Mirabelle — Restaurant in Excelsior

Background: I ate solo and ordered the Grilled Salmon, Roasted Carrots, and non-alcoholic Root Beer

Environment:

The interior of the restaurant felt like a boathouse owned by someone a bit older who was also a bit of a collector. There were various interesting trinkets lying around on the walls, like some book collections or model ships. The wallpapers had brighter colors and the restaurant had a homey and lively feel to the place. The furniture had floral patterns on it and in the back, there was a wallpaper inspired by Chinese paintings of nature.

The bathroom is shared with the other establishments in the building, but is quite nice with a private toilet.

Overall, the brighter atmosphere and homey feel of the restaurant seems conducive to chatter and laughter, which there was quite a bit of when I was there. It definitely had a more casual environment but was still upper-end.

Service:

Service was professional and courteous. Overall, I was satisfied with the service.

Food and Drink:

The non-alcoholic root beer arrived first and this was a pretty unique root beer. It had a stronger botanical/herbal flavor than your standard root beer, mainly of licorice and pine. It also had a bit weaker vanilla flavor that is common in other root beers and a bit on the sweeter side, but the drink was still delicious.

The next thing to arrive was complimentary bread. The bread was multigrain with a bit of a sour side, as if they mixed sourdough and multigrain together. The crust was fantastic and the bread was well made. The bread also came with a whipped butter, which had a lighter butter flavor and complemented the bread well.

The grilled salmon and roasted carrots came together. The skin was removed from the salmon. Flavor-wise, the salmon was buttery, moist, and well salted. However, the salmon lacked a good grill flavor and was for the most part, unimaginative. The only spice on the salmon was salt and weak herb butter. On the side came a grilled lemon and half a head of garlic. The lemon and garlic were cold for some reason which threw me off. The salmon wasn’t overly fatty, so I feel that using the lemon is optional. The garlic confused me a little and felt like it didn’t contribute to the dish beyond visual appeal. It didn’t seem to be used when cooking the salmon and eating it with the salmon, the garlic felt too strong.

The roasted carrots were interesting. The carrots were a medley of various types and they didn’t have as strong a carrot taste as normal ones. Texturally, the carrots were crunchy but the carrots weren’t hard, kind of similar to a pickled radish or a pickle without the juice. The goat cheese had a texture more like sour cream and provided a nice sour goat cheese taste that complemented well with the sauce. The sauce was sweet and had a stronger spice flavor, with an ample cumin and paprika taste. In all, the roasted carrots tasted good but I wish there was a bit more carrot flavor since the sauce, with its cumin, was overpowering.

Overall, the food and drink was solid and enjoyable. I appreciated the new take on roasted carrots but I felt that the salmon was a bit lackluster in terms of what could have been done.

Price:

The grilled salmon was $35, roasted carrots were $12 and non-alcoholic root beer was $10. So, in total, $57 before tax and tip.

Overall, I think the price for the salmon and root beer were a bit high for what I got, but I think the roasted carrots came with enough to share for two people.

Final thoughts:

I think that Mirabelle is a great restaurant at what it does. It has found its groove at what type of environment it is trying to create and who it is trying to serve. The food is pretty good even if it’s sometimes a bit simple, because the food matches the environment. This would be a great spot for people who are looking for more predictable food and focusing on connecting with the people they came with. I would recommend this place for a more casual date, nice family dinner, or a more refined dinner with your...

I went here on opening night with a party of 6 and Mirabelle did not disappoint. The vibe is supper club-inspired but with a more elevated and elegant feel. The cozy booth seating, layered layout, and gorgeous lighting (which reminded me of oysters) made the space feel both intimate and upscale. Nautical touches were woven in throughout, right down to how the napkins were folded.

We sat slightly upstairs at a walnut table and enjoyed great service and excellent cocktails. I loved my Blackberry Lilac Manhattan, and the gimlet was another favorite. My husband ordered the Mirabelle Old Fashioned with a rotating whiskey blend—interesting, though not quite my taste. I appreciated that they also serve a classic Brandy Old Fashioned, which is a true supper club staple.

Food-wise, we tried a little of everything. The popovers with honey butter were a standout. The crabcake wasn’t my favorite, but the jumbo wings were a hit at the table. We didn’t try the relish tray but saw a few and will definitely order it next time. The bread basket featured local sourdough that was excellent. The Caesar and wedge salads were solid but nothing memorable—I’d like to try the shaved prime rib one next.

Soups were overall good-the beer cheese (topped with popcorn) felt traditional. The chicken wild rice was hearty and flavorful, would love this for a soup and salad combo!

For mains, the glazed meatloaf (Monday special) was fantastic, paired with super creamy mashed potatoes. The prime rib was one of the best I’ve had. But the roasted half chicken stole the show—it was incredibly juicy and flavorful, even for someone like me who usually avoids bone-in chicken.

The only drawbacks were the temperature—it felt a bit warm inside—and the noise level, which made conversation tricky at times. Still, for an opening night, Mirabelle absolutely delivered. I’ll be back for the excellent service, cocktails, popovers, meatloaf, and that...

We frequent Jester locations & had high hopes for Mirabelle but it still needs some refining. Drinks were good and happy hour menu looked good. Smoked trout in the relish platter also was good, but something was just off with the deviled eggs. Taste was almost sour & yeasty. We asked our server about it & she told us what was in it, which from what was told to us those should not have tasted that bad. Hard to mess up a deviled egg. Roast beef sandwich is good, but would recommend ordering it with horseradish sauce also on the side as it could use one more flavor punch. Lastly what we ordered didn’t arrive correctly, we got the wrong dish & mentioned it. They took the wrong one back and it took an extra 10-15 min for our actual dish to arrive. During that time after appetizers and drinks we lost a bit of our main appetite for the entree. When it arrived we just got a “sorry about that. The fried walleye was good & crisp, but tartar sauce seemed overly salty & I think serving a lemon with the dish would brighten it up and balance it just a bit. Overall it was fine, needs a bit of refining after opening recently. But from experience in the industry, understanding the customer experience when needing to replace a dish and not really doing anything about it left a bit of disappointment. We’ve had great service at PS Steak when they had to move our table - something much smaller in significance - but they went above and beyond to take care of us brought out some extra apps on the house. Just a small extra gesture & we now go there frequently. The response to bringing the wrong dish was a bit cold and not customer-first oriented as we’d expect from a nice restaurant like this. Atmosphere was nice & the host who welcomed and greeted us and sat us was also very nice. Hope...