place stays in business; service was horrendous and food was mediocre. I suppose the only bright side was the place was empty so it was quiet. It's been around for a while so I'm sure it was good in the past but not sure what's keeping it around now. read more

Food was great but the whole dinner was ruined because we were seated next to a new workers family, her name was Maddy I believe and her family was being incredibly rude and loud the entire time. They were shouting across the restaurant for requests and bad mouthed her the entire time, the server also said as openly arguing with a different server behind us two. It was highly inappropriate and made us uncomfortable. read more

Before coming to Mimi's, I walked out of a nearby Olive Garden after being ignored by their servers. Mim's is a familiar name, so I stopped here and was promptly greeted and seated by Haajar, the young lady at the hostess counter. Although she was busy with her own tasks, Haajar took my drink order and shortly thereafter my food order as well. She kept my Diet Coke filled, and was attentive without being intrusive. The food was tasty and the environment was inviting and mellow. But as I told the manager, Tracy: Haajar's kindness and welcoming spirit made the experience. (Haajar was a wonderful representative of the Mimi's brand, and I recommended they give her a huge raise and a primo parking spot...) THANK YOU! read more

Mimi's Cafe - Bread Pudding! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Irvine, California

Food is delicious best desserts Service amazing nicest servers friendly and reliable- read more

The food was amazing brought my mother in law to eat and David helped us he was very nice and attentive and helped us pick the perfect dish for us. Will have to bring the family next time! read more

Redeemed takeout birthday reward, which was a muffin sundae. Mediocre food and atrocious service from the takeout counter. I do not regret going down the street for pho. It takes a lot to annoy a hungry customer so much that they decide to not order a meal when they are already at the restaurant. read more

Went in one day for a quick hot chocolate and David provided great service. Immediately he came over and asked if I needed anything and got me right away. Will be coming back again and definitely enjoyed the hot chocolate afterwards! read more

David is a nice guy and he gave me two free muffins!!!!! It was a wonderful experience!

Had breakfast with my son this morning and the food was good as usual. Better than the food was the great service David provided for us. He has been our server a few other times and he never disappoints. Keep up the great service David! You are a great asset to Mimi's. read more

Mimi's offers a wide variety of food choices. The decor is French and they do have a limited selection of French foods, but I would not call it a French restaurant. They offer breakfast all day and all sorts of traditional California cuisine. What really stands out, however is the baked goods that are delicious beyond the imagination. read more

Love Mimi's! Breakfast is amazing! It's so cozy inside. Staff is lovely. We have our regular business meetings at this Mimi's - it never disappoints. read more

Came here early on Black Friday. There were not that many people in the restaurant, but you can tell they have regulars. Our server was awesome. He checked on us often and we told him we were going to split our meal and he brought it out on two separate plates, which was very kind. I always come here for the bran muffin. Whatever you do do not look at how many calories this muffin has... Lol this is a great place to come. If you want to catch up with an old friend, they don't rush you out in the restaurant is not too busy. We each had a brand muffin and we split the Sourdough burger mushroom brie sandwich. The brand muffin is always a 10 out of 10. The brie mushroom sourdough burger was a solid eight out of 10. My cousin kept saying that it was the freshest fries she had ever tried. I will be back here again. One thing to know is that on Thanksgiving they must've had a buffet because they said that they couldn't offer all of the items on the menu since they did not have time to prepare . read more

Mimi's Cafe - Bran muffin - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Irvine, California

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First time I came here was 11 years ago. Through the years we've eaten here several times, oftentimes with family, or a quick lunch/breakfast and several takeouts. The wide menu selection has made this our go-to favorite because there's always something we'd like, all season and any time of the day. So, here's our 11-yr roundup: French onion soup, corn chowder, hubby's fave for value, steak and eggs, corned beef brisket, salmon Benedict, pan Perdue, of course, eggs and bacon croissant sandwich, mushroom and Brie melt, chicken cranberry salad, sweet glazed salmon (photo today). French pot roast, and Mimi's meatloaf, and a whole lot of etceteras. Still have to try their crab and shrimp pasta and butter toffee cake! Finally, a very special shout out to Memo for awesome service and over the top attentiveness today. He heard my hubby coughing to clear his throat and Memo, without being asked, already had a glass of water for him! Salut, Memo, and thank you! read more

Mimi's Cafe - Hibachi glazed salmon - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Irvine, California

Great experience. Shown to our table with a great smile. Asked if the table was ok? Coffee and water within minutes. Extensive menu. Food came out quickly. Great taste. Muffins were fresh. WiFi was fast. Naomi was fantastic. She was so helpful and never let my coffee drop below the half cup level read more

I came here recently since I was craving your typical American breakfast. Once seated, the waiter was super helpful even though he was super busy with multiple tables. I was surprised to find multiple seasonal items and I could not resist. I ended up ordering the pumpkin spiced griddle cakes with bacon and 2 eggs and was satisfied with food. All the food was cooked well and you could definitely taste the pumpkin spice. I am not the biggest pumpkin spice girl but I enjoy trying new things! I would definitely recommend trying it if it is still on the menu. The strawberry lemonade was great and the fries were nice and hot. The ambiance was your typical diner experience and the seating was super comfortable. Overall I would come back again if I was craving an American breakfast. read more

Mimi's Cafe - Pumpkin Griddlecakes with bacon and eggs Fries Strawberry Lemonade - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Irvine, California

