So disappointed I was just there today and to start off the food was gross and the waiter was so rude and attitude. If you ever go to this location do not let LUZ be your waiter that was my waiter today and it was just a nightmare We asked for our steak well done and she bought out the steak burn I would not recommend this location
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Patricia Rodriguez
Everything from food and service was great. Definitely will return. Our server Luis was very attentive, made sure our drinks were always filled, came periodically to check if we needed anything else. He did such a great Job.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gregg Fajardo
I Actually Came In With My Cousins For Brunch. Yeah Definitely Wasn't Impressed With The Food.I Ordered The Baked Chicken Was Dry As The Gobie Dessert & The Mashed Potatoes Didn't Come With Gravy. Yeah The Service Was Average And Didn't Deserve The Mandatory Tip.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
cv Longpre
Food came out late and cold. First time ever eating there. Not impressed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Kelley Hw Moore
The servers here were all so wonderful. We had 6 of us then 10 of us and they were great on helping make sure we could all sit together. No issues. Then they had no issues on seperate checks. Was always attentive to our needs. very impressed. Plus the food was wonderful. The salad are very large. The pot pie is very delicious. Highly recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A C
I always enjoy coming to Mimi's Cafe. All the staff have been super friendly over the years. The food is always delicious. I love the look of the building. I wish more people would go though.
I don't know about breakfast time, but lunch and dinner aren't terribly busy most of the time I've gone or walked by the place. So, you should never have much of an issue getting a seat. There is a bar with seating as well along with a meeting room area. I know during the week, there's usually some sort of social gathering in that room. I've seen some painting classes before, some wine tasting classes, and other small events.
The menu is a decent size. My go to item is a burger called the French Quarter Burger. Basically a bacon hamburger, but on a cheesy sourdough bun with avocado. Delicious. I often grab a cup of French Onion soup because it isn't too salty like I've had at several other restaurants in the past.
There is usually an insert menu with seasonal/limited time offerings. Currently, as of January 1st 2026, it's items with birria beef and sauce like a birria omelet. During autumn, there are a lot of pumpkin/pumpkin spice items.
My one issue is you're supposed to get a little bread basket when you go with a couple slices of a baguette and a carrot muffin thing, but there never offer it. I was offered the bread once in the last two years. There's a small section on the menu that mentions a charge for wanting double the carrot things. So, I think there's a cost saving thing happening, or they just don't want to put the baskets together for people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa
The menu had so many choices it was hard to choose. We had not been to a Mimi's in a long time and the food was superb!!!! Would highly recommend this place.
Destination Mars
Decent meal... took almost an hour to get 1 order. 😵🤢🤯
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Douglas Loweth
Went for Thanksgiving, just was a madhouse & food was not that great. I used to live in Virginia and the Mimi's in Dulles was always great.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
TERRY
HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE AT MIMI'S IN ARCADIA ON THANKSGIVING. IT TOOK OVER 30 MINUTES JUST TO GET CALLED WITH A RESERVATION. STAFF WAS VERY UNORGANIZED! I GOT A SEAT AT THE COUNTER, THAT WAS DIRTY AND 1/2 OF SEATS WERE EMPTY, WHAT TOOK SO LONG TO GET A SPOT? IT TOOK ANOTHER 30 MINUTES FOR SOMEONE TO FEEL SORRY FOR ME, WHEN I WAS WAVING THE MENU AT EVERY EMPLOYEE THAT JUST IGNORED ME. I RECEIVED MY SOUP IN A PAPER CUP, NO LESS. FOR AN EXPENSIVE, SPECIAL MEAL, TACKY. NO METAL UTENSILS, INSTEAD I GOT CHEAP TO-GO STYLE PLASTIC UTENSILS, SO TACKY!!! MY DINNER TOOK FOREVER TO ARRIVE, OTHERS THAT ORDERED AFTER ME, GOT THEIR MEAL FIRST. MY TURKEY WAS 1/2 WRONG, I ORDERED ALL DARK MEAT. THE PUMPKIN PIRE TASTED OLD, THEY SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN COSTCO PIES. I WON'T GO TO MIMI'S NEXT YEAR FOR THANKSGIVING!!! INSTEAD: NORM'S, FRIENDLIER SERVICE, ABOUT $13 CHEAPER, WITH MORE FOOD. NORM'S HAS MUCH BETTER PIES TOO. MIMI'S: GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!!!
Given that it was Thanksgiving, the noise level was much higher than usual. But we were seated at our EXACT reservation time, our FAVORITE server attended to us, & the meal was excellent. Portions were generous & I even took home leftover turkey & my large piece of pecan pie for dessert later at home. It AMAZED me that people showed up WITHOUT reservations, & when told it would be a 2-3 hr. wait were rude to the host & expected to be seated ahead of those of us who had reservations.
James Solly
Not a great experience. We actually traveled 30+ miles to get here for lunch. Service was fine and it’s a cute little place to eat but the food arrived cold on both plates. One plate got taken back and was flash heated - the turkey - when it came back out it was okay, but certainly nothing special. The second plate got taken back and remade - a burger. But unfortunately, by the time all of this happened, we were out of time and had to leave. In fairness, the waitress did take the burger off the check and we took it to go, but of course, the whole experience wasn’t exactly what we’d hoped for. The food was obviously cooked properly, it was just somehow forgotten about and by the time we got it, it was cold. It happens, but let’s be honest you go there for one thing, good food that is served in a relatively quick timeframe, and it should obviously be hot. In that respect they didn’t meet expectations today.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Topsy Crets
Always delicious food and pleasant staff, very attentive.
