La Mimosa in Cambridge

Disappointing food, I’m not really sure why I’ve seen reviews saying this place is authentic as you can get. You just wouldn’t get served some of the food here in Italy. Garlic bread, I mean, it’s a no brainer easy to get right, bang out tasty and please the customers and make a tidy return on. We got dry, burnt around the edges bread which garlic had not even smiled at. I would have sent back if we hadn’t been with friends. My pizza looked like a mccains frozen job, tasted slightly better but at £15? I can get fresh tasty pizza at home in comparable sized city restaurant that makes a mockery of this. The puddings had some of the ‘classics’ on, and some erm, not really Italian. I shared some chocolate cake with my wife and it just looked and tasted bought in- nonna would have had a fit. I tasted my son’s panna cotta- it was like milk with gelatine in. Best thing about the meal- the water and espresso. Sorry guys, but authentic Italian this ain’t and I begrudge paying £140 for 4 people for 2 courses and half a bottle of wine and 2 cokes (and the first course was only 2x garlic bread).

Staff were friendly, helpful and polite. Plus the pizzas were delicious

Carbonara is 10/10 and the service is so kind and friendly

Absolutely lovely restaurant, clean and great atmosphere - We came as a family for an evening meal, the service was excellent (friendly & welcoming), the food and drinks were delicious! Thank you so much for a wonderful evening. We will definitely come again. Grazie!

Treated like family, great food, and an atmosphere conducive to good conversation. What more could you want?

We’ve had a wonderful diner there with my fiancé last night. Smiling service, excellent food, we highly recommend this place

Had Maria as our waitress and what a pleasure she was. Very welcoming and accommodated our needs. My partner and I went for the carbonara and lasagne, and both agreed was the best we’ve ever encountered. This place is a must to visit if you love traditional Italian. We’ll be back soon!

Wonderful place, beautiful decor and lovely staff, definitely coming back to try other dishes

Warmly greeted, excellent service and delicious food at a fair price. This was our first visit but not our last, highly recommended

Beautiful food, great service, decent prices

Fabulous experience at La Mimosa for our family meal on Saturday evening. The food was excellent and service friendly and attentive. Would thoroughly recommend this place.

This was just perfect. Not too big but there was plenty of space between the tables that you didn't feel as though you were sat on another tables knee. People came and went whilst we were there but were never made to feel we needed to leave. The staff were attentive but not sat on your shoulder. The food was delightful we all enjoyed everything.

Gorgeous food, lovely house wine, beautiful setting, friendly - highly recommended!

Beautiful food and a beautiful restaurant with a view of the river. Highly recommended

Fantastic food and service in a lovely neighbourhood location just outside of the mad hustle and bustle of the city centre. Staff were absolutely charming and service was speedy and attentive. We were genuinely impressed by the simplicity of the food and the flavours - it felt very much like elevated home cooking and all the better for it. Particularly recommend the spinach and ricotta ravioli which was light, flavourful and very fresh.

Ottimo ristorante italiano a cambridge, siamo tornati due sere perché ci siamo trovati molto bene, porzioni abbondanti e gustose.

From the phone call to book the table to the farewell at the door a wonderful experience at this family run resturant. So friendly and welcoming, the best Italian food we have had, and at a very reasonable price. The location on the River Cam just a few minutes from city centre, by the punt boat operators, is stunning, the sort of place you might expect to be a bit of a tourist trap rip off, but absolutely not! After a superb meal and a few very reasonably priced glasses of great house wine/prosecco, we meandered back to our accomodation along the river bank path. Perfect! Go there!

Great place have been going for years, and it never disappoints. We just love the place ❤️

We went with our friends. The staff was very friendly the service was excellent and the food was amazing. Will visit there again.

Visited on a lovely warm Friday evening for a Mum and Daughter dinner, we arrived 30mins before our booking, the staff accommodated our early arrival and were so friendly and pleasant! The food was incredible and the wine was fantastic. Atmosphere was so beautiful I would highly highly highly recommend visiting!

This has to be one of (if not) the best restaurants on Cambridge. The family run establishment provides food that's simply magnificent. This is my 3rd visit to this restaurant, and it just keeps getting better. Courteous, friendly, and knowledgeable staff with the style and panache of a top top top restaurant. 5 stars for everything

Lovely non-chain, authentic Italian restaurant serving really delicious food. Try it, you won't be disappointed!

This is quite a nice restaurant. But the food is a bit polarising. A number of people in the group I went with liked it a lot. If you're after a pleasant meal in a nice setting, La Mimosa can provide. But don't go in with expectations of solid Italian food as, in my opinion, it's a bit disappointing. I think at the price point of £30pp, I expected more.

