Mimi's Cafe - Fountain Valley

Mimi's Cafe - Fountain Valley reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Cheryl

   Orange County9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall, very nice. Would recommend. We will return.
   

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   Donna

   Orange County4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   They did not honor the reservation. We received reminders, and we confirmed multiple times. When we got there at time of the reservation, they said they are not honoring reservations, and we had to put our name down on the list for next available table. We were not seated until at least 45 min after our reservation. We had an elderly family member whose birthday we were celebrating and was on limited time being out. This is why we opted with a location that offers reservations with hopes we can get the dining experience within the limited timeframe before we had to return her to her care facility. If you will not honor reservations, you should not offer the service to customers, and we would have decided to go to another restaurant that would honored and helped us meet our needs.
   

   Mimi's Cafe - Fountain ValleyResponded on May 15, 2025

   We're sorry to hear that you had a bad experience and thank you for your feedback. We appreciate hearing from our guests and will be sure to follow up with our team to ensure your next experience is 5 Stars.
   

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   Kristi

   Orange County1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great Mother’s Day breakfast. Fantastic server. Thank you Mimi’s!
   

   Mimi's Cafe - Fountain ValleyResponded on May 15, 2025

   Merci for the 5 Stars! We appreciate your business and look forward to seeing you again soon.
   

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   Judy

   Central Coast90 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything was very good. We had really good service. The onion soup was not as hot as it might have been. Overall a very enjoyable meal.
   

   Mimi's Cafe - Fountain ValleyResponded on April 25, 2025

   Thank you so much for the wonderful comments and review. We're thankful you enjoyed your visit and will hope to see you again soon!
   

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   Lani

   Central Coast7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Server was excellent and my food, cinnamon French toast platter, was delicious!
   

   Mimi's Cafe - Fountain ValleyResponded on April 25, 2025

   Thank you so much for the wonderful comments and review. We're thankful you enjoyed your visit and will hope to see you again soon!
   

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   Jan

   Orange County1 review

   5.0

   Dined on November 28, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The Thanksgiving Day dinner was excellent. It was crowded and service was very busy. My only complaint is with OpenTable. When I went onto the Mimi's website to make the reservation, it directed me to use the app. It appeared to work seamlessly. I received a request through OpenTable, both through text and email, to confirm my reservation, which I did. However, when I showed up at the Mimi's Restaurant, they did not have my reservation. Apparently there were many others who used OpenTable, and the restaurant did not have their reservations. This appeared to be an issue between OpenTable and Mimi's. Obviously on one of the busiest days of the year, it caused chaos. There was already a long list of walk-ins that the employees were attempting to accommodate, only to have to add those who had OpenTable reservations that did not go through. There were many angry people who simply left the restaurant not willing to wait behind all of the walk-ins. Thanks to the employees, who scrambled to find us a table, we had to wait but not a very long time. I give five stars to Mimi's and zero stars to OpenTable who needs to fix their system. Will not use them again.
   

   Mimi's Cafe - Fountain ValleyResponded on December 2, 2024

   Thank you so much for the wonderful comments and review. We're thankful you enjoyed your visit and will hope to see you again soon!
   

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   Cheryl

   Los Angeles1 review

   5.0

   Dined on November 28, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our reservation we made on line thru Open Table was not listed when we arrived. Fortunately Mimi's accommodated us immediately and we had a wonderful experience. Suggest calling to verify before going to the restaurant.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Hawaii1 review

   5.0

   Dined on October 20, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The staff are very friendly and provide great service. I specifically ask went to get pan perdu and it was delicious!
   

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   Mimi's Cafe - Fountain ValleyResponded on October 24, 2024

   Thank you so much for the wonderful comments and review. We're thankful you enjoyed your visit and will hope to see you again soon!
   

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   Xavi

   San Francisco Bay Area4 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on May 12, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   What a mess. Let’s start off with the reservation that was made on open table was not on their system. They wanted to make us wait for hours as if we never made a reservation. Then we walk in and they provided the wrong menu.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Orange County3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 12, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    It’s a fine restaurant with nice service and good food. As with everywhere in California it’s more expensive to eat than it used to be especially with the minimum wage now $20.00 an hour. They have a menu that most people, even picky eaters, can find something to eat that they like.
    

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