Last time I was here, this was the Zodiac Cafe. I have nothing against the name change; as they still offer the popover, strawberry butter, and consomme for free with your meal, unlike other NM restaurants/cafes that now charge you for what used to be part of the experience when dining at a Neiman Marcus establishment (looking at you, Beverly Hills). Coming here the day after Christmas is probably not the wisest thing, but I had no problems with crowds, etc. Instead of a dedicated hostess up front, it appeared one of the (stressed out) chefs was in charge, and you could tell he didn't want to be there but as long as we were seated, good enough. They put me at a seat by the window where I got to look out at a sea of cars, here for the day making their exchanges and returns. There were a couple things I was looking at for lunch, but I zeroed in on the half chicken salad sandwich, cup of tomato soup, and petite salad that came with what seemed to be a balsamic vinaigrette. Part of me was thinking when the hell have I ever ordered tomato soup, but I suppose compared to the Italian Wedding option, tomato won out. I also added a peach iced tea in addition to my typical water. Consomme, popover and strawberry butter was brought out, and the popover was thankfully fresh and warm. Butter was thawed enough where you could slice it, and the consomme was the perfect temperature. A friendlier chef brought out my meal, and this was the ideal lunch. Since it has been so long, I swear the chicken salad has changed, but who knows. I still finished it, and the tomato soup was the right choice while the salad was a pleasant finish. Peach iced tea was alright, but not enough for a refill (unsure if they are free). I think I came by based on what I remember, so this was more of a visit down memory lane than coming back for their food, but it still measured up. read more

NM Cafe - Half sandwich, soup, petite salad=perfect lunch. - New American Near Me - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

The only good thing they own have is la colombe coffee. I went for lunch and ordered a shrimp and crab loie . It literally looked like somebody had thrown it together. Please see my photograph. I had made a 1 pm reservation and the place was dead!! As in empty. I know why ; our food was mediocre and the prices ski high . I resented my lunch here. They could definitely do better! read more

I loved my "ladies lunch" at the Zodiac restaurant. I often forget about this little spot on the top of Neiman Marcus. It's important to note that they give popovers and warm chicken broth as a complement to the beginning of the meal. Both are super yummy and the strawberry butter is delish! We had wonderful service. were even slipped a little extra broth after a simple compliment. I had an entrée of chicken that was pretty substantial for a lunch spot. If you're shopping near Neiman Marcus And want to rest your bones for a well paced high-end classic lunch, give this place a try. Afterwords you can visit Chanel or look over the beautiful couture ballgowns (Think about those Neiman Marcus points). Note if you have been giving this place a wide berth because of the Nieman Marcus card or cash only policy, please note that they except credit cards now. read more

NM Cafe - Chicken paillard malanese - New American Near Me - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

The Zodiac at Neiman Marcus offers continental fare at inflated prices for a restaurant of its class. (NM stands for "Needless Markup", ha-ha, get it?) While waiting for our entrees, we enjoyed their humongous (air-filled) signature popovers (is there a polite way of eating a popover?) with smooth sweet strawberry butter - worth experiencing. At one point, teacups with chicken broth were brought out. I've never been given soup in a tiny teacup before, have you? I had their Gemelli pasta, with sauteed shrimp, peas, and pancetta for 16.25. It was alright. Took 20 minutes to come out. During the meal, a model came in, advertising clothes that are available for purchase at Neiman Marcus. Servers Nancy and Jerald were accomodating. We ended the lunch with a sweet coconut sorbet. read more

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Amazing. Very relaxing atmosphere. The food is amazing with special touches you won't forget. A must try.

I used to be a fan of this restaurant, but I was underwhelmed by my last visit. A classy little spot nestled inside Neiman Marcus, the menu is limited and the prices are (as expected) on the higher side. Your meal starts off with a fresh popover and strawberry butter spread. Next they serve palette-cleansing cups of broth, and finally comes your entree. I ordered the roasted tomato soup topped with lump crab meat - but the soup had an uncomfortable amount of heat to it, and was too spicy for me to eat even half of. ("Fire-roasted" often implies it will be hot - but "roasted" does not, so this was really unexpected.) My entree of fresh beer battered fish and chips with a house tartar sauce left MUCH to be desired. Both the fish and the sauce were flavorless. The rest of my company enjoyed their meal (they raved especially about the fresh chicken salad), and Zodiac still has some of my favorite strawberry lemonade. But given the price and an all-around unimpressive meal, I will probably opt for a different restaurant the next time I'm in the area. read more

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Another perfect experience: delicious, fresh food; excellent service; and warm and friendly staff! I keep praising NM Cafe because it is "really that good." I recently had their scrumptious chicken salad platter, and I'm convinced their chicken salad is the best I've had! Also, I took home - not for me but as a treat to someone else - a piece of their incredible cheesecake. Artisinal French-style cheesecake! Light, fluffy, and not overly sweet. My server (Raven) was a delight. The person at the helm, Clem, was, as always, welcoming and kind. He ensures that each dining experience is perfect. Plus: the broth and the amazing popovers, accompanied by that fantastic strawberry butter. read more

