Mimi's Table — Restaurant in Tallahassee

I usually am not vicious with my reviews. People and places can have bad nights, and I usually don't review if such was the case. But I feel like they just stole $100 from me with tonight's horrible service and "food".

Drinks: unsweetened ice tea that was barely colored and had zero flavor. See picture. No aroma, no flavor. Tan water. $3 wasted. At least the wife's sangria was good. Was thinking if ordering some Pinot grigio but glad I didn't

Apps: special was gazpacho. I love making gazpacho at home. The tiny fixed pieces of fresh vegetables and herbs, served in a well seasoned and chilled tomato puree/broth that should be refreshing and delightful. NOT what I was served (see picture). The huge three inch chunks of white were cucumber. Bitter icebergs of cukes. I had hoped that the clear liquid on top of the red, thin liquid was tomato consume, which can be clear and delicious. THIS was not consume. It was an oil slick. A little finishing oil can be delightful, but a quarter inch of grease is not palatable. The red, tomato-y liquid underneath had none of the seasoning, flavor, or characteristics of gazpacho. I had small tastes and left the entire cup alone. Inedible. When the very young waiter came to clear the plates, not one word was asked about how we liked it, not did he even notice that nothing was eaten. Money wasted.

My wife had the leek soup. All she could taste was pepper and the uncooked roux. Again, no notice that nothing was eaten... More money wasted.

Entrees: I had the $33 mushroom and spinach lasagna. Supposedly home made noodles, layered with many types of mushrooms and lots of spinach. See the picture. Not even one ounce of mushrooms and what appeared to be nothing special. A few leaves of spinach. It looked, ate, and tasted flat. No seasoning other than the bitter oregano they the in the Sysco marinara sauce. Mozzarella? A few barely melted pieces of pre-shredded cheese. Was I offered any fresh grated Parmesan? Don't make me laugh. The pile of dry arugula on the side wasn't dressed and added the only flavor to the dish. More money wasted.

My wife had the seafood grill. Most of the dish was Sysco canned corn (obviously not fresh) and barely seasoned. The seafood (shrimp and scallops) were amazingly only seared on one side, and barely colored at that. We weren't with sure that the seafood was cooked all the way through. Very disappointed again.

Even when asked how everything was and saying not great, the waiter said ok and left. No one seemed to care at all about service, quality, satisfaction. No adults to be seen in the front and I can only assume more children in the back "cooking" an insulting menu.

Needless to say, we did not have dessert, nor drinks after dinner. We left as soon as we could. Total time in the place: 38 minutes. Says something doesn't it.

We had one night in Tallahassee and thought this place could be a neighborhood gem based on reviews. It was not. From our shoes sticking to the floor as we came in, to the aluminum foil on the top of the windows, we should have turned around and found something else .. anything else.

Horrible experience. Is everything in our state's capital this bad? We stopped for public subs after dinner for something edible and...

A wonderful new addition to the tally fine food scene. They have been open less than a week, but you’d never know that from the food and the service: the food was top notch and the service was outstanding. Chef William is the new owner, and he and his team clearly know what they are doing.

The restaurant is small and cozy, with about a dozen tables (they do take reservations). We were seated by the large front window at a cute table with a fresh flower centerpiece...a nice touch. The menu is fairly eclectic, leaning towards the Italian side of things, but offers something for everyone at a range of price points. They have beer and wine and the list covers all the bases.

Our server, Natalie, started us off with an amuse-bouche: a cold watermelon soup with tiny, perfectly diced fruits and veggies. A tasty way to start the meal and a platform to showcase the outstanding knife skills of the kitchen.

We started with the fried provolone topped with ratatouille (again showcasing those knife skills). It was crispy and gooey and was a nice take on the dish. We only wished that the provolone had stronger flavor. We followed this with the Bistro salad featuring “candied Brie.” While the Brie was warmed in some way, I wouldn’t call it candied. And while the dish was ok, it was quite small and we didn’t think it was worth the price.

Entrees were next: pork saltimbocca and spinach lasagna. The pork featured thin medallions of pork topped with prosciutto and provolone. Normally the prosciutto would be a thin slice that cover the pork. Chef Williams version uses small, diced pieces atop the medallion. While it made for easier slicing and eating, the prosciutto was all piled in the middle of the pork leading to some bites having a lot of the salty topping and others having none. A better distribution across the pork would help. The accompanying asparagus was cooked perfectly.

The lasagna was the star of the show. The kitchen makes all of their pastas in house, and it shows. The lasagna was smooth and silky, and a layer of spinach was the perfect base. This is how lasagna should taste.

Natalie, our server, was friendly and attentive. Good servers can enhance the dining experience, and Natalie certainly did that as did the other servers that we listened to.

I’m looking forward to heading back in a few weeks to try more of Chef Williams...

Took my spouse and 3 kiddos to Mimi's this evening and it was great. My kids can be a bit sensitive to loud environments (like restaurants with loud music), but the music was nice and quiet, so if you've got some kids that have a hard time in sensory dense environments, this place is pretty safe to go to. Speaking of picky kids, all 3 of them liked their food. My youngest went with the safe choice: kids pasta with red sauce. Middle child got the meatballs with polenta and the oldest got the chicken. Both older kids cleaned their plates (I think the youngest was exhausted). My spouse got the potato soup and the filet, and I got the gazpacho soup and the two way pork. My spouse kept on making little "yum" noises, so I'm pretty sure she was more than content with the food. The gazpacho soup was probably the highlight of my meal. The acidity and sweetness were great. The pulled pork was nice, and though parts of my pork chop were tough (a hair overcooked), it had a nice smoky flavor to it. The pancetta potato pancakes were the bee's knees. The vanilla ice cream was really nice. I don't know what all they spiced it with, but it wasn't just vanilla bean and my youngest was about near licking the bowl. The key lime pie had a nice (used real key lime), tart flavor to it but it was not overpowering. I had the mango sorbet and the raspberry sorbet. The mango sorbet was nice and sweet, but the raspberry sorbet was fantastic. It was nice, dark and tart. I think we've found our new "I want to take the family out for a nice dinner" place to visit. For the quality of the food, I'd have to say that it is very reasonably priced. For a family of 5, we got appetizers (olives and charcuterie), 2 "1st course" soups, 4 entree's and a kid's pasta, 6 desserts (I wanted to try both of their sorbets), and a glass of nice wine: it was a hair over $200. Having ALL of the kids eat without complaint OR reminders was just the...