Mimi's Bakehouse

Reviews about Mimi's Bakehouse

• 3 / 5

  By richie smith
  Our lunch was nice, the menu isn't your typical cafe stuff, which was refreshing. The staff were very courteous to us and friendly. The prices I feel aren't justified, £9 for a curryworst on a roll was a little steep I thought, but it was tasty.
  The decor is quizzical!? Wallpapered with semi naked women covering their breasts with cup cakes isn't really all the 21st century, I get that's it's retro but hey, you wouldn't have a golliwog doll, but objectification is cool?
  I don't regret our visit, but I won't be rushing back.
  May 29, 2017
• 2 / 5

  By Richard Bailey
  This place does some of the best french toast in Edinburgh and they do some fairly good cakes as well - so if you have a sweet tooth it is worth checking out. They serve the usual array of hot drinks - the hot chocolate is good, but the coffee is pretty average. We have been a couple of times when we have been in that part of town and enjoyed the food but generally get put off by the attitude of the staff as they can be very abrupt and those who appear to be the senior staff are quite obnoxious. Booking is generally recommended due to the popularity of the place however on our most recent visit we hadn't booked in advance and the lady who greeted us audibly 'tutted' with annoyance at us when we said that we hadn't booked.
  
  We were shown to a table and told that we had an hour to order and leave as the table was reserved - this was fine in principle as we knew what we wanted. However in reality it was a nightmare - It took the waitress 15 minutes to come and take our drinks order and she said she'd be right back to take our food order: 15 minutes later she came back to take the food order because 'she forgot'. By the time we got our food we had 15 minutes to eat it to be within the allotted hour slot. We were reminded that we had to leave soon by the unapproving looks we kept getting from staff.
  
  When it came to paying we wanted to split the bill - They will not accept two card payments on one bill. If you want to split the bill only one of you can pay by card which is a bit ridiculous these days. When we questioned this we were chastised by the grumpy waitress saying that we should have read the sign (not visible from where we were sitting).
  
  I like the food here and it is good quality, however the most recent experience with the staff means I would not be in any rush to return to eat there.
  July 04, 2016