The Zodiac is one of the highlights of a shopping trip to Neiman Marcus in King of Prussia. Along with the signature popovers with strawberry butter and chicken broth in teacups, they serve an edited but tasty menu of continental cuisine and familiar favorites. Service is excellent, prices aren't exemplary but pretty consistent with the location. My only gripes were with a server that took the napkin rings up without notice (to prevent theft, she said, but a little rude considering we were looking everywhere for them and we had to bring it up to her) and with the popovers being a little past their prime (we had a late lunch). Despite this, I'd still recommend a visit. The Zodiac is a great place overall. read more

NM Cafe - Appetizer course with popovers, sweet potato fries and tempura onion rings - New American Near Me - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

I came here by myself for lunch and the food was fantastic as usual however, my server Richard was not great. Never introduced himself, and started walking away as I was ordering to him. When my food came, it was thrown on the table. From the beginning to the end, I was always polite, regardless of how he was treating me. The thing that upset me was that he was very polite and took his time with the table in front of me (two elder ladies) and another table next to that one (one lady 30's- 40's). My whole meal I felt rushed and a burden to this server which made it an unpleasant experience for me. The manager stopped by each table and thanked us for coming, which was nice. read more

How can I not give The Zodiac 5 stars? I recently had a wonderful experience! We had reservations for a group of 7 on a Saturday afternoon, and let me tell you The Zodiac was a great getaway from the Christmas shoppers crowd. I would say 70% of my great experience here is thanks to the lady who served us. She was absolutely great! A couple of us ordered the crab cake salad. It came out while we were all chatting, and shortly after we started our meals our server came out with 4 additional crab cakes. She said she wasn't happy with the ones that she gave us. It was then that we realize they were ugly crab cakes, but they tasted great. Anyway, she apologized, gave us extra food, so we're great! After lunch she gave us 2 gingerbread cookies. They were the last ones left and they were about to close (I think). The food was good, crab cakes were delicious. Gingerbread cookies were also delicious! read more

Absolutely love my little lunchtime hideout! It always has great choices, love that it has a seasonal menu-love the new flavors.

I used to be a fan of this restaurant, however, my last two visits left me disappointed. Service remains very good, however, whoever is cooking isn't. I ordered salmon over brussel sprouts, potatoes, and leeks. The salmon was overcooked and had so much cracked pepper on top that my gums were irritated after my meal. Why are they adding cracked black peppercorn!!! This should be optional and added by the patron! I was thinking that the fish may have been old and they were trying to hide that fact...either way there is no excuse for chef putting so much pepper on anything. The brussel sprouts were horrible too. They tasted like they were pickled in red wine or something. Yuck! Because of the bad cooking I will not be returning. read more

Went for dessert & coffee. Dessert at any Neiman Marcus restaurant deserves ALL the stars always. But the coffee deserves zero stars. I ordered a capuccino, which should be espresso with steamed milk. I got drip coffee with steamed half and half, some weird disgusting hazelnut flavor and whipped cream. It was basically a bowl of watered down half and half. Asked for it to be replaced and got the same thing back. Service was great and friendly. Ambiance tops. Learn to make decent coffee! Do you even have an espresso machine back there? read more

It has been a while since I've posted a review of any restaurant, but this experience must be shared. We arrived at 1:30 and were seated promptly. Our "waiter" did not greet us but filled small water glasses without saying a word, We looked at the rather small menu as he again returned to the table to deliver the requisite (cold) pop over and butter, along with the demitasse of chicken broth, which was sort of slipped onto the very corner of the table, as if he was sneaking it there. It could have easily been knocked on the floor. But at least the broth was hot, unlike he pop over which was as cold as a politician's heart. We were not offered a beverage of any kind. We both ordered the special "A Brisket Sandwich" at $22.00 ea. served with fries, coleslaw, and fried ? onions. When we placed the order our "waiter" had no idea what we were talking about, cluelessness risen to an art form. What arrived was a sad looking stale roll upon which rested the two of saddest looking slices of what I assume was beef brisket. I'm still not sure if it was beef or the contents of a bicycle tire repair kit. There was nothing to add moisture to this sad excuse for a sandwich. Brisket is usually served with some sort of broth or some sort of condiment. There were a few strands of what might have been slaw. The fries were good though. We were not offered coffee or dessert. The check came to $56.00 with tip for two sandwiches, broth and a cold pop over. This was a meal that should shame ANY line cook in the worst greasy spoon. OH how the mighty have fallen ! read more

