Mariposa

Best food and best service. I have been going here for as long as I can remember and I have NEVER had a bad experience. The staff is amazing and willing to bend over backwards for you. One time they ran out of popovers and couldn’t get them to me until after our meal. The waiter proceeded to box up about 10 popovers and gave me complementary cookies no charge for any of it. Now THAT is customer service. The food is out of this world. You start the meal off with a petite cup of soup and a biscuit. Next comes the warm popovers and the best strawberry butter that you can imagine. By the time your meal comes you might not even be hungry (somehow I always find a way to keep eating!) This is a great place for an elegant lunch with some friends or family. I would HIGHLY recommend to anyone.

Upscale little place inside Neiman Marcus. Great popovers! Yummy salads. They gave us a little taste of chicken soup in a tiny little cup and saucer. Very cute!

They had me at «pop-​over.»
Yes, «pah lease» I would love another w/​strawberry butter. Mmm. This is where you wish your Mother spoon fed you from a little girl.
Menu is perfect for everyone, from delicious little sandwiches to gluten, free, dairy free, vegan, lighter fare, to full on «gimme some meat! «followed by great deserts including the famous cookie w/​free recipe all served inside a jewelry box.

Boca Raton is about a 45 minute drive from Palm Beach, so my parents make it a day trip — and by that, we make it a shopping day at the Boca Town Center Mall. Basically, this shopping centre is a larger version of Palm Beach’s Garden’s Mall and it has absolutely every store you could want. From Ulysee Nardin (where the cheapest watch in this store is $ 7000 for a basic model) to Victoria Secret, Louis Vuitton to Yankee Candle. For the department stores, there are the signature Nordstrom, Saks, Bloomy’s and of course Neiman Marcus where Mariposa is located on the second floor.
My parents and I have been coming to Mariposa for lunch for the past 3 years now and we love it. The interior is absolutely beautiful: large, bright, and airy. FYI! The menu is GREAT for the calorie-​counters as every item has caloric, fat, and sodium details. There is also a separate «skinny» menu with food items less than 500 or so calories.
My mom started off with the lentil soup (cup size) and she can’t stop raving about it to this day. If you love lentils and curry/​spices in your soup, then you should try it. My dad had the daily soup (tomato purée) which was tasty. For mains, my dad had the skinny version of mac and cheese with crab meat which he devoured in no time. Both my mom and I had the lobster roll, and to both our disappointment, the bread was not a brioche, buttery type of bread, but rather some dry croissant thing. I ended up eating the lobster meat which was just fine.
FYI: You always are served a small espresso cup of chicken soup served with a small cheese scone and lovely, warm pop overs. That is why I didn’t get any appetizers as I was already ingesting more carbs than necessary.
All in all, if you want a more refined alternative to dining at Boca Town Center, I would recommend Mariposa. We have never made reservations, although you can. The drinks menu are extensive with delicious berry cocktails and signature reds and whites and champagne’s.
Service was efficient, but not warm. I noticed the waiters are very busy bustling here and there and it seemed that our server was never around to clear our plates or ask how we were doing, just because she was so busy with tables. But, this did not really affect our lunch at all. The food, drinks and atmosphere more than made it up. I can’t wait until I come back here next year!

Mariposa. Took me long enough to try this place… If you knew how much I like butterflies you would understand that statement.
Located on the second floor of Neiman Marcus, you can either go up the elevator, near the parking entrance but, I recommend the stairs where you are greeted by beautiful hanging butterflies.
Made reservations for a Saturday at 1pm. Love how they have the hallway, where you wait to be seated, filled with candy on both sides (another thing I love, colorful candy stores). less than 5 minutes we were greeted and seated. They offer Champagne drinks, tea, coffee and more. They started our meal with a chicken broth, the lady serving us calls it ‘fountain of youth’, with a biscuit. The broth was very tasty, perfectly seasoned and perfect for the cool weather that day. They also serve you, to start, popover with a strawberry spread, not too sweet.
Menu is a bit limited, yes they have salads, paninis, pasta, etc, but it’s just about two variations of each. I decided on one of their pasta plates with chicken, tomatoes, artichokes, in a ‘light tomato sauce’. Unfortunately not too good. The chicken was really dry, and the sauce made the plate look soupy. Think next time I’ll order a salad or panini, this is what the rest of my party had and were very satisfied, plus all around was what people were ordering.
Even though my selection wasn’t the best, still gave them 3 stars for their great service, presentation, and the rest of their flavors.

Wow, that’s surprising to hear a bad experience there. I have lunch there weekly and the food is great. I had a bad ahi salad once and sent it back. It was a special. But I usually get their signature salad. Their popovers are awesome and the waitstaff at the bar is superb. They are very nice and always remember me. But I do agree the manager is rude. She seems very unhappy and has no social skills. She has never ever greeted me or said goodbye to me. She’ll just stare at me with a frown on her face. Nut I always come back for the food.

Edible, with behavior that smacked of incredible is a fair assessment of our experience. We arrived at a late afternoon hour and just wanted simple salads. The hostess tried to pressure us into ordering off the full dinner menu (1^st red flag). We prevailed. The vegetables were fresh, but the dressing was oily and tasteless (2^nd red flag). They replaced the salads, but by then we completely lost our appetite. As we were leaving, the manager rushed up and gave us each a glossy Neiman Marcus shopping bag. Do you think he was trying to hide our Sears bags as we walked through the store? (3^rd red flag).