Mariposa — Restaurant in Boca Raton

My friend invited me to lunch a couple of weeks ago to Mariposa in the Town Center Mall. She arrived before me and was not greeted very friendly - she was asked if she had reservations and when she said no, it was if he was expecting her to leave without offering an explanation. When she saw an empty table, she pointed it out to the Maitre D/host. and proceeded to sit down. When I arrived, she informed me of what had transpired. I was not impressed with the service or the appearance of the Maitre D/host. I guess I was expecting more from the Neiman Marcus brand. Our server was not very attentive and I had to almost get out of my seat to get his attention. The food was just average. I was at least expecting someone to come over to the table to see if everything was ok - that never happened. It was my first dining experience at Mariposa. In comparison to Nordstrom's Brazile restaurant, it seems to be friendlier with a great selection of items on the menu. I'm writing this so that your staff can be mindful of all of their customers and that they represent the Neiman Marcus brand and not their own...

What inspired me to eat here? I got a perk card and decided to try the restaurant!

Mariposa is located inside Neiman Marcus on the 2nd floor near the home section and elevators.

As soon as I was seated I was presented with a delicious popover with strawberry butter and an espresso cup size of soup. Yummy. I would come back just for that. What I was planning to order was out so I got the blue cheese burger with sweet potato fries because I love bacon jam although don't ever order bacon on my burger. The bacon onion jam came on the side. Not sure why cause it's delicious. The tomato and lettuce mayo and ketchup was also served on the side so I imagine it helps with avoiding personal preferences of wanting less or more of something. I personally feel you should eat it as the chef intended. Of course that doesn't apply to every place. The sweet potato fries were rather bland and clean. I don't care for them in ketchup. I ordered a hot jasmine tea and it was dammann one of my favorites and it was perfect with lemon and honey. As a finale with the check I got a sweet...

In April, 2023, I had 30 people for a birthday luncheon. Benjamin Burger was in charge of the event and everything was wonderful! From the room, to the service, and the staff they did an amazing job! Everyone there loved the food and service as well. Working with Ben was amazing! He was attentive to my every need, always got back to me quickly and even worked with my friends to make the party a success for me. The popovers were a huge success as well as the lunch choices. The servers were great and all in all would highly recommend having a party there!! Got so many compliments after! PS Great place to go for lunch...