No, I didn't die and go to heaven, but I need this kind of place to be here on earth so I can visit every once in a while. There is such an old fashioned elegance here that you can't get anywhere else. I'm probably an easy touch, when the host, a distinguished older gentleman in suit and tie, tells me that they just had a cancellation and he has a beautiful table by the windows for us, I swooned. Starting with a demitasse of consume is just classy. Popovers! Where else do they have popovers? Strawberry butter might be passe if you have it every day, but what a sweet treat for those who don't. The service was elegant. Menu offered the perfect variety of options. Enjoyed my surf and turf salad, 3 large grilled shrimp with a substantial piece of correctly cooked filet with grilled romaine. Personally, I would have liked more lettuce and less steak, but they are not mind readers. Mom's crab cake sliders was excellent and so was dessert. And the icing on the cake was right out of 1940's Hollywood, a model stopping at our table to describe her outfit. I can't forget to mention the generosity of the server who added 2 popovers and some strawberry butter to the remains of the filet I decided to take home. there were also chocolates with the bill. They thought of everything. A little pricey, but worth it for a wonderful afternoon for me and mom. read more

The Zodiac is such a lovely restaurant. I went today with my mom and sister and they could not have done enough for us. Our waitress, Sam, was so friendly and attentive. She went above and beyond. I love it here. Great service. read more

The service was fair. The waiter forgot what we had ordered and basically came back and took the order again. Asked for dressing on the side and it came out with dressing on it. However, the popovers are amazing!!! It's pretty over priced...not sure if ill come back again when there are a million other places to each in the kop mall. read more

Would actually give it 3 and half stars. They start you off with a small cup of broth. After you order they bring the popovers with strawberry butter, both are always good. The new menu is still a little pricey, but no more than Legal SeaFoods. All the dish's have the calorie content printed below and the new menu has expanded from the old one. Salads were fresh, good size and the dressings were light and flavorful. You're not going to get Mangianno's size servings for the money, but it's a nice spot with attentive service and for lunch once in a while it's a nice place to go. How many times can you go to the Cheesesteak Factory and stand in line for over a half hour or more. With 2 of the restaurants having closed in the mall this is a good choice, albeit on the upper side for pricing. read more

Not going back . Used to go there every time I visited K of P mall. Turkey sandwich was so dry I couldn't swallow it. Two dry pieces of toast filled with turkey, lettuce and a slice of tomato. No mayo, no butter, no sauce, nothing. Half a dry sandwich and a small bowl of soup was $14. The supervisor came around smiling and asking everyone if they were enjoying their lunch expecting an affirmative answer. When I didn't give it she just moved on and never asked again or apologized or anything. Overpriced poor food. read more

Perhaps I've been spoiled by the Zodiac Room in Chicago on Michigan Ave....but this was disappointing....and I'm being kind here. The litany of errors (had to ask for the popover, when it finally came, parts of it was burnt, the cranberry butter was frozen, then she microwaved it so that it came out half liquid/half solid) combined with the dry turkey sandwich that was as tasteless as cardboard (just as Nancy C described on her review on 6/21/2013. I should have read her review before I ordered!). Something is obviously wrong with this kitchen and the manager should be questioned...This is not what a lunch at NM should be like.... Next time, I'm going to skip The Zodiac Room at King of Prussia.... read more

I love The Zodiac. The food is amazing and the service is amazing. Our server, Vera, described and recommend the daily specials, and immediately told us about the smoothie of the day and described it so vividly that we had to order it and it was AMAZING. I've worked in the service industry, and have experienced many restaurants, cafes, and pubs across Philadelphia area and New York City area, and I can honestly say Vera gave me the best service I've EVER experienced in my life. She is amazing. She is hilarious. She is so sweet and intelligent and I will go back for the food, for the smoothie, and of course, Vera. read more

This continues to be one of my favorite lunch spots in the suburban Philly area and I come here as often as possible. When my kids were young we brought them here to help them become civilized and comfortable with restaurant dining; its a good choice for young diners because they bring something delicious to eat right away. (Expect a HUGE popover with strawberry butter and chicken consommé shortly after placing your order for other food.) The wait staff is attentive and most have been working here for years and years - they know what they are serving and that it is delicious. Their crab cakes are a signature item but even their burger served with deliciously fresh-cut fries or homemade chips is always a good choice. The strawberry lemonade is a great favorite and never disappoints. We've never had room for dessert although the seasonal choice always sound delicious. My only complaint would be that I would love this restaurant to be open for dinner however focusing on lunch means that they do everything well. read more

Great for lunch. Pleasant atmosphere and excellent food and service. I love the fresh baked popovers with strawberry butter served with every meal. Also, strawberry lemonade- yummy!!! read more

This is the best place to eat brunch at the King of Prussia mall. Yes, it's a bit expensive, but the atmosphere is calm and quiet, which I particularly enjoy. In addition, the wait staff are very friendly and give you as many popovers and strawberry butter as you want! I ordered the bistro salad, which I found particularly light and fresh but still filling. The salad didn't have enough salad dressing, but the wait staff kindly brought me an extra side of dressing. Yum! read more