Terri E.
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I have passed this spot numerous times when I shop at the Publix right next-door. Although I’ve seen it many times, somehow I have never actually eaten here. We decided to brunch at Vienna Café on a Sunday for my friend’s birthday. This was also a meal before we headed to Miami to check out the new Daiso and make it a fun day.
It seems they are busiest on the weekends, especially during brunch. We arrived at 11:30am on a Sunday morning and there was maybe a short 15 minute wait. They were able to see us out on the patio. Although we would have liked to sit inside where you get the whole vibe of Vienna Café and Bistro, it was completely packed and we didn’t want to wait that long so we opted for the patio.
Max was our server and he was very personable. Also funny as he mentioned if he gave good service, his name is Max. If his service was bad, his name was Pedro. Lol. Fun guy.
We ordered our food around 12pm. This is everything we ordered:
• Hot Chai Tea Latte $5.50
• Smoked Salmon Platter $23.00
• Crab Cakes Eggs Benedict $24.00
• Spicy Thai Pecan Salad $21.00
And although it was crazy busy during brunch, Max apologized profusely for the long wait on our food. There was a woman who stopped by the table. Also, I can only assume she was the manager as she also apologized for the long wait and they were super busy. Very nice of her to stop by but the weight was a little bit crazy! Our friend had to go pick up her kids at tennis at 1pm and our food still did not arrive. She left and was going to come back immediately after. Max saw we were still waiting and offered us complimentary mimosas. Nice effort but we still couldn’t get over how long the food took. There were guests who sat down after us on the patio and they received their food before ours. Weird.
Of course, our food finally arrived at 1:30pm…1.5 hour wait for the food!!!! OMG. And our friend was still not back so we decided to be courteous and wait to eat. Max noticed we were still waiting She finally got back around 1:45pm. Our food was cold but we didn’t want to be rude and dig in without her.
Let’s break down the food. The Spicy Thai Pecan Salad was my favorite dish. Good flavor and loved the dressing. Just a nice light dish. Crab Cakes Eggs Benedict was just ok, I like the Hollandaise sauce but at this point with the long wait on food arrival and then continuing to wait for our friend to get back, the meal wasn’t as enjoyable or fresh. The crab cake itself was not as hearty as I anticipated. Thin crab cake. I did enjoy the Smoked Salmon Platter too as it was a DIY lox bagel and taste.
Overall, loved the vibe here with the charming decor, high tea feels and beautiful dishes and utensils to go with the theme. Food was ok but I would give it another shot and hope for a better experience due to the extensive 1.5 hour wait and just not a great first experience here. Max was great but man, the long wait really killed it for us.
I would love to take my daughters here as I know they would really like the spot. One of our fave spots is Little Hen in Weston and they were obsessed with the vibes there. Vienna Cafe and Bistro is very charming and has lots of potential. We’ll be back and hope it’s a much more pleasant experience second time around.
We finally left brunch at 2:30pm which gave us a full 3 hour dining experience on this particular day. Ouch.