Delicious food in a great location. I had a big booking quite late and the staff were very efficient and the service was excellent.

The food we had at La Mimosa was so great, my girlfriend finished her Ravioli with crayfish and prawn before I did, and that never happens! I had the chicken and mushroom, which was spectacular, the sauce is incredible especially. We were fortunate that this restaurant was closeby our hotel, it is worth the travel to experience the good alone. The service was warm and friendly and the waiter was singing as he carried our food over to us, adding a excellent touch to the atmosphere Would definitely visit again!

I would give this place a zero but its impossible. The service is dreadful! The wait was 20 minutes even though there were empty seats everywhere.

Forgot to pack a picnic? This place is great for ordering pizzas to-go so you can enjoy in the park. Dining in is fine, but not a must. They do have the coveted chili-oil if you are a fan of dipping your crust.

Absolutely tasty food. We ordered salate, pasta and dish of the day and all were super tasty. Aperol was well made as well which is rare nowadays in Cambridge. Nice view on the river. Highly reccomended to visit

Family run, very cool but you probably need to book.

This is a great restaurant, high quality food and attentive service

We had a lovely dinner. Everything was delicious, the appetizers exceeded my expectations. attentive staff. great location near the river is what you need on a hot summer day. We had a great meal and will definitely be back again soon.

Another fantastic meal. Excellent food and friendly service. Can't wait for our next trip to Cambridge.

Amazing food and service in a beautiful venue, bliss!

We arrived for our reservation and were told to wait for someone to seat us. After waiting 10 mins and not being acknowledged by any waiting staff we were finally seated by a grumpy, blunt waiter. The restaurant was not near full capacity to warrant such a delay. The female waiter on the other hand was much more friendly. The starters were very nice (garlic bread and mushrooms) and so was the carbonara but the vegetarian pizza tasted equivalent to a supermarket oven pizza. The location by the river is lovely. A bit of a mixed experience which could be easily improved by a better waiter.

I mean these guys are beyond rude. We phoned for a reservation (the only way you can book as per their website) 20 times with no answer. So we decided to chance our arm anyway. We walked 20 minutes and asked if maybe they had a quick 30 minute table for a pizza at 6pm and all we got was a super dismissive ‘we’re full’ and a turned back. I said that they should pick up the phone when people call (as all their advertising suggests we do that! Call for take away and table bookings!) and all I got was ‘you can see how busy we are’. AND ‘if you dont like how we operate go somewhere else!’. Honestly?! Just the rudest reception I’ve ever had and I am someone that doesn’t normally care. Don’t go near this place. Family run?! Perhaps by not the best family !

Before we had our dinner in the restaurant I went in to get a nice hot chocolate with Baileys for takeaway to have something warm on that quite cold punting tour, which started next to the restaurant. After that, we were hungry and decided to go back to this very nice and authentic Italian restaurant. You could directly tell that it is a family-run business - we got to know the business owner, who was telling us about the 20 year history of the the business and his family, his wonderful wife and youngest daughter supporting him that evening. We ate the sea bass and crab ravioli which were fantastic. The restaurant is beautifully situated directly next to the river with an amazing outdoor area. The restaurant itself is very charming and comfortable furnished. All in all a perfect and delicious evening with the pleasant nature of the local run family business. 100% recommended!!!

We did not eat here just had a lovely relaxing drink overlooking the river the food did look amazing so will definitely be returning to sample it another time

A fantastic Italian that I only found out about by being invited to a intimate wedding reception there. The food was great and the service is very much traditional Italian style, friendly and make you feel like a member of the family.

We called mid afternoon about a table booking for that evening. Although me and my partner thought that the answer would be no, we were very surprised that the owner was able to accommodate us. The owners are very warm and welcoming people. The food was spot on and we have never had a bad meal in the past. It is a lovley restaurant and both my partner and I were very pleased with the experience I would recommend this restaurant to anyone!

Great location but they won't allow you to use their wc even for paying customers unless you're seated. They claim the toilets are very old - well upgrade them then! The owner needs to change their attitude i won't be visiting again.

Met an old school friend I hadn't seen for a while and La Mimosa sounded ideal but we hadn't been before. We were not disappointed, the place was immaculate, staff friendly, obliging and very patient as we were chatting so much! Cost was very reasonable also and would definitely go there again if in Cambridge. We ate at 1pm on a Saturday. Well done La Mimosa.

Super eten had lasagna , gezellig restaurant en fijn personeel

Lovely food. We did wait for a bit for the menu but the waitress ( assume the owner) is so nice and warm....we loved the food and atmosphere was amazing. Highly recommended 👌

An absolutely terrible customer service, the owners were very rude and disrespectful to me and my group of friends. I don’t recommend this restaurant to anyone who enjoy a cozy atmosphere.