Susana Campos
Good food. Good service. Cute place. Always clean. My family and I go for breakfast and lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fausto
It felt like the staff/management may be newer, but the food was good for the price.
So disappointed
I was just there today and to start off the food was gross and the waiter was so rude and attitude. If you ever go to this location do not let LUZ be your waiter that was my waiter today and it was just a nightmare
We asked for our steak well done and she bought out the steak burn
I would not recommend this location
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Everything from food and service was great. Definitely will return. Our server Luis was very attentive, made sure our drinks were always filled, came periodically to check if we needed anything else. He did such a great Job.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I Actually Came In With My Cousins For Brunch. Yeah Definitely Wasn't Impressed With The Food.I Ordered The Baked Chicken Was Dry As The Gobie Dessert & The Mashed Potatoes Didn't Come With Gravy. Yeah The Service Was Average And Didn't Deserve The Mandatory Tip.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Food came out late and cold. First time ever eating there. Not impressed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
The servers here were all so wonderful. We had 6 of us then 10 of us and they were great on helping make sure we could all sit together. No issues. Then they had no issues on seperate checks. Was always attentive to our needs. very impressed. Plus the food was wonderful. The salad are very large. The pot pie is very delicious. Highly recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I always enjoy coming to Mimi's Cafe. All the staff have been super friendly over the years. The food is always delicious. I love the look of the building. I wish more people would go though.
I don't know about breakfast time, but lunch and dinner aren't terribly busy most of the time I've gone or walked by the place. So, you should never have much of an issue getting a seat. There is a bar with seating as well along with a meeting room area. I know during the week, there's usually some sort of social gathering in that room. I've seen some painting classes before, some wine tasting classes, and other small events.
The menu is a decent size. My go to item is a burger called the French Quarter Burger. Basically a bacon hamburger, but on a cheesy sourdough bun with avocado. Delicious. I often grab a cup of French Onion soup because it isn't too salty like I've had at several other restaurants in the past.
There is usually an insert menu with seasonal/limited time offerings. Currently, as of January 1st 2026, it's items with birria beef and sauce like a birria omelet. During autumn, there are a lot of pumpkin/pumpkin spice items.
My one issue is you're supposed to get a little bread basket when you go with a couple slices of a baguette and a carrot muffin thing, but there never offer it. I was offered the bread once in the last two years. There's a small section on the menu that mentions a charge for wanting double the carrot things. So, I think there's a cost saving thing happening, or they just don't want to put the baskets together for people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The menu had so many choices it was hard to choose. We had not been to a Mimi's in a long time and the food was superb!!!! Would highly recommend this place.
Decent meal... took almost an hour to get 1 order. 😵🤢🤯
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Went for Thanksgiving, just was a madhouse & food was not that great.
I used to live in Virginia and the Mimi's in Dulles was always great.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE AT MIMI'S IN ARCADIA ON THANKSGIVING. IT TOOK OVER 30 MINUTES JUST TO GET CALLED WITH A RESERVATION. STAFF WAS VERY UNORGANIZED! I GOT A SEAT AT THE COUNTER, THAT WAS DIRTY AND 1/2 OF SEATS WERE EMPTY, WHAT TOOK SO LONG TO GET A SPOT? IT TOOK ANOTHER 30 MINUTES FOR SOMEONE TO FEEL SORRY FOR ME, WHEN I WAS WAVING THE MENU AT EVERY EMPLOYEE THAT JUST IGNORED ME. I RECEIVED MY SOUP IN A PAPER CUP, NO LESS. FOR AN EXPENSIVE, SPECIAL MEAL, TACKY. NO METAL UTENSILS, INSTEAD I GOT CHEAP TO-GO STYLE PLASTIC UTENSILS, SO TACKY!!! MY DINNER TOOK FOREVER TO ARRIVE, OTHERS THAT ORDERED AFTER ME, GOT THEIR MEAL FIRST. MY TURKEY WAS 1/2 WRONG, I ORDERED ALL DARK MEAT. THE PUMPKIN PIRE TASTED OLD, THEY SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN COSTCO PIES. I WON'T GO TO MIMI'S NEXT YEAR FOR THANKSGIVING!!! INSTEAD: NORM'S, FRIENDLIER SERVICE, ABOUT $13 CHEAPER, WITH MORE FOOD. NORM'S HAS MUCH BETTER PIES TOO. MIMI'S: GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!!!
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Given that it was Thanksgiving, the noise level was much higher than usual. But we were seated at our EXACT reservation time, our FAVORITE server attended to us, & the meal was excellent. Portions were generous & I even took home leftover turkey & my large piece of pecan pie for dessert later at home. It AMAZED me that people showed up WITHOUT reservations, & when told it would be a 2-3 hr. wait were rude to the host & expected to be seated ahead of those of us who had reservations.
Not a great experience. We actually traveled 30+ miles to get here for lunch. Service was fine and it’s a cute little place to eat but the food arrived cold on both plates. One plate got taken back and was flash heated - the turkey - when it came back out it was okay, but certainly nothing special.
The second plate got taken back and remade - a burger. But unfortunately, by the time all of this happened, we were out of time and had to leave.
In fairness, the waitress did take the burger off the check and we took it to go, but of course, the whole experience wasn’t exactly what we’d hoped for.
The food was obviously cooked properly, it was just somehow forgotten about and by the time we got it, it was cold.
It happens, but let’s be honest you go there for one thing, good food that is served in a relatively quick timeframe, and it should obviously be hot.
In that respect they didn’t meet expectations today.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Always delicious food and pleasant staff, very attentive.
Good food. Good service. Cute place. Always clean. My family and I go for breakfast and lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It felt like the staff/management may be newer, but the food was good for the price.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
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