Been coming here on and off through out the years. The food and services were good for the most part. Casual breakfast or a relaxed lunch, Mimi's Cafe is the place to consider. We came here the day after Mother's Day and off hour for lunch. We were seated promptly and the server was attentive. The food came in time and while we were eating I started to notice small flies flying around our table. I thought maybe it was just 1 fly, turns out there were maybe 5 or more hovering over our food. I requested to be moved and did so, but of course the flies followed. This is the room directly pass the bar area. Please do a once over with cleaning and the fly problem! read more

Time sure has changed Mimi's. I stopped in for a bite and chose the French Dip and iced tea. For $28 (including tip) it was wildly disappointing. Maybe I remember the restaurant of my youth with tasty food and ample portions. I left knowing that all things change and not always for the better. It was a sad realization that a return will probably never happen. read more

Great service! Pick-up service is excellent! Highly recommend carrot raisin muffin. The staff is very friendly and serviceable. I really enjoyed the French Pot Roast and Bread Pudding! read more

Some coworkers and I had scheduled a Medicare presentation at Mimi's restaurant and we asked for a room in the back. We had purchased a 250 gift card prior to the meeting. Our attendance was very low in fact only one person showed up but since we asked for that room, we are required to spend $200 so we ordered some additional food for us that we weren't really planning on having Then I come to find out that once I hit the $200 limit we didn't need anything else. In fact I bought things I really didn't need us to get the 200. They wouldn't give me a gift card for the other $50 and made me spend another 50 bucks. I was also disappointed to find out I couldn't even leave the $50 as a tip for the waiter, why not? I paid you cash for the gift card so it's completely understandable that that should still be treated as Cash and I should've been allowed to. So I ended up having to buy another $15 worth of food that I didn't need and then had to spend $35 of my own personal money to give us a tip This policy needs to be changed. This was a total rip off for us last night not being able to use that gift card in part and then getting to leave the rest of it on the card for another time. read more

Great service today by David. He was very attentive and caring. The food and portions were good. Had eggs Benedict and the turkey entree. We will be back! read more

Boy, how things have changed since the last time I came here. We wanted to have some Thanksgiving turkey, but since nobody is open on Thanksgiving Day, we came early the day before. Upon entering, we saw that the lobby seemed pretty crowded already, that we'd have a long wait for a table, but it turned out that they were mostly just turkey takeaway orders. Anyway, firstly, there was no host as there usually is, so we had to flag down the server in the dining area, and were told to just sit down at the the booth he was setting up....good, no wait. So, to cut a long story short, I ordered the turkey special which included an appetizer (salad), roast turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, broccoli, cranberry sauce, and gravy. My wife, ordered the roasted half chicken, and to get this one out of the way, she said it was actually very good. As for my turkey, for $29 I expected a better portion than the few slivers of turkey meat on top of the stuffing. To make matters worse, the turkey meat, stuffing, and mashed potato were ALL COLD! It took us a good 5-10 minutes to flag down our server to tell him about this, and all he said to us was...ok....took the plate and walked away. No apology, no offer to get us a new plate or if we would like to try something else....nothing. When he came back, it was obvious that all he did was stick the plate in the microwave. Did not enjoy this meal and experience AT ALL. I also cannot forget to mention, our server wasn't very nice, friendly, and understanding at all....had quite the attitude, and made us feel like we were totally unwelcome here. Needless to say, all we wanted to do from then on was to finish our food and get out, pronto! In fact, I didn't even bother waiting for the server to bring us our check and simply walked up to the front order/cashier counter to pay for our meal there. Will never be back here again. read more

Pain Perdu is fire! Great service. David was helpful and fast. The oh my pumpkin latte was also delicious. 5/5

This was my first time at Mimi's Cafe, and everything was really good! From the food to the service. I had David as my server, who was really nice, he made sure I was taken care of and that I liked all of my food! Today I ordered a side of French onion soup & also Pain Perdu With mixed berries (that came with eggs and a protein of my choice). It was all very tasty, I'll be back for sure read more

Horrible! Paid almost $40 for a burger and soup. NEVER again! Chose to order from here, Door Dash to deliver, since they allowed custom orders. I made my order during the non-busy mid afternoon. Although it was picked up immediately and driven directly here, it arrived ice cold and completely wrong. Zero effort to address requests, greasy, the bacon strip/s were pathetic. It was inedible. The salad came with dressing I'd never eat and just sad. The French onion soup is exceptionally salty - just awful! Inedible! Not sure how this place is still open?! Assuredly I won't ever return. Sad. read more

Mimi's Cafe - Inedible and in the trash. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Irvine, California

Classic spot to go to with the family on the weekend. The last great diner to stick around locally. Hope we can keep it around. 9/10

Excellent food and service!! I walked in and was immediately greeted and sat at a table. Tracy the General Manager introduced herself and made sure my food was good and my ice tea was full. Amazing staff. Friendly,kind and efficient. Highly recommend the french onion soup and Cobb salad. Delicious Will be back!! read more

David, Our server was attentive, kind& truly went out of his way to create a positive experience. As always, the meal doesn't disappoint. read more

I was in the area so I stopped by the Mimi's Cafe in Irvine When I was seated my waiter was David. He used to work in the Yorba Linda location. He is just as efficient as he was in Yorba Linda. Never let the coffee cup get empty and checked in when you are looking for a nice meal with friends. And be sure to ask for David. The food was good and service was excellent. Denise read more