As an hijabji muslim girl i am very offended by this restaurant!!!! They were so rude and refused to serve us! We were kicked out

The customer service we received from the owners at this restaurant was absolutely appalling. They treated me and my friends with a shocking level of disrespect and disdain, leaving us feeling incredibly disappointed and upset. I strongly advise against dining here if you're looking for a cozy and inviting atmosphere.

Pathetically behaving staff specially the old guy. doesnt have respect for people as if he is serving for free. stay away from this place 100 m away if you have self respect

Excellent friendly service as usual! Recommend!

Great place, excellent food. Warm and cosy atmosphere. Worth to visit. Very friendly staff, greetings to Don Benedicto 😁

Ravioli was so delicious my partner wanted to lick the bowl and the carbonara was just as good As has been said before the chocolate cake is delicious. Terrific service so 10/10 and thank you for a wonderful meal

Lovely food, delicious dessert but service was a little slow. Definitely somewhere for a relaxed evening when you're not in a rush!

An absolute gem of a restaurant. Great service, food and ambience.

An amazing gem in Cambridge. This is a family restaurant, there is a wonderful atmosphere. The food was fabulous, and the staff were very attentive. I would highly recommend La Mimosa to anyone who wishes to have an Italian meal when visiting Cambridge or if you are lucky enough to live there to book ahead to ensure that you get a table. Thank you so much.

Wonderful Italian restaurant. Food perfect and delicious. Lovely friendly owners and staff. Couldn't have been more satisfied with this choice.

Very nice and friendly. My pizza was delicious

Wow ! Food was amazing , lovely atmosphere too

Amazing authentic food, lovely friendly staff. What more could you want?! Highly recommended.

Servers are really friendly. Crab ravioli with prawns is exquisite!

Fairly average main options for the price but very tasty and well-presented deserts (must try their chocolate cake), excellent location by the riverside and great customer service. Would definitely recommend booking a table for dinner with the family or a group of friends, especially if you’re in central Cambridge on a warm, sunny summer evening!

Service was excellent, extremely friendly. Daughter's pasta very good. My meal, the special of slow braised beef was poor.

Lovely dining experience yesterday evening an amazing meal and staff exceptional we hope to return vey soon. Thank you.

Service was good and food was alright

Average. Food was unispiring and the service was a bit of a mixed bag. We had dinner, desserts were better than mains. The location is great but I would not recommend this restourant. Ok for a quick drink.

Fantastic authentic Italian restaurant with great food and service. Outdoor setting next to the River and alongside Jesus Green Park. We all enjoyed the food in a relaxed garden setting. Highly recommended, second time we have been, and will definitely be going back.

Nice view, great staff, but the pizza is awful. Was it bought from Tesco? You cannot serve bread with olive oil if you buy cheap supermarket bread.

Stopped here for lunch after a punting trip which finished outside. Each had a different salad and variety of drinks. Service was friendly and prompt and salads were large and tasty

This restaurant has a nice view overlooking the cam river. The service is a bit slow and food portions don’t match the price tag. My favourite was the Pimm’s with lemonade cocktail 🍹.

Amazing food and good price ! I recommend this place.

Clean friendly place with good authentic Italian food. Nice location next to the River Cam watching the punts go by.

Wow, what a delicious meal! Really, really yummy. I had the crab/crayfish/shrimp ravioli and my husband had the steak frites (but in Italian) and both were superb. Sitting outside quite pleasant, though people standing around waiting for punting not as much a river view - that’s a Saturday afternoon in late July for you though. But this place is splendid, a new favourite.

Kindly asked the gentleman on the door if I could possibly use the bathroom as i had been unable to find a bathroom and as I have a medical disability concerning my bladder I can find it hard to hold on for long periods of time. The gentleman told me I shouldn’t be wasting my breath and refused to let me in. Not impressed, especially since I have a disability.

Very good food, and a nice family-run business, but odd opening times. Always check/book before going.

Nice location. The pizza was ok... but really at this point there's no excuse for "ok" pizza.

Outside seating a must. Beautiful spot on river. Beef filet special truly outstanding. Would have cost 2x as much in London. House wines very adequate. Service outstanding. Visited 7 yrs ago and was as pleased then. Hope to visit again!

Lovely place. Excellent food and service. Only reason this gets 4 instead of 5 stars is that despite delicious starters and my fantastic steak main, my wife's pizza was a little underwhelming.

The man at the door was very friendly but unfortunately the service inside and food wasn’t great, especially for the price. The seafood salad was actually quite unpleasant, with just some undressed leaves and cold, rubbery seafood. Wouldn’t recommend it.

