Cafe Mimosa

I was deeply impressed with the ambience. Every detail starting from the outside of the store was carefully considered and makes you feel it's authentically French - for ones like me who are not experts on French style that's how it feels. The food, however, was portioned for Americans -  huge plates loaded with goodies. May not be the finest prepared food I've had but definitely a great place for a relaxing weekend breakfast.

the best in sc. wtf else am i gunna say??!!!

On our drive up to San Diego, we stopped off in San Clemente for brunch.  Cafe Mimosa is a small, french themed cafe in Old Town San Clemente.  Most of the seating is in an enclosed patio.  For a small space, service was pretty inconsistent.  A nearby table seated later than us ordered over 10 minutes earlier and it took ages to flag someone down for more toast and the check.  

John's egg and chorizo dish read as dry.  Eggs had been scrambled with chorizo to leave little moisture with overly grilled tortillas.  The dish was rather barren.  I would have appreciated tomato, avocado, cheese, and certainly, it really needed a salsa and sour cream for moisture.  

My dish, on the other hand, was out of this world.  Overlapping slices of their house-cured gravlax was spread out in a layer over a plate, topped with an herb emulsion heavy with dill, a fresh cherry tomato salad with the bite of red onion, and grilled toasts.  It had everything you needed for smoked salmon - dill, freshness, and a crisp vehicle for eating.  This dish was so good that it made up for most everything else but I will say that there wasn't a lot else on the menu that interested me.