Disaster service refusing customer à 5pm to have a drink to focus on serving dinner … I have lived on Cambridge for years and this is just an exemple where Cambridge has become distasteful and only a money making machine

Situated on the edge of the Cam, lunch under a sunshade watching the punts go by is an experience not to be missed. The food is excellent with pasta, pizzas, and fish and meat main courses.

A place we go to regularly. In summer and weekends it's better to call ahead and book. Very friendly family run restaurant. Great pizzas and a delicious tiramisu!

Very nice - good food good service 🤗

If you have the ravioli al gambaretti (and I would strongly recommend that you do), be sure to order garlic bread with it - you will not want any of that sauce to go to waste! Absolutely superb, and prices are reasonable for tourist Central Cambridge.

Wonderful people running the place, excellent food. We was quite surprised at how fast our food came out, this could be good or bad. It has a beautiful outdoor space on the river

We do not complain about food prices when the food is of good authenticity and quality, but 4.90 for cold shop brought baguette and oils. 13.90 for some prawns not in there shell that could of quite easy been cooked at home with butter chilly and garlic. The ravioli pasta was of good quality and had been made fresh but was in a watery vegetable soup like broth, most disappointingly was the pizza which although the toppings where fresh, the pizza base did not seem fresh at all, even more so they use a kebab shop type pizza oven and not a wood fired pizza oven. What a disappointment! The wine was good and the outside area very nice on a good note.

I have been coming here every so often for 19 years. Great friendly service and location but the menu has deteriorated significantly, sadly. Very little choice now, especially with starters and mains - all pizza and pasta, like a high street chain. Ordered steak with chips and salad. Steak was perfectly cooked but very small, salad was paulty five leaves and a slice of tomato, while chips were few. Very poor for £21. And mayonnaise served in sachets. All pretty pretty awful for the prices they were charging and presenting itself as an authentic "ristorante". Kitchen/menu needs a full overhaul for us to come back, unfortunately, because it could be so much better with some TLC. And more popular too as it wasn't that full for a sunny Saturday evening.

Medioka italian. I think due to staff shortages fully booked at half or under capacity so low on atmosphere. Food was meh, garlic bread wasn't much better than shop bought, ravioli sauce was mostly stock cube flavoured and pizza was pretty flavourless and not much up on frozen. Not worth the price.

If your favourite meal consists unseasoned chips and tomato ketchup, this restaurant will feel like a delicacy, however, if you have the palate of anyone older than the age of 5 then the food will taste bland, with no seasoning and poorly cooked. The pizza was almost like an Iceland frozen pizza was thrown into a pizza oven, while the spaghetti bolognese tasted as if it were just tomato and mince. Also, although the restaurant seemed to be empty when we were eventually let in, people were turned away as it was deemed to be fully booked by the man at the door. However, the service and staff were kind, just disappointed by this supposedly “authentic Italian restaurant”

If you wanna eat frozen pizza , it’s right address, enjoy it 👎

Very disappointed. Served us a £2 supermarket style frozen pizza. The food was served within 10mins of placing an order, which further confirms the lack of authenticity. Not acceptable.

The food here is absolutely top tier. 5 stars! I absolutely reccomend it. The lady who served us was lovely with great service. 1 star dropped because it was a bit of a strange experience trying to enter the restaurant but the door was locked. We had to wait for 2 minutes in the cold while the lady at the bar just watched us. Once we got into the restaurant, we had to wait another 4 minutes for our pre-booked table. But once we were sat down, the rest of the night was lovely. I understand that they were short staffed though. Despite the start of the night. The food is absolutely worth it.

Highly recommend the calzone and changes to ingredients if you're fussy like me and easily catered for. We were a big group but still made to feel very welcome and the glasses never run dry:)

Hosted a birthday party here for 25 people and we all had a fabulous time. Don, Cali and their staff were amazing all the way through from the planning stage to the day itself. Lovely food and top quality service. Highly recommended.

if they had served their pizza in Italy they'd have been arrested and had the restaurant closed forever. At least cheese cake was good, but still I can't believe it has 4 stars. Fake Italian restaurant

Had an amazing meal at this little gem over the weekend. We had the ricotta and spinach pasta and the bolognese. The staff were so friendly and polite, albeit very busy. The homemade cheesecake was DIVINE. I took a picture, but had already eaten half of it!! Highly recommend and will definitely be returning. First class food and first class service.

An amazing staff and delicious Italian food 😋

Amazing food, amazing service and gorgeous interior, we hit up on this by accident what a happy accident indeed! We loved it!

Fab place. Always a great welcome and amazing food.

What a fabulous find. Service great and food amazing

Over priced. Staff was good Seats were uncomfortable

What a gem!! Fantastic food, fantastic service, fantastic ambience and setting....FANTASTICO!!

Good service Uncomfortable seats Over price